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Dodge Journey AWDYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 258 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Dodge Journey AWD.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints258Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls12009–2010 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Dodge Journey AWD years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Journey AWD median. Tap a year for its full report.

'09'10
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2010Not rated–/10097 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/100161 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Dodge Journey AWD problems

All model years combined: 258 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system1002
Service brakes, hydraulic391
Service brakes350
Power train334
Engine312
Air bags231
Tires220
Steering211
Electronic stability control (ESC)160
15 other systems601
1 recall

Dodge Journey AWD recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Electrical system: ignition11V-139 · 2010 · Mar 1, 2011 · 195,798 vehicles
4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Journey AWD

  1. Vehicle entrapmentEA24003 · 2009–2010 · still open
    Open
  2. Vehicle entrapmentPE23008 · 2009 · closed Aug 15, 2024
    No recall
  3. Totally Integrated Power Module FailureDP14004 · 2009–2010 · closed Jul 24, 2015
    No recall
  4. Air Bag Non-Deployment/Engine StallRQ14002 · 2009–2010 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 14V-373