What 196 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Dodge Journey

Was hit by another vehicle in front driver wheel which knocked me off the roadway. During the collision I kept hitting the brakes and the car wouldn't stop. I had no control over the steering as well. My car then hit a fence. My airbags never deployed with extensive damage to the front end of my car. Because of the airbags not deploying I hit my head on the steering wheel causing injury as well as my knees hit the dashboard.

NHTSA ODI 11534490

Air bags did not deploy when I hit someone at 35+mph. My passenger and my safety was put at risk because the air bags did not deploy causing us to be thrown forward forcefully causing pain in our back and neck. Car is being towed to a shop and I let them know my concerns for the air bag being faulty

NHTSA ODI 11534280

The contact owned a 2017 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, when she rear-ended another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated she hit the steering wheel due to the impact and had chest pains later that night and the following day sought medical attention at an emergency room. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was towed to towing lot. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

NHTSA ODI 11430188

OTHER DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT CAUSING ME TO HIT THEM AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS TRAVELING 40MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*DT*DT*JB*JB

NHTSA ODI 11360958

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES AND THE FRONT END AND SIDES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT NO SIDE CURTAIN OR FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DURING THE CRASH THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A INJURED CHEST AND HEARING LOST, THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *DT *DT *DT CONSUMER'S FATHER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND OPENED A CASE ABOUT THE FAILED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DURING THE ACCIDENT ON 4/16/2019.*JB*JB *DT*DT *JS

NHTSA ODI 11210692

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE 2 CARS AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AT A GREEN LIGHT. I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH HEAD ON, CAUSING MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA ODI 11080003

HEAD ON COLLISION. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER'S SPOUSE OF THE DODGE JOURNEY 2017 WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION, INITIAL ENCOUNTER CONTUSION OF CHEST WALL, UNSPECIFIED LATERALITY, INITIAL ENCOUNTER. OWNER'S SPOUSE OF THE DODGE JOURNEY 2017 WAS TURNING LEFT INTO THEIR HOME DRIVEWAY AS ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT THE OWNER'S DODGE JOURNEY 2017.

NHTSA ODI 11063202

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH, FLAMES WERE PRESENT UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER (DODGE CHRYSLER OF TITUSVILLE IN TITUSVILLE, FL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

NHTSA ODI 11054908