2011 Dodge Journey Airbags Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while his daughter was coming to a complete stop at a stop sign, the vehicle was rear-ended by a distracted driver. The air bags did not deploy, resulting in injury. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. A police report was filed, and injuries were reported. Although examined at the scene by EMS, the contact's daughter later transported herself to an area hospital, where she was treated for a concussion and a nondescript injury to her left knee requiring surgery. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 167,000.

NHTSA ID

11585825

Incident

Oct 30, 2023

Mileage

167,000 mi

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS SIGNIFICANT TROUBLE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED OVER 10 TIMES BY AN ASC CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR THIS ISSUE AND THERE HASN'T BEEN A CHECK ENGINE CODE PRESENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11377315

Incident

Nov 30, 2020

Mileage

106,000 mi

THE AIR BAGS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE RECALLED DUE TO DEPLOYMENT AND WHEN I REACHED OUT TO THE DODGE HOUSE THEY SAID NO RECALLS?

NHTSA ID

11267263

Incident

Jul 10, 2018

Mileage

98,000 mi

1) CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AND ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS OR REFUSES TO TURN OFF THIS HAPPENS SITTING STILL, DRIVING OR EVEN IF I TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR FOR RESET IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE WEB SHOWS A RECALL BUT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID NO RECALL? THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET REPAIRED AND STILL NOT REPAIRED. 2) WHEELS SHAKE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTTERS AND BRAKES AND IT STILL DOES IT I SEE A RECALL ON THIS ALSO BUT DODGE SAYS NO RECALL? AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT CAUSE THE INTERNET SAYS RECALL AND THE DODGE HOUSE SAYS NO RECALL? THIS DODGE JOURNEY HAS MANY PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY BY RECALLS. THEY DID NOT FIX THE 2010 AND THEY FOUND THEM SELVES IN A LAWSUIT, MAYBE THAT IS WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE ON THE 2011 ALSO.

NHTSA ID

11267261

Incident

Oct 12, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT HAS GONE OFF NUMEROUS TIMES AND I'VE RESET IT NUMEROUS TIMES, THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO THE CLIMATE CONTROL POWER BUTTON AND THE TOUCH SCREEN FOR THE CAR INTERIOR FAN WILL TURN ON WITH NOBODY TOUCHING IT, I WILL TURN IT OFF AND IT WILL TURN BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY I KEEP TURNING IT OFF AND IT KEEPS TURNING ON I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR NEED HELP FINDING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON GETTING TIRED OF THESE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

11182729

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

MILEAGE ON VEHICLE 55312 MILES. ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER STARTING. FAULT FOUND BY DEALER IS THE ORC MODULE PART #68163807AB (AKA) AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. PART DEFECT AFFECTS ABS AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. IDENTIFIED AS SAFETY ISSUE CURRENTLY WITHOUT A FACTORY RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11173725

Incident

Feb 2, 2019

Mileage

55,312 mi

"TAKATA RECALL": LOCAL DODGE DEALER, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART(S), THEN TOLD MY WIFE THE 'ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG' WASN'T WORKING AND DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR, REPLACE OR FIX UNLESS WE PAID THE COST FOR A NEW AIRBAG,WHY ISN'T THE AIRBAG PART OF THE RECALL? WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS VEHICLE NOR ANYTHING THAT WOULD, COULD DAMAGE THE AIRBAG.. SINCE THE DEALER IS STATING THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL, IN THE SAFETY SYSTEM, SHOULD THIS BE CLASSED AS A 'SAFETY' ISSUE AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER..

NHTSA ID

11128813

Incident

Jun 4, 2018

Mileage

92,462 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

NHTSA ID

11118364

Incident

Aug 7, 2018

Mileage

137,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S HIP WAS INJURED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10937211

Incident

Oct 12, 2016

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I'M NOT FOR SURE IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT. MY ECM WILL NOT READ AND IT WAS CHECKED BY TO DIFFERENT SCAN TOOLS. I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

NHTSA ID

10917175

Incident

Oct 17, 2016

Mileage

110,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10876264

Incident

Jun 20, 2016

Mileage

98,246 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE DRIVER SIDE SRS ON THE HEAD REST INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

NHTSA ID

10778531

Incident

Sep 2, 2015

Mileage

99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10758962

Incident

Jun 22, 2015

MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING ON I-20 E BETWEEN MILE MARKER 51 AND 52 IN SC ON 25 JULY 2014 AROUND 0645 HOURS AND GOT INTO A WRECK. PRIOR TO THE WRECK SHE FELT THE STEERING WHEEL JERK AND THEN SHE WENT FROM THE RIGHT LANE INTO THE GUARD WIRES ON THE LEFT LANE THEN IMMEDIATELY WAS JOLTED TO THE RIGHT MEDIAN. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT RIPPED MOST OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE APART. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT AND RECEIVED SEATBELT BURNS AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, ON 25 DECEMBER 2013, AROUND 0700 HOURS, MY SPOUSE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE FORCED WAS SO HARD THAT IT LIFTED HER REAR END INTO THE VEHICLE THAT HIT HER AND CRUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE'S FRONT END, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS ALSO IN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. NOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER, WE CHALKED IT UP TO, "MAYBE THE VEHICLE WASN'T HIT RIGHT". I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ON JULY 31 ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND SENT PICTURES OF BOTH ACCIDENTS AND AFTERWARDS THEY SENT AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR FROM EAA (ENGINEERING AUTOMOTIVE, THE LAST A I CAN'T REMEMBER) THEN I RECEIVED A LETTER DATED 21 AUGUST 2014 TELLING ME IN A NUTSHELL THAT THE ONBOARD COMPUTERS DID NOT FIND ANY FAULTS WITH THE SYSTEM. LAST NOTE, I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN GERMANY THROUGH MILITARY SALES AND STARTING TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS NO AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628970

Incident

Jul 25, 2014

Mileage

26,000 mi