2019 Dodge Journey Owner Complaints

I recently received a safety recall in the mail from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles stating that the rearview camera in my vehicle, a 2019 Dodge Journey Crossroad, needed to be replaced, as they were found to be defective and in violation of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. I scheduled an appointment at my local Dodge dealer, Dayton Andrews Dodge, on Friday 07/31 for 0745 on 08/03 for this replacement. After dropping off my vehicle at the appointed date and time and being brought back to my house by their "shuttle," a consumer grade minivan which I shared with four other passengers, I received a call at approximately 12:30 pm, where I was told they had "evaluated" my vehicle to determine whether or not I needed to have my backup camera replaced, determined that it needed replacement, and that they would need to order the backup camera and related parts which would arrive in a few days, at which time I could bring my car in again to actually have it installed. This made no sense, since this was a MANDATORY safety recall, and not replacing the backup camera was never an option for them, yet they booked my appointment knowing they did not have the part in stock. I was never once told that this appointment would be anything but getting the backup camera replaced, and if its efficacy was in question, they could have easily asked me on the phone if it was working properly (it has not functioned properly for years), or looked at the blank screen while the vehicle was in reverse upon my arrival at the dealership, then sent me on my way. Instead, I was duped into wasting an entire day of my life for my vehicle to receive an "evaluation," which I was never once informed of nor gave consent to, but through which they had determined that my vehicle required a fluids flushing and spark plug replacement for approximately $1100. This is obviously fraud being perpetrated to get people to purchase unnecessary, overpriced repairs.

NHTSA ID

11754514

Incident

Aug 3, 2026

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a black screen. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a failure of the rear-view camera. The contact was informed that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that parts were ordered to repair the vehicle. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

NHTSA ID

11754474

Incident

Jul 15, 2024

Mileage

55,000 mi

REARVIEW MIRROR CAMERA NOT WORKING

NHTSA ID

11754471

Incident

Aug 1, 2026

The backup camera will sometimes show inverted colors, the display will be flipped upside down, the display will flash, or it will be entirely black. This is unsafe because it makes it harder to identify hazards behind the vehicle when reversing. This issue happens at least half the time the car is put into reverse. This issue seems the same as recall 25E052 (https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25E052-7447.pdf), but my vehicle is not being shown as included in this recall.

NHTSA ID

11754187

Incident

Oct 1, 2025

This car is a 2019. The transmission was replaced when it was just one year old. The transmission is now needing to be replaced again. The transmission issue has also caused the drive shaft to need replacing as well. The flag shaft in the engine had to be replaced twice in one year costing over $1,000 each time. I believe these vehicles should have more active recalls. In doing research this is an issue that many owners of this car face. I have had this vehicle for only 3 years and I am now faced with not being able to afford the repairs needed (over 6k). They are selling this car and it is a lemon.

NHTSA ID

11753666

Incident

Jul 21, 2026

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera was inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

NHTSA ID

11746403

Incident

Nov 1, 2025

Mileage

88,000 mi

Horn and all dasbboard controls quit working on my steering wheel. Rear wiper comes on by itself when the vehicle is put in reverse but the toggle no longer works to activate the rear wiper. The washer fluid will work with the toggle switch, but the wiper still does not come on. Reverse lights quit working.

NHTSA ID

11741059

Incident

Apr 1, 2026

The backup camera does not display correctly. When the car is put in reverse we get a picture of a camera with a line through it. This problem is very similar to what is in recall 59c but does not include our vin number.

NHTSA ID

11741019

Incident

Feb 23, 2026

Rear backup camera is consistently distorted, inverted, or has a black or blue screen.

NHTSA ID

11740324

Incident

Jan 30, 2026

Passenger seatbelt sensor stopped working then while later the cover broke off of the frame with no cause. Not allowing the seatbelt or airbags to work properly. According to Mopar it was not covered under warranty. I have seen multiple Dodge Journeys with this same issue. It’s obviously a safety defect that needs addressed. They won’t address it until someone is seriously hurt or killed because of their manufacturing error. That’s wild!

NHTSA ID

11736336

Incident

May 1, 2024

The backup camera has been an issue since I bought this vehicle back around 2020. It first would go in and out to black and now it's fully upside down at all times. I thought a recall had been issued but my vehicle doesn't qualify for some reason which is very frustrating. It's very unsafe, especially when I have a [XXX] old trying to "permit" drive in this vehicle. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11735787

Incident

May 5, 2020

My 2019 Dodge Journey was built in March of 2019. My backup assist camera is having the same issues as the recall for Dodge Journeys that were built in May thru September or 2019. Why is my car not included in the recall when it is suffering the exact same issue as the vehicles included in the recall. Clearly I have the same equipment as the other cars.

NHTSA ID

11735475

Incident

Feb 1, 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID

11725625

Incident

Mar 19, 2026

The back window shattered/exploded on its own without warning while parked.

NHTSA ID

11723442

Incident

Mar 9, 2026

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while shifted in reverse(R), the back over prevention camera displayed the image of the rear of the vehicle up-side-down, and with lines of going through the image. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the remedy was not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 121,900.

NHTSA ID

11720685

Incident

Feb 15, 2026

Mileage

121,900 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image failed to display properly, and an “X” appeared on the screen instead of the camera image. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part was not yet available. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,329.

NHTSA ID

11720147

Incident

Feb 24, 2026

Mileage

80,329 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the camera was intermittently blank while reversing. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention). The driver had difficulty turning his head to check for vehicles or objects behind the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not available for the repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but there was no response. The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.

NHTSA ID

11719855

Incident

Feb 23, 2025

Mileage

137,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed a distorted image, and the screen was blue or distorted. Several unknown warning lights were occasionally illuminated. Additionally, the instrument panel failed to display safety features as intended. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not repaired due to parts not being available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

NHTSA ID

11718758

Incident

Feb 15, 2025

Mileage

72,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was notified of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID

11718518

Incident

Feb 17, 2026

Unknown it doesn't start and all lights flash on dash

NHTSA ID

11717708

Incident

Feb 11, 2026

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rear-view camera displayed a black image intermittently while in reverse(R). The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, where the contact was informed that the vehicle could not be repaired because parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

NHTSA ID

11715907

Incident

Sep 30, 2025

Mileage

110,000 mi

About 50% of the time the Bluetooth in the car fails to initialize. I have to either turn the car off for about 5 minutes or pull the fuse for the radio in order to get Bluetooth to connect for hands free calling and Bluetooth music. I have the 8.4 inch uconnect radio without nav or the dvd player option.

NHTSA ID

11714368

Incident

Dec 31, 2025

I purchased my 2019 dodge journey in 2022 and about two months maybe after purchasing it, my backup camera went out. At first, it came in and out- only working occasionally. But then it completely stopped and hasn’t worked since. There’s a line through the image where the camera use to show up in the mirror. I understand some 2019 dodge journeys has recalls for this, but not my VIN. So I wanted to report that this one also has the same issue.

NHTSA ID

11711519

Incident

Dec 30, 2022

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Journey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with rearview camera failure. The dealer determined that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. It was unknown whether the manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.

NHTSA ID

11711217

Incident

Jan 15, 2026

Mileage

83,000 mi

My back up camera went out November 2025 and does not work. Black screen. Lakeland Dodge Dealership refuses to fix for free and vehicle is not under current recall, although is a 2019 Dodge Journey GT. Safety issue and will be reported to National Road Safety Commission

NHTSA ID

11708899

Incident

Jan 5, 2026