There are 13 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2018 Dodge Journeyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I was driving in the vehicle to put gas in, all of the sudden, i heard something snap and felt something hit the back of my head really hard. I felt disoriented as I didn't know what had happened. When I stopped and look at the seat, I noticed that head rest had deployed suddenly without warning and hit the back of my head. There was no accident that should have caused the head rest deployment. I sat there disoriented and started getting a headache and my neck started getting stiff. It's been a week since it happened, if it doesn't go away , I will be seeing a doctor as the pain comes and goes.
My passenger side headrest popped open while my car was in park today. Randomly deployed. This is beyond unacceptable that something could just happen like a safety feature deploying when not impact provoked.
1. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? ANSWER: The middle seat belt in the 2nd row back seat does NOT lock. (It buckles into the buckle fine) 2. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? ANSWER: I cannot have my children or anyone else ride in the back middle seat due to it not locking. If we were in a wreck, the seat belt would not lock. I also cannot put a car seat in the middle. 3. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? ANSWER: I can go get it checked out by a dodge dealer. However, I have read that other people have the same issue. 4. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? ANSWER: The vehicle was repaired after I was hit back in June 2024. I do not believe the seat belt itself was inspected. 5. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? ANSWER: No, there were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms. I noticed it when I was switching my carseat around. I feel this is a major safety issue and it needs to be reported and resolved.
I came out of a meeting and found it this way. There is no evidence of an accident or hit while I was away. Also there is no evidence of anything making impact with the headrest inside the vehicle.
Passenger side front seat headrest airbag deployed while driving. The airbag feature deployed while my 13 year old daughter was sitting in the seat. When the safety feature deployed, it hit my child in the back of her head causing pain and injury. This safety feature deployed without warning or cause. The headrest broke when it deployed is now just hanging from the seat.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER. DURING THE CRASH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A INJURED NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER YOCHUMS CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 1270 S HART STREET RD, VINCENNES, IN 47591 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *DT*JB
PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST - HEADREST DEPLOYED WHEN I MOVED THE SEAT FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHEN SITTING AT A STOP SIGN.
WHEN TO USE SECOND ROW CENTER SEATBELT FOR CHILD RESTRAINT ON CAR SEAT. NOTICED THE MECHANICAL LOCK FROM EXTENSION OF THE BELT DID NOT LOCK AND IF WERE TO GET IN WRECK WOULD NOT FUNCTION AS THE SAFETY DEVICE SHOULD. DID A QUESTIONING OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLE OWNERS AND ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.THIS IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL. SECOND PROBLEM IS MOTOR MOUNTS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON ANY INCLINE SURFACE EVEN SLIGHT INCLINE OF JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM PARK TO ANY GEAR AND BACK TO PARK. MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS ALSO QUESTIONED HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND NEGATIVE FIXES OR RESOLUTIONS FROM DEALERSHIPS REPAIR PERSONNEL. THIS IS FROM PARK TO MOTION AND VICE VERSA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WEBBING UNRAVELED FROM INSIDE THE HOUSING WHERE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DULUTH (LOCATED AT 2473 PLEASANT HILL RD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678) 369-6704) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT SEEMED DELIBERATELY CUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,502.
SEAT BELT COMES OUT WITH MINOR TENSION WITHOUT PUSHING SEATBELT RELEASE BUTTON. THIS HAS HAPPEND MANY TIMES. 9000 MILES ON CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A NEAR CRASH. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER AND CAUSED HER BODY TO SLIP OUT OF THE SEAT BELT AND STRIKE THE DASHBOARD AND FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT'S HEAD AND NECK WERE CAUGHT IN THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT'S HEAD TO FEEL ABNORMAL FOR A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LEATHER SEAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT OF DEC. 2018 ON THE 1-10 GOING WEST BOUND. AN UNDERAGE, UNLICENSED DRIVER HIT ME GOING 60-70MPH WHEN WE WERE DOING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. (I WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME SAME WITH ALL THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. SHE NEVER TRIED TO STOP SINCE SHE WAS DISTRACTED AND HIT ME TWICE. THE 2ND TIME SHE PANICKED WHEN SHE HIT ME SO HARD HER CAR FLEW BACK AND SHE HIT THE GAS AGAIN INSTEAD OF THE BREAK. THE FIRST TIME SHE HIT ME NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY HEAD HIT THE WHEEL REALLY HARD, 2ND TIME MY SEATBELT LOCKED (FIRST TIME IT DIDN'T) AND I HAD A BRUISE ACROSS MY CHEST FROM IT.*DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A CABLE MEDIAN. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND THE AXLE FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN L. SULLIVAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AT 530-763-1670 (LOCATED AT 950 HARTER PKWY, YUBA CITY, CA 95993) AND WAS PROVIDED AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,138. *DT*JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026