2013 Dodge Journey Airbags Problems

Your 2013 Dodge Journey experienced a serious engine fire while driving. You noticed the engine hesitating during acceleration, the check engine oil pressure warning light came on, and black smoke appeared from under the hood—when you opened the hood, flames increased significantly. A mechanic determined the fire was caused by a failure in the engine's main wiring harness, which was not reported to Dodge or the dealer at the time. The vehicle was declared a total loss by your insurance company.

Your driver's seat headrest airbag deployed and burst open overnight while your car was parked, with no apparent cause or accident. This is particularly concerning since your children travel in the vehicle with you. The airbag deployment repair will likely involve replacing the headrest airbag assembly and having the airbag system diagnostically scanned to determine why it deployed unexpectedly.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front passenger’s side headrest air bag independently deployed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 132,300.

I got in my car to go to work and noticed that the front headrests were busted open. I didn't not know that there were airbags in them, but apparently there are? The car has not been in an accident and was just sitting in my driveway. I have read up on this a little and it has happened to many other people as well. There is no reason for the cause, just a defect.

I was just pulling out of my driveway and it broke open air bag hasn't deployed but driver side head rest air bag compartment sounded like a small explosion but it broke open. There was no accident, I didn't hit anything just did it on it's own.

The front passenger head rest deployed while parked due to the plastic piece inside the head rest broke that holds the pin that locks the head rest in place.

Driver headrest deployed while driving.

On November 26th as I was driving the headrest just popped and hit the back of my head, after doing a little bit of research I found out it's actually an airbag, nothing hit the back of the seat since I was the only one in the car, I'm concern as to how this had happened and if the other headrest will go off as well.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speed, the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic test was not yet performed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,800. The VIN was not provided.

Dodge Journey 2013 Headrest deployment while driving down the road for no reason.

DRIVERS HEADREST BLEW, WHILE BACKING UP

MY CAR WAS PARKED AND I WAS SITTING INSIDE WHEN THE PASSENGER HEADREST AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY MY PASSENGER WASN'T SITTING THERE AT THE TIME.

I WAS WAITING FOR MY SON TO GET OUT OF PRACTICE. THE CAR WAS OFF AND I WAS SMACKED VERY HARD IN THE HEAD FROM BEHIND. I LOOKED BACK TO SEE THE THE HEADREST HAD POPPED OUT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I THOUGHT IT NEEDED RESET. BIT AFTER LOOKING AT IT, THE PLASTIC CONNECTION POINTS OF THE PIN HAD ACTUALLY BROKE AND THE HEADREST CANNOT BE RESET BUT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A CRAZY PRICE.

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A NOISE AND WHEN I GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT I NOTICED IT HAD DEPLOYED AS WAS FULLY OPEN. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. LOOK AT THE DODGE JOURNEY FORUMS AND YOU'LL SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THAT IS WHY I DID A SEARCH ON RECALLS AND CAME ACROSS THIS SITE AND SO MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, SO DODGE WE ARE WAITING ON YOU. PS THAT IS PROPERLY WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED, HITTING THE CONTACT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REATTACH THE HEADREST. THE CONTACT CONTACTED GARY MATTHEWS MOTORS (1100 ASHLAND CITY RD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040, (931) 552-7100) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,455.

DRIVER SIDE HEAD REST VIOLENTLY BURST APART DURING NORMAL OPERATION GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NO IMPACT TO CAR ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TO CAUSE DAMAGE. THE IMPACT HIT THE BACK OF MY WIFE'S HEAD CAUSING DISORIENTATION AND THE FRIGHTEN AWARENESS SHE HAD BEEN STRUCK. AT THE TIME, SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT HIT HER UNTIL SHE NOTICED THE HEAD REST HAD COME APART. THE HEAD REST IS NOW SHOWING THE COMPONENTS OF THE MECHANISM AND DRIVING IS NOW DIFFICULT. THERE IS NOTICEABLE PLASTIC COMPONENTS THAT APPEAR TO BE SHATTERED OR DAMAGED INSIDE THE HEADREST. *TR

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THOUGH A YARD AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT RESTING AGAINST A TREE. FRONT END DAMAGE, AND DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 58-60 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THIS WAS ON A STATE RURAL ROUTE.

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AT 28MPH. THE IMPACT WAS IN THE CENTER FRONT. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED USING BOSCH DATA RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE. I AM A CRASH RECONSTRUCTION TROOPER WITH THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL. ALL DATA IN THE DOWNLOAD WOULD NORMALLY INDICATE THAT THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELTS WOULD HAVE ACTIVATED. THE CONCERN IS AS TO WHY NONE OF THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*DT *TR *DT*JB

I'VE HAD BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ACTIVE HEADREST BRAKE WITH OUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER SIDE ONE BROKE WITH THE CAR RUNNING PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AT 75K, PASSENGER WAS STRUCK. THE DRIVERS SIDE ONE BROKE OVERNIGHT WHEN NO ONE WAS AROUND AT 85K, IN A DRIVEWAY. BOTH WERE BROKE AND NEED REPLACING, THE ACTUATOR WAS STILL IN THE LOCKED POSITION (NOT DEPLOYED).

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON AND STAYS ON - THIS APPARENTLY DISABLES AIRBAGS SO THEY WILL NOT GO OFF IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

1. DRIVER SIDE HEADREST POPPED (AIRBAG) WHILE PARKED. THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE DASH WAS ILLUMINATED 2. ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE "BRAKE" LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENLY

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A LARGE TREE BRANCH THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE AT THE TIME. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE THAT WAS LYING IN THE ROAD AND THEN CRASHED INTO A BRICK MAIL BOX. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT SHE VISITED THE CHIROPRACTOR FOR SORENESS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TAKATA RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD INEXPLICABLY TURNED ON AND KEEPS DOING SO INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL STAY ON, THEN TURN OFF AND REPEAT, WITH A BEEPING SOUND.

PASSENGER HEADREST AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED INJURING PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR., VICTORVILLE, CA 92394, (760) 733-8484). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,174.

THE ACTIVE HEADREST HAS FAILED. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS DEPLOYED, BUT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE UNIT, I NOTICED THE SILVER PIN THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE HEADREST IN POSITION WAS LOOSE. THE SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT HELD THIS IN PLACE HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN LOOSE, THUS DEPLOYING THE HEADREST. CLOSING THIS BACK INTO POSITION IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE. I CONSIDERED ORDERING A REPLACEMENT PART, BUT WHY SHOULD I BUY SOMETHING THAT IS LIKELY TO FAIL? I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE TO FIX THIS FOR ME, AFTER BEING QUOTED $192 IN LABOR, I DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE HELPING ME WITH THIS. I'M GLAD THIS DID NOT SLAP ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS COULD VERY WELL KNOCK A DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS, OR CAUSE HIM OR HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS MY OPINION THIS NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, OR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I FOUND THE HEADREST OPEN WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GO TO WORK. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. I CAN GET PHOTOS OF THE BROKEN HEADREST, I'M AT WORK AT THE MOMENT, BUT I CAN TAKE PICTURES TONIGHT AND UPLOAD TOMORROW IF NEED BE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

2013 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DURING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE RECALL NOTICES SENT TO THE CONSUMER. *JS **RELATED VOQ 11072469**BES *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. BOTH VEHICLES CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE THREE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. **SEE VOQ 11061829 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.** *TT *TR

MY WIFE WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BY A VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY TRAVELING 25 MPH, WITH MY SON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE COLLISION HAPPENED.

TAKATA RECALL. BRAKES LOCKED UP TRYING TO AVOID A CAR COMING TOWARDS ME, LOST CONTROL AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SMOKED AND BURNT MY ARM AND LEG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND TURNING LEFT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, FACE, NECK, SPINE, KNEE, AND CHEST, AS WELL AS LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT FAILED TO ASSIST. A DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I REAR-ENDED A DODGE RAM TRUCK. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS PUSHED BACK. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T TIGHTEN. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN MY TOOTH GOING INTO MY LIP. I SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND MY KNEES HIT THE DASHBOARD AND WERE INJURED. LUCKILY I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN MY CAR. CONSIDERING NONE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE WORKED IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

THE VEHICLE WAS REMOTE STARTED, AND THEN FEW MINUTES LATER THE DRIVER OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DRIVER SAT DOWN, FASTENED HER SHOULDER HARNESS AND THEN CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON THE DOOR CLOSING AND LATCHING, THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SELF-DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED SOME LEFT ARM BRUISING, NECK BURNS AND A DEEP ABRASION ACROSS THE DRIVERS LEFT SIDE NECK. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ANOTHER VEHICLE, NOR DID THE DODGE JOURNEY STRIKE A FIXED OBJECT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STANDSTILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE START BUTTON FLASHING BECAUSE THE DRIVER HAD REMOTELY STARTED THE VEHICLE.

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS TO TURN ON AND ALARM WHEN MAKING TURNS. GOING TO DEALER TOMORROW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.