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2017 Dodge Journey Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
28about this part
Share
14%of 202 total for the year
Median mileage
48,542miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2017 Dodge Journey, 14% of the 202 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,542 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving with the cruise control on and the vehicle kept trying to speed itself back up and the car kept slowing down I noticed the car was on fire in the back of the car so I pulled over turned the car off jumped out walked to a safe distance called the police while on the phone with them the car catches fire and burned down.”

NHTSA complaint #11048322, filed 2017-11, 33,000 miles

“While I was driving on the freeway, a red battery image displayed on the menu center screen.next day had it checked, was told all was fine,everything check out..a week later was on freewayagain,headlights flicked, radio went dead(display &sound) twice, engine bogged down briefly. Car is in shop now..two days.and no accurate diagnosis..this is obviously a well-documented problem with this model of vehicle..has this caused death? Will it lead to death, yes, is there help for the consumers?? I'm aware of numerous electronical problems with these and other Dodge vehicles. …”

NHTSA complaint #11364583, filed 2020-10, 63,000 miles

“The main screen for uconnect went dark after turning on the car (parked). No radio, no A/C control, nothing in the center console would work. We live in fl and no A/C is a big problem, specially when you have a toddler and a baby. I went to my destination with the dead console. I went back in the car, this time everything was ok. I called FCA and their answer was go to a dealer and pay for a diagnostic, if there is a problem we'll refund you I don't think that is correct when we are on warranty and when they know this is not an isolated issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11128500, filed 2018-09, 19,000 miles

“On july 17th 2019. I was gaining speed on an entrance ramp to highway 95n in stafford, va. As I approached 60 MPH the SUV's steering wheel locked up on me and I couldn't turn the wheel. I tried the brakes and the brakes wouldn't work they were hard and would not push down. I let it slow itself down and made it to the side of 95n. I then put the SUV in park with hazards on. I exited the SUV to check for any damage and or indications of what caused the svu to lock up while driving. There was no sign of anything that I could see. I returned to the driver's seat restarted the SUV. …”

NHTSA complaint #11234985, filed 2019-07, 26,485 miles

“Body control model was faulty and made lights flickering witch makes it hard to see at night took it in to dealer they said nothing was wrong about little less than a year later I took it back ib because it became more frequent then they said yeah its definitely flickering and said the bcm was faulty and needed to be updated..”

NHTSA complaint #11209892, filed 2019-05, 50,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20201929%
20193029%
20184619%
20172814%
20166617%
20158315%
20146516%
2013329%
20125214%
2011148%
201011311%
2009876%

Other parts of the 2017 Dodge Journey

Electrical system
59 complaints
Engine
44 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
32 complaints
Air bags
30 complaints
Seats
21 complaints
Vehicle speed control
19 complaints
Brakes
17 complaints
Fuel system
16 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Seat belts
8 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Dodge Journey

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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