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2018 Dodge Journey driver assist problems

28 of the 347 complaints about the 2018 Dodge Journey are about the driver-assist systems — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 68,000 miles.

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Complaints

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Crashes

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Fires

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Injuries

Exactly what failed

Back Over Prevention 15 53.6%
Camera 5 17.9%
Blind Spot Detection 3 10.7%
Rearview System Braking 2 7.1%
Adaptive Cruise Control 1 3.6%
Automatic Emergency Braking 1 3.6%
Display Function 1 3.6%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance across every Dodge Journey year

2018 28 44.4%
2019 20 31.7%
2020 15 23.8%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 80,000 miles Ocoee, FL

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank image. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not inspected. The contact was informed that an unknown recall was not associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact later received an unknown recall notification with a similar failure description; however, the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA complaint #11757898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 68,000 miles Cibolo, TX

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera image was inverted. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25E052000 (Back Over Prevention), and the vehicle was taken to a dealer for the recall repair; however, the dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and scheduled an appointment with the dealer on the contact's behalf. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who declined to perform the recall repair because the VIN was not included in the recall. However, the contact stated that the recall indicated that the recall was part-specific rather than VIN-specific. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

NHTSA complaint #11756433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ivey, GA

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Loss of Visibility in Backup Camera When in reverses the camera will come on then go fuzzy then go out and displays a camera in orange with an orange line going though it

NHTSA complaint #11754897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Palm Bay, FL

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Back up camera stopped working 3 years ago.

NHTSA complaint #11753182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ivey, GA

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Back up camera works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t. The screen is either black with a orange camera with a orange line going through it or it works and the picture of blinking then goes black

NHTSA complaint #11750522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mt Pleasant, TX

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

The rearview backup camera intermittently fails to display an image when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. The camera occasionally works, but most of the time the screen is blank or the image does not appear. I understand that similar 2018 Dodge Journey vehicles were recalled for this exact defect, but my VIN was excluded even though it exhibits the same symptoms. This creates a significant safety hazard because the vehicle does not consistently comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111.

NHTSA complaint #11750685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 84,000 miles Hampton Beach, NY

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera occasionally displayed a brief intermittent image, an inverted image, or the camera was inoperable. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V398000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who confirmed that the VIN was not associated with the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

NHTSA complaint #11735092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 140,000 miles Sacramento, CA

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the back over prevention camera was foggy or the image was displayed upside down. An independent mechanic was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the back over prevention camera wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V396000 (VISIBILITY); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 140,000.

NHTSA complaint #11729403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 132,000 miles Baldwinsville, NY

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that occasionally the rearview camera image appeared upside down or distorted. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25E052 (Back Over Prevention). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the rearview camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer informed that the contact that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

NHTSA complaint #11718827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 11,000 miles Brackenridge, PA

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while in reverse, the digital screen failed to display a rearview image as intended, and the image was distorted, flickered a black screen, or a signal error was displayed. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000.

NHTSA complaint #11700511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 83,258 miles Winter Garden, FL

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact's husband owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera image was either blank or upside-down. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the camera was repaired. Despite the repair, the contact stated that the failure had recently recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the recent failure, but informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN related to the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V398000 (Back Over Prevention) which was linked to the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 83,258

NHTSA complaint #11691572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 61,200 miles Newark, DE

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the rear brakes. No warning light was illuminated. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed; however, the result was not provided. The front brakes were replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated while attempting to reverse the rearview camera image was not immediately displayed. The contact related the failures to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V523000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) and 18V398000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recalls. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 61,200.

NHTSA complaint #11672581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 61,200 miles Newark, DE

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the rear brakes. No warning light was illuminated. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed; however, the diagnostic result was unknown. The front brakes were replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera image was slow to be displayed. The contact related the failures to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V523000 ( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) and 18V398000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 61,200.

NHTSA complaint #11672582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 61,200 miles Newark, DE

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the contact can a grinding sound coming from the rear brakes. No warning light illuminated. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, however the diagnosis was unknown. The vehicle was repaired as the front brakes were repaired. The contact mention while attempting to reverse the vehicle the rearview camera takes a few mins to display an image. The contact was relating the failure to related to the NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V523000 ( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was also relating his second failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V398000( BACK OVER PREVENTION )however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and they sent a message stating her vin was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 61,200.

NHTSA complaint #11672587 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fayetteville, GA

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

No accidents

NHTSA complaint #11671414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sugar Land, TX

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

There is a malfunction in the ABS module and it is so prevalent that it is making it hard to get the new/used part.

NHTSA complaint #11667428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Live Oak, FL

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

Rear veiw mirror camera started coming on late and then completely quit

NHTSA complaint #11665256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 190,000 miles Jacksonville, AR

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle with the cruise control activated, the cruise control failed to immediately deactivate, and the vehicle failed to decelerate while depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, while operating the vehicle, the rear-view mirror and back-over prevention camera failed and displayed a black screen, creating a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.

NHTSA complaint #11660707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Klamath Falls, OR

BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING

The backup camera randomly works. When it does work, within minutes it slowly fades from a picture to a black screen.

NHTSA complaint #11660761 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 9,000 miles Duncan, OK

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while driving at night, the contact noticed that the headlights were significantly dim. The vehicle was taken to AutoZone, where the cause of the failure could not be determined. The contact had been driving with the high-beam headlights at night. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 35-45 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal to merge into another lane, the vehicle failed to respond. The traction control warning light and an unknown warming light were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving 35-45 MPH, which required the contact to pull to the side of the road on each occasion. The contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle responded as needed on some occasions and the contact was able to drive safely; however, on other occasions, the failure recurred upon resuming driving. The vehicle was taken to AutoZone, and to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. Additionally, the contact stated that the rearview camera was inoperable while reversing. The vehicle was taken to AutoZone, where the failure could not be duplicated. The contact's husband replaced the rearview camera fuse, per the Owner's Manual instructions; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failures to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 22V723000 (Exterior Lighting), 18V524000(Electrical System), and 18V398000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000.

NHTSA complaint #11640881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 53,000 miles Cheektowaga, NY

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while reversing, the back-over prevention screen failed to display an image. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.

NHTSA complaint #11626426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 65,000 miles Woodridge, IL

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the vehicle would not immediately start, and white exhaust smoke was coming from the vehicle. Also, the message "Coolant Low" was displayed although the coolant reservoir was full. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the head gasket was faulty. The head gasket was replaced but the coolant message continued to display. The contact also indicated that the back over prevention camera was faulty, and condensation was present inside the driver's side front headlight housing. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.

NHTSA complaint #11575950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Batavia, OH

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

Back up camera stopped working just after manufacturer warranty expired. When car is in reverse the screen in the rear view indicates the camera isn't working

NHTSA complaint #11574932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Seagoville, TX

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

My backup camera doesn’t work at all! Just a black screen. so it doesn’t comply with the law… I can’t see to back up at all. If you google the 2018 journey it says there is a recall on the backup camera but when I put my vin number in it doesn’t pop up as a recall but this needs to be a recall and is very dangerous it hasn’t been inspected but it readily available if h would like to came inspect it. There was no lamps warning signs or anything?

NHTSA complaint #11574574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Seagoville, TX

BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING

My backup camera doesn’t work at all! Just a black screen. so it doesn’t comply with the law… I can’t see to back up at all. If you google the 2018 journey it says there is a recall on the backup camera but when I put my vin number in it doesn’t pop up as a recall but this needs to be a recall and is very dangerous it hasn’t been inspected but it readily available if h would like to came inspect it. There was no lamps warning signs or anything?

NHTSA complaint #11574574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 72,862 miles Hyattsville, MD

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while reversing, the back-over prevention screen delayed in responding, before going black and then returning to normal operation. Additionally, the vehicle failed to stop in a reasonable amount of time while depressing the brake pedal. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,862.

NHTSA complaint #11539733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 86,000 miles Vancouver, WA

BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that after shifting into reverse(R), the camera image was upside down or the screen only showed static. The contact stated that the failure had become a recurring failure. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who determined that the back over prevention camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V398000 (Back Over Prevention) by the mechanic. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

NHTSA complaint #11532129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 18,000 miles Russellville, KY

BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

The contact owns a 2018 Dodge Journey. The contact stated while reversing into a parking space the rear-view camera screen inadvertently turned black. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that as she opened the hatchback, the rear-view camera functionality returned. The contact also stated that the interior lights of the vehicle remained on for a month. The vehicle was taken to the local Pep Boys auto store who diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. Then, the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that no issues were found with the vehicle however, an unknown software was reprogrammed. The contact stated that the interior lights remained on and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the rear wiring system needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to another local Pep Boys who diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to another authorized dealer to be diagnosed. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.

NHTSA complaint #11427167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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