2010 Dodge Journey AWD

Typical pattern

4.3% of complaints about the 2010 Dodge Journey AWD came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2010 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (54 complaints), typically at 5.9 yr or about 65,000 miles.

Complaints: 163
Median age at failure: 5.3 yr
Median mileage: 55,000 n=135
Crash / fire / tow: 1.2% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

11V139000 2011-03-01

Electrical system:ignition

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY, GRAND CARAVAN, AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES MANUFACTURER FROM AUGUST 3, 2009, THROUGH JUNE 17, 2010. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INADVERTENT IGNITION KEY DISPLACEMENT FROM THE RUN TO ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF.

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Electrical system 45,000 mi 4.3 yr in service

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW FROM DEALER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP GETS BELOW 40 DEGREES. AFTER OWNING THE JOURNEY FOR A YEAR, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES, BRAKES, AND ROTORS AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES; REPLACE A FAULTY BATTERY AND COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT THE AIR NOISE AT DRIVER DOOR, WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN AND DOORS UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES, HARD SHIFTING IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALL WITHIN THE ODOMETER READING 15,000 MILES. *TR

Electrical system 55,000 mi 4.6 yr in service

GOT BACK INTO CAR AT A CONVENIENT MART. STARTED IT AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AND THEN THE ALARM STARTED GOING OFF. COULD NOT START THE CAR OR STOP THE ALARM. TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER CANT GET IT TO COMMUNICATE WITH SCANNER. THEY CANT FIND WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALLS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT ! *TR

Electrical system 16,000 mi 3.5 yr in service

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, THE POWER IN THE CAR GOES OUT. THIS INCLUDES LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AC OR HEAT, RADIO, EMERGENCY SIGNALS,ETC. IN ORDER TO RECTIFY THIS, I MUST PULL OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF, AND RE-START THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT AS OF LATE, IT IS HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY. A STAR CASE HAS BEEN OPENED WITH CHRYSLER. THE CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TWICE BY A CHRYSLER DEALER (AUG 2013 AND MAY 2014). THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT "IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED". *TR

Other mileage not reported 1.5 yr in service

DODGE JOURNEY, ENGINE COMPLETE POWER DOWN/SHUT DOWN; LOSS OF ALL FUNCTION IN THE CAR, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO LIGHTS

Other Journey AWD model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2010 Dodge Journey AWD

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Journey AWD model years

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