16V273000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
A loss of power steering assist may require extra steering effort, especially at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
2009 DODGE JOURNEY
4 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (1 open), 2,091 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations41 open
Owner complaints2,091
Complaints citing a crash71
Complaints citing a fire53
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
16V047000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, the air bags may inadvertently deploy, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V373000
AIR BAGS
If the ignition key inadvertently moves into the OFF or ACCESSORY position, the engine will turn off, which will then depower various key safety systems including but not limited to air bags, power steering, and power braking. Loss of functionality of these systems may increase the risk of crash and/or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
10V658000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SIDE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY, REDUCING THE PROTECTION INTENDED FOR THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
What owners report most
- 743ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 265AIR BAGS
- 187SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 149ENGINE
- 106SERVICE BRAKES
- 87POWER TRAIN
- 84UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 71STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 DODGE JOURNEYs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.