12 problems related to front seat head restraint have been reported for the 2016 Dodge Journey. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Dodge Journey based on all problems reported for the 2016 Journey.
Passenger seat head restraint popped open just sitting in my garage prompting airbag light.
For no reason while the vehicle was parked, the driver side headrest popped out and now the air bag sensor light is on.
While my car was parked in the drive way at my house, the passenger side head rest restraint deployed when no one was in the vehicle. Parked the vehicle Monday (11/23/2020) at 6:00 pm cst. Went to drive the car on Tuesday (11/24/2020) at 11:30 cst and the head rest restraint on the passenger side front seat had deployed. There is no evidence of the vehicle being struck while parked.
Headrest deployed while driving. No crash no one in passenger seat or behind it. Driving in city on a straight street. Upon further investigation it appears a small plastic piece that holds a pin has broken off.
Drivers active headrest deployed while car unoccupied.
My son exited the passenger side front seat and the headrest deployed. We weren't involved in an accident. We had just parked the car. I reversed into the parking spot, put the car in park, and we exited the car. I heard a thump when we closed the doors. When I opened the door to see what happened, the headrest had sprang forward.
Passenger side head restrain is deployed/broken. Came out to car in morning and head restrain was split open. Appears to be broken tabs and cannot be reassembled. Now have a broken head restrain on passenger seat. Seems unsafe. Not moving, not not occupied.
The headrest popped out and won't go back in while I was driving on the highway. No sudden stop. Just driving as usual and it popped out and will not go back in.
Was just sitting there on a turning lane when all of sudden felt this whopping hit in the back of my head thought I had gotten rear ended put was not hit noticed then that the headrest had deployed causing dizziness and blackout.
My headrest deployed on its own. I woke up in the morning went out to the car to go to the store and the headrest on the passenger side has deployed making it pop out from the back piece. The car was parked in the driveway and no one was in the car when it happened.
While drive the headrest just deployed. Threw my boyfriends head forwarded. No bumps or accidents it just pop apart and threw him forward.
After being rear ended at a stopped position and pushed into another stopped vehicle in front, thus causing a double collision, the driver seat headrest completely ejected from driver seat. Driver seat adjustment bar caused deep tissue damage to legs. Third row seat split and separated seat surface from back support. Incident took place at a redlight for a left-turn lane from the highway to an intersecting road. Vehicle was struck by a minivan still maintaining full highway speed of at least 55 mph. Images are available upon request.
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