general problems of the 2016 Dodge Journey

22 problems related to seats 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.

1 Seats problem

Failure Date: 09/17/2025

I opened my car door to get in and found that that head rest was completely popped out. It was not in that condition the previous day.

2 Seats problem

Failure Date: 09/14/2025

Head rest deployed out of no where and we can’t reset it.

3 Seats problem

Failure Date: 09/01/2025

While returning from a shopping trip with my mom the passenger headrest broke/exploded? it caused several small plastic fragments to fly from I guess inside and the headrest hit my mom in the back of the head. There were no lights to indicate a problem, no other vehicles around and we were only traveling 25 mph. No police or anyone else involved ed. Wasn't sure what to do. I saw a recall for this on similar vehicles but mine is not included.

4 Seats problem

Failure Date: 08/08/2025

After coming home and parking the car in the driveway, went out with my son and noticed the passenger headrest had been pulled out. Went and looked at it and noticed some of the brackets holding a metal bar in place had been broke off.

5 Seats problem

Failure Date: 05/17/2025

I got in my car yesterday and the headrest of my driver's seat popped open. I am aware that they're was a class action suit against the manufacturer for malfunctioning headrest but I cannot find any recalls on this website for that issue. I would like to know if this is going to be covered, buy the dealership if I bring this in for repair.

6 Seats problem

Failure Date: 09/04/2024

Passenger headrest deployed while parked with no one even in the passenger seat. This could have caused serious injury had my daughter gotten into the car prior.

7 Seats problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driver's seat independently moved up and down. In addition, the steering wheel independently moved up and down. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

8 Seats problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2023

Passenger headrest activated without warning striking passenger in the head while driving. X84 recall in effect. Dealerships wont return phone calls for the repair. No trouble indicator lamps.

9 Seats problem

Failure Date: 10/05/2023

Passenger head rest popped apart while driving and will not close.

10 Seats problem

Failure Date: 10/05/2023

My driver seat headrest had deployed somehow without getting into an thankfully I wasn't driving but I noticed it when I got into my car. The headrest also doesn't go back into place it seemed to have broke the clamps that hold the silver pole and the clamps that hold the silver pole is also locked.

11 Seats problem

Failure Date: 09/28/2023

The driver's headrest in my 2016 Dodge Journey has deployed and will not reset. The plastic pieces that hold the metal bar have broken. I have read about many other owners of Journeys, that are experiencing the same issue, yet there is no official recall. I have not taken it to be inspected.

12 Seats problem

Failure Date: 08/04/2023

The passenger side active head restraint (ahr) burst open injuring the owner who was sitting in the passenger seat while the vehicle was moving. There was no rear end impact and there was no reason for the ahr to malfunction.

13 Seats problem

Failure Date: 08/02/2023

The other day I noticed my air bag warning light was on on my dashboard. I had my car hooked up to run the codes for the dash lights. It came back as the airbags in the drivers and passenger headrests had popped or started to pop. I had the headrests looked at and the black plastic cover on the back of it is partially coming off. There is a gap between the front of the headrest and the back of the headrest, big enough my finger can fit through. I was not in a car accident or anything like that, my car was parked for a few days and when I went to drive it, this is how I found it.

14 Seats problem

Failure Date: 07/08/2023

While driving, the front passenger headrest just deployed and sprung forward, hitting my son in the back of the head.

15 Seats problem

Failure Date: 06/05/2023

Front passenger headrest popped out of no where and won't go back into place. It snapped and broke, scared the living daylights of my child. No crash. Car was parked and we were putting items in the trunk.

16 Seats problem

Failure Date: 11/28/2022

Headrest (seat driver side) deployed for no reason while car was parked in garage and turned off.

17 Seats problem

Failure Date: 05/24/2022

Sometimes when I turn my car on the front screen won’t turn on it will stay black, when I go to back up my rear view camera won’t work, sometimes my two front windows won’t roll down, my defroster won’t turn on in the front, my blowers used to work where I was able to switch them to defrost, just face, or feet but it’s just stuck on one setting and my passenger side blows hot air when the ac is on. In winter it’s hard to see out my front window even when I let the car warm up, it will fog up while I’m driving and it causes me not to see and could potentially cause a major accident, also in the summertime when I need the ac for my children and it’s not working properly can effect them as well, my car definitely should be on the recall list for several things that have been recalled, I feel unsafe to drive it especially with my babies in the car. It’s my only transportation for anything! along side with my awd light flickering on and off and causing my car to slow down and not accelerate, it feels like it’s going to stall and would not be good in the middle of traffic.

18 Seats problem

Failure Date: 01/11/2022

Passenger side head rest popped out while driving. When it popped there was also a loud noise.

19 Seats problem

Failure Date: 01/09/2021

I I sat down in the passengers seat and adjusted the seat back. When I leaned back the head snapped out with a degree of force and hit me in the back of the head. It appears to be broken as it will not go back in to place and remain there. The car was in park at the time and was not hit or bumped by another vehicle.

20 Seats problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2021

Headrest randomly deployed. No accidents nor apparent reason.

21 Seats problem

Failure Date: 10/18/2020

Put head back on head rest & it just deployed/came open.

22 Seats problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2020

The contact's son owns a 2016 Dodge Journey. The contact's son was driving at approximately 40 mph when the head rest detached from the seat with force. The contact's son pulled over safely but could not reattach the head rest. The contact's son was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.


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