2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME THAT WE FILL THE TANK. WHEN THE GAS IS FILLED, THE NOZZLE IS FULLY INSERTED IN THE TANK AND WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT-OFF SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE UNTIL I MANUALLY STOP THE NOZZLE.
Mileage: 115,000
PASSENGER SIDE WIPER DOES NOT WORK
DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WON’T LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR BY BUTTONS IN THE CAR. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY HAND.
Mileage: 125,000
DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WON’T LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR BY BUTTONS IN THE CAR. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY HAND.
Mileage: 125,000
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. DOOR LOCKS IN OPERABLE, NEITHER FOB NOR BUTTON WORKS, KEYFOB LOCKS BUT NOT UNLOCK VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED NEITHER DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER CONTACTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, THE KEYFOB FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYFOB WILL LO...
Mileage: 130,000
REFUELING SPILLAGE DODGE NITRO R/T WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL OVERFLOWS UP THRU THE FILLER NECK AND ONTO THE PERSON WHO IS REFUELING THE SUV, THUS CAUSING IT TO SPILL OVER THE PAINT OF THE CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 - 50OZ OF GAS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS OCCURS ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME THE NITRO IS FUE...
Mileage: 88,000
WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON THE ALARM GOES OFF AND CAR SHUTS OFF DOES ALL THIS AT ONCE.
Mileage: 168,000
WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON THE ALARM GOES OFF AND CAR SHUTS OFF DOES ALL THIS AT ONCE.
Mileage: 168,000
WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON THE ALARM GOES OFF AND CAR SHUTS OFF DOES ALL THIS AT ONCE.
Mileage: 168,000
TAKATA RECALL THE RADIO CIGARETTE PORT AND WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING
Mileage: 142,330
TAKATA RECALL THE RADIO CIGARETTE PORT AND WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING
Mileage: 142,330
HORN HONKS WHENEVER IT WANTS. ABS, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ABS ESP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT BUT NOW ARE CONSISTENT. ENGINE CODE COMES AND GOES AND SAYS IT CANT COMMUNICATE WITH TIPM. OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SP...
Mileage: 100,000
HORN HONKS WHENEVER IT WANTS. ABS, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ABS ESP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT BUT NOW ARE CONSISTENT. ENGINE CODE COMES AND GOES AND SAYS IT CANT COMMUNICATE WITH TIPM. OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SP...
Mileage: 100,000
HORN HONKS WHENEVER IT WANTS. ABS, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ABS ESP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT BUT NOW ARE CONSISTENT. ENGINE CODE COMES AND GOES AND SAYS IT CANT COMMUNICATE WITH TIPM. OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SP...
Mileage: 100,000
HORN GOES OFF ON IT OWN, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. STARTS WON'T START, BATTERY IS NOT DEAD. DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. PASSENGER DOOR CONTROLS THE DRIVE SETTING FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING CAR, SHUTTING RADIO OFF. THE DRIVE DOOR WILL LOCK AND NOT LET YOU OUT, EVEN TRYING TO PULL IT UP MANUAL AND IT...
Mileage: 90,000
LOCKS QUIT WORKING THE FOB WILL ONLY UNLOCK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. ALL OTHER DOORS HAVE TO BE DONE MANUALLY AND I CAN'T OPEN THE BACK HATCH BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO PUT IN A KEY AND UNLOCK IT.
Mileage: 190,000
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF AND VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS OCCURANCE! MY SON AND FIANC WERE JUST N A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT IN MY FIANC'S CHEVY AVALANCHE THAT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ROLL AND OUR FRIEND, PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, TO BEN KILLED. NOW MY SPECIAL NEEDS 10YEAR OLD WON'...
Mileage: 151,000
HORN HONKS RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES BLARING, WHEN I PRESS IT DOESN'T WORK. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING. I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM CHRYSLER WITH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULES (TIPMS).
Mileage: 51,000
SO WHY DRIVING THIS 07 NITRO IMEDITALY YOU GET A CHIME FROM THE AIRBAG LIGHT IT VERY SCARY KNOWING THAT YOU GET IN ACCIDENT AND LOOSE YOUR LIFE THINKING AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER GOING AWAY AND WHEN IT DOES NOT LONG AND IT RIGHT BACK ONI FEEL THIS BE A RECALL ONLY BECAUSE T...
Mileage: 90
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD
Mileage: 172,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD
Mileage: 172,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD
Mileage: 172,000
ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONER IS NOT WORKING IN THE DASH ALL THE LIGHT IS ON SAY IS NOT BUS
ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONER IS NOT WORKING IN THE DASH ALL THE LIGHT IS ON SAY IS NOT BUS
ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONER IS NOT WORKING IN THE DASH ALL THE LIGHT IS ON SAY IS NOT BUS
THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ESP/BAS, ESP/TCS, ABS, AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE (NO FLASHING) WITH LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOTABLE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING OCCURS WHEN ALL LIGHTS TURN OFF! WITH NO WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHTS, THE ENGINE MISFIRES AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55M...
Mileage: 89,500
THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ESP/BAS, ESP/TCS, ABS, AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE (NO FLASHING) WITH LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOTABLE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING OCCURS WHEN ALL LIGHTS TURN OFF! WITH NO WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHTS, THE ENGINE MISFIRES AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55M...
Mileage: 89,500
THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ESP/BAS, ESP/TCS, ABS, AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE (NO FLASHING) WITH LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOTABLE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING OCCURS WHEN ALL LIGHTS TURN OFF! WITH NO WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHTS, THE ENGINE MISFIRES AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55M...
Mileage: 89,500
WIPERS WILL NOT SPRAY FLUID.
Mileage: 113,574
CAR CUT OFF DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TAKING MY KID TO SCHOOL. HAD IT TOWED TO FIND OUT ITS A SHORT IN THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) WHICH IS BASICALLY THE BRAINS OF THE CAR. ALL ITS FUNCTIONS RUN THIS THIS OVERLY POORLY THOUGHT OUT COMPUTER. REPAIRS WILL RUN ABOUT 1,200. THE RECALLS FOR TH...
Mileage: 129,000
MY LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING, IT IS NOT THE BULBS. HIGH BEAMS WORK AND SO DO THE FOG LIGHTS, JUST NOT THE LOW BEAMS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT.
Mileage: 88,562
FAILURE OF DRIVE TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION AT 94,000 MILES. AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER SHOP IS SAYING $13,000 TO FIX.
Mileage: 94,000
FAILURE OF DRIVE TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION AT 94,000 MILES. AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER SHOP IS SAYING $13,000 TO FIX.
Mileage: 94,000
FAILURE OF DRIVE TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION AT 94,000 MILES. AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER SHOP IS SAYING $13,000 TO FIX.
Mileage: 94,000
MY NITRO HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON , MY TIRE SENSOR SHOWS THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR , AIRBAG LIGHT ON . VERY SCARY TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON . THIS CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE. WINDOW PANEL DON'T WORK , PLASTIC PARTS INSIDE CAR BREAK...
MY NITRO HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON , MY TIRE SENSOR SHOWS THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR , AIRBAG LIGHT ON . VERY SCARY TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON . THIS CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE. WINDOW PANEL DON'T WORK , PLASTIC PARTS INSIDE CAR BREAK...
MY NITRO HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON , MY TIRE SENSOR SHOWS THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR , AIRBAG LIGHT ON . VERY SCARY TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON . THIS CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE. WINDOW PANEL DON'T WORK , PLASTIC PARTS INSIDE CAR BREAK...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY AT 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 100,000
TAKATA RECALL THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM WITH WIPER AND THERE STUFF GOING WRONG FROM C7 AREA OF THE TIPM ON 07 DODGE NITRO SLT
TAKATA RECALL THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM WITH WIPER AND THERE STUFF GOING WRONG FROM C7 AREA OF THE TIPM ON 07 DODGE NITRO SLT
TAKATA RECALL - THE NITRO WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. BEFORE THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING OR GRINDING EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN...
Mileage: 97,000
TAKATA RECALL - THE NITRO WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. BEFORE THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING OR GRINDING EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN...
Mileage: 97,000
TAKATA RECALL - THE NITRO WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. BEFORE THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING OR GRINDING EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS FAILED TO PROPERLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UDATED 10/26/16*L...
VEHICLE HAS A NEW TRANSMISSIO NOW.FUEL BACKFIRES OUT THE TANK EVERYTIME I GO TO FILL UP THE TANK.THEN,MY INSURANCE GAVE ME A RECALL LIST TO HAVE IT TAKEN IN.TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AND THEY SAY IN THEY'RE DATABASE ITS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING ON MY VIN N...
Mileage: 115,000
VEHICLE HAS A NEW TRANSMISSIO NOW.FUEL BACKFIRES OUT THE TANK EVERYTIME I GO TO FILL UP THE TANK.THEN,MY INSURANCE GAVE ME A RECALL LIST TO HAVE IT TAKEN IN.TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AND THEY SAY IN THEY'RE DATABASE ITS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING ON MY VIN N...
Mileage: 115,000
VEHICLE HAS A NEW TRANSMISSIO NOW.FUEL BACKFIRES OUT THE TANK EVERYTIME I GO TO FILL UP THE TANK.THEN,MY INSURANCE GAVE ME A RECALL LIST TO HAVE IT TAKEN IN.TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AND THEY SAY IN THEY'RE DATABASE ITS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING ON MY VIN N...
Mileage: 115,000
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR DOOR LOCKS ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. WE TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND PAID $150 TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. WE WERE TOLD THE TIPM MODULE IS NOT PROPERLY WORKING. THE COST WOULD BE $965.90, WHEN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND T...
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR DOOR LOCKS ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. WE TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND PAID $150 TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. WE WERE TOLD THE TIPM MODULE IS NOT PROPERLY WORKING. THE COST WOULD BE $965.90, WHEN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND T...
MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULD NOT START OR ROLL UP THE WINDOWS BUT AT TIMES IT WOULD BLOW THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS WAS AFTER I DROVE IT HOME AND TURNED IT OFF. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSH...
Mileage: 16,000
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE SWITCHED FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM OR HIGH TO LOW BEAM , ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF TEMPORARILY. IT CAN LAST SECONDS OR DAYS.
Mileage: 27,000
LOWER TRACK BAR REAR IS A BOX TUBE WITH WELDED EYELET AT EACH END . THEY RUST AND BREAK AND CAN FALL DOWN TO ROAD SURFACE WHICH COULD CASE ACCIDENTS
Mileage: 91,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS ON DASH OR WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. AFTER GETTING IT STOPPED AND RESTARTING IT WILL DRIVE FINE. OTHER TIMES THE REMOTE WILL NOT WORK THE LOCKS, IT WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEM SELVE...
Mileage: 142,356
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS ON DASH OR WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. AFTER GETTING IT STOPPED AND RESTARTING IT WILL DRIVE FINE. OTHER TIMES THE REMOTE WILL NOT WORK THE LOCKS, IT WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEM SELVE...
Mileage: 142,356
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS ON DASH OR WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. AFTER GETTING IT STOPPED AND RESTARTING IT WILL DRIVE FINE. OTHER TIMES THE REMOTE WILL NOT WORK THE LOCKS, IT WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEM SELVE...
Mileage: 142,356
TAKATA RECALL I LEASED MY DODGE NITRO IN 2007 AND DECIDED TO BUY IT OUT DUE TO OVER MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. ISSUES WITH THIS CAR STARTED SLOWLY AND ESCALATED OVER TIME. MY TIRES LOST AIR CONSTANTLY. NEW TIRES DIDN'T HELP. WINTER I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN ALL TIRES ONCE A WEEK. POSSIBLY DUE TO RIMS. WHEN ...
Mileage: 110,396
TAKATA RECALL I LEASED MY DODGE NITRO IN 2007 AND DECIDED TO BUY IT OUT DUE TO OVER MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. ISSUES WITH THIS CAR STARTED SLOWLY AND ESCALATED OVER TIME. MY TIRES LOST AIR CONSTANTLY. NEW TIRES DIDN'T HELP. WINTER I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN ALL TIRES ONCE A WEEK. POSSIBLY DUE TO RIMS. WHEN ...
Mileage: 110,396
TAKATA RECALL I LEASED MY DODGE NITRO IN 2007 AND DECIDED TO BUY IT OUT DUE TO OVER MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. ISSUES WITH THIS CAR STARTED SLOWLY AND ESCALATED OVER TIME. MY TIRES LOST AIR CONSTANTLY. NEW TIRES DIDN'T HELP. WINTER I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN ALL TIRES ONCE A WEEK. POSSIBLY DUE TO RIMS. WHEN ...
Mileage: 110,396
TAKATA RECALL I LEASED MY DODGE NITRO IN 2007 AND DECIDED TO BUY IT OUT DUE TO OVER MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. ISSUES WITH THIS CAR STARTED SLOWLY AND ESCALATED OVER TIME. MY TIRES LOST AIR CONSTANTLY. NEW TIRES DIDN'T HELP. WINTER I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN ALL TIRES ONCE A WEEK. POSSIBLY DUE TO RIMS. WHEN ...
Mileage: 110,396
WHETHER DRIVING, SITTING STILL, OR THE VEHICLE NOT BEING USED, THE HORN RANDOMLY BEEPS.
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEA...
Mileage: 99,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEA...
Mileage: 99,000
THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WHEEL JUST FELL OFF AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY IT DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT SHE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT JUST FELL OFF AS SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM THE CITY STREET. DANBURY DODGE REFUSES TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG SAYING IT IS OUT OF I...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE POWER LOCK FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ATTEMPTED REMOTELY OR MANUALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAIL...
Mileage: 124,000
THE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE NEW REPLACEMENT HANDLE BROKE. I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN MY DOOR. IF I EVER GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED.
Mileage: 70,000
EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK THE PUMP AT THE GAS STATION SHUTS OFF BUT I HAVE FUEL THAT BURPS BACK OUT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THESE CARS IS THAT THERE IS A FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE ON THE GAS TANK TO PREVENT FIRES/EXPLOSIONS IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT THAT IS DEFECTIVE. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF ...
HORN STARTS BLOWING FOR NO REASON REGARDLESS OF IT RUNNING OR PARKED. HAZARD FLASHERS ACTIVATING FOR NO REASON. ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING, LIMITED SLIP LIGHTS FLASHING. HEADLIGHTS FLASHING OFF AND ON
Mileage: 77,000
2007 DODGE NITRO SLT - CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT THE VEHICLE LISTED, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WILL GO INTO A STATE WHERE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE CAUSES MULTIPLE ODD THINGS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY HAPPEN: LOUD CLICKING NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEADLIGHTS / TAIL LIGHTS ...
Mileage: 101,000
2007 DODGE NITRO SLT - CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT THE VEHICLE LISTED, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WILL GO INTO A STATE WHERE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE CAUSES MULTIPLE ODD THINGS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY HAPPEN: LOUD CLICKING NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEADLIGHTS / TAIL LIGHTS ...
Mileage: 101,000
2007 DODGE NITRO SLT - CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT THE VEHICLE LISTED, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WILL GO INTO A STATE WHERE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE CAUSES MULTIPLE ODD THINGS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY HAPPEN: LOUD CLICKING NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEADLIGHTS / TAIL LIGHTS ...
Mileage: 101,000
WHEN DRIVING, OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN IN AN AREA THAT I CAN STOP AND RESTART BUT THE STEERING IS LOCKED UP SO I CAN'T MOVE THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY SCARED THAT IT WILL DO IT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND I WILL BE HIT AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY.
Mileage: 85,000
WHEN DRIVING, OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN IN AN AREA THAT I CAN STOP AND RESTART BUT THE STEERING IS LOCKED UP SO I CAN'T MOVE THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY SCARED THAT IT WILL DO IT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND I WILL BE HIT AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY.
Mileage: 85,000
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE, PRESSURE USED TO OPEN DOOR NOT MUCH, ONLY WHAT IS NEEDED TO TRIP THE LATCH AND OPEN. HAD TO LOWER WINDOW AND USE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO GET OUT, REMOVED PANEL FROM FRONT AND BACK DOORS, MOVED THE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO THE FRONT FOR A QUICK TEMPORARY ...
Mileage: 97,500
APPROX. THE WEEK OF JUNE 9,2015, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, ANTI SKID LIGHT ETC. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO LOCAL AUTO SHOP,THEY ORDERED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO SYNC. THEY TOOK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PROGRAM. WHEN I PICKED UP, LIGHTS ON DASH STILL ALL ON...
APPROX. THE WEEK OF JUNE 9,2015, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, ANTI SKID LIGHT ETC. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO LOCAL AUTO SHOP,THEY ORDERED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO SYNC. THEY TOOK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PROGRAM. WHEN I PICKED UP, LIGHTS ON DASH STILL ALL ON...
APPROX. THE WEEK OF JUNE 9,2015, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, ANTI SKID LIGHT ETC. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO LOCAL AUTO SHOP,THEY ORDERED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO SYNC. THEY TOOK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PROGRAM. WHEN I PICKED UP, LIGHTS ON DASH STILL ALL ON...
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING SINCE THEN AND CHIMES EVERY FEW MINUTES.
Mileage: 129,511
STOPPED FOR GAS, AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. NO LIGHTS, NO SOUND OF ANY KIND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN.THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE STARTER BUT I'M SURE IT WAS THE TOTAL POWER INTERFACE MODULE.
Mileage: 4,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 132,000
THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WONT TURN OFF AND TURN ON, AND TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN YOU USE THE TURN SIGNAL, OR THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHENEVER THIS RANDOM SITUATION OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT START. THE STARTER TURNS BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT KICK OVER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE B...
Mileage: 25,000
THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WONT TURN OFF AND TURN ON, AND TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN YOU USE THE TURN SIGNAL, OR THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHENEVER THIS RANDOM SITUATION OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT START. THE STARTER TURNS BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT KICK OVER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE B...
Mileage: 25,000
THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WONT TURN OFF AND TURN ON, AND TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN YOU USE THE TURN SIGNAL, OR THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHENEVER THIS RANDOM SITUATION OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT START. THE STARTER TURNS BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT KICK OVER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE B...
Mileage: 25,000
CONFUSED WITH DIFFERENT INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACEMENT / REPAIR OF THE DRIVESHAFT OR BOOT. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CORRECT... REPLACE THE WHOLE DRIVESHAFT REPLACE JUST THE BOOT ONE MECHANIC SAYS THE SHAFT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS FROM THE TRANSFER CASE TO THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS THIS...
ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015. WHILE DRIVING ON THE 605 NORTH IN THE #2 LANE. I NOTICED MY CAR TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT STRAIGHT TO HOT. I SLOWED DOWN AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PROCEEDED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BY SAFELY PASSING INTO THE NEXT LANES WHILE OTHER CARS WERE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED LIMITS. ONCE ...
Mileage: 130,370
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB, THE LOCKS FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE DO...
Mileage: 107,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB, THE LOCKS FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE DO...
Mileage: 107,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS AND THE HATCH DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE M...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS AND THE HATCH DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE M...
Mileage: 190,000
DROVE VEHICLE THROUGH A PARKING AREA FOR ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN ALL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDSHIELD WASHERS, RADIO, ALARM, AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS TURNED ON OR ENGAGED. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, REMOVED THE KEYS, BUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS, SYSTEMS, ALARM, ET...
Mileage: 82,000
DURING ACCELERATION, PEDAL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE SPEED. VEHICLE DECELERATED ON INTERSTATE, POSING AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. SINCE, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE. ONCE IT WOULDN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 35, AND THE SECOND TIME IT ...
Mileage: 107,000
DURING ACCELERATION, PEDAL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE SPEED. VEHICLE DECELERATED ON INTERSTATE, POSING AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. SINCE, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE. ONCE IT WOULDN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 35, AND THE SECOND TIME IT ...
Mileage: 107,000
DURING ACCELERATION, PEDAL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE SPEED. VEHICLE DECELERATED ON INTERSTATE, POSING AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. SINCE, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE. ONCE IT WOULDN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 35, AND THE SECOND TIME IT ...
Mileage: 107,000
WHEN FILLING TANK WITH GAS, FUEL WILL SPEW BACK OUT SPLASHING ALL OVER PERSON, GROUND AND SURROUNDINGS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN FUELING IS COMPLETE AND YOU ARE REMOVING THE NOZZLE AFTER THE NOZZLE IS SHUT OFF.. THE BACK SPLASHIS SO VIOLENT, GAS WILL SPLASH INTO YOUR EYES. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AND THE LAST TIME WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER 2014. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE STALLS, MY BRAKES LOCK UP AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOOSES POWER WITH THE REST OF MY CAR EXCEPT MY RADIO. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY BECAUSE I AM PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS IN DANGE...
Mileage: 81,000
DOOR LOCKS HAVE RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. THE KEY FOB AND INTERIOR BUTTONS WILL UNLOCK ALL DOORS AND TRUNK BUT RANDOMLY WILL NOT LOCK. WHEN USING THE KEY FOB, THE HORN BEEPS AND HEADLIGHTS FLASH BUT THE DOORS DO NOT ACTUALLY LOCK. AT TIMES THE DOORS STILL DO NOT LOCK EVEN AFTER DRIVING AT 15MPH, WHE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO WORK AND THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 80,000
I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE NITRO WITH 57334 KMS. ON MY FIRST REFUELING I WAS ALMOST SOAKED IN GASOLINE BECAUSE OF WHAT I DETERMINED LATER AS A FACTORY FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. THE HOSE CLICKS OFF AS THE TANK IS FULL BUT THEN THE GASOLINE GUSHES OUT ALL OVER THE VEHICLE & GROUND. THE...
Mileage: 57,750
WAS COMING HOME FROM SHOPPING MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN CAR WAS STARTING T O SPRINKLE SO WENT TO TURN THEM ON AND NOTHING CAME ON RADIO ALSO QUIT WORKING CAME HOME IMM EDIATELY BE A Y SEE IF IT RAINED ANY HARDER WOULD BY BE ABLE TO SEE. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
MY NITRO WAS BROKE INTO AND THE ALARM DID NOT ALERT ME. NOW THE ALARM GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DOORS LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AND HORN CHIRPS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT I HAD AN AFTER MARKET SUNROOF AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. BUT READING EVER...
MY 2007 DODGE NITRO WOULDN'T CRANK. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE GPS, WELL I PAID TO GET THAT FIXED AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING.. SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHOM TOLD ME IT WAS THE BATTERY.. OK I GOT THAT FIXED AND WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ...
FIRST THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL A LITTLE THEN THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER POWER SWITCH STARTED SMOKING AND SMOLDERED SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE DODGE AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SWITCH. THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE. RESTARTED VEHICLE TO GO TO...
Mileage: 187,000
MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THE CAR UNLOCKS BY ITSELF, TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND DRAINING THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY AND IS VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THE CAR UNLOCKS BY ITSELF, TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND DRAINING THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY AND IS VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS GARAGED , WELL MAINTAINED, AND SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NO HISTORY OF ABUSE, OR AUTO ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HANDS YESTERDAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE PARKED VEHICLE. THIS I...
Mileage: 79,000
BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS CAME OFF THE TRACK TWICE IN ABOUT 12 MONTHS, REPLACED MOTOR, STILL DID IT. EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE CAR AND GROUND. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH SOME OF THE TIME. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF, VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX! *T...
BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS CAME OFF THE TRACK TWICE IN ABOUT 12 MONTHS, REPLACED MOTOR, STILL DID IT. EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE CAR AND GROUND. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH SOME OF THE TIME. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF, VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX! *T...
BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS CAME OFF THE TRACK TWICE IN ABOUT 12 MONTHS, REPLACED MOTOR, STILL DID IT. EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE CAR AND GROUND. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH SOME OF THE TIME. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF, VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX! *T...
PULLED ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND IT SNAPPED OFF. HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NOT A VERY SAFE OPTION. I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, PERHAPS A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT OUT. IT IS A PRICEY FIX AT THE DEALER. MY CAR IS IN ...
Mileage: 75,497
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER WORKED LIKE IT SHOULD, EVEN WHEN NEW, THE ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCHES AND POWER DOOR LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT, AND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN POOR WORKMANSHIP AND POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS (PLASTIC) RENDERING THEM USELESS. THESE ARE ALL KNOW...
Mileage: 60,000
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER WORKED LIKE IT SHOULD, EVEN WHEN NEW, THE ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCHES AND POWER DOOR LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT, AND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN POOR WORKMANSHIP AND POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS (PLASTIC) RENDERING THEM USELESS. THESE ARE ALL KNOW...
Mileage: 60,000
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER WORKED LIKE IT SHOULD, EVEN WHEN NEW, THE ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCHES AND POWER DOOR LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT, AND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN POOR WORKMANSHIP AND POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS (PLASTIC) RENDERING THEM USELESS. THESE ARE ALL KNOW...
Mileage: 60,000
ESP CAN NOT BE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WHEN I NEED TO PULL THE BOAT OFF A SLIP, IT ACTIVATES WHEN WHEELS SPIN OR BEGINS TO SLIDE APPLYING THE REAR BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY. ALSO WHEN I AM IN 4X4 AND SPINNING IN THE MUD IT ALSO DOES THE SAME RESULTING IN ALMOST GETTING STUCK OR GE...
Mileage: 79,000
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED, THAT THE FRONT AND BACK DOME LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURS AND WHEN HE IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE HAS TO DETACH THE BATTERY TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. THE ALARM GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BATTER...
Mileage: 55,000
DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERABLE FROM DOOR PANELS AND KEY FOB. POWER LOCKS COULD NO LONGER BE USED FROM EITHER. WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TIPM, WOULD HAVE TO BE FIXED WITH DEALERSHIP. IN READING COMPLAINTS HERE, AS WELL AS MANY FORUMS ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. RECOMMEND A RE...
Mileage: 77,780
DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERABLE FROM DOOR PANELS AND KEY FOB. POWER LOCKS COULD NO LONGER BE USED FROM EITHER. WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TIPM, WOULD HAVE TO BE FIXED WITH DEALERSHIP. IN READING COMPLAINTS HERE, AS WELL AS MANY FORUMS ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. RECOMMEND A RE...
Mileage: 77,780
I STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER BACKING UP, I PUT IT IN PARK. I THEN TRIED TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE, AND THE SHIFTER LOCK WOULDN'T RELEASE. (IT NORMALLY RELEASES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.) AFTER A FEW TRIES, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNI...
Mileage: 89,000
I STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER BACKING UP, I PUT IT IN PARK. I THEN TRIED TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE, AND THE SHIFTER LOCK WOULDN'T RELEASE. (IT NORMALLY RELEASES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.) AFTER A FEW TRIES, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNI...
Mileage: 89,000
FUEL SPILLS FROM FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE. FIRST HAPPENED A WEEK OR SO AFTER PURCHASING USED. WENT OUT ON A FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WORKED AGAIN BEFORE I COULD GET INTO SHOP ON MONDAY. WORKED FINE FOR TWO MONTHS UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK VIA KEY FOB OR DOOR BUTTON. MUST UNLOCK DRIVER ...
Mileage: 94,000
POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE. FIRST HAPPENED A WEEK OR SO AFTER PURCHASING USED. WENT OUT ON A FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WORKED AGAIN BEFORE I COULD GET INTO SHOP ON MONDAY. WORKED FINE FOR TWO MONTHS UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK VIA KEY FOB OR DOOR BUTTON. MUST UNLOCK DRIVER ...
Mileage: 94,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 50,000
WENT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST POPPED. COMPLETELY BROKEN, HAD TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW OPEN THE DOOR ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP THEN TURN OFF THE VEHICLE JUST TO GET OUT. I HAVE HAD TO DO THIS FOR THE PAST WEEK. I DID NOTHING OUT OF THE NORMAL AN...
Mileage: 93,000
BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. CANNOT GET OUT OF CAR ON EITHER SIDE!!!!! *JS
Mileage: 50,230
I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO GO TO WORK. WHERE THE HANDLE CONNECTS SNAPPED IN HALF. MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING ON DODGE NITRO'S AND IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. HANDLES HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE HAS YET TO BE A RECALL. --> ISSUE INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.NITROFORUMZ.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=28816. *TR
WHEN I CAME BACK FROM PICKING UP LUNCH TODAY, I PARKED MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT. THE HANDLE ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. AFTER LOOKING UP SOME INFORMATION ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF THE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT...
Mileage: 67,000
I WENT TO EXIT MY VEHICLE AND THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED. I WAS NOT USING EXCESSIVE FORCE, OR ANY EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
TOWARDS THE END OF FUELING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
UPON TRYING TO EXIT MY PARKED VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE RIGHT OFF WHEN I PULLED ON IT TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE WINDOWS FAIL OR IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF A CRASH IN WHICH QUICK EXIT WAS IMPORTANT, I WOULD BE TRAPPED IN MY VEHICLE. FROM WH...
Mileage: 74,800
UPON TRYING TO EXIT MY PARKED VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE RIGHT OFF WHEN I PULLED ON IT TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE WINDOWS FAIL OR IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF A CRASH IN WHICH QUICK EXIT WAS IMPORTANT, I WOULD BE TRAPPED IN MY VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I...
Mileage: 74,800
WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, GAS SPITS OUT. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
WENT ON A TRIP ABOUT 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN WE GOT THERE THE NEXT DAY MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS LOW. EVERY DAY SENSE THEN I HAVE HAD TO PUT AIR IN MY TIRE. TOOK IT TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND MY RIM HAD CRACKED ON THE INSIDE THEY SAID I MUST HAVE IT A POT HOLE ON THE TRIP. I HOW EVER WAS THE ON...
Mileage: 54,000
I JUST BOUGHT MY NITRO BUT EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK IT WILL CLICK OFF AT THE NOZZLE BUT THEN I GET GAS SPEWING BACK OUT! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW AT TWO DIFFERENT PUMPS AT TWO DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. IT SCARED ME VERY MUCH AND IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD! MY NITRO IS NO LONGER UNDER WARR...
Mileage: 58,648
I JUST BOUGHT MY NITRO BUT EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK IT WILL CLICK OFF AT THE NOZZLE BUT THEN I GET GAS SPEWING BACK OUT! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW AT TWO DIFFERENT PUMPS AT TWO DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. IT SCARED ME VERY MUCH AND IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD! MY NITRO IS NO LONGER UNDER WARR...
Mileage: 58,648
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE THE GAS OVERFLOWS ONTO THE CAR AND GAS STATION GROUND. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR A FIRE TO START. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL EAT THE PAINT OFF BY THE FILL UP AS WELL. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
HAD TO MAKE A BANK DEPOSIT ON/AROUND THE EVENING OF 08/15/12. WHEN I LEFT MY HOME AND TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, I NOTICED THAT THE AIR WAS BLOWING COOL, BUT NOT COLD (ALTHOUGH THE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT THE COLDEST SETTING). AT FIRST I DID NOT PUT MUCH THOUGHT INTO IT BECAUSE IT WAS A HOT AND...
Mileage: 62,000
TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIRS IN REGARDS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL IN JANUARY 2013. TRUSTING THAT BERGERON DODGE TOOK CARE OF THE RECALLED ISSUE; I NEVER EXPECTED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. ON THE MORNING OF FRIDAY, MAY 3, DURING MY COMMUTE TO WORK, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP...
Mileage: 72,000
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH NEAR 16,700 MILES. SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT, WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS OVERFLOWING ON THE 2007 DODGE NITRO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK. THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVE...
Mileage: 16,700
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I ALLOW THE PUMP NOZZLE AUTO STOP. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS WITH DIFFERENT PUMPS TO SEE IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. MADE NO DIFFERENCE, IT OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME. THE PUMP DOES KICK OFF AND STOP, BUT THE GAS COMES POURING OUT ABOUT A SECOND LATER. NOT ONLY IS T...
Mileage: 75,000
EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY 07 DODGE NITRO THE GAS OVER FLOWS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND EVERY ONE I GO TO THIS STILL HAPPENS. I EVEN TRIED FILLING SLOWER AND IT STILL OCCURRED. THIS IS GETTING VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I USUALLY END UP FULL OF GASOLINE WHEN ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC ABS CONTROL MODULE CAUSED A DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UPHILL. IN ADDITION, BOTH REARVIEW MIRRORS EXHIBITED A BLIND SPOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 73,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC ABS CONTROL MODULE CAUSED A DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UPHILL. IN ADDITION, BOTH REARVIEW MIRRORS EXHIBITED A BLIND SPOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 73,700
A MONTH AGO STARTED HEARING A HIGH PITCH WHISTLING SOUND. GOT LOUDER AS I ACCELERATED, NOW A CONSTANT SOUND. DRIVING AT 2,000 RPM IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FALLING APART AND DEBRIS GOT INTO THE FLUID AND UP INTO P...
Mileage: 125,000
A MONTH AGO STARTED HEARING A HIGH PITCH WHISTLING SOUND. GOT LOUDER AS I ACCELERATED, NOW A CONSTANT SOUND. DRIVING AT 2,000 RPM IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FALLING APART AND DEBRIS GOT INTO THE FLUID AND UP INTO P...
Mileage: 125,000
WHEN I FILLED UP MY TANK & PULLED THE NOZZLE OUT GAS OVERFLOWED OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AT TWO DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE...
Mileage: 87,000
EVERY TIME I FUEL MY 2007 DODGE NITRO WITH GASOLINE IT OVER FILLS AND POURS ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF MY SUV AND ALL OVER THE GROUND AND SPLASHING GASOLINE ALL OVER ME. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL IS LOOSE. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL WITH...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL IS LOOSE. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL WITH...
Mileage: 80,000
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RATCHET ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND I WAS TOLD THERE 77 CUSTOMERS WAITING FOR THE PART AHEAD OF ME. THIS IS ONE DODGE DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT WHEN PARKING ON ANY TYPE OF GRADE TI TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 35,000
THE DODGE NITRO CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY FILLED WITH FUEL. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE FUELING STATIONS IN MULTIPLE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AT EVERY ONE OF THOSE THE FUEL OVER FLOWS FROM THE FILLER NECK SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND ALL OVER ITS OPERATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND AN ENVIRONMENT...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WOULD SPEW OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING TO CAPACITY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE CHECK VALVE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...
Mileage: 55,000
COME OUTSIDE KEYS IN HAND AND MY TRUCK IS RUNNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL DISPLAYS ARE LIT UP AND NO THERE IS NOT AN AUTO START ON MY VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL RECENTLY THAT THE TIPM MODULE IS THE PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY BECAUSE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOE...
Mileage: 20,000
DRIVERS DOOR MASTER AUTOMATIC LOCKS SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE. BURNED THE DOOR WELL, REMOVED THE SWITCH AFTERWARDS AND IT STILL ARCS WHEN PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE AGAIN. DODGE NOTIFIED AND TECH CHECKED VEHICLE AND FILED A REPORT ON OR ABOUT 4/19/2012. NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH...
Mileage: 125,000
DRIVERS DOOR MASTER AUTOMATIC LOCKS SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE. BURNED THE DOOR WELL, REMOVED THE SWITCH AFTERWARDS AND IT STILL ARCS WHEN PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE AGAIN. DODGE NOTIFIED AND TECH CHECKED VEHICLE AND FILED A REPORT ON OR ABOUT 4/19/2012. NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH...
Mileage: 125,000
I HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN FUELING MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT TOP OFF. WHEN THE AUTO SHUT OFF ON THE HOSE CLICKS, GAS WILL SHOOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME IF I DON'T STOP THE FUEL BEFORE I KNOW IT IS ALMOST FULL. BECAUSE OF THIS BACK FLUSH OF FUEL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON ...
Mileage: 40,000
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED APART, BREAKING THE PLASTIC HANDLE CLOSE TO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR WHERE IN CONNECTS. *TR
THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE COMPRESSOR DOES NOT EVEN COME ON. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE COMPRESSOR DOES NOT EVEN COME ON. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED UNTIL AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY WITH FORCE...
Mileage: 51,000
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AT EVERY FILLUP. *JS
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THEN WILL SUDDENLY LOOSEN UP AND APPLY HARD BRAKES. THE SEAT BELTS ACT UP. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE BREAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE. THE ENGINE REVS AND HESITAT...
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THEN WILL SUDDENLY LOOSEN UP AND APPLY HARD BRAKES. THE SEAT BELTS ACT UP. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE BREAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE. THE ENGINE REVS AND HESITAT...
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THEN WILL SUDDENLY LOOSEN UP AND APPLY HARD BRAKES. THE SEAT BELTS ACT UP. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE BREAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE. THE ENGINE REVS AND HESITAT...
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THEN WILL SUDDENLY LOOSEN UP AND APPLY HARD BRAKES. THE SEAT BELTS ACT UP. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE BREAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE. THE ENGINE REVS AND HESITAT...
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THEN WILL SUDDENLY LOOSEN UP AND APPLY HARD BRAKES. THE SEAT BELTS ACT UP. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE BREAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE. THE ENGINE REVS AND HESITAT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS DEFECTIVE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTA...
Mileage: 61,000
WHEN I FILLED MY GAS TANK AND THE FUEL NOZZLE HAD SHUT OFF GAS OVERFLOWED AND SPILLED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS DO TO A DEFECTIVE AIR VENT IN THE FUEL TANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIR VENT IN THE FUEL TANK IS TO PROTECT THE GAS TANK FROM EXPLODING DURING A VEHICLE ROLL ...
Mileage: 62,000
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE(PLASTIC) .POOR HANDLE DESIGN. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE WITHOUT UNLOCKING DOOR MANUALLY AND PUTTING DOWN WINDOW AND UNLOCKING FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE. SAFETY ISSUE IN A ACCIDENT. REPORTED TO DODGE TO CHECK IF RECALL WAS IN AFFECT. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT. *TR
2007 DODGE NITRO, FUEL SPILLS OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE. GASOLINE STATIONS PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF WON'T WORK WITH VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPLASHING OUT WHEN FULL. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
AS YOU ARE PUTTING GAS INTO THE FUEL TANK IT WILL OVERFLOW FROM FILLER SPOUT. THIS WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. GAS OVERFLOWING ON THE 2007 DODGE NITRO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE ...
Mileage: 35,000
I FILLED FUEL TANK AND USED THE AUTO FUEL FILL FEATURE AT THE FUEL PUMP THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND WHEN IT DID APPROX A QUART OF GAS CAME SPURTING OUT ALL OVER THE PAINT AND ONTO THE GROUND LEAVING A PUDDLE OF FUEL,TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD, BUT IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *...
Mileage: 51,272
I HAVE HAD MY 2007 DODGE NITRO FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES INSIDE THE VEHICLE ARE FAULTY AND CONTINUALLY FAIL. THEY BREAK AND BECOME INOPERABLE, LEAVING WHO EVER IS SITTING BY THE DOOR TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE...
2007 DODGE NITRO, FUEL SPILLS OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE. GASOLINE STATIONS PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF WON'T WORK WITH VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPLASHING OUT WHEN FULL. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNLESS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS DOOR BROKE LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVE WAS ABLE TO EXIT BY USE OF THE EXTERIOR HANDLE ON THE SAME DOOR BUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE IF THE WINDOW WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED BACK ONTO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Mileage: 30,000
I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO THE FUEL VALVE SYSTEM BEING A DEFECT. THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM SUCH AS WHEN YOUR PUMPING GAS IT IS OVERFLOWING DUE TO THE FUEL VALVE NOT WORKING PROPERLY LIKE IT SHOULD. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY REASON DUE TO IT SHUTS THE FUEL OFF I...
I AM HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COOLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES HEAT INSTEAD, THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK 4 OUT OF 7 DAYS A WEEK, THE TPM SIGNAL COMES ON EVERY FEW DAYS EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE FINE, AND THE WINDOWS DO NOT WOR...
Mileage: 60,000
I AM HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COOLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES HEAT INSTEAD, THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK 4 OUT OF 7 DAYS A WEEK, THE TPM SIGNAL COMES ON EVERY FEW DAYS EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE FINE, AND THE WINDOWS DO NOT WOR...
Mileage: 60,000
I AM HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COOLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES HEAT INSTEAD, THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK 4 OUT OF 7 DAYS A WEEK, THE TPM SIGNAL COMES ON EVERY FEW DAYS EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE FINE, AND THE WINDOWS DO NOT WOR...
Mileage: 60,000
GAS OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL MY CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND THAT THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, AND THUS THE GAS SPILLS OUT, AND YOUR CAR COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. I HAVE...
DURING REFUELING, WHETHER MANUAL SHUTOFF OR AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF, FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM FILLER NECK. THIS BEGAN ABOUT 27,000 MILES AND CONTINUES. SPILLED FUEL ON SKIN IS CAUSING IRRITATION. MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, SEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FORM MULTIPLE OWNERS OF SAME SAFETY FAILURE. SIG...
Mileage: 30,000
I OWN A DODGE NITRO R/T 4X4 AND SINCE FEBRUARY 2011, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, INCLUDING ON 09/16/11, WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME A NUISANCE AND IS BEGINNING TO BE A GRAVE DANGER. *TR
I OWN A DODGE NITRO R/T 4X4 AND SINCE FEBRUARY 2011, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, INCLUDING ON 09/16/11, WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME A NUISANCE AND IS BEGINNING TO BE A GRAVE DANGER. *TR
I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. I PARK IT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS EVERY NIGHT, THE ALARM HAS BEEN GOING OFF UNTIL I DISARM IT MANUALLY FROM MY KEY FOB. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? *TR
WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF. IT HAS SPEWED GASOLINE ALL OVER ME, THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HOPE THEY DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED IN A FIRE IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
AS YOU ARE PUTTING GAS INTO THE FUEL TANK IT WILL OVERFLOW FROM FILLER SPOUT AND SPILL OUT CAUSING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THIS WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. GAS OVERFLOWING ON THE 2007 DODGE NITRO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY...
Mileage: 58,000
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK. AUTO SHUT OFF DOES NOT WORK. GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 60,000
2007 DODGE NITRO, FUEL SPILLS OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE. GASOLINE STATIONS PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF WON'T WORK WITH VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPLASHING OUT WHEN FULL. FROM INVESTIGATION OF OTHER INCIDENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE T...
Mileage: 40,200
2007 DODGE NITRO, FUEL SPILLS OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE. GASOLINE STATIONS PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF WON'T WORK WITH VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPLASHING OUT WHEN FULL. FROM INVESTIGATION OF OTHER INCIDENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE T...
Mileage: 40,200
REGARDLESS OF WHICH STATION I USE, GAS OVERFLOWS FROM MY TANK EVERY TIME I REFUEL. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS, I HAVE TO STOP FUELING BECAUSE IT NEVER AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. I'VE READ BLOGS & TALKED TO OTHER DODGE NITRO AND JEEP OWNERS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS DAMAG...
GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES ,ALL 4 TIRES SPLIT ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL,AT 30,000 MILES,ON A 2007 DODGE NITRO.TIRE SIZE 235/65/17. *TT
Mileage: 30,000
2007 DODGE NITRO 4 X 4 - WHEN FILLING WITH FUEL A PROBLEM IN THE GAS TANK AND OR FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY MAKES SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF FUEL SPILL, AND IN SOME CASES UNDER FORCE, SPRAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MEASURING CUPS IS THE GENERAL AMOUNT. FUEL SPILLS ON VEHICLE, GAS FILLER NOZZ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS FILLER NECK DID NOT DETECT WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE...
2007 DODGE NITRO-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-PARKING BRAKE FAILURE: VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR PARKING BRAKE FAILING TO ENGAGE. DEALER FINDS THAT ALL PARKING BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE RUSTED AND FROZEN. DEALER STATES APPEARS PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER ENGAGED. DEALER STATES ISSUE HAS CAUSED RUST TO FORM ON INSI...
Mileage: 54,000
2007 DODGE NITRO-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-PARKING BRAKE FAILURE: VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR PARKING BRAKE FAILING TO ENGAGE. DEALER FINDS THAT ALL PARKING BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE RUSTED AND FROZEN. DEALER STATES APPEARS PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER ENGAGED. DEALER STATES ISSUE HAS CAUSED RUST TO FORM ON INSI...
Mileage: 54,000
WHEN FUELING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO, THE FUEL KICKS BACK AND SPILLS OUT ON CAR AND MYSELF, NO MATTER HOW SLOW U PUT FUEL INTO VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FUEL VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND FUEL STATION SHOULD SOMEONE CAUSE A SPARK TO IGNITE THIS FUEL SPILL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT INDICATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSO...
Mileage: 55,000
2007 DODGE NITRO, 3.7L ENGINE, 4WD - EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK WITH GAS, BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER. I'VE READ ABOUT THE JEEP LIBERTY AND OTHER DODGE NITRO'S DOING THE SAME THING. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, FILLING SLOWLY, ETC. ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT. ...
Mileage: 100,000
2007 DODGE NITRO - 83,000 MILES - DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS MADE EXITING THE VEHICLE SLOW AND DIFFICULT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. YOU HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW UNLOCK THE DOOR AND OPERATE THE OUTSIDE DOOR H...
Mileage: 83,430
2007 DODGE NITRO - 83,000 MILES - DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS MADE EXITING THE VEHICLE SLOW AND DIFFICULT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. YOU HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW UNLOCK THE DOOR AND OPERATE THE OUTSIDE DOOR H...
Mileage: 83,430
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW AND ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE A ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE...
Mileage: 30,000
WHEN OUR 2007 DODGE NITRO IS FUELED UP IT OVER FLOWS OUT OF THE GAS TANK NECK. WHEN FUELING THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF AS IT SHOULD BUT THEN APPROXIMATELY A QUART OF GAS WILL COME SHOOTING OUT OF THE GAS TANK NECK AND WITH THIS AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLING IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS S...
Mileage: 32,576
MY NITRO SPEWS GAS ALL OVER WHEN I AM FILLING IT TOO. TALKED TO DEALER,THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE PUMP. NOT THE CASE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY, MANY DIFFERENT PUMPS. CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY THREW ANOTHER STORY AT ME THAT WAS A TOTAL LIE. EVERYTIME I FILL UP IF I DON'T LISTEN CLOSE ENOUG...
Mileage: 50,000
HI I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE NITRO IN 2007, I HAVE NOT HAD MANY ISSUES A FEW MINOR ONES NO BIGGIE. BUT RECENTLY THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY. IT WAS GETTING ME AGGRAVATED. EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID NO EVERYT...
Mileage: 44,651
I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4, BOUGHT IT IN 2010 SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FILLING THE TANK. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I WOULD FILL THE TANK TO THE POINT THAT THE PUMP SHUTS OFF I WOULD HAVE FUEL SHOOT BACK OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. EXCUSE BUT DO WE NO...
Mileage: 30,000
2007 DODGE NITRO GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME TANK IS FILLED. WHEN FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF SEVERAL SECONDS LATER 1/2 GALLON TO 1 GALLON OF FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE CAR AND GROUND. CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS A CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT DODGE WILL NOT COVER. ...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. IT SPEWS GAS EVERYWHERE, GETTING ON ME AND THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
Mileage: 41,706
FUEL SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 47,000. NOW AT 68,000 IT IS STILL DOING IT. I HAVE TO GUESS WHEN TO STOP FUELING. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN FUEL SPILLS ONTO THE...
Mileage: 47,000
WHEN FUELING VEHICLE, GASOLINE WILL ALWAYS SQUIRT OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE. THIS IS A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. I HAVE TO PUT MY EAR DOWN NEXT TO THE FILLER TO HEAR WHEN THE TANK IS GETTING CLOSE TO FULL, AND HOPEFULLY SHUT THE PUMP OFF BEFORE IT SPEWS GAS ALL OVER SIDE O...
Mileage: 25,000
WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS EVERY TIME THAT I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK, GAS WOULD START POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMP SO I WENT TO SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS AND EVERY TIME, GAS CAME OUT. THE WARRANTY FOR MY TRUCK JUST RECENTLY WENT UP AND I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO ...
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS 29 K MILES ON IT EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT ABOUT A HALF A GALLON OF GAS FROM THE NECK OF THE TANK LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE IN THE TANK THIS SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR I HAVE READ OF ABOUT 1 TO 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WHEN IS D...
Mileage: 27,863
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AS WELL AS ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ...
2007 DODGE NITRO R/T OVERFLOW ON GAS TANK SPILL QUART OF FUEL ON EACH FILLUP. I UNDERSTAND THE TANK HAS A FAULTY CUTOFF INSIDE THE TANK WHICH MALFUNCTIONS. THAT MEANS IN THE EVENT OF A ROLL OVER IT WILL RELEASE FUEL WHICH INCREASES PROBABILITY OF FIRE/DEATHS. DODGE IS REPLACING TANK ON VEHICLES U...
Mileage: 60,000
I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO AND HAVE FOR 3 YEARS. GAS OVERFLOWS FROM THE GAS TANK EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT MY 2007 DODGE NITRO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. I HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (INTO A PILE OF SNOW). *TR
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT MY 2007 DODGE NITRO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. I HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (INTO A PILE OF SNOW). *TR
I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO WITH 47,000 MILES THAT RECENTLY EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK, GAS WILL SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE IS BEING HELD OR IF YOU SET IT TO FILL AUTOMATICALLY. AS SOON AS THE GAS STOPS PUMPING, YOU CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A BURPING ...
Mileage: 47,000
EVERY TIME I GET FUEL THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF, AND THEN FUEL WILL POUR OUT OF THE FUEL FILLING AREA. IT *TR
Mileage: 31,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR AND IT BROKE OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED THE HANDLE SHE NOTICED THAT IT WAS MOLDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ORDERED THE PART ONLINE TO...
Mileage: 64,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE GASOLINE SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING WHILE SHE ADDED FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL WOULD OVER FLOW AND NOT INDICATE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS R...
Mileage: 30,990
UPON FUELING UP MY GAS TANK, THE NOZZLE WILL CLICK OFF AND THEN ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF GAS COMES RUSHING OFF. *TR
Mileage: 65,126
LAST FRIDAY EVENING I LEFT DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS HEADED NORTH TO THE SUBARBS AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPX 1 HR WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 35 DEGREES THAT EVENING. I PARKED MY 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 IN THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, LOCKED IT WITH THE REMOTE DOORLOCK, AND WENT INSIDE. APPX. 1 HR AND 35 MINUT...
EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO FILL THE GAS TANK, THE PUMP DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL. GASOLINE OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE CAR'S FILL TUBE, DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. I AM NOT FORCING GAS INTO THE TANK. I AM ONLY ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK AS I HAVE DONE FOR MA...
Mileage: 44,000
FAILURE OF TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS ON DODGE NITRO. THE VALVE STEMS ON MY NITRO ARE FATIGUED AND ARE BREAKING APART. I HAVE HAD TWO REPLACED AND FEAR ONE OF THE ORIGINAL STEMS REMAINING WILL POSSIBLY BLOW WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED CAUSING A CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 35,704
I HAVE HAD MY LUGGAGE RACK/RAIL BAR REPLACED OVER TEN TIMES BY DODGE. THEY NOW SAY WARRANTY IS UP. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THE PART SEEING THE RACK I HAVE NEVER USED COMES LOOSE AND BREAKS FROM WIND SPEED. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED TO THE OWNERS AND THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO...
Mileage: 23,080
SPLASH BACK OF GAS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. RUNS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE AND ONTO GROUND SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN DODGE SHOULD ADDRESS. CALLED THE COMPANY AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER [XXX] AND SENT ME TO DEALER TO HAVE MY 2007 NITRO CHECKED. DEALER FOUND GAS TANK CHECK VALVE STUCK CLOSED AND...
Mileage: 43,000
INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. HAD TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN TO EXIT VEHICLE. DISCOVERED THE PART WAS 100% PLASTIC. WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN IN AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. I REPAIRED BY ADDING A METAL CLASP TO THE PLASTIC. *TR
Mileage: 30,251
INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. HAD TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN TO EXIT VEHICLE. DISCOVERED THE PART WAS 100% PLASTIC. WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN IN AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. I REPAIRED BY ADDING A METAL CLASP TO THE PLASTIC. *TR
Mileage: 30,251
2007 DODGE NITRO. EVERY TIME WE REFUEL THE NITRO GASOLINE OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE FILL LINE, LEAVING GAS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE DODGE NITRO AND ON THE GROUND. WE USED OTHER GAS STATIONS PUMP NOZZLES AND STILL THE SAME,GAS EVERYWHERE. IT DON'T MATTER HOW FAST OR HOW SLOW YOU FUEL IT STILL OVERFLOWS. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
DRIVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO AND EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF (LIKE IT SHOULD) THEN WHEN I GO TO TAKE THE PUMP PUT GAS SHOOTS EVERYWHERE ON ME THE CAR AND GROUND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO "FILL MY TANK AT ALL I HAVE TO STOP WHEN I THINK IT MIGHT BE GETTING SEM...
DURING THE LAST MAJOR SNOW STORM I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BRAKE FAILURE AFTER TALKING TO A COWORKER HE SAID THAT SOMETIMES A LOT OF SNOW CAN MESS WITH THE BRAKES. HIS EXPLANATION SEEMED LOGICAL. ON 4/17/10 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STARTED COASTING TOWARDS TRAFFIC THAT JUST STARTED MOV...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, ONCE THE TANK IS FULL IT DOES NOT TRIGGER THE FUEL PUMP TO SHUT OFF AND GAS COMES SPEWING OUT OF THE TANK UNTIL YOU MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
WHEN FILLING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO UP WITH GAS, THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS ABOUT TO BE FULL, CAUSING GAS TO SPILL OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND GAS STATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR, I MENTIONED IT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, BUT THEY DID NOT LOOK INTO IT....
Mileage: 20,000
INTERIOR HAZING OF THE HEADLAMP LENSES. BOTH REPLACED AT 16,000, RIGHT SIDE REPLACED AGAIN AT 30,000, LEFT SIDE STARTING TO SHOW SLIGHT SIGNS OF SAME PROBLEM AT 33,000. *TR
I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM CORTEZ, CO IN SEPTEMBER 2007. WITHIN A WEEK OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS PARKED ON A SMALL INCLINE, PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. I HAD TO KEEP MY FO...
Mileage: 35,400
I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM CORTEZ, CO IN SEPTEMBER 2007. WITHIN A WEEK OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS PARKED ON A SMALL INCLINE, PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. I HAD TO KEEP MY FO...
Mileage: 35,400
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO SLT 4 X 4 AND EVERYTIME I FILL IT WITH GAS, THE GAS PUMP CLICKS AND THEN GAS COMES SHOOTING OUT AND RUNS ALL DOWN MY CAR. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MID JANUARY 2010 AND IT HAS HAPPENED EVERYTIME I FILL MY TANK.
DEAR SIR: SINCE THE PAST YEAR 2009 I BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH MY NITRO 2007, TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO FIX THE GASCAP LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR THREE TIME AND NOW IT CAME UP WITH THE SAME THING AGAIN. ITS BEEN JUST TWO MONTHS FROM THE LAST T...
DEAR SIR: SINCE THE PAST YEAR 2009 I BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH MY NITRO 2007, TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO FIX THE GASCAP LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR THREE TIME AND NOW IT CAME UP WITH THE SAME THING AGAIN. ITS BEEN JUST TWO MONTHS FROM THE LAST T...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT CLOSING WHEN THE TANK BECAME FULL. THIS CAUSED THE FUEL TO SPILL BACK OUT BECAUSE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STA...
Mileage: 61,000
UNDER EXTREMES COLD CONDITIONS (10-20 DEGREES), THE WINDOW WASHER DOES NOT PUMP FLUID. LIMITED VISIBILITY OR NONE. LOCATION TAKE PLACE IN COLUMBUS OHIO FROM 1/3/2010 TO 1/13/2010. WASHER START WORKING WHEN TEMP GETS ABOVE FREEZING AND THE WASHER FLUID RAINX. *TR
Mileage: 19,820
UNDER EXTREMES COLD CONDITIONS (10-20 DEGREES), THE WINDOW WASHER DOES NOT PUMP FLUID. LIMITED VISIBILITY OR NONE. LOCATION TAKE PLACE IN COLUMBUS OHIO FROM 1/3/2010 TO 1/13/2010. WASHER START WORKING WHEN TEMP GETS ABOVE FREEZING AND THE WASHER FLUID RAINX. *TR
Mileage: 19,820
DODGE NITRO R/T PACKAGE (SPORT SUSPENSION AND 20 INCH TIRE/RIM). POOR HIGHWAY HANDLING ON BUMPS AT BRIDGE AND ROAD JOINT IF SPEEDS ARE GREATER THAN 60MPH; YOU WILL NOTICE LOSS OF GRIP AND MAY RESULT IN ROLL-OVER OR CRASH. HANDLING IS WORST WHEN ITS SLIPPERY OR WET CONDITIONS. I SLOW DOWN ON ALL B...
Mileage: 3,500
VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO SLT 3.7 V-6: WHEN FUELING UP THE GAS PUMP WOULD CLICK OFF AND GAS WOULD COME PUMPING OUT OF THE FUEL DOOR. TOOK MY NITRO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND AFTER 2 FAILED PREVIOUS REPAIRS DODGE REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND FOUND A ROLLOVER VALVE WAS STUCK WHICH CAUSES PRESSURE I...
Mileage: 35,000
IN COLD WEATHER, 4 TO 5 DEGREES AND COLDER, THE TIRES LOOSE PRESSURE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE VALVES WHICH CONTAIN THE SENSOR THAT INDICATES IF A TIRE IS LOW IN PRESSURE. ABOVE 5 DEGREES THE TIRES MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED PRESSURE. I HAVE TAKEN TO CARRYING A HAND PUMP SO THAT I CAN PUMP THE TIRE AS NEE...
Mileage: 25,000
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO AND EVER TIME THAT I GET GAS WHEN THE GAS NOZZLE SHUTS OFF GAS ACTUALLY IS SHOOTING OUT THE GAS FILL VALVE. THIS MAY BE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. *JB
WHILE UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM THE REAR CARGO AREA OF MY 2007 DODGE NITRO, THE REAR TAIL-GATE (AKA "LIFTGATE") , FAILED TO STAY IN THE UP/OPEN POSITION AND CAME DOWN AT SUCH A RAPID SPEED THAT THE HEAVY LIFTGATE COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL INJURIES TO ANY SMALL CHILD OR ADULT IN THE AREA ...
Mileage: 39,400
THE HARDDRIVE OF THE MYGIG STEREO SYSTEM OF THE 2007 DODGE NITRO RT HAS A MALFUNCTION. THREE TIMES, WITHIN THE TWO YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE HARDRIVE HAS ERASED ALL MUSIC, PHOTOS, AND/OR ADDRESSES FROM IT'S DATABASE WITHOUT REASON. EACH TIME ALL MEDIA WAS ON HARD DRIVE THE DAY BEFORE, ONLY ...
Mileage: 38,000
POSSIBLE DEFECT ON A 2007 DODGE NITRO THAT IS GOING TO BE RESOLD AT AN AUTO AUCTION ON 12/10/2009. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DODGE/CHRYSLER AND TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD US THE CAR. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, WAS DANGEROUS WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO US. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE THE INCIDENT...
Mileage: 48,000
POSSIBLE DEFECT ON A 2007 DODGE NITRO THAT IS GOING TO BE RESOLD AT AN AUTO AUCTION ON 12/10/2009. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DODGE/CHRYSLER AND TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD US THE CAR. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, WAS DANGEROUS WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO US. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE THE INCIDENT...
Mileage: 48,000
LOSS OF ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE TURNED OFF THEN ALL INSTRUMENT LIGHT TURNED ON, AND RED LINES THROUGH SOME. TURNED BACK ON WITHIN AFTER COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE, SINCE FIRST INITIAL TIME. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES. SO PROBLEM WA...
Mileage: 26,888
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING A PARKING SPACE SHE EXPERIENCED UNWARRANTED ACCLERATION;THAT CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO THE FENCE AND TREE. THERE WAS NOT A FLOORMAT/ PEDAL INTERFERENCE NOTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A POLICE R...
Mileage: 19,000
I HAVE A 2007 NITRO RT AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP, CHRYSLER AND AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ONE MORNING WHEN TRYING TO PARK...
Mileage: 26,200
THE ROOF RAILINGS ON MY 2007 DODGE NITRO APPARENTLY LIFTED, WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CAR WASH, THE LONG STRINGS GOT CAUGHT UP UNDER IT AND THE FRONT PART OF THE ROOF RAIL BROKE OFF. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE WOULD SPEW BACK OUT OF THE TANK. SHE ALSO SMELLED POTENT GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD MONITOR THE ISSUE. AS TIM...
Mileage: 44,000
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A LEFT HAND TURN, DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING THE ESP/TCS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND SOMETIMES STEERING UNTIL YOU ARE THRU THE TURN. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP,THEY SAID THEY TOOK TH...
Mileage: 35,000
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 55 OR 65 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH COME ON AND GO OUT AND THE CAR COASTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THE CAR KICKS BACK ON WITHOUT WARNING. IN ONE INSTANCE I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS G...
Mileage: 25,128
DEFECT NOTICE RCDNN-08V525-3946.PDF REPORTS A DEFECT IN 2007 DODGE NITRO PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AFFECTING VEHICLE SAFETY. THE RECALL ONLY INVOLVES VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT SHOULD ALSO COVER VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE PART IS USED FOR ...
MY 2007 DODGE "NITRO" BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO LESS THAN ONE (1) INCH OF BEING HARD ON THE FLOOR. ON PRESENTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULD SHOW ME A 2008 "NITRO" WITH BRAKE PEDAL THE SAME WAY. MY CONSTANT CONCERN IS WHETHER I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP TH...
Mileage: 1
2-3 TIMES A WEEK MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. A/C EVERYTHING. IT STARTED WITH JUST THE TPM GAUGE GOING OFF SAYING IT WAS A FLAT BUT HAS NOW ESCALATED TO ALL THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN APRIL 2008 EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN 2007 MODEL , I HAVE TAKEN IT ABOUT 3 T...
Mileage: 2,500
2-3 TIMES A WEEK MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. A/C EVERYTHING. IT STARTED WITH JUST THE TPM GAUGE GOING OFF SAYING IT WAS A FLAT BUT HAS NOW ESCALATED TO ALL THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN APRIL 2008 EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN 2007 MODEL , I HAVE TAKEN IT ABOUT 3 T...
Mileage: 2,500
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED A COMPUTER BUT ALSO SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THEM TO STOP I DON'T THINK ITS FIXED. *TR
Mileage: 25,313
MY 2007 DODGE NITRO HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE OFTEN INOPERABLE, THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING, THE RADIO IS OFTEN ON WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, AND THE BACK GATE PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN. LASTLY, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH THE ENGINE CUTS OFF CREA...
Mileage: 15,303
- VEHICLE DELAY WHEN PULLING OUT OR BACKING UP, THEN WITH OUT NOTICE SURGE. - DRIVING UP LARGE HILL, COMING UP ON TRACTOR AND TRAILER AHEAD, DOING 45 MPH, LEFT OFF GAS SLIGHTLY TO ADJUST SPEED WENT TO RESUME SPEED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, NO POWER, LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON DASH AND ENGINE HAD NOT CUT O...
Mileage: 6,980
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. DURING ACCELERATION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND INCREASES TO 85 MPH. THE GAS PEDAL MUST BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND REPLACED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE IS CURREN...
Mileage: 4,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH HEADLIGHTS, DASH, RADIO ALL DIED FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS. EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND DASH WHEN THROUGH ITS START UP CYCLE LIKE WHEN YOU 1ST START UP AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON. AFTER THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. IT WAS 11:45PM 29 DEG OUTSIDE AND I HAD JUST WENT THROUGH A CARWA...
Mileage: 9,400
DECEMBER 12, 2007: I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEADLIGHTS, ANY TURN SIGNALS, BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS RUNNING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, NO HEATED SEAT, ETC. ETC. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL DAYLIGHT TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE EVER SINCE. IT HAS ONLY 4,000 MILES. THE...
HALF DOZEN TIMES THE RADIO IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO HAS BEEN ON WELL AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF...AFTER YOU OPEN THE DOOR IT STOPS...12/4/07 I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND HAD THE RADIO ON, IT SHUTS OFF AND THE DASH LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND I HAVE TO POWER TO THE VEHICLE...SECONDS....EVERYTHING COMES IMMED...
TIRE PRESSURE METER GIVES A FALSE ALARM INTERMITTENTLY DURING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING. ALARM CHIMES AND SAYS, "CHECK TPM SYSTEM" AND INDICATES THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS NO TIRE PRESSURE. AFTER AWHILE THE SYSTEM RETURNS TO NORMAL AND THEN ALARMS AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE FROM WITHIN A HALF ...
REMOTE START DOOR LOCKS ELECTRICAL. *TR
REMOTE START DOOR LOCKS ELECTRICAL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLAMP ON THE OIL COOLER WAS MISSING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY THE FOLLOWING THREE ...
Mileage: 18
FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 113
FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 113
FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 113
FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 113
FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 113
FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 113
CAR PRONE TO STALLING, PRIMARILY WHEN MAKING TURNS, HAVING OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH MOST RECENT ON SATURDAY, 10/13. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS AND CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG. CHRYLER IS ALSO REJECTING MY EFFORTS TO SEEK REPAIRS TO MAKE CARE SAFE. *TR
Mileage: 6,700
WE PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE NITRO SLT 4X4 FROM BERGER FAMILY DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY OF 2007. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IN SPRING 2007 MY WIFE NOTICED WHEN GOING UP A STEEP HILL AT A SLOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH), COASTING TO THE TOP OF THE HILL TO A STOP SIGN, WHEN SHE APPLIES HER BR...
Mileage: 1,200
IN FEBRUARY OF 2007,MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE NITRO FROM KEN GARF WEST VALLEY DODGE. WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CAR THE MOMENT WE SAW IT, BUT IT HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE. WITHIN WEEKS OF BRINGING IT HOME WE NOTICED A HESISTATION/SURGING PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR WHENEVER WE TRAVELED AT A SPEED O...
Mileage: 1,000
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO TH...
Mileage: 6,700
MY 2007 DODGE NITRO HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES, SURGING ETC. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW, STOPPED AT A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE IT ROLLS BACKWARDS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AT 20 MPH OR LESS, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER DRIVER PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOUL...
Mileage: 32,050
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) LIGHT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BLINKED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE V...
Mileage: 1,801
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DEFLATED TIRE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE ...
Mileage: 6,623
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DEFLATED TIRE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE ...
Mileage: 6,623
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DEFLATED TIRE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE ...
Mileage: 6,623
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DEFLATED TIRE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE ...
Mileage: 6,623
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DEFLATED TIRE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE ...
Mileage: 6,623
I BOUGHT THE 2007 DODGE NITRO IN NOVEMBER 2006. I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. BRAKES MADE A HORRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE, PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN, BUT NOT UP INTERMITTENTLY, VERY CHEAP INTERIOR, THESE WERE ALL SMALL PROBLEMS . BUT, 8 TIMES NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN...
Mileage: 10,000
NITRO VIBRATES BETWEEN 38- 42 MPH AS THOUGH IT WAS IN OVER DRIVE. NOT ENOUGH POWER AT THAT SPEED IN OVER DRIVE. V-6 ENGINE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET 18-24 MPG, WE GOT 14 CITY ,18 HIGHWAY. VERY HARD SHIFTING. BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES SO FAR WITH NO CORRECT RESULTS. ALSO, DIED AT STOP SIGNS AT TIMES. *AK
Mileage: 4,408
VEHICLE STALLED, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL POWER SHUTS DOWN FOR A SHORT TIME. *AK
Mileage: 5,950
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE COASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,300 AND FA...
Mileage: 1,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE COASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,300 AND FA...
Mileage: 1,500
I HAVE HAD FIVE INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 45MPH TO 70 MPH AND THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF. ALL LIGHTS, RADIO AND POWER TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURNS BACK ON WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION. AFTER THE CAR RESETS, IT TAKES ANOTHER SECOND OR TWO BEFORE YOU CAN...
Mileage: 5,000
2007 DODGE NITRO SAFETY ISSUES CUSTOMER STATES THAT AFTER 3 MONTHS HE NOTICED A HESITATION IN POWER AN HARD SHIFTING**CC THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WHICH INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE...
CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER, AND THE WITHIN ABOUT 10 SECONDS IT STARTS BACK ON ITS OWN. . DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE STALLING ISSUE, THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WHEN KIDS WERE E IN AN AUTOMOBILE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO LO...
Mileage: 5,500
WHILE DRIVING ESP/BAS LIGHTS COME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER 3-4 KEY CYCLES IT MAY GO OUT. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR ONCE BEFORE, BUT CONTINUED TO COME ON, IT DID NOT STORE ANY CODES. THIS PART WAS REPLACED ON 3/15/07. DEALER STATED THAT NOT WAS FOUND. *AK
Mileage: 5,500
WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1-2 GEAR AT TIMES THERE WA SK, WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH ALL GEARS THERE WAS A SURGE IN POWER OR LACK OF GAS POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, COULD NOT FIND,ANYTHING WRONG OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 5,500
BROUGHT TRUCK TO THE DEALER DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER (A?C) NOT COOLING OFF THE TRUCK. THEY STATED THEY TESTED AND IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY. AFTER PICKING UP THE TRUCK ON / 7/19/07 WENT HOME WITH AC ON, IT WAS 84 DEGREES OUTSIDE. PUT THE THERMOMETER IN TRUCK AND DROVE WITH WINDOWS UP AND A/C ON HI...
Mileage: 6,039
COMPLAINT CONCERNS ENGINE STALLS. DODGE NITRO (07) PURCHASED IN JANUARY 1. 2007. UNDER 5000 MILES ON CAR: IN MARCH WHILE DRIVING A T 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON, CAR COASTED, THEN RESTARTED ON ITS OWN AFTER 2-3 SECONDS. SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME. DRIVING CONDITIONS, WET, MI...
Mileage: 5,000
2007 DODGE NITRO SLT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE SECOND INCIDENT JUST YESTERDAY, IT MOMENTARILY STALLED, BUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACK UP. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO SHUT OFF, THEN CAME BACK ON WHEN VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. MANY PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS PRO...
I HAVE HAD MY NEW 07 DODGE NITRO COMPLETELY DIE ON ME TWICE NOW FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ONCE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. ALL LIGHTS AND POWER CEASED AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO 0. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. I TRAVEL WITH MY CHILD AND HIS AND MY SAFETY SEEM TO ...
Mileage: 9,800
CAR STALLS ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF THEN RESTARTS AFTER 1 MIN.HAS DONE THIS 2 TIMES SO FAR
Mileage: 6,080
2007 DODGE NITRO SXT 4X4. PURCHASED IN JANUARY 7, 2007 FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WAS IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. CPU HAD TO BE REPLACED AND UPDATED WITH NEW SOFT WARE. APRIL 8 2007, DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 75 MPH, AT NIGHT, CAR LIGHTS, ENGINE ALL ...
Mileage: 70
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 STALLED AS I WAS ENTERING A RIGHT HAND CURVE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWER TO THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE AS IT ROLLED OFF T...
Mileage: 5,100
2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 TRANSMISSION WHEN UPSHIFTING STALLS/SHUDDERS FROM 25-35 MPH, MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 1,740
GOT VEHICLE 12/06 - IT STALLED A COUPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING/BACKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. 4/19/07 - WHILE DRIVING 50+ MPH, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND RADIO WENT OFF. WITHIN A SECOND, ALL LIGHTS AND THE RADIO CAME BACK ON AND VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN OK. WE ARE CALLING DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS/TAKE IN FOR SERVI...
Mileage: 4,200
GOT VEHICLE 12/06 - IT STALLED A COUPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING/BACKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. 4/19/07 - WHILE DRIVING 50+ MPH, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND RADIO WENT OFF. WITHIN A SECOND, ALL LIGHTS AND THE RADIO CAME BACK ON AND VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN OK. WE ARE CALLING DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS/TAKE IN FOR SERVI...
Mileage: 4,200
OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE NITRO SLT. THE MOST SERIOUS WAS IT SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. TWO LESS SERIOUS ISSUES WAS THE DRIVER'S WINDOW OFTEN STALLING AND A TSM ALERT SOUNDS. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND I STILL HAV...
Mileage: 11,500
WELL I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE NITRO IN JAN.07 AND AFTER 1 MONTH I ENCOUNTERED STALLING PROBLEMS, ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU WILL BE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR LESS AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALE OUT AND ALL LIGHTS COME ON THEN THE CAR MIGHT CONTINUE ON OR YOU HAVE TO RESTART IT. THE PROBLEM IS I ALMOST GOT T...
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE ON 2007 DODGE NITRO. DEALER REPLACED WIPER MOTOR/SWITCH. WORKED FOR ANOTHER WEEK. FAILED AGAIN. (NOT GOOD IN NW!) *JB
Mileage: 7,220
WIPER COMPLETELY STOP WORKING ON 2007 DODGE NITRO IN RAIN. HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ON OFF SWITCH TILL THEY DECIDE TO COME BACK ON. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME WHEN IT WAS RAINING.
Mileage: 7,000
DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAR STALLED, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, CAR RESTARTED. YESTERDAY THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME TRACTOR-TRAILER BEARING DOWN ON MY HUSBAND, HE TRIED FOR THE SHOULDER, HIT SOME DEBRIS THERE, BROKE THE FRONT FASCIA, CAR RESTARTED. MANY OCCURRENCES LISTED ON WWW.NITR...
Mileage: 2,400
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO. SINCE ABOUT 400 MILES THERE HAS BEEN A HESITATION/BUCKING WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN A STEADY SPEED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, ONCE A MONTH SINCE PURCHASED ON NOV 25, 2006. THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND I AM NOW TOLD THAT THE HESITATION/BUCKING A...
Mileage: 638
I OWN A 07 DODGE NITRO BUILD DATE 11/06. I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN FOR 1-2 SEC. AND THEN STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. *NM
Mileage: 1,950
I OWN A 07 DODGE NITRO BUILD DATE 11/06. I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN FOR 1-2 SEC. AND THEN STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. *NM
Mileage: 1,950