2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 Power Train Problems

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD

Mileage: 172,000

FAILURE OF DRIVE TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION AT 94,000 MILES. AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER SHOP IS SAYING $13,000 TO FIX.

Mileage: 94,000

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 NUMBER.AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF ALLDAY.CAR BEATS AND AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF AND IS VERY ANNOYING.A/C COMPRESSOR IS NOW OUT AND WORKING ON GETTING IT REPLACED BUT OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING PERFECT.

Mileage: 115,000

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 BACKING UP THIS VEHICLE WOULD JOLT OUT ON ITS OWN NOT GIVING ME ENOUGH TIME TO REACT TO HITTING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. THE ENGINE WAS SPORADIC WITH THE WAY IT HANDLED POWER AND ADMINISTERING IT THROUGHOUT FUNCTIONS. CONSTANT LEAKING OF FLUIDS. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH POWER LOSS WAS GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY, SPED UP LOSING POWER AND LUCKILY ABLE TO REACH THE BREAK DOWN LANE SAFELY.AFTER SEVERAL TIMES THE DEALER TOOK IT IN AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. THEN TRUCK STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND ANTI FREEZE WOULD NOT STAY IN ENGINE AND OUT OF NO WHERE IT WOULD JUMP TO HOT,LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER ANYWHERE I COULD. AFTER 5 TIMES OR MORE HERB CHAMBERS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FIXING MY HEAD GASKET , WATER PUMP AND 5 OTHER PARTS, THEY TOLD ME I WAS ALL SET TO GO. I DROVE OFF LOT 10 MINUTES UP THE HIGHWAY TO HAVE IT OVER HEAT LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AGAIN WITHOUT POWER BACK IT GOES TO REPLACE THE HEATING CORE ELEMENT. SIX MONTHS LATER I LOSE POWER AROUND A ROTARY, ON HIGHWAY AND IN A FEW PARKING LOTS.I DECIDE TO INVESTIGATE MY OPTIONS TO DISCOVER THERE IS A RECALL AND PURSUE THE DEALER ABOUT HOW UNSAFE THIS VEHICLE IS AND NO ONE EVER TOLD ME IT HAD A RECALL AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE GOING ANY FURTHER. I WAS TOLD TO SETTLE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND DIDN'T SEEM WORRIED SENDING ME &MY KIDS BACK INTO AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I BECAME SICK DURING THE LAST FEW YRS OF THIS AND AM STILL BATTLING WITH MY HEALTH. SOME OF THIS PROLONGED TIME HAS BEEN A RESULT OF NOT HAVING THE MENTAL OR PHYSICAL CAPABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 110,396

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 A AFTER MARKET PART OR DEALERSHIP PART? CONCERNED - RECALL DRIVESHAFT ISSUES WITH 4X2 2007 NITRO - WHY WOULD 4X4 AND 4X2 HAVE DRIVESHAFT ISSUES BUT RECALL ON THE 4X2 ONLY. *TR

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 DANGER. AND CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON DIAGNOSTIC. BUT WHEN YOU PULL UP RECALLS AND DEFECTS. THE PROBLEM IS RIGHT THERE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS. I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY KEYS AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

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 IGNITION TO RESTART THE CAR, ALL THE ELECTRONICS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE HORN WAS CYCLING, THE WIPERS AND SPRAYERS WERE RUNNING, ETC. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND POPPED THE HOOD RELEASE. WHEN I GOT OUT AND WALKED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED LIGHT COMING FROM THE HOOD GAP. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE SURROUNDING ALL SIDES OF THE TIPM UNIT, AND THE HOOD INSULATION LINER WAS ON FIRE. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

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 PUMP AND.TRANSMISSION. TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 7YR OLD VEHICLE NEEDING A TRANSMISSION? HAD CHEVY'S THAT LASTED WELL OVER 210,000 MI. FILLING GAS TANK WAITING FOR AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF. NEVER HAPPENED. GASOLINE SPEWED OUT ONTO GROUND AND ME. THIS IS CONSTANT. TRIED A DIFFERENT PUMP AND STATION, STILL GAS NOT SHUTTING OFF. I NO LONGER FILL UP THE GAS TANK. HAVING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SIZE TANK AND HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN TANK BEFORE ADDING MORE GAS. THIS STARTED 2 YRS AGO. CHRYSLER STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUBSTANDARD PARTS THAT ARE USED TO BUILD THESE VEHICLES THAT THE PUBLIC PUT TRUST IN!!!!!!! I WILL NO LONGER BUY A DODGE / CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

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 INSIDE OF REAR WHEEL ROTORS CAUSING PREMATURE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. HAVE NOTICED SIMILAR ISSUES ON WEB SEARCHES. ITEM IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH LATER MODELS HAVE RECALL, NONE FOR THIS YEAR MODEL. VEHICLE HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

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 SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 20696273, AND ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 55,000

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 STILL OCCURS. I AM FEARFUL OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME AND MY CHILDREN WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND IT MALFUNCTIONS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 113

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 OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. WE BROUGHT THE NITRO IN; THEY DID A COMPUTER FLASH UPDATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. AGAIN, WE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING HOME. SO, WE MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK IN. THEY DID THE SAME THIN(COMPUTER FLASH UPDATE) AND TOLD US WHATEVER RESIDUAL SURGING WE FELT IN THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL. FOT THE THIRD TIME, WE BROUGHT IT HOME AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO WORSEN, WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO THE DEALER.BUT THIS TIME WHILE I WAS THERE I TEST-DROVE ANOTHER NITRO OF THE EXACT KIND TO FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT NORMAL. AFTER DOING THIS AND TELLING THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAD TEST-DROVE ANOTHER NITRO, THEY DECIDE WE NEEDE TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A MONTH AWAY TO GIVE THEM TIME TO GET THE PARTS IN. ONCE AGAIN WE BROUGHT THE NITRO IN, THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS TO CHANGE OUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. WE WERE EXCITED AND RELIEVED TO FINALLY GET THIS BEHIND US. SOON AFTER THIS, THE SURGING WAS STILL TAKING PLACE, BUT NOW AT ANY SPEED WE TRIED TO HOLD STEADY. WE CALLED AGAIN AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS NORMAL, I REMINDED THEM THAT I HAD TEST-DROVE THE EXACT CAR AND THAT IT WAS IN FACT, NOT NORMAL. YET AGAIN, THE SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENTFOR USA TO BRING THE CAR IN. THIS TIME THE HEAD MECHANIC DROVE IT WITH THE COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO IT. HE STATED THAT IT WAS GETTING WORSE, BUT THE COMPUTER WAS SHOWING NO ERRORS AND THEY COULD'NT FIX IT. *JB

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 THEY SAID THEY PULLED IT OFF ONE ON THE LOT! THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CHUGS, CHATTERS, SHUDDERS,EVERYTHING THAT A TRANSMISSION IS NOT SUSPOSTO DO! SO THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER,I GOT IT BACK AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE SAME PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN JUST NOT AS BAD, EACH TIME I DRIVE IT IT GETS WORST JUST NOT AS FREQUENT,NOW WITH THE BRAKES, THE ESP/BAS LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN ITS ON THE BRAKES ARE REAL TOUCHY LIKE SUDDEN STOPPING ,AND LUNGING YOU FORWARD, THE DEALER CUT THE ROTORS FOR A PULSATION BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT THE LIGHT COMING ON! I GUESS IF THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THEN NOTHING IS, A COMPUTER IS ONLY AS SMART AS WHO PROGRAMMED IT! THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, ITS BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF TEN DAYS SO FAR MAINLY THE SAME THREE COMPONENTS WELL I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE THERE IS STILL SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS A LOUD TICK, AND A HISSING SOUND ALONG WITH THE SAME CONCERNS AS BEFORE. *TR

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

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

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 CONSUMER THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM TO BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTER, LOOSING POWER IN FORWARD AND REVERSE AND HARD SHIFTING. *JB

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

2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 TRANSMISSION WHEN UPSHIFTING STALLS/SHUDDERS FROM 25-35 MPH, MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 1,740

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 AT ALL SPEEDS IS "NORMAL". *JB

Mileage: 638