Dodge Nitro Complaints

1,457 consumer complaints on file.

#11083225April 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
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 THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH ANY VEHICLE OUT IN THE WORLD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082699April 3, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
FOR THE SECOND TIME MY MASTER CYLINDER HAS GONE OUT. NO WARNING OR NOISE AT ALL; MY BREAKS WHEN PRESSED JUST GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME AND IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS IT HAS ALREADY GONE OUT AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME IN THE RAIN GOING DOWN HILL, SECOND TIME ON THE INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079764March 16, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
...SO, I LEFT MY HOUSE, GOT ABOUT A BLOCK DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HORN STARTS BLARING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED MOVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SPRAYED, ALL OF MY INTERIOR AND WARNING LIGHTS STARTING BLINKING IN AND OUT AND MY NITRO STARTED SPUTTERING. AT THIS POINT I HAD LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES BUT I MANAGED TO PULL IT OVER TO THE CURB AND THE CAR DIES. I'M SITTING THERE THINKING TO MYSELF, "WHAT IN THE HELL?!" I WAS ALREADY STARTLED FROM THE HORN RANDOMLY BLARING, SO I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SWALLOWING MY HEART WHEN HEAVY, THICK SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ...AND IT STINKS LIKE SMOLDERING WIRING. I SNATCHED MY KEYS, POPPED THE HOOD (WHICH PROBABLY WASN'T TOO BRIGHT IN HINDSIGHT) AND RIPPED THE WIRING OFF OF THE BATTERY TERMINALS. IT WAS HOT UNDER THAT HOOD AND I'M GLAD I HAD THE WHEREWITHAL TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I REALIZED THEN THAT THE CAR WAS NEVER GOING TO START AGAIN, NOR WOULD I WANT TO. I HAD A FRIEND TOW IT TO HIS SHOP AND HE HAD A LOOK. THE TIPM, WIRING HARNESS/WIRING AND SURROUNDING PLASTIC WAS ALL DESTROYED. HE SAID THE WIRES GOT SO HOT THAT IT WOULD ALL HAVE TO BE RE-RUN THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE, A $3500 TO 4000 ESTIMATE. FORGET THAT NOISE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR WAS MOVING WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AND HAD I NOT BEEN IN A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH, MUCH WORSE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079695March 15, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY NITRO WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK USING THE KEY OR SWITCHES. DRIVER SIDE IS THE I MY SIDE THAT WILL UNLOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079023March 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM FAILED CAUSING ALL POWER TO BE LOST WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2007 NITRO AND THE 2009 NITRO FOR THE TIPM AND AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE 2008 BUT NO RECALL. THIS POWER MODULE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING. HOW DOES ONE KNOW IF MY 2008 NITRO DOESN'T HAVE THE 2007 POWER MODULE THAT WAS RECALLED INSTALLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076945March 8, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED. THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF THEN BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF THEN BACK ON, THE WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES, ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60MPH, STARTER KEEPS TURNING AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED, DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES WITH NOBODY AROUND, AND NOW IT WONT START. IT JUST CRANKS OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076634March 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. KEYLESS ENTRY SENDS SIGNALS SUCCECCFULLY, LIGHTS AND HORN ALL FLASH, BUT DOORS WONT OPEN;EVEN FROM THE DOOR PANEL IN THE CAR. FOUND FAULTY FUSE (M38) IN TIPM (FUSE BOX). ONCE CHANGED THE REAR WINDOW WIPER TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I PAID AN AUTO TECH WHO TOOK CONTROL OVER SYSYTEM WITH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT, AND BY PASSED THE WIPER SWITCH. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FRONT WIPERS, LIGHTS, HORN AND DOOR LOCKS REMOTELY (WHILE M38 FUSE WAS INSTALLED) BUT HE COULD NOT TURN OFF THE REAR WIPERS. THEY STAYED ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED DOWN, KEY OUT, DOORS OPEN. HE SAID THE FUSE BOX WAS FAULTY, BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING WHEN HE SENT COMMANDS TO THE COMPUTER. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET THE REAR WIPER TO STOP, AND NOW I CANT USE THE DOOR LOCKS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT AT IDLE THE CAR STUTTERS LIKE IS GOING TO STALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR FEAR I MIGHT GET STUCK IF OTHER THINGS BEGIN TO BLOW/SHORT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076789March 7, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076408March 5, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS POPPING UP. WHEN PARKED OR MOVING, IT'S ALWAYS ON AND CHIMES FROM TIME TO TIME.THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN HIT OR IN ANY CAR ACCIDENTS. DEALER IS UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES BUT I'VE TALKED WITH OTHER NITRO OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY CLOCK WAS LOSING TIME FOR A LONG TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. FINALLY THEY HAD A RECALL AND THEN WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN IN A COUPLE OF TIME FOR THE ISSUE BEFORE. I LOVE MY NITRO BUT I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE OF HOW MY ISSUES HAVE BEEN HANDLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072767February 13, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS. WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN IS WAS NOT OFTEN, BUT BECAME MORE FREQUENT. UPON PARKING (ANYWHERE) AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE IT DOESN'T KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072209February 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHEN PRESSING UNLOCK BUTTON MY DOORS LOCK INSTEAD. MY PLUG OUTLET NO LONGER WORKS. WHEN ROLLING DOWN DRIVER WINDOW DOWN. PASSENGER WINDOW WILL ROLL DOWN AND UP ALSO. MY GAS CAP LIGHT HAS STAYED AND AND GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED.SHIFT SOLENOID
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067407February 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERYTHING FALLING APART ON THIS CAR. NOW THE HORN GOES OFF WHEN ITS OFF, ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST AT A STOP LIGHT, THE OTHER THING, WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK THE GAS SHOOTS BACK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067185February 6, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOSS OF POWER AND CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067089February 5, 2018
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065023January 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM MODULE DEFECT THAT CAUSES SAFETY ISSUE WHEN LOCKS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ELECTRICALLY. VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS CONTROL OVER LOCKS AND DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. REAR HATCH CAN NOT BE OPENED TO RELEASE PASSENGER IN AN ACCIDENT AND DOORS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEED SAFETY ISSUE WITH DOORS AND PASSENGERS OPENING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065028January 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM MODULE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP. WASHER NO LONGER WORKS TO CLEAN WINDOW AND CAUSES SAFETY ISSUE FOR DRIVER VISION OF THE ROAD. SEEMS TO BE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLES TIPM MODULE MINE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER IN 2010 FOR WIPER NOT WORKING SAFETY ISSUE. NOW WASHER PUMP AND DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING ON THIS TIPM MODULE. BOTH ISSUE OCCURRED SAME DAY WITH THIS TIPM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063967January 21, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP MOVING, THE HAZARD LIGHTS, WIPERS, WINDSHIELD WASHER WASHER, HORN CONSTANTLY BLOWING, ENGINE RUNNING BUT NOT MOVING, JUST STOPPED MOVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. I NOTICED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 DODGE NITROES, WHY HAVE THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS WEBSITE HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER DRIVERS TESTIMONIES OF THIS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/DODGE/NITRO/HORN-ASSEMBLY-PROBLEMS.PHP THE NTHSA REALLY NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, SOMEONE WILL LOSS THEIR LIFE, ESPECIALLY ON AN INTERSTATE HWY, WHICH I WAS JUST ABOUT READY TO ENTER, CARS TRAVELING AT 60 PLUS MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063885January 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY NITRO IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKING UP OR SOMETIMES CHATTERING THEN LOCKING UP WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON SLIPPERY CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS, ADDITIONALLY WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR IN THAT SITUATION IT ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063759January 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUTTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1220 E BLVD ST, KOKOMO, IN 46902, (888) 415-6958) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062825January 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG SENSOR WILL NOT STOP CHIMMING. IT WORRIES ME BECAUSE I'M UNCERTAIN IF IT WILL EJECT WHILE JUST DRIVING. THAT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OPPOSE TO BEING SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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