Dodge Nitro Complaints (2007)

825 consumer complaints on file.

#10486147November 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK SPILLS FUEL WHEN FILLING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484673November 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD REFUEL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481493October 23, 2012
ENGINE
I DROVE TO THE NEARBY MALL, PARKED MY DODGE NITRO, LOCKED IT, AND WENT INSIDE TO DO SOME SHOPPING AT RADIO SHACK, I CAME BACK OUT AND GOT INTO MY VEHICLE, INSERTED THE KEY AND TURNED THE KEY WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD THUMP FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. I GOT OUT OF MY NITRO AND POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND LOOKED INSIDE AND SAW THAT THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED, BOTH CAPS HAD BLOWN OFF AND THE TOP OF THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED WIDE OPEN WITH BATTERY ACID POURING OUT. THIS WAS A VERY LOUD THUMP WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT CHECKING MY POWER STEERING FLUID OR SOMETHING LIKE REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE STARTED, I COULD POSSIBLY BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I CALL THE DODGE COMPLIANT LINE AND MADE A COMPLAINT. THIS WAS A DODGE FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BATTERY. I RUINED A GOOD SHIRT AND PAIR OF JEANS GETTING THE BATTERY OUT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SO FAR THE NITRO IS DOING FINE. I WOULD LIKE SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FROM DODGE FOR CLOTHES THAT GOT RUINED AND FOR REPLACING THE BATTERY. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481579October 23, 2012
ENGINE
CAR GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST WENT DEAD. I HAD IT TOWED & THE SHOP TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE PIN BROKE & WENT THROUGH THE PISTON, PUT A HOLE IN IT & CRACKED IT. THE SHOP SAID IT WAS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480986October 18, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE HANDLE AS USUAL IT BROKE IN MY HAND. I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MATTER AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A FLAW IT THE VEHICLE AND THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR HANDLE IS POORLY MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477248September 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN IT. THE PUMP CLICKS, I PULL IT OUT AND ABOUT A HALF A TANK OF GAS SPEWS ALL OVER ME AND THE CAR. AT TIMES IT HAPPENS BEFORE THE PUMP EVEN SHUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469082August 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. I READ AN ARTICLE THAT THE NHTSA IS PROBING THE JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE PLEASE INCLUDE THE DODGE NITRO IN THIS PROBE. IF YOU NEED ONE TO TEST, YOU CAN USE MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467794July 26, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466609July 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK DOES NOT VENTILATE, WHEN PUMPING FUEL PUMP WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, PERSON ATTENDING FUEL PUMP, AND THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465923July 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AT 45PH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CARS WHEELED LOCKED UP AND I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH MY WHEELS LAYING DOWN RUBBER BUT I DID NOT CRASH. WHEN MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE REAREND SEAL WAS LEAKING AND ALL THE FLUID CAME OUT OF THE REAREND AND THE GEARS LOCKED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465324July 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME THE CAR IS REFUELED ON AUTO IT CLICKS THE PUMP OFF AND SPEWS GAS ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. DODGE COMPLAINT DEPT SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS , YET EVERY 2007 OWNER I TALK TO HAS THIS PROBLEM. WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OUR CAR THAT DID THIS. SOME ONE IS GOING TO PULL UP TO THE SPOT WHERE A NITRO WAS REFILLED/SPILLED WITH A LIT CIGARETTE AND THERE WILL BE A SIZABLE FIRE, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464320July 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ON JULY 4TH 2012 I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I STARTED TO TURN THE CAR JUMPED IN THE AIR THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDES DEPLOYED. I STOPPED THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. AS I GOT OUT I CHECKED THE REAR TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT GET HIT. NO CARS AROUND. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKE IN HALF. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. I TOWED THE TRUCK HOME STARTED LOOKING ON LINE AND SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. JUST AS THE OTHERS IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING MAY HAVE RUBBED ON IT MAKING THE SHAFT THIN AND BREAKABLE. MOST PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED WITH SAID IT WAS THE HEAT SHIELD. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT CAUSED MY ISSUES. IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I BELIEVE MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463552June 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES, AT SEVERAL GAS STATIONS, THE GAS PUMP DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTOFF CAUSING GAS TO OVERFLOW. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME I TRY TO FILL UP AND FILL THE TANK FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462822June 23, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 GOES OFF THE CODES DO NOT APPEAR AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSE IT CAN TURN OFF MY LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING LOCK ME IN MY CAR MESS WITH MY HORN WIPERS STEERING CAUSE THIS IS THE BRAIN TO MY TRUCK BUT DUE TO ME BEING OUT OF WARRANTY NOW I AM EXSPRCTED TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGH IT STARTED UNDER WARRANTY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462188June 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS IS A HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY RISK, AS WELL AS A WASTE OF GASOLINE. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT OF A ROLLOVER DETECTION SYSTEM. DODGE/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461815June 14, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN AND THEN STARTED UP. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS TODAY 06/14/2012 AND THE SUV STALLED AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SPEED WAS AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. I WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2007 DODGE NITRO WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD MINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BY MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? I WAS TOLD THERE WERE TWO OTHER RECALLS RELATED TO MY VEHICLE AFTER I PROVIDED MY VIN AND THEN DURING ANOTHER CONVERSATION I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY ONE. A TRIP TO MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO CODES SHOWING UP WHEN HE CHECKED IT WITH HIS METER. I PURCHASED MY NITRO FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AND THE WARRANTY WAS STILL ON IT AS IT ONLY HAD 16,000 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 57,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460564June 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460173May 31, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NITRO (N/A). THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. UPDATED 07/17/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459998May 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN
STARTING FROM A STOP GOING TO ACCELERATE FROM 0-35 THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER OR SURGES UNTIL OVER 35 MPH. PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION ALMOST GOT T-BONED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO ENGINE AND DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED 5 ACCIDENTS TO DATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459255May 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FUELING THE CAR, THE AUTO SHUTOFF DOES NOT WORK AND FUEL SPEWS OUT OF 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 ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, AND THUS THE GAS SPILLS OUT, AND THE CAR COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. I HAD TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND ALL THEY WOULD DO IS CLEAN OUT THE FILTER. THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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