Dodge Nitro Complaints

1,457 consumer complaints on file.

#10384484February 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN OR SLUSHY SNOW A ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON THE TRANSFER CASE THAT SWITCHES THE VEHICLE FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHORTS OUT AND RENDERS THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE USELESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MY VEHICLE 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384339February 24, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WENT OF THE ROAD INTO A RAVINE. WENT THROUGH A BARBWIRE FENCE, OVER BOULDERS, SIDESWIPPED A TREE, AND HIT A BIG OAK TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSE DOCUMENTED WHIPLASH. I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10384426February 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 NOT SEE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE? TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FIRST THEY REPLACED A CANISTER LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY CHECKED THE FUEL TANK VACUUM LINE FOR KINKED LINE AGAIN NOT FIXED. FINALLY THEY DETERMINED THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS FAULTY SO THEY REPLACED THE TANK OUT OF MY POCKET. MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY IN THE 30,000 RANGE AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SUBJECT AND STILL DODGE REFUSES TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ANY WHERE AND I WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD WANT TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. DID THEY NOT LEARN FROM TOYOTAS MISTAKES. COMPLAINTS INCLUDE 2007 AND 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384194February 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I REFUEL 2008 DODGE NITRO R/T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384218February 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 2007 DODGE NITRO WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS CAUSING FUEL TO BE SPILLED EVERYWHERE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT MUST BE THE PUMP, BUT IT HAPPENS AT EVERY PUMP. THE FUEL IS STARTING TO DISCOLOR THE PAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384223February 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUELING UP MY DODGE NITRO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AN ANNOYING PROBLEM BEGAN TO SURFACE. RATHER THAN CUTTING OFF WHEN FULL, THE GAS WOULD OVERFLOW. THIS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THAT I FUELED UP NO MATTER WHERE I WAS FUELING. THIS IS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. UPON RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, AND RUINING THE PAINT, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. IF MY VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS VALVE WILL CAUSE THE LEAKAGE OF FUEL AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSION OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE ENTIRE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383897February 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383450February 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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. MY NITRO IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383082February 17, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO HEAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR HER INSURANCE TO PROVIDE AN APPRAISAL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 894.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10382916February 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 GROUND AND LATER ENTERS OUR BAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381702February 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 DODGE NITRO SLT ON 9/22/07. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER, THE NITRO BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ON 3/8/08, THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 11/18/09, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIP AS ONE WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED HAD CLOSED. AT THIS VISIT, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE SOURCE OF ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS THAT HAD BEEN OCCURRING WITH THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS - HORN HONKING ON ITS OWN, WINDOW WIPERS (FRONT AND BACK) WORKING ON THEIR OWN (WITH SPRAY), DOOR LOCKS GOING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, PLUS THE A/C HEATER UNIT STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR HAD BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE IN THE CONDITION IT WAS IN AT THE TIME. ON 9/2/10, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SECOND DEALERSHIP THAT HAD WORKED ON IT PRIOR FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING BY THEMSELVES (WITH SPRAY), TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING LOW TIRE PRESSURE WHEN PRESSURE WAS NORMAL, BOTH TURN SIGNALS FLASHING AT THE SAME TIME WHILE CAR WAS EITHER AT A STANDSTILL OR IN MOTION, FOR NO REASON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT, BECAUSE NO CODES SHOWED AND THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL THEIR TESTS, NOT DUPLICATING THE PROBLEMS I HAD TOLD THEM ABOUT, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I NEEDED A WARNING LIGHT TO APPEAR ON MY SUV OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP INDICATE TO THEM WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NOW THE NITRO IS IN THE SAME SHOP YET AGAIN AS, ON 2/9/11, AS I HAD JUST STARTED UP THE VEHICLE, THE HORN BEGAN RANDOMLY CHIRPING, THE DASH LIGHTS ALL WERE FAINTLY BLINKING AND THE WIPERS WORKED BY THEMSELVES AGAIN. I DROVE OUT OF MY PARKING DECK AND ONTO A STREET WHEN THE ENTIRE DASH LIT UP, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED AND BEGAN ROLLING DOWNHILL BACKWARDS. NEITHER THE GAS NOR THE BRAKES WOULD WORK. HORN STAYED BLARING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381547February 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SPILLS OUT WHEN GAS TANK BECOMES CLOSE TO FULL. HALF A GALLON OR SO VERY STRONGLY IS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYTHING WITHIN A 1-2FT DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE GAS STATION USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381550February 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO AND AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THE NOZZLE CLICKED AND THERE COMES FUEL GUSHING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL MY TANK WITH GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381621February 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL BURPS OUT OF MY 2007 DODGE NITRO EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL. THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE IN THE TANK THAT IS DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF FUEL IN THE EVENT OF A ROLL OVER. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO OFFER A RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382325February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IT FIRST STARTING WAS PUMPING GAS INTO MY VEHICLE WHEN THE PUMP CLICKED OFF INDICATING MY PUMP WAS FULL, AND THEN SPEWED GASOLINE ALL OVER MY HANDS, SHOES, DOWN THE SIDE OF MY SUV, AND INTO A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND!!! I WAS GROSSED OUT AND EMBARRASSED (THINKING I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG SOMEHOW). WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A ONE TIME FLUKE TURNED INTO A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. NOW, EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK- REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION, FUEL TYPE, CITY, AND FLOW RATE OF GAS -- THE TANK SQUIRTS BACK AT ME. THIS IS HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. CALIFORNIA JUST DID A RECALL OF SEVERAL AUTOMATIC GAS PUMP NOZZLES THAT WOULD SPEW OUT AFTER CLICKING "OFF". IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS GAS PUMP IN WHAT IS A KNOWN, DOCUMENTED, DANGEROUS, AND HAZARD. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY CONCERN WHEREIN THEY REFERRED ME TO CHRYSLER. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SERVICE I RECEIVED. THE CASE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT NOT ONLY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS INCIDENT BEFORE, THAT WITHOUT A RECALL ISSUED BY THE NHTSA I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A DIAGNOSIS WITH LITTLE GUARANTEE OF ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION POSSIBLE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS PAST WARRANTY. SHE SHOWED NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SUPPOSEDLY "NEW ISSUE". THIS GAS TANK ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381311February 9, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE LIGHT WAS ON PERMANENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SET FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380088February 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, AT LEAST ONE QUART OF GASOLINE WOULD SPEW BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK AND WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD REFUEL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379421January 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS SPILLING OUT OF FILLER NECK ON MY 2007 DODGE NITRO WHEN IT HAS FINISHED FILLING. I PLACED THE NOZZLE FULLY INTO THE TANK AND CLICK THE AUTOMATIC FILLER IN PLACE AND ONCE THE NOZZLE CLICKS INDICATING IT IS FULL 1-2 CUPS OF GAS SPILLS OUT AND SPRAYS EVERYWHERE ON ME, THE GROUND, AND THE CAR CREATING A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS. I HAVE FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT THE NITRO, ALONG WITH JEEP'S LIBERTY, IS PRONE TO THIS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378663January 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 OF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378288January 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 CHRYSLER TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR THIS OUT OF THEIR POCKET. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS FAULTY WITH THEIR GAS TANKS AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS SEEING AN ISSUE. HOPEFULLY WITH YOUR HELP A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL AND MAKE CHRYSLER STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY. ITS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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