Dodge Nitro Complaints

1,457 consumer complaints on file.

#10196101July 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 30 AND 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE COASTED SOME WHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 30 SECONDS AND THEN CAME BACK ON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL JUST THAT DAY SO THEY APPARENTLY PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS AND GAVE THE CAR BACK. A FEW DAYS LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE THE CAR BACK TO US BECAUSE THEY CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED PROBABLY THREE TIMES. THE BEGINNING OF JULY WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY MIRACULOUSLY THAT MORNING RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I GUESS THE FIRST ONE DIDN'T WORK SO THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT AND 5 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER ,AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE KNEW OF US BY FIRST NAME AT THIS POINT. SAW HIM DRIVING IN AND RAN TO THE VEHICLE TELLING MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WAS NOW A RECALL ON THE LAST RECALL!!! I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST BEING 16 MONTHS. AND THE OLDEST TWELVE. I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ALONE LET ALONE WITH MY CHILDREN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD MY HUSBAND TODAY THAT WE SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER TO BEGIN THE BUY BACK PROCEDURE. I DID CONTACT THEM ,AND THEY COULD TAKE ALL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE AND START THE REVIEW PROCESS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. DON'T LET YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN LIVES BECOME ENDANGERED. IF THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED SOMEONE WILL END LOSING HIS LIFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195986July 10, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART SINCE JUNE OF 2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,746.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195427July 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195292July 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL POWER SHUTS DOWN FOR A SHORT TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195149July 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194611June 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ON MAY 11, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT A WIRE WAS LOOSE AND MADE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER'S COMPUTER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY MAY BE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IF THE SECOND FAILURE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. THE ALABAMA LEMON LAW APPLIES IF THREE FAILURES OCCUR FOR THE SAME INCIDENT. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE AN INVOICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194046June 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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 PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATE. IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE TOO SOON THE ENGINE JUST REVVS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE CAR TURNING OFF ONCE AND HAVING TO RESTART IT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEN AND IS GOING BACK THIS WEEK TO BE LOOKED AT. FROM LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINT LISTING, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY/BLESSED NOT TO HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE CATASTROPHES START TO HAPPEN. LETS NOT HAVE ANOTHER FORD/FIRESTONE FIASCO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193879June 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 DODGE NITRO RT AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH ON A PHOENIX FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) STOPPED ,AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS LATER THE RADIO AND A/C CAME BACK ON, AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I HAD LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AS I APPROACHED SOME TRAFFIC. ALSO, I FREQUENT AN ONLINE SITE CALLED NITROFORUMZ.COM AND AS OF TODAY THERE WERE THIRTY THREE PAGES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194511June 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193710June 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 LOSE POWER, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. TWICE IT STALLED, AND LUCKILY MY KIDS WEREN'T WITH ME. PLEASE ADVISE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193715June 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193721June 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193719June 19, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
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 HIGH FOR 1 HOUR. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS STILL 84 DEGREES, BUT TEMPERATURE INSIDE TRUCK WAS 80 DEGREES. DROVE BACK TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, LEFT TRUCK RUNNING, SHOWED THEM, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL, BECAUSE THE COLD AIR AT THE VENT WAS 45 DEGREES, BUT AT THE DRIVER'S SEAT IT WAS 80 DEGREES. THIS HAS TO BE A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193621June 18, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE SEVEN MONTHS OF THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION IS TAKING LONGER TO ENGAGE AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193503June 16, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE 2007 DODGE NITRO DURING A PASSENGER-SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT. MY WIFE SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATION, NUMEROUS BROKEN RIBS, AND INTERNAL ORGAN DAMAGE. THE IMPACT POINT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND PART OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10193446June 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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, MID-40S, NIGHT. NOTIFIED DEALER, BUT UNABLE TO SCHEDULE DUE TO UPCOMING 3-WEEK VACATION. SECOND INSTANCE MAY 21, DRIVING 65, FELT A 'CLUNG' CAR STALLED, COASTED TO COUNT OF 3-4 SECONDS, THEN CAR RE-STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY, ALSO THAT CAR WAS SHIFTING ROUGH AND CLUNKY. MAY 24, DEALER CHECKED FOR TECH BULLETINS, WIPED OUT TRANSMISSION MODULE PROGRAMMING AND RE-PROGRAMMED. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FIXED...SOMETIMES STILL SHIFTS HARD, AND THERE WAS SOME TIME BETWEEN FIRST TWO ENGINE FAILURES. HAVE HAD OTHER LITTLE GLITCHES LIKE ONE CAR DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY FOB. I AM WEARY OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND ME BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT...GOD HELP EVERYONE AT THAT POINT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND GET THIS DONE IMMEDIATELY. OR RECALL CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193453June 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN FEBRUARY 2007 I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE NITRO 4X2. ON JUNE 13, 2007 AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE RADIO AND FANS SHUT OFF ALL THE WHILE STILL COASTING, THEN, IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON, THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD, WHEN I COULD STEER AGAIN, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP EVER SINCE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DODOGE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECT FOR HIM, AND THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS WA S BECOMING A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH NITRO OWNERS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THE CAR OR REMEDY THE SITUATION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ANY MORE INJURIES OR WORSE YET, DEATHS OCCUR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193282June 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN INTERSTATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON MAY 23 WHILE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE CAR WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, THEN ,IT CAME BACK ON. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON JUNE 12 AND IT STALLED GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. THIS TIME HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. BY READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED BEFORE THERE WAS A DEATH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193280June 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS LATER, IT RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,880 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193112June 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 PROBLEM, AND GIVEN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS, COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY CLOSE CALLS) WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I DIDN'T TO WAIT AROUND TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN. DODGE/CHRYSLER NEEDED DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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