Dodge Nitro Complaints (2007)

825 consumer complaints on file.

#10731983July 4, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STOPPED FOR GAS, AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. NO LIGHTS, NO SOUND OF ANY KIND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN.THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE STARTER BUT I'M SURE IT WAS THE TOTAL POWER INTERFACE MODULE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731211June 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731216June 30, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO THE CORRECT POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,093. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730481June 25, 2015
STEERING
STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN. I HAD TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND THEN SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726110June 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND SUDDENLY FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. MA 08/05/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726112June 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED MY GAS TANK UP TODAY AND THE GAS KEPT COMING OUT ONCE IT WAS FULL. IT HAD SPILLED ALL OVER ME, MY CAR, AND THE GROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724329June 9, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. SECOND INCIDENT HORN AND WIPERS GO OFF AND CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF. HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE CAR IS SITTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722955June 2, 2015
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721435May 26, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721416May 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,052.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717247May 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WONT TURN OFF AND TURN ON, AND TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN YOU USE THE TURN SIGNAL, OR THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHENEVER THIS RANDOM SITUATION OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT START. THE STARTER TURNS BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT KICK OVER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF AT 25,000 MILES AND THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS FOR THE WINDOWS AND LOCKS OPERATES AT ABOUT 25% FUNCTIONALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716416May 14, 2015
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER; HOWEVER, WARM AIR EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713876April 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I KEEP HAVING ISSUES WITH THE WIRING ON TAIL LIGHTS, I CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE LIGHT BULBS WHICH WORK, THE WIRING IS BAD IN THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL WHEN IT RAINS, IT DRAINS MY BATTERY AFTER EVERY HEAVY RAIN, IT MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT'S BOOTING UP OR SOMETHING. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT REALLY CONSIDERING TRADING IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713554April 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL - CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON DURING THE NIGHT WHICH HAS KILLED MY BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES... SO I HAD TO TAKE THE BATTERY OUT OF THE KEY FOB WHICH MEANS THE SECURITY SYSTEM CAN'T BE SET.. THE RADIO IS BUZZING AND SCREECHING AT WILL - WORKS SOMETIMES AND THEN IT WON'T BUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE USUALLY FIXES THIS... THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL AND EVEN STAYS ON MOST OF THE DRIVING TIME... THE GAS CAP WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL - HAVE REPLACED THE GAS CAP TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND IT CONTINUES TO GIVE THIS WARNING... - I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY NITRO OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM... DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT IN ORDER FOR DODGE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGING THE TIPM IN THEIR VEHICLES???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712829April 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO REQUIRE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MORE PRESSURE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THAN THEY HAD EARLIER IN THE DAY. SINCE THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IT HAS STEADILY INCREASED REQUIRING ME TO PUSH MY BRAKES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. IN A FEW CASES MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO ENGAGE AT ALL REQUIRING ME TO SWERVE OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES IN ORDER TO AVOID CAUSING A WRECK. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TWICE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE BRAKES ENGAGING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712392April 23, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WILL NOT LOCK. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE "LOCK-UNLOCK KEY" STOPPED WORKING AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD TO MANUALLY USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR AND THEN MANUALLY USE THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON FOR THE REST OF THE DOORS. LAST MONTH (MARCH 2015), THE LOCKS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. AFTER 2 DAYS THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES STARTING WORKING, BUT THE LOCK BUTTON IS COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EVERY DOOR TO KEEP MY CAR SOMEWHAT SECURE, HOWEVER MY TRUNK IS NOW STUCK UNLOCKED WITH NO WAY TO LOCK IT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO 3 MECHANICS AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712243April 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL MODULE HAS TO BE - STRANGE THINGS KEEP HAPPENING, DOOR LOCKS ARE ACTIVATING BY THEMSELVES CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO STAY ON AND RUNNING DOWN BATTERY AND OTHER TIMES ITS DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK AT ALL WITH OR WITHOUT USING KEY FOB, RADIO IS WORKING SPORADICALLY AND MAKING STRANGE LOUD NOISES, THERE'S EVEN A WHISTLE SOUND COMING FORM THE FUSE BOX AT TIMES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL. I'VE READ WHERE A LOT OF NITRO'S ARE DOING THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE SOME TYPE OF CONTROL MODULE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND CAN'T GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706558April 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705245April 12, 2015
ENGINE
ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015. WHILE DRIVING ON THE 605 NORTH IN THE #2 LANE. I NOTICED MY CAR TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT STRAIGHT TO HOT. I SLOWED DOWN AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PROCEEDED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BY SAFELY PASSING INTO THE NEXT LANES WHILE OTHER CARS WERE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED LIMITS. ONCE ON SHOULDER SHUT OFF CAR AND KEPT HAZARDS ON. AND SAT IN MY CAR APPROX 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. I NOTICED IT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY GO TO HOT, STILL DRIVING IN THE SHOULDER WITH HAZARDS ON FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AT A SLOW SPEED PROCEEDED TO NEAREST OFF RAMP AND EXITED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT A LOWER RATE THAN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO GO TO HOT AGAIN I REACHED THE CAR REPAIR SHOP I HAD BEEN TO BEFORE WHICH WAS 2 MILES FROM THE OFF RAMP. I PULLED INTO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP AROUND 5:00 PM. I STATED TO THE RECEPTIONIST THAT MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PREVIOUSLY ON 3/14/2014 ANOTHER WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER GLENN THOMAS DODGE. IN REVIEWING THE CAR'S RECORDS WITH DODGE CORPORATION DURING WARRANTY THERE WAS ANOTHER WATER PUMP WHICH FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2011 BY GLENN THOMAS DODGE. THIS HAS MADE THREE (3) TIMES THAT THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY DODGE NITRO 4X4 2007.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703648April 3, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO LOOK FOR AN ADDRESS ON A DEAD END STREET WHICH ABUTTED UP TO A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND AN EMBANKMENT JUST OFF OF I-5 IN LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON. MY 83 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY NITRO RAPIDLY ACCELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH. I CRASHED THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND STRUCK A TREE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TREE I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP ON I-5 AND POSSIBLY COLLIDED WITH NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THIS WAS DUE TO PRIMARILY STRIKING THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR. MY MOTHER SUSTAINED BRUISING DUE TO THE SEAT BACK TIGHTENING UP AND GENERALIZED SOFT TISSUE INJURY. I SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, LEFT SHOULDER AND LEG SORENESS. MY CAR HAD 51,000 MILES ON IT. USAA TOTALED MY CAR. I LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THIS, I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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