Dodge Nitro Complaints

1,457 consumer complaints on file.

#10733356July 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK. ALSO BEFORE THIS THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY HONK, LIGHT FLASH, HORN BLOW REALLY FAST AND WINDSHIELD WASHER'S AND FLUID WOULD GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732851July 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE UNLOCKS AND LOCKS ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732831July 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING STEADY, WIPERS CAME ON, WASHER FLUID SQUIRTED, LIGHTS WENT OFF, ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. THIS CONTINUED FOR 10 MIN AS I DROVE IT HOME TO GET TOOLS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. IT SEEMS TO HAVE FRIED THE HORN AS IT STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES THEN QUIT WHILE OTHERS CONTINUED. I COULD SMELL BURNT ELECTRICAL. THE KEYS WOULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DISCONNECTED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AND AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE EVERYTHING STOPPED THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE PCM RELAY WAS VERY HOT. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH POSITIVE BATTERY DISCONNECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732281July 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. ONE OR THE OTHER MIGHT WORK AT RANDOM TIMES. REMOVED HORN FUSE AS THE HORN WOULD HONK AT RANDOM TIMES FOR VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIME. CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY IN THE DARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732305July 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HORN GOES OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY FOR HOURS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VEHICLE WON'T START AND (NO BUS) SHOWS UP ON THE CLUSTER GAUGE. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE TIPM MIGHT HAVE WENT OUT. FROM WHAT THE REVIEWS ARE ON THIS VEHICLE, THE PART AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I THINK CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOULD REPLACE AND RECALL THIS PART. GREAT VEHICLE JUST CRAPPY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. WON'T DRIVE A DODGE AGAIN EVEN IF THEY GAVE ME ONE FOR FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731982July 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING SINCE THEN AND CHIMES EVERY FEW MINUTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10725263June 15, 2015
STEERING
PROBLEM: I CAN HEAR A CLICKING OR SLIPPING SOUND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. I PAID $138 FOR A DIAGNOSES TO FIND OUT THE STEERING SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED, THE COST $750, IVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT REQUIRED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE REPLACE WHILE MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR OR ANY OTHER TIME, I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. A STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM IS SERIOUS, WHY WOULD YOU EVER HAVE REPLACE CRITICAL PARTS LIKE THAT ON A CAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724498June 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS START /SPRAY-DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK- HORN BLARES- ENGINE DIES AND WONT RESTART-
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
#10723793June 6, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST THEY WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. AFTER 4 OR 5 TIMES OF TURNING ON THE LIGHTS, THEY WOULDN'T EVEN FLASH. WE TRIED CHANGING THE FUSES, BUT NOTHING WORKED. THE LIGHTS REMAINED INOPERATIVE UNTIL IT RAINED. ONCE IT RAINED, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS STARTED OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS PATTERN HAS CONTINUED FOR OVER A YEAR. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A TIPM PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE NITROS. WE DID HAVE A MECHANIC REPLACE THE LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL LEVER IN THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WORKED WITHOUT ISSUE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. NOW, THEY ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. AND NOW WE ARE HAVING OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS THE HORN GOING OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID GOING OFF RANDOMLY AND NOTHING I DO WILL STOP IT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, EVERYTHING STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THANKFULLY, WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AT THE TIME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DANGER IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AFFECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723686June 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS WOULD RANDOMLY STOP OPERATING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL THE PARK/BRAKE INTERLOCK FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
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
#10723060June 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD HERENDOUS SQUEALING NOISE SO LOUD COULDN'T STAY INSIDE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING. UPON EXAMINATION I DISCOVERED A HEAT SHIELD HAD FALLEN AGAINST AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT. I NOW KNOW THE ALUMINUM PIECE TO BE THE HEAT SHIELD FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS SHIELD IS ONE INVOLVED FOR RECALLS OF SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL TWO WHEEL DRIVE. MY DODGE NITRO 2008 IS A 4X4 MODEL NOT INCLUDED IN SAID RECALL. MY QUESTION TO THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS CHRYSLER IS ONE OF WHY NOT??? FIX MY VEHICLE SAFETY HAZARD TOO...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722406May 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CLICK THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY AND THE CAR GOES CRAZY. WIPERS GO OFF, HORN HONKS, WINDSHELD WIPER FLUID SPRAYS. THE KEY ISN'T EVEN IN THE IGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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