Dodge Nitro Complaints (2007)

825 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10193136June 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND ONE TIME DID NOT RESTART WHICH RESULTED IN IT BEING TOWED. THE HORN AND DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK HAVE BROKEN. I ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP OF MY SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE STALLING AND ALSO LOW RPM'S. CAR IS NOW AT DEALERSHIP FOR 6TH TIME AND THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM. CAR HAS APPROX. 8000 MILES. FIRST STALL HAPPENED AROUND 1000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193084June 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO R/T WITH THE 4.0. MY NITRO IS STALLING AND NOT IN GOOD PLACES, ON THE FREEWAY, IN TRAFFIC. I FEEL THIS IS NOT SAFE. I WANT DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS BEFORE I OR SOMEONE HAS A ACCADENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192770June 8, 2007
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DOWN AN EXIT RAMP, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY CHRYSLER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192567June 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD MY CAR INTO DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. HAVE HAD 5 INCIDENTS OF STALLING. THE 5TH TIME WAS THE SAME THING, IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. UNABLE TO STEER AND BRAKE. I RAN OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, DOWN AN IMBANKMENT INTO SOMEBODY'S BACK YARD, THE ONLY THING STOPPING MY VEHICLE WAS A LARGE CAR TRAILER. I WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED (BRUISING). IT IS MY OPINION THAT DODGE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE, THAT THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING. THE DEALER HAS MADE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND THE CLK SPRING. I NOW HAVE A BRAND NEW CRASHED CAR. I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF. SEARCHING THE YOUR NHTSA SITE, I HAVE FOUND 32 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS STALLING PROBLEM ON ALL DODGE NITRO MODELS LISTED ON THIS SITE. WHY HASN'T NHTSA INSISTED ON A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES OR AT LEAST A WARNING TO THE DRIVERS, THIS APPEARS TO BE NEGLIGENCE ON YOUR PART. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS TO WHY NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10192593June 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MY NEW 07 DODGE NITRO COMPLETELY DIE ON ME TWICE NOW FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ONCE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. ALL LIGHTS AND POWER CEASED AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO 0. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. I TRAVEL WITH MY CHILD AND HIS AND MY SAFETY SEEM TO BE IN SERIOUS DANGER WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 3 DODGE DEALERS AND WENT IN TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED OVER ALREADY AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? I FELL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME MAKING A $450 A MONTH PAYMENT FOR A VEHICLE THAT I CANT DEPEND ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192612June 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLS ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF THEN RESTARTS AFTER 1 MIN.HAS DONE THIS 2 TIMES SO FAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191998May 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING AT STEADY RATE OF 70MPH ON INTERSTATE. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SPEED DROPPED TO 40MPH. POWER CAME BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191790May 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SERIOUS TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS CAUSED BOG DOWN IN GEAR CHANGING, THEN SURGING . ALSO, JUST SHUT DOWN VEHICLE, LEAVING DRIVER POWERLESS TO PREVENT A REAR END COLLISION. TERRIBLE PROBLEM, THAT WAS NOT CORRECTED BY CURRENT CHRYSLER'S TSB. I HAD COMPUTER UPDATE AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, AND STILL SHIFTING PROBLEMS. LOUD CLANKING NOISES, BUMPS WHILE SHIFTING. STRANGE SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS FROM UNDER FLOORBOARDS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT. CRYSLER NEEDED TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS AND QUIT MAKING EXCUSES VERY DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191683May 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN
AT 30MPH 2007 DODGE NITRO STALLS ,LOSS OF ALL POWER,ALL DASH INFO LIGHTS COME,SHIFT ONTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191272May 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE OWNED MY NITRO FOR 3 MONTHS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 6 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. I HAD JUST LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS GOING LESS THAN 15 MPH. I HAD TO COAST TO THE CURB AND TURN THE KEY TO RESTART IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 MPH AROUND 9 PM. MY HEADLIGHTS, AC AND RADIO WERE ALSO IN USE AT THE TIME. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER...ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF, THE ENGINE STOPPED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US OR MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WITHIN 5 SECONDS IT RESTARTED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AS IF I HAD JUST STARTED IT. THE ONLY THING THAT DID NOT COME BACK ON WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WILL ADVISE THE DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING, BUT FROM READING THE OTHER OWNERS POSTS, IT DOESN'T APPEAR THEY WILL KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191007May 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DODGE NITRO ENGINE DYING, INCLUDING LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190764May 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 DODGE NITRO SXT 4X4. PURCHASED IN JANUARY 7, 2007 FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WAS IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. CPU HAD TO BE REPLACED AND UPDATED WITH NEW SOFT WARE. APRIL 8 2007, DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 75 MPH, AT NIGHT, CAR LIGHTS, ENGINE ALL QUIT, CAME BACK ON SECONDS LATER PANEL LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER, 2 LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER THAT FOR A COUPLE OF MORE MINUTES. MAY 13 2007, DRIVING 15 MPH CAR SPATTERS THEN SHUTS OFF, POWERED IT SELF BACK UP AND PANEL LIGHTS STAY ED ON 1 MINUTE GO OFF BUT 2 AGAIN ARE STILL LIT GOES OFF AFTER 1-2 MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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