2007 DODGE NITRO Complaints

ON SATURDAY 11/5/16 WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, MORE SO IN AN EMERGENCY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH MY VEHICLE THREW ITSELF INTO 2ND GEAR AND HAS BEEN STUCK IN THIS POSITION FOR OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. I DID NOT TOUCH ANYTHING TO THROW IT INTO THIS GEAR. I DRIVE A STANDARD. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR DUE TO THE TIPM. I AM HAVING TO ORDER THE PART AND GET IT REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN MY VEHICLE I THANK GOD THAT NOTHING WORSE HAPPENED. *TR

TAKATA RECALL CAR IS HAVING ISSUE WITH HORN HONKING AT RANDOM TIMES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN WITHOUT REASON, DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, AND HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. POSES A SERIOUS THREAT WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

TAKATA RECALL - THE NITRO WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. BEFORE THE WHITE PLASTIC STRIP CAME STICKING OUT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING OR GRINDING EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EBS/BAS LIGHT AND THE SLIPPERY WHEN WET LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. NOW THE NITRO WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT WON'T START AND IT WILL CLICK ONE TIME ALONG WITH THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY. COULD THIS BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS FAILED TO PROPERLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UDATED 10/26/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED DOORS WILL LOCK MANUALLY, BUT NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE REAR HATCH. *TR

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FOR THE FRONT WINDOW DO NOT WORK. THESE ARE ON THE SAME FUSE M38 IN THE TIPM. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT IS MY OPINION THAT IT IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE THREAT, WHEN IT SNOWS AND THE SALT BUILDS UP ON THE WINDSHIELD AND YOU CAN'T SEE, IT IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR YOU AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU AS A PEDESTRIAN AND IN A CAR. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENS OVER TIME AND IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS HAVING THE ISSUE AT ONCE. THIS COULD BE A BAD WINTER

FOR OVER THE LAST YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON ITS OWN . MY HORN HAD BEEN SOUNDING OFF EVEN WHILE IM DRIVING WITHOUT ME UTILIZING THE HORN AND EVEN WHEN IM AT HOME WITHOUT THE ALARM ON. I ALSO HAVE HAD REPAET ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHTS BECAUSE THE WIRES KEEP BURNING OUT .

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATS, BUT NOT WHILE STATIONARY, MULTIPLE DASH/ENGINE/LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR, HAD SERVICED- BATTERY GOOD-REPORTED BAD ALTERNATOR -- REPLACED $289. FAN LOCKED UP BREAKING BELT--REPLACED $30. THEN MOD #2 TESTED BAD-- REPLACED $450. THIS ALL STARTED APPROX. 2 WEEKS AGO MID JULY 2016, AND 2007 DODGE NITRO CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT, AND AIR CONDITIONER CONTINUES TO BLOW HOT AIR. A/C COOLANT TESTED FINE, BUT NOT MAKING COLD AIR INTO CABIN OF SUV. MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING.

MY 07 DODGE NITRO RT HAS ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE WHILE FILLING UP, IT DOESN'T STOP LIKE OTHER VEHICLES AND JUST OVER FLOWS SPLASHING GAS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND FLOOR. MY FIX FOR THIS WAS JUST TO NOT FULLY FILL THE TANK. THE OTHER ISSUE I'VE HAD FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR IS THAT I'VE HAD A "GAS CAP" ERROR LIGHT THAT AFTER REPLACING SAID GAS CAP AND A TRIP TO PEPBOYS TURNED OUT IT WAS A SMALL EVAP LEAK CAUSED BY A FAULTY GAS TANK/INNARDS COMMON IN OLDER NITROS, IN MY EXPERIENCE THIS ALSO CAUSES A HARD START. I THINK THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE IN THE GAS TANK AND WOULD LIKE SOME GUIDENCE ON A RESOLVE. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED UNDER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ELEVATED WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND FLAMES APPEARED UNDERNEATH. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT ARM, BACK, AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE REAR PASSENGERS ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISES AND NECK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V121000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.