2008 DODGE NITRO Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN OCTOBER 2014 FROM A FRIEND AND EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP AT THE GAS STATION , THE GAS OVER FLOWS WITH FORCE AND GETS ALL OVER MY HAND AND FEET, SOMETIMES IT GETS ON MY BODY TOO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT DOESN'T STOP WHEN IT GETS FULL.? *TR

I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR ONE MORNING TO MAKE A TRIP INTO TOWN. THE INSTANT I OPENED THE DOOR THE HORN STARTED BLARING WITHOUT A PAUSE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BOTH FRONT AND REAR WERE RUNNING ON THEIR TOP SPEED. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I CANT EVEN GET IT OUT OF PARK TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICK IT UP. THE GAUGE CLUSTER SAYS "NO BUS" AND THE ONLY CULPRIT I CAN THINK OF WOULD BE THE FAMOUS DODGE TIPM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE NITRO 4X4 3.7L . MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN ABOUT 1/8" INTO THE ROTOR. I HAD GOTTEN NEW TIRES FOR MY VEHICLE NOT TOO LONG AGO & EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HEARING WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A CLANKING SOUND THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE REAR OR FRONT TIRE AREA. IT ONLY MAKES THIS SOUND BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 5MPH TO 30MPH, THEN IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY AFTER DOING 40+MPH. MY BRAKES DON'T SQUEAL OR MAKE SOUNDS WHEN I PUSH THEM. ONLY WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP DOES THIS CLANKING SOUND OCCUR. I HAVE NOT INSPECTED THE ROTOR YET,BUT LOOKS FINE FROM WHAT I CAN SEE. I KNOW I'M GONNA NEED NEW BRAKE PADS SOON BUT I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT OR WHERE THIS SOUND IS COMING FROM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE NITRO THAT HAS A FAULTY TIPM, AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEEMED TO GO OFF IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ALL FLUIDS, HONK AND LIGHTS WERE GOING ON AND OFF AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I AM NOW OUT ALMOST $1,600 AND CAR STILL DOES NOT TURN ON. THE TIPM IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING DEMAND AND CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT MY YEAR. (2008) I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ALREADY. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY DO IS TAKE MY REPORT AND SAY THEY WILL CALL BE IF ITS RECALLED. IM AT A LOSS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER WON'T COME ON AT ALL OR WILL CONTINUALLY MOVE ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD AS YOU DRIVE. THE WIPER MALFUNCTION IS EXTREMELY WORSE IF YOU HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND USE THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS CAUSES THEM TO QUICKLY FULLY EXTEND TO THE VERY EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELDS DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CAUSES EXTREME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL VISITS AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF REPLACING PARTS INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNAL WAND AND THE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY. THE MECHANIC SAID DODGE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIPM, WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON NITROS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I COULD NOT BELIEVE ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY CHRYSLER OR THE GOVERNMENT FOR MY MODEL YEAR. RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR OLDER YEARS, SO WHY NOT THE 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS? I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR WITH MY VISION CONSTANTLY COMPROMISED AND I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT WITH ALL THE HORRIBLE REVIEWS. NOW IT JUST SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM TOO NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT WITH THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE EXTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THE REAR LIFT GATE FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. DJR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED. LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, WINSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, HORN HONKS CONSTANTLY, ENGINE STALLS, ETC. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS UN-HOOKING THE BATTERY AND LETTING IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD US IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO IT COST JUST OVER $800. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE CAR HAS SHOWN THE SAME PROBLEMS. MOST RECENTLY A FEW DAYS AGO. *JS

ALL PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS TO INCLUDE THE BACK LIFT GATE WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR UNLOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WILL ONLY WORK FOR THE LOCK POSITION . *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING AND I WAS TOLD BY LEITH DODGE THAT IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS REPLACED. THEN THE SAME ISSUE HAS COME UP AGAIN. AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED IT IS SOMETHING KNOWN TO DODGE AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE WHICH THEY LIED TO ME WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT SAID ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS TIME IT IS A FAULTY TIPM. IN RESEARCHING I FOUND OUT THAT DODGE HAS KNOWN THIS FOR YEARS. *TR

IT WAS MAY OF 2013, NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE. IT WAS EVENING AND RAINING OUT. I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND WHEN I STARTED THE IGNITION AND PUT MY HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY WENT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEY CAME BACK ON, BUT STARTED TO FLICKER. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON. OVER THE PAST YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE AND MORE. EACH TIME IS WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE: RAIN, SNOW OR FROST. THIS YEAR THE OCCURRENCES ARE GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE HAD HEAD LIGHTS REPLACED. THE SWITCH. A BATTERY. I WAS FINALLY TOLD IT IS THE TIPM. THE PART WILL BE BETWEEN $600-700 (JUST FOR THE PART), ITS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, IT COULD BE MONTHS UNTIL THEY EVEN GET IT IN. NOW THIS MEANS MY ONLY VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE. I LEAVE FOR WORK AT 5:00 A.M, WHICH IS DARK AND RETURN IN THE EVENING (IN WINTER) AROUND 5:30 WHICH IS DARK. THESE LIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY AND DODGE SAID THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY TIPM PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC. *TR