2007 DODGE NITRO Complaints

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES ALREADY THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL ON DODGE THEY ARE HORRIBLE I AM SICK OF HAVING TO BUY DOOR HANDLES!!! *TR

WAS COMING HOME FROM SHOPPING MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN CAR WAS STARTING T O SPRINKLE SO WENT TO TURN THEM ON AND NOTHING CAME ON RADIO ALSO QUIT WORKING CAME HOME IMM EDIATELY BE A Y SEE IF IT RAINED ANY HARDER WOULD BY BE ABLE TO SEE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V21000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

MY NITRO WAS BROKE INTO AND THE ALARM DID NOT ALERT ME. NOW THE ALARM GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DOORS LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AND HORN CHIRPS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT I HAD AN AFTER MARKET SUNROOF AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. BUT READING EVERYONE'S POST. THAT IS NOT TRUE! *TR

MY 2007 DODGE NITRO WOULDN'T CRANK. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE GPS, WELL I PAID TO GET THAT FIXED AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING.. SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHOM TOLD ME IT WAS THE BATTERY.. OK I GOT THAT FIXED AND WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF, SO DOES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE DOORS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. SO I TOOK IT TO ONE FINAL SHOP AND THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. I ASKED COULD THIS BE FIXED AND WAS TOLD ITS BEEN ON BACK ORDER. SO NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH MY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING.. *TR

THE GAS CAP GAUGE STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND MY AUTOMATIC ENGINE START WOULD NOT WORK ANY LONGER. WE REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS TWO YEARS LATER. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS AND THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A HALF DOZEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING IN 2-3 GEAR, THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS SURGING AND HAS AN INTERMITTENT MISS. 8/11/14 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND I CALLED A COMPANY TO GIVE THE BATTERY A JUMP. THE CAR STARTED BUT NOW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING WITH THE DOOR LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, THE HAZARDS FLICKERING AND THE BACK WIPER GOING. *TR

WHEN OPENING DOOR FROM INSIDE, DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. ALSO HAPPENED TO BACK SEAT HANDLE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

FIRST THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL A LITTLE THEN THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER POWER SWITCH STARTED SMOKING AND SMOLDERED SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE DODGE AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SWITCH. THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE. RESTARTED VEHICLE TO GO TO DEALERSHIP AND THE SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. AGAIN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED THE SWITCH, IT WAS MELTED AND FELL APART. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE WIRES WERE BADLY MELTED FROM THE HEAT. TOOK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY ELEVEN YEAR OLD SON PUT THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOWN. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH AND DOOR PANEL BEGAN TO SMOKE. THERE WERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE DOOR. THE DOOR PANEL BECAME EXTREMELY HOT CAUSING HIM TO UNDO HIS SEATBELT AND JUMP ACROSS THE SEAT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE NITRO OFF KILLING POWER TO THE SWITCH. THE SWITCH CONTINUED TO BURN AND SMOKE FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES AFTER I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND GOT MY FAMILY TO SAFETY. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (USED) AND ASKED ABOUT IT BEING REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300 TO REPLACE (THE HANDLE WAS ONLY ABOUT $70, THE REST WAS LABOR). I DID NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS EXPENSE AND I DID NOT HAVE THE "EXTRA CASH" AT THIS TIME SO I OPTED OUT FOR REPAIR. A YEAR LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS UNACCEPTABLE DEFECT. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR