2011 DODGE NITRO Complaints

REGARDLESS OF WHICH GAS STATION/PUMP, DURING REFUEL GAS WILL OVERFLOW AND SPRAY ONTO THE GROUND, CAR, AND OPERATOR. VEHICLE ALWAYS STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN PROMPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE CONTACT INSERTED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. IN ADDITION, AFTER OPENING AND/OR CLOSING ANY OF THE FOUR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SOUNDED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES. UPON RECONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES, THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SOUNDED ONCE AGAIN. FURTHERMORE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE TIRE PRESSURE. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,141.

THE TPC POWER BOX THAT HAS ALL THE FUSES IN IT. IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE WIPERS FOUR WAY FLASHER AND HORN ,HEADLIGHTS CHIMES, 44 SWITCH AND ALL THE DASH SENSORS TO GO OFF. WHICH IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO STUDDED WHEN SHIFTING IT IS A MAJOR PEOBLEM

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING FORUMS AND IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT. I ALSO CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY GAVE ME YOUR NUMBER.

I BOUGHT MY NITRO ON DEC 29, 2017 FROM HADDAD TOYOTA IN PITTSFIELD MA I HAVE PUT 4648 MILES ON SINCE DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THE TEMP. GAUGE WHEN I WENT THERE FOR AN AUTO START AND THEY STATED IT WAS FINE. THURSDAY THE TEMP LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH WHEN I WAS ALMOST 2 MILES HOME, SO I CAME HOME, PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE AS USUAL BUT HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD BECAUSE OF THE SMELL, HEAT AND WHAT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE SMOKE. I CALLED HADDADS AND LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. ON MONDAY, WHICH IS THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. I DECIDED TO PULL INTO MY HUSBANDS WORK 8 MILES AWAY, BUT BEFORE I REACHED THE DRIVEWAY, THE TEMP LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE LEFT THE DOGE THERE OVERNIGHT, AS I WAS TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT HOME. TUESDAY I CALLED HADDADS SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SERVICE MAN THAT HELPED ME WHEN I WAS THERE LAST.HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. WE HAVE A READER AND AT WORK MY HUSBAND PLUGGED IT IN AND GOT THESE CODES 1- P0740 ' TORQ CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT/OPEN 2- P0732 - GEAR2 INCORRECT RATIO 3- P0868 - TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE LOW SO I IMMEDIATE CALLED AGAIN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME I CAN DRIVE IT THERE 30 MILES AS LONG AS EITHER LIGHT WASN'T BLINKING. SO THIS AFTERNOON, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I MADE IT 3 HOUSES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN MOTION! I CALLED AAA AND I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO HADDAD TOYOTA. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MAN PAT AND HE IS AWARE OF MY SITUATION AND IS EXPECTING THE DODGE TOMORROW. HE STATED THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING WITH THE CAR, DEFINITELY NOT ME. I NOW HAVE NO VEHICLE. I LEFT MY CAR SAFELY WHERE IT STOPPED MOVING. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS CAR FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW OR VEHICLE RECALL. I AN LOOKING TO RESOLVE THIS CAR ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I HAVE HEALTH ISSUES AND SHOULDN'T BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTAT ANDRE' D'ANDREA

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. TOWED TO FOWLER JEEP DODGE ON I-240 IN OKLAHOMA CITY. SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THE HEAT SHIELD BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO BREAK. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE FOR PRIOR MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 DODGE NITRO. I CALLED BOTH CHRYSLER AND DODGE HOTLINES RELATIVE TO THE N10 RECALL WITH FAULTY HEAT SHIELDS CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO SPONTANEOUSLY BREAK. I WAS TOLD IT WAS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP AREA MANAGER TO DECIDE IF THIS ISSUE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DODGE HOTLINE AGENT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHANICAL ERROR WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL SO THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT EVEN CALL THE AREA MANAGER. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ALSO SAID A FAULTY HEAT SHIELD CAME LOOSE, WAS RUBBING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING IT TO BREAK; WHICH IS THE EXACT N10 CHRYSLER RECALL FOR 2007-2008 DODGE NITRO. AS I HAVE A MODEL YEAR 2011, OBVIOUSLY THE ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HORN INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO DEACTIVATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAC HAIK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (11000 NORTH FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77037, (281) 447-9500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE AIR BAG AREA WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED MAC HAIK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (12111 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77079, (713) 263-3070) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TOTAL TIPM FAILURE! AFTER AT LEAST A DOZEN INCIDENTS OF THE FACTORY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SOUNDING (AT REST IN MY DRIVEWAY, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC), AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO JIM BROWNE CITRUS CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP IN DADE CITY, FL WHERE IT WAS UN OR MIS-DIAGNOSED I WAS CHARGED FOR EVERY DIME OF UNNEEDED PARTS AND LABOR WHICH I PAID. THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO STOP THE BLARING AND THE LIGHT SHOW THROUGHOUT MY CAR. THE FINAL TIME, THE TIPM WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS STOPPED. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY DOOR SENSOR. I PERSONALLY CHECKED AND CLEANED ALL DOOR CONTACT SENSORS BEFORE TAKING IT IN SO I KNEW THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. JIM BROWNE WAS CLUELESS! (SHADE TREE MECHANIC / PARTS CHANGERS). TO MAKE THE INSULT EVEN WORSE, I CAUGHT THEM RED-HANDED CHARGING ME FOR WORK WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER MY FACTORY AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTIES! THE SERVICE MANAGER DOWNFACED ME AND NICELY CALLED ME A LIAR EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDED THEM COPIES OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO STAPLE TO MY CUSTOMER FILE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THEY RELENTED AND CREDITED ME BACK "SOME" OF THE MONEY THAT WAS UNRIGHTFULLY STOLEN BUT I AM CERTAIN IT IS NOT ALL. I PAID OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4000.00 AND LOST USE OF MY NITRO SOMETIMES FOR A WEEK AT A TIME WHILE IT JUST SAT IN THEIR YARD & THEY WAITED TO HEAR THE HORN BLARE (WHICH THEY SAY IT NEVER DID). I AM STILL OUT WELL OVER $1K FOR THE TIPM & LABOR CHARGES (OUTRAGEOUS) AND NO RECALL FROM DODGE ON THIS. WHAT IS DODGE WAITING FOR??? THIS IS NOT A SINGULAR PROBLEM, IT'S MASSIVE. NO REPORT WAS FILED FOR ME. I JUST HAPPENED UPON THIS SITE AFTER I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO FIX EVERYTHING. I REFUSE TO BUY FOREIGN GARBAGE BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I WILL EVER BUY CHRYS/DODGE/JEEP AGAIN. I HAVE PLENTY OF DOCUMENTATION AS DOES THE DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SCAN AND UPLOAD A REAM OF FILES FOR NOTHING UNLESS REQUESTED. (LIMIT 5 FILES, LOL)

STARTED SUV SOUNDED VERY LOUD. PUT IN PARK SOUNDED BETTER. STARTED TO DRIVE AND SUV ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, NOT SURE HOW FAST IT WOULD OF GOTTEN UP TO, ONLY WAY TO SLOW DOWN, STEP ON BREAK WITH BOTH FEET. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO JUST WANTED TO GET HOME. TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME DROVE RIGHT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT , GARAGE DOOR DEMOLISHED, CAR DENTS AND MANY SCRATCHES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.