2007 DODGE NITRO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V438000 (VISIBILITY) AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS POWERED ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE WIPERS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. THE ALUMINUM INSULATION BLANKET LOCATED ABOVE THE DRIVE SHAFT SAGGED AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT. OVER TIME, THE RUBBING OF THE BLANKET AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT WORE AWAY A 5 INCH PART OF THE DRIVE SHAFT UNTIL IT BROKE IN HALF. THE BLANKET HAS NOTHING TO KEEP IT FROM SAGGING SUCH AS WIRE (WIRE IS USED IN OTHER PLACES BUT NOT ABOVE THE SPOT ON MY CARE THAT ALLOWED THE BLANKET TO SAG). *TR

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL IS LOOSE. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL WITH THE POWER WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS OCCASIONALLY COMES RIGHT OUT OF THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ROOF RACK HAS STARTED TO COME OFF IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER NEAR PASSENGER SIDE. SIDE PANELS OF THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE LOOSE AND WHEN YOU GO TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THEY CATCH ON YOUR CLOTHING. THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED AS THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PANELING UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS IT GOT STUCK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE WITH POOR QUALITY AND IS UNSAFE WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT KEEP HAPPENING. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL FUEL TANK, THE NOZZLE SHUT OFF AS NORMAL WHEN TANK WAS FULL, HOWEVER GASOLINE SHOT OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ALL OVER MY PANTS AND SHOES. THERE WAS PROBABLY A PINT TO A HALF GALLON OF FUEL THAT SHOT OUT OF THE TANK. I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND DETERMINED THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE 2007 DODGE NITRO. THIS NOW OCCURS EACH AND EVERY TIME I FILL THE FUEL TANK. SOMEONE IS BOUND TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED OVER THIS SITUATION, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GRACO CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: 1770254, MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 20, 2011. THE CHILD RESTRAINT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2009 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE A CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE RESTRAINT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR. THE CHILD RESTRAINT DETACHED FROM THE BASE AND WAS THROWN BEHIND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED CAUSING IT TO LUNG FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

MY DODGE NITRO IS NOT ABLE TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO NON-WORKING PARKING BRAKE. MECHANIC INSPECTED ROTORS AND DRUMS. EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH SLACK AND BRAKE HANDLE BUT NO WAY TO ADJUST. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEM; EVEN A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION NITROS, MINE IS AUTOMATIC. I FEEL A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, AFTER PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF, APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OF GAS OVERFLOWS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME, GAS WAS PROPELLED INTO MY FACE AND ALL OVER MY CLOTHES. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE VALVE THAT PREVENTS GAS LEAKAGE DURING/AFTER A ROLLOVER CRASH. THIS IS WORRISOME IN AND OF ITSELF, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH THE OTHER 2 PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I WAS GOING TO EXIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE MASTER SWITCH FOR THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THAT. I AM WORRIED THAT I CAN BE IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR CATCHES FIRE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE VALVE, AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT MY CAR IF THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS OFF AGAIN AND THE WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FIX FOR THIS VALVE IS TO GET THE GAS TANK REPLACED, AT MY OWN EXPENSE. ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO ORDER MY DOOR HANDLE, THEY ALREADY HAD SOME IN STOCK, WHICH INDICATES, TO ME, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND YET CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED IT. THE SHODDY CONSTRUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER HAS ENSURED THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN. *TR

OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I AM FILLING UP MY TANK WITH GAS (REGARDLESS OF THE GAS STATION) THE AUTO SHUTOFF MECHANISM WILL NOT WORK AND A MODERATE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE CAR/STREET. *TR