2007 DODGE NITRO Complaints

EVERY TIME GAS TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY AND NOZZLE SHUTS OFF, GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. SEVERE FIRE HAZARD. CAR IS NOT BEING TOPPED OFF. HAPPENS ONLY WHEN TANK IS ALLOWED TO BE COMPLETELY FULL. HAS TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT THE GAS STATIONS PUMPS. DODGE INCORPORATED A SHUT OFF SYSTEM IN SUVS TO PREVENT FIRE DURING A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT BUT THIS IS THE PART THAT IS FAILING IN THE GAS TANK. IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. *TR

WHEN I FILL MY TANK UP GASOLINE WILL OVERFLOW AND SPILL ONTO THE SIDE OF MY CAR AND ONTO THE FLOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN HALF AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

AS YOU ARE PUTTING GAS INTO THE FUEL TANK IT WILL OVERFLOW FROM FILLER SPOUT. THIS WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. GAS OVERFLOWING ON THE 2007 DODGE NITRO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, AND THUS THE GAS SPILLS OUT. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, GAS BACKS UP AND POURS OUT OF THE TANK SPOUT. THIS ISN'T EXCLUSIVE TO FILLING UP THE TANK ENTIRELY. THIS CAUSES A CONCERN AS IT SPRAYS FUEL ON THE INDIVIDUAL PUMPING THE GAS AND LEAVES A SPILL AT THE GAS PUMP. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN OCTOBER OF 2011, SO I ONLY KNOW THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY FIRST GAS TANK FILL UP. AFTER EACH AND EVERY "FILL UP" SEVERAL OUNCES OF GASOLINE LEAK FROM THE TANK AREA...THIS DOES NOT COME FROM THE HOLE WHERE THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE GOES, IT SEEMS TO BE LEAKING FROM BENEATH THAT POINT. THIS IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE ENTIRE BOTTOM LEFT PORTION OF MY VEHICLE IS BATHED IN GASOLINE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER DODGE NITRO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY GAS ATTENDANT ALSO HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE NITRO AND A FEW MODELS OF THE JEEP. HIS SUGGESTION IS TO NEVER FILL MY TANK TO FULL AGAIN. THAT IS NOT A SOLUTION, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED AND DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, NOW! *TR

I FILLED FUEL TANK AND USED THE AUTO FUEL FILL FEATURE AT THE FUEL PUMP THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND WHEN IT DID APPROX A QUART OF GAS CAME SPURTING OUT ALL OVER THE PAINT AND ONTO THE GROUND LEAVING A PUDDLE OF FUEL,TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD, BUT IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

USED THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE CAR, WALKED OUT ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER TO FIND THE COOLING FAN RUNNING ON THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD NOT MOVED. UNLOCKED THE CAR THE FAN STOPPED RUNNING BUT HE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CHARGED THE BATTERY AND ALL WAS FINE TILL TRYING TO LEAVE FOR WORK ON MONDAY MORNING WHEN BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN AFTER USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE CAR. NO LONGER USING THE KEY FOB UNTIL WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 DODGE NITRO FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES INSIDE THE VEHICLE ARE FAULTY AND CONTINUALLY FAIL. THEY BREAK AND BECOME INOPERABLE, LEAVING WHO EVER IS SITTING BY THE DOOR TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. MY DOOR HANDLE BROKE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY FAULT. SINCE THEN MY DOOR HANDLES HAS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO SPEND ALOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THEM EVERY TIME. I MAKE LESS THAN THE AVERAGE BLUE COLLAR WORKER AND DO NOT HAVE THE $175 EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS. THEREFORE, AT TIMES SUCH AS NOW I HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE HANDLES BROKEN BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT. I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO DOOR HANDLES BROKEN RIGHT NOW. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF A CAR ACCIDENT WERE TO HAPPEN, AND THE PERSON SITTING NEXT TO THE DOOR WITH THE BROKEN HANDLE NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A HURRY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. ONCE THE HANDLE IS BROKEN, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. SO, LETS SAY THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE PERSON NEXT TO THE DOOR WITH THE BROKEN HANDLE WOULD BE STUCK UNLESS SOMEONE OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR UNLESS THAT PERSON WERE TO QUICKLY ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, REACH OUT AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND HAVE VOICED MY OPINION TO DODGE ABOUT THE ISSUE. I ASKED THEM TO START A RECALL OF THE ITEM AND FIND A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT FOR IT THAT WILL NOT BREAK ALL THE TIME. DODGE WOULD NOT EVEN HEAR MY CONCERNS AND POINTED ME TOWARDS THIS WEBSITE. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. MANY DODGE NITRO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU WILL SEE. I FEEL DODGE MIGHT HAVE A MAJOR LAW SUIT COMING IF THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE DEATH OF A PERSON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.