2010 DODGE NITRO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE ALARM ACTIVATED AS SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE A LARGE BACK FLOW OF FUEL WILL SPLASH OUT OF THE FUEL FILL TUBE ONTO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS CAUSING A EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

MOMENT BEFORE MY DRIVE SHAFT BROKE, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IF MY DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE BROKE LIKE THE WAY IT DID, I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY BEEN INJURED OR CAUSED A DEATH. I EXCITED THE HIGHWAY, AND GOT OFF WAS STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT AND PRESSED THE GAS WITH NO RESULTS. MY VEHICLE STARTED TO BACK UP, AND I HAD TO PRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

AT 10 MPH IT ACCELERATOR PEDAL NO RESPONSE TO ENGINE AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LOST BUT ENGINE STILL RUNNING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS COME AND GO CAR DIES AND CAN NOT STEER IN RAIN WIPERS QUIT WORKING THE TPIM MODULE IS GOING OUT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS AND IS CLAIMING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BUT THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT THE TPIM MODULE IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER 2 TO 3 MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE NEW MODULE PLUS 1200 DOLLARS HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO HELP SO FAR. *TR

ESP. ANTI LOCK BRAKES, AND BAS LIGHT CAME ON DASH, VEHICLE JERKED TO SIDE, NO ANTI LOCK BRAKES, OR STABILITY CONTROL. HAD TO SHUT TRUCK OFF TO RESET. *TR

GETTING 12 MILES TO THE GALLON TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, TOOK TO THE DODGE SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, NOTICE SLIPPING GETTING WORSE TOOK TO ANOTHER DODGE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOW ON FLUID AND PART WAS BROKE INSIDE, TOOK THREE WEEKS TO GET VEHICLE BACK, GOOD MILEAGE AFTER THAT FOR A WEEK, AND NOW TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AGAIN, TOOK BACK TO THE DODGE SHOP, ASKED WHY THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION DIP STICK TO CHECK MY SELF SO WE DON'T BURN OUT THE TRANSMISSION, THEY SAID DODGE DOES NOT MAKE ONE FOR THAT VEHICLE? TRANSMISSION IS A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37000.

WHEN FILLING THE TANK THE GAS SHOOTS OUT GETTING ON MY CLOTHES AND THE GROUND. *TR