2010 DODGE NITRO Complaints

I HAVE FILLED MY BRAKE FLUID TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTH AND HAVE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS FIRST ALARMED OF LOW FLUID WHEN A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I BRAKES FELT EXTREMELY SPONGY. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR 40 DAYS AGO FROM A BIG DEALERSHIP. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE THIS VIGOROUS INSPECTION OF ALL THEIR USED VEHICLES...APPARENTLY NOT. WE CANNOT FILL OUR GAS TANK TO THE FULL LEVEL. EVERYONE WE DO IT SPITS OUT A TON OF GAS, NOT JUST A LITTLE A LOT!! BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER FOR OUR 90-DAY WARRANTY & NATURALLY THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT. THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE FILLER NECK NOT LETTING OUT THE AIR FOR THE GAS TO GO IN SO IT SPITS IT ALL OUT. COST TO REPAIR IT ... $500 IN HOPES THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WITH THIS BEING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR IT. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE & THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I GUESS WE JUST RUN THE RISK OF CATCHING SOMETHING ON FIRE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE DOESN'T GET KILLED OVER SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED MANY TIMES OVER. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE'S NE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

2010 DODGE NITRO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AFTER SEVERAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED BY HIM LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

INSIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT OPEN DOOR..NEED TO OPEN WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP AND PARK, THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. LATCH FEELS AS IF NOTHING IS ATTACHED TO IT ON THE INSIDE PANEL. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE. FIRST MY A/C UNIT WENT OUT, THE DODGE DEALERSHIP PUT A DYE IN MY UNIT TO FIND A LEAK, THERE WAS NOT LEAK SO THEY FILLED IT WITH FREON AND I WAS ON MY WAY. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THINK HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY FILLED IT AGAIN AND COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND FINALLY THEY SAID MY COMPRESSOR WENT OUT (MIND YOU THIS WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE!!) SO THEY REPLACED IT. THIS WAS THE FIRST 2 YEARS I HAD IT. THEN I HAD ISSUES WITH MY GEAR SHIFTER AND SOME WIRE THAT ATTACHED IT TO MY GAS PEDAL OR SOMETHING ACCORDING TO THEM. I HAD TAKEN IT IN AND TOLD THEM MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL, THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND THE CABLE HAD SNAPPED, SO THEY REPLACED IT. THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR I HAVE HAD IT. NOW THE PAST MONTH OR SO, ALL MY LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND THE BRIGHT RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN MY CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT AND SOMETIMES WHEN I GET STARTED DRIVING. I SERIOUSLY LOVED THIS CAR AT FIRST, BUT I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE, NOR WOULD I EVER BUY ONE EVER AGAIN. I THINK THEY NEED TO GET ME ANOTHER VEHICLE ASAP, CAUSE THIS ONE IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN!

TRAVELING ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH 2 YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTERS IN CAR RIGHT FRONT VALVE STEM BLEW OUT CAUSING CAR TO VEER TO RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC 2 MORE VALVE STEMS HAD CRACKED NUTS. HAD TO REPLACE ALL STEMS, 1 SENSOR AND 1 TIRE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THO THEIR TECH ADMITS THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE STEM. I CALLED SCHRADER ELECTRONICS (THE MANF.) THEY ALSO ADMIT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW BUT BECAUSE IT IS EOM PRODUCT I MUST DEAL WITH CHRYSLER. THEY ALSO REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT EVEN AWARE OF. WHY HASN'T YOUR AGENCY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM TO DATE? IT HAS COST ME NEARLY $400.00 IN UNREIMBURSED REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

10/07/2012 AT 3:00PM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING FOR NO REASON. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO GET ATTENTION. THIS WENT ON FOR AND FINALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN JUST AS IT HAD STARTED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED FOR THE FEW DAYS. 10/13/2012 AT 2:30 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING, THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER AS BEFORE EXCEPT I REMOVED THE FUSES TO GET TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS LATER HORN WENT OFF AGAIN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE . THE POLICE THOUGHT I WAS " UNDER DISTRESS" HAD REMOVE THE FUSES AND PROCEED ON TO DEALERSHIP. UPON PLACING THE FUSES BACK IN THE HORN WOULD BLOW AT RANDOM AGAIN. A MASTER CONTROL COMPUTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. IT STARTED AGAIN RANDOM HORN YESTERDAY 10/23/2012 DEALERSHIP TOOK STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP THEY STILL HAVE THE NITRO. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE NITRO. SUNDAY NIGHT I HAD THE SCARIEST EPISODE OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION. THE PEDAL WAS NOT BLOCKED BY ANYTHING, IT MOVED FREELY. BUT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT KEPT ACCELERATING. NOTHING STOPPED THIS SHORT OF PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, EVEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL MY WEIGHT ONLY SLOWED THE CAR DOWN. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND. NOTHING WORKED EXCEPT FOR TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY NITRO. IT MAY BE A GLITCH BUT THIS IS TOO SCARY TO NOT REPORT. NO ONE WAS HURT THANKFULLY, BUT WE WERE SECONDS AWAY FROM BEING AUTOMATICALLY FORCED INTO AN INTERSECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF MY BOYFRIEND HADN'T BEEN SMART ENOUGH TO TELL ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP (ITS THERE RIGHT NOW, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AFTER THIS HAPPENED). I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED MYSELF, OR SOMEONE ELSE. I KNOW I HAVE READ OTHER FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR NITRO. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING GETTING A NEW CAR AND NEVER BUYING FROM DODGE AGAIN. I HAVE A BRAND NEW BABY I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT AND THAT WAS TOO SCARY TO EVEN RISK HAPPENING AGAIN. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, ITS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY VEHICLE TO PERFORM LIKE THIS, EVEN ONCE. ESPECIALLY WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

11/28/2011 AT 3:19 AM ON MONDAY MORNING, THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING FOR NO REASON. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO GET ATTENTION. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES AND FINALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN JUST AS IT HAD STARTED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT WEEK. 12/5/2011 AT 12:13 AM ON MONDAY MORNING, THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER AS BEFORE EXCEPT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME (APPROX 30-45 SECONDS) IT WOULD START AND STOP AT RANDOM OVER THE NEXT 7 HOURS. THE HORNS ARE HIDDEN IN THE ENGINE/BUMPER AREA SO MY ONLY CHOICE WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS WAS DONE BY THE PROMPTING OF THE POLICE OFFICER THAT ANSWERED THE "DISTRESS" CALL THAT HE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE 911 DISPATCHER. UPON HOOKING THE BATTERY BACK UP THE NEXT MORNING, NOTHING WAS ABNORMAL UNTIL I STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE HORN WOULD BLOW AT RANDOM ONCE AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE 36 MILE TRIP TO MY JOB. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM TO THEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS. I THINK THIS IS SAD TO HAVE A 22 MONTH OLD VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASE BRAND NEW AND HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND WHICH FUSES CONTROL THE HORN CIRCUIT AND REMOVED THEM TO KEEP THE PEACE WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND NOT ANGER OTHER DRIVERS . I HAVE HAD 3 ENCOUNTERS WITH OTHER DRIVERS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND NEEDED TO SIGNAL THEM, ONLY TO NOT HAVE A HORN. I WAS FORCED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LAST NIGHT (12/7/11) , NO ACCIDENT, BUT REAL DARN CLOSE. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT OF A SAFETY ITEM THE HORN IS UNTIL I DIDN'T HAVE ONE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE FACTORY SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR