2011 DODGE NITRO Complaints

AFTER PUMPING FUEL INTO MY NITRO ABOUT 1\2 -1 GALLON OF GAS COMES SPRAYING OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE. THIS 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, AND MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *TR

THE CAR START, WINDSHEILD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELF AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN GEAR. HAVE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE FOR CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. *TR

2011 DODGE NITRO GASOLINE FILL SPOUT AND FUEL TANK IS AFFECTED PART. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE IT SPEWS OUT OF THE GAS TANK ALL OVER ME AND THE SIDE OF THE SUV. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE AND YET IT PERSISTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/15/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,714.

THE HEATER CORE ON MY CAR HAS CRACKED AND IS LEAKING FUEL INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR WITH 60000 MILES THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I WAS TOLD THAT AN AVERAGE OF 178 HEATER CORES ARE BEING BOUGHT PER WEEK FOR DODGE NITROS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY HIGH NUMBER AND I WOULD HOPE A RECALL IS BEING LOOKED INTO. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2011 DODGE NITRO BRAND NEW FROM GULF GATE DODGE HERE IN HOUSTON TX. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK STARTING IN 2013. LAST YEAR, THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT. THIS YEAR THE FUEL INJECTORS WENT OUT. IN BOTH OCCASIONS, I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO GET THE ISSUES CORRECTED. I HAVE ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE, AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK. THEY WERE PROBABLY AS HELPFUL AS A GRAIN OF RICE. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT MY REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, (HOW CONVENIENT). NOW THE MOST RECENT SITUATION SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER MASTER WINDOW SWITCH (PMWS). BACK IN AUG 2014,THE DRIVER WINDOW WENT OUT. THEN 10/17/2014(FRIDAY) THE PASSENGER BACK WINDOW WENT OUT. 10/20/2014, MONDAY EVENING,MY FIANC WENT (AROUND THE CORNER) TO RUN AN ERRAND AND RETURNED HOME WITH IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, SCREAMING GRAB THE PH!, AND COME OUT SIDE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE. APPARENTLY, THE (PMWS) STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT A FIRE. HE TOLD ME HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE, AND CROSSED OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I DID MAKE IT OUTSIDE TO THE TRUCK. YOU COULD SMELL THE BURN, AND SEE WHERE THE SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS MELTED. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER ON 10/21/2014. TODAY IS 10/30/2014 AND IN SPITE OF THE "SOMEONE WILL CONTACT YOU IN 24HRS" STATEMENTS, I AM STILL WAITING ON THE CALL. I AM STILL REALLY DEEPLY DISTURBED WITH THE THOUGHT THAT MY KIDS FATHER COULD HAVE DIED, OR EVEN WORSE IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EITHER OF MY 2 SMALL KIDS OR MY SELF. SINCE THE INCIDENT WITH MY TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, WALK TO THE STORES, WALK MY KIDS TO THE BUS STOP. I'M HAVING TO CATCH THE METRO BUS IN THE WE HOURS OF THE MORNING JUST TO MAKE IT TO WORK IN TIME. I'M VERY SADDEN, UPSET, AND CONFUSED WITH THIS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES AGAIN. *TR

THE FIRST SIGN OF ISSUES WAS IN SEPTEMBER, ONE MORNING AFTER MY CAR HAD BEEN LOCKED ALL NIGHT LIKE ALWAYS, THE CAR ALARM ON THE VEHICLE JUST SOUNDED. I RAN OUTSIDE AND UNLOCKED THE CAR THEN LOCKED IT AGAIN AND WENT INSIDE, I WENT BACK AND FORTH MULTIPLE TIMES, EACH TIME AFTER LOCKING THE VEHICLE THE ALARM WOULD SOUND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, I PROCEEDED TO TURN ON THE CAR, I HAD SYSTEM WARNINGS PRESENT STATING MY TRUNK WAS UNLOCKED. I CLOSED THE TRUNK MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE WARNING NEVER SUBSIDED. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR UNLOCKED WHILE PARKED UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP LATER THAT DAY, THE MECHANICS COULD NOT REPLICATE THE "GATE AJAR" WARNING, AND THE CAR ALARM SYSTEM PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FIXED THAT DAY. TWO DAYS LATER, KEEPING MY CAR CONSTANTLY UNLOCKED, I TOOK MY NITRO IN FOR AN EVALUATION, I LEFT WITH A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSIS, AFTER THE HOUR THEY HOOKED MY ENGINE UP TO THEIR COMPUTER THEY STILL WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. THE NEXT DAY AFTER 5 HOURS IN THE SHOP AND $708.00 DODGE REPROGRAMMED THE TIPM AND REPLACED MY SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED FOR TWO DAYS, THEN AGAIN MY CAR ALARM WENT OFF WHILE LOCKED, THE GATE AJAR WARNING ALSO COMES ON RANDOMLY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN ONE LAST TIME, THE DAY BEFORE I BROUGHT IT IN I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO REMOVE THE KEYS AND JUMPSTARTED, THE CAR WAS OKAY UNTIL LATER THAT EVENING WHEN THE DASH COMPUTER STARTED FLASHING RANDOM WARNINGS WHILE DRIVING. TODAY MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 10 HOURS, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TIPM AGAIN, AND THE MECHANICS HAVE NO FIX FOR MY CAR. EVERY ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING IS THAT OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED IN THE CHRYSLER TIPM RECALL, DODGE REFUSES TO REFUND OR REPLACE MY TIPM AND STATE THAT MY VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED. I AM IN A RENTAL CAR FOR THE NIGHT, TOMORROW I HAVE THE OPTION OF TAKING THE CAR HOME AS IS. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT THE IGNITION KEY. AN EXTRA KEY COSTS $200, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEBODY LOSES THEIR KEY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD A SPARE. IT IS EXTORTION BY DODGE. ALSO-- TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID? MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND PAY $25 MINIMUM. NEITHER MY MECHANIC NOR THE QUICK OIL CHANGE PLACE CAN CHECK IT-- THERE IS NO DIPSTICK, THERE IS A SPECIAL TOOL AND WHERE THE DIPSTICK WOULD BE IT SAYS "DEALER ONLY" AND THAT IS TRUE. MORE EXTORTION. IT IS NOT RIGHT AND NEEDS TO BE STOPPED. "A" PILLARS ARE EXTREMELY THICK-- DI TO THE STYLING, OVERALL VISIBILITY IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. TRANS AND 4WD ARE JERKY AND GROWL AND HOWL. DEALER: "THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT". THESE ARE ALSO VERY MUCH SAFETY ISSUES. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HORN STARTED BLARING ON IT OWN. I WAS IN MY HOUSE WITH MY NITRO IN MY DRIVE WAY. AT APPOX. 10AM THE HORN STARTED BLARING ON ITS OWN. I TRIED DISABLING THE ALARM TO NO AVAIL. I ENDED UP DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO GET THE HORN TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAVE HAPPENED, THE FIRST WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY THEN TO GET IT TO STOP. *TR