2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2 Complaints

NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RUNNING,FORCING ME TO PULL OVER QUICKLY BEFORE MY STEERING LOCKS UP,WHICH THEN REQUIRES ME TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 5TH,2012 AND ON APRIL 6TH,2012 I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A "CODE" TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND UNLESS THEY KEPT IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY STALLED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AT A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STALL AT RED LIGHTS WHILE IDLING,ONLY WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY. I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS THAT I WILL BE REAR ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS ISSUE CONTINUES. *TR

THE GAS NOZZLE DOES NOT CUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, THEREFORE CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS TO SPILL ON GROUND. *TR

WHILE REFUELING GAS WILL OVERFLOW ONTO THE TRUCK AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I REFUEL NOW. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK, WHAT GAS STATION, TIME OF DAY, WINTER OR SUMMER, THE RESULT IS THE SAME FUEL OVERFLOW. *TR

UPON FILLING UP GAS TANK, I HAVE HAD GAS SHOOT OUT AT ME FROM THE FILLING NOZZLE. I HAVE TRIED TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION BY SLOWING DOWN AS I AM COMING CLOSE TO FILLING MY GAS TANK AT 18 GALLONS AND I STILL HAVE GAS POUR OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE FLOOR. WHEN FILLING GAS TANK YOU CAN HEAR GURGLING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE FUEL FILL NOZZLE. MAJOR CONCERN OF FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS POSSIBLY BEING SPLASHED IN THE FACE WITH GASOLINE UNEXPECTEDLY FOR OTHER BUYERS. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, GAS OVERFLOWS AND DOES NOT GET SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GAS STATION, AT ANY PUMP, SO IT IS DEFINITELY WITH THE VEHICLE ITSELF. IT STARTED A WHILE AGO, BUT HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT AND MORE GAS SPILLING. CURRENTLY IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF GAS. ANY STATIC ELECTRICITY SPARK HITTING THAT SPILLED FUEL AND TRAVELING UP INTO THE GAS TANK WOULD BE DISASTROUS. THERE ARE DODGE NITRO FORUMS WHERE TONS OF OTHER OWNERS TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM TOO. ON TOP OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THOUSANDS OF NITRO OWNERS SPILLING FUEL, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. *TR

ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO ON 05 DECEMBER 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2 UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD MY BLINKER ON AND WAS READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AS SOON AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND FELT IN THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE SHAFT HAD EXPLODED UPWARDS, HITTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THEN DROPPING TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DRIVELINE FELL OFF. MY DAUGHTER AND NIECE FELT THE HIT IN GREATER MAGNITUDE AS THEY WERE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT. MY INSURANCE COVERED THE WRECKER AND TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY HEATSHIELD THAT FELL OFF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT. SINCE THE HEATSHIELD IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND FIBERGLASS, THE RUBBING OF ALUMINUM AGAINST ALUMINUM HAS A CUTTING EFFECT THAT CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT TO CUT OPEN AND THEN EXPLODE CUTTING IT IN HALF. LUCKILY, I WAS MAKING A TURN GOING NO MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED A FATAL AND CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO RECALL THAT I KNOW OF. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR AS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. MY CAR INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIRS AS IT IS CONSIDERED A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NOT A COLLISION. DODGE SHOULD CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON THE CAUSE OF THE HEATSHIELD COMING OFF FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE, AND RECALL VEHICLES TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. *KB

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY TRUCK NEVER MOVED.THE DRIVE SHAFT COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF ,IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE , SHOT UP AND HIT THE FLOOR BOARD AND THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVE SHAFT LOOKS LIKE IT TWISTED. I HAVEN'T FIXED THE VEHICLE YET AND IM HOPING DODGE WILL COVER THE EXPENSES. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED MY TRUCK TO FLIP. *TR

WHEN FUELING UP MY DODGE NITRO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AN ANNOYING PROBLEM BEGAN TO SURFACE. RATHER THAN CUTTING OFF WHEN FULL, THE GAS WOULD OVERFLOW. THIS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THAT I FUELED UP NO MATTER WHERE I WAS FUELING. THIS IS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. UPON RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, AND RUINING THE PAINT, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. IF MY VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS VALVE WILL CAUSE THE LEAKAGE OF FUEL AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSION OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE ENTIRE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PART. *TR