2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 Complaints

2007 DODGE NITRO, 3.7L ENGINE, 4WD - EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK WITH GAS, BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER. I'VE READ ABOUT THE JEEP LIBERTY AND OTHER DODGE NITRO'S DOING THE SAME THING. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, FILLING SLOWLY, ETC. ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT. AT $4.00 PER GALLON, I CAN'T AFFORD TO WASTE A DROP OF GAS. NOT TO MENTION THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SPILLING GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND. WE NEED TO GET THE GOV'T INVOLVED AND DO A RECALL TO FIX THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. IF THE US DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION DOESN'T DO ANYTHING - LETS GET THE ENVIRONMENTALISM INVOLVED. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE RIGHT NOW (FUEL SPILLING ALL OVER THE GROUND COULD CAUSE A FIRE), BUT IF THE CAR IS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER, GAS WILL SPILL ALL OVER THE PLACE. HELP ME, HELP US ALL, HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR

2007 DODGE NITRO - 83,000 MILES - DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS MADE EXITING THE VEHICLE SLOW AND DIFFICULT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. YOU HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW UNLOCK THE DOOR AND OPERATE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW AND ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE A ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ROLLOVER VALVE SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE IN THE EVENT THAT THE VEHICLE DID ROLLOVER, ALL OF THE GASOLINE WOULD SPILL. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHEN OUR 2007 DODGE NITRO IS FUELED UP IT OVER FLOWS OUT OF THE GAS TANK NECK. WHEN FUELING THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF AS IT SHOULD BUT THEN APPROXIMATELY A QUART OF GAS WILL COME SHOOTING OUT OF THE GAS TANK NECK AND WITH THIS AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLING IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS ALSO SHOT OUT AND CONSEQUENTLY COVERED MY PANTS AND SHOES WITH GASOLINE AND THEN TO HAVE TO GET IN YOUR VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME IS DISGUSTING BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. THE SPILLING OCCURS EVERY TIME THAT YOU FUEL UP EVEN WHEN YOU KICK THE NOZZLE OFF MANUALLY WHEN NEAR FULL. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THANK GOD A FIRE HAS NOT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL SPILLING. THE DODGE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT IT IS GOING TO REQUIRE A NEW GAS TANK AT THE COST OF $364.00 PLUS LABOR. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD WITH 32,000 MILES, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE BRAND NEW. *TR

MY NITRO SPEWS GAS ALL OVER WHEN I AM FILLING IT TOO. TALKED TO DEALER,THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE PUMP. NOT THE CASE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY, MANY DIFFERENT PUMPS. CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY THREW ANOTHER STORY AT ME THAT WAS A TOTAL LIE. EVERYTIME I FILL UP IF I DON'T LISTEN CLOSE ENOUGH IT SHOOTS GAS OUT THE FILLER NECK AND ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS AND PAY FOR. I AM CALLING AN ATTORNEY THIS WEEK TO HAVE THEM ADDRESS THIS. HOPEFULLY CHRYSLER WILL ABSORB ALL COSTS. DOUBT IT BUT IT'S WORTH A TRY. *TR

HI I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE NITRO IN 2007, I HAVE NOT HAD MANY ISSUES A FEW MINOR ONES NO BIGGIE. BUT RECENTLY THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY. IT WAS GETTING ME AGGRAVATED. EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID NO EVERYTHING IS FINE OK SURE. LATELY EVERYTIME I GO TO FILL UP MY TANK IT HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING. SO I WAS REALLY FED UP I TOOK IT IN AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM (DEALER) THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL NEED A NEW FUEL TANK AND FILL NECK. NOW I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY IM NOT THE ONLY NITRO OWNER GOING THROUGH THIS ISSUE. I HEAR THAT THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT. NOW BEAR IN MIND WE HAVE ALL BEEN DRIVING A CAR GOD FORBID GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR BLOWS UP BECAUSE OF THAT. I AM NOT HAPPY I WILL PURSUE THIS AND MY SERVICE BETTER GET COVERED THANK GOD I GOT THE EXTRA WARRANTY!!!! I SUGGEST ON EVERYBODY'S BEHALF THAT A RECALL IS ISSUED AND IF I PAY THE DECIDABLE I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4, BOUGHT IT IN 2010 SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FILLING THE TANK. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I WOULD FILL THE TANK TO THE POINT THAT THE PUMP SHUTS OFF I WOULD HAVE FUEL SHOOT BACK OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. EXCUSE BUT DO WE NOT SEE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE? TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FIRST THEY REPLACED A CANISTER LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY CHECKED THE FUEL TANK VACUUM LINE FOR KINKED LINE AGAIN NOT FIXED. FINALLY THEY DETERMINED THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS FAULTY SO THEY REPLACED THE TANK OUT OF MY POCKET. MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY IN THE 30,000 RANGE AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SUBJECT AND STILL DODGE REFUSES TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ANY WHERE AND I WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD WANT TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. DID THEY NOT LEARN FROM TOYOTAS MISTAKES. COMPLAINTS INCLUDE 2007 AND 2008. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. IT SPEWS GAS EVERYWHERE, GETTING ON ME AND THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

2007 DODGE NITRO GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME TANK IS FILLED. WHEN FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF SEVERAL SECONDS LATER 1/2 GALLON TO 1 GALLON OF FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE CAR AND GROUND. CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS A CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT DODGE WILL NOT COVER. MY NITRO IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

FUEL SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 47,000. NOW AT 68,000 IT IS STILL DOING IT. I HAVE TO GUESS WHEN TO STOP FUELING. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN FUEL SPILLS ONTO THE GROUND AND LATER ENTERS OUR BAYS. *TR