2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 Complaints

WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1-2 GEAR AT TIMES THERE WA SK, WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH ALL GEARS THERE WAS A SURGE IN POWER OR LACK OF GAS POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, COULD NOT FIND,ANYTHING WRONG OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BROUGHT TRUCK TO THE DEALER DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER (A?C) NOT COOLING OFF THE TRUCK. THEY STATED THEY TESTED AND IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY. AFTER PICKING UP THE TRUCK ON / 7/19/07 WENT HOME WITH AC ON, IT WAS 84 DEGREES OUTSIDE. PUT THE THERMOMETER IN TRUCK AND DROVE WITH WINDOWS UP AND A/C ON HIGH FOR 1 HOUR. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS STILL 84 DEGREES, BUT TEMPERATURE INSIDE TRUCK WAS 80 DEGREES. DROVE BACK TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, LEFT TRUCK RUNNING, SHOWED THEM, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL, BECAUSE THE COLD AIR AT THE VENT WAS 45 DEGREES, BUT AT THE DRIVER'S SEAT IT WAS 80 DEGREES. THIS HAS TO BE A PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ESP/BAS LIGHTS COME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER 3-4 KEY CYCLES IT MAY GO OUT. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR ONCE BEFORE, BUT CONTINUED TO COME ON, IT DID NOT STORE ANY CODES. THIS PART WAS REPLACED ON 3/15/07. DEALER STATED THAT NOT WAS FOUND. *AK

CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER, AND THE WITHIN ABOUT 10 SECONDS IT STARTS BACK ON ITS OWN. . DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE STALLING ISSUE, THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WHEN KIDS WERE E IN AN AUTOMOBILE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO LOSE POWER, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. TWICE IT STALLED, AND LUCKILY MY KIDS WEREN'T WITH ME. PLEASE ADVISE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *AK

COMPLAINT CONCERNS ENGINE STALLS. DODGE NITRO (07) PURCHASED IN JANUARY 1. 2007. UNDER 5000 MILES ON CAR: IN MARCH WHILE DRIVING A T 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON, CAR COASTED, THEN RESTARTED ON ITS OWN AFTER 2-3 SECONDS. SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME. DRIVING CONDITIONS, WET, MID-40S, NIGHT. NOTIFIED DEALER, BUT UNABLE TO SCHEDULE DUE TO UPCOMING 3-WEEK VACATION. SECOND INSTANCE MAY 21, DRIVING 65, FELT A 'CLUNG' CAR STALLED, COASTED TO COUNT OF 3-4 SECONDS, THEN CAR RE-STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY, ALSO THAT CAR WAS SHIFTING ROUGH AND CLUNKY. MAY 24, DEALER CHECKED FOR TECH BULLETINS, WIPED OUT TRANSMISSION MODULE PROGRAMMING AND RE-PROGRAMMED. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FIXED...SOMETIMES STILL SHIFTS HARD, AND THERE WAS SOME TIME BETWEEN FIRST TWO ENGINE FAILURES. HAVE HAD OTHER LITTLE GLITCHES LIKE ONE CAR DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY FOB. I AM WEARY OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND ME BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT...GOD HELP EVERYONE AT THAT POINT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND GET THIS DONE IMMEDIATELY. OR RECALL CAR. *AK

2007 DODGE NITRO SLT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE SECOND INCIDENT JUST YESTERDAY, IT MOMENTARILY STALLED, BUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACK UP. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO SHUT OFF, THEN CAME BACK ON WHEN VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. MANY PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, AND GIVEN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS, COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY CLOSE CALLS) WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I DIDN'T TO WAIT AROUND TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN. DODGE/CHRYSLER NEEDED DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIED. *AK

CAR STALLS ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF THEN RESTARTS AFTER 1 MIN.HAS DONE THIS 2 TIMES SO FAR

I HAVE HAD MY NEW 07 DODGE NITRO COMPLETELY DIE ON ME TWICE NOW FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ONCE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. ALL LIGHTS AND POWER CEASED AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO 0. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. I TRAVEL WITH MY CHILD AND HIS AND MY SAFETY SEEM TO BE IN SERIOUS DANGER WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 3 DODGE DEALERS AND WENT IN TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED OVER ALREADY AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? I FELL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME MAKING A $450 A MONTH PAYMENT FOR A VEHICLE THAT I CANT DEPEND ON.

2007 DODGE NITRO SXT 4X4. PURCHASED IN JANUARY 7, 2007 FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WAS IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. CPU HAD TO BE REPLACED AND UPDATED WITH NEW SOFT WARE. APRIL 8 2007, DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 75 MPH, AT NIGHT, CAR LIGHTS, ENGINE ALL QUIT, CAME BACK ON SECONDS LATER PANEL LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER, 2 LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER THAT FOR A COUPLE OF MORE MINUTES. MAY 13 2007, DRIVING 15 MPH CAR SPATTERS THEN SHUTS OFF, POWERED IT SELF BACK UP AND PANEL LIGHTS STAY ED ON 1 MINUTE GO OFF BUT 2 AGAIN ARE STILL LIT GOES OFF AFTER 1-2 MINUTES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 STALLED AS I WAS ENTERING A RIGHT HAND CURVE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWER TO THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE AS IT ROLLED OFF THE EMBANKMENT. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL COSMETIC AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. BOTH CEILING/ CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED ON SCENE , AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP. THE NITRO STALLED A COUPLE OF INSTANCES BEFORE THIS CRASH AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION AND SERVICED BY THE LOCAL DEALER THAT IT WAS PURCHASED FROM.*AK