Six problems related to steering have been reported for the 2008 Dodge Nitro. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Dodge Nitro based on all problems reported for the 2008 Nitro.
Esp bas lights (appeared after). As I was driving, the car felt like it hit a brick wall even though it didnt, it slammed me into the steering wheel and then continued driving. At that point, the esp bas light came on. Have attempted to contact Dodge or Chrysler by phone with no chance at reaching a person cause of robotic answering services.
Power steering locks up, power steering fluid not helping. Looks like oil mixed in with the coolant. Car smoking and overheating.
Takata recall. Driving on hwy @55 mph, horn going off, lights off and on,dash lights blinking, windshield wipers going off and then vehicle shuts down and reboots, no control of vehicle. 3 times. Please help!.
Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where it was observed that something in the steering wheel was causing the air bag warning indicator to illuminate. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,635. Sh.
The first time it happened I had just turned off the highway and the vehicle completely shut down but the horn was going non stop and the wipers too. I couldn't pull over because the steering was not working correctly. I eventually was able to get it to stop when my fiancé attempted to unhook the battery. This has happened about 4 times totally. The last time I was driving home from work at night, it was dark and the wipers went crazy and my lights went out then the vehicle just shut down, I couldn't see anything, thank god no car was passing by. At times it doesn't want to start but the wipers come on. I took it to the shop and after a few hrs they said it was the integrated power module. Very expensive that I can't fix right now. Very unsafe!.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact was driving 50 mph when all of the instrument panel lights started to flicker abnormally. The steering wheel then seized to the point where it was impossible for the contact to steer the vehicle. The brakes also engaged independently and threw the contact forward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 73,500.