Dodge Nitro owners have reported 16 unknown or other related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common unknown or other problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's unknown or other (16 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
The vehicle was parked and when I went to open the door with the handle as usual it broke in my hand. I was unable to get out of the vehicle because of this. I have researched this matter and it has happened to a large amount of people. I feel that this is a flaw it the vehicle and the design of the door handle is poorly made.
I have a 2010 Dodge Nitro. Sunday night I had the scariest episode of uncontrollable acceleration. The pedal was not blocked by anything, it moved freely. But when I pressed on the accelerator, it kept accelerating. Nothing stopped this short of putting the car in neutral, even pressing on the brakes with all my weight only slowed the car down. I was scared out of my mind. Nothing worked except for to slam on the brakes, put the car in neutral, then park, and turn the car off. When I turned the car back on, everything was fine. I have never had any other problems with my Nitro. It may be a glitch but this is too scary to not report. No one was hurt thankfully, but we were seconds away from being automatically forced into an intersection of oncoming traffic if my boyfriend hadn't been Smart enough to tell me to put the car in park and turn it off. I immediately took it into the dealership (its there right now, I immediately called the dealer after this happened). I could have seriously hurt or killed myself, or someone else. I know I have read other forums where people have had the same issue with their Nitro. I am seriously considering getiing a new car and never buying from Dodge again. I have a brand new baby I have to think about and that was too scary to even risk happening again. Dodge needs needs to do something about this, its unacceptable for any vehicle to perform like this, even once. Especially when lives are at stake.
Interior door handle broke(plastic) . Poor handle design. Cannot open door from inside without unlocking door manualy and putting down window and unlocking from outside handle. Safety issue in a accident. Reported to Dodge to check if recall was in affect. Was told it was not.
When I fill up my tank at any gas station, I will put the gas nozzle in the gas filler neck, and have it fill up. When the gas tank reaches it's maximum level, the gas nozzle will automatically 'click' off, however, the gas will overflow out the gas filler neck and spray out all over the ground and down the car, I'm thinking that something so flammable as gasoline spraying out and dripping on the ground and down the car is a huge fire risk. . . . Am I wrong?.
Using my keyless entry fob, I unlocked my door and tried to start my vehicle. The vehicle would not start, but the dash lights came on so I knew the battery was not dead. I thought the battery on the key fob might be going out, so I went to purchase another key fob battery. With the new battery in the key fob, I tried to unlock my vehicle and it would not open. I used the key to manually unlock the car door, and the alarm went off. I tried to deactivate the alarm with the key fob and by inserting the key in the ignition and tried to start the vehicle. The vehicle would not start, and the alarm would not deactivate. I thought the key fob was bad, so I got my extra key fob and tried it. With the extra key fob, I still incurred the same problem -- could not start my vehicle. I had to use Dodge roadside assistance to have my vehicle towed to the dealership. The next morning, the service manager at the dealership said he experienced the same problem with the key fob and was unable to start the vehicle. He remedied the problem by pulling the fuse. After he re-inserted the fuse, he was able to use the key fob and start the vehicle. In checking the diagnostics, no errors were reported. I am very worried that this is going to happen again, and I am not going to be able to start my vehicle.
Gas tank overflows during filling process. Sometimes the pump shuts off and then overflows, and sometimes the auto shut off doesn't work and the gas spews until shutoff manually.
Driving down the road I and my car started freaking out. Headlights flickering, horn blazing windshield wipers and fluid spraying.
I have had my 2007 Dodge Nitro for about 3 years now. Since I have had the vehicle, I have noticed that the door handles inside the vehicle are faulty and continually fail. They break and become innoperable, leaving who ever is sitting by the door trapped in the vehicle unless opened from the outside. My door handle broke for the first time and I thought it might have been my fault. Since then my door handles has broken several times and I have had to spend alot of money to replace them every time. I make less than the average blue collar worker and do not have the $175 every time the vehicle door handle breaks. Therefore, at times such as now I have to leave the vehicle handles broken because I can't afford it. I currently have two door handles broken right now. I feel this is a huge safety concern because if a car accident were to happen, and the person sitting next to the door with the broken handle needed to exit the vehicle in a hurry, they would not be able to get out. Once the handle is broken, the door cannot be opened from the inside. So, lets say the vehicle was on fire. The person next to the door with the broken handle would be stuck unless someone opened the door from the outside or unless that person were to quickly roll the window down, reach out and open the door from the outside. I feel this is a huge safety concern and have voiced my opinion to Dodge about the issue. I asked them to start a recall of the item and find a suitable replacement for it that will not break all the time. Dodge would not even hear my concerns and pointed me towards this website. I hope this issue is taken seriously, because I know I am not the only person who is having this issue. Many Dodge Nitro owners are having the same issue of you google it, you will see. I feel Dodge might have a major law suit coming if this issue causes the death of a person.
While pumping my gas the gas began to backflow up in poor everywhere and all over the car and the ground at the gas station and on my hands. This clearly is unsafe for one it is a huge fire hazzard it is dangerous towards ones health and also the enviroment. I have read elswhere of other people numerous people with this same issue since 2007 in Chrysler vehicles and am unsure why they would not yet have a recall on this issue by now. With that said I definately think that someone needs to put a stop to this fire hazzard before some one is seriously injured. I guess they are waiting for something "dangerous" such as some one seriously getting burned before they actualy take this issue seriously. Sincerly, karra.
Drivers side door handle snapped is now just hanging. In order to exit vehicle need to roll window down , open door from outside , roll window back up , then turn vehicle off. This is a hazard. . . . . . In an emergency. . . If power goes out while in car. . . I will not be able to exit vehicle. . . . What if my electric window stops working. . . Then I am stuck. . . . Not safe. . . .
I own a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The car is less four years old and I am having major repair problems already. I understand that wear and tear of a vechicle will result in repairs, but I have never had an ac compresser go out within four years. Needless to say, Dodge is refusing to fix the problem. I have researched the problem on line and their are countless Dodge Nitro customers with the same problem. If there is a defect with the compressor, it's not my responsibility to pay for it. Dodge really needs to investigate this complaint. I requested to speak to a supervisor at Dodge headquarters, and I was told that would not happen. The customer service representative went on to say the repairs would be my responsibility.
I drive a 2011 Dodge Nitro and I went on a trip and on my way over I started having problems with the cruise control it would accelerate and deccelerate and it smelled like raw gas, and as I would stop at a stop sign the vehicle would start misfirring. Then on my way back I continued having the same problem and another complication arised my air condition stopped blowing air and all the lines were frozen.
Interior door handle on the drivers door broke leaving the driver unable to exit the vehicle. The drive was able to exit by use of the exterior handle on the same door but that would not have been the case if the window was not functional.
After filling up my 2007 Dodge Nitro gas spew out with force on myself and the side of the SUV. When unlocking or locking my vehicle sometime the the cooling fan and radio will turn on. Both of my back windows don't not work.
Gas gets too high in the fill tube and it doesn't shut off making a good amount of gas spill over.
Come outside keys in hand and my truck is running check engine light is on all displays are lit up and no there is not an auto start on my vehicle this has happened 6 times and was not diagnosed until recently that the tipm module is the problem until recently because when the check engine light goes off the codes do not appear and was told this is a safety issue cause it can turn off my lights while driving lock me in my car mess with my horn wipers steering cause this is the brain to my truck but due to me being out of warranty now I am exsprcted to pay for out of pocket even though it started under warranty.