Door Latch Problems of Dodge Nitro

Dodge Nitro owners have reported 10 problems related to door latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 12/15/2016

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the rear latch door and all four automatic door latches failed. The contact had to manually lock the doors and could not open the rear latch door. The dealer diagnosed that the main module fuse box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 127,000.

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2 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 06/01/2015

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that all the door latches and the hatch latch were fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.

3 Door Latch problem of the 2010 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 01/01/2015

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the rear driver's side door would not unlock to open. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

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4 Door Latch problem of the 2010 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 10/06/2014

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the drivers side interior door handle fractured which prevented the use of the drivers side door to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

5 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 09/01/2011

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated the drivers side door handle was defective, making it impossible to open the door from the inside of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the defect, but denied any assistance with repairing the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 62,000. Updated 03/14/12.

6 Door Latch problem of the 2009 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 12/31/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Nitro 4x2. When attempting to use the key fob to unlock the doors, the locks failed. The rear driver side door would not lock from inside the vehicle as well. The dealer stated that the door latch needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,054.

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7 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 12/01/2010

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. While the vehicle was parked the contact pulled the door handle on the drivers side front door and it broke off. When the contact removed the handle she noticed that it was molded. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact ordered the part online to repair the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 64,700.

8 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 09/04/2010

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that both interior door handles on the driver and passenger side doors fractured in half and the contact was unable to exit the vehicle using the door handles. The contact would have to reach outside the window to open the door using the exterior door handles. Intermittently, the windows would also fail and would not open therefore, the contact would have someone open the door from the outside or she would climb to the rear seat in order to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the handles could be replaced but at her expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 102,800 and the current mileage was approximately 103,000.

9 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 06/21/2010

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. While attempting to exit the vehicle, the inside driver side door handle fractured from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 59,000. Updated 08/11/10. Updated 08/18/10.

10 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Dodge Nitro

Failure Date: 06/09/2010

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the driver side and passenger side door handles broke off. The contact had to roll down the window to get out of the vehicle. The dealer ordered parts for repair. The current and failure mileages were approximately 78,000.


Other Common Latches/locks/linkage related problems of Dodge Nitro

Problem Category Number of Problems
Latches/locks/linkage problems
26
Door Latch problems
10
Hatchback/liftgate Lock problems
2

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