2007 Dodge Nitro 4x2

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAN CAUSE A MOMENTARY LOCK UP OF THE DRIVE WHEELS IF THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH AND THE OPERATOR SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE.

Risk. IF THE DRIVE WHEELS LOCKED UP, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 2, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY LAETHEM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (18001 MACK AVE, DETROIT, MI 48224, (313) 884-7210), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2012 AND HAVE NO MAJOR ISSUES UNTIL NOW. MY REAR B.C. ACK PASSENGERS WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED OUT OF NOWHERE AND I TREAT MY TRUCK WITH THE MOST CAR. I MAINTAIN IT, SERVICE IT, GARAGE KEPT, AND IT ONLY HAS 90000 MILES AS OF LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE IT.

THE DRIVER SIDE BREAK LIGHT AND REVERSE LIGHT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TOO FREQUENTLY. NOW THE GEAR SHIFT - DIAG CODE U0103 SEEMS TO CAUSE THE LOSS OF COMMUNICATION OF THE GEAR POSITION. THAT ONLY ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO ONLY TRAVEL ABOUT 20MPH AND APPROX 3000 RPM , WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE IS A UNEXPECTED SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY

2007 4X2 DODGE NITRO RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. IT JUST APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE ABOUT A WEEK AGO

ELECTRONICAL ISSUES, LIKE I'M UNABLE T OK OPEN TRUNK OR LOCK AND UNLOCK VEHICLE WITH KEYS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS AN EXCLAMATION POINT TURNS ON AND OF WHILE CAR IS ON DRIVE. AIRBAG LIGHT DOESN'T TURN OFF EVEN IF BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER HAVE SEATBELTS ON IT BEEPS WHILE DRIVING

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS. WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN IS WAS NOT OFTEN, BUT BECAME MORE FREQUENT. UPON PARKING (ANYWHERE) AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE IT DOESN'T KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE, REAR DRIVER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V121000 (POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO THE OWNER FROM WHOM HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-247-9753 AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 288,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN BROKE, 4 WHEELS LOCKED UP. UPDATED 7/25/18*JB

WE WERE DRIVING LIKE EVERY MORNING TO OUR WORK AND WHEN WE TRY TO PASS THE INTERSECTION WE HAVE TO STOP ON A YIELD SIGN TO LET THE OTHER TRAFFIC PASS. WHEN I TRY TO HIT THE ACCELERATE ALL THE LATERAL AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON AND THE1ST THING WE THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMEONE HIT US. I TRY TO MOVE THE CAR AND THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING AT ALL ALSO I CANNOT STOP IT SO I HAVE TO TURN IN OFF. WE GO OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE IF WE GOT HIT BUT THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING SO WE TRY TO SEE UNDER THE CAR AND ALL THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS CRACKED IN HALF! THE SHERIFFS COME TO THE SCENE AND THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR WAS IN THAT CONDITION IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A WRECK OR ANYTHING! THEY SAY THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A SAFETY RECALL, WE DID A RESEARCH ONLINE AND WAS RIGHT MY CAR HAS A SAFETY RECALL SINCE 2013 AND THEY NEVER SEND ME A LETTER OR CALL ME TO LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT! I DROVE THAT CAR EVERYDAY TO WORK,TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL ETC..ETC.. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED I COULD DIE IF MY CAR WASN'T STOP! I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A YIELD SIGN WHEN EVERYTHING HAPPEN. NOW MY CAR INSURANCE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND TOLD ME THAT THE AGENCY HAS TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING BECAUSE THAT WAS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM! BUT THE DODGE DON'T WANT TO PAY OR FIX ANYTHING THEY ALSO HAVE THE NERVE TO TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DIDN'T HAD A SAFETY RECALL AT ALL EVEN WHEN THE MOPAR PAGE SAY THAT MY CAR DID HAD A RECALL! NOW I'M WITHOUT CAR AND DEALING WITH THE EXPENS

FOR OVER THE LAST YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON ITS OWN . MY HORN HAD BEEN SOUNDING OFF EVEN WHILE IM DRIVING WITHOUT ME UTILIZING THE HORN AND EVEN WHEN IM AT HOME WITHOUT THE ALARM ON. I ALSO HAVE HAD REPAET ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHTS BECAUSE THE WIRES KEEP BURNING OUT .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS AND REAR HATCH WOULD NOT UNLOCK UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,100.

THE GAS TANK DOESN'T STOP THE PUMP WHEN IT'S FULL RESULTING IN GAS OVERFLOWING EVERYWHERE.

BREAKS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE NOW AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS BECAUSE OF ME RUNNING WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. NOT TRUE AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BREAKING SYSTEM. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK WHILE ON HWY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY SAID IT WORKS. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH WINDOW MOTORS AND WIPERS ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL

BUYING A USED 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 R/T HAD IT A YEAR AND A HALF WITH 84,000 MILS ON IT STARTED IT UP ONE MORNING TO GO GET AN OIL CHANGE STOPPING AT MAIL BOX FIRST ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY FROM MY HOUSE TURNED OFF TRUCK GOT MAIL RETURNED TO TRUCK WOULD NOT START TOW IT TO DEALER SAID MY ENGINE WAS BAD NEED TO BE REPLACED SO IT COST ME $7,900 TO REPLACE , THE TIRES HAVE ALL WAYS NEVER KEEPS IT AIR

I STOPPED AND PULLED OVER TO MOVE MY SEAT ANDTRUCK SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, WIPERS, HORN AND LIGHTS GOING HAYWIRE FOR 15-20 MINUTES REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLES TRUCK KEPT RUNNING AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION STILL KEPT RUNNING, I PROCEDED TO DRIVE TO A GAS STATION FOR HELP BY A MECHANIC AND STOPPED IN A VACANT LOT AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED MAKING NOISE. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING NO CRANK OVER OR START, SO I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SINCE CHRISTMAS DAY ON THE ROAD AND NOW WITH NO VEHICLE.

A FEW YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. THIS YEAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I CURRENTLY HAVE AROUND 165K MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, NOW THEY HAVE TO DO THE SMOKE TEST AND I'M AFRAID OF THE OUTCOME/COSTS. :( I ALSO HAVE SMALLER BROKEN THINGS, THE GLOVE BOX HINGE BROKE, THE TIRE SENSOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE I HAD THE TRUCK. ALSO, THERE'S A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALONG WITH THE LIGHTING IS OUT WHERE THE DRIVE/REVERSE/ETC INDICATOR IS (IT'S WHERE I SHIFT). I'M 55 YEARS OLD AND NOT HARD ON THE CAR, CONSTANT OIL CHANGE/TUNEUP AND ALL MAINT THINGS ARE UP TO DATE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS NOW FALLING APART. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE AN AC OR RACK AND PINION ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. I'M BESIDES MYSELF HAVING TO PAY OUT ALL THIS MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THATS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD. WHAT WAS ONCE SUGAR IS NOW [XXX] (EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE). I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB, THE TWO REAR DOORS AND WELL AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRUCK FAILED TO OPEN USING THE KEY FOB. ALL THREE DOORS HAD TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

FILLED MY GAS TANK UP TODAY AND THE GAS KEPT COMING OUT ONCE IT WAS FULL. IT HAD SPILLED ALL OVER ME, MY CAR, AND THE GROUND.

DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL - CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON DURING THE NIGHT WHICH HAS KILLED MY BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES... SO I HAD TO TAKE THE BATTERY OUT OF THE KEY FOB WHICH MEANS THE SECURITY SYSTEM CAN'T BE SET.. THE RADIO IS BUZZING AND SCREECHING AT WILL - WORKS SOMETIMES AND THEN IT WON'T BUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE USUALLY FIXES THIS... THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL AND EVEN STAYS ON MOST OF THE DRIVING TIME... THE GAS CAP WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL - HAVE REPLACED THE GAS CAP TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND IT CONTINUES TO GIVE THIS WARNING... - I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY NITRO OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM... DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT IN ORDER FOR DODGE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGING THE TIPM IN THEIR VEHICLES???? *TR

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL MODULE HAS TO BE - STRANGE THINGS KEEP HAPPENING, DOOR LOCKS ARE ACTIVATING BY THEMSELVES CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO STAY ON AND RUNNING DOWN BATTERY AND OTHER TIMES ITS DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK AT ALL WITH OR WITHOUT USING KEY FOB, RADIO IS WORKING SPORADICALLY AND MAKING STRANGE LOUD NOISES, THERE'S EVEN A WHISTLE SOUND COMING FORM THE FUSE BOX AT TIMES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL. I'VE READ WHERE A LOT OF NITRO'S ARE DOING THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE SOME TYPE OF CONTROL MODULE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND CAN'T GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR