2007 Dodge Nitro complaints

MY DODGE NITRO IS NOT ABLE TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO NON-WORKING PARKING BRAKE. MECHANIC INSPECTED ROTORS AND DRUMS. EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH SLACK AND BRAKE HANDLE BUT NO WAY TO ADJUST. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEM; EVEN A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION NITROS, MINE IS AUTOMATIC. I FEEL A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR

GASOLINE FILL PIPE OVERFLOWS AFTER NOZZLE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF. GASOLINE RUNS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE ONTO GROUND CAUSING A HAZARD AND RELEASE OF EXCESSIVE GASOLINE VAPORS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 NITRO IN OCTOBER WITH ABOUT 68,000 MILES. EVER SINCE THE FIRST TIME I FILLED UP MY TANK GAS SPITS BACK UP OUT THE FUEL HOSE WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING QUITE A BIT I DISCOVERED THIS ISN'T A NEW PROBLEM, CHRYSLER KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT AND EVEN HAD AN INVESTIGATION INTO IT. THE INLET VALVE IS FAULTY AND DOESN'T CLOSE CORRECTLY, LEADING TO GAS SPILLS AT THE PUMP AND GAS SPILLS IF THE VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IGNITE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER THE PAST WEEK OR SO AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY REFUSING TO HELP REPAIR THEIR OWN MANUFACTURES DEFECT. THEY WON'T GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ASK AND I AM GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF IT. THEY DON'T THINK SO. THEY SAID, "AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM, UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE UNABLE TO HELP WITH THE COSTS OF ANY REPAIRS." TO FIX THIS YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK - UPWARDS OF $1000 THAT I DON'T HAVE BECAUSE I JUST FREAKIN' BOUGHT THEIR VEHICLE! IRRESPONSIBLE, WOW. *TR

FUEL TANK BURPS FUEL OUT OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER FUEL PUMP TURNS OFF ON A FILL UP. *TR

FUEL TANK SPILLS FUEL WHEN FILLING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD REFUEL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I DROVE TO THE NEARBY MALL, PARKED MY DODGE NITRO, LOCKED IT, AND WENT INSIDE TO DO SOME SHOPPING AT RADIO SHACK, I CAME BACK OUT AND GOT INTO MY VEHICLE, INSERTED THE KEY AND TURNED THE KEY WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD THUMP FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. I GOT OUT OF MY NITRO AND POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND LOOKED INSIDE AND SAW THAT THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED, BOTH CAPS HAD BLOWN OFF AND THE TOP OF THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED WIDE OPEN WITH BATTERY ACID POURING OUT. THIS WAS A VERY LOUD THUMP WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT CHECKING MY POWER STEERING FLUID OR SOMETHING LIKE REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE STARTED, I COULD POSSIBLY BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I CALL THE DODGE COMPLIANT LINE AND MADE A COMPLAINT. THIS WAS A DODGE FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BATTERY. I RUINED A GOOD SHIRT AND PAIR OF JEANS GETTING THE BATTERY OUT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SO FAR THE NITRO IS DOING FINE. I WOULD LIKE SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FROM DODGE FOR CLOTHES THAT GOT RUINED AND FOR REPLACING THE BATTERY. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS ONE. *TR

CAR GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST WENT DEAD. I HAD IT TOWED & THE SHOP TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE PIN BROKE & WENT THROUGH THE PISTON, PUT A HOLE IN IT & CRACKED IT. THE SHOP SAID IT WAS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. *TR

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. *TR

TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN IT. THE PUMP CLICKS, I PULL IT OUT AND ABOUT A HALF A TANK OF GAS SPEWS ALL OVER ME AND THE CAR. AT TIMES IT HAPPENS BEFORE THE PUMP EVEN SHUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO. *TR

FUEL TANK DOES NOT VENTILATE, WHEN PUMPING FUEL PUMP WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, PERSON ATTENDING FUEL PUMP, AND THE GROUND. *TR

EVERY TIME THE CAR IS REFUELED ON AUTO IT CLICKS THE PUMP OFF AND SPEWS GAS ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. DODGE COMPLAINT DEPT SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS , YET EVERY 2007 OWNER I TALK TO HAS THIS PROBLEM. WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OUR CAR THAT DID THIS. SOME ONE IS GOING TO PULL UP TO THE SPOT WHERE A NITRO WAS REFILLED/SPILLED WITH A LIT CIGARETTE AND THERE WILL BE A SIZABLE FIRE, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. *TR

ON JULY 4TH 2012 I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I STARTED TO TURN THE CAR JUMPED IN THE AIR THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDES DEPLOYED. I STOPPED THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. AS I GOT OUT I CHECKED THE REAR TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT GET HIT. NO CARS AROUND. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKE IN HALF. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. I TOWED THE TRUCK HOME STARTED LOOKING ON LINE AND SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. JUST AS THE OTHERS IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING MAY HAVE RUBBED ON IT MAKING THE SHAFT THIN AND BREAKABLE. MOST PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED WITH SAID IT WAS THE HEAT SHIELD. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT CAUSED MY ISSUES. IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I BELIEVE MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY KILLED. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES, AT SEVERAL GAS STATIONS, THE GAS PUMP DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTOFF CAUSING GAS TO OVERFLOW. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME I TRY TO FILL UP AND FILL THE TANK FULL. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS IS A HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY RISK, AS WELL AS A WASTE OF GASOLINE. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT OF A ROLLOVER DETECTION SYSTEM. DODGE/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NITRO (N/A). THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. UPDATED 07/17/12*LJ

STARTING FROM A STOP GOING TO ACCELERATE FROM 0-35 THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER OR SURGES UNTIL OVER 35 MPH. PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION ALMOST GOT T-BONED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO ENGINE AND DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED 5 ACCIDENTS TO DATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

WHEN MOVING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS UNDER 5 MILES AN HOUR AND TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT YOU WILL HEAR A KNOCKING TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN LIKE IT IS HITTING SOMETHING WHILE TURNING. IT ONLY HAPPENS DURING SLOW SPEED LIKE TURNING IN A PARKING LOT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED AGAINST A TOTAL OF FOUR VEHICLES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE REALIZED THAT THE BOLT JOINT AND TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND HAD CAUSED THE WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND TWO DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES WERE INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE STOPPED AT A CROSSWALK. I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION.. WHILE ACCELERATING MY ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT SPUN APART AND FELL TO THE GROUND IN TWO PIECES. I HAD MY NITRO TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP WHO WAS CLOSE FOR THE WEEKEND. I DID AN AFTER-HOURS DROP AND EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS OBVIOUSLY HAD TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE VEHICLE HAS A LIFE TIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ALONG WITH AND EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED AS ORIGINALLY OWNER WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WAS FOR ME TO HAVE DAMAGED THE VEHICLE OR BOTTOMED OUT TO SOMETHING. I TOLD THEM ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT WASN'T THE CASE AT ALL. THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND SUGGESTED I MAKE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE. THEY ALSO SAID IF I WANTED TO HAVE CHRYSLER CORP SEE IF THEY COULD STILL COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO CALL THEM AND MAKE A CLAIM TO PUSH IT FARTHER. I DID SO AND WAS TOLD BY WARRANTY DEPARTMENT WITH CHRYSLER THAT THEY WOULDN'T EVEN MATE A DETERMINATION TILL MY INSURANCE MADE A DETERMINATION IF THEY WOULD COVER A CLAIM OR NOT. I TOLD CHRYSLER WARRANTY DEPARTMENT THAT IT SHOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE WEATHER THEY WILL OR WON'T COVER IT. THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER THIS DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT UNDER MY EXISTING WARRANTY. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY DIDN'T. MY ISSUE IS THAT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND GOOGLEING, 2007 DODGE N

WHILE FILLING FUEL INTO THE TRUCK THE AUTO STOP DID NOT WORK, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED MY 5 YR OLD SON WAS WASHING THE WINDOWS WITH MY WIFE AND IT SPRAYED FUEL ON MY SONS LEGS AND SHOES. WE FIGURED THE PUMP HAD A PROBLEM. NOW IT SEEMS TO DO IT EVERY TIME WE FUEL THE TRUCK . AFTER SEARCHING I FOUND ITS A VENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 NITRO THAT THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT, IM NOT HAPPY RIGHT NOW THE DEALER CLAIMS ONLY SOME VEHICLES ARE RECALLED ON THIS. SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR LEGAL ACTION NEXT? *TR

GAS SPILLS OUT WHEN FILLING TANK. BY THE TIME THE AUTO SHUT OFF ON PUMP STOPS, GAS SPILLS OUT AND ON THE GROUND. HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP WITH FUEL THE TANK WILL OVERFLOW SPILLING OUT APPROX. A GALLON OF FUEL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT ALSO INDICATES THAT THE SHUT OFF VALVE ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT THE SAFETY FEATURE OF SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL LINE WHEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WILL ALSO NOT WORK THEREFORE BEING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE FILLING GAS TANK, WHEN TANK BECOMES FULL IT WILL SPEW OUT GAS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE NITRO AND ON TO THE GROUND. NOT JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS. CLOSE TO A PINT OF GAS, IF NOT MORE. AT EACH FILLUP. TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS AT DIFFERENT STATIONS, IN DIFFERENT STATES. ALL DO THE SAME THING. VERY HAZARDOUS TO SPILL THAT MUCH GAS ON THE GROUND EACH TIME THE NITRO IS FUELED UP. *TR

WHEN THE GAS TANK IS BEING FILLED UP AND THE NOZZLE AT THE PUMP SHUTS OFF INDICATING THE GAS TANK IS FULL, ABOUT A QUARTER GALLON OF GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FORCE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, FUEL WILL SPEW FROM THE FILLER PIPE AND SPILL ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE PERSON FUELING. IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY OVERFLOW FLAP THAT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP FUEL FROM FLOWING OUT OF THE TANK UPON FILL UP, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT IS TO PREVENT FUEL FROM EXITING THE TANK IN THE CASE OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THIS FAULTY FLAP COULD MEAN LIFE OR DEATH IN A ROLLOVER IF FUEL IS ALLOWED TO LEAK FROM THE TANK AND IGNITE. *TR

UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS HOSE IS NOT TRIGGERED TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND ALLOWS ABOUT A HALF OF A GALLON OF GAS TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. WHETHER THE HOSE IS BEING PUMPED MANUALLY OR TRIGGERED TO STAY ON DOES NOT CHANGE THIS OUTCOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BATTERY LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD COME LOOSE AND THE SERPENTINE BELT DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, AND HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,690.

THERE IS A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT'S PREVENTS GAS SPILLAGE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR ROLLS OVER. THIS VALVE IS DEFECTIVE AND NOW MY VEHICLE SPILLS GAS WHENEVER I GAS UP AUTOMATICALLY. THIS MEANS THAT THE SAFETY VALVE IS INOP AND IF I ROLLOVER DURING AN ACCIDENT THE GAS WILL SPILL OUT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE NOW AND I JUST GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CAUSE E EN THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF IT. HOW CAN WE EEL SAFE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE TAIL LAMPS STOPPED WORKING CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE FLICKERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LAMP, THE BULB HOLDER AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE SHORT WITHIN THE WIRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE NITRO FOR DRIVERS SELECT ON RL THORNTON FREEWAY IN DALLAS. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME DODGE HAD A RECALL FOR THE TIPM WHICH TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTLY FIXED ON THE CAR I BOUGHT. I HAD NITRO SERVICED BY HUFFINES IN PLANO TX ONLY FOR NITRO TO GO OUT AGAIN. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AGAIN AND DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME AROUND 500.00 FOR A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR FREE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN FUELING, THE FILLER NOZZLE NEVER SHUTS OFF. FUEL SPEWS OUT OF THE FILL NECK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK, THE GROUND, AND YOU (IF YOU'RE STANDING TOO CLOSE). THIS HAS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I'VE FILL THE TRUCK. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND IT HAPPENS AT EVERY ONE. THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I'VE CONDUCTED, THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO A "ROLLOVER" VALVE. THIS VALVE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT FUEL FROM FLOWING OUT OF THE FILL NECK IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AND BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCH, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO WHILE FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THE PUMP SHUT OFF TO INDICATE A FULL TANK AND GAS WAS GUSHING ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN THE GAS STATION PUMP AND DIDN'T THINK TO MUCH OF IT. THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO FILL UP IT DID THE SAME THING. THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND GAS SPILLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM EVER SINCE AND I AM NEVER ABLE TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK. AFTER LOOKING INTO SOME DODGE NITRO FORUMS I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A VEHICLE PROBLEM RELATED TO A FUEL TANK ROLL OVER VALVE STUCK OPEN WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2007 DODGE NITRO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE GAS TANK *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE GAS TANK WAS MOST LIKELY INSTALLED ALREADY BROKEN OR IMPROPERLY. THUS, WHEN FILLING THE TANK, THE AIR DIFFERENTIAL INSIDE THE TANK THAT FORCED THE PUMP TO SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY DID NOT REGISTER DUE TO THE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TANK HAS OVERFLOWED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE ENTIRE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

MY ELECTRONICS CONTROL MODULE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER AND THEN TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED ME TUES NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT MY ENGINE HAD HYDRO LOCKED. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK OF MY 2007 DODGE NITRO THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THAT "BURPS" BACK OUT OF THE TANK ONTO THE CAR, THE GROUND AND ANYONE (UNSUSPECTING THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN) STANDING NEAR BY. IT MAY BE AS MUCH AS A GALLON OF GASOLINE. CHRYSLER HAS ADMITTED THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. THIS VALVE IS THERE TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. IF THIS VALVE IS DEFECTIVE IT WOULD SEEM IT WILL NOT PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. RECENTLY MY DAUGHTER BORROWED THE CAR. I NEGLECTED TO TELL HER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SHE FILLED THE CAR AND STOOD THERE AS GASOLINE COVERED HER SHOES AND THE BOTTOM OF A GOOD PAIR OF SLACKS. YOU CAN IMAGINE HER HORROR AS SHE STOOD THERE COVERED IN FRESH GASOLINE. CHRYSLERS SOLUTION AT THIS TIME IS FOR ME TO PAY A DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. TO AVOID HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR (WITH MONEY I DON'T HAVE) AS THE TANK FILLS I SLOW THE FUEL FLOW INTO THE TANK TO THE SLOWEST FLOW RATE ON THE PUMP HANDLE. THERE IS STILL A "BURP" BACK AT FULL. JUST NOT VERY MUCH FUEL. THIS DEFECTIVE VALVE IS GOING TO CAUSE HORRIBLE DEATHS OR DISFIGURING BURNS TO SOMEONE. A GASOLINE FIRE WOULD BE AN AWFUL THING, THE FACT THAT IT IS PREVENTABLE WOULD MAKE IT UNIMAGINABLE. KNOWING THIS PROBLEM EXISTS WITH MY VEHICLE I CANNOT EVEN SELL IT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE. *TR

THE GAS TANK VALVE INSIDE THE TANK FOR SAFETY IS BROKEN. WITH OUT THIS VALVE GAS WILL BE RELEASED IN ANY ACCIDENT. IT ALSO CAUSES THE GAS TANK TO OVER FILL WHEN FILLING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GAS SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROLL OVER VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING ON AN INCLINE AND ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARKING LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V525000 (PARKING BRAKE) ADDRESSED THE FAILURE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION, NOT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,400. UPDATED 02/27/12*LJ

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH AN AUTOMATIC CUT OFF NOZZLE, THERE IS SEVERE SPLASH BACK AS THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF THE GAS SUPPLY. GAS SPOUTS OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE UNDER PRESSURE. THIS IS REAL FIRE HAZARD PLUS QUITE A MESS IF IT GETS ON THE DRIVER/GAS PUMP USER. REPEATED SURGES WILL LIKELY TAKE THE PAINT OFF THE LEFT REAR FENDER. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH AN AUTOMATIC CUT OFF NOZZLE, THERE IS SEVERE SPLASH BACK AS THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF THE GAS SUPPLY. GAS SPUTS OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE UNDER PRESSURE. THIS IS A REAL FIRE HAZARD PLUS QUITE A MESS IF IT GETS ON THE DRIVER/GAS PUMP USER. REPEATED SURGES WILL LIKELY TAKE THE PAINT OFF THE LEFT REAR FENDER. IF I ESTIMATE THAT THE TANK WILL TAKE ABOUT 14 GALLONS, I STOP THE DELIVERY AT 11 GALLONS, REMOVE THE NOZZLE AND SHAKE THE VEHICLE. THEN I REINSERT THE NOZZLE AND STOP AT EACH GALLON UNTIL FULL. EVEN WITH THIS TECHNIQUE, THERE MAY BE A MILD SPLASH BACK. THIS TECHNIQUE MAKES FUELING THE VEHICLE A REAL CHORE WHICH IS AN AGGRAVATION! *KB

TIRE VALVE STEMS ARE WEAK AND BREAK OFF EASILY. THIS COULD CAUSE RAPID LOSS OF TIRE AIR PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING. *KB

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE AUTO SHUT OFF DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT OVERFILLS AND FUEL SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VAPOR VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK, AND IS EVEN A BIGGER PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER, AS THE FUEL WOULD COME SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS DODGE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE ON OTHER MODELS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING 65MPH THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES AND HAVE THE INPUT SPEED MODULE AND A TRANSMISSION MODULE UNDER THE DASHBOARD REPLACED. EITHER ITEM HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT IS CURRENTLY STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHEN I FILL MY TANK UP GASOLINE WILL OVERFLOW AND SPILL ONTO THE SIDE OF MY CAR AND ONTO THE FLOOR. *TR

EVERY TIME GAS TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY AND NOZZLE SHUTS OFF, GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. SEVERE FIRE HAZARD. CAR IS NOT BEING TOPPED OFF. HAPPENS ONLY WHEN TANK IS ALLOWED TO BE COMPLETELY FULL. HAS TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT THE GAS STATIONS PUMPS. DODGE INCORPORATED A SHUT OFF SYSTEM IN SUVS TO PREVENT FIRE DURING A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT BUT THIS IS THE PART THAT IS FAILING IN THE GAS TANK. IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN HALF AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.