2008 Dodge Nitro complaints

THE PROBLEM IS FILLING UP MY GAS TANK. EVERY TIME I GO TO FILL UP THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THEN ABOUT ONE HALF OF A GALLON (MAYBE MORE) COMES GUSHING OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER MY VEHICLE, THE GROUND, MY SHOES, AND WHATEVER ELSE MAY BE IN THE WAY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT IT IS A DEFAULT IN THE GAS TANK DODGE PUTS ON THESE NITROS. ITS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY THING IN CASE THE VEHICLE WERE TO ROLL OVER. BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LIQUID JUST POURING OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND ONTO ME AND THE GROUND. I AM NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, AS I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED, BUT I REALLY DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS FIXED WHEN DODGE KNOWS THAT IT IS A DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP!!! *JB

TL* THE CONTACT 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT CABLES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,700. UPDATED 07/19/12*LJ

I RECENTLY FILED A CLAIM WITH DODGE DUE TO RUST DEVELOPING UNDER CLEAR COAT OF MY 2008 SILVER DODGE NITRO R/T 4X4, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM DEALERSHIP. I ALSO PURCHASED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PROTECTION PACKAGE AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE, I DEVELOPED RUST ON THE REAR HATCH SO EXTENSIVE THAT IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. DURING THE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR, COLOR, MAKE AND MODEL AND ALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME RUST DEVELOPING ON ENTIRE CAR. THE ANTI-CORROSION PERFORATION LIMITED WARRANTY STATES ALL PANELS 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES AND OUTER PANELS 5 YEARS 100,000 MILES IN WHICH MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS. I HAVE BEEN DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE REPAIR UNDER THE DODGE CASE NUMBER 22173077 ALONG WITH ONE OTHER PERSON WHO WAS DENIED UNDER CASE NUMBER 22212592, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS RAIL DUST FROM TRANSPORTING THE VEHICLE VIA TRAIN, AND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE CLEANED THE CAR PRIOR TO HAVING THE OUTER PROTECTION BEING APPLIED. BEING THAT IT WAS ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO TAKING DELIVERY I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. PICTURES FROM MY AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. *TR

WHEN UNLOCKING CAR OR STARTING CAR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTS BLARING THE HORN, ALL THE WIPERS START RUNNING, LIGHTS BLINKING, IT LOOKS LIKE I AM STEALING MY OWN VEHICLE! THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE! *TR

TL* 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.

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, THE HOSE CLICKS TO SAY IT IS FULL, EVERTIME I PULL OUT GAS HOSE, GAS SPILLS EVERYWHERE, OVER VEHICLE AND WHEELS AND GAS STATION FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO 'TOPPING OFF' OF GAS. *JS

WHEN UNLOCKING CAR OR STARTING CAR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTS BLARING THE HORN, ALL THE WIPERS START RUNNING, LIGHTS BLINKING, IT LOOKS LIKE I AM STEALING MY OWN VEHICLE! THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE! *JS

AS I FILL THE TANK THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT THE GAS HAS A LARGE SPLASH BACK FROM INSIDE OF THE TANK I CONSULTED A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IT IS THE ROLL OVER/VENT VALVE INSIDE OF THE TANK AND THAT IT DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE CORRECTLY AND THAT THE ONLY FIX FOR IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AT MY EXPENSE. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD IN TWO WAYS WHEN FUELING THE CAR, GROUND AND THE OPERATOR SHOULD NOT BE COVERED WITH GASOLINE AT ANY TIME SECOND IF THE ROLL OVER VALVE FAILS THEN IT SHOULD BE A FAILURE OF THE MFG AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *JS

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK THE NOZZLE NEVER CLICKS OFF NO MATTER WHAT PUMP OR GAS STATION I USE OR GO TO AND GAS WILL JUST POUR OUT OF THE TANK SPOUT, EVEN AFTER I PULL THE NOZZLE OUT, SOME GAS WILL STILL POUR OUT OF THE TANK SPOUT. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE NITRO OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE GAS INTAKE AFTER THE PUMP NOZZLE CLICKS OFF AND THE TANK IS FULL. THIS HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST BUT NOW HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP AND SPILLS GASOLINE ALL OVER MY CAR AND THE GROUND. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY DODGE AND JEEP OWNERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A FACTORY RECALL AND BE ADDRESSED. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH DODGE VEHICLES AS FAR BACK AS 2005 FROM INFORMATION I HAVE READ ON THE WEB. *JS

WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS TANK WILL SPEW GASOLINE OUT WHEN THE TANK REACHES CAPACITY. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARE MANUALLY HOLDING THE PUMP OR HAVE IT SET WITH THE LITTLE LOCK FEATURE TO AUTOMATICALLY FILL.

WHEN FILLING UP AT A SERVICE STATION, GAS WILL NOW FLOW BACK OUT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SPILLAGE OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ON THE GROUND. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK WHICH REGULATES OVERFLOW AND PREVENTS LEAKAGE IN AN OVERTURN ACCIDENT. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER BUT IT IS CONTINUING DURING WARM WEATHER. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK WITH GAS SPILLAGE WHICH MAY LEAD TO FIRE AND/OR OTHER DAMAGE. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE GAS WILL SPEW OUT AS THE TANK GETS FULL. THE GAS GETS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE GROUND AROUND THAT AREA. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ON NITRO FORUMS AND THE CAUSE IS KNOWN TO BE A FAULTY ROLL OVER VALVE IN THE TANK. THE ONLY FIX IS TO HAVE THE TANK COMPLETELY REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFETY CONCERN AND THE OWNER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT SANITARY OR GOOD FOR THE CAR. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON THE JEEP LIBERTIES BUT NOT FOR OUR NITRO'S, WHICH HAVE THE EXACT SAME TANK. THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK, PLEASE HELP US NITRO OWNERS OUT. *TR

THIS CAR WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THEY FAIL TO REPORT IT. BOUGHT IT IN MERCADO MOTORS THEY SAID CAR WAS FINE 2 WEEKS LATER CAR NEVER TURN ON AGAIN. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE OVERFLOW DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY WHICH LET TO GAS SPILLING OUT ON TO ME AND THE AREA AROUND THE FUEL TANK. *TR

GASOLINE OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. IT OCCURS WITHOUT "TOPPING OFF" AND WITHOUT WARNING. APPROX 0.5 GALLON SPRAYS OUT WITH MODERATE FORCE ON THE PERSON, CAR, AND GROUND. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON MALFUNCTION WITH DODGE AND JEEP VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO ABOUT 70-71 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A DING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CLOSEST EXIT WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY SO I TOOK THAT EXIT. AS I BEGAN TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACT REALLY STRANGE. THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK WAS ACTING UP, SLOWING DOWN/SPEEDING UP UNPREDICTABLY, AND EVEN THE STEERING GOT REALLY HARD TO CONTROL. AT THIS POINT A FEW MORE WARNING LIGHTS DINGED ON. AS THIS HAPPENED, I QUICKLY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FRONTAGE ROAD, PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK, AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE ENGINE HAD ALREADY SHUT ITSELF OFF. AT THIS POINT I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK WITH THE KEYS, OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE PREPARED TO INSPECT UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED A LOT MORE WHITE SMOKE THAN THE FEW MOMENTS BEFORE. HAVING WALKED OVER TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, I WONDERED IF IT WAS SAFE TO PUT MY HAND UNDER THE HOOD TO RELEASE THE LOCKING MECHANISM DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE. I DECIDED NOT TO AND PROCEEDED TO WALK AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED FIRE. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, THE TOTAL TIME ELAPSED FROM THE MOMENT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WAS NO MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING UP STATE TO MOVE INTO A DORM FOR MY LAST SEMESTER OF COLLEGE, MOST OF MY POSSESSIONS WERE LOST IN THE FIRE. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE TANK, FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AFTER THE PUMP STOPS. I WOULD ESTIMATE AT LEAST A CUPFULL COMES OUT. IT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO ONTO THE PUMP HANDLE. IT DOES THIS EVEN WHEN FILLING AT A SLOW PUMPING RATE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FIRE RISK AND A HEALTH RISK. IT SEEMS LIKE FUEL WOULD ALSO SPILL IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE OVERTURNS. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP TANK WITH GAS, IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS. GAS COMES RUSHING OUT. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THE PUMP STOPS AND THEN THE GAS OVERFLOWS ALL OVER THE CAR AND ON THE GROUND. *KB

WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS, INSTEAD OF THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF THE FLOW OF GAS, A GUSH OF GAS COMES FLOWING OUT AND OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. (I WOULD SAY AT LEAST A 2 CUPS OF GAS.) I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMPS FAULT UNTIL IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AT DIFFERENT STATIONS. I AM OVER THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY (HOWEVER, WAY UNDER THE MILEAGE) AND WHEN I CALLED A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS AND I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THEY SUGGUESTED I CALL CHRYSLER AND DEAL WITH THEM DIRECTLY AND GAVE ME AN 800 NUMBER. (WHICH I HAVE BEEN ON HOLD FOR THE PAST 15 MINUTES!) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

SPLASH BACK OF GASOLINE WHEN FILLING UP FUEL TANK. INCIDENT OCCURS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME TANK IS FILLED AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SHOOTS BACK OUT OF THE FILLING NOZZLE ALL OVER THE PAINTED SURFACE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON TO THE SURFACE OF THE AREA IN WHICH PARKED. IN ADDITION TO AGGRAVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, PAINT DAMAGE, THERE ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD OCCUR IF SOME SORT OF AN IGNITION SOURCE OCCURRED AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

MY LAST 3 OR SO GAS FILL UPS HAVE RESULTED IN GASOLINE GUSHING OUT OF GAS TANK UPON THE GAS NOZZLE SHUTTING ITSELF OFF. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BUT THIS LAST TIME I WAS HOLDING THE GAS NOZZLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS SOAKED IN GASOLINE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE CONCERN ALONG THE LINES OF THE OLD GMC GAS TANKS THAT WOULD EXPLODE UPON AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AT THE TIME OF FUELING, THE NOZZLE CLICKED OFF ABOUT A 1/2 CUP OF GAS CAME OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR

THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING. THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE GAS TANK IS FAULTY, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR JEEP LIBERTYS WITH THE SAME TANK. THE 20" CHROME WHEELS FLAKE AND CORRODE EVEN WHEN KEPT CLEAN AND OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. THIS MUST BE FIXED! *TR

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? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED BACK UP THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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. *TR

I LIVE IN METRO ATLANTA AND I HAVE A 2008 DODGE NITRO. I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT 12/01/11 BROUGHT MY LOVE TO LIKE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WORK 2.7 MILES FROM HOME - ON MY WAY HOME 12/01/11, THE HORN STARTED SOUNDING, LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, DOORS WERE TRYING TO LOCKING AND UNLOCK, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS CAME ON, AND THE WATER FOR THE WIPERS STARTED SPRAYING. I PULLED OVER, CUT THE TRUCK OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I DROVE ALL THE WAY HOME WITH ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING. ONCE I GOT HOME, 'I CUT THE TRUCK OFF" AND THE WIPERS WERE STILL GOING AS WELL AS THE HORN, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS, AND THE DOOR LOCKS. SO 'I TOOK THE KEY OUT' AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW - EVERYTHING CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THING. ENDED UP DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. 12/02/11 I CONNECTED THE BATTERY FROM THE DISCONNECT THE NIGHT BEOFRE AND THE HORN SOUNDED FOR A FEW SECONDS BUT NOW MY HEATER IS NOT WORKING - ON THE WAY INTO THE OFFICE EVERYTHING HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED OVER AND HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER. MY NITRO HAS 77,006 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHICH CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO INVOLUNTARILY TURN ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WITH EVERY FUEL FILL UP I ATTEMPT, UPON COMPLETION WHEN THE FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF AND STOPS PUMPING THE VEHICLE 'SPITS UP' FUEL SPEWING IT ON THE CAR AND GROUND. I HAVE FOUND NO WAY TO AVOID THIS, EVEN PUMPING SLOWER OR ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE NOZZLE OUT AT THE END QUICKLY OR LEAVING IT IN TO BLOCK SPEWAGE. IT IS HAZARDOUS, MESSY, AND NOT TO MENTION ANNOYING. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AS I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE DODGE VEHICLES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING EVERYWHERE TO EVERYONE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I AND MY CAR STARTED FREAKING OUT. HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING, HORN BLAZING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FLUID SPRAYING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,500.

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY DODGE NITRO FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK IN UPWARDS TO HALF A GALLON. IT SEEMS TO NOT MATTER WHETHER I SET THE PUMP ON LOW, HIGH OR FILL UP MANUALLY, FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM THE NOZZLE OF THE TANK, AFTER PUMP HAS SHUT OFF)...ONCE SOAKING MY PANTS IN GAS. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS. THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM, IT'S A PERSONAL DANGER, AND A DANGER TO OTHERS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, AND HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING, HOWEVER, BASED ON HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME I CAN MOST LIKELY ASSUME IT WAS. WHEN DOING RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. SEEMS AS THOUGH JEEPS AND DODGES ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED ON THIS. *TR

2008 DODGE NOTRE FUEL TANK OVERFLOW PROBLEM. PUMP WOULD CLICK AND FUELING WOULD STOP AS NORMAL, BUT GAS WOULD SHOOT OUT THE SIDE OF THE GAS PUMP JUST PAST THE HANDLE AT THE RUBBER GASKET BEFORE THE NOZZLE. THIS WAS A CONSISTENT THING. CARS AHEAD OF ME AT THE PUMP WOULD HAVE NO ISSUES AND IT DIDN'T MATTER WHICH PUMP I WENT TO THE RESULT WAS THE SAME. *TR

I PURCHASED THE NITRO IN OCT. 08, EVER SINCE THEN, WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK IT WOULD EXPLODE OUT OF THE TANK, AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS PUMPS, BUT JUST DECIDED IT WAS THE CAR AT FAULT, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN TO GET GAS, SO I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ,SO THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. SO MY POINT IS, DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE FOR A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK. ALSO I FOUND PAGES OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET.. SO PLEASE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE ISSUE MYSELF.

GAS GETS TOO HIGH IN THE FILL TUBE AND IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF MAKING A GOOD AMOUNT OF GAS SPILL OVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,700. AT LEASE THREE TIMES AT THREE LOCATIONS MY GAS TANK WOULD OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING UP. I'VE HAD TO NOTIFY ATTENDANT AT GAS STATION TO SPRAY OVER FLOW AREA WITH FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS. UPDATED 09/29/2011 *LN *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V525000 (PARKING BRAKE) REPAIRS WERE MADE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AS A RESULT OF THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AND THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER HIM AND CRASHED INTO A DOOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LEVER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DECIDED TO SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT OFFERED ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,882.

WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE GAS WILL SHOOT OUT AS THE TANK GETS FULL. THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF, BUT THE FUEL CONTINUES TO SHOOT OUT THE TUBE AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ANYONE STANDING THERE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO HAVE. I DO NOT LIKE BEING DOUSED WITH FUEL OR HAVING FUEL SPRAYING ONTO THE GROUND AND SURROUNDINGS. THE JEEP LIBERTY HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS RECALLED BUT FOR SOME REASON, THE DODGE NITRO HAS NOT BEEN, WHICH HAS THE SAME TANK. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK OF MY 2007 DODGE NITRO, WHEN REACHING FULL AND THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF SEVERAL CUPS OF FUEL COME BACK OUT THE FILLER LOCATION AND SPRAY OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR, GROUND, PUMP, AND ANYBODY STANDING NEARBY. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL GAS PUMPS AND STATIONS. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VENT IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, WHICH COULD LEAD TO BOTH A FIRE AT THE GAS STATION, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF EXPLOSION IF INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *TR

EVERYTIME I GO TO FILL UP MY GASOLINE TANK OF THE 2008 DODGE NITRO I JUST PURCHASED IN DEC 2010 IT OVERFLOWS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY CAR. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING AND I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THAT THE FINISH OF THE NITRO IS BEING RUINED EVERYTIME I FILL UP. NOW I HAVE TO PUT IN 40 $'S OF GAS IN EACH TIME TO AVOID OVERFLOWING THE TANK. THIS IS OBNOXIOUS. WHO IN THE WORLD WANTS TO STOP AT THE GAS STATION MORE FREQUENTLY BECAUSE OF A GASOLINE TANK MALFUNCTION? WHICH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN BEFORE BUYING THE THING! *TR

EVERY TIME FUEL TANK IS FILLED AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF, A FAIR AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SHOOTS BACKWARDS OUT OF THE GAS TANK. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED EACH TIME THE TANK HAS BEEN FILLED.

SPLASH BACK OF GASOLINE WHEN FILLING UP FUEL TANK. INCIDENT OCCURS EVERY TIME TANK IS FILLED AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SHOOTS BACK OUT OF THE FILLING NOZZLE ALL OVER THE PAINTED SURFACE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON TO THE SURFACE OF THE AREA IN WHICH PARKED. THIS IS AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF OR AFTER I RELEASE THE LEVER ON THE PUMP WHEN FINISHED FUELING. IN ADDITION TO AGGRAVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, PAINT DAMAGE, THERE ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD OCCUR IF SOME SORT OF AN IGNITION SOURCE OCCURRED AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. CONTROLLING THE FLOW/SPEED OF GASOLINE FROM THE GAS PUMP THROUGH THE NOZZLE INTO THE TANK FILLER TUBE DOES NOT LESSEN THE PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK ON MY 2008 DODGE NITRO FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, GAS OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK UNLESS I MANUALLY STOP THE PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT IT WAS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE FILTER ON THE GAS LINE OR SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LINE ITSELF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS GAS RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND ALSO IS ON THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN OR SLUSHY SNOW A ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON THE TRANSFER CASE THAT SWITCHES THE VEHICLE FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHORTS OUT AND RENDERS THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE USELESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MY VEHICLE 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. *TR

DRIVING A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WENT OF THE ROAD INTO A RAVINE. WENT THROUGH A BARBWIRE FENCE, OVER BOULDERS, SIDESWIPPED A TREE, AND HIT A BIG OAK TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSE DOCUMENTED WHIPLASH. I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. *TR

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I REFUEL 2008 DODGE NITRO R/T. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 DODGE NITRO SLT ON 9/22/07. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER, THE NITRO BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ON 3/8/08, THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 11/18/09, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIP AS ONE WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED HAD CLOSED. AT THIS VISIT, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE SOURCE OF ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS THAT HAD BEEN OCCURRING WITH THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS - HORN HONKING ON ITS OWN, WINDOW WIPERS (FRONT AND BACK) WORKING ON THEIR OWN (WITH SPRAY), DOOR LOCKS GOING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, PLUS THE A/C HEATER UNIT STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR HAD BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE IN THE CONDITION IT WAS IN AT THE TIME. ON 9/2/10, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SECOND DEALERSHIP THAT HAD WORKED ON IT PRIOR FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING BY THEMSELVES (WITH SPRAY), TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING LOW TIRE PRESSURE WHEN PRESSURE WAS NORMAL, BOTH TURN SIGNALS FLASHING AT THE SAME TIME WHILE CAR WAS EITHER AT A STANDSTILL OR IN MOTION, FOR NO REASON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT, BECAUSE NO CODES SHOWED AND THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL THEIR TESTS, NOT DUPLICATING THE PROBLEMS I HAD TOLD THEM ABOUT, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I NEEDED A WARNING LIGHT TO APPEAR ON MY SUV O