2010 Dodge Nitro complaints

TL* 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.

UPON FILLING UP GASOLINE AT TWO SEPARATE GAS STATIONS ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS, GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED TO SPEW OUT EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PUMP ITSELF HAD SHUT OFF. POSSIBLE INLET CONTROL VALVE DEFECT, FILLER TUBE DEFECT. UNSURE BUT GAS SIMPLY SPEWS OUT, ABOUT A HALF GALLON BEFORE STOPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE ALARM ACTIVATED AS SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE A LARGE BACK FLOW OF FUEL WILL SPLASH OUT OF THE FUEL FILL TUBE ONTO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS CAUSING A EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

MOMENT BEFORE MY DRIVE SHAFT BROKE, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IF MY DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE BROKE LIKE THE WAY IT DID, I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY BEEN INJURED OR CAUSED A DEATH. I EXCITED THE HIGHWAY, AND GOT OFF WAS STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT AND PRESSED THE GAS WITH NO RESULTS. MY VEHICLE STARTED TO BACK UP, AND I HAD TO PRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

AT 10 MPH IT ACCELERATOR PEDAL NO RESPONSE TO ENGINE AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LOST BUT ENGINE STILL RUNNING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS COME AND GO CAR DIES AND CAN NOT STEER IN RAIN WIPERS QUIT WORKING THE TPIM MODULE IS GOING OUT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS AND IS CLAIMING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BUT THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT THE TPIM MODULE IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER 2 TO 3 MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE NEW MODULE PLUS 1200 DOLLARS HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO HELP SO FAR. *TR

ESP. ANTI LOCK BRAKES, AND BAS LIGHT CAME ON DASH, VEHICLE JERKED TO SIDE, NO ANTI LOCK BRAKES, OR STABILITY CONTROL. HAD TO SHUT TRUCK OFF TO RESET. *TR

GETTING 12 MILES TO THE GALLON TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, TOOK TO THE DODGE SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, NOTICE SLIPPING GETTING WORSE TOOK TO ANOTHER DODGE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOW ON FLUID AND PART WAS BROKE INSIDE, TOOK THREE WEEKS TO GET VEHICLE BACK, GOOD MILEAGE AFTER THAT FOR A WEEK, AND NOW TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AGAIN, TOOK BACK TO THE DODGE SHOP, ASKED WHY THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION DIP STICK TO CHECK MY SELF SO WE DON'T BURN OUT THE TRANSMISSION, THEY SAID DODGE DOES NOT MAKE ONE FOR THAT VEHICLE? TRANSMISSION IS A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37000.

WHEN FILLING THE TANK THE GAS SHOOTS OUT GETTING ON MY CLOTHES AND THE GROUND. *TR

I HAVE FILLED MY BRAKE FLUID TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTH AND HAVE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS FIRST ALARMED OF LOW FLUID WHEN A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I BRAKES FELT EXTREMELY SPONGY. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR 40 DAYS AGO FROM A BIG DEALERSHIP. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE THIS VIGOROUS INSPECTION OF ALL THEIR USED VEHICLES...APPARENTLY NOT. WE CANNOT FILL OUR GAS TANK TO THE FULL LEVEL. EVERYONE WE DO IT SPITS OUT A TON OF GAS, NOT JUST A LITTLE A LOT!! BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER FOR OUR 90-DAY WARRANTY & NATURALLY THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT. THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE FILLER NECK NOT LETTING OUT THE AIR FOR THE GAS TO GO IN SO IT SPITS IT ALL OUT. COST TO REPAIR IT ... $500 IN HOPES THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WITH THIS BEING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR IT. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE & THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I GUESS WE JUST RUN THE RISK OF CATCHING SOMETHING ON FIRE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE DOESN'T GET KILLED OVER SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED MANY TIMES OVER. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE'S NE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

2010 DODGE NITRO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AFTER SEVERAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED BY HIM LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

INSIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT OPEN DOOR..NEED TO OPEN WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP AND PARK, THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. LATCH FEELS AS IF NOTHING IS ATTACHED TO IT ON THE INSIDE PANEL. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE. FIRST MY A/C UNIT WENT OUT, THE DODGE DEALERSHIP PUT A DYE IN MY UNIT TO FIND A LEAK, THERE WAS NOT LEAK SO THEY FILLED IT WITH FREON AND I WAS ON MY WAY. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THINK HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY FILLED IT AGAIN AND COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND FINALLY THEY SAID MY COMPRESSOR WENT OUT (MIND YOU THIS WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE!!) SO THEY REPLACED IT. THIS WAS THE FIRST 2 YEARS I HAD IT. THEN I HAD ISSUES WITH MY GEAR SHIFTER AND SOME WIRE THAT ATTACHED IT TO MY GAS PEDAL OR SOMETHING ACCORDING TO THEM. I HAD TAKEN IT IN AND TOLD THEM MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL, THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND THE CABLE HAD SNAPPED, SO THEY REPLACED IT. THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR I HAVE HAD IT. NOW THE PAST MONTH OR SO, ALL MY LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND THE BRIGHT RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN MY CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT AND SOMETIMES WHEN I GET STARTED DRIVING. I SERIOUSLY LOVED THIS CAR AT FIRST, BUT I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE, NOR WOULD I EVER BUY ONE EVER AGAIN. I THINK THEY NEED TO GET ME ANOTHER VEHICLE ASAP, CAUSE THIS ONE IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN!

TRAVELING ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH 2 YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTERS IN CAR RIGHT FRONT VALVE STEM BLEW OUT CAUSING CAR TO VEER TO RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC 2 MORE VALVE STEMS HAD CRACKED NUTS. HAD TO REPLACE ALL STEMS, 1 SENSOR AND 1 TIRE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THO THEIR TECH ADMITS THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE STEM. I CALLED SCHRADER ELECTRONICS (THE MANF.) THEY ALSO ADMIT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW BUT BECAUSE IT IS EOM PRODUCT I MUST DEAL WITH CHRYSLER. THEY ALSO REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT EVEN AWARE OF. WHY HASN'T YOUR AGENCY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM TO DATE? IT HAS COST ME NEARLY $400.00 IN UNREIMBURSED REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

10/07/2012 AT 3:00PM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING FOR NO REASON. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO GET ATTENTION. THIS WENT ON FOR AND FINALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN JUST AS IT HAD STARTED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED FOR THE FEW DAYS. 10/13/2012 AT 2:30 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING, THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER AS BEFORE EXCEPT I REMOVED THE FUSES TO GET TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS LATER HORN WENT OFF AGAIN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE . THE POLICE THOUGHT I WAS " UNDER DISTRESS" HAD REMOVE THE FUSES AND PROCEED ON TO DEALERSHIP. UPON PLACING THE FUSES BACK IN THE HORN WOULD BLOW AT RANDOM AGAIN. A MASTER CONTROL COMPUTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. IT STARTED AGAIN RANDOM HORN YESTERDAY 10/23/2012 DEALERSHIP TOOK STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP THEY STILL HAVE THE NITRO. *TR

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 GETTING 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 TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, ITS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY VEHICLE TO PERFORM LIKE THIS, EVEN ONCE. ESPECIALLY WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

11/28/2011 AT 3:19 AM ON MONDAY MORNING, THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING FOR NO REASON. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO GET ATTENTION. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES AND FINALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN JUST AS IT HAD STARTED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT WEEK. 12/5/2011 AT 12:13 AM ON MONDAY MORNING, THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER AS BEFORE EXCEPT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME (APPROX 30-45 SECONDS) IT WOULD START AND STOP AT RANDOM OVER THE NEXT 7 HOURS. THE HORNS ARE HIDDEN IN THE ENGINE/BUMPER AREA SO MY ONLY CHOICE WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS WAS DONE BY THE PROMPTING OF THE POLICE OFFICER THAT ANSWERED THE "DISTRESS" CALL THAT HE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE 911 DISPATCHER. UPON HOOKING THE BATTERY BACK UP THE NEXT MORNING, NOTHING WAS ABNORMAL UNTIL I STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE HORN WOULD BLOW AT RANDOM ONCE AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE 36 MILE TRIP TO MY JOB. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM TO THEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS. I THINK THIS IS SAD TO HAVE A 22 MONTH OLD VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASE BRAND NEW AND HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND WHICH FUSES CONTROL THE HORN CIRCUIT AND REMOVED THEM TO KEEP THE PEACE WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND NOT ANGER OTHER DRIVERS . I HAVE HAD 3 ENCOUNTERS WITH OTHER DRIVERS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND NEEDED TO SIGNAL THEM, ONLY TO NOT HAVE A HORN. I WAS FORCED

THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FLAP DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS RESULTS IN COLD AIR IN THE WINTER AT TIMES AND NO DEFROSTER AND THE WINDOWS ICE UP AND FOG UP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY. SOME DAYS IT WILL WORK AND SOME DAYS IT WILL NOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT MIGHT BE WORKING WHEN YOU LEAVE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN IT JUST BLOW COLD AIR OUT THE DEFROSTER. *TR

OUTSIDE TEMP WAS APPROX 30-35 F, ENGINE WAS RUNNING APROX 10 MINS,WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 30MPH TO 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL STAYED TO THE FLOOR AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING TO A HIGHER MPH. I PUT TRANSMISSION SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL, ENGINE RACED TO A HIGHER RPM, USED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND EXITED HIGHWAY. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, I SHUT OFF IGNITION AND HEARD THE GAS PEDAL POP BACK INTO POSITION. AFTER APPROX 2 MINS, I RESTARTED ENGINE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. HAS NOT RECURRED AS OF YET. CALLED MAJOR CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO INQUIRE IF THEY'VE HAD THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT, THEY SAID NO. THEY CHECKED IF VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, NO IT WAS NOT. THEY OFFERED DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BUT I SCANNED THE ALDL FOR COMPUTER CODES, NONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS RESET AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 393 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 501.

WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE. BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD WOULD NOT LET ME PRESS ALL THE WAY. IT WOULD ONLY LET ME PRESS IT HALFWAY. KEPT PRESSING UNTIL IT FINALLY DECIDED TO STOP. ALMOST HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS PASSING BY. *TR

WHEN FUELING VEHICLE GAS SPITS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. *TR