https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Dodge Nitro 4X4. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:48:27 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1585819 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME THAT WE FILL THE TANK. WHEN THE GAS IS FILLED, THE NOZZLE IS FULLY INSERTED IN THE TANK AND WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT-OFF SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE UNTIL I MANUALLY STOP THE NOZZLE. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1580910 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT PASSENGER SIDE WIPER DOES NOT WORK https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1574907 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WON’T LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR BY BUTTONS IN THE CAR. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY HAND. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1574908 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WON’T LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE OR BY BUTTONS IN THE CAR. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY HAND. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1568168 Tue, 21 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. DOOR LOCKS IN OPERABLE, NEITHER FOB NOR BUTTON WORKS, KEYFOB LOCKS BUT NOT UNLOCK VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED NEITHER DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER CONTACTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, THE KEYFOB FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYFOB WILL LOCK THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, HAS FAILED IN EVERY ATTEMPT TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERNA https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1557303 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT REFUELING SPILLAGE DODGE NITRO R/T WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL OVERFLOWS UP THRU THE FILLER NECK AND ONTO THE PERSON WHO IS REFUELING THE SUV, THUS CAUSING IT TO SPILL OVER THE PAINT OF THE CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 - 50OZ OF GAS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS OCCURS ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME THE NITRO IS FUELED UP. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO A RECALL I HAD ON MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO. BELOW ARE THE ISSUES NOTE https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1556566 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON THE ALARM GOES OFF AND CAR SHUTS OFF DOES ALL THIS AT ONCE. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1556567 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON THE ALARM GOES OFF AND CAR SHUTS OFF DOES ALL THIS AT ONCE. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1556568 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON THE ALARM GOES OFF AND CAR SHUTS OFF DOES ALL THIS AT ONCE. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1530052 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HA https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1530053 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HA https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1530054 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HA https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1509770 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 75 MINUTES. PULLED OVER TO REST AREA- GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BUMPER ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE WAS MELTED AND VERY HOT TO TOUCH. THEN NOTICED MY TAIL PIPE WAS GONE. MY GUESS IS THE EXHAUST FROM THE MUFFLER WAS HOT AND MELTED THE BUMPER. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1508672 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL THE RADIO CIGARETTE PORT AND WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1508673 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL THE RADIO CIGARETTE PORT AND WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1506100 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT HORN HONKS WHENEVER IT WANTS. ABS, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ABS ESP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT BUT NOW ARE CONSISTENT. ENGINE CODE COMES AND GOES AND SAYS IT CANT COMMUNICATE WITH TIPM. OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING/ RUNS ROUGH WHILE TURNING SHARPLY BUT THERE IS NO LEAK I https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1506101 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT HORN HONKS WHENEVER IT WANTS. ABS, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ABS ESP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT BUT NOW ARE CONSISTENT. ENGINE CODE COMES AND GOES AND SAYS IT CANT COMMUNICATE WITH TIPM. OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING/ RUNS ROUGH WHILE TURNING SHARPLY BUT THERE IS NO LEAK I https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1506102 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT HORN HONKS WHENEVER IT WANTS. ABS, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ABS ESP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT BUT NOW ARE CONSISTENT. ENGINE CODE COMES AND GOES AND SAYS IT CANT COMMUNICATE WITH TIPM. OCCASIONALLY WHEN PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING/ RUNS ROUGH WHILE TURNING SHARPLY BUT THERE IS NO LEAK I https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1502634 Sat, 29 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT HORN GOES OFF ON IT OWN, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. STARTS WON'T START, BATTERY IS NOT DEAD. DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. PASSENGER DOOR CONTROLS THE DRIVE SETTING FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING CAR, SHUTTING RADIO OFF. THE DRIVE DOOR WILL LOCK AND NOT LET YOU OUT, EVEN TRYING TO PULL IT UP MANUAL AND IT WON'T LET YOU. HAVE TO USE KEY IN DOOR TO UNLOCK AND QUICKLY OPEN BEFORE IT LOCKS AGAIN. IN AN ACCI https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1485163 Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT LOCKS QUIT WORKING THE FOB WILL ONLY UNLOCK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. ALL OTHER DOORS HAVE TO BE DONE MANUALLY AND I CAN'T OPEN THE BACK HATCH BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO PUT IN A KEY AND UNLOCK IT. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1482089 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF AND VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS OCCURANCE! MY SON AND FIANC WERE JUST N A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT IN MY FIANC'S CHEVY AVALANCHE THAT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ROLL AND OUR FRIEND, PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, TO BEN KILLED. NOW MY SPECIAL NEEDS 10YEAR OLD WON'T GET IN THIS NEW CAR BECAUSE BABY HE'S AFRAID SINCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IT WILL CAUSE US TO GET https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1478369 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT HORN HONKS RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES BLARING, WHEN I PRESS IT DOESN'T WORK. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING. I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM CHRYSLER WITH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULES (TIPMS). https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1459146 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT SO WHY DRIVING THIS 07 NITRO IMEDITALY YOU GET A CHIME FROM THE AIRBAG LIGHT IT VERY SCARY KNOWING THAT YOU GET IN ACCIDENT AND LOOSE YOUR LIFE THINKING AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER GOING AWAY AND WHEN IT DOES NOT LONG AND IT RIGHT BACK ONI FEEL THIS BE A RECALL ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH ANY VEHICLE OUT IN THE WORLD https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1445578 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1445579 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1445580 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CV AXEL BOOT TORE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1436647 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONER IS NOT WORKING IN THE DASH ALL THE LIGHT IS ON SAY IS NOT BUS https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1436648 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONER IS NOT WORKING IN THE DASH ALL THE LIGHT IS ON SAY IS NOT BUS https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1436649 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONER IS NOT WORKING IN THE DASH ALL THE LIGHT IS ON SAY IS NOT BUS https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-nitro-4x4#complaint-1434406 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ESP/BAS, ESP/TCS, ABS, AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE (NO FLASHING) WITH LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOTABLE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING OCCURS WHEN ALL LIGHTS TURN OFF! WITH NO WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHTS, THE ENGINE MISFIRES AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55MPH, BREAKS LOCK UP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BREAK AT ANY SPEED (EVEN COASTING W/DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, AND T