10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,411 miles

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problem #10

Apr 062022

Nitro

  • miles
Brake light have stopped working randomly. Were working fine one day then next day I have no brake lights, I've had several people see if they could find the problem with no success. Could possibly be faulty wiring to the brake lights? Put just normal tail lights work with only those lights when breaking. I've also seen several same make and model vehicles with the same issue in the same town that I live

- Terre Haute, IN, USA

problem #9

Jan 012022

Nitro

  • miles
I was driving down the rd and all of the sudden my truck jumps into 2nd gear and looses all power to speed up and it seems like I'm in neutral my relay box is messing up everything electrical now it shuts off at stop signs and If it keeps doing all this I'll have to replace transmission. I've already replace tipm 2 times

- Beulah, MS, USA

problem #8

Apr 102019

Nitro

  • 150,000 miles
I started my car then after 5 miutes my radio and lights turned off the my engine turned off. At 3am we heard someone honking outside and it went on for 20 minutes until a neighbor knocked to tell me it was my car honking but there was nobody in the car. I pressed my alarm key off and on but nothing would stop it finally I took the horn fuse out and disconnected the car battery. A person on the web told me he had a similair problem and it was a recall "electrical system" NHTSA vehicle safety recall. I typed in 2007 Dodge Nitro slt and that was one of the recalls on mine. So the car turned off while parked and car on and also at he lights and the horn goes off. A mechanic told me it sounds like the (tipm).

- Elk Grove, CA, USA

problem #7

Jun 012015

Nitro

  • miles
During the summer or winter time the remote control don't work. Also the front planel show me some blinker lights when I use the directional light. The remote control issues in very unsafety because this car have just a door with the key access. If you have some emergency inside or fire, you can't open the doors. If you have children this issue will be a potential fatality because the others door are locked to access from outside. Please put attention in issue because I read more electrical problems in other websites in the same way. For this reason I started this petition.

- Madison, WI, USA

problem #6

Oct 152013

Nitro 6-cyl

  • 90,000 miles
Was driving and was flagged down and told my right and left tail light was not working. The middle brake light comes on but the right and left do not work. I have had the brake light switch replaced, checked the fuses and replaced both tail light circuit boards with nothing working.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #5

Sep 112013

Nitro

  • 67,000 miles
Interior door handles keep breaking easily. Would result in fatality in case of fire. Brake lights keep going out with new bulbs. It's electrical problem. Very dangerous to other drivers on road as well as passengers.

- Conroe, TX, USA

problem #4

Dec 162013

Nitro

  • 87,107 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that both rear brake lights malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the bake light assembly had overheated causing the wiring to melt. The light assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 87,107.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #3

Dec 172013

Nitro 6-cyl

  • miles
(1) the brake light on top of my tail gate is out. The cost of this light is $79.50. The cost of the other 2 side brake lights is $2.50 each. I will go to jail for having a light out before I pay $80. For this 3rd light. What do I do? (2) the front amber marker lights have gone out. These lights are only $2.50 each but it will cost me $95 to change one of them because the front of the car has to come off to change it. This should be illegal. What do I do? (3) the door mounted rear view mirrors are too big and mounted too high. The mirror along with the windshield post creates a huge blind spot when looking for traffic coming from the right or when turning to the left. At least once a month I almost pull out into a car in that blind spot. Very dangerous and poor engineering. What do I do?

- Fitchburg, MA, USA

problem #2

Nov 252011

Nitro

  • 80,000 miles
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.

- Mobile, AL, USA

problem #1

Mar 082011

Nitro

  • miles
The wiper blades stopped working during a rain storm and the turn signals wouldn't work, couldn't turn the head lamps off or on.

- Columbus, GA, USA