2.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
60,800 miles

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problem #5

Apr 022017

Nitro

  • 132,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated then when the doors were locked, the locks spontaneously unlock. The contact mentioned that when the failure occurred, the doors locks were unable to lock manually or electronically. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.

- Old Hickory, TN, USA

problem #4

Feb 242016

Nitro

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. While attempting to lock the doors with the key fob and on the vehicle's door panel, the vehicle would not lock. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #3

Sep 152015

Nitro

  • 84,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the rear door locks failed to unlock, which prevented the doors from opening. The contact mentioned that the locks would only unlock manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the locks needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000.

- Troy, MI, USA

problem #2

Oct 072013

Nitro

  • 88,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while in park, the locks engaged independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the key fob needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

- Bottlesville, OK, USA

problem #1

May 152013

Nitro 6-cyl

  • miles
Electrical doorlocks stopped working had it diagnosed on machine could not find problem. Please help!

- Follansbee, WV, USA