Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 84000 | ||
| After having a vibration in the under carriage of my dodge nitro; i then carried it to a dodge dealership and was told that it needed an induction service. i being totally displeased with the reccomendation; i decided to seek some assistance at a local garage and an investigation was done of the vehicle. as a result of the mechanic doing a few test and driving the vehicle; it was said that the vehicle had a chattering feeling coming from the drive train {automatic transmission}. the mechanic also did a google search to find that a lot of other vehicles are having the same problem!!! it was also recorded that there's some issues with the electronics and a few other parts; yet dodge is sitting back making money off the consumers for these known defects in their vehicles. why??? also is it just the manner of business now to build vehicle to breakdown on an annual basis??? see nbc nightline news invetsigation on dodge dealerships!!! please research!!! thank you a concerned consumer seeking assistance. would this be a good time to start a world wide class action lawsuit??? please reply as i seek legal counsel | |||
| 11/07/2011 | |||
| I was getting on the freeway when the accelerator became stuck. i was riding the brake and the accelerator was still stuck. i dropped the car into neutral for a few seconds and then back to drive and the accelerator remained stuck. i dropped the vehicle into neutral for the second time and it finally clicked out. | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 43000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. the contact stated while driving into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact tried to engage the brake pedal but it failed to stop the vehicle, as a result it crashed into three other vehicles. a police report was filed. the driver suffered minor contusions and headaches. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 43,000. rvk | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 43000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. the contact stated that while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact also mentioned that she tried to engaged the brakes but it failed to stop the vehicle, as a result it impacted three other vehicles. a police report was filed and the driver suffered minor contusions and headaches. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 43,000. pm | |||
| 09/05/2008 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. the contact stated that when attempting to enable the cruise control, she would receive a delayed reaction and then it would illuminate. when attempting to disable the cruise control, she had to depress the button several times as it would remain stuck. in addition, the rail rack on the top of the vehicle was not secure and could possible fracture from the vehicle and cause damage to other vehicles when driving. the dealer made three attempts to duplicate the failure but to no avail. the contact did not inform manufacturer of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the current mileage was 34,016 and the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| 09/05/2008 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. the contact stated that when attempting to enable the cruise control function she would receive a delayed reaction and then it would illuminate. when attempting to disable the cruise control function, the contact noticed that she had to press the button several times as it would remain stuck. the dealer made three attempts to duplicate the failure. also, she noticed that the rail rack on the top of the vehicle was lose and could possible fly off and hit other drivers on the road. the dealer made three attempts to duplicate the failure. the contact did not inform manufacturer. the current mileages were 34,016 and the failure mileages were unknown. bw | |||
| 07/22/2008 | 17000 | 1 | |
| Uncontrolled accelleration of 2007 dodge nitro, w/3.7 litre, has happened 5 times in six months of owning . cant be fixed by dealer cause doesn't show code or able to duplicate when they have it , only way to stop it is to put in neutral and kill engine . have had other problems like idle rough and surging , and like someone turning key off and on for split second while driving at highway speeds. there has not been any pattern to when sudden acel happens , it has been random and can seemingly happen w/out notice. the dealer keeps telling me to keep driving it till it does it again so they can try to get codes or something to trouble shoot it. but this is very dangerous as you would think. im at a loss to what to do , i have contacted dodge complaint line and they don't seem to worried about my safety as it would seem , do to them wanting me to keep bringing it back to dealer . also no parts have been changed in order to try to correct ,only hook up scanner and drive around block and flash programs at it which has seemingly had ill affect on it as in my fuel mileage has went 23-24 highway to about 15-18 now, and they cant get it back where it was, now it is parked in driveway and family wont drive because scared of it, and i m still paying on vehicle that is unsafe and no idea how to fix , or dodge i should say, cant fix. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 12/05/2007 | 267 | 1 | 12/05/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. the vehicle has a manual transmission and was sold with a non-functioning parking brake. the contact noticed the defect while driving off the dealer lot. the vehicle is currently at the dealer and they are unsure of when the replacement will become available. the current mileage is 537 and the failure mileage was 267. updated 01-29-08. *kb the throttle did not retard properly when it was released | |||