Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
08-007-0803/04/200810024966No engine crank or no engine start due to electronic lockup of the wcm/skreem. *nj06/11/2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL
SB-J1908/01/200910032766Chrysler/jeep/dodge: california emissions warranty addendum. the warranty book on certain vehicles may contain errors or may be missing information regarding the coponents covered by the california emissions warranty. dodge-caravan/grand05/19/2010

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12/02/2011
 This car was in a car accident and they fail to report it. bought it in mercado motors they said car was fine 2 weeks later car never turn on again.
01/12/2010420001
 Last evening my wife drove our 2008 dodge nitro to take my daughter to her high school (5 miles from our home). after dropping my daughter off and starting back home the vehicle began smoking under the hood while still moving through the parking lot of the high school. i quickly turned the engine off and got out. very quickly the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames coming from the engine compartment. the vehicle is a total loss. all service for the vehicle was performed at the dealership and the vehicle was never in any kind of crash nor did it have any major mechanical work performed on it prior to it bursting into flames. i believe the high school may have video of the incident as the parking lot is monitored via cctv cameras. *tr
01/22/200925001
 I bought my dodge nitro back in jan of 09, every since i've been bringing it back for a loud engine which knocks when going up hill, wind noise seems to be leaking into passenger front cabin, (driven other vehicles of same model, little or no noise) sales at riverside dodge in california was a dragging horror, they held my keys hostage until they could make a deal, i've taken it back and had a service person tell me my vehicle is front wheel drive and that's why i hear noise when i turn, i've been told that my computer has to catch up with the engine when i stop quickly that's why my vehicle shuts off on me when i brake quickly, rattles come from the passenger side front fender like there's a loose panel, brakes squeal from time to time, it shifts up into a higher gear instead of down when climbing a hill have to floor it to get it to shift down and climb hill, that's just to get it up to 35. its a daily non-stop battle with this vehicle and dealership. if there's any help out there please contact me. *tr
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
01/21/20081291
 Whistling noise coming from vehicle. doors have been adjusted and windshield resealed, neither of these fixed problem. listened under hood and appears to be coming from head gasket/air intake area. possible issue with head gasket being wrong size. *tr