Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 05/05/2009 | 1 | ||
| The chrome accent piece on the rear hatch of the dodge nitro (just under the rear windshield wiper) is a large highly reflective surface area that is located at eye level for most drives following these vehicles. the surface reflection from this 'mirror like' piece blinds the drives following these vehicles creating a safety hazard. i was stuck in traffic following this model vehicle and despite my best efforts to shield my eyes from the reflection was blinded to the point that i had to pull over to allow my eyes time recover (the effect was similar to that of starring at a welding arc). a simple design change by the manufacture could eliminate this hazard. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 09/08/2012 | 51000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge nitro. the contact was attempting to reverse and when the back-up assist system haphazardly alerted that there was an object behind the vehicle. the contact stated that there were no objects or persons behind the vehicle. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that one of the back-up sensors was pushed inward and the plastic between the bumper was melted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the exhaust pipe was rusted and fractured. the technician also stated that the exhaust pipe, bumper and back up sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 51,000. | |||
| 09/08/2012 | 51000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge nitro. the contact was attempting to reverse and when the back-up assist system haphazardly alerted that there was an object behind the vehicle. the contact stated that there were no objects or persons behind the vehicle. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that one of the back-up sensors was pushed inward and the plastic between the bumper was melted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the exhaust pipe was rusted and fractured. the technician also stated that the exhaust pipe, bumper and back up sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 51,000. kmj | |||
| 09/08/2012 | 51000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge nitro. while in reverse the back up security system continued to warn the contact to stop but there was nothing directly behind the vehicle. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed one of the back up sensors was pushed in and the plastic between the bumoer had melted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the exhaust pipe was rusted and had fractured. the rear bumper and backup sensor had melted. the technician stated the exhaust pipe, the bumper and back up sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 51,000. da | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 1 | ||
| Crashed the vehicle into pole. the car is totaled. passenger airbags went off. drivers airbag did not go off. with the amount of impact the car took on, the drivers airbag should have deployed. significant injuries, head hit windshield, four broken ribs, 2 broken toes, one dislocated. has been hospitalized now for 6 days. and now getting transferred to a rehabilation hospital. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2012 | |||
| Crashed the vehicle into pole. the car is totaled. passenger airbags went off. drivers airbag did not go off. with the amount of impact the car took on, the drivers airbag should have deployed. significant injuries, head hit windsheild, four broken ribs, 2 broken toes, one dislocated. has been hospitalized now for 6 days. and now getting transfrred to a rehabilation hospital. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 01/03/2009 | 1 | ||
| Components under car has a lot of rust on them. *tr | |||