2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2 Powertrain (other) Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE, REAR DRIVER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V121000 (POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO THE OWNER FROM WHOM HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-247-9753 AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 288,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN BROKE, 4 WHEELS LOCKED UP. UPDATED 7/25/18*JB

NHTSA ID

11032647

Incident

Sep 19, 2017

Mileage

288,000 mi

WE WERE DRIVING LIKE EVERY MORNING TO OUR WORK AND WHEN WE TRY TO PASS THE INTERSECTION WE HAVE TO STOP ON A YIELD SIGN TO LET THE OTHER TRAFFIC PASS. WHEN I TRY TO HIT THE ACCELERATE ALL THE LATERAL AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON AND THE1ST THING WE THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMEONE HIT US. I TRY TO MOVE THE CAR AND THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING AT ALL ALSO I CANNOT STOP IT SO I HAVE TO TURN IN OFF. WE GO OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE IF WE GOT HIT BUT THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING SO WE TRY TO SEE UNDER THE CAR AND ALL THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS CRACKED IN HALF! THE SHERIFFS COME TO THE SCENE AND THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR WAS IN THAT CONDITION IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A WRECK OR ANYTHING! THEY SAY THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A SAFETY RECALL, WE DID A RESEARCH ONLINE AND WAS RIGHT MY CAR HAS A SAFETY RECALL SINCE 2013 AND THEY NEVER SEND ME A LETTER OR CALL ME TO LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT! I DROVE THAT CAR EVERYDAY TO WORK,TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL ETC..ETC.. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED I COULD DIE IF MY CAR WASN'T STOP! I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A YIELD SIGN WHEN EVERYTHING HAPPEN. NOW MY CAR INSURANCE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND TOLD ME THAT THE AGENCY HAS TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING BECAUSE THAT WAS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM! BUT THE DODGE DON'T WANT TO PAY OR FIX ANYTHING THEY ALSO HAVE THE NERVE TO TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DIDN'T HAD A SAFETY RECALL AT ALL EVEN WHEN THE MOPAR PAGE SAY THAT MY CAR DID HAD A RECALL! NOW I'M WITHOUT CAR AND DEALING WITH THE EXPENSES OF TOWING MY CAR ETC..ETC..

NHTSA ID

11023862

Incident

Sep 14, 2017

WHEN BACKING UP VEHICLE HESITATES . WHEN SPEEDING UP ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE BUMPS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS COMING OUT OF CASE LIKE IT IS PUSHING CAR FORWARD. WHEN STOPPING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND CAR SQUEALS COMING FROM LEFT FRONT BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT RPMS GO ALL THE WAY DOWN LIKE VEHICLE IS READY TO STALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680760

Incident

Dec 20, 2014

Mileage

66,685 mi

OUR 2007 DODGE NITRO HAS A RECALL ON IT (N10) I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED SINCE LATE JUNE/2013 TO EARLY JULY/2013 WITH NO PREVAIL IT IS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL DEPARTMENT ASKING TO GET A LOANER UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. EVERYTIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT.ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO DO NEXT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. KIND REGARD [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10549294

Incident

Jun 27, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V121000 (AIR BAGS , POWER TRAIN , STRUCTURE) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10545010

Incident

Mar 27, 2013

I AM LIVING IN PUERTO RICO AND I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO, WHICH HAS A RECALL, UNDER BODY TRANSMISSION TUNNEL SHIELD 05/24/2013 INCOMPLETE I WENT TO CABRERA MOTORS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR SO I CAN GET THE RECALL FIXED. I WENT ON JULY 11, 2013, AND WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD BE IN 2 WEEKS. HERE WE ARE AUGUST 20, 2013 AND STILL NO PART. I'VE CALLED MANY TIMES AND EVERY TIME I CALL I'M TOLD THE PART IS NOT IN. I NEED MY VEHICLE TO MOVE AND I HAVE MY FAMILY IN IT. IF A CAR IS RECALLED IT IS DUE TO A SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536251

Incident

May 24, 2013

ON DECEMBER 06, 2012 WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, I THEN HEAR A LOUD THUMP AND VEH SHUT DOWN. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEH ONLY TO FIND THAT MY DRIVE SHAFT HAD EXPLODED AND BROKE IN TWO, FALLING TO THE ROADWAY. LOOKED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF UNDER MY VEH. SEE THAT THIS IS S RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY IS THEIR NO RECALL??? IF I WERE GOING AT ST HIGHER RATE OF SPEED COULD OF RESULTED IN INJURY OR LOST OF LIFE. WHY IS DODGE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY?? *TR

NHTSA ID

10487728

Incident

Dec 6, 2012

Mileage

81,700 mi

WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN TURNED GREEN PRESSED GAS AND THE DRIVE TRAIN EXPLODED UPWARDS. DRIVE TRAIN COMPLETELY MANGLED. IF WERE GOING DOWN ROAD LIKELY COULD OF GOT KILLED ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER. DODGE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. BROUGHT TO ACADIANA DODGE IN LAFAYETTE, LA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487575

Incident

Dec 6, 2012

Mileage

81,700 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT 45PH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CARS WHEELED LOCKED UP AND I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH MY WHEELS LAYING DOWN RUBBER BUT I DID NOT CRASH. WHEN MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE REAREND SEAL WAS LEAKING AND ALL THE FLUID CAME OUT OF THE REAREND AND THE GEARS LOCKED UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465923

Incident

Mar 30, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO ON 05 DECEMBER 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2 UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD MY BLINKER ON AND WAS READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AS SOON AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND FELT IN THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE SHAFT HAD EXPLODED UPWARDS, HITTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THEN DROPPING TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DRIVELINE FELL OFF. MY DAUGHTER AND NIECE FELT THE HIT IN GREATER MAGNITUDE AS THEY WERE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT. MY INSURANCE COVERED THE WRECKER AND TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY HEATSHIELD THAT FELL OFF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT. SINCE THE HEATSHIELD IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND FIBERGLASS, THE RUBBING OF ALUMINUM AGAINST ALUMINUM HAS A CUTTING EFFECT THAT CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT TO CUT OPEN AND THEN EXPLODE CUTTING IT IN HALF. LUCKILY, I WAS MAKING A TURN GOING NO MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED A FATAL AND CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO RECALL THAT I KNOW OF. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR AS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. MY CAR INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIRS AS IT IS CONSIDERED A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NOT A COLLISION. DODGE SHOULD CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON THE CAUSE OF THE HEATSHIELD COMING OFF FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE, AND RECALL VEHICLES TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10441649

Incident

Dec 5, 2011

Mileage

86,000 mi

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY TRUCK NEVER MOVED.THE DRIVE SHAFT COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF ,IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE , SHOT UP AND HIT THE FLOOR BOARD AND THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVE SHAFT LOOKS LIKE IT TWISTED. I HAVEN'T FIXED THE VEHICLE YET AND IM HOPING DODGE WILL COVER THE EXPENSES. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED MY TRUCK TO FLIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10408589

Incident

Apr 16, 2011

Mileage

56,833 mi

I WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TURN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD TWISTED AND FALLEN OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CASING ALONG THE TOP OF THE NITRO CRACKED, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR HEADLINER AND WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR PARK INDICATING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. UPON INSPECTION BY TWO SEPARATE BODY SHOPS (ONE BEING A DEALERSHIP) IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT RESULTED IN THE INCIDENT. AT THIS TIME THE WARRANTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE DRIVE SHAFT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10364057

Incident

Oct 26, 2010

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WHEN IN DRIVE AT ANY SPEED DOES A JERKING MOTION FORWARD AS IF IT IS SLIPPING GEARS OR LOSING POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE SENSATION IS WORSE, PHYSICALLY MOVING MY BODY FORWARD, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, 60-70. I KNOW THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO "BAD GAS" BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IDLING RELATIVELY WELL. IT WAS NOT ELECTRICAL DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU COULD RELEASE YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS AND "COAST" AND THE SENSATION STOPPED. I FOLLOWED UP WITH CHRYSLER TO CONFIRM NO OTHER RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE CAR. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER I TOLD THEM I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS FIRST TIME THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEY SIMPLY UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION VIA THE COMPUTER. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THE CAR WHICH WAS ON THE FREEWAY- ASSUMING IT WAS FIXED, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY BUT MORE SEVERE, CAUSING MY BODY TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WENT BACK TO THE GARAGE AGAIN, THIS TIME MAGICALLY IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND A SEAL. I GOT THE CAR BACK, FIRST TIME I DROVE IT.. STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. I CANT DRIVE MY KIDS IT, ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. TWICE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE IT TO MAINTAIN MY JOB BUT WILL ONLY DRIVE IN THE SLOW LANE SO THAT I HAVE SOME KIND OF "OUT" IT IS NOW AT THE GARAGE FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE DEALER IS FINALLY PAYING FOR THE LOANER. EVEN IF THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN TRUST THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM THEM REGARDING THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10241747

Incident

Aug 19, 2008

Mileage

29,300 mi

VEHICLE SHUTTERS OR SURGES BETWEEN 38-50 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND NEITHER HAD REPAIRED IT. I HAVE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AND COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AND NOTHING HAS WORKED. IT IS STILL AT THE SECOND DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THEY WERE GOING TO PUT A RECORDING DEVICE ON THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THEY COULD DETECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10239058

Incident

Jul 18, 2008

Mileage

19,500 mi

AT 30MPH 2007 DODGE NITRO STALLS ,LOSS OF ALL POWER,ALL DASH INFO LIGHTS COME,SHIFT ONTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART

NHTSA ID

10191683

Incident

May 23, 2007

Mileage

7,500 mi