2011 Dodge Nitro Fuel system Problems

My car is always acting as if it is going to flip or gets locked up, even in slow speeds below the speed limit. I am a single mom, not a speed racer.

NHTSA ID

11447313

Incident

Jan 4, 2022

When fueling the vehicle gas will spew out after the pump has shut off. I've tried many different things to try and stop this issue. If I fill the tank very slowly it will sometimes not spew or it may cut down on the amount spewed, but it has not made the issue stop. This really is dangerous and ridiculous. From my online research into the issue, it appears to be common with this vehicle. Although an easy, definitive reason was not given. Please address this. Thank you.

NHTSA ID

11419959

Incident

Oct 7, 2016

3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING MY 2011 DODGE NITRO DETENATOR WOULD STICK BETWEEN GEARS, AT BOTH SLOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AND I WAS BURNNING THROUGH GAS WAY TOO FAST. NISSIAN FOUND MY TANSMITTION OIL TO BE BLACK, I PAID FOR FLUSH AND TOLD IT WAS GOOD TO GO. NEXT DAY THE CAR DIED, THE THROTTLE BODY INDICATOR CAME ON, THIS WAS FIXED, STILL BURNING THROUGH GAS! COUPLE WEEKS LATER NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A DISEL ENGINE IDLE, I CAN NOT AFFORD ALL THESE PROBLEMS. I FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL AS I HAVE HAD AS WELL, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AND A FEW TIMES MY KIDS AND I HAVE SMELT WHAT SEEMED TO BE THAT OF BURNT RUBBER OR SOMETHING. IM VERY DISPLEASED AND UPSET WITH MY PURCHASE.

NHTSA ID

11280227

Incident

Jun 1, 2019

Mileage

98,000 mi

REGARDLESS OF WHICH GAS STATION/PUMP, DURING REFUEL GAS WILL OVERFLOW AND SPRAY ONTO THE GROUND, CAR, AND OPERATOR. VEHICLE ALWAYS STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

11161783

Incident

Nov 30, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL, VEHICLE START CRANKIN W/O THE KEY ON THE IGNITION, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, GAS SMELLS AND WASTE A TON OF FUEL. I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER SHOP AND THEY SAY THAT THEIRS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALL ELECTRICAL THINGS GOES CRAZY SOMETIMES.

NHTSA ID

11051870

Incident

Nov 30, 2017

Mileage

120 mi

TIPM ISSUES. CAUSING HORN TO GO OFF WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING. CAUSING CAR TO NOT START WHILE STATIONARY. AND CAUSING ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS, WIPERS AND MORE.

NHTSA ID

10993435

Incident

Apr 1, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL , THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED AND STILL ON AND OFF AND MADE A WHISTLE. I CHANGED THE GAS CAP 2 TIMES AND PERSIST TO TURN ON AN ADVISE ON PANEL IN THE DASH.

NHTSA ID

10926776

Incident

Sep 26, 2016

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY PUMP, SO OBVIOUSLY IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHUT-OFF IN THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE POSTS ONLINE FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR DODGE NITROS. VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY WHEN FILLING UP.

NHTSA ID

10923908

Incident

Oct 4, 2016

MY VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL SHUT OFF OR DENY POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP, IT ALSO WILL INTERMITTENTLY FLASH WARNING SIGNS, AND TURN THE WIPERS ON INDEFINITELY. THE ISSUES HAVE ALL BEEN TRACED BACK TO THE POWER MODULE AND MORE SPECIFICALLY NONSERVICABLE RELAYS. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER AND NEITHER HAVE AN ETA ON THE PART SHOULD I ORDER ONE. MOSTLY IT HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY BUT IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE. IT STATED DOING THIS IN FALL OF 2015 BUT I COULDN'T PROPERLY DIAGNOSIS IT UNTIL MARCH DUE TO IT BEING INTERMITTENT.

NHTSA ID

10860586

Incident

Mar 26, 2016

I BOUGHT MY 2011 NITRO BRAND NEW...LIST OF PROBLEMS: DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT KEEPS HANGING UP AS WELL AS THE DRIVERS SEAT HAVE HARD TIME ADJUSTING.... A/C STOP BLOWING SOME TYPE OF CONTROLL VALVE WAS REPLACED..$345...EVAP LEAK $100 TO DIAGNOSE RECOMMENDED FACTORY GAS CAP 6 CAPS LATER $140.. ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON REPLACED PURGE VALVE...$300.....REPLACED EGR VALVE AND VACUUM HOSE...$475 WHEN GETTING GAS IT JUST STARTS SPEWING OUT WHEN CLOSE TO FILLING UP...WHEN DRIVING ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK AND ENGINE REVS REALLY HIGH UNTIL I PUSH IT AGAIN....I THOUGHT IT WAS DIRTY ON THE FENDERS REALIZED IT WAS SMALL PAINT CHIPS.... ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON ABOUT A 1 1/2 AFTER BUYING IT BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS GO OUT I USE PREMIUM GAS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STILL COME ON ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

10782580

Incident

Oct 8, 2013

AFTER PUMPING FUEL INTO MY NITRO ABOUT 1\2 -1 GALLON OF GAS COMES SPRAYING OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE. THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, AND THUS THE GAS SPILLS OUT, AND MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10689377

Incident

Nov 20, 2014

Mileage

110,876 mi

2011 DODGE NITRO GASOLINE FILL SPOUT AND FUEL TANK IS AFFECTED PART. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE IT SPEWS OUT OF THE GAS TANK ALL OVER ME AND THE SIDE OF THE SUV. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE AND YET IT PERSISTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10679571

Incident

Jan 27, 2015

Mileage

92,367 mi

2011 DODGE NITRO GASOLINE FILL SPOUT AND FUEL TANK IS AFFECTED PART. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE IT SPEWS OUT OF THE GAS TANK ALL OVER ME AND THE SIDE OF THE SUV. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE AND YET IT PERSISTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629652

Incident

Dec 16, 2013

Mileage

40,000 mi

ENGINE STALLS WHILE PARKED OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP. IT DOES THE SAME WHILE TAKING A CURVE AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CURVE ENDED. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH GASOLINE COMING FROM THE TANK AND THE ENGINE STARVES. IT DOES IT WHEN THE ENGINE HAS FINISHED WARMING AND ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS AS SOON AS 1 WEEK AFTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616371

Incident

Jul 15, 2011

Mileage

525 mi

WHEN FILLING UP AT ANY FUEL STATION, THE GAS PUMP WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AND RAW FUEL WILL SPILL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MANY CHRYSLER SUV'S INCLUDING THE JEEP LIBERTY. IT RELATES TO A FAULTY VALVE INSIDE THE GAS TANK TO PREVENT FUEL FROM SPILLING OUT IN A ROLLOVER SITUATION. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLED AT EVERY FILL UP IS ROUGHLY 1/4 TO 1/2 GALLON. IF STANDING NEXT TO THE FILLER OPENING THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT GAS WILL SPILL ON THE PERSON FILLING UP, AGAIN CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564616

Incident

Jan 27, 2014

Mileage

37,000 mi

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK/ VALVE IN THIS MODEL DODGE VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I GO TO FUEL UP I HAVE TO GUESS THE NUMBER OF GALLONS IT WILL TAKE BEFORE I STOP PUMPING IN FUEL, OTHERWISE FUEL WILL SPILL OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE AND THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL UP, NO MATTER THE GAS STATION OR TYPE OF PUMP OR FUEL GRADE. SPOKE TO CHRYSLER LLC. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE BUT IT WAS FOR THE 2007 - 2008 MODELS. WHY IS IT NOT ON THE RECALL!???!!! I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE OUT OF POCKET AS IT IS NOT COVERED IN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND HEALTH ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION ENVIRONMENTAL. THIS NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL IMMEDIATELY. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT IS NOT ALREADY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558371

Incident

Dec 7, 2013

Mileage

59,000 mi

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TRUCK WITH FUEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10498516

Incident

Dec 1, 2012