2.7

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
55,278 miles

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2007 Dodge Nitro fuel system problems

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2007 Dodge Nitro Owner Comments (Page 1 of 3)

problem #57

Jan 062023

Nitro

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My car didn-€™t want to start after seeing a check engine light saying cylinder 2 misfire then 4 had fuel pump replaced still had check engine light and was misfiring afterwards a week or two the truck stalled while driving off freeway in middle of traffic breakers did not work, car frozen almost wrecked. I had it towed back to garage and they replace fuel pump again but car won-€™t stay on it will turn on then shut off by itself not showing any codes mechanics can-€™t find issue over 2 weeks at garage already!!

- Anthony, NM, USA

problem #56

Dec 172021

Nitro

  • miles
Four total incidents of the vehicle engine shutting off while driving the car. Most recent today 12-17-21 was placed in extremely dangerous situation and was almost rear ended 5 times by other vehicles traveling at speeds greater than 55 mph. 1st instance occurred back in 2007 traveling West bound on I635 in Dallas (speed of 65mph) engine shut off, loss of power steering coasted to side of road. 2nd incident Fall 2007 - from complete stop to turn left and cross divided highway, the engine shut down right in the middle of the intersection and was nearly broadsided by oncoming car traveling at 45 mph. 3rd incident happened while driving in my neighborhood, engine shut down and loss of power to steering. Daimler Chrysler issued a recall to reprogram the TPIM module back in 2008 to address the problem. Nothing since then until today. I am the original Owner of this car and it has been well maintained and is still covered under the manufacturers warranty for as long as I own the vehicle. What has prompted me to report this problem is the fact that I could have been seriously injured. There was no warning whatsoever and the place where this took place had a blind spot as the car lost power during the climb and coasted at 2 mph down slope on a bend on the bridge. Cars traveling towards me had no visibility to my vehicle which was for all practical purposes at a stand still. I notified the Dodge Chrysler dealership of what took place and will also contact MOPAR to raise this serious problem. If a vehicle doesn't start is one thing, but to have a car loose power out of nowhere without warning has almost cost me serious harm on multiple occasions. Daimler Chrysler should do something before loss of life takes place.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #55

Sep 062021

Nitro

  • miles
1. Engine light on reads gas cap. We replaced gas cap numbers times and engine light doesn-€™t go away. 2. Wipers not working. Water cleaning spray for windows not working front or back windows. 3. I have replaced my windows panel numerous times. The window panels keep braking and my windows stay down. Extremely annoying.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #54

Jun 082021

Nitro

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Significant amount of fuel spills from tank, down the side of vehicle and onto the ground during refueling. Unavoidable unless stopped at least a gallon prior to filling tank. This requires guessing the amount of fuel the tank can hold based off miles driven and/or fuel gauge readings. With practice I have been able to minimize the fuel spillage on my part but it still happens. I am in violation of state laws regarding refueling and pollution each time there is an incident. Further more, I have had a major safety issue resulting from loaning the vehicle to another driver. Post fill up resulting in said spillage; it was reported to me that a cigarette was tossed from a vehicle immediately after pulling from the pump, hitting the rear quarter panel covered in gasoline. Fortunately it just missed the fresh spill.

- Edwardsville, IL, USA

problem #53

Apr 082021

Nitro

  • 64,900 miles
I was sitting waiting add a red light going to make a left turn in my car shut off in the middle of the road now I had to take it to the shop and they saidit was the totally integrated power module on my 2007 Dodge Nitro and I see where there's been a recall under totally integrated power module wayback in 2007 and now my car is in the shop gettingmy totally integrated power module repair and it's doing all the things that other cars have experience such as engine stallingmy horn goes off in the middle of the night whenever it wants there's a fan it comes on and turns all my dash lights on and runs my battery downnow my car is in the shop being having a total integrated power module repair and iwant to know why do I have to pay for a recall that they already knew about

- Compton, CA, USA

problem #52

Apr 052021

Nitro

  • miles
When getting fuel, the vapors in the tank will not allow the tank to fill up without having to have the gas nozzle upside down. When the tank is full, the nozzle does not stop and gas spews from the tank. After driving away once the tank is full the car starts to buck and shake

- Ringwood, NJ, USA

problem #51

Mar 012021

Nitro

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When putting fuel into the tank at a gas station pump, the fuel doesn't stop when the tank is full and spills out all over the car. Doesn't matter how fast or slow I am putting fuel into the tank. Dodge, you have known about this since 2008. Why have you not issued a recall?

- Pickerington, OH, USA

problem #50

Jun 272020

Nitro

  • 82,000 miles
When I fill up the gas tank after the pump shuts off, the vehicle shoots gasoline back out at me, about a half gallon its gets on the car and onto the ground, this happens every time I fill up. This is extremely dangerous!!!

- Elkhart, IN, USA

problem #49

Apr 042020

Nitro

  • 138,000 miles
Spews fuel when fueling.used 1/4th of a tank and was at stop light and gas cap blew off and gas spewed outside and smelled like raw fuel inside for 2 days.

- Silverton, OR, USA

problem #48

Nov 292019

Nitro

  • miles
Every time I pumped gas into my truck, I get a fuel shower from the fuel shooting back out. It has a dangerous projectile and is nearly impossible to stop. Putting gas in my 2007 Dodge Nitro has become a fear to me. Nor was I ever informed of any recall. Most recently, it happed 11/29/2019 when I went to fill up again.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #47

Nov 132019

Nitro

  • 118,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My airbag light came on a week ago and wont go off. Very nerve wracking. If I fill gas tank gas comes back out of tank all over me and truck. Key fob stopped working setting off engine immobilizer costing me $207 for a new key because the one that came with truck could not be just reprogrammed. I love my truck, but it is becoming one thing after the other and as a single disabled mom of an 8 year old, I cant afford this money pit. Especially with what my loan costs me every month. I seriously thing Chrysler should take some responsibility for problems in their vehicles especially since I see a lot of people have complained about the same issues. I can say I will never buy another Chrysler product again. We little people pay more than enough for these vehicles, to just have to turn around and invest thousands more. I would not complain if it was just mine, but when you look and see all the other people that have complained about the same issues, then its time to complain because it is obviously not just mine and not just because its an older vehicle which I had thought til I saw the other complaints!!!!!!!!!!

- Vernon, CT, USA

problem #46

Jun 072019

Nitro

  • miles
When I fill the fuel tank the fuel spills out on me, on the car and the ground, this happens every time I try and fill the gas tank. I was on Dodge forum and told this happens to all 2007 and 2008 Dodge Nitros and this is a safety issue. I was told this is a vent valve/check valve default and this valve is supposed to shut down the gas to prevent an explosion in an accident. Dodge had a recall for their Jeep but never issued a recall for the Nitro!! Dodge should be responsible for replacing the fuel tank with no cost to me.

- Wethersfield, CT, USA

problem #45

Sep 022019

Nitro

  • 20 miles
When adding fuel the gasoline always spits back out when tank is full spilling gasoline over the truck tire and ground. There was a recall on this a little after I purchased the Nitro new, but mack massey Dodge in el paso, tx said nothing wrong with my vehicle. So why am I still having the same problem throughout all these years?

- Anthony, NM, USA

problem #44

Jun 242019

Nitro

  • 84,000 miles
When filling gas tank, gas pump clicks for full and gas spills out of the tank all over the ground and person filling the tank. Very dangerous as gas is also all over that part of the car. Apparently this is a complaint from a lot of people yet there is no recall for this issue.

- Wolcott, CT, USA

problem #43

Feb 012019

Nitro

  • 130,000 miles
At each fuel refill, gas spews out after the pump clicks off at the full stage, very unsafe and messy. Gas gets all over my shoes and clothes and the ground

- Riverview, MO, USA

problem #42

Nov 202018

Nitro

  • miles
As you fill up vehicle with gas make a clicking sound when full and spill out of tank getting gas on car. This can cause a fire and is hazardous to the environment.this issue has been going on since I purchased this vehicle back in 2007.

- Newnan, GA, USA

problem #41

Aug 142018

Nitro

  • 42,000 miles
Fueling at gas pump, overflows all over the side of my vehicle ! cant fill up the tank to full !!

- Belmont, MA, USA

problem #40

Aug 022018

Nitro

  • 96,000 miles
When filling the gas tank if I do not manually stop the pump before the tank is full, the tank will overflow. This has happened multiple times at multiple stations using multiple pumps. The tank does not allow the pumps to auto shutoff function to work

- Angier, NC, USA

problem #39

Feb 112018

Nitro

  • miles
Electrical problem when pressing unlock button my doors lock instead. My plug outlet no longer works. When rolling down driver window down. Passenger window will roll down and up also. My gas cap light has stayed and and gas cap has been replaced.shift solenoid

- Kinston, NC, USA

problem #38

Feb 022018

Nitro

  • 100,000 miles
Everything falling apart on this car. Now the horn goes off when its off, on the freeway or just at a stop light, the other thing, when I fill up the gas tank the gas shoots back up.

- Chino, CA, USA

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