2007 Dodge Nitro Engine Problems

The EGR valve has to replaced yearly. I have replaced every year since I’ve had it. It causes the check engine to come on and inhibits me from getting the nitro inspected and causes damage to my engine. I have had to replace it 3 times.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY LAETHEM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (18001 MACK AVE, DETROIT, MI 48224, (313) 884-7210), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN I CLICK MY KEY FOB TO UNLOCK MY TRUCK THE FAN COMES ON ALL BY ITS SELF ON THE ENGINE. WHEN THIS HAPPEN IT WANT LET ME UNLOCK THE TRUCK I HAVE TO STICK THE KEY IN THE DOOR TO GAIN ENTRY. THEN THE FAN SHUTS OFF WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING WITH THIS!

I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO. I RECALL WAS SENT OUT FOR THESE VEHICLES BUT MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED. MY CAR IS DISPLAYING STALLED ENGINE DEFECTS. THE TIPM IS FAULTY. MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE PART FOR THE VEHICLE IS ON BACK ORDER. THANKS.

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015. WHILE DRIVING ON THE 605 NORTH IN THE #2 LANE. I NOTICED MY CAR TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT STRAIGHT TO HOT. I SLOWED DOWN AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PROCEEDED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BY SAFELY PASSING INTO THE NEXT LANES WHILE OTHER CARS WERE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED LIMITS. ONCE ON SHOULDER SHUT OFF CAR AND KEPT HAZARDS ON. AND SAT IN MY CAR APPROX 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. I NOTICED IT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY GO TO HOT, STILL DRIVING IN THE SHOULDER WITH HAZARDS ON FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AT A SLOW SPEED PROCEEDED TO NEAREST OFF RAMP AND EXITED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT A LOWER RATE THAN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO GO TO HOT AGAIN I REACHED THE CAR REPAIR SHOP I HAD BEEN TO BEFORE WHICH WAS 2 MILES FROM THE OFF RAMP. I PULLED INTO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP AROUND 5:00 PM. I STATED TO THE RECEPTIONIST THAT MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PREVIOUSLY ON 3/14/2014 ANOTHER WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER GLENN THOMAS DODGE. IN REVIEWING THE CAR'S RECORDS WITH DODGE CORPORATION DURING WARRANTY THERE WAS ANOTHER WATER PUMP WHICH FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2011 BY GLENN THOMAS DODGE. THIS HAS MADE THREE (3) TIMES THAT THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY DODGE NITRO 4X4 2007.

A CONSTANT AND LOUD TICKING SOUND IS COMING FROM THE 4.0 V6 ENGINE, THE ENGINE STALLS AND THERE IS LOSS OF POWER USUALLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER. THE ENGINE ALSO MISFIRES AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TURNED ON THE A/C TODAY AND THE WORST BURNING SMELL CAME THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. MADE MY NIECES SICK. PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND HEARD METAL GRINDING SOUND AND SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW COMPRESSOR. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS I'M REPLACING IT. *TR

IN JULY 2013 MY HUSBAND AND I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70 THE NITRO SHUT OFF AND DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. NO PROBLEM SHUTTING OFF AGAIN UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2013. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN ABOUT 65 AND IT SHUT OFF. ONCE AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DODGE DEALER THIS TIME THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE SERVICE GUY INFORMED US THAT THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND AS SOON AS THEY FIND THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD CONTACT US. AFTER A WEEK THE SERVICE GUY CALLED AND SAID THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CHRYSLER AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. HE STATED "THAT CHRYSLER WANTS THE COILS REPLACED BUT NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVEN'T FOUND." THE REPAIR WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO WE PAID THE $400. SO FAR SO GOOD BUT IT WAS 4 MONTHS FROM THE INITIAL SHUT OFF BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED!!! *TR

ON APRIL 23, 2013 I TOOK OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AT THE TOP OF A HILL. AS I COASTED DOWN THE HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES OR FULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY, ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR INTO A SIDE STREET AND YARD OF A HOME AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND PUT IT BACK IN AN THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. I OPENED THE DOOR TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT WERE STILL WORKING (RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC) AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON MAY 13, 2013 AS I WAS LEAVING WORK, MY CAR WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR WOULD START AND SHUT OFF AFTER ABOUT 7 OR 8 SECONDS WHILE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC) STAYED RUNNING. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. ON THE FOURTH TRY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR. ON THE SECOND TRY, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START AND STAY RUNNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A TWO YEAR SPAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I DROVE TO THE NEARBY MALL, PARKED MY DODGE NITRO, LOCKED IT, AND WENT INSIDE TO DO SOME SHOPPING AT RADIO SHACK, I CAME BACK OUT AND GOT INTO MY VEHICLE, INSERTED THE KEY AND TURNED THE KEY WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD THUMP FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. I GOT OUT OF MY NITRO AND POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND LOOKED INSIDE AND SAW THAT THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED, BOTH CAPS HAD BLOWN OFF AND THE TOP OF THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED WIDE OPEN WITH BATTERY ACID POURING OUT. THIS WAS A VERY LOUD THUMP WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT CHECKING MY POWER STEERING FLUID OR SOMETHING LIKE REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE STARTED, I COULD POSSIBLY BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I CALL THE DODGE COMPLIANT LINE AND MADE A COMPLAINT. THIS WAS A DODGE FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BATTERY. I RUINED A GOOD SHIRT AND PAIR OF JEANS GETTING THE BATTERY OUT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SO FAR THE NITRO IS DOING FINE. I WOULD LIKE SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FROM DODGE FOR CLOTHES THAT GOT RUINED AND FOR REPLACING THE BATTERY. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE COMPRESSOR DOES NOT EVEN COME ON. *TR

CAR GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST WENT DEAD. I HAD IT TOWED & THE SHOP TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE PIN BROKE & WENT THROUGH THE PISTON, PUT A HOLE IN IT & CRACKED IT. THE SHOP SAID IT WAS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BATTERY LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD COME LOOSE AND THE SERPENTINE BELT DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, AND HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,690.

USED THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE CAR, WALKED OUT ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER TO FIND THE COOLING FAN RUNNING ON THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD NOT MOVED. UNLOCKED THE CAR THE FAN STOPPED RUNNING BUT HE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CHARGED THE BATTERY AND ALL WAS FINE TILL TRYING TO LEAVE FOR WORK ON MONDAY MORNING WHEN BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN AFTER USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE CAR. NO LONGER USING THE KEY FOB UNTIL WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

MY ELECTRONICS CONTROL MODULE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER AND THEN TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED ME TUES NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT MY ENGINE HAD HYDRO LOCKED. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CAR IS LESS FOUR YEARS OLD AND I AM HAVING MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEMS ALREADY. I UNDERSTAND THAT WEAR AND TEAR OF A VECHICLE WILL RESULT IN REPAIRS, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AC COMPRESSER GO OUT WITHIN FOUR YEARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DODGE IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND THEIR ARE COUNTLESS DODGE NITRO CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE COMPRESSOR, IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR IT. DODGE REALLY NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT. I REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AT DODGE HEADQUARTERS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WENT ON TO SAY THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR