There are 5 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 2010 Dodge Nitro in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TAKATA RECALL ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE MOVING FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER. OIL IN ENGINE, DIDN'T KNOW WHY ENGINE LOCKED UP. REPLACED TRANSMISSION, STARTER AND A/C CONDENSER LEAKED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE AND CYLINDER HEAD WERE NOT PROPERLY SEATED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BOTH CYLINDER HEADS NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
UPON FILLING UP GASOLINE AT TWO SEPARATE GAS STATIONS ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS, GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED TO SPEW OUT EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PUMP ITSELF HAD SHUT OFF. POSSIBLE INLET CONTROL VALVE DEFECT, FILLER TUBE DEFECT. UNSURE BUT GAS SIMPLY SPEWS OUT, ABOUT A HALF GALLON BEFORE STOPPING. *TR
THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FLAP DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS RESULTS IN COLD AIR IN THE WINTER AT TIMES AND NO DEFROSTER AND THE WINDOWS ICE UP AND FOG UP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY. SOME DAYS IT WILL WORK AND SOME DAYS IT WILL NOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT MIGHT BE WORKING WHEN YOU LEAVE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN IT JUST BLOW COLD AIR OUT THE DEFROSTER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS RESET AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.