2009 Dodge NITRO 4X4: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
8 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
68,400 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 model year. Data updated: . 7 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 8 complaints (25.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting
1
12.5%
Braking behavior
1
12.5%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Electrical System
2
Power Train
2
Wheels
2
Air Bags
1
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
1
Engine
1
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Service Brakes
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Electrical System
2
Power Train
2
Wheels
2
Air Bags
1
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
1
Engine
1
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Service Brakes
1
Electrical System: 2; Power Train: 2; Wheels: 2; Air Bags: 1; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 1; Engine: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling: 1; Service Brakes: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
2
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
2
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 2; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0
25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
Electrical System leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10399872 · 2011-05-10 (May 10, 2011)
2009 DODGE NITRO - TPM VALVE STEMS CORROSION AT VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT -- NUT FAILS AND VALVE STEM BLOWS OUT WHILE DRIVING - TIRE GOES FLAT SO FAST OPERATOR CAN NOT STOP BEFORE TIRE IS DAMAGED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED - DEALER WILL REPLACE VALVE STEM BUT WILL NOT COVER THE TIRE LOSS - THIS COULD BE VERY UN SAFE AT HIGH SPEEDS - WE HAVE HAD 4 TO 5 OF THESE - ALSO INCLUDES JEEP LIBERTY - I FEEL DODGE NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSPECT THE VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT ON VEHICLE WITH TPM SYSTEMS. *TR
1. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 TO 70MPH MY TRUCK MADE THIS THUMPING SOUND AND A BIG JERK. I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRUCK ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I DROVE OFF AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO JERK REALLY BAD. WHAT COULD THIS BE????? *TR 2. THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN YOU PRESSED THE LOCK SWITCH ON THE DOOR AND ON THE KEY, YOU HAD TO PUSH THE KNOB DOWN BY HAND. I HAD TO SPEND MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. 3. THE PLASTIC THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE SEATS HAVE BROKEN WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. …
WHILE DRIVING MY HORN SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND THEN ALL THE LIGHT ON THE DISH LIT UP AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL....I THEN TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THEY BLINKED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN A BEEPING SOUND WAS MADE, THE EVERYTHING WENT OUT AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LIFTED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TIPM. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING SEEM DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
2009 DODGE NITRO - TPM VALVE STEMS CORROSION AT VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT: WHEN RETAINING NUT FAILS, FALLS OFF, IT THEN CHEWS UP THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE VALVE STEM BLOWS OUT TIRE WHILE DRIVING - TIRE GOES FLAT SO FAST OPERATOR MUST STOP BEFORE WHEEL IS DAMAGED AND NOW WE FIND OUT FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON 4X4 VEHICLES OR IT WILL LEAD TO TRANSFER CASE (TRANSMISSION) ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSPECT THE VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT ON VEHI…
DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON, LOST ALL AIR IN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. WHEN I LOOKED THE AIR VALVE WAS MISSING, CHECKED OTHER WHEELS AND FOUND ALLOY LUG NUTS( TIRE PRESSURE MONITERS) WERE ALL CRACKED AND FALLING OFF. HAD TOWED TO CLIO RANDY WISE CHRYSLER. REPLACED ALL 4 SENSORS AND A TIRE $700 REPAIR ! ALTHOUGH IT IS A 2009 I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON IT. I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR ! I MADE CALLS ONLY TO BE TOLD SORRY ! I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS ON THESE JUST NOT FOR MY VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 75 MINUTES. PULLED OVER TO REST AREA- GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BUMPER ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE WAS MELTED AND VERY HOT TO TOUCH. THEN NOTICED MY TAIL PIPE WAS GONE. MY GUESS IS THE EXHAUST FROM THE MUFFLER WAS HOT AND MELTED THE BUMPER.
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
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No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.
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Data completeness
8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
87.5%Usable mileage7 / 8 records
100.0%Valid incident date8 / 8 records
100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates8 / 8 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2007
2009
Electrical System
7330.9%ODI 10183692 · 1,950 mi
I OWN A 07 DODGE NITRO BUILD DATE 11/06. I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN FOR 1-2 SEC. AND THEN STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. *NM
WHILE DRIVING MY HORN SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND THEN ALL THE LIGHT ON THE DISH LIT UP AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL....I THEN TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THEY BLINKED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN A BEEPING SOUND WAS MADE, THE EVERYTHING WENT OUT AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LIFTED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TIPM. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING SEEM DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE WOULD SPEW BACK OUT OF THE TANK. SHE ALSO SMELLED POTENT GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD MONITOR THE ISSUE. AS TIME PROGRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURES. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WA…
THE DODGE NITRO CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY FILLED WITH FUEL. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE FUELING STATIONS IN MULTIPLE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AT EVERY ONE OF THOSE THE FUEL OVER FLOWS FROM THE FILLER NECK SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND ALL OVER ITS OPERATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. I READ AN ARTICLE THAT THE NHTSA IS PROBING THE JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE PLEASE INCLUDE THE DODGE NITRO IN THIS PROBE. IF YOU NEED ONE TO TEST, YOU CAN USE MINE. *TR
INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. HAD TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN TO EXIT VEHICLE. DISCOVERED THE PART WAS 100% PLASTIC. WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN IN AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. I REPAIRED BY ADDING A METAL CLASP TO THE PLASTIC. *TR
TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIRS IN REGARDS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL IN JANUARY 2013. TRUSTING THAT BERGERON DODGE TOOK CARE OF THE RECALLED ISSUE; I NEVER EXPECTED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. ON THE MORNING OF FRIDAY, MAY 3, DURING MY COMMUTE TO WORK, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON ALL PAUSE SETTINGS. SINCE IT WAS RAINING PROFUSELY THAT MORNING, THE HIGHER SETTING WAS OKAY TO USE. AS OF TODAY, I CANNOT DRIVE THE NITRO BECAUSE THE WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND IS NOW A HAZARD TO DRIVE DURING THE R…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT INDICATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 20696273, AND ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 …
2009 DODGE NITRO - TPM VALVE STEMS CORROSION AT VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT: WHEN RETAINING NUT FAILS, FALLS OFF, IT THEN CHEWS UP THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE VALVE STEM BLOWS OUT TIRE WHILE DRIVING - TIRE GOES FLAT SO FAST OPERATOR MUST STOP BEFORE WHEEL IS DAMAGED AND NOW WE FIND OUT FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON 4X4 VEHICLES OR IT WILL LEAD TO TRANSFER CASE (TRANSMISSION) ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSPECT THE VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT ON VEHI…
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.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 75 MINUTES. PULLED OVER TO REST AREA- GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BUMPER ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE WAS MELTED AND VERY HOT TO TOUCH. THEN NOTICED MY TAIL PIPE WAS GONE. MY GUESS IS THE EXHAUST FROM THE MUFFLER WAS HOT AND MELTED THE BUMPER.
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Electrical System
Too few reports for a range
69,577 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 10561525 · 79,153 mi
WHILE DRIVING MY HORN SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND THEN ALL THE LIGHT ON THE DISH LIT UP AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL....I THEN TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THEY BLINKED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN A BEEPING SOUND WAS MADE, THE EVERYTHING WENT OUT AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LIFTED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TIPM. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING SEEM DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
2009 DODGE NITRO - TPM VALVE STEMS CORROSION AT VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT: WHEN RETAINING NUT FAILS, FALLS OFF, IT THEN CHEWS UP THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE VALVE STEM BLOWS OUT TIRE WHILE DRIVING - TIRE GOES FLAT SO FAST OPERATOR MUST STOP BEFORE WHEEL IS DAMAGED AND NOW WE FIND OUT FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON 4X4 VEHICLES OR IT WILL LEAD TO TRANSFER CASE (TRANSMISSION) ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSPECT THE VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT ON VEHI…
2009 DODGE NITRO - TPM VALVE STEMS CORROSION AT VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT: WHEN RETAINING NUT FAILS, FALLS OFF, IT THEN CHEWS UP THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE VALVE STEM BLOWS OUT TIRE WHILE DRIVING - TIRE GOES FLAT SO FAST OPERATOR MUST STOP BEFORE WHEEL IS DAMAGED AND NOW WE FIND OUT FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON 4X4 VEHICLES OR IT WILL LEAD TO TRANSFER CASE (TRANSMISSION) ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSPECT THE VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT ON VEHI…
DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON, LOST ALL AIR IN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. WHEN I LOOKED THE AIR VALVE WAS MISSING, CHECKED OTHER WHEELS AND FOUND ALLOY LUG NUTS( TIRE PRESSURE MONITERS) WERE ALL CRACKED AND FALLING OFF. HAD TOWED TO CLIO RANDY WISE CHRYSLER. REPLACED ALL 4 SENSORS AND A TIRE $700 REPAIR ! ALTHOUGH IT IS A 2009 I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON IT. I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR ! I MADE CALLS ONLY TO BE TOLD SORRY ! I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS ON THESE JUST NOT FOR MY VEHICLE.
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 75 MINUTES. PULLED OVER TO REST AREA- GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BUMPER ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE WAS MELTED AND VERY HOT TO TOUCH. THEN NOTICED MY TAIL PIPE WAS GONE. MY GUESS IS THE EXHAUST FROM THE MUFFLER WAS HOT AND MELTED THE BUMPER.
1. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 TO 70MPH MY TRUCK MADE THIS THUMPING SOUND AND A BIG JERK. I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRUCK ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I DROVE OFF AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO JERK REALLY BAD. WHAT COULD THIS BE????? *TR 2. THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN YOU PRESSED THE LOCK SWITCH ON THE DOOR AND ON THE KEY, YOU HAD TO PUSH THE KNOB DOWN BY HAND. I HAD TO SPEND MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. 3. THE PLASTIC THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE SEATS HAVE BROKEN WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. …
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
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Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
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2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
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2025-03
0
None
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2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
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2025-06
0
None
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2025-07
0
None
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2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
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2026-04
0
None
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2026-05
0
None
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2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2007: 67 complaints · 2009: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2007
42
51
67
2009
0
0
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2007
234
0
2
2009
8
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Electrical System
Power Train
Wheels
Air Bags
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
Engine
Engine And Engine Cooling
Service Brakes
Electrical System
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0
0
0
1ODI 11166143 · 60,000 mi
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
2009 DODGE NITRO - TPM VALVE STEMS CORROSION AT VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT: WHEN RETAINING NUT FAILS, FALLS OFF, IT THEN CHEWS UP THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE VALVE STEM BLOWS OUT TIRE WHILE DRIVING - TIRE GOES FLAT SO FAST OPERATOR MUST STOP BEFORE WHEEL IS DAMAGED AND NOW WE FIND OUT FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON 4X4 VEHICLES OR IT WILL LEAD TO TRANSFER CASE (TRANSMISSION) ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSPECT THE VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT ON VEHI…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
2009 DODGE NITRO - TPM VALVE STEMS CORROSION AT VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT: WHEN RETAINING NUT FAILS, FALLS OFF, IT THEN CHEWS UP THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE VALVE STEM BLOWS OUT TIRE WHILE DRIVING - TIRE GOES FLAT SO FAST OPERATOR MUST STOP BEFORE WHEEL IS DAMAGED AND NOW WE FIND OUT FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON 4X4 VEHICLES OR IT WILL LEAD TO TRANSFER CASE (TRANSMISSION) ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSPECT THE VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT ON VEHI…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START AND WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN YOU TRY TO START. IT STARTED OUT TURNING ON AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AND HAS ESCALATED TO MORE THAN 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. WE HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF PARTS, HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE, GOT 2ND OPINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TODAY I WENT TO WORK AND HAD TO GO TO A MTG SO DROVE THERE AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND IN MY CAR BUT NOTICED…
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Hard or delayed shifting
1 mentions · 12.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 100,286 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10504214 · 100,286 mi
1. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 TO 70MPH MY TRUCK MADE THIS THUMPING SOUND AND A BIG JERK. I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRUCK ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I DROVE OFF AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO JERK REALLY BAD. WHAT COULD THIS BE????? *TR 2. THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN YOU PRESSED THE LOCK SWITCH ON THE DOOR AND ON THE KEY, YOU HAD TO PUSH THE KNOB DOWN BY HAND. I HAD TO SPEND MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. 3. THE PLASTIC THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE SEATS HAVE BROKEN WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. …