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2007 Dodge Nitro drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 46 complaints for the 2007 Dodge Nitro, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
46 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
78,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2007 Dodge Nitro Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 78,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 78,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 26% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 35 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated there was an explosion that occurred under the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle elevated with the driver and passenger in the vehicle. The driver side air bag failed to deploy. In addition, smoke emitted into the vehicle and flames appeared underneath. The driver's seat belt failed to release. The driver sustained bruises to the left arm, back, and neck injuries that required medical attention.

Reported at 125,000 miles, August 2015 FireInjury

Air bags went off when the driveshaft just blew because apparently it was made out of aluminum which is magnetic and causes it to wear quickly and draws other parts to it causing it to rub and rupture; also the A/C always goes out. I had it repaired 3 times all for freon leaks. Nothing gets covered because not all of the vehicles were made with this terrible aluminum. This is a huge safety hazard!!! I was only going 40 MPH on a side road when this blew with my girlfriend in the car.

Reported at 73,000 miles, May 2013 Injury

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