2007 Dodge Nitro problems
Owners have filed 676 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Dodge Nitro. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. Next are electrical system (20%) and body & structure (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 676 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 44 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 498 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 66 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 60 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 70 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 75 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 68 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 49 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 44 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 23 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 30 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 498 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 74,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 49,000 miles (112 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 18 complaints mention a fire; 44 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Dodge Nitro with enough data (276 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
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.
The door will not unlock with key fob or work inside when buttons pressed. Fuse blew tried to replace it when new fuse just melts and give off electrical sparks. Can secure vehicle or open lift gate because it only opens with key fob.