2009 Dodge Nitro problems
Owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Dodge Nitro. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. Next are fuel system (17%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 29 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Dodge Nitro with enough data (8 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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 2009 dodge nitro. The contact stated that when he opened the fuel tank cap the bolts were covered with rust on both sides. The dealer was contacted and stated that the bolts do not come with a coating and there were no related recalls. The failure mileage was 900.
While pumping my gas the gas began to backflow up in poor everywhere and all over the car and the ground at the gas station and on my hands. This clearly is unsafe for one it is a huge fire hazard it is dangerous towards ones health and also the environment. I have read elsewhere of other people numerous people with this same issue since 2007 in chrysler vehicles and am unsure why they would not yet have a recall on this issue by now.
If I fill up my nitro with gas it overflows and spills a lot on the ground. Every time I fill it up this happens so I quit filling it up.
I was driving the vehicle. I came to a complete stop at a stop sign. For no apparent reason, the air bag light came on and stayed on. I consulted with the manufacturer dealer where the vehicle was purchased. The dealer claimed there was no recall for the nitro air bag when in fact chrysler mini-vans were under recall for a clock spring which is probably the same part used in the nitro. Took it to the dealer and was told is could be several things beginning with a switch in one seat.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge nitro. When the vehicle was refueled, the filler pipe failed to shut off when the tank was full. As a result, fuel spilled out. The dealer diagnosed that the fuel tank valve failed and the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.