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Dodge Nitro Brakes Problems

88 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 5 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2007. Best year: 2009.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Brakes · 2010 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE A...

Brakes · 2008 4

...SO, I LEFT MY HOUSE, GOT ABOUT A BLOCK DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HORN STARTS BLARING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED MOVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SPRAYED, ALL OF MY INTERIOR AND WARNING LIGHTS STARTING BLINKING IN AND OU...

Brakes · 2007 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP, BUT EVEN AFTER THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAI...

Brakes · 2008 4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V525000 (PARKING BRAKE) REPAIRS WERE MADE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AS A RESULT OF THE PARKING BRAKE...

Brakes · 2007 4

DURING THE LAST MAJOR SNOW STORM I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BRAKE FAILURE AFTER TALKING TO A COWORKER HE SAID THAT SOMETIMES A LOT OF SNOW CAN MESS WITH THE BRAKES. HIS EXPLANATION SEEMED LOGICAL. ON 4/17/10 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ...

Brakes · 2007 4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS A...

Brakes · 2007 4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A DITCH. SHE STATED THAT HER HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED...

Brakes · 2008 2

ESP BAS LIGHTS (APPEARED AFTER). AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HIT A BRICK WALL EVEN THOUGH IT DIDNT, IT SLAMMED ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN CONTINUED DRIVING. AT THAT POINT, THE ESP BAS LIGHT CAME ON. HAVE ATTEMPTED T...

Brakes · 2007 2

The wiper relays went out recently and somehow caused the door locks to beep and go crazy then die completely. And a few weeks ago the brake came undone somehow and fell into the wheel well, ripping the inside of the rim open causing a b...

Brakes · 2011 2

MY SUV KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, FIRST IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO AND THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT KEEP BOWING AND WE REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND BULPS AND WITHIN THREE DAYS THEY BLOWED AGAIN AND AT NIGHT WHEN I TURN MY L...

Brakes · 2007 2

REPLACED MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND HAD THEM BLED. EVER SINCE, THE BRAKE GOES DOWN CLOSE TO THE FLOOR TO TAKE EFFECT. ALSO MAKES A POPPING NOISE IN THE MIDDLE LOWER CONSOLE WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. ON THE SUS...

Brakes · 2008 2

THE CAR JERKS BACK AN SHIFTS OFF RANDOMLY IN THE ROAD AN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOESN'T WORK IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT

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