Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Dodge Nitro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM system and/or electrical system failure. Right turn signal intermittently works when it wants to. Door locks from … |
| 2025-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I had just entered Gene Snyder Expressway going west when my throttle light started flashing and I lost gas pressure an… |
| 2025-05-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while the son was driving approximately 5 MPH, the front d… |
| 2024-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car shut off while driving, prior have had issues. Have replaces TIPM module, ignition, grounding, etc |
| 2024-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ESP BAS LIGHTS (APPEARED AFTER). AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HIT A BRICK WALL EVEN THOUGH IT DIDNT, IT SLA… |
| 2023-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM connectors melted. Ground wires melted. |
| 2023-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle throws the abs, esp,break and traction control lights and then while driving completely at random then tur… |
| 2023-07-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering locks up, power steering fluid not helping. Looks like oil mixed in with the coolant. Car smoking and ov… |
| 2023-07-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2008 Dodge nitro in a collision going between 35 and 45 miles per hour had a major rear end accident. Police paramedics… |
| 2023-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Was driving tipm caught fire Now insurance telling me moisture and corrosion |
| 2022-10-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the horn and the rear and front windshield wipers were ino… |
| 2021-10-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle the horn inadvertently started … |
| 2021-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The TIPM in these vehicles are faulty and nothing is being done about it by Dodge. There are hundreds of complains acro… |
| 2021-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT STARTED WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS COMING ON SAYING IT HAD ISSUES AND THEN JUST STOPPED DEAD IN ROAD. I HAD TPIM PUT IN,… |
| 2021-02-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | ON 2/11/2021 ME AN MY MOM WAS HEAD TO DOCTOR AT 445AM AND IT WAS JUST RAINING COLD AND WE HIT A PATCH OF ICE GOING 20 … |
| 2021-02-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL. THE RECALL WAS FOR REPLACING THE EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EMBLEM WAS REMOVED … |
| 2020-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED SMOKE. OPENED HOOD AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF FUSE BOX. CLOSED HOOD AND GRABBED PURSE AN… |
| 2020-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM MALFUNCTIONS..VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING..STARTER CRANKED CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT TURNING ENGINE OVE… |
| 2020-07-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have received multiple recall notices (recall W09/NHTSA 20V-396) since the recall was issued on my vehicle 20 months … |
| 2020-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING IT AN THE WHOLE DASH LIGHTS UP RANDOM CODES NOW WON'T START |
| 2020-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 3 DIFFERENT TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY IN MY NITRO DUE TO THE STEREO. THE RADIO IS NOT POWERING DOWN PROPE… |
| 2020-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TWO ISSUES. IT STALLS GOING AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY AND IT ALSO HAD THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP LIKE AN XMAS TREE WITH EVERYTHIN… |
| 2020-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the windows, lights, and ra… |
| 2020-03-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN REFUELING, GASOLINE SPLASHES FORCEFULLY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK EVERY SINGLE TIME, NO MATTER HOW CAREFULLY OR SLOWL… |
| 2020-02-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Gas keeps overflowing every time I pump gas into no matter what pump or gas station I am using. |
| 2020-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED, THE ALARM, WINDSHIELD W… |
| 2020-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PROBLEMS WITH HEATER CORE |
| 2020-01-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE EXITER RING BROKE CAUSING ABS/TRACTION CONTROL/ESP LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. OPENING THE DOOR THE SPRING… |
| 2019-12-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN I TRIED TO START THE DODGE NITRO THE DOORS LOCKED , HORN BLOWS, WIPERS AND FLUID RUN. AND NOW THE CAR WONT START A… |
| 2019-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS FOR NO RHYME OR REASON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I'VE ALMOST PUT IT IN THE DITCH MULTIPLE TIMES NOW.… |
| 2019-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCKS FOR THE REAR DOORS DO NOT WORK. THE ENGINE HEATER CORE ALSO STOPPED PROVIDING HEAT TO THE CAR. EVEN AFT… |
| 2019-11-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 2008 DODGE NITRO WITH 80,000 MILES DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON BLINKING AND THE ENGINE ALMO… |
| 2019-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS, TRACTION, BAS ESP LIGHTS CAME ON JUST A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AFTER I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE A RECALL… |
| 2019-10-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AFTER GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF |
| 2019-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2019-08-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WIPERS AND LIGHTS WOULD JUMP ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TIPM AND E… |
| 2019-08-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAS GONE, CAR WON'T RUN, ANTI-THEFT ALARM WON'T STOP GOING OFF. THE CAR IS STATIONARY… |
| 2019-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HORN SOUNDS INDEPENDENTLY AND REMAINED A… |
| 2019-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I LOVE THIS VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKES. WE'VE HAD TO GET THE BRAKES WORKED ON MORE THAN 10 TIMES. WE'VE REPLACED JUS… |
| 2019-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AT NIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE HORN SOUND… |
| 2019-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING CAR ANY WHERE AND LOCKING DOORS WITH FOB OR MANUALLY THE LOCKS WILL UNLOCK THEMSELVES WITHIN SECONDS TO H… |
| 2019-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PARKED MY VEHICLES HEAD LIGHTS, DOME LIGHTS AND CAR UNLOCKS RANDOMLY OVER AND OVER. IT CAUSES MY BATTERY TO DIE AN… |
| 2019-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE A BLOCK WITH HEATER AND WIPERS RUNNING. THE HEATER SHUT OFF AND ON AND THE HORN STARTED BLARI… |
| 2019-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE A BLOCK WITH HEATER AND WIPERS RUNNING. THE HEATER SHUT OFF AND ON AND THE HORN STARTED BLARI… |
| 2019-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2010, IT'S HAD STRANGE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. FIRST, THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONI… |
| 2019-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, THE ALARM BEGAN GOING OFF, THE WIPER BLADES BOTH FRONT AND BACK TURNED ON, THE DOORS WERE LOC… |
| 2019-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST POWER, BRAKES & STEERING, ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP, WIPERS AND PUMP RUNNING CONTINUALLY, HORN BLARING CON… |
| 2019-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMOTE START KEY WAS NOT WORKING, THE VEHICLE ALAR… |
| 2019-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TPMI ISSUE -WHILE DRIVING WIPERS AND WASHER CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. HORN BEEPING AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. LOOKED ON LI… |
| 2019-03-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. DRIVING ON HWY @55 MPH, HORN GOING OFF, LIGHTS OFF AND ON,DASH LIGHTS BLINKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING… |