A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO FROM TODAY MY DAUGHTER, AGE 16 WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I PARKED THE DODGE NITRO AND WHEN SHE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. YESTERDAY 06/25/2013, MY OTHER DAUGHTER AGE 8, WAS SITTING IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE NO ONE CAN SIT UP FRONT DUE TO DOOR HANDLE BEING BROKE AND IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, SHE WENT TO OPEN HER DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE PARKED DODGE NITRO AND DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN THE REAR NOW. AFTER READING ALL KINDS OF POST ON THE HANDLES BREAKING AFTER THE FIRST ONE BROKE I USUALLY ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME 350.00 TO REPLACE HANDLE, I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I CONTACTED DODGE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ORIGINALLY AND THEY DO NOT CARE. I AM TERRIFIED OF THE DRIVER ONE BREAKING DUE TO SAFETY REASONS AND BEING STUCK IN MY CAR SO I ONLY USE IT WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN WINDOW IF IT IS RAINING. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE HORRIBLE HANDLES IN THE NITROS, IT IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE. *TR
2010
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE. FIRST MY A/C UNIT WENT OUT, THE DODGE DEALERSHIP PUT A DYE IN MY UNIT TO FIND A LEAK, THERE WAS NOT LEAK SO THEY FILLED IT WITH FREON AND I WAS ON MY WAY. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THINK HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY FILLED IT AGAIN AND COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND FINALLY THEY SAID MY COMPRESSOR WENT OUT (MIND YOU THIS WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE!!) SO THEY REPLACED IT. THIS WAS THE FIRST 2 YEARS I HAD IT. THEN I HAD ISSUES WITH MY GEAR SHIFTER AND SOME WIRE THAT ATTACHED IT TO MY GAS PEDAL OR SOMETHING ACCORDING TO THEM. I HAD TAKEN IT IN AND TOLD THEM MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL, THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND THE CABLE HAD SNAPPED, SO THEY REPLACED IT. THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR I HAVE HAD IT. NOW THE PAST MONTH OR SO, ALL MY LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND THE BRIGHT RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN MY CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT AND SOMETIMES WHEN I GET STARTED DRIVING. I SERIOUSLY LOVED THIS CAR AT FIRST, BUT I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE, NOR WOULD I EVER BUY ONE EVER AGAIN. I THINK THEY NEED TO GET ME ANOTHER VEHICLE ASAP, CAUSE THIS ONE IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN!
