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vehicle
2008 / dodge / nitro
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
393 on file (2007-11-12 → 2026-07-14)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
24 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Fuel tank overflow during refuelingFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM15 complaints2015-03 → 2022-02dodge-nitro-2008-fuel-tank-overflow
11097692 EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS AND SHOOTS OUT ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND, AND ANY THING OR ANY PERSON THAT IS CLOSE BY
11319217 WHEN REFUELING, GASOLINE SPLASHES FORCEFULLY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK EVERY SINGLE TIME, NO MATTER HOW CAREFULLY OR SLOWLY THE VEHICLE IS FUELED
10715739 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE REFUELING THE FUEL TANK, IT FAILED TO REGISTER AS FULL AND FUEL SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE
Service brake and parking brake lockup or failureSERVICE BRAKES15 complaints2015-02 → 2019-10dodge-nitro-2008-brake-lockup
11230237 I LOVE THIS VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKES. WE'VE HAD TO GET THE BRAKES WORKED ON MORE THAN 10 TIMES
10871551 THE PARK BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, CAUSING UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION
11267232 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 COMPLETED
Drive shaft and heat shield failurePOWER TRAIN4 complaints2015-06 → 2025-12dodge-nitro-2008-drive-shaft-heat-shield
11707455 The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while the son was driving approximately 5 MPH, the front drive shaft fractured, causing the vehicle to abruptly stop, and the front driver's side and passenger's side airbags erroneously deployed
11124272 THE HEAT SHIELD PROTECTING THE TUNNEL ON MY 4X4 DODGE NITRO BROKE LOOSE AND BEGAN RUBBING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT
11000095 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT
Door lock and liftgate latch failureLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES5 complaints2015-01 → 2016-04dodge-nitro-2008-door-lock-latch-failure
10778960 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM OPENING
10983057 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THEN WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED, THE LOCKS SPONTANEOUSLY UNLOCK
10670661 TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED
11750472 An intermittent electrical failure is affecting multiple vehicle systems. The vehicle has unexpectedly stalled while driving on the interstate, leaving it without power in moving traffic
10761291 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HORN, HEADLIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING
11324123 TWO ISSUES. IT STALLS GOING AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY AND IT ALSO HAD THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP LIKE AN XMAS TREE WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON AND THEN THE CAR WILL NOT START
Air bag non-deployment and warning light illuminationAIR BAGS8 complaints2015-05 → 2023-07dodge-nitro-2008-airbag-non-deployment
11530049 2008 Dodge nitro in a collision going between 35 and 45 miles per hour had a major rear end accident
10734600 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED
10717674 WHAT DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OFF EVER SINCE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Dodge Nitro vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/dodge/nitro
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_dodge_nitro_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Dodge Nitro},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/dodge/nitro}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
