2007 Dodge Nitro: brake failure

Filed Nov 7, 2015 · Brakes · 49,750 miles · TX

On a nice warm day in fort worth, texas, october 4, 2015 in the afternoon I was traveling about 30 MPH and noticed the store I wanted to turn into was on the right and I made a very sudden braking and a right-hand turn into the parking lot and then as I was in the parking lot I tried to slow down and the brake pedal went to the floor or almost and I went about 100 feet before my car stopped. I then noticed that I could slowly stop when I pressed the brake pedal all the way down. After parking and doing my shopping I returned to the car in about 15 minutes and noticed that the brake was back to normal. On a nice warm day in dallas texas october 31, 2015 in the afternoon I was driving about 30 MPH and ran over a rough pothole. I drove for about two more blocks and needed to stop at a signal light and my brakes failed as before. I was able to stop after almost pushing the brake pedal to the floor. On a nice day november 6, 2015 I went grocery shopping and my brake system was still operating poorly and would only stop after pressing the brake pedal almost to the floor. After shopping for about 30 minutes I get in the car and get ready to leave and behold! The brake system is back to normal. During the time the brake system was operating poorly I was noticing the symptoms of the brake. When I first step on the brake pedal it will go down almost all of the way to the floor with a little effort then at that point the brakes will work good. When I first step on the brake pedal I can feel it wants to slightly engage the brakes but will not want to stop until I press the brake pedal almost all of the way down.

Filed May 21, 2014 · Brakes, Transmission · 56,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled away causing the contact to apply excessive force to the brake pedal and the parking brake for the vehicle to stop. The contact mentioned that the emergency brake failed intermittently. In addition, the contact mentioned that the transmission lock out featured had to be bypassed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the brake drums and the parking brake handle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 13v121000 (power train). The vehicle was repaired and the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. Updated 08/19/14*lj updated 8/29/2017

Filed Aug 30, 2011 · Brakes · 81,000 miles · OR · crash · 2 injuries

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 failure caused the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The contact was sure of two injuries and suspects that there were injuries in the other vehicle. The ABS light did not illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop, but the vehicle had not been inspected to determine what caused the brake failure. The failure mileage and current was 81,000.

Filed Mar 10, 2008 · Brakes · 6,234 miles · MS

Emergency brake does not hold automobile. Shortly after purchase I noticed that the emergency brake failed to keep the car from rolling. I returned the vehicle to the dealer three times before the problem was solved temporarily but the brake again stopped working properly. I again complained to the dealer who claims to have ordered the parts. Three months have passed since the last complaint and the problem still has not been resolved. Since I have a standard transmission, and often have to park on slopes, the brake is an essential safety feature. On many occasions I have gotten in the car and pushed in the clutch to start the car and had the car immediately begin to roll, even though the brake lever was fully engaged.

Filed Jul 11, 2007 · Electrical · FL

My complaint is in regard to the new dodge nitro. On three separate occasions while driving , twice at speeds of approximately 70 MPH and once while going approximately 30 MPH, I lost power for a few seconds. No steering, no brakes, no control. Luckily, within 2-3 seconds it literally turned itself back on. When I complained of this to my dealer's maintenance shop , arrigo dodge on okeechobee in west palm beach, they dismissed it as some type of glitch, and didn't see how they could simulate a 5 hour road-trip. Which was the situation when this first happened, and it would be up to me to leave the car there for as long as necessary, find my own replacement transportation and pay to have them inspect the new vehicle."this I found not only to be horrible customer service, but a potentially huge liability to the daimler /chrysler corporation. Just this week I received a safety recall notice in the mail stating that this same thing has been happening in several nitro models, and that I need to bring the car in as soon as possible. Personally, I didn't want a brand new car that was already posing some potentially deadly defects, and wished to file this formal complaint not only against daimler/chrysler, but also for arrigo dodge. Thank you.