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2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2 Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
9%of 95 total for the year
Median mileage
16,988miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2, 9% of the 95 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,988 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“A/c on vehicle, 2007 Dodge nitro r/t not working properly. Blows cold air at times then to cool or warm air then kicks back in to cold air. I have to leave it on max at all times to keep cabin cold. My freon also completely depleats every year. Dealers service dept.'s (two) can't find any problems. No leaks and they haven't replaced parts on the A/C unit this year. No recalls?????”

NHTSA complaint #10319104, filed 2010-03, 26,000 miles

“I am the owner of a 2007 Dodge nitro. Since I have owned the vehicle it has died once, and a second time all the service lights came on, and the vehicle bogged down like it was going to die. The second incident was scary, as I was on a 55 MPH highway going up on a small incline with cars behind me and no shoulder to pull off. Neither Dodge nor the dealership had any clue on the problem or how to fix it.”

NHTSA complaint #10188101, filed 2007-04, 7,975 miles

“Numerous times over the past few months I have pulled out of my driveway or out of a parking lot and my vehicle has stopped running,forcing me to pull over quickly before my steering locks up,which then requires me to put the vehicle in park and restart it.the vehicle was taken to my local Dodge dealership on april 5th,2012 and on april 6th,2012 I was told they could not find a code to explain the issue and unless they kept it for several days to attempt to duplicate the problem there was nothing they could do. …”

NHTSA complaint #10454440, filed 2012-04, 64,500 miles

“I have owned my nitro for 3 months and have experienced complete electrical failure on 2 occasions. The first time was about 6 weeks after purchase. I had just left my driveway and was going less than 15 MPH. I had to coast to the curb and turn the key to restart it. It happened again yesterday. I had my cruise control set at 75 MPH around 9 pm. My headlights, AC and radio were also in use at the time. The car lost all power...all lights went off, the engine stopped. Thankfully no one was behind us or my family and I could have been killed. …”

NHTSA complaint #10191272, filed 2007-05, 6,185 miles

“I purchased a 2007 Dodge nitro slt 4x2 on february 23rd, 2007 from san marcos auto outlet. Since buying it has stalled out while driving 4 times. It has stalled out at lights, parking lots, etc. While driving. However, it got much worse as on the fourth time it stalled out at 70 MPH on the highway and than came back on. My daughter and I were very fortunate to not get seriously injured. This could have been fatal. We took it into the dealer 4 times and they can not get it to fault the same way. We refuse to put ourselves at risk in this vehicle and we told the dealer we want our money back. …”

NHTSA complaint #10189676, filed 2007-05, 4,550 miles

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Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200799%

Other parts of the 2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2

Electrical system
37 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
21 complaints
Fuel system
18 complaints
Air bags
10 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Engine
6 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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