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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
21about this part
Share
22%of 95 total for the year
Median mileage
54,916miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2, 22% of the 95 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,916 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“I was driving at 45ph and all of a sudden my cars wheeled locked up and I came to a sudden stop with my wheels laying down rubber but I did not crash. When my car was towed to the garage the conclusion was that the rearend seal was leaking and all the fluid came out of the rearend and the gears locked up.”

NHTSA complaint #10465923, filed 2012-07, 60,000 miles

“Vehicle shutters or surges between 38-50 MPH. I have taken to two dealerships and neither had repaired it. I have had the torque converter replaced and computer reprogrammed and nothing has worked. It is still at the second dealership for them to try to figure out what is wrong with it. They were going to put a recording device on the vehicle to see if they could detect the problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10239058, filed 2008-08, 19,500 miles

“I was taking a left turn at an intersection traveling approximately 5mph. At the completion of the turn I heard a loud bang and the side impact airbags deployed. Upon inspecting the vehicle it was found that the drive shaft had twisted and fallen out of the transmission. The casing along the top of the nitro cracked, and caused damage to the interior headliner and windshield. The car would not go into drive or park indicating damage to the transmission as well. …”

NHTSA complaint #10364057, filed 2010-11, 53,000 miles

“On december 06, 2012 was stopped at a red light. Light turned green and I proceeded to accelerate, I then hear a loud thump and veh shut down. I looked under the veh only to find that my drive shaft had exploded and broke in two, falling to the roadway. Looked like a bomb went off under my veh. See that this is s recurring problem with this model. Why is their no recall??? If I were going at st higher rate of speed could of resulted in injury or lost of life. Why is Dodge not taking responsibility??”

NHTSA complaint #10487728, filed 2012-12, 81,700 miles

“I was at a stop light and when the light turn green I was about to go when I heard a loud bang and the side air bags deployed. My truck never moved.the drive shaft completely broke in half ,it looks like when I was about to take off the drive shaft broke , shot up and hit the floor board and that caused the air bags to deploy. The drive shaft looks like it twisted. I haven't fixed the vehicle yet and im hoping Dodge will cover the expenses. Luckily I wasn't in the highway because it could have caused my truck to flip.”

NHTSA complaint #10408589, filed 2011-06, 56,833 miles

Related recalls

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20072122%

Other parts of the 2007 Dodge Nitro 4X2

Electrical system
37 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsEngine
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsElectronic 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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