2007 Dodge Nitro Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“My car will not lock. About a year ago the lock-unlock key stopped working and no one could figure out what was wrong with it. Since then I've had to manually use the key to unlock the driver door and then manually use the door lock/unlock button for the rest of the doors. Last month (march 2015), the locks completely stopped working. After 2 days the unlock button on both the driver and passenger sides starting working, but the lock button is completely non-functional. …”

“Our 2007 Dodge Nitro has had both inside front door handles break this summer, the right side in june and the left drivers side in august. The break is in the same place on both and resulted in the passenger and then the driver unable to exit the vehicle except thru the back seat doors or by opening the front doors by lowering the window and reaching out to the outside handle. This is a very bad safety concern for me for the reason that our 16 year old daughter could not get out of our vehicle as a new driver. I have replaced both at a cost of over $100. …”

“With normal use the inside door handle snapped in two. In order to get out of the drivers door, with the key still in the ignition you must hit the unlock button, roll down the window, open the door from the outside, roll the window back up and then turn off the car. My door handle is less than 3 years old but I have more than the allotted miles due to my long commute to work. I was told it cost 75.00 for the part and two hours of labor at $115.00 for a estimated total of $300.00 to replace the interior door handle. I feel the part is poorly made for its use and should have never snapped off. …”

“The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the rear latch door and all four automatic door latches failed. The contact had to manually lock the doors and could not open the rear latch door. The dealer diagnosed that the main module fuse box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 127,000.”

“The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that all of the doors failed to lock and unlock electronically. The contact had to lock and unlock the doors manually. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where no defect was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.”