2011 Dodge Nitro Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 122 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2011 Dodge Nitro, 1% of the 122 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 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.
“The heater core on my car has cracked and is leaking fuel into the driver side floor. This should not be happening on a car with 60000 miles that is only 3 years old. I was told that an average of 178 heater cores are being bought per week for Dodge nitros. This seems like a very high number and I would hope a recall is being looked into.”
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Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Dodge Nitro
54 complaintsAir bags
24 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Dodge Nitro
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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