2011 Dodge Nitro Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Transfer case has stripped out twice since I have owned the vehicle. I bought it used and two months after I bought it was the first incident. Powertrain warranty repaired it, but now it has happened again. Routine maintinence has been performed on the transfer case and differentials. No clue as to why it keeps stripping out.”

“The heat shielding underneath the vehicle dislodged in a few places causing it to rub against the drive shaft. It wasn't loud so I didn't notice it until I was pulling out of a parking lot and my drive shaft broke in 2 pieces. I backed out of my parking place and when I shifted from reverse to drive, it snapped. This was recalled on certain 2007-2008 Dodge nitros, but not on the 2011. Had I been in motion and not at a stand still, it could have been very bad.”

“I bought my Nitro on dec 29, 2017 from haddad toyota in pittsfield ma I have put 4648 miles on since driving it off the lot. I asked the service dept about the temp. Gauge when I went there for an auto start and they stated it was fine. Thursday the temp light lit up on the dash when I was almost 2 miles home, so I came home, parked it in the garage as usual but had to open the hood because of the smell, heat and what almost looked like smoke. I called haddads and left a message with the service dept. …”

“I was stopped at a intersection waiting for traffic to pass on a city street, as I pressed the gas pedal to drive the vehicle had a loud explosion noise and felt as if I was rear ended, immediately the side airbags deployed on me and my two sons and objects flew everywhere, the truck immediately began to roll backwards as I couldn't control or stop it. I pulled the emergency breaks and jumped out to see my drive shaft had exploded underneath the truck, the ambulance came to take my son to the er because the airbags went off causing him to have severe collar bone pain. …”

“While driving on a city street, approximately 40 miles per hour, the drive shaft broke off completely. Towed to fowler jeep Dodge on I-240 in oklahoma city. Service advisor indicated the heat shield became loose and caused the drive shaft to break. This is a recall issue for prior model year 2007-2008 Dodge Nitro. I called both chrysler and Dodge hotlines relative to the n10 recall with faulty heat shields causing the drive shaft to spontaneously break. I was told it was up to the dealership area manager to decide if this issue would be included in the recall. …”