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2008 Dodge Nitro visibility & wipers problems

The 2008 Dodge Nitro has 41 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

41

Visibility & Wipers complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Nitro visibility & wipers complaints by model year41 complaints2007: 33 complaints2008: 41 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 13 complaints
Nitro visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SMOKE AND SAW THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · May 16, 2013 · fire

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2008 Dodge Nitro have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2008 Dodge Nitro visibility & wipers — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.