NHTSA Complaint #10368170 — 2007 DODGE NITRO

WITH NORMAL USAGE BY TWO RESPONSIBLE ADULTS, AND NO CHILDREN, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE MADE OF PLASTIC, BROKE AS MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD REASONABLE SERVICE OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THERE ARE HOW EVER WAY TO MANY PLASTIC PARTS THAT HAVE BROKEN THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. IF THE POWER SHOULD GO OUT ON THE VEHICLE WHERE THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN WE WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE, AND HEAVEN FORBID A FIRE SHOULD BREAK OUT. IT IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER YOUR RECALL PROGRAM AN REFITTED WITH HANDLES THAT WILL NOT BREAK WITH NORMAL USAGE. WE HAVE OWNED DODGES FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE... *TR