NHTSA Complaint #10672582 — 2007 DODGE NITRO

MY 2007, DODGE NITRO'S AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WORKS INTERMEDIATELY. MOST OF THE TIME I AM UNABLE TO LOCK MY CAR USING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOORS, OR USING THE KEY FOB. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK MY CAR DOORS IS TO MANUALLY PUSH DOWN THE LOCK ON EACH DOOR, UNFORTUNATELY I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE TRUNK DOOR/HATCH ENTIRELY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTERNAL LOCK. THUS, LEAVING MY CAR VULNERABLE TO THEFT. I TRAVEL A LOT AND I AM WORRIED TO LEAVE ANYTHING IN MY CAR SINCE IT WILL NEVER COMPLETELY LOCKS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE, ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS AMONG NITRO OWNERS. IN 2007 THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE DOOR LOCK SYSTEMS, BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS MAKE/MODEL WASN'T RECALLED. PLEASE HELP! IT COSTS OVER $1,000 TO FIX AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE! HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/STORY/2007/09/14/CHRYSLER-RECALLS-36000-VEHICLES-FOR-BRAKE-PROBLEMS/. *TR