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95 reports7,500 miles · Jul 24, 2007
Electrical System
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND THEN ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V291000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF JULY 24, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND THEN ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V291000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF JULY 24, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECT HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
NHTSA ODI #10197317
400 miles · Jul 21, 2007
Power Train
APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO RUN POORLY. IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS MISSING OUT, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OR LOSING POWER??? I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS A …
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APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO RUN POORLY. IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS MISSING OUT, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OR LOSING POWER??? I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 AND SHOULD NOT RUN AS POORLY AS IT DOES. THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING ON THE COMPUTER TWICE I THINK FROM WHAT THEY TELL ME. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS AND IT STARTS RUNNING POORLY AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, IT IS RECALL NUMBER G25 TO REPROGRAM TIPM ENGINE STALLING, THIS MAY HELP THE PROBLEM BUT I AM NOT SURE YET. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I PAID TOO MUCH FOR A NEW VEHICLE FOR IT TO NOT RUN PROPERLY. I ALSO HAD A SERVICE TECH TELL ME THAT THEY WERE JUST NOT AS SENSITIVE TO THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING. I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT DOES NOT START PROPERLY. IT STARTS BUT IDLES ROUGHLY AND THIS HAS DONE THIS WHEN IT IS NOT COLD OUTSIDE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10197109
14,413 miles · Jul 19, 2007
Electrical SystemService Brakes, Air
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE CONTACT HAS RECEIVED HIS SECOND RECALL NOTICE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST NOTICE WAS IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE SECOND NOTICE IS IN REGARDS TO THE ABS LOCKING UP AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNIN…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE CONTACT HAS RECEIVED HIS SECOND RECALL NOTICE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST NOTICE WAS IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE SECOND NOTICE IS IN REGARDS TO THE ABS LOCKING UP AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE NOTICE ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,413.
NHTSA ODI #10196890
3,746 miles · Jul 10, 2007
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART SINCE JUNE OF 2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,746.
NHTSA ODI #10195986
Mileage unknown · Jun 16, 2007
Air BagsCrashInjury
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE 2007 DODGE NITRO DURING A PASSENGER-SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT. MY WIFE SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATION, NUMEROUS BROKEN RIBS, AND INTERNAL ORGAN DAMAGE. THE IMPACT POINT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND PART OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10193503
6,250 miles · Jun 15, 2007
Electrical System
IN FEBRUARY 2007 I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE NITRO 4X2. ON JUNE 13, 2007 AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE RADIO AND FANS SHUT OFF ALL THE WHILE STILL COASTING, THEN, IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON, THE DASH BOA…
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IN FEBRUARY 2007 I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE NITRO 4X2. ON JUNE 13, 2007 AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE RADIO AND FANS SHUT OFF ALL THE WHILE STILL COASTING, THEN, IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON, THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD, WHEN I COULD STEER AGAIN, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP EVER SINCE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DODOGE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECT FOR HIM, AND THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS WA S BECOMING A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH NITRO OWNERS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THE CAR OR REMEDY THE SITUATION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ANY MORE INJURIES OR WORSE YET, DEATHS OCCUR. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10193453
3,000 miles · Jun 13, 2007
Electrical System
IN INTERSTATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON MAY 23 WHILE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE CAR WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, THEN ,IT CAME BACK ON. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON JUNE 12 AND IT STALLED GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. THIS TIME HAD T…
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IN INTERSTATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON MAY 23 WHILE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE CAR WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, THEN ,IT CAME BACK ON. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON JUNE 12 AND IT STALLED GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. THIS TIME HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. BY READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED BEFORE THERE WAS A DEATH. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10193282
2,500 miles · Jun 13, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS LATER, IT RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO R…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS LATER, IT RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,880 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.
NHTSA ODI #10193280
1,000 miles · Jun 13, 2007
Electrical System
CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND ONE TIME DID NOT RESTART WHICH RESULTED IN IT BEING TOWED. THE HORN AND DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK HAVE BROKEN. I ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP OF MY SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE STALLING AND ALSO LOW RPM'S. CAR IS NOW AT DEALERSHIP FOR 6TH TIME AND THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM. CAR HAS…
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CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND ONE TIME DID NOT RESTART WHICH RESULTED IN IT BEING TOWED. THE HORN AND DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK HAVE BROKEN. I ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP OF MY SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE STALLING AND ALSO LOW RPM'S. CAR IS NOW AT DEALERSHIP FOR 6TH TIME AND THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM. CAR HAS APPROX. 8000 MILES. FIRST STALL HAPPENED AROUND 1000 MILES.
NHTSA ODI #10193136
501 miles · Jun 12, 2007
Electrical System
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO R/T WITH THE 4.0. MY NITRO IS STALLING AND NOT IN GOOD PLACES, ON THE FREEWAY, IN TRAFFIC. I FEEL THIS IS NOT SAFE. I WANT DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS BEFORE I OR SOMEONE HAS A ACCADENT.
NHTSA ODI #10193084
NHTSA investigations
2DP14004 · Totally Integrated Power Module Failure
Opened Sep 25, 2014 · Closed Jul 24, 2015
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
In a letter dated August 21, 2014, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) installed in Chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that TIPM defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On September 25, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by CAS as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers. In total, there were 296 complaints submitted by the petitioner in the original petition and five supplements, including 271 complaints related to the subject vehicles equipped with TIPM-7. Approximately 3 percent of CAS complaints are related to vehicles equipped with TIPM-6 and ODI?s review of these complaints did not identify any safety defect trends. ODI conducted a detailed review of complaints narratives submitted by CAS and consumers including careful analysis of vehicle repair histories, warranty claims obtained from the manufacturer and any available Customer Assistance Inquiry reports (CAIR). Analysis of the field data indicated that MY2011-2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles exhibited significantly higher complaint rates related to fuel pump relay (FPR) failures than other subject vehicles. In a September 3, 2014 letter to NHTSA, Chrysler submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) identifying a defect in the FPR within the TIPM-7 which can result in a no start or stall condition in approximately 188,723 model year (MY) 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) and Dodge Durango (WD) vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010 through July 20, 2011 (14V-530).In a February 24, 2015 letter, Chrysler submitted a second DIR expanding the scope of the FPR defect condition to include an additional 338,216 MY 2012 through 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured from September 17, 2010 through August 19, 2013 and MY 2012 through 2013 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 18, 2011 through August 19, 2013 (15V-115).ODI analysis of the CAS allegations of TIPM defects resulting in stall while driving, airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration, fire and other faults identified a single defect condition related to 1 of over 60 different circuits in the TIPM assembly. The most common effect of this defect condition, related to the fuel pump relay, was a no-start concern, but it could also result in stall while driving (76 complaints). No valid evidence was presented in support of claims related to airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration or fire resulting from TIPM faults and these claims were found to be wholly without merit based on review of the field data and design of the relevant systems and components.Except insofar as the petitioner's contentions relate to the defect condition addressed by the Chrysler recalls, the factual bases of the petitioner's contentions that any further investigation is necessary are unsupported. In our view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a NHTSA order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as alleged by the petitioner at the conclusion of the requested investigation. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is den
PE07027 · Engine Stalling & Electric Power Loss
Opened May 29, 2007 · Closed Aug 2, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Engine And Engine Cooling; Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:manual Transmission
ON JULY 3, 2007, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA DESCRIBING A DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN APPROXIMATELY 80,894 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND DODGE NITRO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 30, 2006 AND JANUARY 22, 2007 (NHTSA RECALL 07V-291, DCC RECALL G25).ACCORDING TO DCC, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IN THESE VEHICLES WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.DCC WILL REPROGRAM THE TIPM IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES WITH REVISED SOFTWARE. ODI OPENED PE07-027 ON MAY 29, 2007, BASED ON 53 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING ENGINE STALL AND/OR LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES.ODI WAS ALSO MONITORING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.DCC'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS TO DCC AND NHTSA FOUND THAT MANY DESCRIBED EVENTS WITH A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.MANY OF THE REPORTS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TELLTALE LAMPS MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED DURING THE EVENT. DCC'S ENGINEERING ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE TIPM COULD INITIATE AN INTERNAL RESET CYCLE LASTING APPROXIMATELY 75 MS IN RESPONSE TO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE COMMUNICATION BUS.THE KEY ON SIGNAL FROM THE TIPM TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS LOST DURING A TIPM RESET.IF THE PCM LOSES THE KEY ON SIGNAL FOR LONGER THAN 40 MS, IT INTERPRETS IT AS THE VEHICLE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF AND BEGINS A POWER DOWN ROUTINE.AFTER THE TIPM RESET, THE KEY ON SIGNAL IS RESTORED AND THE PCM POWERS BACK UP.IF THE ROTATING COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INERTIA, THE VEHICLE MAY RESTART WITH NO INPUT FROM THE OPERATOR AS REPORTED IN SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS.IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESTART IN THIS MANNER, IT CAN BE RESTARTED BY THE OPERATOR.A REVISION TO THE TIPM SOFTWARE ON JANUARY 22, 2007 CHANGED THE TIPM RESET TIME TO 17 MS, REMOVING THE POTENTIAL FOR PCM POWER DOWN AND ENGINE STALL. ODI HAS RECEIVED 178 COMPLAINTS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES AND 52 COMPLAINTS INVOLVING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.TWO OF THE NITRO COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT A CRASH RESULTED FROM AN ENGINE STALL INCIDENT, ONE OF WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A PASSENGER.AS OF JUNE 1, 2007, DCC IDENTIFIED 151 WRANGLER COMPLAINTS AND 128 NITRO COMPLAINTS. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH DCC'S RECALL.
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Electrical System
ON JULY 3, 2007, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA DESCRIBING A DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN APPROXIMATELY 80,894 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND DODGE NITRO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 30, 2006 AND JANUARY 22, 2007 (NHTSA RECALL 07V-291, DCC RECALL G25).ACCORDING TO DCC, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IN THESE VEHICLES WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.DCC WILL REPROGRAM THE TIPM IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES WITH REVISED SOFTWARE. ODI OPENED PE07-027 ON MAY 29, 2007, BASED ON 53 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING ENGINE STALL AND/OR LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES.ODI WAS ALSO MONITORING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.DCC'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS TO DCC AND NHTSA FOUND THAT MANY DESCRIBED EVENTS WITH A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.MANY OF THE REPORTS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TELLTALE LAMPS MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED DURING THE EVENT. DCC'S ENGINEERING ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE TIPM COULD INITIATE AN INTERNAL RESET CYCLE LASTING APPROXIMATELY 75 MS IN RESPONSE TO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE COMMUNICATION BUS.THE KEY ON SIGNAL FROM THE TIPM TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS LOST DURING A TIPM RESET.IF THE PCM LOSES THE KEY ON SIGNAL FOR LONGER THAN 40 MS, IT INTERPRETS IT AS THE VEHICLE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF AND BEGINS A POWER DOWN ROUTINE.AFTER THE TIPM RESET, THE KEY ON SIGNAL IS RESTORED AND THE PCM POWERS BACK UP.IF THE ROTATING COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INERTIA, THE VEHICLE MAY RESTART WITH NO INPUT FROM THE OPERATOR AS REPORTED IN SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS.IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESTART IN THIS MANNER, IT CAN BE RESTARTED BY THE OPERATOR.A REVISION TO THE TIPM SOFTWARE ON JANUARY 22, 2007 CHANGED THE TIPM RESET TIME TO 17 MS, REMOVING THE POTENTIAL FOR PCM POWER DOWN AND ENGINE STALL. ODI HAS RECEIVED 178 COMPLAINTS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES AND 52 COMPLAINTS INVOLVING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.TWO OF THE NITRO COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT A CRASH RESULTED FROM AN ENGINE STALL INCIDENT, ONE OF WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A PASSENGER.AS OF JUNE 1, 2007, DCC IDENTIFIED 151 WRANGLER COMPLAINTS AND 128 NITRO COMPLAINTS. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH DCC'S RECALL.
Engine And Engine Cooling
ON JULY 3, 2007, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA DESCRIBING A DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN APPROXIMATELY 80,894 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND DODGE NITRO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 30, 2006 AND JANUARY 22, 2007 (NHTSA RECALL 07V-291, DCC RECALL G25).ACCORDING TO DCC, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IN THESE VEHICLES WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.DCC WILL REPROGRAM THE TIPM IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES WITH REVISED SOFTWARE. ODI OPENED PE07-027 ON MAY 29, 2007, BASED ON 53 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING ENGINE STALL AND/OR LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES.ODI WAS ALSO MONITORING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.DCC'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS TO DCC AND NHTSA FOUND THAT MANY DESCRIBED EVENTS WITH A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.MANY OF THE REPORTS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TELLTALE LAMPS MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED DURING THE EVENT. DCC'S ENGINEERING ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE TIPM COULD INITIATE AN INTERNAL RESET CYCLE LASTING APPROXIMATELY 75 MS IN RESPONSE TO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE COMMUNICATION BUS.THE KEY ON SIGNAL FROM THE TIPM TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS LOST DURING A TIPM RESET.IF THE PCM LOSES THE KEY ON SIGNAL FOR LONGER THAN 40 MS, IT INTERPRETS IT AS THE VEHICLE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF AND BEGINS A POWER DOWN ROUTINE.AFTER THE TIPM RESET, THE KEY ON SIGNAL IS RESTORED AND THE PCM POWERS BACK UP.IF THE ROTATING COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INERTIA, THE VEHICLE MAY RESTART WITH NO INPUT FROM THE OPERATOR AS REPORTED IN SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS.IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESTART IN THIS MANNER, IT CAN BE RESTARTED BY THE OPERATOR.A REVISION TO THE TIPM SOFTWARE ON JANUARY 22, 2007 CHANGED THE TIPM RESET TIME TO 17 MS, REMOVING THE POTENTIAL FOR PCM POWER DOWN AND ENGINE STALL. ODI HAS RECEIVED 178 COMPLAINTS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES AND 52 COMPLAINTS INVOLVING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.TWO OF THE NITRO COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT A CRASH RESULTED FROM AN ENGINE STALL INCIDENT, ONE OF WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A PASSENGER.AS OF JUNE 1, 2007, DCC IDENTIFIED 151 WRANGLER COMPLAINTS AND 128 NITRO COMPLAINTS. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH DCC'S RECALL.
Power Train:automatic Transmission
ON JULY 3, 2007, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA DESCRIBING A DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN APPROXIMATELY 80,894 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND DODGE NITRO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 30, 2006 AND JANUARY 22, 2007 (NHTSA RECALL 07V-291, DCC RECALL G25).ACCORDING TO DCC, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IN THESE VEHICLES WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.DCC WILL REPROGRAM THE TIPM IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES WITH REVISED SOFTWARE. ODI OPENED PE07-027 ON MAY 29, 2007, BASED ON 53 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING ENGINE STALL AND/OR LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES.ODI WAS ALSO MONITORING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.DCC'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS TO DCC AND NHTSA FOUND THAT MANY DESCRIBED EVENTS WITH A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.MANY OF THE REPORTS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TELLTALE LAMPS MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED DURING THE EVENT. DCC'S ENGINEERING ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE TIPM COULD INITIATE AN INTERNAL RESET CYCLE LASTING APPROXIMATELY 75 MS IN RESPONSE TO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE COMMUNICATION BUS.THE KEY ON SIGNAL FROM THE TIPM TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS LOST DURING A TIPM RESET.IF THE PCM LOSES THE KEY ON SIGNAL FOR LONGER THAN 40 MS, IT INTERPRETS IT AS THE VEHICLE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF AND BEGINS A POWER DOWN ROUTINE.AFTER THE TIPM RESET, THE KEY ON SIGNAL IS RESTORED AND THE PCM POWERS BACK UP.IF THE ROTATING COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INERTIA, THE VEHICLE MAY RESTART WITH NO INPUT FROM THE OPERATOR AS REPORTED IN SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS.IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESTART IN THIS MANNER, IT CAN BE RESTARTED BY THE OPERATOR.A REVISION TO THE TIPM SOFTWARE ON JANUARY 22, 2007 CHANGED THE TIPM RESET TIME TO 17 MS, REMOVING THE POTENTIAL FOR PCM POWER DOWN AND ENGINE STALL. ODI HAS RECEIVED 178 COMPLAINTS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES AND 52 COMPLAINTS INVOLVING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.TWO OF THE NITRO COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT A CRASH RESULTED FROM AN ENGINE STALL INCIDENT, ONE OF WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A PASSENGER.AS OF JUNE 1, 2007, DCC IDENTIFIED 151 WRANGLER COMPLAINTS AND 128 NITRO COMPLAINTS. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH DCC'S RECALL.
Power Train:manual Transmission
ON JULY 3, 2007, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA DESCRIBING A DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN APPROXIMATELY 80,894 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND DODGE NITRO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 30, 2006 AND JANUARY 22, 2007 (NHTSA RECALL 07V-291, DCC RECALL G25).ACCORDING TO DCC, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IN THESE VEHICLES WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.DCC WILL REPROGRAM THE TIPM IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES WITH REVISED SOFTWARE. ODI OPENED PE07-027 ON MAY 29, 2007, BASED ON 53 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING ENGINE STALL AND/OR LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES.ODI WAS ALSO MONITORING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.DCC'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS TO DCC AND NHTSA FOUND THAT MANY DESCRIBED EVENTS WITH A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.MANY OF THE REPORTS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TELLTALE LAMPS MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED DURING THE EVENT. DCC'S ENGINEERING ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE TIPM COULD INITIATE AN INTERNAL RESET CYCLE LASTING APPROXIMATELY 75 MS IN RESPONSE TO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE COMMUNICATION BUS.THE KEY ON SIGNAL FROM THE TIPM TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS LOST DURING A TIPM RESET.IF THE PCM LOSES THE KEY ON SIGNAL FOR LONGER THAN 40 MS, IT INTERPRETS IT AS THE VEHICLE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF AND BEGINS A POWER DOWN ROUTINE.AFTER THE TIPM RESET, THE KEY ON SIGNAL IS RESTORED AND THE PCM POWERS BACK UP.IF THE ROTATING COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INERTIA, THE VEHICLE MAY RESTART WITH NO INPUT FROM THE OPERATOR AS REPORTED IN SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS.IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESTART IN THIS MANNER, IT CAN BE RESTARTED BY THE OPERATOR.A REVISION TO THE TIPM SOFTWARE ON JANUARY 22, 2007 CHANGED THE TIPM RESET TIME TO 17 MS, REMOVING THE POTENTIAL FOR PCM POWER DOWN AND ENGINE STALL. ODI HAS RECEIVED 178 COMPLAINTS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES AND 52 COMPLAINTS INVOLVING MY 2007 DODGE NITRO VEHICLES.TWO OF THE NITRO COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT A CRASH RESULTED FROM AN ENGINE STALL INCIDENT, ONE OF WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A PASSENGER.AS OF JUNE 1, 2007, DCC IDENTIFIED 151 WRANGLER COMPLAINTS AND 128 NITRO COMPLAINTS. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH DCC'S RECALL.
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