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76 reportsClear category filter25,128 miles · Feb 9, 2009
Electrical System
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 55 OR 65 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH COME ON AND GO OUT AND THE CAR COASTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THE CAR KICKS BACK ON WITHOUT WARNING. IN ONE INSTANCE I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND COULD NOT…
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ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 55 OR 65 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH COME ON AND GO OUT AND THE CAR COASTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THE CAR KICKS BACK ON WITHOUT WARNING. IN ONE INSTANCE I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE HOWEVER THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER. THEY INDICATED THAT THIS SHOULD STOP THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, IN FACT ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE CAR AND IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT FORGET. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE COMING THRU AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS CHANGING AND I COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER FORTUNATELY THE LIGHT WAS QUICK AND THE CAR'S POWER CAME BACK ON. I IMMEDIATE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE THAT TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. MEANWHILE CHRSYLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN RUDE AND NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CHRSYLER CANNOT OFFER ANY RESPONSE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10258051
2,500 miles · Jun 26, 2008
Electrical SystemTires
2-3 TIMES A WEEK MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. A/C EVERYTHING. IT STARTED WITH JUST THE TPM GAUGE GOING OFF SAYING IT WAS A FLAT BUT HAS NOW ESCALATED TO ALL THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN APRIL 2008 EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN 2007 MODEL , I HAVE TAKEN IT ABOUT 3 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, NO ONE…
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2-3 TIMES A WEEK MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. A/C EVERYTHING. IT STARTED WITH JUST THE TPM GAUGE GOING OFF SAYING IT WAS A FLAT BUT HAS NOW ESCALATED TO ALL THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN APRIL 2008 EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN 2007 MODEL , I HAVE TAKEN IT ABOUT 3 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD WITNESSES IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED. I AM WORRIED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS A DISTRACTION AND ALSO I FEEL THIS COULD LEAD TO THE WHOLE CAR SHUTTING OFF. PLEASE HELP *TR
NHTSA ODI #10232388
15,303 miles · Mar 24, 2008
Electrical System
MY 2007 DODGE NITRO HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE OFTEN INOPERABLE, THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING, THE RADIO IS OFTEN ON WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, AND THE BACK GATE PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN. LASTLY, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH THE ENGINE CUTS OFF CREATING A STALL WHILE IN ADDITION…
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MY 2007 DODGE NITRO HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE OFTEN INOPERABLE, THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING, THE RADIO IS OFTEN ON WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, AND THE BACK GATE PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN. LASTLY, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH THE ENGINE CUTS OFF CREATING A STALL WHILE IN ADDITION ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES (HAZARDS, LOCKS, ETC.) DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10222162
9,400 miles · Jan 5, 2008
Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH HEADLIGHTS, DASH, RADIO ALL DIED FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS. EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND DASH WHEN THROUGH ITS START UP CYCLE LIKE WHEN YOU 1ST START UP AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON. AFTER THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. IT WAS 11:45PM 29 DEG OUTSIDE AND I HAD JUST WENT THROUGH A CARWASH. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS …
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WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH HEADLIGHTS, DASH, RADIO ALL DIED FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS. EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND DASH WHEN THROUGH ITS START UP CYCLE LIKE WHEN YOU 1ST START UP AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON. AFTER THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. IT WAS 11:45PM 29 DEG OUTSIDE AND I HAD JUST WENT THROUGH A CARWASH. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE 1ST TIME WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND I THOUGHT MY EYES WERE PLAYING TRICKS ON ME. *CN
NHTSA ODI #10213767
Mileage unknown · Dec 29, 2007
Electrical System
DECEMBER 12, 2007: I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEADLIGHTS, ANY TURN SIGNALS, BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS RUNNING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, NO HEATED SEAT, ETC. ETC. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL DAYLIGHT TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE EVER SINCE. IT HAS ONLY 4,000 MILES. THEY STATE IT THAT THEY WILL HAVE…
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DECEMBER 12, 2007: I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEADLIGHTS, ANY TURN SIGNALS, BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS RUNNING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, NO HEATED SEAT, ETC. ETC. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL DAYLIGHT TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE EVER SINCE. IT HAS ONLY 4,000 MILES. THEY STATE IT THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT HAS BEEN 17 DAYS NOW AND STILL NO PARTS TO FIX MY VEHICLE. FROM READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON ELECTRICAL IN RELATION TO THIS VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM W/THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A POOR SYSTEM WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T GET PARTS FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10213159
Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 2007
Electrical System
HALF DOZEN TIMES THE RADIO IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO HAS BEEN ON WELL AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF...AFTER YOU OPEN THE DOOR IT STOPS...12/4/07 I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND HAD THE RADIO ON, IT SHUTS OFF AND THE DASH LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND I HAVE TO POWER TO THE VEHICLE...SECONDS....EVERYTHING COMES IMMEDIATELY BACK ON. I CALLED THE D…
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HALF DOZEN TIMES THE RADIO IN MY 2007 DODGE NITRO HAS BEEN ON WELL AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF...AFTER YOU OPEN THE DOOR IT STOPS...12/4/07 I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND HAD THE RADIO ON, IT SHUTS OFF AND THE DASH LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND I HAVE TO POWER TO THE VEHICLE...SECONDS....EVERYTHING COMES IMMEDIATELY BACK ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BCP OF SMYRNA IN SMYRNA DE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY WERE NOT BELIEVING ME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO CHECK IT AND ALSO REPAIR THE RECALL FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY WERE TRYING TO RECREATE THE EVENTS! WHAT? THEY SAID NOTHING WAS HAPPENING TO THE VEHICLE AND NO CODES SHOWED UP. THEY TOLD ME THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS DO NOT RESTART THE NITRO ( I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T RESTART IT, IT CAME BACK UNDER POWER WITHOUT ME) SO THEY SAID WHEN IT DOES OCCUR AGAIN PULL OVER AND CALL THEM....WELL IF I AM DOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND GET RE ENDED I GIVE THEM A CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL. SINCE THEN I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET THAT THE NITRO HAS HAD A RECALL ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...THE CAR DEALER SAID THAT ONLY ONE RECALL HAS TAKEN PLACE FOR THE 07 NITRO. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF MY MODEL IS AFFECTED WITH THE RECALL...IT SEEMS VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT I HAD A SIMILAR MISHAP. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10211209
113 miles · Oct 24, 2007
Air BagsElectrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling
FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I AM FEARFUL OF …
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FOR 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR ISSUES SUCH AS; GAS TANK LOOSE, STALLING, LACK OF POWER, ESP/BAS LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTING, AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER KEEP SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING UPDATES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I AM FEARFUL OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME AND MY CHILDREN WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND IT MALFUNCTIONS AGAIN. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10206825
6,700 miles · Oct 4, 2007
Air BagsElectrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO THEY SAID THEY PULLED IT OFF ONE…
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I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO THEY SAID THEY PULLED IT OFF ONE ON THE LOT! THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CHUGS, CHATTERS, SHUDDERS,EVERYTHING THAT A TRANSMISSION IS NOT SUSPOSTO DO! SO THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER,I GOT IT BACK AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE SAME PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN JUST NOT AS BAD, EACH TIME I DRIVE IT IT GETS WORST JUST NOT AS FREQUENT,NOW WITH THE BRAKES, THE ESP/BAS LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN ITS ON THE BRAKES ARE REAL TOUCHY LIKE SUDDEN STOPPING ,AND LUNGING YOU FORWARD, THE DEALER CUT THE ROTORS FOR A PULSATION BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT THE LIGHT COMING ON! I GUESS IF THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THEN NOTHING IS, A COMPUTER IS ONLY AS SMART AS WHO PROGRAMMED IT! THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, ITS BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF TEN DAYS SO FAR MAINLY THE SAME THREE COMPONENTS WELL I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE THERE IS STILL SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS A LOUD TICK, AND A HISSING SOUND ALONG WITH THE SAME CONCERNS AS BEFORE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10205047
32,050 miles · Aug 15, 2007
Electrical System
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AT 20 MPH OR LESS, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER DRIVER PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE AND…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AT 20 MPH OR LESS, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER DRIVER PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE AND USE THE WARRANTY BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL NUMBER 07V291000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,092 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,050.
NHTSA ODI #10199693
1,801 miles · Jul 31, 2007
Electrical System
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) LIGHT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BLINKED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) LIGHT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BLINKED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 14, 2007 AND THEY REPLACED THE PDC SENSOR. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 6, 2007 AND THEY CLEARED ALL OF THE ERROR CODES. ON MAY 4, 2007, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,801.
NHTSA ODI #10197954
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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