NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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236 reports50,000 miles · Mar 18, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
MY NITRO SPEWS GAS ALL OVER WHEN I AM FILLING IT TOO. TALKED TO DEALER,THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE PUMP. NOT THE CASE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY, MANY DIFFERENT PUMPS. CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY THREW ANOTHER STORY AT ME THAT WAS A TOTAL LIE. EVERYTIME I FILL UP IF I DON'T LISTEN CLOSE ENOUGH IT SHOOTS GAS OUT THE FILLER…
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MY NITRO SPEWS GAS ALL OVER WHEN I AM FILLING IT TOO. TALKED TO DEALER,THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE PUMP. NOT THE CASE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY, MANY DIFFERENT PUMPS. CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY THREW ANOTHER STORY AT ME THAT WAS A TOTAL LIE. EVERYTIME I FILL UP IF I DON'T LISTEN CLOSE ENOUGH IT SHOOTS GAS OUT THE FILLER NECK AND ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS AND PAY FOR. I AM CALLING AN ATTORNEY THIS WEEK TO HAVE THEM ADDRESS THIS. HOPEFULLY CHRYSLER WILL ABSORB ALL COSTS. DOUBT IT BUT IT'S WORTH A TRY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10392189
44,651 miles · Mar 11, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
HI I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE NITRO IN 2007, I HAVE NOT HAD MANY ISSUES A FEW MINOR ONES NO BIGGIE. BUT RECENTLY THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY. IT WAS GETTING ME AGGRAVATED. EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID NO EVERYTHING IS FINE OK SURE. LATELY E…
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HI I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE NITRO IN 2007, I HAVE NOT HAD MANY ISSUES A FEW MINOR ONES NO BIGGIE. BUT RECENTLY THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY COMING ON THEN GOING AWAY. IT WAS GETTING ME AGGRAVATED. EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID NO EVERYTHING IS FINE OK SURE. LATELY EVERYTIME I GO TO FILL UP MY TANK IT HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING. SO I WAS REALLY FED UP I TOOK IT IN AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM (DEALER) THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL NEED A NEW FUEL TANK AND FILL NECK. NOW I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY IM NOT THE ONLY NITRO OWNER GOING THROUGH THIS ISSUE. I HEAR THAT THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT. NOW BEAR IN MIND WE HAVE ALL BEEN DRIVING A CAR GOD FORBID GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR BLOWS UP BECAUSE OF THAT. I AM NOT HAPPY I WILL PURSUE THIS AND MY SERVICE BETTER GET COVERED THANK GOD I GOT THE EXTRA WARRANTY!!!! I SUGGEST ON EVERYBODY'S BEHALF THAT A RECALL IS ISSUED AND IF I PAY THE DECIDABLE I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10389808
30,000 miles · Feb 24, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4, BOUGHT IT IN 2010 SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FILLING THE TANK. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I WOULD FILL THE TANK TO THE POINT THAT THE PUMP SHUTS OFF I WOULD HAVE FUEL SHOOT BACK OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. EXCUSE BUT DO WE NOT SEE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE? …
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I OWN A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4, BOUGHT IT IN 2010 SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FILLING THE TANK. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I WOULD FILL THE TANK TO THE POINT THAT THE PUMP SHUTS OFF I WOULD HAVE FUEL SHOOT BACK OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. EXCUSE BUT DO WE NOT SEE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE? TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FIRST THEY REPLACED A CANISTER LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY CHECKED THE FUEL TANK VACUUM LINE FOR KINKED LINE AGAIN NOT FIXED. FINALLY THEY DETERMINED THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS FAULTY SO THEY REPLACED THE TANK OUT OF MY POCKET. MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY IN THE 30,000 RANGE AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SUBJECT AND STILL DODGE REFUSES TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ANY WHERE AND I WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD WANT TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. DID THEY NOT LEARN FROM TOYOTAS MISTAKES. COMPLAINTS INCLUDE 2007 AND 2008. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10384426
41,706 miles · Feb 21, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. IT SPEWS GAS EVERYWHERE, GETTING ON ME AND THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10383897
50,000 miles · Feb 21, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
2007 DODGE NITRO GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME TANK IS FILLED. WHEN FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF SEVERAL SECONDS LATER 1/2 GALLON TO 1 GALLON OF FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE CAR AND GROUND. CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS A CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT DODGE WILL NOT COVER. MY NITRO IS OUT OF WARRANTY. …
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2007 DODGE NITRO GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME TANK IS FILLED. WHEN FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF SEVERAL SECONDS LATER 1/2 GALLON TO 1 GALLON OF FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE CAR AND GROUND. CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS A CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT DODGE WILL NOT COVER. MY NITRO IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10383450
47,000 miles · Feb 16, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
FUEL SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 47,000. NOW AT 68,000 IT IS STILL DOING IT. I HAVE TO GUESS WHEN TO STOP FUELING. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN FUEL SPILLS ONTO THE GROUND AND LATER ENTERS OUR B…
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FUEL SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 47,000. NOW AT 68,000 IT IS STILL DOING IT. I HAVE TO GUESS WHEN TO STOP FUELING. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN FUEL SPILLS ONTO THE GROUND AND LATER ENTERS OUR BAYS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10382916
25,000 miles · Jan 25, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
WHEN FUELING VEHICLE, GASOLINE WILL ALWAYS SQUIRT OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE. THIS IS A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. I HAVE TO PUT MY EAR DOWN NEXT TO THE FILLER TO HEAR WHEN THE TANK IS GETTING CLOSE TO FULL, AND HOPEFULLY SHUT THE PUMP OFF BEFORE IT SPEWS GAS ALL OVER SIDE OF CAR. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10378663
42,000 miles · Jan 22, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS EVERY TIME THAT I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK, GAS WOULD START POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMP SO I WENT TO SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS AND EVERY TIME, GAS CAME OUT. THE WARRANTY FOR MY TRUCK JUST RECENTLY WENT UP AND I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO CHRYSLER TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR …
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WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS EVERY TIME THAT I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK, GAS WOULD START POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMP SO I WENT TO SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS AND EVERY TIME, GAS CAME OUT. THE WARRANTY FOR MY TRUCK JUST RECENTLY WENT UP AND I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO CHRYSLER TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR THIS OUT OF THEIR POCKET. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS FAULTY WITH THEIR GAS TANKS AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS SEEING AN ISSUE. HOPEFULLY WITH YOUR HELP A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL AND MAKE CHRYSLER STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY. ITS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10378288
27,863 miles · Jan 20, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS 29 K MILES ON IT EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT ABOUT A HALF A GALLON OF GAS FROM THE NECK OF THE TANK LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE IN THE TANK THIS SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR I HAVE READ OF ABOUT 1 TO 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WHEN IS DODGE OR CHRYSLER GOING DO SOME…
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I HAVE A 2007 DODGE NITRO IT HAS 29 K MILES ON IT EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT ABOUT A HALF A GALLON OF GAS FROM THE NECK OF THE TANK LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE IN THE TANK THIS SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR I HAVE READ OF ABOUT 1 TO 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WHEN IS DODGE OR CHRYSLER GOING DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND A SAFETY CONCERN WE THE OWNERS OF DODGE VEHICLES REALLY NEED A RECALL ON THESE GAS TANKS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10377970
Mileage unknown · Jan 18, 2011
Engine And Engine Cooling
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AS WELL AS ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURC…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AS WELL AS ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN NOVEMBER 2010. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 07V291000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
NHTSA ODI #10377068
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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