2008 Dodge Nitro

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER WON'T COME ON AT ALL OR WILL CONTINUALLY MOVE ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD AS YOU DRIVE. THE WIPER MALFUNCTION IS EXTREMELY WORSE IF YOU HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND USE THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS CAUSES THEM TO QUICKLY FULLY EXTEND TO THE VERY EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELDS DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CAUSES EXTREME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL VISITS AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF REPLACING PARTS INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNAL WAND AND THE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY. THE MECHANIC SAID DODGE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIPM, WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON NITROS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I COULD NOT BELIEVE ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY CHRYSLER OR THE GOVERNMENT FOR MY MODEL YEAR. RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR OLDER YEARS, SO WHY NOT THE 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS? I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR WITH MY VISION CONSTANTLY COMPROMISED AND I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT WITH ALL THE HORRIBLE REVIEWS. NOW IT JUST SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM TOO NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT WITH THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIME AND HAS ESCALATED OVER THE TIME PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR. I PRESSED THE KEY TO UNLOCK IT AND THE HORN STARTED HONKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND SPRAY WAS GOING AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED. THIS LASTED APPROX. 5 SECONDS. AND STOPPED. THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FWY. SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED, BUT THIS TIME LASTED APPROX. 30 SECONDS THEN STOPPED. THE THIRD INCIDENCE: SAME SYMPTOMS BUT WOULD NOT STOP. I OPENED UP THE HOOD, FOR SOME REASON SLAPPED THE FUSE BOX AND IT STOPPED BUT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. GEAR. THIS KEPT HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY AND DURATION. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. AS I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO CHECK IN, IT HAPPENED. EVERYONE WAS STUNNED AND AMAZED, AND LAUGHED AT MY POSSESSED VEHICLE. NOW THEY CAN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN WHILE IT IS ON THE COMPUTER. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGINS TO SOUND HORN, WINDSHIELD WASHERS/WIPERS ACTIVATE. SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT BEYOND 2ND GEAR WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY. HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, FLASHERS COME ON WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. A/C STOPS WORKING, THEN WORKS AGAIN. ALL INTERIOR ELECTRONICS OCCASIONALLY FAIL. ENGINE SHUTS ITSELF OFF. DEALER STATES IT IS THE TIPM. COST TO REPAIR WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY - $410... NEW TIPM INSTALLED, OCCASIONALLY STILL HAVE MINOR ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY HORN AND LIGHTS START FLASHING AND AT THE SAME TIME MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WATER STARTED GOING OFF. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY I NOTICE MY AIR CONDITIONING HAD GONE OFF AS WELL. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO REMAIN CALM THIS WAS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY WITH MY 15 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER I EXITED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR NOTHING STOPPED. I PULLED OUT THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED STARTED WITH THE HORN, LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WATER REMAINED ON. I ENDED UP POPPING THE HOOD AND UNDOING THE BATTERY TO MAKE IT STOP. AFTER 5 MINUTES IT TRIED TO RECONNECT AND IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. I CAME BACK TO THE CAR AFTER 30 MINUTES RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR ACTED AS NORMAL. *TR

I PUSHED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY AND OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO GET IN AND THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. THE HORN STARTED BLARING NON STOP, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MY LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND THE BLINKERS WERE GOING OFF. I TRIED TO PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ON EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T TURNED IT ON BUT WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT DEFINITELY SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING ON. AFTER JUST ABOUT 30 MINUTES EVERYTHING STOPPED BUT MY HORN WILL NO LONGER WORK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE SO WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE GOT IT FROM SINCE WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE AND BEEN DRIVING IT FOR 2 DAYS. *TR

INTERMITENT PROBLEM ONLY CORRECTED BY REMOVING THE BATTERY CABLE AND RECONNECTING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START WORKING AT START UP OF ENGINE, NO LIGHTS WILL RESPOND, SIGNAL LIGHTS, HORN, HEADLIGTHS AND WIPERS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. CAR IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DURING THIS MALFUNCTIONS MAKING IT UNSAFE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. ALSO DURING NORMAL DRIVING DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK ON INTERVALS OF ONE SECOND OR TWO, RADIO CHANGES STATIONS ON ITS OWN CONTINUOUSLY. PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW, ALMOST DAILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR WIPERS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69000.

THE 2008 DODGE NITRO SLT'S ALARM RANDOMLY WENT OFF IN THE PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF THE ALARM WITH REMOTE KEY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ALSO TURNED ON WHILE THE FLUID WAS CONSTANTLY SQUIRTING OUT. EVEN AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ALARM AND WIPERS WOULD NOT STOP. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME UNTIL ONE DAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED MAKING ANY TYPE OF SOUNDS (NO HONKING, NO ALARM). PROBLEM IS SAID TO BE CAUSED BY THE TIPM. LACK OF HONKING CAUSED NUMEROUS POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS BY FAILING TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. I AM COMPLAINING SO THAT CHRYSLER ISSUES AN OVERDUE RECALL FOR THE TIPM AS NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START BY ITSELF ONCE VEHICLE IS STARTED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SWITCHED OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE AND RECONNECT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2011 BUT HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE PAST YEAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD GET WORSE OR OCCUR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THUS CAUSING AN INJURY OR ACCIDENT. *TR