2008 Dodge Nitro

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS BLINKED TWICE THEN SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HORN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD FLUID STARTED TO RUSH OUT OF THE RESERVOIR AND THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DETACHED FUSES AS A TEMPORARILY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS MALFUNCTIONING. SEVERAL ELECTRONIC FEATURES (BLOWER MOTOR, POWER LOCKS, AND A/C OUTLET) IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NITROS BUT FOR ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM THE TIPM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. EVERY ELECTRICAL FEATURE COMES THROUGH THIS BOX INCLUDING POWER TO THE IGNITION. I WOULD HATE TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DOOR LATCHES, HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC NOR WAS IT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP14004 WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TWO YEARS AGO MY LOCKS JUST STOPPED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE ON THIS VEHICLE THERE IS ONLY A MANUAL KEY LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE HATCHBACK EITHER. ANYONE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE AT ANY TIME. WHEN I'M DRIVING IF THERE IS A DUST STORM I HAVE NO WAY TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AS THE FLUID DOES NOT DISPENSE. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT EVALUATED. I UNDERSTAND FROM A DODGE FORUM WEBSITE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2008 AND DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD JUST TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN BUT THE HORN WAS GOING NON STOP AND THE WIPERS TOO. I COULDN'T PULL OVER BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP WHEN MY FIANC ATTEMPTED TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES TOTALLY. THE LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT, IT WAS DARK AND THE WIPERS WENT CRAZY AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT THEN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING, THANK GOD NO CAR WAS PASSING BY. AT TIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO START BUT THE WIPERS COME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND AFTER A FEW HRS THEY SAID IT WAS THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. VERY EXPENSIVE THAT I CAN'T FIX RIGHT NOW. VERY UNSAFE!

MY THIRTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE LEAVING A STORE PARKING LOT WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER STARTING I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT WORK. WHILE PULLING ONTO THE ROAD HORN STARTED BLARING, WIPERS FORE AND AFT STARTED GOING WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SPRAYING UNCONTROLLABLE, AGAIN, WITHOUT MY ACTIVATION. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT OF VEHICLE, ALL PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE PERSISTED. LEFT PARKING LOT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE VEHICLE THE SEVEN MILES HOME. HALFWAY HOME, ALL PROBLEMS STOPPED. WIPERS STOPPED IN COMPLETE VERTICAL POSITION, HORN STOPPED BLARING, WASHER FLUID STOPPED SPRAYING. UPON REACHING HOME DISCONNECTED POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOMEHOW "REBOOT" THE SYSTEM. AFTER RECONNECTING CABLE, STARTED VEHICLE AND UP TO THIS POINT ALL SEEMS NORMAL, FOR NOW. IN MY OPINION UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THREE WEEKS AGO AND DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO ME, MY FAMILY OR THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INSTANTLY LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. THE VEHICLE RICOCHETED OVER A TREE, DITCH, AND THEN BOUNCED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS TREATED FOR A CONCUSSION, HEAD INJURY, CHEST WALL PAIN, BACK PAIN AND CONTUSIONS TO THE KNEE, CHEST, AND ABDOMEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V121000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.