2008 DODGE NITRO Complaints

THIS IS MY THIRD INCIDENT WITH A FAULTY TIPM ON MY 2008 DODGE NITRO SLT. LIGHTS, HORNS, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS AS WELL AS THE WASHER FLUID SPRAYING OUT OF CONTROL. I REMOVE THE FUSE FOR BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HORNS TO SILENCE THEM, THEN REMOVE THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO RESET THE TIPM. IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR. LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT UNIT FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

I PURCHASED MY PRE-OWNED 2008 DODGE NITRO 2 MONTHS AGO. A WEEK AGO IT ALL WENT HAYWIRE LIKE MY CAR WAS POSSESSED. IT ALSO HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING WEEK. -- WHILE USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR THE HORN STARTS BLARING, THE WIPERS (FRONT AND REAR) START GOING, WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT, DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, AND THE LIGHTS BLINKING. -- DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK EACH DOOR WITH THE KEY. -- REAR PASSENGER DOORS AND THE REAR HATCH WONT UNLOCK. -- WHEN TURNING ON THE ENGINE THE HORN STARTS BLARING, THE WIPERS (FRONT AND REAR) START GOING, WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT, DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, AND THE LIGHTS BLINKING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. -- IF I TURN ON/OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE HORN STARTS BLARING AND LIGHTS START FLASHING -- WHEN PRESSING THE ACTUAL DOOR LOCK THE HORN STARTS BLARING BASED ON THE RESEARCH I DID AND OTHER 2008 DODGE NITRO OWNERS THE DIAGNOSIS IS APPARENTLY A FAULTY TIPM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THIS PART. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. MY DOORS WONT UNLOCK AND I AM TERRIFIED TO HAVE ANYONE IN MY CAR. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT THE CAR CATCHES ON FIRE? I WONT BE ABLE TO GET ANY ONE OUT. DODGE HAS RECALLED THE 2010-2012 BUT HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE 2008 DESPITE THE NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THESE VEHICLES. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS NOT STOOD BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND IS PUTTING THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AT RISK. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY TIPM ON ALL DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES? WHY HAS DODGE/CHRYSLER NOT RECTIFIED THIS SITUATION BEFORE IT BECOMES A BIGGER ISSUE LIKE THE FORD TIRE RECALL, GM IGNITION RECALL AND THE RECENT AIRBAG RECALLS?

ALL OF OUR DASH WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY GO OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. FROM THEN ON THE CAR WOULD FAIL TO START ON OCCASION. TOOK IN TO DEALER THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE MAYBE YOU JUST NEED A NEW BATTERY. FINALLY ON THE THIRD TRY WHEN WE COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM WAS BAD. SEEING AS HOW THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR DODGE MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE STARTED THERE, ALSO THE PART TO REPLACE IT IS ON INDEFINITE BACK ORDER.

WHAT DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OFF EVER SINCE. I HAVE DID THE RESET WITH TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT IT WILL NOT RESET OR TURN OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD WHINING SOUND WAS PRESENT NEAR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END BECAME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS LATER. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE REFUELING THE FUEL TANK, IT FAILED TO REGISTER AS FULL AND FUEL SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THE HORN WILL START HONKING, WIPERS START GOING, WASHER FLUID SPRAYS OUT. WONT TURN ON HAS ERROR NO BUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE FAILED TO LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB WHILE CLOSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY FOB DOOR LOCK WAS ENGAGED AND THE LIFT GATE WAS OPEN, THE LOCK LATCHED AND FAILED TO UNLATCH TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,471.

MY TRUCK HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL WHEN AT IDLE SPEED. HAPPENS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. I FIRST TOOK IT TO ALLEN SAMUEL'S DODGE ON 610 FREEWAY IN HOUSTON, TX. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, SUGGESTED THROTTLE BODY SERVICE WHICH WAS PERFORM. DIDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE. TOOK IT TO GILMAN CHRYSLER ON 59 SW FREEWAY IN HOUSTON, THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE HAD FUEL INJECTOR SERVICE, SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT AND FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, ALL AT THE ABOVE DEALERSHIPS. VEHICLE NOW HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES. PROBLEM STILL EXIST ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY STALL IN TRAFFIC WHILE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR FREEWAY TRAFFIC JAM WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 2007 DODGE NITROS WERE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I SHOWED THE DEALERS THE RECALL FORM SAFECAR BUT THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALL AND SINCE THEY WERE NOT GETTING ANY CODES MY PROBLEM WAS DIFFERENT. I DISAGREE, IT HAS TO BE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AS WITH THE DODGE NITRO 2007. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2008 AND AM THE ONLY OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHENEVER ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS. ALSO, THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE TIMP AND THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.