2008 Dodge Nitro complaints

I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL AND WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS APPEARED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED BOTH WAS FINE. SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRED ABOUT 8 MONTHS EARLIER REPLACED BATTERY AND BATTERY ENDS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET CHECKED OUT. SAME PROBLEM WITH BATTERY ENDS NEEDS REPLACING. ALSO HAVE BEEN REPLACING REAR LIGHTS EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS TURNS OUT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT SURE IF THESE ARE NORMAL PROBLEMS FOR A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

THE TIPM FAILED IN MY 2008 DODGE NITRO CAUSE ME TO LOSE SHIFTING CAPABILITY. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL FEATURES. THE WINDOW WIPERS, FLUID, HORN WERE ALL ON AND UNCONTROLLABLE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF BUT IT KEPT RUNNING. THE DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED RANDOMLY. AFTER READING ABOUT THE INCIDENT THE 2007 DODGE NITRO HAD ITS TIPM RECALLED AND I BELIEVE THIS FALLS UNDER THE SAME CATEGORY. BELOW IS THE ACTION NUMBER. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE07027NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 07V291000. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DINNER DATE WITH A FRIEND, WE WERE ON THE PHONE WITH EACH OTHER WHEN THE HORN STARTED GOING CRAZY, WIPERS REAR AND FRONT STARTED RUNNING ON THEIR OWN SPITTING OUT WASHER FLUID, DOOR LOCKS GOING CRAZY, BOTH HORNS GOING OFF CONSTANTLY, AND ACCELERATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SHE PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. EVERYTHING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SHE REMOVED THE KEY FROM IGNITION AND SAME RESULT. I TOLD HER TO TRY DOOR LOCKS ON KEYCHAIN NO CHANGE, TRIED PANIC ALARM ON KEY CHAIN AND STILL NOTHING. SHE DID NOT HAVE TOOLS TO DISCONNECT BATTERY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STOPPED. SHE MADE IT HOME SAFELY WITHOUT ANY INJURIES EXCEPT SEVER PANIC AND ANXIETY. WHEN THIS HAPPENED FIRST THING I DID WAS GET ONLINE AND LOOK FOR ISSUES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMONLY KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER. THE TIPM IS BAD. MANY PEOPLE REPORTED HAVING SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER WANTS TO RIP YOU OFF CAUSE ITS A DEALER ONLY ITEM. KNOWN ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY SAID PER THE VIN THEY COULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS EXCEPT FOR THE CURRENT RECALL THAT IS ACTIVE. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES AND NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL AND HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SO NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE NON OP AND DON'T HAVE $1000 TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THEM AGAIN TO SEEK REPAIRS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MAY, WE GOT IT PUT OUT, AND I TURNED IT INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY HAD US TAKE IT TO A GARAGE AND I DID. I TOOK IT TO WATERFRONT JEEP GARAGE, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT HAD BEEN ON FIRE AND WE TOLD THEM HOW THE WIRES ARE AND EVERYTHING. WE PAID $94 TO GET IT BACK. I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER AND NIECE (1YEAROLD), NEPHEW(2YEAROLD)SWIMMING AND DECIDED TO GO PICK MY HUSBAND UP FIRST, I DROPPED MY NEPHEW OFF AND WAS GOING HOME, STOPPED AT MY MOTHER IN LAWS AND IT WAS SMOLDERING WITH SMOKE WE ALL GOT OUT SAFE BUT MY VEHICLE BURNT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY NOW IS GEICO, AND THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD AT TAKING CARE OF IT, BUT THEY DON'T PAY THE WHOLE LOAN OFF, ONLY WHAT IT WAS WORTH, WHICH IS -600. THE BANK KEEPS CHARGING INTEREST BUT WHAT TO DO UNTIL THEY ARE PAID. MY QUESTION IS CAN I DO ANYTHING ABOUT WATERFRONT SENDING US BACK OUT IN AN UNSAFE CAR OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY I HAD THEN, WHICH I HAD TO PAY THE TAXES OF THE DIFFERENCE OF THE RENTAL CAR SINCE THEY DON'T PAY TAXES. *TR

THE TIPM MALFUNCTIONED ON MY CAR. WHICH CAUSES ME DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TO LOSE ELECTRONICS, HORN STAYED ON, WIPERS STAYED ON AND MY CAR DOWN SHIFTED AND WOULD NOT UP SHIFT. I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID BEING HIT. THE DEALERSHIP SAW THE CAR IN PERSON WHILE ALL THE ELECTRONIC PARTS WERE GOING HAYWIRE. THEN CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V121000 (AIR BAGS , POWER TRAIN , STRUCTURE) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AS I WAS LEAVING WORK EARLY THIS MORNING, I CLICK THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND THE CAR JUST STARTS GOING NUTS. THE HORN IS BLARING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOVING, WIPER FLUID SPRAYING ALL OVER THE PLACE, DOOR LOCKS GOING UP AND DOWN AND LIGHTS ALL LIT UP. COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS THAT I CAN FIND WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISSATISFYING THAT WHEN I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM OTHER DODGE NITRO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. THIS COMES DOWN TO SAFETY. WHAT IF IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY??? *TR

PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CAR STARTED SPEEDING. MANAGED TO MISS HOUSE AND ENTERER GARAGE WITH ENGINE GOING AT TOP SPEED. AT BEGINNING OF DRIVEWAY WHEN CAR STARTED SPEEDING, I HIT THE BREAKS BUT IT SEEMED TO HAVE NO EFFECT. WHEN I REALIZED CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL I PUSHED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET WITH VERY LITTLE EFFECT. TWO OF THE FOUR BRAKES FINALLY TOOK HOLD THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY IN THE GARAGE AND I SKIDDED TO A HALT HITTING SEVERAL CABINETS AND SHELVES. THE ONLY CLUE I HAVE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED IS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT SOMETIMES WORKED AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT TURN ON AND SOMETIMES I COULD NOT SHUT IS OFF...... *TR

A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHAKING FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I WOULD GO AND STOP. IT DID NOT DO IT EVERY TIME I DROVE IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM I DID NOT WANT THE TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THEM FOR 3 MONTHS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY NEVER GAVE ME A DIRECT ANSWER, BUT SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM . THE FOLLOWING MONTH THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN. I DESCRIBED THE SHAKING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THEY MADE THE LIGHT GO OFF, AND TOLD ME IF THE SHAKE HAPPENED I SHOULD BRING IT WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T TELL OTHERWISE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY BACK BRAKE LOCKED UP AND STARTED SMOKING AFTER MY VACATION WHICH THE HEAT SHIELD WAS FLAPPING IN THE WIND OUT OF NO WHERE ON THE RIDE HOME AND FELL OFF WHEN I STOPPED(STILL YET TO BE FIXED). I REPLACED THE CALIPER, BRAKE, AND THE ROTORS. I HAD THE FRONT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE. 2 WEEKS LATER THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN, AND THE FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND STARTED SMOKING. I HAD TO REPEAT REPLACING ALL THE SAME PARTS. 2 WEEKS LATER AGAIN! THE FRONT BRAKE STARTED LOCKING UP SO HARD IT PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND WAS GLOWING RED WHEN I PULLED OVER. I TOOK IT TO DODGE THIS TIME, AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINE HAD COLLAPSED. WHEN WILL THIS END AND ARE ALL THESE THINGS

THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AT NIGHT. AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF.I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THOUGHT THAT FIXED IT. WITHIN THE WEEK, THE HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM HOME. WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, I WAS DRIVING ONLY IN DAYTIME HOURS WITH CLEAR SUNNY WEATHER. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO BECOME POSSESSED. THE WIPERS TURN ON SPONTANEOUSLY ALONG WITH WIPER FLUID SPURTING AND THE HORN GOING OFF. THIS CONTINUED EVEN AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY OUT. MY BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO STOP THE MADNESS. I FOUND OUT BY INTERNET RESEARCH THAT MY PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY THE TIPM SINCE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAD TO REPLACE IT. I REPLACED THAT PART TODAY AND THUS FAR FIXED MY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING THAT AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF. THE LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN I HAD AN ADULT RIDING IN THAT SEAT. I FEEL THE MAKERS OF MY VEHICLE PUT MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IN DANGER KNOWING THIS WAS A PROBLEM. THE TIPM WAS ON BACK-ORDER AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND MANY OTHERS. *TR

THE DODGE NITRO HAS TO BE THE MOST POORLY MADE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THEY JUST REPLACED MY ENTIRE GAS TANK 2 WEEKS AGO AND ANOTHER LETTER CAME IN THE MAIL, REGARDING A RECALL WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT. SO FAR 2 RECALLS AND NOW MY CAR IS UNLOCKING ITSELF AND TURNING ON ITS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON ITS OWN. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND KEYS IN THE HOUSE. A YOUNG MAN FROM NEXT DOOR CAME TO MY DOOR TO INFORM ME THAT MY LIGHTS WERE ON. WE LOCKED THE DOORS AND WATCHED THE LIGHTS GO OFF, ONLY TO FIND THEM BACK ON AN HOUR LATER AND DOORS UNLOCKED. WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING TO FIND MY CAR DEAD. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND REPLACED IT FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 5 YEARS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. A FRIEND OF MINE ALSO HAS A NITRO THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. SHE HAD TO PAY $600 FOR THEM TO REWIRE HER CAR. *TR

ELECTRICAL DOORLOCKS STOPPED WORKING HAD IT DIAGNOSED ON MACHINE COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,325. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,359.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SMOKE AND SAW THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE NITRO'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS OPERATING ON ITS OWN. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS POSSESSED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (AT LEAST 10 INCIDENTS) FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE FOLLOWING OCCURS. THE FRONT & BACK WINDSHIELD WIPERS START OPERATING BY THEMSELVES. THEY GO FAST & THEN SOMETIMES THEY MOVE IN A STOP & GO METHOD. THE RHYTHM OF THE WIPES IS RANDOM BUT ITS COMMON TO SEE THEM DO A PARTIAL WIPE,THEN PAUSE, ANOTHER PARTIAL WIPE, THEN PAUSE AND KEEPS REPEATING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL GO FAST. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYER SHOOT FLUID (FRONT & BACK) ON ITS OWN, UNTIL THE TANK IS EMPTY. THE HORN GOES OFF NON STOP. IT JUST GOES & GOES & GOES. THE HORN & THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO OPERATE AS ONE. HAZARD LIGHTS ARE BLINKING CONSTANTLY. THE LIGHT ABOVE THE TRUNK DOOR IS BLINKING. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED. THE DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK REPEATEDLY. ON THE DASHBOARD THE H.A.S. AND THE SLICK ROAD ICON ILLUMINATE. THIS OCCURS WHILE I'M PARKED OR DRIVING. IT OCCURS WHETHER THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION OR NOT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A RELATION BETWEEN USING THE REMOTE UNLOCK & A INCIDENT OCCURRING. YET, IT HAPPENS ALSO WHEN I UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY. BASED ON OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS FROM THIS MESSAGE BOARD, THEY ARE BEING TOLD ITS THE TIPM OR TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT IS CAUSING THE MADNESS. DEALERSHIPS & CHRYSLER/DODGE CORPORATE HAS TOLD THEM THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. BASICALLY THEY HAVE GOT THE RUN AROUND AND NOT RECEIVED ANY HELP. *TR

UPON DISARMING THE ALARM/UNLOCKING DOORS THE WIPERS, SPRAYERS, LIGHTS, AND HORN WENT OFF. I UNLOCKED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY AND TRIED TO START THE CAR TO DISABLE AND IT WOULDN'T. WHEN I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION IT KEPT RUNNING AS WELL. IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. WITH THE KEY IN THE ENGINE WOULDN'T SHUT OFF EITHER, NOR GET OUT OF PARK. WE DISABLED THE BATTERY... NOTHING. FINALLY DISABLED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT STOPPED, ONLY TO START AGAIN WHEN WE PLUGGED IT ALL BACK IN. THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS OCCASIONS THAT THE WIPERS HAVE TURNED ON WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS IN THE PAST. ALONG WITH QUITE A FEW TIMES UPON STARTING WITH A TURN OF THE KEY YOU MUST TURN IT TWICE FOR IT TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM AT THE DEALER EITHER TIME I TOOK IT IN. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD AND CANT IMAGINE IF IT HAPPENED DRIVING AS IN A PREVIOUS STORY I SAW. UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IF IT DOES, THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I FILL THE TANK WITH FUEL, IT BURPS AT THE END OF FILLING SPILLING GASOLINE ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VENTING SYSTEM IN THE TANK ALLOWING AIR TO BUILD BUP WHEN FILLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN SHE NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

WE HAVE A 2008 DODGE NITRO THAT WE HAD JUST BOUGHT IN NOV 2012. AFTER DRIVING IT A FEW MONTHS THE RADIO HAS SHORTED OUT AND KEEPS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES. I AM AFRAID ITS GOING TO CAUSE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMEONE INFORMED HIM THAT HIS ALARM HAD WENT OFF. THE CONTACT WENT TO TURN THE ALARM OFF AND NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT FLASHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT TO THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO HAVE THE NEW BATTERY JUMPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. AP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE HORN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

FUEL WILL SPLASH OUT OF TANK EVERY TIME I FILL UP AND USE AUTO SHUT OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES IF YOU SEARCH FOR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND 45,000 2005 DURANGOS WERE APPARENTLY RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD AT GAS STATIONS AS WELL AS SOMETHING THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE. DODGE IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. *TR

PURCHASED 2008 DODGE NITRO SXT USED WITH 61,500 MILES ON IT. GAS TANK FILL TUBE OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME YOU FUEL UP VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ADD FUEL IT OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME. CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED TO CONTACT DEALER AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED FOR PLUGGED VENT AND SAID IF NOT THAT MUST BE TANK ITSELF. TONS OF COMPLAINTS AND DODGE SEEMS TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG,VERY DISSAPPOINTED. CALLED THE 1-800-992-1997 FOR DODGE AND FILED A COMPLAINT.MEANWHILE STILL DEALING WITH TANK OVERFLOWING WITH EVERY FILL........... *TR

GAS OVERFLOWS FROM TANK WHEN FILLING UP. THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS WITH A DEFECTIVE SHUTOFF VALVE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO STOP THE FUEL TANK FROM EXPLODING IN THE CASE OF A BAD ACCIDENT. SEEMS LIKE A ISSUE TO ME... *TR

I PURCHASED MY NITRO IN 2011 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE DOORLOCKS TURNING OFF AND ON,ALARM GOING OFF,WIND SHIELD WIPERS GOING OFF,LIGHTS BLINKING AND FLUID DISCHARGING,HORN BLOWING. ETC.... NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE 2008 NITRO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE FROM THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE MALFUNCTIONED PARTS. I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT DODGE IN ITSELF IF YOU ARE NOT RECALLING THEIR NITROS AND HAVING THEM FIXED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM CAUSES A SERIOUS INJURY. I HAVE SEEN THE COMPLAINTS THAT IT'S A TIPM PART THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT'S ON BACK ORDER OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT MY ISSUE IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CAR CATCHES ON FIRE DUE TO THERE MALFUNCTIONED PART THAT THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. NEED TO KNOW WHAT AND WHO TO SPEAK TO THAT CAN GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED BECAUSE I FEEL THAT DODGE NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE WE OWNERS OF THE 2008 NITRO ARE HAVING. *TR

WHEN FILLING NITRO, YOU CAN NOT FILL TO FULL TANK WITHOUT FUEL BEING SPIT BACK ONTO CAR ,GROUND AND YOURSELF. PAUSES IN FUELING HELPS SOMEWHAT BUT NOT COMPLETELY. *TR

WHEN I FUEL THE VEHICLE UP FUEL BURSTS OUT, AND DOESN'T SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. I'VE TRIED NUMEROUS DIFFERENT STATIONS AND EVEN DIFFERENT PUMPS BUT THIS STILL HAPPENS. GAS POURS OUT OF THE CAR AND DOWN THE SIDES AND EVEN ONTO ME..A PAIN AND WASTE OF MONEY. THERE ARE SEVERAL SITUATIONS AND CLAIMS THAT I HAVE SEEN LIKE THIS THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED. I HAVE HEARD (FROM A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS A MECHANIC)THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT THE VALVE IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND NOW NOTHING IT STOPPING IT FROM EXPLODING FROM A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURE DEFECT (RECALL) PLEASE FIX THIS AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ASAP! *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE GAS OVERFLOWING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK - MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, AND THUS THE GAS SPILLS OUT, AND COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT. I AM POSSIBLY DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN GASOLINE SPILLING AT THE GAS STATION !!!! *TR

DURING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE HAS "BURPED" GAS WHEN THE TANK FILLS.ABOUT A 1/2 GALLON OF GAS SPILLS OUT THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND ONTO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. I SEE INTERNET SITES CLAIMING THIS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN THE GAS WILL SPEW FROM THE TANK AND THIS OCCURS DURING MANUAL PUMP OPERATION AS WELL IS IF THE PUMP HANDLE IS ON AUTOMATIC FILL. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF GAS SPEWS FROM THE FILLER TUBE. IT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO GETS ALL OVER WHOSOEVER IS FILLING THE VEHICLE. YOU CANNOT SAFELY FILL THIS VEHICLE WITH GAS, NO MATTER HOW SLOW YOU TRY. YOU MUST STOP BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS FULL. *TR

WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE IT LEAKS GAS OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE YOU PUMP IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE PUMP BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL OTHER PUMPS AND LOCATIONS. *TR

AT ANY GIVEN TIME ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS ON MY 2008 DODGE NITRO WILL GO CRAZY WITHOUT CAUSE. WHILE YOUR DRIVING OR PARKED, ENGINE ON OR OFF, KEY IN OR OUT OF THE IGNITION THE HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS, HORN, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID, BLINKERS, DOOR LOCKS, RADIO INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST START GOING ON OR OFF. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THE TIPM OR TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THEY STATED THAT THE TIPM IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHEN MORE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. I CONTACT DODGE/CHRYSLER IN DETROIT AND THEY TOO COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON GETTING THIS REPAIRED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF NITRO OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT ANSWERS. IF SO MANY VEHICLES ARE EFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE THEN WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? IF I CANT TURN TO MY DEALER OR MANUFACTURER FOR HELP, WHERE DO I TURN? *TR

DURING FUEL FILLING, FUEL INTAKE VALVE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE TO SPILL (GUSH) OUT ONTO PAVEMENT. THIS IS SUFFICIENT TO POSE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AS WELL AS FIRE HAZARD. DISCUSSED WITH DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. *TR

WHEN I FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS. IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. GAS THEN POURS OUT OF THE CAR AND DOWN THE SIDE. MANY TIMES THE PERSON PUMPING THE GAS GETS IT ALL OVER THEMSELVES. IT IS NOT THE GAS PUMP, I'VE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS. *TR

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 DODGE NITRO IN NOV 2010 (STILL COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY). I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SYSTEMS WENT HAYWIRE, THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID ENGAGED, THE HEADLIGHTS CUTTING OUT AND THE HORN BLARING UNCONTROLLABLY. TURNING THE CAR OFF DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER 3-4 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY TO WORK (THIS TIME THE RADIO TURNED TO FULL VOLUME WITH NO ASSIST), THE HEAT CUT OUT AND THE WINDSHIELD/LIGHTS/HORN WENT NUTS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS ASSURED THEY'D FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS, PULLED CODES, BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO TOLD ME IT WAS "ABSOLUTELY FINE" TO DRIVE. I CONTINUED TO DEAL WITH THE 'FREAK OUTS' THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, UNTIL ANOTHER ONE HAPPENED WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP (UNTIL WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY). I BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO PULLED CODES AND SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT I HAD TO BRING IT TO DODGE. ON THE WAY TO WORK AT APPROX 70 MPH, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR (IT WAS AS IF I WERE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES-ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NEVER ENGAGED) I AM LUCKY THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME AND NOT REAR-END ME. DODGE DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER TOLD MY TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO 'FAIL MODE' THRUSTING ME INTO 2ND GEAR. I PAID FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY TOLD ME A TUNE-UP AND A CLEANING OF THE BATTERY COILS WOULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WORKED NORMAL FOR A WHILE, BU

WHILE FUELING MY 2008 DODGE NITRO R/T AS THE FUEL REACHES FULL AND THE GAS PUMP CLICKS OFF, FUEL BURPS UP AND SPILLS TO GROUND/ON TO SIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EACH TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL MY FUEL TANK IN MY 08 DODGE NITRO RT IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS OCCURS WHEN IM SETTING THE PUMP TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY AND THE PUMP STOPS THEN THE TANK STARTS TO SPILL. IT SEEMS TO A CHECK VALVE ISSUE WITH THE TANK AN CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD AT THE FUEL STATIONS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS AROUND. A SIMPLE SPARK DUE TO A FAULTY GROUND IN THE AREA COULD CAUSE THIS TO IGNITE AND BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND A SAFETY RECALL BE ISSUED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THE POWERS THAT BE ARE NOT ENFORCING CHRYSLER TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE TO BECOME SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. CHRYSLER HAS A TSB (14-001-09) IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE SO THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM AND THEY CONTINUE TO WANT TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ASAP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE HORN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN ANY OF THE COMPONENTS OFF UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE GAS OVERFLOWS OUT ONTO THE CAR AND THE FLOOR. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A VALVE THAT SHOULD STOP THE GAS FROM SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK IN CASE OF A ROLLOVER AND THAT IS THE PART THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE STOPPED TRYING TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK !! ON THESE VEHICLES THEIR IS INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR & THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE CONNECTION AT THE ENGINE BLOCK !! THIS IS CAUSING THE RESERVOIR TO CRACK OR MELT & FLUID TO LEAK & BLOW ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE !! THIS IS A REAL FIRE DANGER DUE TO THE EXHAUST CONVERTER BEING WITHIN 3 FT OF THE POWER STEERING !! LETS NOT FORGET THAT THIS EXHAUST CONVERTER RUNS AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 DEG F. INSIDE !! THE DODGE CORP .ESQUIRES YOU TO PAY A $50.00 DOL. CORE CHARGE ON THESE PUMPS !! THIS IS BECAUSE THEY WANT THEM BACK & NOT OUT FOR THE N.H.T.S.A .TO GET HOLD OF THIS !! THESE PARTS A NOT CHEAP !! $269.00 FOR PUMP , PLUS $50.00 CORE CHARGE $6.99 P/S FLUID & $200.00 LABOR TO REPLACE PUMP ASM. !! THEY WANT AELL YOU THE PUMP RESERVOIR BY ITSELF , THEY ONLY SERVICE IT WITH A COMPLETE ASM. !! IF SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN HURT BY A FIRE FROM THIS VEHICLE THEY HAVE BEEN LUCKY !! THIS IS REALLY A FIRE DANGER DUE TO THE EXHAUST CONVERTER BEING SO CLOSE !! I SURE WOULDN'T LEAVE A CHILD IN THIS VEHICLE BY HIMSELF DUE TO THE FLUID COULD IGNITE & ENGULF THIS VEHICLE !! I PUT 10 MPH. IN THE VEHICLE SPEED AT TIME OF INCIDENT , BECAUSE I CANT GIVE YOU A REAL MPH . FOR THIS FLUID LEAK FROM POWER STEERING !! THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS TO CLOSE ON DRIVERS SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK NEXT TO THE LEFT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPEW ALL OVER THE CONTACT AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VENT VALVE MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 3/13/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THIS FAILURE OCCURS AT EVERY FUELING. A SERVICE MANAGER WITH CHRYSLER ADVISED THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE DEFAULT WITH THE ROLLOVER CHECK VALVES. HE STATED REPLACING THE TANK IS POSSIBLY A TEMPORARY FIX. CHRYSLER OFFERED AN ASSISTANCE TO PAY LESS THAN HALF OF THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER DECLINED STATING THAT REPLACING THE TANK WAS NOT GUARANTEED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/28/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE AND WHEN THE BACK-UP ASSIST SYSTEM HAPHAZARDLY ALERTED THAT THERE WAS AN OBJECT BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OBJECTS OR PERSONS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BACK-UP SENSORS WAS PUSHED INWARD AND THE PLASTIC BETWEEN THE BUMPER WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE, BUMPER AND BACK UP SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE HORN, LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING. IT DOES NOT TURN OFF PUMP AUTOMATICALLY. INTERNET MESSAGE FORUMS SHOW MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS OFTEN REPORTED TO BE A SAFETY VALVE RELATED TO ROLL OVER WRECKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STALLED,HORN STARTED HONKING,LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND STARTED SPRAYING WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. I WAS GOING 25 MPH THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, VEHICLE SAT FOR A FEW HOURS THEN STARTED BACK UP. THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME IT DID THE SAME AS THE FIRST WHEN I PRESSED THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB, WHEN I HIT THE FUSEBOX IN BEHIND THE BATTERY UNDER THE HOOD IT CEASED. *TR

3 WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO GO ALL BY THEMSELVES, GAUGES WENT TO 0, A/C STOPPED WORKING, HORN WOULD BEEP, WINDOWS AND LOCKS DID NOT WORK. THIS WOULD LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AS YOU WOULD DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE I COULD BRING IT IN. ALSO EACH AND EVERY TIME I WOULD FILL THE GAS TANK IT WOULD OVER FLOW. OBVIOUSLY THE SENSOR TO KNOW WHEN THE TANK IS FULL DOESNT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE ELESTRICAL ISSUE WAS FIXED AND WAS SAID IT WAS A CENSOR GONE BAD. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. I CAN NOT GET ANYONE TO SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE, I AM AFRAID THAT A FIRE MAY START OR I COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILD AND POSSIBLY OTHER PASSENGERS.

CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO POLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED. PASSENGER AIRBAGS WENT OFF. DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. WITH THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT THE CAR TOOK ON, THE DRIVERS AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. SIGNIFICANT INJURIES, HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD, FOUR BROKEN RIBS, 2 BROKEN TOES, ONE DISLOCATED. HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED NOW FOR 6 DAYS. AND NOW GETTING TRANSFERRED TO A REHABILATION HOSPITAL. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE NITRO, WHILE DRIVING ON HWY, 60-65 MPH, OUT OF NOWHERE THE VEHICLE POWERS DOWN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPRAY OUT FLUID AND MOVES BACK AND FORWARD. THE HORN CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE. MY SATELLITE RADIO HAS NO SIGNAL. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUTTON HAS SOME KIND OF SHORT WHEN TRYING TO ROLL IT UP.THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. AT FIRST DODGE CHAPMAN IN VEGAS, THEY THOUGHT REPROGRAMMING THE REMOTE KEY. THEN I PAID OVER $600,TO LITHIA DODGE IN RENTON, WA BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL TANK. BUT NO THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO GO. IT IS BEGINNING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS AND ME IN THE CAR. SO I GOOGLE IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND YES IT APPEARS PROBLEM HAS ARISED AND IT LIES WITH THE TIPM. THIS PRODUCT WAS RECALL ON THE 2007 DODGE NITRO. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP 7/18/12. TOLD THEM WHAT TO CHECK, BECAUSE I BROUGHT THE TRUCK THERE BEFORE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE TIPM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME TODAY 7/20/12 AND TELLS ME YES, IT IS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). PLEASE HELP. I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THIS, BUT STATES THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT IT HAS CAUSED THE GASOLINE TO SHOOT OUT OF MY GAS TANK AND DRENCH ME IN GAS SEVERAL TIMES. I BELIEVE IF THERE IS A SENSOR IN MY GAS TANK THAT IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ENOUGH TO INDICATE THAT THE TANK IS FULL OR CLOSE TO FULL WHEN I'M PUMPING GAS. WHEN I PULL OUT THE NOZZLE THE GAS SHOOTS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE ( THIS IS AFTER THE GAS HAS SHUT OFF AT THE PUMP). DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED BUT IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR ME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. THE DODGE DEALER THAT SOLD US THE VEHICLE WHEN NEW DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT SO I'M LOOKING TO OTHER SOURCES TO SEE IF THIS IS JUST A RANDOM PROBLEM OR ONE THAT IS WORTH INVESTIGATING FURTHER FOR EVERYONE'S BENEFIT. *TR

STARTED DRIVING A 2008 NITRO THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, EVERYTIME THE SOME PART OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSES GAS TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. WHETHER THE HOSE IS BEING PUMPED MANUALLY OR TRIGGERED TO STAY ON DOES NOT CHANGE THIS OUTCOME. THIS IS AN EVIRONMENTAL AS WELL AS A SAFETY CONCERN. UPON SOME RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON PREVIOUS MODELS. WHY HASNT A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? THE CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT INCUR A COST DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE FIXED. *TT