NHTSA Complaint #10196505 — 2007 DODGE NITRO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V291000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). SHE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ON JULY 6, 2007 AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. AS OF JULY 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.