NHTSA Complaint #10212747 — 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2

2007 DODGE NITRO WITH SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS STALLED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY WANT A FULL REFUND FOR THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST VOLTAGE. THE INSTRUMENTS DROPPED DOWN UNREASONABLY ONCE THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED DYING OUT. THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE WIGGLED TO GET IT TO MOVE, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER AN INTERNAL SHORT HAD OCCURRED WITH THE 12 VOLT BATTERY. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STEERING WOULD DRIFT, THERE WAS ABNORMAL TRACTION AND THE DOORS WOULD LOCK UP. THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIPS WERE USING 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SOFTWARE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT SEND THE SPECIFIC SOFTWARE TO UPDATE HIS VEHICLE.*JB THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT RATHER THAN CONTINUING THE ARBITRATION PROCESS. UPDATED 05/20/08. *JB