NHTSA Complaint #10568555 — 2008 DODGE NITRO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10568555
Vehicle	2008 DODGE NITRO
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	November 27, 2013
Date Filed	March 11, 2014
Mileage	101,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS RANDOM HONKING OF HORN WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND PARKED IN STORE PARKING LOT. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30-35 MILES PER HOUR ON ACCESS ROAD THEN ON TO HIGHWAY AND IT STARTED TO HONK CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT STOP OR PAUSE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND LOCATE THE FUSES AND REMOVE SO HONKING WOULD STOP. BOUGHT BRAND NEW FUSES AND REPLACED BUT STILL DOES THE SAME THINGS. AND IN ORDER TO GET CAR INSPECTED, YOUR HORN HAS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. *TR

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