NHTSA Complaint #10650689 — 2008 DODGE NITRO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10650689 |
| Vehicle | 2008 DODGE NITRO |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 129,683 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NM |
Consumer Description
I HAD 2 CONSECUTIVE INSTANCES YESTERDAY WHERE, WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE NOTICES CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY, MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THEN RELEASED, ALONG WITH MY HORN AND FRONT AND REAR WIPERS ENGAGING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF. ALSO, ONCE I PULLED OVER AND REMOVED THE KEYS, THESE ISSUES CONTINUED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING DESPITE NO KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, AND ONCE ALL OF THE ANTI THEFT FEATURES HAD STOPPED, I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR, STARTED IT, AND NO MORE THAN 40 FEET DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE EARLIER ISSUE WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP MOMENTARILY, THE HORN WAS BLARING, AND BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS STARTED AND WOULDN'T STOP EVEN WHEN TRYING TO USE THE WIPER CONTROL TO TURN THEM OFF. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO STILL BE RUNNING EVEN AFTER SHUTTING THE KEY OFF AND REMOVING IT FROM THE IGNITION. *TR
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