2008 DODGE NITRO Electrical System Problems

WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK. ALSO BEFORE THIS THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY HONK, LIGHT FLASH, HORN BLOW REALLY FAST AND WINDSHIELD WASHER'S AND FLUID WOULD GO OFF.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING STEADY, WIPERS CAME ON, WASHER FLUID SQUIRTED, LIGHTS WENT OFF, ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. THIS CONTINUED FOR 10 MIN AS I DROVE IT HOME TO GET TOOLS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. IT SEEMS TO HAVE FRIED THE HORN AS IT STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES THEN QUIT WHILE OTHERS CONTINUED. I COULD SMELL BURNT ELECTRICAL. THE KEYS WOULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DISCONNECTED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AND AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE EVERYTHING STOPPED THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE PCM RELAY WAS VERY HOT. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH POSITIVE BATTERY DISCONNECTED.

THE HORN GOES OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY FOR HOURS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VEHICLE WON'T START AND (NO BUS) SHOWS UP ON THE CLUSTER GAUGE. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE TIPM MIGHT HAVE WENT OUT. FROM WHAT THE REVIEWS ARE ON THIS VEHICLE, THE PART AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I THINK CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOULD REPLACE AND RECALL THIS PART. GREAT VEHICLE JUST CRAPPY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. WON'T DRIVE A DODGE AGAIN EVEN IF THEY GAVE ME ONE FOR FREE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START /SPRAY-DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK- HORN BLARES- ENGINE DIES AND WONT RESTART-

I CLICK THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY AND THE CAR GOES CRAZY. WIPERS GO OFF, HORN HONKS, WINDSHELD WIPER FLUID SPRAYS. THE KEY ISN'T EVEN IN THE IGNITION.

MY 2008 DODGE NITRO HAD A FAILURE OF THE TOTAL INTEGRATED BODY CONTROL MODULE AROUND 91000 MILES. IT CAUSED MY WIPERS TO TURN ON AND STAY ON CONTINOUSLY EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PART FOR THE YEAR BEFORE MY CAR WAS MADE AND I'M CONCERNED IT MAY BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM. IT COST 560 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE ERROR.

THIS IS MY THIRD INCIDENT WITH A FAULTY TIPM ON MY 2008 DODGE NITRO SLT. LIGHTS, HORNS, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS AS WELL AS THE WASHER FLUID SPRAYING OUT OF CONTROL. I REMOVE THE FUSE FOR BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HORNS TO SILENCE THEM, THEN REMOVE THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO RESET THE TIPM. IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR. LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT UNIT FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

I PURCHASED MY PRE-OWNED 2008 DODGE NITRO 2 MONTHS AGO. A WEEK AGO IT ALL WENT HAYWIRE LIKE MY CAR WAS POSSESSED. IT ALSO HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING WEEK. -- WHILE USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR THE HORN STARTS BLARING, THE WIPERS (FRONT AND REAR) START GOING, WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT, DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, AND THE LIGHTS BLINKING. -- DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK EACH DOOR WITH THE KEY. -- REAR PASSENGER DOORS AND THE REAR HATCH WONT UNLOCK. -- WHEN TURNING ON THE ENGINE THE HORN STARTS BLARING, THE WIPERS (FRONT AND REAR) START GOING, WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT, DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, AND THE LIGHTS BLINKING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. -- IF I TURN ON/OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE HORN STARTS BLARING AND LIGHTS START...

ALL OF OUR DASH WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY GO OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. FROM THEN ON THE CAR WOULD FAIL TO START ON OCCASION. TOOK IN TO DEALER THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE MAYBE YOU JUST NEED A NEW BATTERY. FINALLY ON THE THIRD TRY WHEN WE COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM WAS BAD. SEEING AS HOW THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR DODGE MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE STARTED THERE, ALSO THE PART TO REPLACE IT IS ON INDEFINITE BACK ORDER.

THE HORN WILL START HONKING, WIPERS START GOING, WASHER FLUID SPRAYS OUT. WONT TURN ON HAS ERROR NO BUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHENEVER ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS. ALSO, THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE TIMP AND THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR ONE MORNING TO MAKE A TRIP INTO TOWN. THE INSTANT I OPENED THE DOOR THE HORN STARTED BLARING WITHOUT A PAUSE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BOTH FRONT AND REAR WERE RUNNING ON THEIR TOP SPEED. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I CANT EVEN GET IT OUT OF PARK TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICK IT UP. THE GAUGE CLUSTER SAYS "NO BUS" AND THE ONLY CULPRIT I CAN THINK OF WOULD BE THE FAMOUS DODGE TIPM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE NITRO THAT HAS A FAULTY TIPM, AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEEMED TO GO OFF IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ALL FLUIDS, HONK AND LIGHTS WERE GOING ON AND OFF AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I AM NOW OUT ALMOST $1,600 AND CAR STILL DOES NOT TURN ON. THE TIPM IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING DEMAND AND CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT MY YEAR. (2008) I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ALREADY. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY DO IS TAKE MY REPORT AND SAY THEY WILL CALL BE IF ITS RECALLED. IM AT A LOSS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER WON'T COME ON AT ALL OR WILL CONTINUALLY MOVE ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD AS YOU DRIVE. THE WIPER MALFUNCTION IS EXTREMELY WORSE IF YOU HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND USE THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS CAUSES THEM TO QUICKLY FULLY EXTEND TO THE VERY EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELDS DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CAUSES EXTREME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL VISITS AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF REPLACING PARTS INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNAL WAND AND THE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY. THE MECHANIC SAID DODGE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIPM, WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON NITROS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I COULD NOT BELIEVE ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY CHRYSLER OR THE GOVERNMENT FOR MY MODEL YEAR. RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR OLDER YEARS, SO WHY NOT THE 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS?...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED. LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, WINSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, HORN HONKS CONSTANTLY, ENGINE STALLS, ETC. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS UN-HOOKING THE BATTERY AND LETTING IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD US IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO IT COST JUST OVER $800. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE CAR HAS SHOWN THE SAME PROBLEMS. MOST RECENTLY A FEW DAYS AGO. *JS

ALL PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS TO INCLUDE THE BACK LIFT GATE WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR UNLOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WILL ONLY WORK FOR THE LOCK POSITION . *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING AND I WAS TOLD BY LEITH DODGE THAT IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS REPLACED. THEN THE SAME ISSUE HAS COME UP AGAIN. AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED IT IS SOMETHING KNOWN TO DODGE AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE WHICH THEY LIED TO ME WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT SAID ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS TIME IT IS A FAULTY TIPM. IN RESEARCHING I FOUND OUT THAT DODGE HAS KNOWN THIS FOR YEARS. *TR

IT WAS MAY OF 2013, NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE. IT WAS EVENING AND RAINING OUT. I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND WHEN I STARTED THE IGNITION AND PUT MY HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY WENT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEY CAME BACK ON, BUT STARTED TO FLICKER. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON. OVER THE PAST YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE AND MORE. EACH TIME IS WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE: RAIN, SNOW OR FROST. THIS YEAR THE OCCURRENCES ARE GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE HAD HEAD LIGHTS REPLACED. THE SWITCH. A BATTERY. I WAS FINALLY TOLD IT IS THE TIPM. THE PART WILL BE BETWEEN $600-700 (JUST FOR THE PART), ITS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, IT COULD BE MONTHS UNTIL THEY EVEN GET IT IN. NOW THIS MEANS MY ONLY VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE. I LEAVE FOR WORK AT 5:00 A.M,...

FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH MY HORN RANDOMLY HONKING AT ALL TIMES OF DAY AND NIGHT, DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN, HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES AS THE NITRO IS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, SINCE OCTOBER 2014 MY ENGINE AS BEEN STALLING WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. I TRIED TO START IT NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND IT WOULD TURN ON FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS THEN SHUT OFF AND RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT DOESN'T WANT TO START ANYMORE. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. DUE TO ALL THESE ISSUES, WHICH HAVE DRAINED THE BATTERY LIFE, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. *TR

AT FIRST MY BACK HATCH STARTED SAYING IT WAS OPEN WHEN IT WAS NOT AND RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. THEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOLLOWED BY MY POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING RIGHT AFTER I PUT MY DAUGHTER IN HER CARSEAT AND WALKED AROUND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO GET IN, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED ITSELF, LUCKILY THERE WAS A KEY HOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND I HAD TO UNLOCK IT AND CRAWL IN THE BACK TO GET THE DOOR UNLOCKED TO GET HER OUT, WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO CONSIDERING I HAD JUST HAD SURGERY. AFTER I GOT EVERYTHING UNLOCKED NOTHING WOULD LOCK AGAIN. THE BACK HATCH IS LOCKED PERMANENTLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO GET IT OPEN BUT POWER LOCKS. THEN MY HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. IT IS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND I WAS TOLD EVENTUALLY THE SIGNALS...

IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAD TO HAVE THE TIPM REPLACED IN OUR 2008 DODGE NITRO. THIS HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST RUN AND I HAVE NOT TURN SIGNALS. I ALSO CANNOT TURN OFF ANY OTHER LIGHTS. THERE IS NOT 1 AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE ON HOLD WHILE CHRYSLER SEARCHES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ONE. IF NOT, WE WILL BE WAITING WHILE THEY MAKE ONE. THIS TELLS ME THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT THEY CANNOT EVEN KEEP THESE IN STOCK. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 2010-2012. RECALL THE 2008. CHRYSLER SEEMS TO BE OK WITH PEOPLE DRIVING ILLEGALLY WHILE THEY DECIDE TO MAKE ENOUGH OF THESE. *JS

HEADLIGHTS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND STAYED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS EACH TIME; THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE KEYS WERE LYING ON A TABLE UNDISTURBED. THE DOORS HAVE ALSO LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS POWERED ON INDEPENDENTLY AS ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HORN ACTIVATED, THE AIR CONDITION FAN BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS FAILED TO ACTIVATE WITH THE KEY FOB, CAUSING THE DOORS TO HAVE TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. IN ADDITION, THE LIFTGATE WAS MANUALLY OPENED AND CLOSED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS GALORE. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY - AND THE CAR HORN STARTED HONKING, WIPERS WENT ON, AND IT BEGAN SHOOTING FLUID ALL OVER THE FRONT WINDOW AND BACK. I COULD NOT SEE TO DRIVE - I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. OTHER ISSUES - RADIO QUIT WORKING, DRIVERS SIDE ADJUSTMENT FOR PASSENGER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT WORK, DRIVERS SIDE LOCKS DO NOT WORK, AIR CONDITIONAL COMPRESSOR ALREADY REPLACED BY ME, CONTROL MODULAR FOR BLOWER SPEED REPLACED. GOT IN CAR ONE DAY - AIR VENTS WERE GOING, AND NOBODY HAD TURNED ON CAR. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE AT LEAST FIFTY EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. REPORTS OF PEOPLES CAR CATCHING FIRE WITH LITTLE KIDS IN CAR. CHECK OUT HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/NITRO/2008/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRICAL_SYSTEM.SHTML. I CALLED DODGE - THEY STATED THEY HAD REPORTS OF TIPM ISSUES REPORTED, BUT THEY DID...

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND I TRIED TO START IT NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. I HAD IT TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THREE DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT IT WAS MY TIPM. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND I SEE EVEN IF REPLACED IT MAY STILL HAVE ISSUES. I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING NEED TO BE SAID TO THE MANUFACTURE AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CONSIDER A RECALL SO NO ONE WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE BUYERS FAULT, THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS... THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND IF MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE STARTED BLARING OUT OF CONTROL AND STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I DON'T KNOW WHAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TERMINAL BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIPM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE ELECTRICAL AND I AM AFRAID OF IT CAUSING A FIRE. I HAVE HAD DASH LIGHTS COME ON FOR THE BREAKS ONLY TO HAVE THE CHRYSLER DEALER TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. THEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON THE DOME LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEN 4 DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BREAK SYSTEM BROUGHT TO MECHANIC HE DONE AN ANALYSIS SAID I NEEDED A PART. A WEEK LATER THE LIGHTS ARE OUT SO I WENT BACK AND THIS TIME WAS TOLD AS LONG AS THE LIGHTS ARE OUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I AM NOT A MECHANIC OR SCIENTIST BUT I DON'T THINK IT TAKES A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO KNOW SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE ELECTRICAL. THE LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES AND THIS ZAPS MY BATTERY. I HAVE A BRAND...

ON AUGUST 20TH, 2014, I NOTICED THAT MY POWER DOOR LOCKS AND FRONT WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP HAD BOTH STOPPED WORKING. LOOKING THIS UP ONLINE, I SAW THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE TIPM SYSTEM FOR MY NITRO AS WELL AS OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS. SINCE THE REPAIR COSTS WERE ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN $1000, I DECIDED TO GO WITHOUT GETTING THIS REPAIRED FOR THE TIME BEING. TODAY, WHILE HEADING INTO A LOCAL SUPERMARKET, I NOTICED A HORN BEEPING, AND TURNED AROUND TO FIND THAT IT WAS MY NITRO! THE HORN WAS GOING NON-STOP, THE WIPERS WERE MOVING AND THE WASHER FLUID WAS SPRAYING OUT CONTINUOUSLY. I RAN TO THE CAR, EMBARRASSED I MOVED IT TO THE BACK OF THE LOT, WHERE TWO MEN HELPED ME TRY AND PULL FUSES OUT OF THE TIPM UNIT, IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE HORN TO STOP. WE FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT ONES, BUT...

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RAN AS FAST AS THEY COULD WITHOUT US BEING ABLE TO SHUT THEM OFF. WE HAD NO TURN SIGNALS OR HEADLIGHTS. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TIPM. WE PAID $1100 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH THREE TIMES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A DOWNHILL ROAD, THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BY REMOVING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUE RUNNING. THE BATTERY CABLES HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

WAS DRIVING NO WARNING CAR OVER HEATED PULLED OVER WAITED HOUR TO COOL CAR WOULDN'T START HAD TOWED MOTOR BLOWN NO WARNING HAD PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE ELECTRICAL BRAKES ETC. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS, THEY FLASH 2 OR 3 TIMES AND GO OFF. THEY WILL NOT STAY ON. IT'S LIKE THE COMPUTER OR A RELAY IS ATTEMPTING SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN GIVES UP. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE PROBLEM CLEARED FOR A FEW HOURS. IT CAME BACK EXACTLY LIKE BEFORE. ANOTHER DISCONNECT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM AGAIN. ALSO, THE HORN WILL NOW SOUND WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. PRESS THE REMOTE UNLOCK AND THE ALARM HORN SOUNDS. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS ABOUT ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT NOW IS SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT EVEN WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR MANUALLY RATHER THAN WITH THE REMOTE. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE FINE BUT HIGH AND LOW BEAMS ARE UNUSABLE, NOW. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG VARIOUS DODGE VEHICLES...

I WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM MY 2008 NITRO WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AT FULL SPEED WITH WASHER FLUID SQUIRTING OUT LIKE A FOUNTAIN AND THE HORN BLARING CONTINUOUSLY AT THE SAME TIME. I TRIED THE KEY FOB TO TURN IT OFF. DIDN'T WORK. MY HUSBAND FINALLY TRIED TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND IT STOPPED. HE TRIED TURNING ON THE IGNITION SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS LATER I WENT ON A SHORT ERRAND AND WHEN I GOT BACK HOME IT DID THE SAME THING. IT SAT THERE UNTIL WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. TOO MANY REPORTS ON THIS SITE FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT. NITRO WILL BE GOING ELSEWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE...

THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIME AND HAS ESCALATED OVER THE TIME PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR. I PRESSED THE KEY TO UNLOCK IT AND THE HORN STARTED HONKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND SPRAY WAS GOING AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED. THIS LASTED APPROX. 5 SECONDS. AND STOPPED. THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FWY. SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED, BUT THIS TIME LASTED APPROX. 30 SECONDS THEN STOPPED. THE THIRD INCIDENCE: SAME SYMPTOMS BUT WOULD NOT STOP. I OPENED UP THE HOOD, FOR SOME REASON SLAPPED THE FUSE BOX AND IT STOPPED BUT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. GEAR. THIS KEPT HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY AND DURATION. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. AS I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO CHECK IN, IT HAPPENED. EVERYONE WAS STUNNED AND AMAZED, AND LAUGHED AT MY POSSESSED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK WITH THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR OVER 21 PLUS YEARS OF MY LIFE WORSE DODGE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2008 DODGE NITRO.I AM PRAYING THAT THIS WILL HELP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE ROAD NOISE IN THIS VEHICLE IS SO LOUD U CANT HEAR YOURSELF TALK. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHOOTING WIPER FLUID DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY, TURNED WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THEY DON'T WORK. STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WRECKING BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC THEY COME ON AND WONT TURN OFF. HORN GOES OFF ALL THE TIME GOING DOWN THE ROADWAY. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL STOP SHIFTING, STOPS U IN THE ROADWAY. THE BACK RUNNING LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDOW WILL ROLL DOWN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN RAIN STORMS WHERE NOTHING...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGINS TO SOUND HORN, WINDSHIELD WASHERS/WIPERS ACTIVATE. SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT BEYOND 2ND GEAR WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY. HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, FLASHERS COME ON WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. A/C STOPS WORKING, THEN WORKS AGAIN. ALL INTERIOR ELECTRONICS OCCASIONALLY FAIL. ENGINE SHUTS ITSELF OFF. DEALER STATES IT IS THE TIPM. COST TO REPAIR WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY - $410... NEW TIPM INSTALLED, OCCASIONALLY STILL HAVE MINOR ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY HORN AND LIGHTS START FLASHING AND AT THE SAME TIME MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WATER STARTED GOING OFF. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY I NOTICE MY AIR CONDITIONING HAD GONE OFF AS WELL. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO REMAIN CALM THIS WAS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY WITH MY 15 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER I EXITED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR NOTHING STOPPED. I PULLED OUT THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED STARTED WITH THE HORN, LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WATER REMAINED ON. I ENDED UP POPPING THE HOOD AND UNDOING THE BATTERY TO MAKE IT STOP. AFTER 5 MINUTES IT TRIED TO RECONNECT AND IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. I CAME BACK TO THE CAR AFTER 30 MINUTES RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR ACTED AS NORMAL. *TR

SUV STARTS HONKING THE HORN AND WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID START GOING OFF, ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ONLINE, MOST SAY IS FAULTY TIPM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DOOR LOCKS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AWAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE ENTIRE POWER ON MY CAR SHUT OFF. THERE WAS TONS OF CARS BEHIND ME AND I HAD TO FLAG THEM AROUND ME. THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN MID-DRIVE AND HAD I BEEN DRIVING FASTER, MAY HAVE LED TO LOSING CONTROL OF MY CAR. I WAITED AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE CAR TURNED ON AGAIN. VERY SCARY SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED ACTIVATING THE HORN, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND FLUID, THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IF A BUMP OR KEY RING HIT THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT RANDOM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT REMOVED ANY ADDITIONAL KEYS AND ONLY LEFT THE FOB AND THE KEY ON A KEY RING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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

I PUSHED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY AND OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO GET IN AND THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. THE HORN STARTED BLARING NON STOP, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MY LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND THE BLINKERS WERE GOING OFF. I TRIED TO PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ON EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T TURNED IT ON BUT WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT DEFINITELY SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING ON. AFTER JUST ABOUT 30 MINUTES EVERYTHING STOPPED BUT MY HORN WILL NO LONGER WORK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE SO WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE GOT IT FROM SINCE WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE AND BEEN DRIVING...

INTERMITENT PROBLEM ONLY CORRECTED BY REMOVING THE BATTERY CABLE AND RECONNECTING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START WORKING AT START UP OF ENGINE, NO LIGHTS WILL RESPOND, SIGNAL LIGHTS, HORN, HEADLIGTHS AND WIPERS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. CAR IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DURING THIS MALFUNCTIONS MAKING IT UNSAFE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. ALSO DURING NORMAL DRIVING DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK ON INTERVALS OF ONE SECOND OR TWO, RADIO CHANGES STATIONS ON ITS OWN CONTINUOUSLY. PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW, ALMOST DAILY. *TR

ALL THINGS ELECTRICAL GO CRAZY, LOCKS ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THERE OWN, EVEN WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY DON'T WORK AT ALL. LIGHTS DON'T WORK ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. I PUSH THE BRAKE AND THE DOME LIGHT IN THE HATCH AREA ON PASSENGER FLOOR LIGHT UP. ALL SENSOR LIGHTS ARE ON, IN THE DASH AREA, SEAT BELT, BRAKE, AIR BAGS, ETC. BRAKE LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND OFF AND DINGING WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF THE 2008 DODGE NITRO AND I SEE 152 COMPLAINTS ALONE ON THIS WEBSITE AND A LOT MORE ON THE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. SINCE THEY ARE NO LONGER MAKING THIS VEHICLE, BUT A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THIS 2008 NITRO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I BEG YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE A RECALL ON THIS! THANK YOU! *TR