2008 DODGE NITRO Vehicle Speed Control Problems

2008 DODGE NITRO RT LOVED THE CAR UNTIL THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. I ATTEMPTED TO BREAK WHICH BREAK WENT TO THE FLOORS CAUSING ME TO SWERVE OUT OF A PEDESTRIANS WAY AND WRECK MY VEHICLE INFO A WALL. I STILL HAVE VEHICLE AND NEVER MADE A CLAIM ON MY I STANCE BECAUSE DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE THE CAR BACK I HAVE DASH CAM FOOTAGE OF THE WHOLE SITUATION WHICH I WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS THIS GOES TO COURT. SO DODGE YOU GOT A LAWSUIT COMING YOUR WAY.

IT CONSTANTLY HONKS HORN, FLASHES LIGHTS AND LOCKS AND UNLOCKS UNATTENDED WITH OR WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION.ITS SO BAD RUNS BATTERY DOWN. NOTICED IT'S TRIED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING GOING AROUND CURVES OR TURNS. IT'S BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE TIPM AND WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT. I'VE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY DUE TO ANNOYING OTHERS AS WELL PLUS RUNNING BATTERY DOWN.THIS IS GETTING TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM.MORE AND MORE ISSUES .IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35 MPH. BAY DODGE IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32401 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE SERVICE CENTER WAS CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,359.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD WHINING SOUND WAS PRESENT NEAR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END BECAME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS LATER. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DINNER DATE WITH A FRIEND, WE WERE ON THE PHONE WITH EACH OTHER WHEN THE HORN STARTED GOING CRAZY, WIPERS REAR AND FRONT STARTED RUNNING ON THEIR OWN SPITTING OUT WASHER FLUID, DOOR LOCKS GOING CRAZY, BOTH HORNS GOING OFF CONSTANTLY, AND ACCELERATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SHE PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. EVERYTHING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SHE REMOVED THE KEY FROM IGNITION AND SAME RESULT. I TOLD HER TO TRY DOOR LOCKS ON KEYCHAIN NO CHANGE, TRIED PANIC ALARM ON KEY CHAIN AND STILL NOTHING. SHE DID NOT HAVE TOOLS TO DISCONNECT BATTERY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STOPPED. SHE MADE IT HOME SAFELY WITHOUT ANY INJURIES EXCEPT SEVER PANIC AND ANXIETY. WHEN THIS HAPPENED FIRST THING I DID WAS GET ONLINE AND LOOK FOR ISSUES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMONLY KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER. THE TIPM IS BAD. MANY PEOPLE REPORTED...

PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CAR STARTED SPEEDING. MANAGED TO MISS HOUSE AND ENTERER GARAGE WITH ENGINE GOING AT TOP SPEED. AT BEGINNING OF DRIVEWAY WHEN CAR STARTED SPEEDING, I HIT THE BREAKS BUT IT SEEMED TO HAVE NO EFFECT. WHEN I REALIZED CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL I PUSHED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET WITH VERY LITTLE EFFECT. TWO OF THE FOUR BRAKES FINALLY TOOK HOLD THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY IN THE GARAGE AND I SKIDDED TO A HALT HITTING SEVERAL CABINETS AND SHELVES. THE ONLY CLUE I HAVE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED IS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT SOMETIMES WORKED AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT TURN ON AND SOMETIMES I COULD NOT SHUT IS OFF...... *TR

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 DODGE NITRO IN NOV 2010 (STILL COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY). I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SYSTEMS WENT HAYWIRE, THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID ENGAGED, THE HEADLIGHTS CUTTING OUT AND THE HORN BLARING UNCONTROLLABLY. TURNING THE CAR OFF DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER 3-4 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY TO WORK (THIS TIME THE RADIO TURNED TO FULL VOLUME WITH NO ASSIST), THE HEAT CUT OUT AND THE WINDSHIELD/LIGHTS/HORN WENT NUTS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS ASSURED THEY'D FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS, PULLED CODES, BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO TOLD ME IT WAS "ABSOLUTELY FINE" TO DRIVE. I CONTINUED TO DEAL WITH THE 'FREAK OUTS' THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, UNTIL ANOTHER ONE HAPPENED WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP (UNTIL WE DISCONNECTED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN BY JUST TAPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN BONES. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE COLLISION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WILL BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30000.