2011 DODGE NITRO Visibilitywiper Problems

Airbags: This vehicle has had a recall for a "Ram" emblem being placed over the airbag such that it becomes a projectile in an airbag depleyment. Dodge makes it very difficult to avail of getting it removed. I am not close to the dealership, I am very busy and somewhat disabled. Since the first notice arrived in the mail-- maybe three years ago-- I have returned the notices with a request for them to send a tech to my home and make the repair. I see there has been at least one death due to this obvious flaw, butthey have not cared enough to answer. Why should I take a day so that they can fix this deadly "extra feature" of shrapnel being placed over an explosive? Electrical: This is a serious safety issue that Dodge will not recognize or even discuss. Getting the window back up is a matter...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. FREEDOM DODGE (815 EAST CAMP WISDOM RD, DUNCANVILLE, TX) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING 12/20/16. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE WIPER MOTOR AND IT WAS $300.00 TO REPAIR. WHEN THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT DIDN'T WORK WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE TIPM AND NO RECALLS HOWEVER PREVIOUS YEARS PRIOR THERE WHERE RECALLS. THE TIPM IS GOING TO COST $936.00 PLUS THE REPAIR COST LOOKING AT ROUGH ESTIMATE OF $1,500. IT'S FORTUNATE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DRIVING IN A RAIN OR SNOW STORM. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE GETTING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. NOT SURE HOW AN INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED AND DENIED THAT THERE WERE ANY SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE TIPM ON THE 2011 MODEL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE TIPM. *TR

MY 2011 DODGE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I AM UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROST, OR AIR. EACH TIME I TURN IT ON THE ENGINE BEGINS TO RUN HOT. ALSO MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WHEN I START MY ENGINE, BUT THEY WERE NOT ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS WEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STATIONARY AS WELL AS WHEN IN MOTION.

SINCE LAST WEEK, RANDOMLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR SITTING AT IDLE, IT WILL CHIME WITH A WARNING. ALL MY WARNING LIGHTS FLASH, ALL MY GAUGES STOP WORKING EXCEPT VEHICLE TEMP, MY ODOMETER READS "NO BUS". THE WIPERS BEGIN TO GO CRAZY ON THEIR OWN AND I LOSE OPERATION OF MY BLINKERS AND HIGH BEAMS AS WELL AS FOG LIGHTS AND CONTROL OF WIPERS. MAIN HEADLIGHTS JUST STAY ON. THE VEHICLE STILL RUNS AND DRIVES BUT THE GAUGES JUST SOUND LIKE EVERYTHING IS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO RESET. THIS LASTS ANYWHERE FROM A MINUTE TO 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL AND THEN RANDOMLY IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROVE FROM CHARLESTON WV TO LA PLATA MD AND THIS INSTANCE OCCURRED 9 TIMES IN THAT 6 HOUR DRIVE. IT WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND LASTED RANDOM AMOUNTS OF TIME. NO BUMPS OR TURNS TRIGGERED IT. IT DIDN'T FAVOR...

THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND WONT TURN OFF AND NONE OF THE LIGHTING CONTROLS WORK , HIGH BEAM, ON /OFF, DASH CONTROLS... THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATIC. THEY WILL NOT SHUT OFF OR WILL NOT TURN ON AT TIMES. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WIPERS MAY JUST START WORKING WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. ALSO WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTS TO RAIN THE WIPERS MAY NOT TURN ON AT TIMES.

THE HORN SOUNDS UNEXPECTEDLY AND USUALLY WHEN PARKED OR MOVING SLOWLY THRU PARKING AREAS. NOT ONLY DOES THIS STARTLE THE DRIVER, PEDESTRIANS COULD ATTEMPT TO MOVE AWAY BUT INTO THE VEHICLES PATH. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN INCIDENTS OF THE FRONT DOOR WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN AND THE MOONROOF OPENING AFTER THE VEHILCE HAS BEEN PARKED AND SECURED. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY WIFE WHO COMMUTES TO WORK AND RELIES ON HER VEHICLE BEENING SECURE WHEN SHE LEAVES AFTER DARK. NOT TO MENTION THE RISK OF BAD WEATHER. THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURED AT SEVERAL RANDOM INTERVALS AND INTERNET FORUMS DISCUSS THE SAME AND SIMILAR OCCURENCES. THE DATE REFERENCED IS THE MOST CURRENT HORN INCIDENCE HOWEVER MY WIFE CAN'T CHASE DOWN A HORN CIRCUIT TO DISABLE IT AND THE HORN IS A REQUIRED SAFETY DEVICE.

WE WERE ON VACATION IN ST AUGUSTINE FL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION GETTING READY TO TURN AND THE ENGINE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL , THANK GOODNESS IT WAS AROUND 11:00 AT NIGHT AND THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC BECAUSE WE HAD A SEMI TRUCK COMING AT US , LUCKILY IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND WE GOT OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT ! THIS VEHICLE ALSO SPUTTERS FROM TIME TO TIME LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO DIE AND ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEM SELVES FOR NO REASON ! UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ *CN

THE CAR START, WINDSHEILD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELF AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN GEAR. HAVE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE FOR CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. *TR