Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| PE07027 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/29/2007 | 08/02/2007 | ENGINE STALLING & ELECTRIC POWER LOSS | 07V291000 | |
| On july 3, 2007, daimlerchrysler corporation (dcc) submitted a defect information report to nhtsa describing a defect that could result in engine stall while driving in approximately 80,894 model year (my) 2007 jeep wrangler and dodge nitro vehicles manufactured between january 30, 2006 and january 22, 2007 (nhtsa recall 07v-291, dcc recall g25).according to dcc, the totally integrated power module (tipm) in these vehicles was programmed with software that may allow the engine to stall under certain conditions.dcc will reprogram the tipm in the recalled vehicles with revised software. odi opened pe07-027 on may 29, 2007, based on 53 complaints alleging engine stall and/or loss of electrical power in my 2007 jeep wrangler vehicles.odi was also monitoring similar complaints in my 2007 dodge nitro vehicles.dcc's analysis of complaints to dcc and nhtsa found that many described events with a momentary loss of electrical power inside the vehicle and a corresponding loss of engine power.many of the reports also indicated that the instrument cluster telltale lamps momentarily illuminated during the event. dcc's engineering analysis determined that the tipm could initiate an internal reset cycle lasting approximately 75 ms in response to error messages on the communication bus.the key on signal from the tipm to the powertrain control module (pcm) is lost during a tipm reset.if the pcm loses the key on signal for longer than 40 ms, it interprets it as the vehicle ignition being turned off and begins a power down routine.after the tipm reset, the key on signal is restored and the pcm powers back up.if the rotating components of the engine contain sufficient inertia, the vehicle may restart with no input from the operator as reported in some of the complaints.if the engine does not restart in this manner, it can be restarted by the operator.a revision to the tipm software on january 22, 2007 changed the tipm reset time to 17 ms, removing the potential for pcm power down and engine stall. odi has received 178 complaints potentially related to the alleged defect in my 2007 jeep wrangler vehicles and 52 complaints involving my 2007 dodge nitro vehicles.two of the nitro complaints allege that a crash resulted from an engine stall incident, one of which caused minor injuries to a passenger.as of june 1, 2007, dcc identified 151 wrangler complaints and 128 nitro complaints. this investigation has been closed with dcc's recall. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 02/07/2012 | 64500 | ||
| Numerous times over the past few months i have pulled out of my driveway or out of a parking lot and my vehicle has stopped running,forcing me to pull over quickly before my steering locks up,which then requires me to put the vehicle in park and restart it.the vehicle was taken to my local dodge dealership on april 5th,2012 and on april 6th,2012 i was told they could not find a code to explain the issue and unless they kept it for several days to attempt to duplicate the problem there was nothing they could do. the vehicle actually stalled pulling out of a parking lot on the way to the dealership at a low speed. the vehicle does not stall at red lights while idling,only when pulling out onto the roadway. i have great concerns that i will be rear ended in an accident if this issue continues. | |||
| 09/03/2011 | 37000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro 4x2. the contact stated that the engine would stall at any time without warning. the manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the dealer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 38,000. | |||
| 09/03/2011 | 37000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro 4x2. the contact stated that the engine would stall at any time without warning. the manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the dealer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 38,000. kmj | |||
| 06/21/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the driver owns a 2007 dodge nitro. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle stalled. she coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road. she called a towing company and had the vehicle towed to a garage. the local mechanic replace a fused. the vehicle stalled again on the way home from the repair shop. the vehicle was towed to their home. the vehicle has not been repaired it was still at their home at the time of the complaint. the failure and current mileage was 60,000. vwb | |||
| 05/30/2007 | 1 | 01/27/2007 | |
| Driving at steady rate of 70mph on interstate. vehicle lost all power and speed dropped to 40mph. power came back on a few seconds later. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2007 | 6185 | 2 | 02/13/2007 |
| I have owned my nitro for 3 months and have experienced complete electrical failure on 2 occasions. the first time was about 6 weeks after purchase. i had just left my driveway and was going less than 15 mph. i had to coast to the curb and turn the key to restart it. it happened again yesterday. i had my cruise control set at 75 mph around 9 pm. my headlights, ac and radio were also in use at the time. the car lost all power...all lights went off, the engine stopped. thankfully no one was behind us or my family and i could have been killed. within 5 seconds it restarted as if nothing had happened. all the lights on the dashboard illuminated as if i had just started it. the only thing that did not come back on was the cruise control. i will advise the dealer first thing monday morning, but from reading the other owners posts, it doesn't appear they will know how to fix it. *tr | |||
| 04/15/2007 | 4550 | 4 | 02/23/2007 |
| I purchased a 2007 dodge nitro slt 4x2 on february 23rd, 2007 from san marcos auto outlet. since buying it has stalled out while driving 4 times. it has stalled out at lights, parking lots, etc. while driving. however, it got much worse as on the fourth time it stalled out at 70 mph on the highway and than came back on. my daughter and i were very fortunate to not get seriously injured. this could have been fatal. we took it into the dealer 4 times and they can not get it to fault the same way. we refuse to put ourselves at risk in this vehicle and we told the dealer we want our money back. it is still sitting on his lot with no resolution at this time. we are working on this situation still with the owner. we have no plans of taking the car back. *jb | |||
| 04/13/2007 | 7975 | 1 | 01/15/2007 |
| I am the owner of a 2007 dodge nitro. since i have owned the vehicle it has died once, and a second time all the service lights came on, and the vehicle bogged down like it was going to die. the second incident was scary, as i was on a 55 mph highway going up on a small incline with cars behind me and no shoulder to pull off. neither dodge nor the dealership had any clue on the problem or how to fix it. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 03/11/2010 | 26000 | 1 | |
| A/c on vehicle, 2007 dodge nitro r/t not working properly. blows cold air at times then to cool or warm air then kicks back in to cold air. i have to leave it on max at all times to keep cabin cold. my freon also completely depleats every year. dealers service dept.'s (two) can't find any problems. no leaks and they haven't replaced parts on the a/c unit this year. no recalls????? *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 05/15/2007 | 2500 | 2 | 03/17/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro 4x2. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. approximately five seconds later, it restarted and the contact was able to continue driving. the dealer did not inspect the vehicle. three weeks later, while driving 10 mph, the failure recurred. the contact was able to restart the vehicle and continue driving. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the current mileage is 3,880 and failure mileage was 2,500. | |||