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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
8 reportsClear category filter51,000 miles · Apr 9, 2012
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED UNTIL AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE OU…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED UNTIL AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PAD DETACHED ONTO THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER CYLINDER. IN ADDITION, BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND BOTH FRONT CA PLIERS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 05/11/12*LJ ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CONTAMINATED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE INNER PAD FELL OUT OF THE BRACKET AND THE PISTON HIT THE ROTOR AND DAMAGED IT. THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/23/12
NHTSA ODI #10454486
Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 2012
Electrical SystemSeat BeltsService Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THEN WILL SUDDENLY LOOSEN UP AND APPLY HARD BRAKES. THE SEAT BELTS ACT UP. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE BREAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE. THE ENGINE REVS AND HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CRUISE …
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THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THEN WILL SUDDENLY LOOSEN UP AND APPLY HARD BRAKES. THE SEAT BELTS ACT UP. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE BREAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE. THE ENGINE REVS AND HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLIND SPOTS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT STABLE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS SOMETIMES SLOW TO START. THE WINDOW CONTROLS ARE IN A BAD LOCATION. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY CYLINDER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH A KEY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10450018
60,000 miles · Oct 24, 2011
Electrical SystemFuel System, GasolineService Brakes, Hydraulic
I AM HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COOLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES HEAT INSTEAD, THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK 4 OUT OF 7 DAYS A WEEK, THE TPM SIGNAL COMES ON EVERY FEW DAYS EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE FINE, AND THE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK ON OCCASION. ALTHOUGH THIS …
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I AM HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COOLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES HEAT INSTEAD, THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK 4 OUT OF 7 DAYS A WEEK, THE TPM SIGNAL COMES ON EVERY FEW DAYS EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE FINE, AND THE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK ON OCCASION. ALTHOUGH THIS APPEARS TO ME THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL AND GAS TANK ISSUE, THERE ARE NOT ANY RECALLS ISSUED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO BRING IT BY WHEN THINGS ARE NOT WORKING IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DO ANY TYPE OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I CONSIDER BOTH ELECTRICAL AND GAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN. IN ADDITION, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10432680
50,000 miles · Apr 18, 2010
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
DURING THE LAST MAJOR SNOW STORM I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BRAKE FAILURE AFTER TALKING TO A COWORKER HE SAID THAT SOMETIMES A LOT OF SNOW CAN MESS WITH THE BRAKES. HIS EXPLANATION SEEMED LOGICAL. ON 4/17/10 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STARTED COASTING TOWARDS TRAFFIC THAT JUST STARTED MOVING. MY APPROACH SPEED WAS A …
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DURING THE LAST MAJOR SNOW STORM I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BRAKE FAILURE AFTER TALKING TO A COWORKER HE SAID THAT SOMETIMES A LOT OF SNOW CAN MESS WITH THE BRAKES. HIS EXPLANATION SEEMED LOGICAL. ON 4/17/10 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STARTED COASTING TOWARDS TRAFFIC THAT JUST STARTED MOVING. MY APPROACH SPEED WAS A LITTLE FASTER BUT BY NO MEANS NOTHING THAT COULDN'T BE STOPPED. WHEN I WENT TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BREAKS DIDN'T WORK. I FELT LIKE I WAS STANDING ON THEM. I TRIED TO MAKE A CORRECTION MANEUVER TO NOT INJURE ANYONE BUT I COULDN'T WITHOUT GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.AND REARENDED SOMEONE. WHO IN INTURN REARENDED SOMEONE (4 CARS TOTAL BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS MOVING). ALL OF THE BRAKE RECALLS WERE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT MY 36,000 MILE SERVICE. THIS WAS THE SAME FEELING I HAD DURING THE SNOW INCIDENT BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL YESTERDAY. I AM GLAD THAT EVERYONE IS ALRIGHT BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10326189
1 miles · Aug 19, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
MY 2007 DODGE "NITRO" BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO LESS THAN ONE (1) INCH OF BEING HARD ON THE FLOOR. ON PRESENTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULD SHOW ME A 2008 "NITRO" WITH BRAKE PEDAL THE SAME WAY. MY CONSTANT CONCERN IS WHETHER I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY AT ALL TIMES.…
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MY 2007 DODGE "NITRO" BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO LESS THAN ONE (1) INCH OF BEING HARD ON THE FLOOR. ON PRESENTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULD SHOW ME A 2008 "NITRO" WITH BRAKE PEDAL THE SAME WAY. MY CONSTANT CONCERN IS WHETHER I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY AT ALL TIMES. I CERTAINLY PAID FOR BRAKES AND FEEL I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED BRAKES THAT ARE SAFE AND DEPENDABLE. I REPORTED THIS CONDITION WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10238893
1,200 miles · Oct 23, 2007
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WE PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE NITRO SLT 4X4 FROM BERGER FAMILY DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY OF 2007. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IN SPRING 2007 MY WIFE NOTICED WHEN GOING UP A STEEP HILL AT A SLOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH), COASTING TO THE TOP OF THE HILL TO A STOP SIGN, WHEN SHE APPLIES HER BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS NO BRAKING…
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WE PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE NITRO SLT 4X4 FROM BERGER FAMILY DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY OF 2007. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IN SPRING 2007 MY WIFE NOTICED WHEN GOING UP A STEEP HILL AT A SLOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH), COASTING TO THE TOP OF THE HILL TO A STOP SIGN, WHEN SHE APPLIES HER BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS NO BRAKING. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. THIS IS AFTER SWERVING INTO ONCOMING LANE TO AVOID "REAR-ENDING" STOPPED TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HER. LUCKILY ALL THESE TIMES, NO ONE WAS IN THIS LANE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME SPOT ON WAY TO WORK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THIS CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP. NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG, AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE SOMETIMES CAN HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK, OR MAY HAPPEN ONCE IN 2-3 WEEKS. ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS LATER WIFE NOTICED WHEN BACKING DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WHICH IS STEEP, THE SAME ISSUE WITH BRAKING. WE MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. STILL UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN SEPTEMBER 2007, A LOCAL NEWSPAPER ADVISED OF THIS PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED THE NHTSA AND CHRYSLER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT A RECALL OF REPROGRAMMING SOME BRAKING MODULE WILL BE OUT BY THE END OF THE MONTH. IT IS OCTOBER 23, NO RECALL YET. I LOOKED ON YOUR WEBSITE AND CHRYSLER HAS THIS LABELED AS A "G40" RECALL, TO START IN OCTOBER. TODAY I TELEPHONED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY NO NOTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL, IN FACT THEY LOOKED IN THEIR CHRYSLER COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND IT IS NOT EVEN LISTED. I FEEL THIS IS UNCALLED FOR AS MY WIFE IS PETRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. SOMEONE AT CHRYSLER IS "DROPPING THE BALL" AND THIS NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY BRAKES THAT DO NOT WORK, OR INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. I AM LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP TO PRESSURE CHRYSLER INTO FIXING THIS PROBLEM. WE DO NOT WISH TO BECOME A STATISTIC IN YOUR FILES BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURERS ERROR(S). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10206606
6,700 miles · Oct 4, 2007
Air BagsElectrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO THEY SAID THEY PULLED IT OFF ONE…
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I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, TRANSMISSION, AND BRAKING WITH MY NEW VEHICLE! THE DEALER DID THE RECALLS THE REPROGRAMMING FOR ALL COMPONTENTS AND EVEN REPLACED A KINKED FUEL LINE AND THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THAT THEY REPLACED IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T AVAILABLE FROM DODGE SO THEY SAID THEY PULLED IT OFF ONE ON THE LOT! THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CHUGS, CHATTERS, SHUDDERS,EVERYTHING THAT A TRANSMISSION IS NOT SUSPOSTO DO! SO THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER,I GOT IT BACK AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE SAME PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN JUST NOT AS BAD, EACH TIME I DRIVE IT IT GETS WORST JUST NOT AS FREQUENT,NOW WITH THE BRAKES, THE ESP/BAS LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN ITS ON THE BRAKES ARE REAL TOUCHY LIKE SUDDEN STOPPING ,AND LUNGING YOU FORWARD, THE DEALER CUT THE ROTORS FOR A PULSATION BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT THE LIGHT COMING ON! I GUESS IF THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THEN NOTHING IS, A COMPUTER IS ONLY AS SMART AS WHO PROGRAMMED IT! THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, ITS BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF TEN DAYS SO FAR MAINLY THE SAME THREE COMPONENTS WELL I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE THERE IS STILL SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS A LOUD TICK, AND A HISSING SOUND ALONG WITH THE SAME CONCERNS AS BEFORE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10205047
6,623 miles · Jul 18, 2007
Fuel System, GasolineService Brakes, HydraulicSteering
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DEFLATED TIRE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TIRE …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR GREATER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DEFLATED TIRE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,570 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,623. THE CONSUMER STATING STILL WAITING FOR DEALER TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES FOR THE VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT. THE DEALER STATED FUEL TANK LOCKING, WHEN COLD AND MOVING A POPPING SOUND IN WHEEL, HEAT COMING UP THROUGH STEERING COLUMN, AND BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LOW. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR
NHTSA ODI #10196738
NHTSA investigations
2DP14004 · Totally Integrated Power Module Failure
Opened Sep 25, 2014 · Closed Jul 24, 2015
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
In a letter dated August 21, 2014, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) installed in Chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that TIPM defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On September 25, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by CAS as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers. In total, there were 296 complaints submitted by the petitioner in the original petition and five supplements, including 271 complaints related to the subject vehicles equipped with TIPM-7. Approximately 3 percent of CAS complaints are related to vehicles equipped with TIPM-6 and ODI?s review of these complaints did not identify any safety defect trends. ODI conducted a detailed review of complaints narratives submitted by CAS and consumers including careful analysis of vehicle repair histories, warranty claims obtained from the manufacturer and any available Customer Assistance Inquiry reports (CAIR). Analysis of the field data indicated that MY2011-2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles exhibited significantly higher complaint rates related to fuel pump relay (FPR) failures than other subject vehicles. In a September 3, 2014 letter to NHTSA, Chrysler submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) identifying a defect in the FPR within the TIPM-7 which can result in a no start or stall condition in approximately 188,723 model year (MY) 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) and Dodge Durango (WD) vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010 through July 20, 2011 (14V-530).In a February 24, 2015 letter, Chrysler submitted a second DIR expanding the scope of the FPR defect condition to include an additional 338,216 MY 2012 through 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured from September 17, 2010 through August 19, 2013 and MY 2012 through 2013 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 18, 2011 through August 19, 2013 (15V-115).ODI analysis of the CAS allegations of TIPM defects resulting in stall while driving, airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration, fire and other faults identified a single defect condition related to 1 of over 60 different circuits in the TIPM assembly. The most common effect of this defect condition, related to the fuel pump relay, was a no-start concern, but it could also result in stall while driving (76 complaints). No valid evidence was presented in support of claims related to airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration or fire resulting from TIPM faults and these claims were found to be wholly without merit based on review of the field data and design of the relevant systems and components.Except insofar as the petitioner's contentions relate to the defect condition addressed by the Chrysler recalls, the factual bases of the petitioner's contentions that any further investigation is necessary are unsupported. In our view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a NHTSA order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as alleged by the petitioner at the conclusion of the requested investigation. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is den
PE07027 · Engine Stalling & Electric Power Loss
Opened May 29, 2007 · Closed Aug 2, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Engine And Engine Cooling; Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:manual Transmission
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.
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Electrical System
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.
Engine And Engine Cooling
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.
Power Train:automatic Transmission
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.
Power Train:manual Transmission
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.
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