No more than 200 ft from my driveway my 2007 dodge nitro horn just went off by itself for 15-20 minutes unable to go in gear or turn off truck after removing the battery cables it still ran on its own with no battery cables connected or key in ignition. Not will not crank at all or turn on but all lights, radio, and windows work. Happened chrismas day and now without transportation for me and my wife as it gets colder everyday. I need some serious help fast, I have been searching online and many causes that seem to be prevalent are the skreem or sentry key remote entry module or wireless control module on my model of vehicle and year of 2007 can this be fixed.what a great way to spend christmas stranded in a paring lot, if you can assist with help I would be apprecieated more than you know.
2007 Dodge Nitro electrical complaints
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I had a fuse blow in 2014 so I had my mechanic replace it. Ever since it has been replace my car no longer locks using my keyless entry. My windshield washer fluid never shuts off so I have to leave it unplugged. My hatch only locks when I manually lock it which involves removing the cover on the inside of the car. And now over the last few weeks when my car is parked it will unlock and the headlights come on for no reason. I have had nothing but problems with this car ever since it was purchased in 2012.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that the front passenger and rear doors lock failed. The doors did not unlock from inside or outside the vehicle or with the electronic key. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer for diagnostic testing, which located a failure code at the electronic integrated control module. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Door locks do not work any time as well as the rear hatch. The car stalls at times for no reason on street
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that while parked, the forbik failed to unlock the vehicle doors. In addition, the doors could not be opened when the unlock switch was depressed. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to unlock when using the key fobik. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that while in park, the doors failed to lock electronically. The contact had to manually lock all doors. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost all power. The vehicle stalled in the middle of the highway in traffic. The contact also discovered that the windshield wipers and headlights still operated and the vehicle was powered off. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the tipm part needed to replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 142,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. After starting the vehicle, the windshield wipers would erroneously activate and could not be turned off. While driving in the rain, the wipers suddenly turned off and stopped operating. After shutting the vehicle off and restarting the engine, the wipers activated and operated normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,556.
I have a 2007 dodge nitro with milage at 48,545. I have had a few incidents where I have been driving my car and while turning into a parking space my car has turned off on me out of no where also my stearing wheels locks up on me, thankfully this has not happened while I have been on freeway or on street driving at regular driving speeds otherwise you would have been hearing from my attorney. Also we dont get much rain in california, however during the rainy season I dont know from where but there is water getting into my car on d, leaving puddles of water in my car. Another issue is that my alarm goes off at all times of the day by itself. Also I do regular oil changes as needed on my car,in between oil chnages I notice my oil goes down substantually bout 3 to 4 quarts, and there is no leak in my car. The bottom line here is that the vehcile I purchaed is a lemon.
The vehicle unlocks and locks on its own. The vehicle lights will come on and off on its own.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and suddenly failed. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000. Ma 08/05/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. After the ignition key was in the off position, the radio and headlights failed to turn off without warning. In addition, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,052.
I keep having issues with the wiring on tail lights, I constantly replace the light bulbs which work, the wiring is bad in this vehicle. I also have issues with the electrical when it rains, it drains my battery after every heavy rain, it makes a noise like it's booting up or something. I love the vehicle but really considering trading in.
My car will not lock. About a year ago the "lock-unlock key" stopped working and no one could figure out what was wrong with it. Since then I've had to manually use the key to unlock the driver door and then manually use the door lock/unlock button for the rest of the doors. Last month (march 2015), the locks completely stopped working. After 2 days the unlock button on both the driver and passenger sides starting working, but the lock button is completely non-functional. I have to manually lock every door to keep my car somewhat secure, however my trunk is now stuck unlocked with no way to lock it. I have brought my car to 3 mechanics and none of them can figure out the problem. After doing some research it seems many people are having this same problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. When attempting to lock the vehicle with the key fob, the doors would not lock. The failure recurred intermittently until the doors no longer locked or unlocked utilizing the key fob or console on the driver door. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic, but there was no diagnosis or repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. The VIN was not available.
So it started with my locks not working. The door would only lock if I stuck the key in the door or if I manually pushed/pulled the lock. Then about a week later my car would not start the first time when I would try to start the car. After that, it just got worst from there as in it would take longer/more attempts to start the car, until it just wouldn't start anymore. I had the car towed to a mechanic and he said it was my fuse box (tipm). And that he had heard of a lawsuit against chrysler because of faulty tipm for a recall.
My 2007, dodge nitro's automatic door lock system works intermediately. Most of the time I am unable to lock my car using the lock button on the doors, or using the key fob. The only way to lock my car doors is to manually push down the lock on each door, unfortunately I am unable to lock the trunk door/hatch entirely because it doesn't have an external lock. Thus, leaving my car vulnerable to theft. I travel a lot and I am worried to leave anything in my car since it will never completely locks. This is a serious issue in this vehicle, one of the most common problems among nitro owners. In 2007 there was a recall on dodge door lock systems, but for some reason this make/model wasn't recalled. Please help! It costs over $1,000 to fix and it's a safety issue! Http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/09/14/chrysler-recalls-36000-vehicles-for-brake-problems/.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. When the vehicle was started, the windshield wipers began to operate without engaging the windshield wiper lever. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 dodge nitro (n/a). The contact stated that the locks failed to release when the key fob was activated. The contact stated that remote key access failed to release the locks. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN number was not available.
The door will not unlock with key fob or work inside when buttons pressed. Fuse blew tried to replace it when new fuse just melts and give off electrical sparks. Can secure vehicle or open lift gate because it only opens with key fob.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that the key fob failed to unlock or lock the front passenger, rear passenger, and rear driver side doors. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic. The technician stated that the integrated control module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Since march 2014. The horn has gone off by itself (3), the truck has died while driving at a speed of 30 MPH (1), truck has failed to start (1).
The gas cap gauge stated there was a problem and my automatic engine start would not work any longer. We replaced the gas cap and the problem still persists two years later. We have taken the vehicle into the dealership, but nothing has ever been resolved. The vehicle also stalls and the engine turns off while driving. This has happened a half dozen times while driving 30-40 MPH. Also, when driving in 2-3 gear, the vehicle feels like it is surging and has an intermittent miss. 8/11/14 the vehicle would not start and I called a company to give the battery a jump. The car started but now the electrical system is malfunctioning with the door locks continuously locking and unlocking, the hazards flickering and the back wiper going.
My eleven year old son put the right rear passenger side window down. Within 30 seconds of putting the window down, the power window switch and door panel began to smoke. There were large amounts of smoke and a burning smell coming from the door. The door panel became extremely hot causing him to undo his seatbelt and jump across the seat. I immediately pulled over and turned the nitro off killing power to the switch. The switch continued to burn and smoke for more than five minutes after I turned the truck off and got my family to safety.
While driving no matter what the speed the car kicks back. It could be when it's moving to the next gear or just on a gear it kicks back hard. Took the car to mechanic no issues with transmission every one is stumped as to what it is. Nothing comes up on diagnostic. The other issue that started with the above problem is that the car turns off on it's own. It could be while you are idle or backing up, parking or even in the process of stopping at a red light. I almost hit the car in front because the breaks locked up after the car just stalled while I was stopping the vehicle. Again no one knows why this is happening. Very dangerous. I've avoided several accidents. I live in a place that has lots of hills so if this car turns off while breaking/slowing down going downhill I can hit the car in front. Breaks lock up because car is turned off so I have no way to stop car but emergency break and hope that it works quick enough.
Was driving and was flagged down and told my right and left tail light was not working. The middle brake light comes on but the right and left do not work. I have had the brake light switch replaced, checked the fuses and replaced both tail light circuit boards with nothing working.
I have a 2007 dodge nitro. The car no longer locks, either automatically while you drive, or by pushing the button in the car, or by using the key fob. (the car however will still unlock.) since there is no lock whatsoever on the trunk/back door the car can't completely lock, thus exposing yourself to theft. The only way you can lock most of the car is to manually push the button in all 4 doors, but the back door is always unlocked. Now I have to leave my car completely empty in the case of a break-in attempt. After researching this issue, I am finding that this is becoming a very common issue with this car.
The vehicle stopped abruptly while I was in the process of driving without warning. The ABS and skid lights constantly blink on and off. When the skid light comes on the vehicle slows down drastically and quickly even with the gas pedal down. The car is also now sputtering. This happens constantly, everyday at any speed..
Driving north on interstate I-75 in heavy traffic due to an accident, my horn started sounding, my windshield wipers activated and windshield washer fluid started flooding the windshield. I pulled over and shut the vehicle off and restarted the vehicle normally. Approximately, two months later, I attempted to unlock my car remotely using my key and the horn started blaring, the windshield wipers activated and the windshield washer fluid sprayed continuously. I called dodge chrysler corporation to see if they could offer assistance. They told me which fuses to pull. I had to disconnect the battery to stop the horn, then pulled the fuses and reconnected the battery. I was able to replace the fuses and drive home. Dodge chrysler told me to contact my dealer if it did it again. On september 14, 2013. I attempted to unlock my car using my remote key and everything happened again. I disconnected the battery and pulled the fuses but after reconnecting the battery and reinstalling the fuses, the problem persisted. I contacted dodge chrysler and they transferred me to my local dealer. I took the car in first thing monday morning but the service department could not replicate the problem and no codes were stored. I picked up my vehicle that evening and within 3 miles of the dealership, my nitro horn, wipers and washer fluid all activated. I immediately returned to the dealer and left my car. The service department was able to replicate the problem but dodge chrysler would offer no cost assistance to replace a faulty tipm (totally integrated power module). I was informed that I would have to pay for the $750 repair myself. There are numerous reports of this and other incidents involving the tipm for not only dodge but chrysler and jeep products. Dodge chrysler jeep corporation needs to be held accountable.
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