2008 Dodge NITRO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2008 Dodge NITRO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1454119
 Internal NHTSA #11079764
 ManufacurerChrysler (FCA US LLC)
 BrandDODGE
 ModelNITRO
 Model Year2008
 File date02/03/18
 ComponentSERVICE BRAKES
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problem... So, i left my house, got about a block down the street and all of a sudden my horn starts blaring, windshield wipers started moving, the windshield wiper fluid sprayed, all of my interior and warning lights starting blinking in and out and my nitro started sputtering. At this point i had lost power steering and power brakes but i managed to pull it over to the curb and the car dies. I'm sitting there thinking to myself, "what in the hell?!" i was already startled from the horn randomly blaring, so i'm in the middle of swallowing my heart when heavy, thick smoke starts coming from under the hood. ... And it stinks like smoldering wiring. I snatched my keys, popped the hood (which probably wasn't too bright in hindsight) and ripped the wiring off of the battery terminals. It was hot under that hood and i'm glad i had the wherewithal to disconnect the battery. I realized then that the car was never going to start again, nor would i want to. I had a friend tow it to his shop and he had a look. The tipm, wiring harness/wiring and surrounding plastic was all destroyed. He said the wires got so hot that it would all have to be re-run throughout the vehicle, a $3500 to 4000 estimate. Forget that noise. My biggest concern is that the car was moving when all of this happened and had i not been in a quiet neighborhood this could have been much, much worse, especially considering the power steering and power brakes failed.
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure110000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateROELAND PARK, KS
VIN pattern 1D8GT28K68WXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?Y
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?N
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase10/11/24
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed25
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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