How many times has your Nitro died ?

TheMercuryMan · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2006, 01:41 PM

happend to mine 3 times . trying to turn into a parking spot, driving down the innerstate, and backing out of the driveway.

moprmusl71 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-09-2006, 01:57 PM

That doesnt sound good, or safe? Heard this before about the calibers, hope they fix the situation.

baamf · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercuryMan

happend to mine 3 times . trying to turn into a parking spot, driving down the innerstate, and backing out of the driveway.

Are you referring to the bad placement of the key that you mentioned in a previous thread, or is this something else? Just curious.

TheMercuryMan · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by baamf

Are you referring to the bad placement of the key that you mentioned in a previous thread, or is this something else? Just curious.

the first 2 times was the wife she said it was not the key but you know how that goes (i didnt belive her till it happend to me), but the third one was no key action i was driving and the have no other keys on there . it just croaked as i was turnin in the parking spot

TheMercuryMan · #5 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 12:57 PM

mmy 05 Hemi Ram used to do the same thing . i think they need to fix the problem .

TheMercuryMan · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 05:50 PM

took it in today the have a special tech coming to look at it

TheMercuryMan · #7 (**permalink**) 10-12-2006, 06:21 PM

got the Nitro back they said it should stop doing it after its broke in. WTF they should put that in the manual lol.

TheMercuryMan · #8 (**permalink**) 10-12-2006, 10:01 PM

pay me money and ill tell you what happend to mine or you can read the forum lol. it has the "hemi Stall" the motor is tight and untilll they get bkroke in they may be subject to stalls mostly at slow speeds ie turning into a parking space backin out of the driveway. so the dealer told me . i know its a crock . what happen the first time someone pulls out of their driveway and their nitro dies SPLATCH i hope them side airbags work or your DEAD

John Howling Mouse · #9 (**permalink**) 10-21-2006, 02:30 PM

Just signed up. Picked up our Nitro on Wednesday (3 days ago). This morning, the Electronic Throttle Control warning light comes on. I hope it's a glitch, turn vehicle off, wait, turned it back on. No light. Life is good, right? I got a block away and the fuel injection started dying 95% to 100%. The Owners Manual says only safe option is to have it towed. Am waiting for tow-truck as I type this. Told the dealer's Sales Mgr he better secure my trade back because this failure would have killed somebody if it happened while turning left across oncoming highway traffic. Man, do I feel stupid. My neighbors will get a real charge out of seeing this new SUV being towed from our driveway.

John Howling Mouse · #10 (**permalink**) 10-27-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by John Howling Mouse

Just signed up. Picked up our Nitro on Wednesday (3 days ago). This morning, the Electronic Throttle Control warning light comes on. I hope it's a glitch, turn vehicle off, wait, turned it back on. No light. Life is good, right? I got a block away and the fuel injection started dying 95% to 100%. The Owners Manual says only safe option is to have it towed. Am waiting for tow-truck as I type this. Told the dealer's Sales Mgr he better secure my trade back because this failure would have killed somebody if it happened while turning left across oncoming highway traffic. Man, do I feel stupid. My neighbors will get a real charge out of seeing this new SUV being towed from our driveway.

So, it turned out to be the "APPS" sensor which they tell me communicates the gas foot pedal's location to the throttle system which digitally replaces what used to be accomplished with a simple throttle cable. Dealer tells me virtually all Dodge/Chrysler products use this technology now, even if different actual part SKU's are involved. There was a 2-week "national back order" for the part we needed, so the dealer scavenged the sensor from the showroom model. They say that Liberty's and Ram 1500's (my other vehicle, yay) have had these problems. The dealer had provided us with a new Jeep Liberty as a loaner, too. Although there was some hesitation and uncertainty on their part, overall, the dealer did everything they could to assist us. Reminding them that we have not yet completed our Daimler-Chrysler Dealership Questionnaire certainly helped! Now, if we could just get over the fear that the gas will suddenly fail sometime when we're about to turn left across oncoming traffic...