Ignition Switch Problems of Dodge Nitro

The ignition switch snapped back and turns the key off resulting in a complete engine and electrical shut down at speed. The steering and brakes do not work at that point. It happened twice while going 70 mph on the freeway. One additional time, the ignition switched snapped back, and the engine turned off, then back on again. Johnson auto plaza in brighton, CO, told me it's a known issue, and the switch is now af or in its 5th generation. This replacement just cost me $593. 00. Please put a notice out there and force ram to issue a recall for free or else this could end up killing people.

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The ignition switch or w. I. N. Has stopped working , through research this is a common failure on these model year trucks. Unsafe as ignition may turn off while driving. Thankfully mine has not failed in that aspect, but, has failed entirely, I shut engine off, went to restart, and ignition switch failed to start vehicle.

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Vehicle rolled over and air bags did not deploy and ignition system was not woring took into dealership multiple times for ignition problems they replaced the ignition switch little less then a. Year ago.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while in park with the keys removed from the ignition, the doors unlocked automatically. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

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With only 4,500 miles on my 2007 Dodge Nitro, the entire engine stalled, died, while I was driving to work, going about 45 miles per hour. Power loss was complete, no radio, no engine, all lights on the instrument panel came on. The outage lasted about , I guess 30 secs to 1 minute, then the engine came back on as did the radio. I was in heavy traffic, on the inside lane and had it not restarted, I was in a wreck for sure as a big truck was behind me, another car next to me in the outside lane. I have taken it to the dealer which says it could be the ignition switch, but after reading for hours on the Dodge Nitro forum, I find that many have experienced this same issue and not one dealer has been able to find a fix. I have had this vehicle in the shop 7 times since I bought it. All of the problems are a problem for me as this is my only vehicle and being single, I have no other transportation to my teaching job. But this stalling issue, if not fixed, will lead to a major accident any day. Chrysler need to be actively pursuing a fix or a recall for this problem before someone is killed.