2011 Dodge Nitro Exterior lighting Problems

“Since last week, randomly while vehicle was in motion or sitting at idle, it will chime with a warning. All my warning lights flash, all my gauges stop working except vehicle temp, my odometer reads no bus . The wipers begin to go crazy on their own and I lose operation of my blinkers and high beams as well as fog lights and control of wipers. Main headlights just stay on. The vehicle still runs and drives but the gauges just sound like everything is constantly trying to reset. This lasts anywhere from a minute to 20 minutes. …”

“The first sign of issues was in september, one morning after my car had been locked all night like always, the car alarm on the vehicle just sounded. I ran outside and unlocked the car then locked it again and went inside, I went back and forth multiple times, each time after locking the vehicle the alarm would sound within five minutes, I proceeded to turn on the car, I had system warnings present stating my trunk was unlocked. I closed the trunk multiple times but the warning never subsided. …”

“My windshield wipers come on in and won't turn off. It happens when I turn on vehicle and wont turn off unless I pull out the fuse for them and leave the fuse out for while. At the same time the problem starts with the wipers, my blinkers won't work at all. I haven't been able to find a quick fix to get them to work again, unless I disconnect my battery and then reconnect it. That doesnt always fix the problem though. Both of these problems happen periodically, every so often and at random times. It's happened atleast 20 times now.”

“The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Nitro. After starting the vehicle, the windshield wipers erroneously activated. During the failure, the turn signals became inoperable. The cause of the failures was not determined. Freedom Dodge (815 east camp wisdom rd, duncanville, tx) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was invalid.”

“The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Nitro. The contact was informed by his wife that the rear passenger's side tail light was inoperable. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The bulbs were replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.”