2007 DODGE CALIBER Vehicle Speed Control Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V234000 (Vehicle Speed Control) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

My car was slow to accelerate, and sounded like the engine was over-revving. The engine stalled several times, and the car itself was shaking, while driving at a moderate speed level, which I feared would have caused an accident, because it was sudden. The service warning light appeared. I had the manifold replaced by one mechanic, but the problem occurred again. I got a second opinion, that determined it was the throttle body assembly, which was replaced. That was three years ago. Now, the same issue has cropped up again. The cost was exorbitant, and is something I can't afford every few years.

My throttle body keeps going in and out which cause me to have to get an alternator replaced twice plus a crankshaft twice. Now my car is smoking which is the valve cover gasket . Also my car lights went out one at a time so my driver side lights wnt work at all in the front and the passenger side front won't work just my signal on the passenger side. Also my dashboard won't work properly it keeps goin on and off as I turn on other lights in my car . When I signal left my car light on the roof comes on. I spent $12000 on this car from a dealership and have done nothing but put money into it more than I paid for it.

MY SON DROVE MY CAR ONE NIGHT AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T LIKE THE STEERING BECAUSE IT ACT LIKE ILOSE AND TIRES ABOUT TO FALL OFF I TOLD HIM I KNOW CAUSE IT WAS EATING UP THE OUT SIDE OF TIRES FAST TO WEAR WIRES WERE SEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT TIRES AND LATER EVENY SON HAD A WRECK AND TOTAL OUT CAR ON THE SEEN WHERE THE WRECK HAPPEN IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME AND MY SON DIDN'T HAVE HIS SEAT BEAT ON AND IT THREW H OUT AND I BELIEVE IIF HE DID IT WOULD OF KILLED HIM HE DON'T REMEMBER NOTHING CAUSE I THINK IT PUT HIM IN SHOCK I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE POLICE REPORT BUT I HAVE TAKING PICTURES AND I DO KNOW THERE WAS A ALOT RUST UNDERNEATH I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO MONTH THE CAR IS AT A SALVAGE PLACE AND I CAN'T GET IT AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT I JUST THINK SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT ON THE STEERING AND SUPENTION IT WAS ON HWY ON A STRAIGHT AWAY

Mileage: 14,490

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE LIGHT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING. THE MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY 91K MILES. NOW THE LIGHTENING BOLT SYMBOL WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 39 MILES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK.

Mileage: 91,000

STARTED VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE, JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS PRIOR. STARTED DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTS SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THE ETC SYMBOL STARTED TO FLASH AND CAR WOULD ONLY GO 5-10 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS ALREADY DRIVING AT 40MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO THE 5 MILES AND SPUTTER.

Mileage: 155,000

FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO HIT A CORNER OR BUMP AND THE WHOLE FRONT AND TIRES ARE GONNA COME OFF. ALSO THE GAS CAP LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE LIGHT. FOR SOME REASON MY GAS CAP KEEPS OPENING ITSELF LIKE THERE IS AIR OR PRESSURE LITERALLY UNSCREWING IT. THE GAS CAP HAPPENS WHEN PARKED

THE THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW MY CAR IS WONT PICK UP SPEED ONLY 10MPH AND ITS PUTTERING AND JERKING. SO I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AND DID A RELEARN ON THE CAR AND ITS STILL ACTING FUNKY. I SAW ITS A RECALL ON THE 2007 DODGE CABLIER OTHER PPL ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM .. ITS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A CAR LIKE THIS WITH MY FAMILY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING INTO A BUSY STREET, CROSSED OVER TRAIN TRACKS, AND CRASHED INTO A TRAIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WENT UNDER THE TRAIN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000. *DT*DT *TR *DT*JB

Mileage: 163,000

WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL AT BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND GOING UP A LONG INCLINE (CAJON PASS) THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR QUITS RUNNING, AND TO DATE STARTS AGAIN AFTER LOSING ABOUT 5MPH AFTER SEVERAL HEARTBEATS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 73,000

AT FIRST, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD BEGIN FLASHING WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND I LOST POWER. COULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. THEN BY THE TIME I MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT STAYED FLASHING ALL THE TIME. AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REGAIN PROPER POWER AT ALL. IT USES A TON OF GAS AND WHEN SITTING IN PARK, IF I PUSH THE BREAK PEDAL, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE UNDER WHERE THE SHIFTER IS LOCATED. WITH LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY, OTHER TRAFFIC AND MYSELF WERE IN DANGER. I LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY MANY PPL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO LUCK OF FIXING THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AT THE MECHANIC. ALSO, MANY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE AND VERY NEGATIVE RESPONSES WHEN CALLING DODGE. I DONT HAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS AS I AM ON DISABILITY. HOPE THIS HAS BECAME A RECALL ISSUE AND I DONT HAVE A HUGE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I TRAVEL TO DRS ALOT

Mileage: 275,000

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL ACCELERATION AND POWER WITH NO WARNING. EVENTUALLY THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE BUT WILL EVENTUALLY GO OFF. THE GAS PUMP AS BEEN REPLACED, THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THIS IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE ME TO GET REAR-ENDED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY BECAUSE THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND GOES NO WHERE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS AS WELL. ALSO, I'M PREGNANT. I AM AFRAID FOR MYSELF, MY CHILD, AND THE FATHER OF MY CHILD BECAUSE WE ALL RIDE IN THIS CAR EVERY DAY!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!! SEARCH THE INTERNET, THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE, NOT JUST ME!!!

WHILE DRIVING I LET OFF OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE PROCEEDS TO ACCELERATE WITH OUT YOUR FOOT BEING ON IT. THIS WAS WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET

Mileage: 76,000

MY CAR LOSS SPEED WHEN YOU DRIVE IT FOR MORE THAN 50 MINUTES END THEN I HAVE TO WAIT FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE THE TEMPERATURE DOWN.

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME THAT THIS CAR HAS NOT STARTED. FOR NO REASON WITH A NEW BATTERY IT WON'T TURN ON AND HAS NO POWER AT ALL. NO POWER TO THE LIGHTS, LOCKS, RADIO OR DASH. NOW IT HAS LOW POWER AND WHEN IT'S TURNED OFF WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION IT'S MAKING A TICKING NOISE EVERY 30 SECONDS. I HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN TO GET THIS JUMPED AND I WANT OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE IN THIS CAR WITHIN 10 MONTHS AND THE FUSE BOX DOESN'T WORK FOR THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR WITHOUT THE DEALERSHIP COMING AFTER ME.

Mileage: 141,016

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER, IT SUDDENLY JERKS AND DOWN SHIFTS AND RPMS SEEM TO SKY ROCKET, THE LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL ILLUMINATES AND IT DROPS SPEED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH MAX, IT TENDS TO DO THIS ON HILLS OR AFTER YOU HAVE TO BRAKE SLIGHTLY FOR ANY REASON AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR TO GET UP A HILL. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TAKE IT EASY ON THE ACCELERATION OR HOW HARD YOU PUSH IT, IT DOESN'T HELP AFTER IT GOES INTO THIS SLOW MODE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMAL AGAIN IS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND THEN WAIT AND RESTART IT AGAIN, SOME TIMES IT HAS TAKEN UP TO 5 TIMES OR TRYING TO RESTART IT BEFORE IT FINALLY RESTARTS. THIS VEHICLE CARRIES CHILDREN IN IT EVERY DAY, AND IT HAS BECAME VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE, HAVING A GREAT CHANCE OF BEING REARENDED OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER UNEXPECTEDLY

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO 5 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE UNTIL MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN ELWAY CHRYSLER AT 970-281-4687 AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

MY CAR STARTED TO STALL A MONTH AGO AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY PLACED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE ETC (ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT WOULD POP UP ON MY DASH. I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SO ONCE I WENT TO A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY READ THE CODES AND IT SAID I NEEDED MY CAMSHAFT POSITION CENSOR FIXED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN DAYS LATER. THEY THEN SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, MY CAR ACTUALLY STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING IN A INTERSECTION. THAT IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE CAR. I WENT BACK AND THEY HAD TO KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS MY ECM AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. I GOT MY CAR BACK ON THURSDAY JUNE 29TH, 2017 AND MY CAR STALLED AGAIN ON JUNE 30TH. I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I'M NOTICING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND DODGE IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAS DIED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 190,000

TURN SIGNALS START TO FAIL, EVEN WITH THE FAULTY BULB REPLACED NEWLY REPLACED BULB DOES NOT WORK. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS FAULTY. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FORUMS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES OTHER OWNERS HAVE WORSE ISSUES SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING OUT, STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING... THAT THEY ARE ENCOUNTERING DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON WHICH SIGNIFIES THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT NEEDS TO. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY WORKS WHICH IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE CLOCK SPRING. BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS BUSHINGS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WEAR. SEEMS EXCESSIVE WEAR BETWEEN 58K AND 80K MILES WITH MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEFROSTER, AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSSBAR WAS REPAIRED. *JS

Mileage: 130,000

HAVE HAD SEVERAL BATTERIES, STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS REPLACED OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. CAR HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. NOW WHEN IT RAINS, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE THE WARNING BELL SOUNDING. CAR WON'T GO OVER 20MPH. IF I TURN IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN (SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW TRIES) IT STARTS UP FINE. LIKE THE CAR BUT CAN'T AFFORD WHATEVER IS WRONG TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER OPERATED THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND VEERED INTO A CORN FIELD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 11/04/15*LJ UPDATED 2/1/2016 *JS *CN

Mileage: 91,000

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND MY CAR JERKED AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE VERY WELL. I WENT BACK TO MY WORK AND HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK IT (I WORK AT A SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION) AND THE LIGHT SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR SO I GOT IT REPLACED AND IT DID NOTHING SO WE WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THR CAMSHAFT AS WELL AND IT WORKED FOR A WEEK OR SO THEN STARTED OFF AND ON. MY HEADLIGHT ALSO STOPPED WORKING AND I REPLACED IT 3 TIMES BEFORE WONDERING WHAT THE HECK! I JUST RECENTLY WAS CITED A TICKET DUE TO THE LIGHT AND SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT I HAD MY LICENSE SUSPENDED AND WAS DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING AND ENDED UP GETTING PULLED OVER AGAIN BUT INSTEAD OF EXPLAINING THAT MY CAR SUCKS I WAS ARRESTED AND PUT IN JAIL FOR A COUPLE HOURS SO NOW I HAVE TWO COURT DATES COMING UP ONE FOR MY FIX IT TICKET NOT GETTING FIXED AND ANOTHER FOR DRIVING ON SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF NOT GETTING THE PART FIXED SO IT IS STARTING TO BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE FOR MY WHOLE LIFE IN GENERAL. MY CAR DIES AT ALMOST EVERY STOP LIGHT AND IF I GO OVER 2RPM IT WILL NOT ACCLERATE. I HAD TO REPLACE MAJOR PARTS SUCH AS; MOTOR MOUNTS, STRUTS, PISTONS, CALIPERS, BRAKES, BATTERIES, ETC IN JUST THE SHORT TIME IVE OWNED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS VERY HARD FOR ME SINCE I DONT MAKE MUCH MONEY. THE CAR IS WIRED VERY ODD AND MY FATHER IS MY GO TO MECHANIC BUT HE COULDNT FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE PARTS. I DONT HAVE THE FINANCES FOR THE TPIM AND FIGURED IT WOULD BE RECALLED BY NOW SINCE ITS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MOST CALIBERS SO I STUCK IT OUT BUT NOW I DONT KNOW WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN. AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 24, 2015, MY CAR IS NOT RUNNING SINCE IT LOST ALL POWER LAST NIGHT, FIRST THE RADIO STOPPED, THEN THE AC STOPPED BLOWING, THEN THE LIGHTS THAT WORK STARTED TO DIM, AND THEN IT JUST DIED. PLEASE HELP!!!

Mileage: 95,000

THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER CONTROL MODULE (TIPM) IS THE LATEST DIAGNOSIS MADE (7/31/15) FOR MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER. HISTORY: BEGINNING IN 2010 I BEGAN TO NOTICE AN INTERMITTENT TERRIBLE WHINING NOISES AND LOSS OF POWER, WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO (INCORRECTLY) TO THE DODGE CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE EVENTS WOULD OCCUR THEN O GO AWAY ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN. THEN BEGINNING IN 2011 THE EVENTS WERE FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURES ALL OF WHICH CAUSED ME TO MAKE EMERGENCY SHOULDER PULL OFFS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS AND THE ACRID ODOR AND SMOKE OF SMOLDERING PLUMES OF SMOKE. THE ACRID SMELL AND SMOKE WOULD STOP WHEN I SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS: 1/3/11 (MILEAGE 67,877) TOW AND REPLACE STARTER - $429.00 1/7/12 (MILEAGE 73,943) TOW AND REPLACE WARRANTED STARTER - $179.00 2/14/13 (MILEAGE 85,490) TOW AND REPLACE WARRANTED STARTER- $189.00 3/7/14 (MILEAGE 97,383) TOW AND REPLACEMENT STARTER - $324.03 2/15/15 (MILEAGE UNKNOWN) REPLACE ALTERNATOR $406.00 5/20/15 (MILEAGE 102,660) REPLACEMENT STARTER $491.27 7/17/15 (MILEAGE 103, 320) REPLACEMENT STARTER $ (NO CHARGE) 7/17/15 (MILEAGE 103, 325) UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM 7/31/15 (MILEAGE 103, 325) REPLACEMENT (TIPM) $ 1242.00 (ESTIMATE) COME ON DODGE/DAIMLER CHRYSLER/FIAT MAKE THIS RIGHT OR FOREVER FOREGO FUTURE PRODUCT PURCHASE

Mileage: 89,000

AT 132000 MILES, I AM REPLACING BOTH CONTROL ARMS FOR THE FOURTH TIME ON MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0L, NO TO MENTION THE NUMEROUS CV BOOTS AND BALL JOINTS. WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, IT IS SURPRISING THAT NO RECALL EFFORTS (AT LEAST SEEMINGLY) HAVE BEEN MADE FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY DEFECT. I IMPLORE YOUR COMPANY, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CONCERNS AND HAVING CHRYSLER-DODGE FIX THEIR ERRORS!!! EVEN MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE LENGTH OF THE ARM IS JUST SHORT ENOUGH TO CREATE CONTINUAL ISSUES. THIS ISN'T RIGHT. AS A RESULT OF SO MANY REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE, I WILL NEVER OWN A CHRYSLER-DODGE PRODUCT AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND CAR TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER TO THE CAR DECLINED TO A COAST AND I HAD TO TRY AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH SNOW ON THE ROAD WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES GOING THE SPEED OF 70 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER WHOM RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE DONE BY THE DEALER WHICH I PAID FOR AND COMPLIED TO HAVE PERFORMED. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND STILL LOOSES POWER GOING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER OVER AND OVER AND THEY DENY ANY LIABILITY AND SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. I HAVE THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I AM GOING TO END UP DEAD THANKS TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. IT HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING SO NO STRESS IS EVER APPLIED TO THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM PISSED BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AND IT REDUCED POWER ON HER. I HAVE PAPERWORK SHOWING THE DEALER CHECKING IT AND SAYING IT IS OK NOT TO MENTION THE NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE GONE IN AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE CALIBER. IF YOU LOOK ON LINE THERE ARE PLENTY OF US CITIZENS THAT ARE PLAQUED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.......UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 11/13/2017*CN

Mileage: 81,908

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-40 WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FROM MEMPHIS, TN TO JAMESTOWN, TN. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY DRIVING PROBLEMS, THE CAR DROVE FINE. I TOOK IT IN TO ADVANCE AUTO AND HAD THEM RUN THE OBD2 ON IT. IT PULLED 4 CODES AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... P2006 INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER- STUCK CLOSED. I ALREADY CHANGED THAT PART ON 6/6/15 P1607 POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE - INTERNAL SHUTDOWN. P0722 OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR P0717 TURBINE INPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR NOW AS I SAID, MY CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THESE SENSORS ARE SHOWING UP. WHAT CAN I DO TO RESET THE CODES, I ALREADY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND LEFT IT OVER NIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE LINN BOLT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL, THE POWER TRAIN ACTIVATOR, AND THE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,570.

Mileage: 171,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKING MECHANISM FRACTURED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDS REPLACED AT 65000 MILES. DASHBOARD CLUSTER FLICKERS AND CAR ONLY ACCELERATES TO 15 MPH. COST OF REPAIR IS $1000. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY ARE SELLING POWER MODULES AT 30 A MONTH. HOW IS THIS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND WOULD NOT REACH SPEEDS OVER 10MPH. I PUT FLASHERS ON AND DROVE TO NEARBY MECHANIC. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND SAFETY SITES, FOR THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. I FOUND TO SITES FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING SAFETY ISSUES DEALING WITH THE THROTTLE BOY. I AM PAYING FOR REPAIRS BUT ALSO LOOKING INTO WHY DODGE PUT ME IN THIS UNSAFE SITUATION. I HAVE A HEART CONDITION AND WAS VERY AFRAID DRIVING IT WHILE IT WAS SPUTTERING AND SHAKING AND NOT DRIVING SAFE AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED, BUT NO LUCK RESOLVING THE LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A BELL WOULD START ALARMING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T REACT AFTER BEING PRESSED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE THROTTLE BODY GEAR WORE THE SPROCKET DOWN ON THE LOWEST GEAR. *JB

I HAVE 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND WAS DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MAKE THE CAR SHUT DOWN ALL MY LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY SIGNAL LIGHTS OR NOTHING WAS WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLED OUT AND A CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MESSED UP AND SHUT MAY CAR DOWN.. DODGE SHOULD REALLY RECALL THIS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AT 70-75 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF. THIS WASN'T THE MAIN ISSUE THOUGH, AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULDN'T WORK AND ALMOST FELT LIKE I WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO MY EXIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE OFF OF THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, IT WENT VERY SLOW (NO MORE THAN 5 MPH DURING THE TURN) AND I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, IT ACTED LIKE AN OLD LAWNMOWER TRYING TO START AND SOUNDED AWFUL. A FEW HOURS LATER I CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT, IT ACTED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL BEING ON. I WAS TOLD SOME SORT OF SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WILL BE GETTING IT REPAIRED SOON FOR AROUND 75 BUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT ALONG WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO FUNCTION AS I HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND TRAFFIC WAS AT A MINIMUM. THE CAR SPUTTERED SO BAD IT SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD AFTER I PULLED OVER. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AND LIMPED IT HOME. COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO DO MORE THAN 10MPH. USED MY FLASHERS THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING IN SPITE OF THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION. THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2010 TO PREVENT A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT APPARENTLY THE SAME ISSUE THE RECALL WAS INTENDED TO PREVENT STILL EXISTS TODAY. *TR

DRIVING AT 35 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND LIGHTNING SYMBOL APPEARED ON DASH. DROVE IT HOME ON SIDE STREETS AT VERY LOW SPEED (WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10-15 MPH) PUT A CODE READER ON THE CAR AND CAME UP WITH CODE P2119. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY. *TR

Mileage: 79,389

THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS THROTTLE ISSUES AND AIR CONDITIONING ISSUES THAT NUMEROUS AUTO SERVICE SHOPS WERE NOT ABLE TO FULLY TAKE CARE OF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, LIGHTLY AND NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE INAPPROPRIATELY AND KIND OF JERK FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND SEEM TO GLIDE INTO THE TURN AND THEN JERK FORWARD. THESE THROTTLE ISSUES WERE NEVER FULLY EXPLAINED OR FIXED. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR DASH STARTED FLASHING A RED ELECTRICAL BOLT AND THE CAR WOULD SHUTTER AND SHAKE AND LOSE ALL POWER. INITIALLY, WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS ABLE TO JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD FUNCTION FOR A WHILE. ALSO, IF THE CAR WAS IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT OR PARKED THE ELECTRICAL BOLT WOULD FLASH AND THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE. AFTER SOME TIME THE VEHICLE'S LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN REPLACED IT STILL DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONAL. WITHIN A WEEK AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED WITHOUT A "JUMP" AND EVEN SO WOULD LOSE POWER ONCE PARKED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED AGAIN. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC, SPECIFICALLY AN AUTO ELECTRICIAN, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 PLUS LABOR. IN RESPONSE TO THIS I RESEARCHED THE PART AND CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME EVENTUAL DIAGNOSIS. THE CAR HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY UNDRIVABLE AND UNSAFE. THERE WAS THE CONSTANT WORRY THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND CAUSE VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. IT IS MY OPINION A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PEDAL BROKE OFF FROM THE FIREWALL AND FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT THE CAR IS USELESS WITHOUT A PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON-BATTERY, FUEL, TEMP, ETC. CAR LOST SPEED AND BECAME SLUGGISH. LOST POWER STEERING AND PULLED OVER. CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS, IT STARTED BACK UP AND RAN FOR PAX 3 BLOCKS BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, THEN 3 WEEKS LATER SAME ISSUES. REPLACED THE BATTERY. DID NOT FIX IT. NOW TOLD ITS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE DODGE CALIBER AND IS THE CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS A 1000 DOLLAR PART PLUS LABOR. AND THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT RECALLED THEM. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE STUCK WITH THE COSTS OF A MAJOR REPAIR THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS AND IS OBVIOUSLY A HAZARD WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND 84 YEAR OLD GRAND MOTHER WERE WITH ME IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR HOURS WHILE WAITING ON A TOW AND A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME GET US SINCE WE COULDN'T RIDE IN THE TOW TRUCK. AFTER READING FORUMS ONLINE, HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CALIBER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SOME HAD CARS THAT WERE ONLY TWO WEEKS OLD! I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES TO INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ON THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

ACCELERATED FROM RED LIGHT TO GET ON TO THE FREEWAY, CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND STALLED. POWER WAS LOST AND HAD TO LIMP TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT (BARS WITH LIGHTNING BOLT) CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED, DROVE 20 FEET AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN FOR 5-7 MIN AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE FREEWAY. TOOK IN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IT SELF WENT BAD AND HE AS SEEN THIS A LOT WITH DIFFERENT MODELS OF DODGE VEHICLES, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IS GOING TO COST ME $500 TO GET IT FIXED. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2006 SO WARRANTY IS OUT DUE TO AGE. *TR

Mileage: 35,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE HOUR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER BUT AGAIN, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ON I40 FROM WILMINGTON, NC THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT(LIGHTNING BOLT) CAME ON, CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL, WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED, MOMENTS AFTER RESTART WHILE TRYING TO PULL BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY IT CUT OFF AGAIN, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET GOING SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY STARTED AND DID NOT CUT OFF UNTIL WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES NOW WITH NO LUCK FINDING A FIX OR BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A TERRIBLY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN ON THE HIGHWAY , I WISH NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THEM HUNDRES OF TIMES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR THE OLDEST REPORT OF THIS WAS IN 9/2006 TO A BRAND NEW 2007 CALIBER THIS IS CRAZY , SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. DODGE IS CONSISTENTLY RIPPING PEOPLE OF WITH REPAIR BILLS THAT DONT SEEM TO BE REPAIRING THE PROBLEM AS YOU CAN READ IN SEVERAL OF THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH, WARNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEAR, REAPPEAR AT WILL, WONT START, SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER, SPEED LIMIT ACUTE LOSS OF POWER, STALLING OF ENGINE WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, STALLING OUT AT 35-40 MPH SPEEDS, NOISE AT GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2007 WITH LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. DRIVEN 99% ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. ALL MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. WHILE DRIVING APPROX 72 MPH IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC, CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO UNDER 35 MPH AND LIGHTNING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR) BEGAN FLASHING. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER BARRELING DOWN ON MY CAR. I MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, GRABBED THE MANUAL AND READ ABOUT THE LIGHT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I TRIED SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED JUST FINE. ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD IN 3RD GEAR, THE CAR LOST SPEED AGAIN DROPPING FROM APPROX 40 MPH TO 10 MPH. THE LIGHTNING BOLT WAS NOT ON THIS TIME, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO THE NEARBY CAR PARTS STORE AND THEY READ THE ENGINE CODES (P2110 AND P2118). I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AT UNDER 10 MPH ON A 55 MPH ROAD. THE MECHANIC GOT THE SAME CODES AND INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY PROBABLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, INDICATED WHAT WAS WRONG AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NEED ME TO PAY $95 TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD HER WHAT PART WAS IN QUESTION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DESPITE ITS DRASTIC EFFECT ON THE ENGINE. BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL, MY MECHANIC WORKED ON IT. HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. HE THEN REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSORS, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUED THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED AND HASN'T BEEN REPORTED BECAUSE A DEAD PERSON CAN TELL THEIR VERSION OF EVENTS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN STILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO THINK OR WHAT TO DO!!!! I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CALIBER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS BACK IN 2008 OR 2009 AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT DECIDED IT NEEDED TO SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. A WHILE LATER THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIED AND I HAD NO DASH-LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS/ EMERGENCY LIGHTS/ WIPERS/ JUST KEEP GOING WITH MORE ELECTRICAL NECESSARY SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THEN ANOTHER SET OF ISSUES AROSE... SINCE WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE WHOLE CAR FIXED AND OR REPLACED MOST RECENTLY THE SUSPENSION, TRANSMISSION, AND THE SAME SENSORY THAT WAS FIXED EARLIER (CRANKSHAFT SENSOR). NOW ONLY 4 MONTHS SINCE ALL OF THOSE ISSUES WERE FIXED MY CAR IS WORSE THEN IT WAS BEFORE..... DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO STALL (AS AN AUTOMATIC), THE RPMS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN... OH AND DON'T LET ME FORGET THAT THE DEALER CAN FIND NO ISSUES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLE AS IT DOES NOT PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE WHEN CONNECTED TO A DIAGNOSTIC READER. (JUST A SIDE NOTE I MIGHT BE AN IDIOT BUT A MECHANICAL ERROR WILL NOT PRODUCE A ERROR CODE AS IT IS MECHANICAL AND NOT ELECTRICAL...BUT I COULD BE MISTAKEN). NOW WHAT HAPPENS THE DAY I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN AND THE VEHICLE DECIDES IT IS DONE AND SHUTS OFF.... I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR FIXES/RECALLS/STATEMENTS. IF IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT DODGE AND THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE MALFUNCTION ISSUES; WHY CAN'T THERE BE ONE SWIFT FIX TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. OR SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED AT THE HAND OF CHRYSLER DUE TO THESE MALFUNCTIONS IT IS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BE ADDRESSED? *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CONTACT COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO THE SHOULDER. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACTURED WHILE UNDER THE CONTACT'S FOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE CAR SHOOK A LITTLE AND STARTED TO DECELERATE. I NOTICED THERE WAS A BLINKING SYMBOL ON THE DASH OF A LIGHTNING BOLT BETWEEN TWO LINES. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP MY SPEED GOING UP THE HILL, AND DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY. ANYTIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IT TOOK ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE I WAS EVEN ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. DURING THE 5 SECONDS, THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AT THE INTERSECTION. ONCE I REACHED WORK I LOOKED UP THE LIGHT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND FOUND IT TO BE AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL LIGHT. I TRIED TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON ONLY TO REALIZE THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO FIX, ONLY THEORIES. *TR

Mileage: 71,600

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THEN, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, ALL POWER IS LOST IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAS ABOUT 30 FEET TO GET SAFE AND STOP. AT THIS POINT, IF YOU WAIT ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND RESTART THE CAR, IT IS DRIVEABLE. THIS HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY AND WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING A REAL ROAD HAZARD. CHRYSLER IS UNABLE, OR UNWILLING, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND THE REPAIRS SUGGESTED DON'T APPEAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,600.

Mileage: 81,800

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE AN HOUR DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE GREAT GAS MILEAGE. WITHIN MY FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE STARTER WAS STUCK ENGAGED AS I DROVE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THIS I REPLACED KNOWING WITH AGE, STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS DIE. A MONTH AFTER SERVICING THE STARTER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 67MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN A LIGHTENING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT) FLASHED AND THE CAR JERKED AS IF IT WERE TO STALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT PROBABLY WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT I MIGHT AS WELL DRIVE THE CAR FOR A BIT BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT STAYING LIT. EVERY SINCE THEN THE LIGHT HAS FLASHED ON ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKING AS TO STALL. I STARTED THE CAR LAST WEEK AND THE IDLE WAS MISERABLE SO FIGURED THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO READ CODES ON THE PC. CODE WAS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. WITHIN 30 MILES AND 30MINS AFTER LEAVING THE GARAGE THE CAR WAS JERKING TO STALL AS BEFORE BUT THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SEEM TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING STALL ON INTERSTATE AT THOSE SPEEDS AND HIT BY A SEMI WOULD CAUSE INSTANT DEATH. THE VALUE OF MY CAR IS NO LONGER HIGH BUT YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE LOAN AND PAYMENTS ARE. I AM A PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND MAKE A VERY SMALL INCOME. TOOK CAR INSTANTLY BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT I KNOW THEY WILL FIND NOTHING, CHARGE TO MUCH, AND SEND ME ON MY WAY WITH A DEATH SENTENCE. SEEMS AS THOUGH DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED THAT AS LONG AS NO DEATHS IT IS OK TO CARRY ON WITH THIS REFUSAL TO ADMIT THAT THEY MADE A BAD PRODUCT. HOW ABOUT ROBBING! ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED BUT OF COURSE THEY WILL NOT ADMIT ANYTHING. SUPPOSE I WILL HAVE TO CALL THE NEWS, FAX THE CEO'S, AND DIE . *TR

I HAD THE GAS PEDAL FIXED WITH THE 2010 RECALL OF MY PARTICULAR CAR. I HAVE 37,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON MY CAR. WHEN I GO TO TURN OUT OF A GAS STATION FOR EXAMPLE, THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AND FEELS AS IF IT GOING TO STALL. IT DOES THE SAME THING WHILE GOING UP A HILL. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IT GOES OFF AFTER THE CAR REGAINS NORMAL SPEED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE GAS PEDAL RECALL SINCE THEY ARE RELATED. I'VE GOTTEN ONTO THE DODGE CALIBER FORUMS AND SAW 100'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. LOW MILES AND THERE ETC LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BE RESOLVED ALONG WITH THE GAS PEDAL RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS CONFIRMED PROBLEM WITH UNCERTAINTY OF HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL OTHER DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE IN NY, AT THE CREST OF THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE REDUCING THE SPEED OF VEHICLE FROM 50 MPH TO 5 MPH IN THE COURSE OF LESS THEN A MINUTE. I WAS NEARLY KILLED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHO WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND MY CAR. THE CART ROLLED DOWN THE BRIDGE WITH LIMITED POWER. FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM READING ON VARIOUS CALIBER WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE YET TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,192.

THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE DASH WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE SPEED IN THE DARK. THERE ARE MANY EXISTING CASES ONLINE. DODGE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE WHEN CALLED AND WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH AND STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,793. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. UPDATED 02/24/12

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. IN ADDITION, THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE THROTTLE WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

Mileage: 80,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AS THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AND THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED DURING A FEW OCCURRENCES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

GAS PEDAL STUCK ON TWO OCCASION IN SAME TRIP. THE "SMART PEDAL" FEATURE FAILED TO WORK AS BOTH GAS AND BRAKE WERE APPLIED TO NO RESULT. HAD TO PULL GAS PEDAL UP FROM BOTTOM TO CORRECT. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE SCHEDULED. *TR

Mileage: 74,067

WHILE DRIVING ON SUBURBAN ROADS CAR WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND ALMOST STALL, A RED LIGHTING BOLT WOULD APPEAR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND PCM FLASHED. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 65MPH LOSS OF ALL POWER ALMOST STALL. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER, THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT REPLACED HOWEVER PCM WAS AGAIN FLASHED. THIRD OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 09/18/11 ISSUE WAS PRESENT IN BOTH CITY DRIVING AND FREEWAY DRIVING AGAIN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND PCM FLASHED. THIS FAILURE IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. *KB

Mileage: 8,000

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT CATEGORY AS FAR AS THE ELEC.SABILITY CONTROL THE MANUAL REFERS TO IT AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 DODGE CALIBERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN/VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL AS MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM THINKING THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO TO NOTIFY BECAUSE IF THEY DID YOU WOULD HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME. MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS CAUSED ME PROBLEMS AND UNSAFE MOMENTS FOR SOMETIME NOW. THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES START WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON RIGHT OFF THE BAT OTHER TIMES YOU COULD BE CRUISING OVER A BRIDGE AND IT WILL COME ON AND DECIDE TO GO 2 MPH IF EVEN THAT. I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY GRANDBABY WHERE WE WERE TURNING LEFT ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DECIDED TO GO 1-2 MPH IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS OUT THERE FAR ENOUGH FOR US TO GET ACROSS. I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR SINCE. I STILL HAVE A CAR PAYMENT AND INSURANCE PAYMENT BUT CANNOT USE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE PEOPLE ON LINE AND THERE IS QUIET A FEW THAT HAS HAD SEVERAL SCARY SITUATION LIKE MYSELF. THERE HAS BEEN ONES WHO HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.......THEN BACK OUT ON THE ROAD THEY GO AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. ONE OF THESE TIMES SOMEONE WILL BE CROSSING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND COULD GET IN A BAD WRECK AND DIE? WE NEED YOUR HELP???? *KB

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BEFORE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS TO 8,000. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE SMART BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND 30,000 HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS, CAR ALARM, POWER WINDOWS AND POWER LOCKS WERE ALL AFFECTED. THE RADIO, HORN AND LED PANELS WERE HAVING MINOR ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO THEREFORE THE DEALER FIXED THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED UP UNTIL 50,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. HOWEVER, ONLY THE POWER LOCKS AND CAR ALARM WERE AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER WARRANTY AND SINCE THEY WERE MINOR, THE CONSUMER LEARNED TO JUST LIVE WITH. HOWEVER, ON AUGUST 4, 2011 AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT HAYWIRE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF, THE DOME LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BRAKING ITSELF TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE THEN FISH TAILED AS THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. UPDATED 09/29/11. JB

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PART WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GLASS FRONT OF A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE AWAITING A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION INVOLVING ANOTHER UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL BRUISES TO THE BODY AND A NECK INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR, WHO WAS REFERRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE DETECT AN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) HOWEVER, THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION INVOLVING ANOTHER UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL BRUISES TO THE BODY AND A NECK INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR, WHO WAS REFERRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE DETECT AN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) HOWEVER, THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WOULD BE A SLIGHT DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT WAS UNSURE OF EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WHICH NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER WILL FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IS IT WILL TURN OFF AND NOT SET IF AT OR ABOVE 75 MPH NOR WILL IT STAY ON IF OVER 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOAD LIKE A HILL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED HOWEVER THEY CHECKED MY VEHICLE AGAINST ONE ON THE LOT AND COULD NOT GET THE ONE FROM THE LOT TO PRODUCE THE SAME ACTION. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF FOR THIS REASON. I AM NOW AFRAID IF I DO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT SINCE IT WILL TURN OFF BY IT'S SELF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WON'T TURN OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY TAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BEFORE INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED PIECE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT FAILURE TO BE THE SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT NOT YET REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BOTH FRONT AXLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WITHIN RECALL 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,400.

Mileage: 27,000

I HAVE 2007 CALIBER. I RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ABOUT ACCELERATOR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO LOCAL DEALER THE PAPERWORK STATED THEY REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING WITH THE TEMP. IT IS NOW A MONTH LATER. CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. A FEW DAYS AGO I GO TO START MY CAR UP AND THE RPMS RAN UP TO 4 AND STAYED THERE WITHOUT GOING DOWN. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN. IT STAYED LIKE THIS UNTIL I HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF. CALLED DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME TO NOT TRY TO DRIVE AND HAVE CAR TOWED TO THEM. SPOKE WITH HEAD OF SERVICE AND HE STATED THAT THIS IN NO WAY IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR A DAY NOW AND STILL NO VERDICT. I HAVE APPROX. 62,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I BOUGHT A 2007, DODGE CALIBER. DROVE IT FOR A WHILE. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING IN A SCHOOL X-ING MY ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH THE WOMAN STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. A WEEK LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS DONE. I HAVE HAD NO COMPENSATION, AND AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I MUST WORK. HELP ME PLEASE! *TR

Mileage: 3,500

DODGE FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF A RECALL ON MY GAS PEDAL. DUE TO THIS THE PEDAL STUCK AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE REACHING SPEEDS OF 80+ ON A BACK ROAD. I CONTACTED A DEALER WHICH GOT ME IN THE NEXT DAY BUT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A DAY TO GET THE PART IN. SO IN THE MEAN TIME I WAS SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE ROADS SO THIS COULD STICK AGAIN AND HOPE THAT I WAS AS LUCKY AS THE FIRST TIME WHERE NO ONE WAS HURT. ALSO THERE IS OTHER DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES AND FRONT END FROM TRYING TO STOP THIS BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING IT HAS TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET. ALSO SINCE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR FOR A DAY TILL THE PART CAME IN I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL OUT OF MY POCKET OR DRIVE MY CAR. SO DODGE DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH ME DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN. DOES ANYONE ELSE FEEL THIS WAS NOT A SMART THING TO DO THAT THIS WAS UNSAFE. IT IS LIKE SENDING A DEATH TRAP ON THE ROAD TO KILL SOMEONE. DODGE COULD CARELESS ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS OR ANYONE'S LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 76,850

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING RECALL REPAIRS REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTERS VEHICLE IS HANDICAP EQUIPPED. THE DEALER REMOVED THE BOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE PEDAL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 45 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. HE HAD TO REPOSITION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR POTENTIALLY WOULD NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL ON AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPAIR THE SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN ACCELERATING THE PEDAL STICKS ON MY '07 DODGE CALIBER SXT. CAUSES THE RPM'S TO JUMP AND LOOSE CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR ON A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID IT WAS NOT WITH IN THE DATES THE MANUFACTURERS GIVEN FOR THE RECALL. TOLD THE DEALERSHIP IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND THE LAST ONE WAS ABOUT FOUR DAYS BEFORE I GOT THE NOTICE. NOW A FEW DAYS AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED IT HAPPENED AGAIN. READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER, I HAVE FOUND COPPER BUSHINGS ON THE FLOOR. IF THEY WERE FROM UNDER THE PEDAL SHOULDN'T THE SERVICE MAN NOTICED THAT IF HE DID CHECK IT? LEAVES ME TO WONDER IF THEY DID INDEED CHECK IT. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS MATCHES THE RECALL, SO WHY IT WASN'T JUST FIXED IS BEYOND ME. *TR

Mileage: 79,026

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW IN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK FOR A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED JANUARY 2010. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING AND ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND PAID $282.00 TO HAVE THEM INSTALL A NEW GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THIS RECALL I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO FILE A REPORT/COMPLAINT. I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM WHEN THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. I'M HOPING TO FIND OUT SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO BE REIMBURSED. PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA PHONE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 52,968

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK. I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HAD JUST TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY, WENT OVER THE TIRE STOP AND STRUCK THE WALL CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS PULLING OFF. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FINALLY AN INVESTIGATION BEING DONE AND WANTED TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MORE PEOPLE. *TR

I BELIEVE I HAD ONE OF THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER'S WITH THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2007 AND IN APRIL I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND IT LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL THREE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO DENIED THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED A LAWYER BUT HE SAID THAT SINCE I DIDN'T SUFFER ANY LIFE-ALTERING INJURIES, IT WOULD BE TOO COSTLY TO LITIGATE. NOW THAT CHRYSLER IS FINALLY ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHAT CAN I DO??? *TR

IN JAN 2009 I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. IMMEDIATELY - I NOTICED THE CAR SURGE FORWARD (VERY SLIGHTLY) EVEN WHEN MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL (COMING TO A STOP). IT WAS SO SLIGHT THAT AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED (TO DATE). I AM A CONFIDENT DRIVER, AND THIS SLIGHT SURGE HAPPENING PERIODICALLY (SEEMS ABOUT EVERY 100 MILES OR SO) - DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT POSED A RISK TO ME. I DO WARN PEOPLE WANTING TO BORROW MY CAR TO BE CAREFUL AND WHAT TO EXPECT IF IT HAPPENS AND HOW I HANDLE IT. I AM REPORTING IT NOW BECAUSE I READ IN OUR LOCAL PAPER (IN A VERY SMALL AP STORY) THAT THERE IS A PROBE AND ONLY 5 PEOPLE REPORTED HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. ALTHOUGH I FEEL, AS AN EXPERIENCE AND CONFIDENT DRIVER I FIND THE "PROBLEM" TO BE MANAGEABLE TOO ME. I WOULD NEVER LET A "NEW" OR "INEXPERIENCED" OR "NOT SKILLFUL" OR "ELDERLY" DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY CAR. I WOULD BE AFRAID THAT THE SURGE MAY PANIC THE DRIVER AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE THEM OR OTHERS HARM. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SPUN OVER A SIDEWALK INTO A PARKING LOT. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, SHE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE KEYS BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR THIRTY MINUTES. THE DEALER HAD NOT INFORMED THE CONTACT WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED HEADACHES AND NECK PAIN AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS HALF DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLICK FOLLOWED BY A MOMENTARY STICKING OF THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT WOULD TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD RELEASE AND RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,700.

Mileage: 28,000

2007 DODGE CALIBER OVER THE WINTER THE CAR IDLED ROUGH AND SOMETHING CAME ON ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. I THE LAST 3WEEKS THE THROTTLE PEDAL ON THE CAR GOT STUCK 4 TIMES. I JUST READ ON INTERNET THIS YEAR CAR HAD PROBLEMS. I CALLED LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY HEARD ABOUT PROBLEM ON INTERNET TOO. THEY HEARD NOTHING FROM DODGE. THE STUCK PEDAL DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT COULD. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 75 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACH OVER AND MANUALLY LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THE BRONZE BUSHING RING LYING ON THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. THE PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO RAISE THE RPMS TO ABOUT 5000 WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED A COPPER BUSHING ON MY FLOOR MAT BUT HAD NO IDEA THAT IT CAME FROM THE PEDAL ASSY. I WILL TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TOMORROW. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING VERY FREQUENT AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL CAUSE SOME SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

Mileage: 82,000

2007 DODGE CALIBER GAS PEDAL. WITH 50,600 MILES. WHILE DRIVING APPROX 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED TO OVER 90 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE CAR ONLY SLOWED IT SLIGHTLY WHEN I REACHED THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE CAR TO FULLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE GAS PEDAL WAS REPLACED AND EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE EXCESSIVE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 50,600

1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, ACCELERATING FROM LIGHT MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. 2. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, BUSHING OF GAS PEDAL FELL OUT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SERGE TO 5,000 RPM, APPLIED BRAKES AND RATE OF ACCELERATION SLOWED, HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; SERVICE DONE BY DEALER, REPLACED GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY [ 04891623AR 06068B3B 24936F 43595418901 LHD ] (OLD PART IS AVAILABLE). *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SNAPPED AND WENT UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC PEDAL WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC PEDAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ

Mileage: 36,000