2007 Dodge Caliber

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

WHILE TRAVELING 80 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE MY CALIBER STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I RAPIDLY LOST SPEED; HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND MAKE MY WAY ACROSS 4 LANES TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION BY COASTING WHERE I STOPPED THE CALIBER, TURNED IT OFF, AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. IN DOING RESEARCH FOR REPAIR I'VE FOUND THERE'S A WHOLE COMMUNITY OF DODGE OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM DODGE DEALERS. I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY REPAIRS AS THERE'S NO REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT I CAN DO AS A CAR OWNER TO REGULATE/IMPROVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND IT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY PART OR COMPUTER FUNCTION THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS THE O2 SENSORS THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED EVERY YEAR. THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE IF YOU ARE AT STOP SIGN OR JUST IDLE IN TRAFFIC- THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL BEGIN TO BLINK AND THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH..ALSO, IT CONSTANTLY OVER HEATS AFTER MUCH REPAIRS- THESE SYMPTOMS CONTINUE TO PERSIST-THE GENTLEMAN AT GOOD YEAR TOLD ME THAT SOME OF YOUR PARTS O2 SENSOR WAS RECALLED- FAILED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER- THE OVERHEATING IS ANNOYING- I CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 45 MILES WITHOUT OVER HEATING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AT THE EXIT WHILE OTHER CARS- WITH INCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING VERY FAST AND THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER DRIVERS- BECAUSE THE CAR BEGINS TO PULL - I HAVE TO PULL OVER SO THAT THE ENGINE CAN COOL DOWN- ..SOMETIMES IN TRAFFIC- THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BEGIN TO SHIFT GEARS IN TRAFFIC- THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. THE SAFETY ISSUES ARE ENGINE OVERHEATS, START JERKING BACK AND FORTH AT STOP SIGNS OR JUST BEING IDLE IN TRAFFIC, OCCASIONALLY JUST SHIFT ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TH MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS LAST NIGHT- I HAD TO PULL OVER- CAR STARTED JERKING- IT OVERHEATED- 07-19-2017 I AM FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT- CALLED CHRYSLER SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR MANUFACTURER FAULT.

WHILE DRIVING AUTO STOPS BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE AND STOP. THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. USUALLY AFTER LITTLE WHILE CAN TURN BACK ON AND GO. I ALSO HAVE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2008 TJAT DOES SAME THING EVEN AFTER. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DODGE SERVICE. READ WHERE THIS IS A BIV PROBLEM MA NY ARE HAVING BUT DODGE/CHRYSLER STILL DOING NOTHING TO REPAIR. DANGEROUS I WAS ON FREEWAY GOING 65 MP AND ALMOST HIT NY FOUR CARS. HAPPENS MORE AT FAST SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IF I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, CAR WOULD DO SAME THING, LOOSE POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. IN SCHOOL PICKUP LINE, CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE AS SOON AS GAS PEDDLE WAS PUSHED ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, CITY ROADS, SCHOOL PICKUP/ DROP OFF LINE, MAKING TURNS, AND WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR. IT WOULD ALSO DO THESE THINGS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FOR NEARLY A MONTH, BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T START. ONE OF THE WIRES CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP BURNT THROUGH THE HOUSING. WITH THE FUEL PUMP BEING IN THE GAS TANK DON'T YOU THINK THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION.

ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER PUMPING GAS, VEHICLE VIBRATED. LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ON TRIP HOME, WOULD SLOW SPEED DOWN AND IT WOULD GO OFF. EXITED INTERSTATE, CAME TO FULL STOP, ACCELERATED TO GO, AND CAR VIBRATED AND ALMOST STALLED AS PULLING OUT. DROVE VEHICLE FOR TWO MORE DAYS - LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD VIBRATE - ALMOST STALLED IN 2 BUSY INTERSECTIONS. PREVIOUS RECALL ON 25K 2007 DODGE CALIBERS - MINE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. UNABLE TO GET AN APPT AT DODGE DEALER FOR A WEEK. DECIDED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DID NOT DRIVE. ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ON CITY STREET, TURNING. ISSUE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT GO NORMAL SPEEDS - WAS UNABLE TO GO POSTED SPEED LIMIT. CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER RECALL - THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. NUMEROUS VEHICLE OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THIS AT 90-130K MILES. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOUR COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS AS YOU ARE DRIVING 70 MPH OR THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE STOPS. WAS GOING VARIOUS SPEEDS AS I WAS 90 MILES AWAY FROM HOME 70 MPH, THEN TODAY COULD NOT GO HIGHER THAN 40 MPH. *TR