2007 Dodge Caliber

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.