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2011 Dodge Caliber Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2011 Dodge Caliber submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Jan 24, 2022

Car slowed down and electronic throttle control light and traction control light came on was dangerously slow to accelerate and would not maintain speed

NHTSA ID
11448659
Incident
Dec 16, 2021
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 1, 2021

CAR JERKS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN ON ACCELERATOR. DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. JUST WHEN IT WANTS TO. LEFT ME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAIN HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. LOOKED UP THE CAUSE AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL.

NHTSA ID
11398589
Incident
Mar 1, 2021
Mileage
130,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jan 19, 2021

FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN LOSING THROTTLE CONTROL. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODIES. NOTHING IS HELPING. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOY NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO SHUT DOWN ON YOU. IT COULD BE AT A RED LIGHT OR GOING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL

NHTSA ID
11388912
Incident
Jan 1, 2021
Mileage
141,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 4, 2020

MY ABS NOT WORKING. AND I CHANGE ALREADY SPEED SENSOR - ITS DOESN'T HELP. AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK TO. WHAT I NEED TO DO?

NHTSA ID
11343333
Incident
Aug 4, 2020
Mileage
155,000 mi
Driver assistanceSuspension
Filed Jul 18, 2019

FRONT SUB FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SPLIT IN HALF. CAUSING STEERING ISSUE, SHAKING AND LOUD CLUNKING FROM DRIVERS SIDE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. ALSO....HAVING ISSUE WITH ETC, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL KICKS INTO LIMP MODE OFTEN WHILE DRIVING. CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS WHILE ON HWY OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS CAR IS NOW UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE BECAUSE NO RECALLS ARE LISTED. LOOKED ON SEVERAL BLOGS PLUS THIS SITE....SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. VERY SURPRISED AND DISSATISFIED THAT MORE IS NOT BEING DONE TO FIX KNOWN ISSUES.

NHTSA ID
11233061
Incident
Jul 17, 2019
Driver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed Jun 4, 2019

WHEN THE CAR IS I'M MOTION OR STANDING THE VEHICLES ENGINE BEGINS TO RACE THE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS CHARGING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CARS SPEED DROPS BELOW 25MPH AND IF HEADLAMPS IF BEING USED THE FLICKER OFF AND ON . THE OIL WAS RECENTLY CHANGE BUT THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY.. HEADLAMPS THAT WERE REPLACED BLEW IN 2 MONTHS . THE CAR REPEATEDLY NEED TO BE JUMPED EVENTHOUGH NOTHING WAS LEFT RUNNING OR ON IN THE VEHICLE..

NHTSA ID
11217884
Incident
Feb 1, 2019
Mileage
130,360 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Sep 29, 2018
Crash reported

ON MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FLASH A BUNCH OF LIGHTS. THEN SHUT OFF. MY RPM WENT UP AND THEN DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFELY THIS TIME. BUT IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER HAS SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIME I CAN START IT BACK UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK AND WHEN I DO GET RIDES I'M ALWAYS LATE. ON THE EDGE OF GETTING FIRED BECAUSE I NOT RELIABLE ANYMORE SINCE I CANT CONTROL WHEN I GET THERE. GOT IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP THE BRAIN WASNT WORKING FOR AWHILE ONCE THE BRAIN CONNECTED TO THERE COMPUTER HE,FIXED WHAT THEY WAS WRONG WIRES AND CLEANED UP THE ENGINE. IT STARTED SO HE ASSUMED IT WAS FIXED. BUT I DIDNT EVEN HAVE IT FOR MORE THEN A DAY AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. BUT THIS TIME LIGHTNING BOLT CAME ON. DID RESEARCH FOUND OUT IT WAS ETC ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. ALSO JUST LOOKING IT UP THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM VARIOUS SIGHTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I'VE SEEN ABOUT 1000 PLUS COMPLAINS. THIS DEFIANTLY IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR. RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. ALREADY PUT IN A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT FOR THE ISSUE NOT EVEN BEING FIXED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL YET. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR THAT MATTER MY RESEARCH HAS SAID NOT TO DRIVE AT ALL STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT BEING TOWED TO A SHOP. VERY DANGEROUS FOR YOU AND OTHER DRIVERS. SINCE FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM CAR HASNT BEEN JUST SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. HIGHLY RECOMMEND INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL TO COME OUT SOONER THEN LATER.

NHTSA ID
11132224
Incident
Jan 20, 2018
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Apr 10, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED EVEN AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEYER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (200 RIDGEDALE AVE, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA ID
11084377
Incident
Apr 8, 2018
Mileage
64,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 11, 2018

MY CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO 2MPH WHEN ETC LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 5 TIMES A DAY AND I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID
11078591
Incident
Mar 7, 2018
Mileage
117,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Nov 30, 2017

TAKATA RECALL 4 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED! DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR DECELERATES ON ITS OWN WITH NO WARNING. COULD BE FATAL PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY! INSTANTLY LOSE RPMS CAR GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" DOES NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH OR 2,000 RPM LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHTENING BOLT, TRACTION LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES THIS WOULD BE THE 4TH TIME AS MY CAR STILL SITS UNFIXED!! DODGE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A NON FACTORY ONE THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUE. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP NO-ONE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME INCLUDING AUBREY ALEXANDER LOCATED IN SHAMOKIN DAM, PA. NO-ONE STANDS BY THE VEHICLES THEY SELL ANYMORE. ITS A SHAME I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN, AND WORK HARD FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE, AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO THROW AWAY TO FIX THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS SO NOT FAIR. I WILL BE CONTACTING WNEP & ACTION NEWS IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED FOR ME. I LOST A JOB AND HAD TO TAKE LEAVE FROM COLLEGE DUE TO UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. FUNNY THE VERY FIRST THING I ASKED FOR WHEN I WALKED IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 YEARS AGO WAS A RELIABLE VEHICLE I DIDN'T EVEN CARE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. SUCH A SHAME THAT DODGE THEMSELVES WOULDN'T, AND COULDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID
11051635
Incident
Nov 30, 2017
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Apr 6, 2017

INTERMITTENT RECURRING ELECTRICAL OUTAGE WHILE DRIVING. ALL CHIMES WILL SOUND AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THE POWER IS LOST, A DASH LIGHTS FLASH AND TURN OFF AND WE LOOSE THE INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, ETC....). EXPERIENCE LOSE OF POWER CAN BARELY GET IT PULLED OVER SAFELY. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPAIR EVEN WITH HAVING IT FOR 42 DAYS TIME BEFORE LAST. HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE 334 MILES SINCE DEALERSHIP DELIVERED CAR TO ME WHEN THEY DROVE 170 MILES AND COULD NOT GET IT TO REOCCUR IN AUGUST 2015. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT TO DEALERSHIP. TOTAL MILES PUT ON CAR SINCE PURCHASE JUNE 2013 IS 11394. CURRENT MILEAGE 38234

NHTSA ID
10970864
Incident
Aug 19, 2015
Mileage
38,234 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Sep 16, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID
10907215
Incident
Sep 10, 2016
Mileage
90,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 20, 2016

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 50-60 MPH AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. 2 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STILL MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AND AGAIN I COULD NOT INCREASE MY SPEED. I PULLED OVER AND PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. REVIEWED MY MANUAL AND WAS ABLE TO READ ABOUT THE WARNING SIGNS. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. VERY SCARY DRIVE! I HAD MY 2 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR TOO. I HAVE NOW READ ABOUT MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. I MAY TRY MY DEALER BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL KEEP THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID
10886048
Incident
Jul 19, 2016
Mileage
49,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 25, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND MANUALLY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 3 1/2 HOURS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,200. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID
10861353
Incident
Apr 24, 2016
Mileage
60,200 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 2016

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED 4 TIMES, 2 TIMES IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS. I.E. NO THROTTLE CONTROL ON A HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS COST OF $600. PLEASE NOTE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE10012. LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER HAD THE PROBLEM WITH 2007 CALIBER AND HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM YET.

NHTSA ID
10823254
Incident
Jan 23, 2016
Mileage
65,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 28, 2015

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY CAR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT COMES ON. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, THE OTHER TIMES WERE ON THE STREET. ONCE I TURN OFF MY CAR AND RESTART IT IS FINE, UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. IT ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES AND GETS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY, IF THE HEATER IS ON OR OFF, IT JUST HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID
10816386
Incident
Dec 27, 2015
Mileage
56,000 mi
Driver assistanceEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 14, 2015

DRIVING TO MASSACHUSETTS FROM NH...3 HOUR RIDE...JUST OUTSIDE OF SPRINGFIELD, MA ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY DEACCELERATED, LOST POWER, AND DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WENT FROM APPROX 75/80 MPH DOWN TO 30MPH AND LOWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THIRD LANE, AND HAD TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE WITH A CAR FULL OF KIDS. THIS IS NOT SAFE, AND SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE SWERVING AROUND ME TO AVOID HITTING ME IN THE REAR END. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I WOULD PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. IT WAS LIKE IT SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, THE SHIFTING LEVER OFTEN SHIFTS MY CAR INTO MANUAL OPERATION INSTEAD OF AUTOMATIC WITHOUT ME EVEN REALIZING IT.

NHTSA ID
10810097
Incident
Sep 4, 2015
Mileage
79,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jul 15, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
10734264
Incident
Jun 15, 2015
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Apr 19, 2015

THE ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT COMES ON MORE AND MORE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AT LOW AND HIGH RPMS. I HAD IT CHECKED AND I GET CODES OF U1407,(IMPLAUSIBLE ENGINE TORQUE REQUEST SIGNAL RECEIVED) U1424,(IMPLAUSIBLE ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL RECEIVED) U1425.(IMPLAUSIBLE PEDAL POSITION SIGNAL RECEIVED). ROUGH IDLE OCCURS AT START UP. ETC LIGHT COMES ON AT LOW AND HIGH RPMS EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR SOME TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10706492
Incident
Apr 7, 2015
Mileage
90,102 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 6, 2014

WENT OUT TO START MY CAR, INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION, CAR CRANKED WITHOUT STOPPING CONTINUOUS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND RED LIGHTNING SYMBOL FOR ECT FAILURE. TURNED OFF LOOKED IN BOOK. TRIED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES TO START, SAME RESULT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10662585
Incident
Dec 6, 2014
Mileage
21,485 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Oct 25, 2014

AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER AND THEN THE ( ETC ) LIGHT CAME ON. WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, I HAD TO GO UP A HILL TO GET IT BACK TO MY CAR AND MY CAR JUST KEPT GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO START DRIFTING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF THAT HILL WAS ANY BIGGER THEN I WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT OVER IT. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10649928
Incident
Oct 24, 2014
Mileage
800,065 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Oct 23, 2014

EVERY SO OFTEN MY CAR JUST LOSES POWER. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN IF JUST SLOWS DOWN ITS LIKE I CAN FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL AND IT GOES NO WHERE. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. THIS CAR HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY WHILE PAYING FOR IT AND HAVING TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP AS MUCH AS I HAVE. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD A CAR WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST LOSES TO POWER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT BUT IT SEEMS WHENEVER IT GETS CHECKED THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10649374
Incident
May 16, 2014
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Oct 16, 2014

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55-60MPH WHEN LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON AND MY RPM DROPPED DRASTICALLY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND MY CAR LOST SPEED ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED A FEW TIMES AFTER AND FINALLY IT CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF MY CAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY SINCE WE WERE AT A SLOW SPEED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I HAD MY CAR TO DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I TOOK IT AND THEY SAID MY THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD,D GO BAD THAT FAST. *TR

NHTSA ID
10648198
Incident
Apr 24, 2014
Mileage
68,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Aug 18, 2014

ETC LIGHT COMING ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOCKS OUT GAS PEDAL AND LEAVES YOU COASTING ON THE ROAD HOPING NOT TO GET HIT. JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY SAID PARTS (A SENSOR) WAS ALREADY ORDERED FOR IT. PICKED UP 2 DAYS LATER AFTER REPAIR AND IMMEDIATELY DONE IT AGAIN WHEN DRIVING OUT. TOOK BACK AND DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. PICKED UP A WEEK LATER AND STARTED AGAIN AFTER 50 MILES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED GAS PEDAL BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. CAR I PURCHASED IS STILL AT DEALER AFTER 3 WEEKS AND ALTHOUGH WORKING WITH CHRYSLER ENGINEERS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE YOU PULL OUT ON THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY HAVE NO GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SPEED, LEAVING YOU TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER DRIVERS HOPING THEY DON'T HIT YOU WHILE CAR IS STEADILY SLOWING DUE TO NO GAS PEDAL INPUT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10625917
Incident
Jul 28, 2014
Mileage
36,779 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 2, 2013

I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME BACK ON 9-4-13 AND AGAIN NOW 11-18-13. FOR SOME REASON WHILE DRIVING IT I WILL LOOSE ACCELERATION IT WON'T GO MORE THAN 5 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS A LIGHT GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. AFTER MY TURN I NOTICE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THEN 5 MILES, EVEN WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. AND AGAIN THE OTHER DAY, I GOT IN IT AND BACKED UP, PUT IN DRIVE AND THE SAME THING. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. NOW DEALERSHIP IS SAYING AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. PLUS I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND NOT GETTING MUCH FROM THEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR, I HAVE A CHILD. THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10554568
Incident
Sep 3, 2013
Mileage
9,728 mi

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