2010 Dodge Caliber Complaint Log

AFTER DRIVING ON INTERSTATE FOR 3 HOURS, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO GO FROM A STOP. OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED!! IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE AFTER A 2-3 HOUR TRIP, THERE IS SUCH HESITATION THAT IF I'M ON AN INCLINE THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATOR!! THIS HAS SHOWN A STORED CODE OF P0730 (WHICH DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE PROBLEM). I WON'T ALLOW MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO TRAVEL WITH ME IN THIS CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY!! I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOUR AGENCY CAN PROVIDE FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SPUTTERS AT STOPS. TWICE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT STOPLIGHTS AND HAD TO BE PUT BACK INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, AND NO CODES WERE FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO START THE IGNITION YET THE ENGINE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE IGNITION KEY YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,713. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/10/11

EVERY SO OFTEN THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT. IT DOES NOTHING, MAKES NO NOISE. IT ACTS AS IF YOU DID NOTHING. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. MOST TIMES, WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AND TRY AGAIN, IT WILL START AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT IS JUST WEIRD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 15 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. *TR

WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEED CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL CRASH. CAR CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

ON 7/9/10 I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE @ OFFICE WHERE I WORK, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AS I WENT TO TOUCH THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN IT JUMP THE CARB & THAN HIT THE WALL OF THE BUILDING PUTTING A HOLE IN IT ALSO BREAKING OFF A DRAIN PIPE, ON THE OUTSIDE. I WENT INSIDE THE OFFICE AND THERE WAS TWO CRACKS IN THE WALL INSIDE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS BROKE IN TWO PLACES ON THE CAR. I CALLED MY INSURANCE STATE FARM & REPORTED IT. MY OFFICE INFORMED THE BUSINESS COMPLEX MANAGER. HAD THE CAR TOWED THE CHAPMAN DODGE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 DODGE CALIBER FROM A LOCAL VEHICLE RENTAL COMPANY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THERE WERE THREE REPORTED INJURIES AND BOTH THE POLICE AND MEDICAL UNITS ARRIVED ON SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VEHICLE RENTAL COMPANY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000. UPDATED 08/12/10 *BF UPDATED 08/18/10