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2011 DODGE CALIBER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1502615 · 2018-09-29

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CALIBER
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

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 A

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11132224
Machine
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