general problems of the 2007 Dodge Caliber

I recently purchased the vehicle from the original owner. The vehicle light flashes while driving. The mileage is currently 91k miles. Now the lightening bolt symbol will not turn off and the vehicle will not accelerate over 39 miles. I have not been able to drive the vehicle for over a week.

Feels like the car is going to hit a corner or bump and the whole front and tires are gonna come off. Also the gas cap light keeps coming on followed by the engine light. For some reason my gas cap keeps opening itself like there is air or pressure literally unscrewing it. The gas cap happens when parked.

When car is filled up to full it will smell like raw fuel in the car and it will stall numerous times while driving down the road.

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.

Red lightning bolt on said throttle body so replaced that alternator and battery still no power only goes 25 mph was told electric accelerator pedal but not sure so many people with issue on same car I don't know what to do.

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 dokng nothing to repair. Dangerous I was on freeway going 65 mp and zlmost hit NY four cars. Happens more at fast speeds.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. While in park, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and then to a dealer who were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. In addition, three weeks later while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The oil pressure warning light illuminated as the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 107,000.

Was driving home one night and my car stared losing power at lower speeds. After getting off the interstate and turning left from a complete stop my car died. This stop, go, die cycle continued all the way home next morning get ready to go to work and nothing. Turned out the flue pump and wire harness had melted and burnt up. Luky we didn't burn up too. With I could upload pictures here.

Have had sporadic electrical issues for the last few years, chalked it up to normal wear & tear. After looking at other testimonies online, beginning to realize the issues I've had are similar to those of other Caliber owners. Just replaced the alternator in June 2014 and now car is shutting off while driving down the road. Check engine light has been on for 3 weeks and will randomly not be on for a series of drives only to come back on again. Dashboard lights do not come on all the time, I'd say more often than not night driving is done with no dashboard lights. I change headlights & taillights frequently. About to head to autozone now to have it hooked up to diagnostic machine to see if any codes come up for check engine light. Chrysler needs to do a recall ASAP or there will be several peoples lives at risk, including my entire family seeing as how this is our main vehicle.

While driving home from the airport on the highway, my car shut down unexpectedly. My electronic throttle light along with my check engine light came on. My power steering and power brakes seemed not to function as I had to muscle the car to the side of the road. Thank goodness it was late at night and traffic was at a minimum. The car sputtered so bad it shut down on the road after I pulled over. After about 15 minutes, I started the car and limped it home. Couldn't get the car to do more than 10mph. Used my flashers the entire way home.

While driving my 2007 Dodge Caliber with my two young kids in the back my electronic throttle control light on the dashboard came on about 30 seconds later my car would not accelerate. I was able to pull into a parking lot without causing an accident. After buying a e. T. C. And having it replaced about 12 months later the etc went out again this time on the highway while doing 65 mph my car would no longer accelerate the etc had rusted closed again. Liking online some of these cars have been recalled for an issue withthe etc. I'm afraid for my family's safety there's no warning other than a light and moments later your car iisno longer accelerating.

Accelerated from red light to get on to the freeway, car lurched forward and stalled. Power was lost and had to limp to safely get to the side of the road. Electronic throttle light (bars with lightning bolt) came on. Shut the car completely off and restarted, drove 20 feet and the same thing happened again. Shut the car off again for 5-7 min and was able to safely get off the freeway. Took in to private mechanic the next day and was informed that the throttle body it self went bad and he as seen this a lot with different models of Dodge vehicles, yet no recall has been issued. Is going to cost me $500 to get it fixed. I bought the car brand new in 2006 so warranty is out due to age.

My engine stalls when at stop light/signs. This happens after refueling the car. I heard of other Chrysler/Dodge models that have had the same problem that are being investigated though my car is not the same engine or years being looked at. Engine is 2. 4 l. It does this for up to about 10 times and I can keep it running in neutral and revving the engine. Not sure of the date that I first notices this but has been happening for about a year or so. Mileage and date are from latest time.

On the day of the incident my car started jerking and acted like it would die when I gave the car gas. I took it to a mechanic who did an oil change and checked the engine codes. I picked the car up from that mechanic and the car was still doing the same thing. I took it to another mechanic and they updated the computer on the car, changed the plugs and flushed the motor. The car is still doing the same thing. The other day I was excellerating up a hill and the red lightning bolt light came on the car was still running but was not getting any gas. I pulled over and stopped the car and started it again and did not excellerate or anything till I got to my distination. Seems like this is a problem with this car that needs to be delt with. I have spent over $400 trying to solve a problem that seems to be a problem with this type of Dodge.

Engine warning lights flash, warning check engine light disappear, reappear at will, wont start, system failure, loss of power, speed limit acute loss of power, stalling of engine while at freeway speeds, stalling out at 35-40 mph speeds, noise at gas pedal.

When pumping gas I cannot allow it to 'fill up' because the gas will leak out instead of telling the handle to stop pumping gas as it normally should. I am aware that Dodge durango had a recall on this very matter, yet the Caliber has not. I have to keep track of how many gallons I put in so as not to let it over flow. Am I the only owner of a Dodge Caliber having this issue with the fuel system/gasoline?.

A small brass bushing fell on my right foot one day while driving. I picked it up and put it in the console cup holder. A few days later while accelerating onto the highway the gas pedal stuck and the engine revved. This has happened a few times since. I called Chrysler to check if my Caliber was covered under the gas pedal recall. I was told the recall only covered vehicles from a certain date range. My Caliber was manufactured 2/06.

When driving on highway car looses power break light comes on and off dealer states it's nothing get oil change from dealer stated nothing is wrong.

This has happened many times before yesterday. While driving on the freeway, the check engine light comes on, and the car go into a "limp" mode (very little power), and even at full pedal, it slowly slows down. Having had it happen several times before, I learned to pull over, and shut off the car, and let it set for a few minutes. Sometimes times this is not easy, or safe to do. Then it is hard to restart, but will drive somewhat better. This allows me to get to a place that I can shut it off for an extended amount of time (1/2 hour), and then it runs more like normal, but the check engine light stay on for several days. After the check engine light goes out, it is running normal again until the next time. So far, this has not caused an accident, but I'm sure somebody will be hurt or killed before this gets recalled. Good luck follow drivers.

2007 Dodge Caliber r/t awd. My wife found 2 small brass bushings on the drivers side floor. While I was driving the car, during acceleration onto an interstate, it appeared that the accelerator pedal stuck and car continued to accelerate even after I removed foot from pedal. I pulled the pedal up with my foot to free up pedal. I searched online and found a couple of other references to a similar problem occurring with other Caliber owners. Took vehicle to my preferred mechanic, and he has to order a new accelerator pedal assembly.

My 2007 Dodge Caliber has had 5 episodes of the accelerator going to the floor and the car speeding up and the rpm going to high, each time I have been driving. The first time from arizona to arkansas and at aprox 800 miles it happened and as one is when traveling I was tired and things were cluttered so I assumed it was the floor mat and pulled it down and went on. I was able to put the car in neutral so that I did not speed up and hit the car in front of me. The second time I was driving and after about 20 miles it did the same thing and I took the matt out. I was able to stick my foot under the peddle and pull it up and put the car in neutral and then back in drive and it was then behaving normal. The next time I was surprised because I did think it was the matt and the matt was gone. Doing the same thing putting the car in neutral as I was driving and back in drive , this time I had to keep doing this as I coasted on the road and on the 3 rd time it went back to normal. The rest if the times were on the same trip to the dealer, a 50 mile trip, all the same , the car accelerator pedal goes down, the car speeds up , I put it in neutral and pull the pedal up and then after a few times it works for a undetermined amount of miles. The dealer has now told me they reset the system and it should not happen again but should it then they will need to replace some things. Dodge in russellville arkansas, I hope it is fixed. My fear is this will happen as I'm pulling out somewhere and cause a wreck, or it will happen to someone else and they won't think so fast to put car in neutral, on the internet I found many stories about the Dodge Caliber accelerator throttle not working correctly and Dodge dealers not sure what the problem was , please check into this to save lives before any are lost that don't need to be lost. Thank you.

In July 2009 I returned to the dealer for a service, I also complained about the car intermittently not accelerating properly from a stop or near stop, it hesitated dramatically. The dealer could not replicate the problem and could do nothing to fix it. This is still an ongoing issue. Then in June of 2013, while driving on a four lane highway at approximately 65 miles an hour, the car lost all acceleration, a moment later started a warning beep and the check engine light came on. I immediately put on the flashers while trying to maneuver from the middle lane to the shoulder of the road, after a week at the mechanic he called me to inform me that it could be the crank sensor, which was a known issue with this model vehicle. He replaced the sensor and I was informed that the issue was corrected. I didn’t get five miles from the mechanic when the car again lost all acceleration and the engine light came on again. The mechanic towed the car back the next day. He had the representative from Chrysler to his shop several times regarding the issue. The rep thought the computer needed an update and that is what was done, it did not solve the issue. (I was never notified by Chrysler that the computer had updates that were required. ) the mechanic had several other professionals look at the car, all of which were not finding the problem. They also had no new computer codes, which was when they realized the power train control module was the problem. This took a month to solve and the cost was $1130.