general problems of the 2011 Dodge Caliber

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

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.

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.

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.

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. .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 suddenr I could not excellerate 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 wereat a slow speed but it could have been worse. I had my car to Dodge dealerships and tbeycould not find the issue until recently when I took it and they said my trottle 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.

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.