Door Latch Problems of Dodge Caliber

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the engine stalled and the door latch failed. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. In addition, the check engine and fuel warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

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2007 Dodge Caliber - steering pulls to both left and right for about first 10 minutes of driving (feels very sloppy). Pulls hard to the right while braking. Doors lock with car running.

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A Dodge Caliber locked me out in the middle of nowhere with the vehicle running and the keys locked inside. This is an engineering defect. There is a computer which generates the "lock" signal and it should never do so without a driver as detected by the seat switch. This problem could be fixed with a line or two of code on the computer. It is possible for the car to lock out the driver who gets out to save his kids from a burning vehicle etc, so this is a safety hazard. A more common mishap would be the people with manual garage doors who get out to close the garage door, then the car locks itself with the keys in the car. No car should ever lock itself automatically without a driver as detected by the seat switch.

Front passenger door lock will not stay locked. The locks flip up and down and the door sometimes opens by itself. . . Been to dealer 5 times. . . . . They replaced mechanisms twice. Once they never looked at it after having it all day and once they claimed nothing wrong with it. . . Bought Dodge Caliber end June and had prob. Immediately; can lock doors and return to car and driver lock is open or door popped ajar.