NHTSA Complaint #10320806 — 2008 DODGE CALIBER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10320806
Vehicle	2008 DODGE CALIBER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 3, 2010
Date Filed	March 18, 2010
Mileage	44,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

HAD CAR IN PARK. STARTED VEHICLE AND STARTER KEPT TRYING TO TURN OVER. STOPPED CAR AND TOOK KEY OUT, STARTER KEPT GOING. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND DROVE 30 FEET WHILE STARTER IS TURNING OVER AND SMOKE WAS COMING INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN STOPPED AND ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE MAIN ROAD. LIGHTS WERE ON AND BATTERY WAS STILL WORKING. COULD NOT START CAR. POLICE WERE CALLED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING INOPERATIVE. TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE THEY RAN TESTS ON NEW STARTER AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. WAS TOLD ALL TESTS PASSED AND THE ORIGINAL WAS A BAD STARTER. ON MARCH 18, 2010 ENGINE WAS STARTING TO MAKE SIMILAR SOUNDS AND VEHICLE TRIED STARTING WITHOUT A KEY IN IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS, WAS TO PULL WIRE OFF THE BATTERY. *TR

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