NHTSA Complaint #10342393 — 2009 DODGE CALIBER POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10342393
Vehicle	2009 DODGE CALIBER
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	July 7, 2010
Date Filed	July 10, 2010
Mileage	43,225 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NV

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (AT HIGH SPEED) WHEN IT BECAME NECESSARY FOR ME TO PUNCH THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE. WHEN I DID THIS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF JUST BELOW THE SPRING-ACTION PIVOT POINT AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME USELESS BECAUSE THE SPRING (WHICH IS WIRED TO THE ENGINE'S ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVES ACCELERATION INPUT FROM THE PEDAL TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED) WAS NO LONGER (OBVIOUSLY) ATTACHED TO THE PEDAL. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF TRAFFIC DESPITE HAVING NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT THAT POINT. *TR

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