NHTSA Complaint #10562973 — 2008 DODGE CALIBER ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10562973
Vehicle	2008 DODGE CALIBER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 25, 2014
Date Filed	February 4, 2014
Mileage	100,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

DRIVING VEHICLE ON MAIN ROAD APPROX 40MPH .. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY INDICATOR FLASHED , VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER .. HAD TO PULL OVER FOR SAFETY REASONS.. VEHICLE "BUCKED" WITH A ROUGH IDLE .. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF , RESTARTED ; ALL SEEMED OK. THIS SCENARIO OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES EACH TIME ON THE ROAD DISABLING POWER AND UNEXPECTED , LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS .. THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT FEW DAYS PASSED , AGAIN THE ETC INDICATOR CAME ON , IMMEDIATELY LOSING POWER , BUCKING ON A HIGHWAY / BIWAY 45 MPH , PULLED OVER SHOULDER .. RESTARTED APPROX 15 MIN LATER ALL SEEMED OK.. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE AND MOST IMPACTED ., VEHICLE WILL NOT GO BEYOND 10 MPH, NO POWER, BUCKING .. PHONED DEALERSHIP .. ETC IS ON BACK ORDER AND NOT ENOUGH PARTS AVAILABLE TO FILL OUTSTANDING LOG OF B/O .. (REGION IS OUT OF STOCK ) PHONED CHRYSLER ADDRESSED ISSUE IS MULTIPLE ACROSS FORUMS AND SUGGESTED RECALL.. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND COSTLY WHEN CODES ARE NOT ACCURATE( MISFIRE IGNITION COILS, CATALYST BELOW THRESHOLD , OVERHEATED O2 SENSOR , NEVER INDICATING RELATING TO FAULTY ETC .. BUT THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T ORDER SO MANY NOR WOULD THEY BE OUT I STOCK AND BACK ORDERED IF THIS WASN'T "RECALL WORTHY" CHRYSLER WAS HELPFUL IN ASSISTING AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL EXPEDITE PART AND ALL WILL BE WELL .. *TR

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