NHTSA Complaint #10653570 β 2009 DODGE CALIBER
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10653570 |
| Vehicle | 2009 DODGE CALIBER |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 134,946 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OH |
Consumer Description
FIRST TIME HAPPENED NOTED ABOVE. WAS DRIVING FROM OHIO TO MI TO TAKE MY GRANDCHILDREN HOME. LOST SPEED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH. CAR WENT DOWN TO 45 AND I WAS JUST ABOUT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. I WAS IN PURE SHOCK AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE CAR. I KEPT GOING BECAUSE I COULD NOT PULL OFF. GOT TO EXIT, READ BOOK, WAITED AND WAITED FOR IT TO COOL DOWN SO I COULD DRIVE. WOULDN'T...GOT TO GRANDCHILDREN'S HOME, CALLED CROWN MOTORS IN HOLLAND MI. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NO CODES, ETC. THE CAR WAS STILL SLUGGISH WHEN THE WRECKER PICKED IT UP AND TOWED IT TO THEM. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN, AND WHEN I CALL TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, THEY HAVE SAID: "TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHEN IT IS DOING IT" NOT POSSIBLE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP ME. I TAKE IT IN AND NOTHING IS FOUND. IT MAKES AND IS STILL MAKING A HIGH WHINNING, WHEEZING OR WHATEVER NOISE IN THE ENGINE JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO LOOSE SPEED. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IS SOMETHING STICKING IN THIS. PLEASE HELP ME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY MORE THAN 2 HOURS IN THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ME!!! *TR
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