2007 dodge caliber r/t awd. My wife found 2 small brass bushings on the drivers side floor. While I was driving the car, during acceleration onto an interstate, it appeared that the accelerator pedal stuck and car continued to accelerate even after I removed foot from pedal. I pulled the pedal up with my foot to free up pedal. I searched online and found a couple of other references to a similar problem occurring with other caliber owners. Took vehicle to my preferred mechanic, and he has to order a new accelerator pedal assembly.
2007 Dodge Caliber AWD acceleration complaints
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My 2007 dodge caliber has had 5 episodes of the accelerator going to the floor and the car speeding up and the RPM going to high, each time I have been driving. The first time from arizona to arkansas and at aprox 800 miles it happened and as one is when traveling I was tired and things were cluttered so I assumed it was the floor mat and pulled it down and went on. I was able to put the car in neutral so that I did not speed up and hit the car in front of me. The second time I was driving and after about 20 miles it did the same thing and I took the matt out. I was able to stick my foot under the peddle and pull it up and put the car in neutral and then back in drive and it was then behaving normal. The next time I was surprised because I did think it was the matt and the matt was gone. Doing the same thing putting the car in neutral as I was driving and back in drive , this time I had to keep doing this as I coasted on the road and on the 3 rd time it went back to normal. The rest if the times were on the same trip to the dealer, a 50 mile trip, all the same , the car accelerator pedal goes down, the car speeds up , I put it in neutral and pull the pedal up and then after a few times it works for a undetermined amount of miles. The dealer has now told me they reset the system and it should not happen again but should it then they will need to replace some things. Dodge in russellville arkansas, I hope it is fixed. My fear is this will happen as I'm pulling out somewhere and cause a wreck, or it will happen to someone else and they won't think so fast to put car in neutral, on the internet I found many stories about the dodge caliber accelerator throttle not working correctly and dodge dealers not sure what the problem was , please check into this to save lives before any are lost that don't need to be lost. Thank you
There were no events leading up to any of these failures. I simply bought a brand new 2007 dodge caliber in june of '06 and to date have experienced the following problems: 1. A humming noise (similar to that of a "rice burner" car) in the rear of the vehicle that took over three trips to the service department (from august 2006 to january 2007) and a total of 20 days being out of service is at present repaired. 2. There is a rattle underneath the car, either coming from the middle or the rear when not applying the gas and simply "cruising" down the road. But when I hit the gas it goes away. 3. There is a noise in the front tires when I am driving between 1 and 3 rpms. 4. The car pulls to the right. 5. The headlights dim intermittently for no reason, as if there is a power drain. 6. The volume control on the steering wheel intermittently doesn't work. 7. The station changer control on the steering wheel intermittently doesn't work. 8. When driving the car without the auto stick, the delay in pick-up is very slow. This is a constant problem. 9. The cruise control has a mind of its own and increased in speed all by itself on a straight stretch of road. 10. The AC fan began making excessive noise one month after we bought it and it was serviced properly and remains in working order. 11. When I am sitting in the passenger seat and we go around sharp corners or stop or start quickly, the seat makes clicking noises underneath and moves slightly even though it appears to be in a locked position. 12. The middle armrest console is loose and causes injury when entering the car and placing your elbow/arm on it for balance. 13. The pin striping began to wear off the first time I washed the car which was within weeks of purchase. I filed lemon law after problem #1 was in service for three attempts and 15 days out of service. I'm told that since it is fixed, they will address and attempt to fix the remaining issues.
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