2011 Dodge Caliber: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 16, 2021 · Electrical · MO

New parts , problems still exist. New battery being drained and/shorting out. Negative terminal is getting hot. Has burned up 2 new altinators! Battery light comes on shortly after new battery installed. New alternators and batteries are being ruined. Prior to all this car would stall in traffic. This car is unsafe! Also can smell something burning under the hood Even when ignition is off. I have disconnected the battery in fear of this car catching fire. Faulty ticm? I'm at wits end! Money pit! Should have a recall. All ground connections are good and both battery terminals have been replaced. Nothing I have done has solved the problem.

Filed May 26, 2019 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · MN

Car shuts off while driving check engine light comes on car will bot drive ofer 20 MPH. It is very dangerous to just shut down. Seen many issues with the dame thing and it is being said it is tipm. They dealer has said they go bad repeatedly due to corrosion because of a bad design. It is crazy having to pay 2000+ dollars to replace the same part multiple times to be just shut down in the middle of a road or interstate while driving. Has happened 5 times so dat.

Filed Dec 8, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 67,000 miles · NY

I got my oil change done at 67,000 miles and since then my car jerks and feels weird when I drive it. I'm worried that it may stall on me when driving on the highway or city and that's dangerous for my kids and others on the road. Please investigate the transmission as it's made by nissan and nissan has a lot of problems with their cvts.

Filed Apr 13, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 63,000 miles · TX

After making slight turn (either direction), and hitting small bump. Ie, transition between highway and side street. Vehicle stalls. Loose all steering and excelleration. Have to quickly put into nuetral while coasting and restart engine. No accidents yet. Maybe dodge needs a few more deaths on their hands to consider fixing these issues. Has happened multiple times over last 2 months.

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Engine, Suspension · 35,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge caliber. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the engine stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart after two attempts. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed that the springs and front axle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2014 · Engine · 64,000 miles · FL

The car while traveling the engine will suddenly race and loose power and will stall. The only solution is to sop the car put in park and restart the engine. Highly dangerous on a crowed road or making turns. I have taken the car to three different dealerships and now the car is at james brown dodge in tampa, fl and I am renting a car until they fix this car again. The car has been fixed by this dealer and two other dealership with no solution.

Filed Nov 10, 2014 · Engine · 64,000 miles · FL

This is the third time since I have had this car beginning in september 2014 with about 60k the car suddenly stalls making the car very difficult handle. I think the technician called is cvm module, or something similar, I was in north carolina at the time since my grandmother was passed away. I paid them over an hundred dollars so that I could then take the car to a dealer near my home in tampa florida. I then took the car to courtesy dodge in october with the same problem and sudden stall in dangerous traffic conditions. I am in a chapter 13 and courtesy was very rude and slow about returning the car to me with another hundred dollars out of pocket. Friday nov 7 I spent a terrifying trip of about twenty miles stalling and restarting the car and brought the car to jim brown dealership who was more friendly to my poor financial condition.

Filed Feb 1, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 38,000 miles · NC

When I first start my car, the engine will first rev past 2500 RPM; this is not normal as it revs around 1800 RPM. The car will vibrate, and the electronic throttle control light will come on (flashes when vibrates). After restarting the car, the light will go away. Between 35-45 MPH, the car will either feel like or will go into a stall. The light will come on when the vehicle goes into a stall. The previous week, I took my car to the dealer to have the map sensor and the pcv hose replaced. A flash update was also performed; neither replacing the parts, nor the flash update fixed the problem.

Filed Jul 11, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 51,286 miles · CO

Just turned a corner, engine light came on, then stalled. Car would not restart. Had to wait about 15 minutes then car would start. Made it almost to destination and then stalled again... Had to coast downhill to make it to my destination.

Filed Nov 2, 2012 · Engine · 1,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge caliber. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the contact was attempting a turn when the engine stalled without warning. The failure recurred on five separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer however, they were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the engine malfunction. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. Updated 12/21/12*lj updated 1/4/2013

Filed Jun 19, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge caliber. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to dealer where a diagnostic was performed but no failure was determined in the vehicle. The dealer updated the computer software but to no avail. The failure recurred sporadically and randomly. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current mileage was 3,400. The failure mileage was not available. . Updated 07/27/12 *bf the consumer stated chrysler inspected the vehicle and found no failures. That same day the consumer picked up the vehicle the transmission slipped into first gear. This caused the following to have to swerve around the consumer. Milton dodge stated the situation is out of their hands. Updated 08/20/2012.

Filed Dec 15, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 6,394 miles · WV

First incident occurred in the morning, vehicle stalled and restarted on it's own going around a curve. Later that day in the afternoon, vehicle stalled going around yet another curve this time not restarting. After being towed to a dealership, the PCM was flashed and I was told all would be well. Stalls on off ramp of interstate 30 miles later going 55 MPH. Towed again, tipm module was replaced. Vehicle stalls again and restarts on interstate five days later going 75 mpg, dealership claims no problem this time, no codes and cannot duplicate issue after a 148 mile test drive. Stalled again a month later going down a hill at 15 MPH, PCM flashed as no error codes were stored for repair at 9,931 miles. 12/08/11 vehicle stalls again going 70 MPH on interstate on a bridge over a river with heavy traffic at 10,542 miles. No accident, car will not start for owner with two attempts, turns over once and stalls for two driver on his three attempts. Car started once towed to dealership. Dealership states started for them to pull into garage was just notified chrysler engineers believe the problem this time is a win module. Car has stalled whilst moving now 5 times and has been disabled over 30 days total.