| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126684 | Incident Date: Nov, 01 2007 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: CALIBER | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3HB48B37D | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: A dodge caliber locked me out in the middle of nowhere with the vehicle running and the keys locked inside. this is an engineering defect. there is a computer which generates the "lock" signal and it should never do so without a driver as detected by the seat switch. this problem could be fixed with a line or two of code on the computer. it is possible for the car to lock out the driver who gets out to save his kids from a burning vehicle etc, so this is a safety hazard. a more common mishap would be the people with manual garage doors who get out to close the garage door, then the car locks itself with the keys in the car. no car should ever lock itself automatically without a driver as detected by the seat switch. *tr |
