2012 Dodge Caliber Powertrain & Transmission Problems

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM NORTHTOWN DODGE IN BUFFALO NY IN JAN OF 2019. AS THE WEATHER GOT WARMER MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED LITE COMES ON. I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 50 MILES TOPS WITH OUT IT OVER HEATING. I'M THE SECOND OWNER. I AM FINANCING THIS CAR AND CAN ONLY DRIVE IT LOCALLY. I'VE ALSO READ THAT THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE POWERTRAIN ONLY IF YOUR THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR ONLY HAD 64000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS 69771. SO PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I AM A DISABLED VETERAN AND THIS CAR IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

THIS CAR JUST DROPED POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH TO 15 MPH WITH NO WARNING HAD TO FIGHT MY WAY TO THE SHOLDER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK THE DODGE DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE CARBARATER 700.00 DOLLARS LATER AND NOT COVERED THE CAR WASN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD THIS SHOULD BE A SAFTY ISSUE BUT NOT WITH DODGE NEVER AGAIN WILL I BY DODGE THEY SUCK.

MT 2012 DODGE CALIBER HAD A ROLL AWAY INCIDENT ON 9/6/2103 WHEN PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. IT ROLLED AND THEN DOVE DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL WITH TREES WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE CAR ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LATE MODEL CARS UNDER RECALL BECAUSE OF SHIFTER ASSEMBLY DEFECTS AND POTENTIAL FOR 'ROLL AWAY'. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AWAITING A NEW SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND CABLE ON ORDER. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT WARRANTY DEFECT AND TOOK TWO WEEKS TO RESPOND BY LETTER AND DECLINES PARTICIPATION WITH ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT. LETTER IS A CONTRADICTION SAYING ALL SYSREMS WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY BUT NOTED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THE DEALER SHOULD REPAIR. ROLL AWAY CAN HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR

MY DODGE CALIBER 2012 SXT STILL UNDER WARRANTY HAD A FAILED MANUFACTURER COMPONENT, THE 'SHIFT INTERLOCK ASSEMBLY' WHICH CONTROLS DRIVE, PARK, REVERSE, NUETRAL AND ALL TRANSMISSION SETTINGS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON BLACKTOP AREA BEHIND MY HOUSE AND ROLLED FORWARD. IT PLUNGED HEADFIRST DOWN A STEEP HILL HILL CRASHING THROUGH BACK YARD FOREST. TREES EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. NEIGHBOR'S HOUSES AND A PUBLIC ROAD WERE AT THE BASE OF HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED. TIED CAR OFF TO A TREE TO PREVENT ROLL OVER. CAR IS NOW AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP. CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS SENDING AN 'INDEPENDENT' CHRYSLER INSPECTOR WHO THEN SENDS A DAMAGE REPORT TO CHRYSLER. THEN A 'SPECIAL INVESTIGATION' WILL FOLLOW. NO ESTIMATE ON WHEN CHRYSLER MAY RESPOND. ONGOING LACK OF URGENCY IN CHRYSLER CORPORATION RESPONSE CANNOT BE PENETRATED. CAR WAS IN THE WOODS FOR 2 DAYS AND NOW IN SHOP FOR THE 3RD DAY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ACCOMODATING AND PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR FOR 5 DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER SAFETY COMPONENT THAT FAILED CREATES GREAT POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AND DAMAGE.

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM ANY POSITION. DRIVE, NEUTRAL, REVERSE OR ANY. THIS LETS VEHICLE KEY BE REMOVED WITHOUT BEING IN PARK POSITION. THE 2012 DODGE CALIBER CAN JUST ROLL AWAY. CAUGHT CAR A FEW TIMES ROLLING. NOW HAD A VERY RECENT SERIOUS CRASH. IT WAS SITTING BEHIND HOUSE AND ROLLED DOWN A STEEP HILL THROUGH TREES, WITH BODY DAMAGE. IT WAS STOPPED BY TREES AND WINCHED OUT OF THE WOODS. DID NOT HIT NEIGHBORS HOUSE BELOW AND NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR TO BE INJURED. *TR