DETROIT — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a problem with sticky gas pedals in 2007 Dodge Caliber small sport utility vehicles. The company said Monday there have been five complaints and that it is unaware of any crashes, injuries or property damage linked to the problem. No recall has been issued.
Chrysler and the NHTSA said the pedals were made by CTS of Elkhart, Ind., the same company that manufactured pedals involved in a Toyota recall this year.
The automaker said the investigation is in the early stages, but based on the build dates of the vehicles involved in the complaints, the problem appears to be limited to about 10,000 vehicles made during a five-week period in March and April of 2006.
The NHTSA said an estimated 161,000 vehicles are covered by the investigation, but Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa said that’s the total of all Calibers built during the 2007 model year. The Associated Press
