Chrysler’s 2007 Dodge Caliber cars are under federal investigation for unintended acceleration caused by a sticky pedal.  This is the same type of problem that led to a large Toyota recall this year.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is investigating as many as 161,000 Calibers for an accelerator pedal that “can stick or bind and not return to the idle position when it is released.”

NHTSA stated it has received five customer complaints but no reports of deaths, injuries or crashes.  A company spokesman said Chrysler’s own investigation has narrowed the population of suspect vehicles to 10,000 that were made during five weeks in March and April 2006.