Dodge Caliber Complaints (2007)

958 consumer complaints on file.

#11010970July 27, 2017
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE 101,000 MILES AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR IN A PARKING LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SEAT BELT UNFASTENED AND WILL NOT REMAIN FASTENED. I TRIED RECONNECTING IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY LUCK. IT WILL NOT REFASTEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006612July 20, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED AND THE OXYGEN AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006656July 20, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS THE O2 SENSORS THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED EVERY YEAR. THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE IF YOU ARE AT STOP SIGN OR JUST IDLE IN TRAFFIC- THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL BEGIN TO BLINK AND THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH..ALSO, IT CONSTANTLY OVER HEATS AFTER MUCH REPAIRS- THESE SYMPTOMS CONTINUE TO PERSIST-THE GENTLEMAN AT GOOD YEAR TOLD ME THAT SOME OF YOUR PARTS O2 SENSOR WAS RECALLED- FAILED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER- THE OVERHEATING IS ANNOYING- I CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 45 MILES WITHOUT OVER HEATING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AT THE EXIT WHILE OTHER CARS- WITH INCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING VERY FAST AND THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER DRIVERS- BECAUSE THE CAR BEGINS TO PULL - I HAVE TO PULL OVER SO THAT THE ENGINE CAN COOL DOWN- ..SOMETIMES IN TRAFFIC- THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BEGIN TO SHIFT GEARS IN TRAFFIC- THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. THE SAFETY ISSUES ARE ENGINE OVERHEATS, START JERKING BACK AND FORTH AT STOP SIGNS OR JUST BEING IDLE IN TRAFFIC, OCCASIONALLY JUST SHIFT ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TH MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS LAST NIGHT- I HAD TO PULL OVER- CAR STARTED JERKING- IT OVERHEATED- 07-19-2017 I AM FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT- CALLED CHRYSLER SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR MANUFACTURER FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005971July 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AUTO STOPS BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE AND STOP. THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. USUALLY AFTER LITTLE WHILE CAN TURN BACK ON AND GO. I ALSO HAVE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2008 TJAT DOES SAME THING EVEN AFTER. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DODGE SERVICE. READ WHERE THIS IS A BIV PROBLEM MA NY ARE HAVING BUT DODGE/CHRYSLER STILL DOING NOTHING TO REPAIR. DANGEROUS I WAS ON FREEWAY GOING 65 MP AND ALMOST HIT NY FOUR CARS. HAPPENS MORE AT FAST SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004084July 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TIPM HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS, THROW OUT ERROR CODES SAYING KEY IN IGNITION AFTER IT WAS REMOVED WHICH THEN PREVENTED ME FROM LOCKING DOOR IN SHADY NEIGHBORHOOD. DRAINED BATTERY OVERNIGHT SO WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS BEFORE AAA COULD COME. NOW THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ONLY IS OUT. BULB REPLACED WITHOUT ANY AFFECT. ONLINE CHATTER SEEMS TO INDICATE THESE TIPM WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND ALL WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003894July 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR STARTED TO STALL A MONTH AGO AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY PLACED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE ETC (ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT WOULD POP UP ON MY DASH. I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SO ONCE I WENT TO A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY READ THE CODES AND IT SAID I NEEDED MY CAMSHAFT POSITION CENSOR FIXED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN DAYS LATER. THEY THEN SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, MY CAR ACTUALLY STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING IN A INTERSECTION. THAT IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE CAR. I WENT BACK AND THEY HAD TO KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS MY ECM AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. I GOT MY CAR BACK ON THURSDAY JUNE 29TH, 2017 AND MY CAR STALLED AGAIN ON JUNE 30TH. I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I'M NOTICING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND DODGE IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAS DIED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003549July 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IF I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, CAR WOULD DO SAME THING, LOOSE POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. IN SCHOOL PICKUP LINE, CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE AS SOON AS GAS PEDDLE WAS PUSHED ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, CITY ROADS, SCHOOL PICKUP/ DROP OFF LINE, MAKING TURNS, AND WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR. IT WOULD ALSO DO THESE THINGS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FOR NEARLY A MONTH, BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T START. ONE OF THE WIRES CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP BURNT THROUGH THE HOUSING. WITH THE FUEL PUMP BEING IN THE GAS TANK DON'T YOU THINK THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002476June 30, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE FRONT END MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISES. LOCKS DONT WORK CANT OPEN TRUNK.HEAD LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995835June 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
2007 DODGE CALIBER FRONT ENGINE CRADLE UNDERCARRIAGE CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT INSTEAD OF DOING A RECALL, CHRYSLER/DODGE RELEASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ITEM. MY SAFETY COMPLAINT IS WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE BASED ON FRONT END NOISE I FOUND OUT THE FRAME HAD BEEN DANGEROUSLY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC (H&J AUTO REPAIR MILTON, WI), WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR HOME. MY 20 YEAR OLD SON HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND DRIVES 30 MILES TO AND FROM WORK 3-5 DAYS A WEEK DEPENDING ON HIS SCHEDULE. THE FRAME COULD HAVE LITERALLY BROKE IN HALF WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM JACK WOLF CHEVROLET IN 2009 AND SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY GOOD CAR EVEN THOUGH THE MODEL HAS SOME DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MY COMPLAINT IS TWOFOLD. FIRST, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED CHRYSLER/DODGE TO DO A BETTER JOB OF ALERTING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FRAME ISSUE. SECOND, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL DUE TO THE RISK OF POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. THESE CARS ARE STILL BEING RESOLD AND MANY ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. IT'S LIKELY I WILL FIX THE CAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE AS LONG AS IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE. I DIDN'T THINK TO TAKE A PICTURE FRIDAY WHEN IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES AND DISCUSSIONS ON THE TOPIC IN THE CALIBER DISCUSSION GROUPS AND OTHER WEB BLOGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992854June 2, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AT SHAPIRO CHRYSLER JEEP IN OSWEGO, NY. SIX MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE, JOE BROWN AUTO KING IN ZACHARY, LA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED THE ENTIRE FRAME DURING THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991201May 23, 2017
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE SUBFRAME, WHICH DAMAGED THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,070.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985588May 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERABLE AT 59663 MILES. HORN TESTS OK. NO ELECTRICAL SIGNAL WHEN HORN BUTTON IS DEPRESSED ON STEERING WHEEL. HORN HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS A SIGNAL THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. HORN IS INOPERABLE WHETHER DRIVING CAR OR STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984498May 9, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY AND IT VERBS AND FLASHES WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN. AT TIMES WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN IT TURNS OFF AFTER A WHILE AS LONG AS I DON'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. WHEN I HAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED NOW AFTER TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON NOW. IT USE TO GO OFF BUT NOT NO MORE. PLEASE HELP I KNOW THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO DRIVE WITH A AIRBAG LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984315May 8, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THOUGHT I HAD A LOOSE BELT CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT CAR TOLD TO DODGE DEALERSHIP I DID THAT $90.00 SERVICE FEE SAID I NEEDED NEW ALTERNATOR $1,086.00, I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT TOOK IT TO AMERICA'S THEY SAID FOR $615.00 REPLACE THEN THEY CALLED AND SAID NEED ALL NEW TIE RODS WELL THAT WOULD BRING IT TO $1077.00. I COULD ONLY GET A LOAN FOR $1,000.00 SO THE TIE RODS I CANNOT GET. AFTER THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR WHEN THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME THAT CAR WAS RUNNING SO BAD AND SHAKING WHICH IT NEVER DID. I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD 70,000 THAT WAS 3 1/2 YEARS AGO NOW I ONLY $75,000 MILES ON CAR. MY CAR ALWAYS RAN SMOOTH ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS . THERE WAS JUST A NOISE ON MY CAR. THE CAR RAN GREAT. PEOPLE COULD HEAR THE NOISE ALSO AS I AM DEAF SO I COULD BARELY HEAR NOISE WITH MY HEARING AID ON. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO AND PASSED INSPECTION THEY DROVE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984380May 8, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT,FOUND DURING INSPECTION DODGE CLAIMS X-58 EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980929April 26, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT ,BRAKES LOCKING UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979629April 20, 2017
SUSPENSION
I NOTICED THE CAR MAKING A LOT OF NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND HAD SOMEONE LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AFTER INSPECTION AND FINDING THE PROBLEM, I WAS SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIND THE LOWEST PRICE FOR THE PART FOR MY CAR WHEN I CAME ACROSS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME. I AM UNAWARE OF EVER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE. WHICH I HAVE ANOTHER CAR AND HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES FOR IT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT EXPIRED LAST MONTH. I REQUESTED SINCE IT HAS ONLY BEEN A FEW WEEKS THAT THEY RECONSIDER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT. I ALSO REQUESTED VERIFICATION THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO THAT WOULD GET THEM TO HONOR THE RECALL? IF THE PART IS NOT FIXED, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THE RECALL WAS FOR FRONT AND REAR CROSSMEMBERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979042April 18, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970302April 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
CAR WON'T RUN FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR WITHOUT OVERHEATING TRANSMISSION OIL (TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON). I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED A LACK OF SPEED. PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T HELP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SLOWLY, BUT SAFELY. THE CAR WENT TO A COMPLETE STOP. WAITED OVER AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. LATER I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, AND THE CAR STARTS NORMAL. WORST CAR I EVER BOUGHT. APPARENTLY NOT ALL DODGE CALIBER VEHICLES SHARE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I CHECKED ON THE WEB AND IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS THAT SHARE THE SAME TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969684March 31, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM REAR OF CAR THOUGHT IT WAS THE BREAKS, PUT THE CAR ON JACK TOOK TIRE OFF OFF AND NOTICED THAT SUBFRAME OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. NOW WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES BEFORE WINTER I NOTICED TYPICAL SURFACE RUST NOW THERE IS A BIG HOLE AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE. I WENT ON LINE TO LOOK IT UP AND NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENTING ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD TO CALL CORPORATE, CORPORATE EXPLAINED THAT AS OF AUGUST 2016 MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR INTO DODGE CALL THEM BACK AND THEY WOULD SEE IF THEY COULD GET AN EXCEPTION. SINCE 3/27/17 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A CALL BACK, I CALLED 3/30/17 TO FIND THAT THEY DENIED MY CLAIM WHEN I ASKED FOR A MANAGER THEY STATED IT WOULD BE ANOTHER DAY BEFORE ANYONE WOULD CALL ME. NOW I CALL THEM BACK AND I KEEP BEING PUT ON HOLD BEING TOLD THEY CANNOT TRANSFER ME. THIS IS A GOOD CAR WITH A LOT OF LIFE LEFT AND NOW DODGE WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME WHEN I'VE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE THEY KNOW ABOUT AND SHOULD GRANT SOME KIND OF GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. DEALER SHIP WANTS OVER $1200 TO DO IT. THIS IS CRAZY. ANY HELP I COULD GET WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I MUCH LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MAKING THE COMPLAINTS CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THE WORK MYSELF AND CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST GO BUY A NEW CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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