Dodge Caliber Complaints (2007)

958 consumer complaints on file.

#10888266July 25, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOUR FOUR MONTHS NOW MY CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING STUTTERING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON THEIR OWN AND TOTAL SHUTDOWN ALL WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT VARYING SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, MY BATTERY REPLACED AND MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED OUT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND AM FAIRLY CERTAIN IT IS MY TIPM WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR THAT DODGE HAS DECIDED ISN'T WORTH THEIR TIME TO FIX. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE RANDOM FAILURE OF MY TIPM AND THUSLY FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885225July 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT CAR USED IN 2014. WITHIN A WEEK THE MANIVERTER NEEDED REPLACED. DASH LIGHTS RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CANNOT SEE SPEEDOMETER OR OTHER GAUGES AT NIGHT. TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING WHEN IT IS HOT OUT , TRANS TEMP LIGHT COMES ON AND TRANS SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. CAR STALLS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLING WITH GAS CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ON FRONT OF CAR REPLACED WITH PARTS FROM DODGE DEALER AND ARE BAD FOR A SECOND TIME . WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882154July 1, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881664June 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
RUSTED SUB FRAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881433June 29, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
CROSSMEMBER DETACHED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL AND AXLE BECOMING DETACHED. TOOK OUT CONTROL ARM,CV JOINTS , TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. IT LEFT SKID MARKS IN PAVEMENT WHERE THE TIRE DUG IN. ACTUALLY RIPPED THE TREAD ON NEW TIRE. COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH DODGE. HOWEVER IF YOUR NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE YOU MAY NOT BE NOTIFIED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874732June 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
YESTERDAY I HAD MY CAR CHECKED FOR A LEAK. THIS WAS FIXED AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THEY HAD ME LOOK AT THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I SAW. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT WITH SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE CHECKS TAKEN. THIS IS ALSO VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME AS I JUST HAD MY CAR FIXED (NEW MANIFOLD ALONG WITH VALVES, GASKETS, O-RINGS, OIL CHANGE, RADIATOR CAP AND RADIATOR FLUSHED AND RE-FILLED) BY A DODGE MECHANIC AND WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS. THE CAR WAS SEEN AT DODGE IN FEBRUARY (RE-CHECKED IN MARCH AND APRIL) THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC IN JUNE. THANKFULLY I TOOK THE CAR SOMEWHERE ELSE OR I MIGHT HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT, MALFUNCTION OR OTHER ISSUE. HOW DO I GET THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF...IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED OUT LIKE IT DID. NOT WITH THE KIND OF CARE I GIVE TO MY CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872566June 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2007 CALIBER IS PARKED I WILL NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT SO BAD IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY KIDS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TO NOT DRIVE. THIS CAR IS NOT EVEN 10 YEARS OLD IT DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT BE RUSTED LIKE THAT! VERY DISAPPOINTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871226May 27, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870357May 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A POLICE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10870115May 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STALLS AT RED LIGHTS / INTERSECTIONS AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. IT DOES STOP AFTER SOME OF THE GAS IS USED. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, ONLY ON CITY STREETS. IN HAVING THE CAR EXAMINED, THERE IS A FAULTY VALUE ON THE GAS TANK, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IN SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864795May 13, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,476.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864336May 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR SUBFRAME IS ROTTING AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LICENSE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862946May 4, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE UNDERSIDE IS BADLY CORRODED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT IS A LITTLE EXPENSIVE. I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE BOTH CONTROL ARMS, BOTH BALL JOINTS AND ONE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY AFTER MARKET BALL JOINT. THE STRUTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. A CAR WITH THESE MILES SHOULD NOT NEED ALL THIS FRONT END WORK. I HAVE SEEN THIS TO BE NOT JUST MY SITUATION. MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKED WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 85,000 NOW DOES NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862511May 2, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER ON THIS CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT CORROSION CAUSING A LARGE HOLE AND LOSS OF INTEGRITY BASED ON A DEALER INSPECTION. IT HAS NOT ACTUALLY FAILED AT THIS TIME. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FROM THE DEALER IS $1209 INCLUDING $665 FOR A REPLACEMENT CROSS MEMBER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS STATED TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CANADA. I OWN ANOTHER 2007 CALIBER AND THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART. A LETTER WAS SENT REQUESTING THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE DEALER RECENTLY COMPLETED THE REPAIR ON THAT VEHICLE AT NO COST TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861186April 25, 2016
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861154April 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CAR GOES IN TO LIMP MODE DO TO TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860621April 20, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING CRUNCHING AND POPPING NOISES WHEN I TURNED SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT MY CROSSMEMBER UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACED. AND TO NOT DRIVE IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854577April 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND IT POPPED CODES P2006, P1607, P0722, P0717. I CHANGED ALL CODES EXCEPT P1607 BECAUSE THEY WERE CHEAPER. THE PCM RUNS 299.00 OR MORE AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. MY VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT HOME, IT HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. AFTER CHANGING THE SENSORS, IT RUNS SMOOTH UNTIL YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, (SERVICE LIGHT STILL ON AND BLINKING) THEN IT SHAKES SO BAD AND HAS LIMP POWER. I CANNOT GET BACK TO ADVANCE TO RUN CODES AGAIN AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I NEED TO RE PROGRAM THE PCM? WHERE CAN I GET THIS DONE? THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER IS IN CROSSVILLE, TN, A 45 MINUTE DRIVE AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS THING. I SWEAR, I WISH I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT, WORST CAR EVER. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RUNNING RIGHT AGAIN, I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE MARCH 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853634April 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEFROSTER, AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSSBAR WAS REPAIRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853622April 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,601. UPDATED 05/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 12/11/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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