Dodge Caliber Complaints (2007)

958 consumer complaints on file.

#10608941July 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 70 TO 0 THAN CAR DIED LOSING ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE STARTER THIS IS THE FIFTH STARTER IN 1 YEAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607758July 2, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH SLIP FROM "ON" TO "ACCESSORY" TWICE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON I-95 JUST NORTH OF RICHMOND, VA. I WAS DRIVING, SHIFTED MY KNEE (WITH A LONG KEYCHAIN), AND THE SWITCH SLIPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AT THAT POINT. I HIT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BUTTON AND TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON EDWARDS MILL ROAD IN RALEIGH, NC. AT THAT POINT, I WAS NOT DRIVING WITH THE LONGER KEYCHAIN, BUT A SHORTER ONE WITH ONLY FOUR KEYS, AND THE SWITCH SLIPPED AGAIN. BECAUSE IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE, I KNEW WHAT I NEEDED TO DO WAS TO RE-START THE CAR, AND I WAS ABLE TO DO SO SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY. BECAUSE AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, AND BECAUSE I HAD NO CONCEPT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER ISSUE, AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I DID NOT STOP TO WRITE DOWN OR REMEMBER THE DATES/TIMES OF THESE INCIDENTS. I KNOW THAT THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT NIGHT; THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS DURING THE DAY. I REMEMBER WHERE I WAS BECAUSE I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY; HOWEVER, BECAUSE I DIDN'T STOP TO LOOK AT THE DATE OR TIME THEN OR LATER, I DON'T RECALL EXACT DATES AND TIMES. MY BEST GUESS, BASED ON MY TRAVEL SCHEDULE THROUGH RICHMOND, VA, IS THAT IT TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THEN THE SECOND INCIDENT SOMETIME AFTER THAT. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF THESE INCIDENTS EVEN WHEN THE GM RECALLS STARTED HAPPENING, BECAUSE IT WASN'T A GM VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE OTHER DAY, I READ THAT CHRYSLER VEHICLES WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, AND SOMETHING TRIGGERED MY MEMORY WITH THE SWITCH SLIPS. I WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AND NOTICE SO THAT A DECISION COULD BE MADE ABOUT INVESTIGATING OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE COMPANY OF AN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607416July 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE.) FIRST THE A/C BLEW, THEN THE ALTERNATOR BLEW, THEN THE WINDOWS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. NOW THE CAR SLOWS ITSELF ON THE INTERSTATE AND WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607175June 30, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER WITH ANY CONTROLLABILITY. UPON 2 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTIONS WE DISCOVERED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS SO WORN/LOOSE IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE I COULD EASILY HAVE LOST A TIRE. THE ENTIRE UNDERFRAME IS CORRODED AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON OR IT WOULD ALSO BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE. DODGE HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF 2007 CALIBER OWNERS WITH ALMOST IDENTICAL ISSUES TO MINE. HOPING NO ONE GETS HURT BEFORE THEY REALIZE WHAT A SERIOUS RISK THIS TYPE OF LOW QUALITY MANUFACTURING IS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607231June 30, 2014
SUSPENSION
I HAVE OWNED THIS CARE FOR NEARLY 7 YEARS AND I AM CURRENTLY REPLACING THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE KNOWN MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3000 MILES, NOT IT HAS HAPPENED LESS THAN 30000 MILES EACH OF THE TWO OTHER TIMES. PLEASE HAVE DODGE RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS DONE TO FIX IT SO YOU CAN GET NORMAL WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598772June 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND IDLING HIGH LAST YEAR. IT STARTED CUTTING ITSELF OFF AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULDN'T START. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER 2014, THE LOW LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND IT IS STARTING TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE AND CUT ITSELF OFF. NOW I'M BEING TOLD ITS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599006June 17, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME DEFECT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597809June 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I TURNED MY SIGNAL LIGHT ON I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT WENT ON. I FOUND IT STRANGE AND THOUGHT MY DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN OPENED. A FEW DAYS LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER WORKING. THIS IS WHERE MY SERIOUS CONCERNS BEGAN. I HAVE A 30 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK AND SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURNS QUITE OFTEN EN ROUTE. IT GETS WORSE. AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK I RAN OUT TO MY VEHICLE TO AVOID GETTIN SOAKED IN THE RAIN AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY WIPERS I WAS INFURIATED TO FIND OUT THEY WERE NO LONGER WORKING EITHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. FOG LIGHTS DON'T WORK, TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS AND HIGHBEAMS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597964June 12, 2014
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT WHEELS BECAME UNSTABLE AS THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FRONT TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597651June 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR WITH NO WARNING SHUT OFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS GAVE US PROBLEMS WITH SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR NOT STARTING AT ALL, THE LAST INCIDENT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN SO SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID THERE WAS A MOUSE BEST UNDER THE AIR FILTER CAUSING IT NOT TO START, I AM A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL TECHNICIAN I SERVICE THIS CAR FREQUENTLY AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN SIGNS OF MOUSE INTRUSION THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO WHEN THE CAR STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SO I TRAILERED THE CAR TO THE SHOP I AM EMPLOYED WITH AND DIAGNOSED IT MYSELF , I FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE TIPM MODULE FOR THE 07 DODGE CALIBER ON THE ONLINE REPAIR WEBSITE ALLDATA SO I CALLED MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERS ASKING IF THE CAR WAS DUE FOR A RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NEVER ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY 300$ FOR A MODULE THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED AND IS CAUSING THOUSAND OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED AND INJURED,NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO WAIT WEEKS FOR THE MODULE BECAUSE SO MANY IF THEM ARE ON BACK ORDER NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS HAVE BEEN A VERY AGITATING SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597427June 10, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
JUST FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT SUBSTANDARD MANUFACTURING OF MY VEHICLE CROSS MEMBER PARTS. SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL WAS USED AND SEVERE CORROSION IS A RESULT. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL FOR REPAIR. COULD POSE SAFETY ISSUES IF PARTS RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595229May 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SECTION OF THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593978May 25, 2014
SUSPENSION
TURNED THE WHEEL AND HEARD A BUMP BY THE TIRE. STOPPED AND SEEN THAT THE SHOCKS WAS TOUCHING THE TIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593359May 22, 2014
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT. THIS CAR HAS 52000 MILES AT 7 YEARS OLD. MY CAR SITS IN A GARAGE AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE CAR AND FOUND THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACING TO THE POINT THAT THE TIRES COULDN'T GET BALANCED. I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN ON A CAR WITH 52000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588975May 16, 2014
SUSPENSION
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER ON MAY 14, 2014 AND THE STRUT BROKE IN HALF. HE SAID THAT HE WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHICH IS A 65 MPH ZONE, HEARD A RATTLE NOISE AND THEN A THUMP. HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING ELSE IN THE ROAD THAT WOULD CAUSE THE STRUT TO BREAK. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC HE STATED THAT HE CONTACTED CHRYSLER/DODGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT STRUT AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDERED FOR 1-2 WEEKS AND THERE WAS ABOUT 35 OF THEM WAITING ALREADY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PART THAT IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY ON BACK ORDER AT THIS TIME. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIND ONE THOUGH A JUNK YARD AND IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $125 FOR THE PART. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588617May 15, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AT 70-75 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF. THIS WASN'T THE MAIN ISSUE THOUGH, AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULDN'T WORK AND ALMOST FELT LIKE I WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO MY EXIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE OFF OF THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, IT WENT VERY SLOW (NO MORE THAN 5 MPH DURING THE TURN) AND I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, IT ACTED LIKE AN OLD LAWNMOWER TRYING TO START AND SOUNDED AWFUL. A FEW HOURS LATER I CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT, IT ACTED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL BEING ON. I WAS TOLD SOME SORT OF SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WILL BE GETTING IT REPAIRED SOON FOR AROUND 75 BUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587901May 12, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AT SPEEDS AROUND 25-40 MPH I KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE BENEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN I MADE TURNS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY LIFTED IT UP. TURNS OUT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION CARRIAGE WAS RUSTING AND ROTTING. THE CLICKING NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS RUSTY PIECES OF METAL RUBBING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE AC CONDENSATE LINE WAS DIRECTED TO THE SUBFRAME/UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CALIBER. THE WATER WAS POOLING AND CAUSING IT TO RUST. I'M GRATEFUL WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN WE DID INSTEAD OF HAVING THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE CAR FALL OUT FROM UNDER US WHEN WE WERE GOING AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE DODGE CALIBERS RIGHT AROUND 7 YEARS. WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. UNBELIEVABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587483May 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
I NOTICED A PERIODIC CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, THE K-BAR OR K-FRAME, WHICH IS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE FRONT SUSPENSION TOGETHER, WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT IS COMPLETELY ROTTEN. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL NOT HELP WITH THUS $1400 REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 64000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586975May 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,595.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586380May 3, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2007 SXT CALIBER, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 07, BUT NOW I HAVE THIS ISSUE. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR TO WORK, ON HIS WAY HOME HE STOPPED AND FILLED THE TANK UP THEN HE WENT TO EAT AT P.HUT. AFTER WE AT HE WENT TO START IT AND NOTHING. IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO, BUT WOULDN'T. WELL TODAY WE LOOK IT UP ON WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE AND SOME SAID IT WAS CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. WELL WE REPLACED THEM AND STILL NOTHING. SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE FUEL PUMP OUT AND BEHOLD THE CONNECTORS GOING INTO THE FUEL PUMP WERE FRIED. WHICH COULD'VE CAUGHT FIRE. CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS AND NO THEY DON'T THEY SAID. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID WELL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, SINCE THE CAR IS OLDER AND HAS SOME MILES ON IT. MY 2 CHILDREN SIT IN THE BACK OF THIS CAR AND NOW KNOWING THAT IT COULD'VE STARTED FIRE WITH THEM IN IT, REALLY PISSES ME OFF AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY ARE GONNA DO ABOUT IT. REALLY???? I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWING THEM WHAT HAPPENED TO FUEL PUMP CONNECTORS AND ASKING WHAT THEY ARE GONNA DO ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT LIKE I'M TAKING THE FUEL PUMP OUT AND BURNING IT UP. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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