Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10980105April 24, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980212April 24, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS AND THE TAILLIGHT HOUSINGS HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SEALS WHICH ALLOW WATER TO ENTER. THE WATER BECAME DEEP ENOUGH TO CONTACT A HEADLIGHT BULB CAUSING THE BULB TO FAIL. THE WATER IN THE TAILLIGHT CRATES ENOUGH TO CONDENSATION TO GREATLY DIMINISH ITS VISIBILITY. AFTER CHECKING THE FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980264April 24, 2017
SUSPENSION
PREMATURE FAILURE (38560 MILES) OF LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM FOUND DURING ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. COST $349 TO REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND $80 FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980276April 24, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL SINCE SEPTEMBER 2016. IT IS NOW ALMOST MAY 2017, AND THE REMEDY IS STILL UNAVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. NOT ONLY HAVE I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT ACCEPT MY TRADE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE RECALL. I FEEL LIKE I AM STUCK IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND I WORRY EVERY TIME MY FAMILY AND I GET INTO MY CAR BECAUSE WE ARE NOT FULLY PROTECTED IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. PLEASE HELP!!!
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
#10972275April 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP MODE". REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE. HAPPENS WHEN ON CITY ROADS AND HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART ENGINE TO GAIN FULL CAPACITY OF VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS TWICE DAILY ON AVERAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972282April 13, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER MAKING SLIGHT TURN (EITHER DIRECTION), AND HITTING SMALL BUMP. IE, TRANSITION BETWEEN HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREET. VEHICLE STALLS. LOOSE ALL STEERING AND EXCELLERATION. HAVE TO QUICKLY PUT INTO NUETRAL WHILE COASTING AND RESTART ENGINE. NO ACCIDENTS YET. MAYBE DODGE NEEDS A FEW MORE DEATHS ON THEIR HANDS TO CONSIDER FIXING THESE ISSUES. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER LAST 2 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972055April 12, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MIL LIGHT IS ON - TAKEN FOR SERVICE 3-TIMES - DEALER STATES THE TIPM BOX IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT - WHICH IT DID WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971620April 10, 2017
SUSPENSION
SUB FRAM RUSTED OUT IN LESS THEN 9 YEARS AND 80K MILES. FOUND OUT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971691April 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE (70 MPH) MY ETC LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND DROP DOWN IN SPEED. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICK ENOUGH BEFORE I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR ULTIMATELY ENDED HAVING TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE ETC LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DRIVE MORE THAN 2-5 MPH. I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN IT SINCE I TAKE THE TURN PIKE EVERY DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970864April 6, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT RECURRING ELECTRICAL OUTAGE WHILE DRIVING. ALL CHIMES WILL SOUND AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THE POWER IS LOST, A DASH LIGHTS FLASH AND TURN OFF AND WE LOOSE THE INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, ETC....). EXPERIENCE LOSE OF POWER CAN BARELY GET IT PULLED OVER SAFELY. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPAIR EVEN WITH HAVING IT FOR 42 DAYS TIME BEFORE LAST. HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE 334 MILES SINCE DEALERSHIP DELIVERED CAR TO ME WHEN THEY DROVE 170 MILES AND COULD NOT GET IT TO REOCCUR IN AUGUST 2015. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT TO DEALERSHIP. TOTAL MILES PUT ON CAR SINCE PURCHASE JUNE 2013 IS 11394. CURRENT MILEAGE 38234
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
#10968885March 28, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, CHEST, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10968930March 28, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO BE REPAIRED ON 6/1/17. UPDATED 6/23/17 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968569March 26, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR STATE HIGHWAY, MY TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HEARD A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN IT STALLED OUT. I LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND STARTED THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY CONDUCTED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSE GAS CAP THAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE. THE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE GAS STATION WAS ABOUT TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I DROVE SEVERAL PLACES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. IF IT WAS A GAS CAP ISSUE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE STALLED OUT BEFORE THAT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968170March 23, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE CROSS MEMBER BEING COMPLETED RUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAD A SERVICE CAMPAIGN OR A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968224March 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BAD PCM. I'M DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF ALMOST CAUSING THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND ME TO HIT US. SO FAR I'VE REPACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, CABLES, AND NOW PCM. IF I COULD AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR I WOULD IN A HEARTBEAT. I FEEL SO UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967215March 20, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RT HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING. I REPLACED BULB BUT LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. IT LIMITS MY VISIBILITY AT NIGHT AT POSSES A THREAT TO DRIVERS WHO DON'T SEE ME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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