Dodge Caliber Complaints (2011)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#10779256October 2, 2015
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRINGS AND FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734639July 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE MIST WITHIN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED WATER LEAKAGE IN THE REAR HATCH AS WELL AS A BUILD UP OF WATER WITHIN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734264July 15, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706492April 19, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT COMES ON MORE AND MORE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AT LOW AND HIGH RPMS. I HAD IT CHECKED AND I GET CODES OF U1407,(IMPLAUSIBLE ENGINE TORQUE REQUEST SIGNAL RECEIVED) U1424,(IMPLAUSIBLE ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL RECEIVED) U1425.(IMPLAUSIBLE PEDAL POSITION SIGNAL RECEIVED). ROUGH IDLE OCCURS AT START UP. ETC LIGHT COMES ON AT LOW AND HIGH RPMS EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR SOME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667136December 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED AS THIS NUMBER 10662585 FOR PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, JEFFY WYLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN SPRINGFIELD OH, THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME THE FUSE BOX HAD ENTIRELY SHORTED OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY ME BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR $698. I HAD TO REPAIR THE CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS CAR STOPPED WORKING AT 21485 MILES NO MATTER THAT I HAVE OWNED IT FOR JUST NOW 40 MONTHS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP SINCE PURCHASING FROM THE DEALER AS A NEW CAR, NO OTHER OWNER. FOR THE FUSE BOX TO FAIL AT THIS LOW MILEAGE TELLS ME IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM, NOT MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662585December 6, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WENT OUT TO START MY CAR, INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION, CAR CRANKED WITHOUT STOPPING CONTINUOUS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND RED LIGHTNING SYMBOL FOR ECT FAILURE. TURNED OFF LOOKED IN BOOK. TRIED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES TO START, SAME RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661209November 28, 2014
ENGINE
THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY RACE AND LOOSE POWER AND WILL STALL. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO SOP THE CAR PUT IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. HIGHLY DANGEROUS ON A CROWED ROAD OR MAKING TURNS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NOW THE CAR IS AT JAMES BROWN DODGE IN TAMPA, FL AND I AM RENTING A CAR UNTIL THEY FIX THIS CAR AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BY THIS DEALER AND TWO OTHER DEALERSHIP WITH NO SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653768November 10, 2014
ENGINE
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH ABOUT 60K THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT HANDLE. I THINK THE TECHNICIAN CALLED IS CVM MODULE, OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, I WAS IN NORTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME SINCE MY GRANDMOTHER WAS PASSED AWAY. I PAID THEM OVER AN HUNDRED DOLLARS SO THAT I COULD THEN TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER NEAR MY HOME IN TAMPA FLORIDA. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO COURTESY DODGE IN OCTOBER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUDDEN STALL IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. I AM IN A CHAPTER 13 AND COURTESY WAS VERY RUDE AND SLOW ABOUT RETURNING THE CAR TO ME WITH ANOTHER HUNDRED DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. FRIDAY NOV 7 I SPENT A TERRIFYING TRIP OF ABOUT TWENTY MILES STALLING AND RESTARTING THE CAR AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO JIM BROWN DEALERSHIP WHO WAS MORE FRIENDLY TO MY POOR FINANCIAL CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649928October 25, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER AND THEN THE ( ETC ) LIGHT CAME ON. WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, I HAD TO GO UP A HILL TO GET IT BACK TO MY CAR AND MY CAR JUST KEPT GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO START DRIFTING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF THAT HILL WAS ANY BIGGER THEN I WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT OVER IT. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649374October 23, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EVERY SO OFTEN MY CAR JUST LOSES POWER. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN IF JUST SLOWS DOWN ITS LIKE I CAN FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL AND IT GOES NO WHERE. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. THIS CAR HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY WHILE PAYING FOR IT AND HAVING TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP AS MUCH AS I HAVE. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD A CAR WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST LOSES TO POWER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT BUT IT SEEMS WHENEVER IT GETS CHECKED THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648198October 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55-60MPH WHEN LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON AND MY RPM DROPPED DRASTICALLY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND MY CAR LOST SPEED ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED A FEW TIMES AFTER AND FINALLY IT CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF MY CAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY SINCE WE WERE AT A SLOW SPEED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I HAD MY CAR TO DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I TOOK IT AND THEY SAID MY THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD,D GO BAD THAT FAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644219October 13, 2014
ENGINE
DRIVER WAS GOING 70-75 AND RUNNING A/C WHEN OIL OVERHEAT INDICATOR CAME ON AND CAR AUTOMATICALLY DECREASED SPEED TO 30 MPH. AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF FREEWAY FOR APPRO. HOUR TO LET COOL DOWN MADE IT TO DESTINATION. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND NO DEFECT WAS FOUND. AFTER IT HAPPENED TWICE MORE, WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THIS MODEL OF CAR SOMETIMES HAS AN ISSUE THAT THE OIL OVERHEATS AND TRIPS SENSOR THAT FORCES CAR TO SLOW AND THEN STOP. CAN NOT BE DRIVEN LONG AT HIGHER SPEED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC THERE IS NO FIX. ALSO HAD ISSUE WITH A/C COMPRESSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625917August 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ETC LIGHT COMING ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOCKS OUT GAS PEDAL AND LEAVES YOU COASTING ON THE ROAD HOPING NOT TO GET HIT. JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY SAID PARTS (A SENSOR) WAS ALREADY ORDERED FOR IT. PICKED UP 2 DAYS LATER AFTER REPAIR AND IMMEDIATELY DONE IT AGAIN WHEN DRIVING OUT. TOOK BACK AND DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. PICKED UP A WEEK LATER AND STARTED AGAIN AFTER 50 MILES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED GAS PEDAL BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. CAR I PURCHASED IS STILL AT DEALER AFTER 3 WEEKS AND ALTHOUGH WORKING WITH CHRYSLER ENGINEERS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE YOU PULL OUT ON THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY HAVE NO GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SPEED, LEAVING YOU TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER DRIVERS HOPING THEY DON'T HIT YOU WHILE CAR IS STEADILY SLOWING DUE TO NO GAS PEDAL INPUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610776July 15, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON A 45 MILE PER HOUR ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD TO GET OVER 2 LANES IN ORDER TO EXIT INTO A BANK DRIVEWAY. TURN SIGNAL AND IT DID NOT WORK AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. AFTER I SETTLED DOWN AND CALLED SOMEONE FOR HELP, HE TOLD ME TO TURN OFF THE AIR AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR. I DID AND THEN PULLED IT INTO A PARKING SPACE, PUT IT IN PARK AND REVVED THE ENGINE. I DID NOT TURN ON THE AIR-CONDITIONING AND DROVE RIGHT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TEST DROVE IT.THE INCIDENT DID NOT REPEAT AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED NO FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574405March 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, WHEELS
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 8:15PM. ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2014. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO ONE OF THE STREETS THE LEADS ME TO MY HOME AS I ALWAYS DO. AS I AM MAKING THE LEFT TURN I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOSING CONTROL AS I AM TURNING AND THE CAR SHIFTING TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM GOING INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR TO MY RIGHT AND I CAN SEE ON MY DASH BOARD OF THE CAR THAT MY SKID LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF TRYING TO STABILIZE THE CAR BUT NO SUCCESS AT THIS TIME I AM NOT GETTING MUCH COOPERATION FROM MY STEERING WHEEL AND TO AVOID THE PARKED CARS ON MY RIGHT AS I AM PRESSING THE BREAK THE CAR OR RIGHT WHEEL OF THE CAR MADE A HARD IMPACT WITH THE CURB OF THE SIDE WALK. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND I GET OUT TO ACCESS THE DAMAGES AND THERE WAS NO VISUAL BODY DAMAGE AT THE TIME. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR HOME WHICH WAS JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO DISCOVER THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY IT WAS LIKE IT WAS DOING 360 TURNS AND THE LEFT WHEEL OF THE CAR WAS VERY UNSTABLE. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE WEATHER WAS BREAKING I WAS ABLE TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY, TOW TRUCK AND MECHANIC TO ASSIST WITH THE DAMAGES. THE DAMAGES WHERE ALIGNMENT FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, RIGHT FOG LIGHT, RIGHT WHEEL, BUMPER OVER AND BUMPER SPLASH GUARD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10562470February 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, THE ENGINE WILL FIRST REV PAST 2500 RPM; THIS IS NOT NORMAL AS IT REVS AROUND 1800 RPM. THE CAR WILL VIBRATE, AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON (FLASHES WHEN VIBRATES). AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE LIGHT WILL GO AWAY. BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, THE CAR WILL EITHER FEEL LIKE OR WILL GO INTO A STALL. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A STALL. THE PREVIOUS WEEK, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MAP SENSOR AND THE PCV HOSE REPLACED. A FLASH UPDATE WAS ALSO PERFORMED; NEITHER REPLACING THE PARTS, NOR THE FLASH UPDATE FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554568December 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME BACK ON 9-4-13 AND AGAIN NOW 11-18-13. FOR SOME REASON WHILE DRIVING IT I WILL LOOSE ACCELERATION IT WON'T GO MORE THAN 5 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS A LIGHT GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. AFTER MY TURN I NOTICE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THEN 5 MILES, EVEN WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. AND AGAIN THE OTHER DAY, I GOT IN IT AND BACKED UP, PUT IN DRIVE AND THE SAME THING. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. NOW DEALERSHIP IS SAYING AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. PLUS I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND NOT GETTING MUCH FROM THEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR, I HAVE A CHILD. THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547205October 8, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD SLIDE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO ADVISED THAT THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS WERE PREMATURELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524288July 11, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
JUST TURNED A CORNER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN STALLED. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN CAR WOULD START. MADE IT ALMOST TO DESTINATION AND THEN STALLED AGAIN... HAD TO COAST DOWNHILL TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514764June 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING UP HILL RPMS JUMPED UP TO 4000 WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PULLED OVER TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM TRANSMISSION. HAD BEEN TO DEALER COMPLAINING OF SAME TYPE NOISES THEY ALWAYS SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND. 300 DOLLAR TOW TO NEAREST DEALER. SITTING THERE NOW. WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM IN THE MORNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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