Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10870109May 20, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WAS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WITH THAT THE STEERING WOULD LOCK WITH NO WAY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC BUT WOULD START BACK UP A MINUTE LATER. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN IT CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULDN'T RESTART. GOT TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIPM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#10865439May 17, 2016
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
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
#10864856May 13, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT, WILL NOT PASS NYS SAFETY INSPECTION. I BELIEVE THE 2008 CALIBER SHOULD HAVE THE SAME BULLETIN AS THE 2007'S, #10055914.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864693May 12, 2016
SUSPENSION
RUSTED FRONT SUBFRAME RESULTING IN STEERING VIBRATION AND TIRE RUBBING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS PULLING HARD TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. UNSTABLE RIDE DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF SUBFRAME
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
#10864454May 11, 2016
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE CROSS MEMBERS WERE ROTTED AND THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBERS WERE ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COMMON. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863815May 8, 2016
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP FOR STATE INSPECTION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND FRACTURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863399May 5, 2016
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SWAYS AND IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL IT WEARS TIRES OUT EVERY FEW MONTHS IT DOES THIS ON ALL HIGHWAYS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863165May 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863230May 4, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2008 DODGE CALIBER PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT ONLY WORKS ON "HIGH BEAM" WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. REPLACING THE BULB DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IT IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIPM BOX. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS RECEIVED RECOGNITION EVEN IN THE NEWS MORE THAN ONCE. (HTTP://WWW.ABC15.COM/NEWS/LET-JOE-KNOW/LET-JOE-KNOW-HOW-A-BURNED-OUT-HEADLIGHT-COULD-COST-900). THIS ISSUE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF A REAL AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG SEVERAL DODGE CALIBERS ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS WIRING RELATED AND EFFECTS LIGHTING WHICH IS A KEY SAFETY CONCERN TO BOTH MYSELF AND OTHERS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE TIPM BOX IS NOT AN ITEM THAT SHOULD REQUIRE REPAIR UNDER ORDINARY WARE OF THE EQUIPMENT. OCCASIONALLY THE LIGHT MAY FLICKER BACK ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN MAKING THE SITUATION EVEN MORE UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE IS ALSO NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM RECALLS ALREADY ISSUED BY FORD FOR SIMILAR LIGHTING PROBLEMS WHERE THE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS (HTTP://WWW.REUTERS.COM/ARTICLE/US-AUTOS-FORD-RECALL-IDUSKBN0U51TT20151222). I HAVE ASKED DODGE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUES BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED AS THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT COVER THIS REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AS OF YET DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR FOR A HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING WITH THIS PROBLEM AVERAGES BETWEEN $800 TO $1000 WHICH IS ALSO QUITE EXTREME AND AN UNDUE BURDEN ON THE GENERAL AMERICAN FOR WHAT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THIS ISSUE WITH DODGE HEADLIGHTS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING INTO CONSIDERATION FOR A REQUIRED RECALL TO HOLD DODGE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT POSES TO ALL WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND DRIVE ON THE ROADS WHERE THIS VEHICLE IS PRESENT.
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
#10863053May 4, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND THEN IGNITED INTO FLAMES NEAR THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862840May 3, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF THE PART ONLY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
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
#10862630May 2, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862128April 29, 2016
SUSPENSION
THE CROSSMEMBER/SUB FLOOR IN MY 2008 DODGE CALIBER IS SO ABNORMALLY RUSTED THAT IT IS LITERALLY A DEATHTRAP. THE CAR HAS 120K MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO GET NEW TIRES ON IT AND THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT I JUNK THE CAR AS THE ENTIRE SUBFLOOR IS SEVERELY ROTTED AWAY. I SEARCHED TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AND FOUND OUT THAT ONLY THE 2007 MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THEY USED THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS IN MY 2008 MODEL. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861481April 26, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY SUBFRAME IS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY IN HALF, I CAN NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE THE DEALER SAYS THE AC DRIPS RIGHT ON THAT FRAME AND THAT'S WHY IT IS RUSTED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861550April 26, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CREAKING SOUND. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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