Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10731519July 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT FIXTURE HAS ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 7.25 INCHES OF WATER/MOISTURE IN SIDE OF IT. THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT FIXTURE HAS ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 2.75 INCHES OF WATER/MOISTURE IN SIDE OF IT. THE LEFT RUNNING, BRAKE AND TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE STILL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT THE REVERSE LIGHT (THE ONLY ONE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH WATER/MOISTURE) DOES NOT. THE RIGHT RUNNING, BRAKE, REVERSE AND TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE STILL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (NONE ARE COVERED BY WATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731561July 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS, THEY DO NOT WORK. READING UP, SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM MODULE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS (OVER $1200). DASHBOARD INFORMATION LIGHTS (SUCH AS BRAKE AND TPM) COME ON AND GO OFF INDISCRIMINATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731277June 30, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY WERE PREMATURELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730923June 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730538June 26, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION CAUSING HOLES ON THE FRAMING OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SUB FRAME, THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER AND THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY FRAMING DETERIORATED PREMATURELY AND MIGHT FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726756June 23, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ONE DAY WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICE WHEN I WAS SWITCHING INTO THE LEFT LANE THAT MY FRONT LEFT TURNING LIGHT WAS OUT BUT THE THE SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD WAS BLINKING . I GOT HOME PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN CHABGE THE BULB THEN TESTED THE BULB TO SEE WOULD IT WORK IT DIDN'T WORK SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT HE COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE ISSUE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULB TOO BUT HE FOUND OUT IT WASN'T THE BULB BECAUSE WHEN WE TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD BE ON BUT WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE SIGNAL IT WOULD NOT BLINK OR WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE HAZARD LIGHTS TOO IT WOULD NOT BLINK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726803June 23, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHILE BRAKING ON THE EXIT RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY I FELT A POP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE CROSS MEMBER DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CROSS MEMBER FROM EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726213June 19, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-40 WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FROM MEMPHIS, TN TO JAMESTOWN, TN. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY DRIVING PROBLEMS, THE CAR DROVE FINE. I TOOK IT IN TO ADVANCE AUTO AND HAD THEM RUN THE OBD2 ON IT. IT PULLED 4 CODES AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... P2006 INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER- STUCK CLOSED. I ALREADY CHANGED THAT PART ON 6/6/15 P1607 POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE - INTERNAL SHUTDOWN. P0722 OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR P0717 TURBINE INPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR NOW AS I SAID, MY CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THESE SENSORS ARE SHOWING UP. WHAT CAN I DO TO RESET THE CODES, I ALREADY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND LEFT IT OVER NIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725657June 16, 2015
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE, ENGINE
ENGINE CRADLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT ON OUR 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON A CAR THAT'S NOT TOO OLD. LOOKING AT THE ENGINE CRADLE IT HAS A HOLE ABOUT 12 INCHES ROUND AND ALONG THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORT OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED THAT STICKS UP IN THE AIR WELDED TO THE CRADLE ...UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS REPLACED AT NOT CHARGE. UPDATED 08/13/14*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725282June 15, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT MADE CREAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED FRONT STRUTS AND COMPONENTS WERE BAD AS WELL AS DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD RIGHT. ALSO FRONT END MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. DEALER PERFORMED FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCED TIRES BUT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND MECHANICS CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M DISABLED WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUSPENSION ISSUES WITH THESE CARS AND THE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING IS BEING DONE AFTER ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY SO MANY. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T BUY AMERICAN CARS ANYMORE. FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS WILL ACTUALLY RECALL VEHICLES AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725379June 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A PASSENGER HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FRAME BEING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,099. UPDATED 7/23/15*CN UPDATED 8/19/15*CN UPDATED 9/23/15 *JS UPDATED 9/30/15 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724714June 11, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. BASED ON RESEARCH CONDUCTED, AND SIMILAR ISSUES FOUND DURING THE RESEARCH, ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PART ISN'T WEATHER PROOF WHEN IT CONTROLS SO MANY VITAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. WITH ALL THE ISSUES I'M ALSO SHOCKED TO KNOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS SAME STYLE PRODUCT IS USED IN MULTIPLE DODGE VEHICLES AND OTHER CHRYSLER / JEEP VEHICLES. THOSE VEHICLES ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723475June 4, 2015
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AN OBJECT FRACTURED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND CONTAINED HOLES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723237June 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRACTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRACTURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722982June 2, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR QUIT RUNNING. MECHANIC FOUND TOP OF FUEL PUMP WIRING BURNT AND HOLE MELTED THROUGH TOP OF FUEL PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722051May 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH MY TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE BACK MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER BUYING A E.T.C. AND HAVING IT REPLACED ABOUT 12 MONTHS LATER THE ETC WENT OUT AGAIN THIS TIME ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DOING 65 MPH MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE THE ETC HAD RUSTED CLOSED AGAIN. LIKING ONLINE SOME OF THESE CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR AN ISSUE WITHTHE ETC. I'M AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY THERE'S NO WARNING OTHER THAN A LIGHT AND MOMENTS LATER YOUR CAR IISNO LONGER ACCELERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721547May 26, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. THE STEERING SEEMED VERY LOSE. SHE WAS BY A GARAGE AND STOPPED AND LEFT THE CAR THERE. TODAY THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SEND THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SHOT AND COULD NOT BE FIXED.. CAN CHRYSLER BE NOTIFIED OF THIS AND SHOULD WE GET A SECOND OPINION? ITS A GOOD THING THIS HAPPENED ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC OR MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721322May 25, 2015
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UPON DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, I NOTICED A HORRIBLE NOSE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. AS THE DAYS PROGRESSED, THE NOSE HAD BECOME WORSE. I HAD ASSUMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUTS AND HAD THEM REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. MY FATHER IN LAW, A MECHANIC, SAW THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME CROSS MEMBER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AMOUNT RUST ON THE SUB FRAME AND THE HIGH RISK OF THE CROSS MEMBER BREAKING THUS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THE A/C UNIT IS LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THE CROSS MEMBER. THIS UNIT IS LEAKING WATER ONTO THE SUB FRAME THUS CAUSING THE PART TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721199May 24, 2015
POWER TRAIN
HAVE NOT RECIEVED A RECALL. YOUR SITE SAYS MY CAR COULD HAVE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO FAULTY ADHESIVE USED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK. I DID HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY SINGERLAND ,CORUNNA,MI. 09-30-14. I ASKED FOR POWERTRAIN RESULTS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE MAILED....AS OF MAY 2015, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK. THEY GAVE ME A VEHICLE CHECKUP SHEET THAT SAYS MY WIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED....NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON POWERTRAIN. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT TO DO REGARDING MY SERIOUS CAR CONDITION? HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH. YOUR SITE REQUIRED DATES...THUS DATES ARE UNTRUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721189May 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PULLED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY NOTICED TO GO STRAIGHT STEERING WHEEL WAS AT 10 O'CLOCK POSITION AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO SUSPENSION. HAD IT TOWED IN TO BE CHECKED. SUB FRAME HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS DETACHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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