Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10525694July 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY 5TH AROUND 8:00PM MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM BEING AT SISTER'S HOUSE AND THE DASH BOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WE CAN NO LONGER SEE OUR TACHOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER AT NIGHT. WE CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP WHILE OUR WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT AND TO OUR SURPRISE THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ELECTRICAL AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $800.00+ TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SAFETY HAZARD. NOW AT 88,623 MILES OUR TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525468July 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CPSC: I1340364A. 2008 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE POWER SUDDENLY WENT OUT, AND THE CAR WAS DECELERATING SPEED AT THE SAME TIME. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, AND JUST AS SHE WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER, THE POWER RETURNED, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, TRYING TO GET BACK TO 70 MPH. EVER SINCE THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, FROM OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525473July 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
CAR WILL BE AT A STOP, THEN WHEN YOU TRY AND ACCELERATE IT WON'T GO AND TRIES PULLING FORWARD AND KIND OF JERKS. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL GO ON FOR A MINUTE THEN TURN OFF THEN COME BACK ON A MINUTE LATER OVER AND OVER THE WHOLE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525100July 16, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, AIR BAGS
FIANCE HAD A SEIZURE AND CAR WENT TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR FLOPPED ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS WERE INTACT AND WORKING. PREVIOUSLY, SEAT BELTS WERE FOUND TO UNLATCH AT TIMES WHEN DRIVER WAS IN CAR AND CAR WAS IN MOTION. AMAZED THAT SEAT BELTS WORKED BECAUSE IT SAVED OUR LIVES. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525044July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING THE CAR WITH A/C ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ILLUMINATION LIGHT TURNED ON IN DASH PANEL. THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 50MPH, BY THE TIME I PULLED OFF AT NEXT EXIT THE CAR WOULD GO NOT FASTER THAN 20MPH, AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD WHINNING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. CAR SAT FOR 30 MINUTES COOLING OFF. TURNED ON CAR AND LIGHT WAS OFF. STARTED DOWN HIGHWAY AGAIN 30 MINUTES LATER LIGHT CAME BACK ON PULLED OVER AGAIN, TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED 30 MINUTES. TURNED ON CAR AND LIGHT WAS OFF. THIS HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2009, APRIL 2013, AND AGAIN JULY 1ST, 2013. $1,600 LATER OF TRYING TO FIX DIFFERENT THINGS BECAUSE DODGE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH IT AND 3 TRIPS TO DODGE DEALERSHIP, "THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". I AM A WOMAN AND CAN NOT BE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY SO THE CAR I HAVEN'T PAID DODGE OFF FOR YET WILL COOL DOWN TO DRIVE. I FOUND 219 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON EDMONDS.COM, AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. EVERYONE KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. IM SURE DODGE WOULD NOT LET THEIR DAUGHTERS DRIVE THIS CAR OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. BETTER YET, LETS NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THEIR CAR DECELERATES ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524875July 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
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
#10523801July 8, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523411July 5, 2013
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL HAS A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN TURNING .IT FEELS LIKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522265June 28, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATED FROM RED LIGHT TO GET ON TO THE FREEWAY, CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND STALLED. POWER WAS LOST AND HAD TO LIMP TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT (BARS WITH LIGHTNING BOLT) CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED, DROVE 20 FEET AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN FOR 5-7 MIN AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE FREEWAY. TOOK IN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IT SELF WENT BAD AND HE AS SEEN THIS A LOT WITH DIFFERENT MODELS OF DODGE VEHICLES, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IS GOING TO COST ME $500 TO GET IT FIXED. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2006 SO WARRANTY IS OUT DUE TO AGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522066June 27, 2013
SUSPENSION
I CALLED DODGE CHRYSLER ABOUT THE FACT THAT MY CAR NEEDS: 2 REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, 2 LATERAL LINKS, STRUTS, BELLOWS, 2 SWAY BAR LINKS,BUSHINGS AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. NOT TO MENTION THE ABNORMAL WEAR I'VE HAD ON THESE TIRES, WHERE, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME YOU CAN'T DO WHEEL ALIGNMENTS ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. IT NEEDS 1700.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD NEED THIS MUCH REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN'T GET PARTS FOR THIS CAR. NO RECALL? THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER OF THESE CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522114June 27, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATE 09/06/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521776June 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IF IT IS 80 DEGREES OR HOTTER, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER DOOR OR BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE KEY. THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE AUTOMATIC LOCK WHEN YOU FIRST START DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURS I HAVE NO WAY OF OPENING THE HATCH BECAUSE THERE IS NO KEY HOLE. I'M AFRAID THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT WEATHER OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A LONG TRIP. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520924June 20, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25, MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD VIOLENTLY THEN STALLED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PCM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520529June 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE GOING DOWN I75 THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO 10 MPH ON THE FREEWAY LUCKILY WE HAD SOMEONE FOLLOWING US SO WE WOULDN'T GET HIT...WE HAD TO HAVE MY TOWED 2.5 HRS AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE TO HAVE IT FIXED CAUSE NO DEALS WITH THE CVT'S...REALLY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS...THIS IS WAY TO DANGEROUS...IT ONLY GOES IN REVERSE WHEN IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE...PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS... THE DEALER WANTS 3000.00 JUST FOR TRANSMISSION WHICH THE NEED TO FIX FOR FREE CAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THESE CVT'S DO.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520535June 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCED, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING HAD CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP AND INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519918June 15, 2013
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT UNLATCHES BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING. AFTER IT UNLATCHES THIS WAY IT SOMETIMES TAKES A FEW ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO LOCK WHEN LATCHING. THIS HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 1 OR 2 MILES OF DRIVING. SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR. THIS STARTED AS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519753June 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR A FEW HOURS AT APPROXIMATE 65 MPH. SOME OF WHICH WAS ON CRUISE. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. MY SPEEDOMETER SAID 60 MPH. HOWEVER, I WAS PROBABLY AT 30. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE RPM WENT HIGH BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY SPEED. BASICALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T RECORDING THE SPEED I WAS AT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING IN INCREASING SPEED. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO PHOENIX AND THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MESA, AZ CHECKED IT OVER AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A "FLUKE" WITH THE CTV TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL AND THEY HAD BEEN SEEING A LOT OF THIS AS PEOPLE WERE DRIVING FROM PHOENIX TO FLAGSTAFF WHICH IS A GRADUAL INCREASE OVER A NUMBER OF MILES AND PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THAT I DID. I WAS TOLD THE CVT TRANSMISSION GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND BASICALLY SHUTS DOWN. I WAS ALSO LED TO BELIEVE THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I'M SURPRISED THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN I GOGGLED 2010 DODGE CALIBER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I CAME UP WITH A UTUBE VIDEO DOCUMENTING EXACTLY WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515183June 5, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING, SUSPENSION
CAR IS HARD TO START CRANKS VERY SLOW AND THERE IS A TAPPING SOUND LIKE A BAD LIFTER UPON STARTING BUT GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP. THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OFF AND TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A HOLLOW NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER JACKING THE CAR UP TO CHECK THAT SOUND OUT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WOULD NOT COME OFF THE GROUND. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND NEW TIRES THE CAR NOW SHAKES AND VIBRATES IN THE FRONT END. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE REPAIR CENTER FOR 10 DAYS ON AND OFF. THIS LAST TIME IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 6 DAYS AND COUNTING. THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND TAKEN OFF THE ROAD PERMANENTLY. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NHTSA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A FATALITY! ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN NOW! *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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