Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10447449February 10, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. MY KEY ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING LAST YEAR AND I HAVE TO PAY $500 BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE COMPUTER COULD NO LONGER RECOGNIZED MY KEY SO I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE. MY GEAR SHAFT BEGAN TO JAM AND I HAD TO PAY $200 TO GET A CHIP REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SHOT. NOW MY TOTALLY INCORPORATED POWER MODULE WAS SHOT TODAY WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. THE COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1150. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS PRESENTING IN MY LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447062February 7, 2012
WHEELS, TIRES:VALVE
3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEM'S HAD TO BE REPLACE ON MY CAR DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECT...CONTACTED DODGE DUE TO PRODUCT FAILURE TO SEE IF THIS HAD BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY DAUGHTERS 2009 DODGE AVENGER LAST JULY 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446824February 6, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, BOTH THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THE FUSE BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446300February 2, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE YET TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,192.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445601January 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVERY SO OFTEN THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT. IT DOES NOTHING, MAKES NO NOISE. IT ACTS AS IF YOU DID NOTHING. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. MOST TIMES, WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AND TRY AGAIN, IT WILL START AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT IS JUST WEIRD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 15 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445032January 24, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHLWAY. DODGE KNOWS THE CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO DO A RECALL ON THESE CARS. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK IN THIS. VEHICLE. IF THE CONTROL ARMS BREAK WHILE DRIVING,IT WILL BE VERY BAD. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON-LINE ABOUT THESE CARS, I AM SHOCKED NOBODY HAS MADE DODGE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444873January 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ETC WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON AN INTERMITTENTL BASIS. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AMOUNT OF POWER AND THE ROAD PERFORMANCE WAS EXTREMELY POOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443937January 16, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE DASH WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE SPEED IN THE DARK. THERE ARE MANY EXISTING CASES ONLINE. DODGE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE WHEN CALLED AND WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443726January 13, 2012
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD, BOLTS AND JOINTS WERE FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH LUBRICATION ON THE COMPONENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443276January 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443138January 9, 2012
WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES
I HAVE 2 2008 VEHICLES THE FIRST ONE IS A DODGE AVENGER AND THE 2ND ONE IS A CALIBER. I BOUGHT BOTH OF THESE CARS FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP NEW. I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS IN ALL THE TIRES. THEY ARE CORRODING CAUSING THE TIRE PRESSURE TO DROP, ARE THEY ANY CURRENT ISSUES OR RECALLS ON THESE TYPE OF DEVICES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442851January 8, 2012
SUSPENSION
BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION-STRUTS/SHOCKS LEAKING AND BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED-MECHANIC STATED THEY HAVE REPLACED SO MANY SUSPENSIONS ON THESE VEHICLES, THEY CANT KEEP PARTS INSTOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442671January 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SQUEALING BRAKES FROM REAR BRAKES STARTED AFTER 9,000 MILES. DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE AND WAS COMMON. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THE ISSUE WAS LOUD SQUEALING WHEN STOPPING. THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HAD NO FIX FOR IT. MY CAR NOW HAS 11,800 MILES AND THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT CHANGED. PEOPLE CAN HEAR THIS FROM SEVERAL FEET AWAY SINCE IT IS NOT A QUIET SOUND. IT IS GETTING TO A POINT THAT IF THEY CANNOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, I WILL GET RID OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442568January 5, 2012
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD AND RECENTLY HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND REQUESTED AN ALIGNMENT CHECK. THE TIRE COMPANY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS/ CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN THE CALIBER FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON HARD SURFACED ROADS. THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. THE FAULT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, BUT IF THE PART FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442405January 4, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH AND STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,793. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. UPDATED 02/24/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442212January 3, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE ENGINE CRADLE WILL NOT PASS PA SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE RUST AND HOLES IN THIS PORTION OF WHAT COULD BE ALSO CALLED THE SUB-FRAME. THIS IS A VERY PRE-MATURE FAILURE AND ALL CALIBER OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE. WHO WOULD EVER THINK TO LOOK AT A POTENTIAL FRAME FAILURE IN A 5 YEAR OLD CAR? I HAD OWNED THIS CAR 1 DAY SHORT OF 5 YEARS SINCE BRAND NEW WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442100January 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A FAULTY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE GEAR SHIFTER BEHIND MY BREAK PEDAL. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED. WHEN THE SWITCH GOES OUT, I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR - I CANNOT SWITCH GEARS. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441527December 28, 2011
SUSPENSION, STEERING
FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE COMPLETELY SHOT. FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I GOT TIRES FIXES- CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES- I AM A VERY GOOD DRIVER MAKING SURE THAT I WATCH OUT FOR ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441394December 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. IN ADDITION, THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440550December 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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