Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10418242August 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE DEALER THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418264August 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418277August 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417944August 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND IT STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE LAST ATTEMPT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417801August 6, 2011
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A DODGE 2011 CALIBER..I RECENTLY BOUGHT IT BACK ON MAY 4,2011..WITHIN ONE WEEK I HAD A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO GO AND MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME SO I STARTED MY CAR UP AGAIN AND IT WENT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME "DON'T BRING IT IN LETS DO A TIME SPAN TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN." TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT I WAS TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A STREET AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND I TOOK IT IN TO THEM THE NEXT DAY. THEY HAD IT FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND SAID THEY CODED THE ABS MODULE AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS WEIRD BECAUSE MY LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND PUT A NEW ONE IN. SO I GOT IT BACK ON THE MONDAY AND ON THE FRIDAY I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY CAR CUT OFF AGAIN. THAT WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND THEY STILL HAVE MY CAR. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO UPDATE MY SOFTWARE. AS OF RIGHT NOW I REALLY DO NOT WANT THAT CAR BACK. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO HAVE IT IF THE SAME PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS ACCORDING TO LEMON LAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417152August 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR HAS STALLED ROUGHLY 7-9 TIMES. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS STALLED WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE OR AT A RED LIGHT AND 2 TIMES HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND I ALMOST GOT NAILED BY ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE IGNITION IS STICKING WHEN STARTING AND THE CAR IS HESITATING LIKE CRAZY. I NOTICE THE CAR HESISTATES A LOT AND SOME TIME THAT DAY MY CAR WILL STALL. THE AIR-CONDITIONER IS USUALLY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS. I'VE HAD IT BACK INTO THE SHOP 2XTHIS WEEK TODAY WILL BE MY 3RD WITHIN A 10DAY TIME PERIOD. THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND I'M TERRIFIED TO KEEP MY 2 YR OLD IN THIS VEHICLE! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417012August 4, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVING REPAIRS FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN PREMATURELY AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. DEALER REFUSED TO DO WORK. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND HAD CAR FIXED. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416934August 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2011 DODGE CALIBER 2.0. HAS STALLED 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. JUST STOPS! THE IGNITION STICKS AS WELL. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 1200 MILES ON IT. THE STALLING OCCURS JUST WHILE DRIVING - NO SPECIFIC WARNING..JUST SHUTS DOWN. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417274July 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING CAR , TOOK A LEFT HAND TURN AND CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION , HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO CARRY CAR THROUGH INTERSECTION SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR STARED RIGHT BACK UP SEEMED FINE. THE A/C WAS ON BUT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON IT. THE CAR DID THE SAME THING 3 DAYS BEFORE THIS AND I WAS NOT TURNING , I WAS STOPPING BEHIND A CAR THAT WAS TURNING. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE A/C WAS ON AND IT WAS WITHIN 5 MILES OF FIRST STARTING THE CAR. I DID NOTICE THE RPM DROP AND THEN IT SEEMED LIKE TO CATCH ITSELF AND REV BACK UP. SEEMS LIKE IT IS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION OR WITH THE PROGRAMMING OF THE ECU. BRINGING IT TO DEALER FIRST THING IN AM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415854July 23, 2011
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT TIRES WERE VIBRATING AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING, SO I THOUGHT THE TIRES NEEDED BALANCING. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT WAS BLOWN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT STRUTS HELP HOLD THE WHEELS TO THE ROAD. ALSO, MY FRIEND WHO IS AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECKED THE STRUT AND HE VERIFIED THAT THE STRUT WAS BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414828July 23, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE TMPS BROKE - FILED BY JIFFY LUBE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414832July 23, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WHILE CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE TPMS BROKE - FILED BY JIFFY LUBE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414350July 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER DODGE AND HERS IS A DIFFERENT MODEL..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413659July 19, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE ON MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER TODAY. THE SAFETY INSPECTION SHEET SAID THE TIE ROD IS "LOOSE" ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE LEFT BALL JOINT IS "LOOSE". I KNOW IF EITHER OF THESE BREAKS WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WOULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE ARE LESS THAN 27,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, AND I FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CALIBERS. I AM STRAPPED FOR CASH, BUT WILL HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED ASAP, AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IS WITH ME. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413372July 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN FIVE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413484July 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2011 DODGE CALIBER HAS STALLED THREE TIMES AND STARTER HAS REMAINED ENGAGED WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE TIMESPAN OF ONE WEEK SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED APPROX. THREE WEEKS AGO. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR ONE WEEK AND NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MADE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410759July 6, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
IN FEBRUARY 2011, I HAD MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER R/T SERVICED AND TIRED ROTATED, AT THIS TIME FIRESTONE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE BAD BALL JOINTS AND NEED THEM REPLACED, IT ONLY HAD 46,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT AGAIN. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND GET IT IN FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410403July 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE MAKING A SLOW SPEED RIGHT TURN (INTO OUR DRIVEWAY) THE STEERING LOCKED/ CAR STALLED. THE VEHICLE IS A ONE WEEK OLD 2011 DODGE CALIBER WITH 516 MIS ON IT. THE SAME THING OCCURRED ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO WHEN MAKING A SLOW RIGHT HAND TURN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. NORMAL FUNCTION RETURNED AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410041June 30, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND RESUMED IN A JERKING MOTION AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED OF 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. NINE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WHO STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410043June 30, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THAT DID NOT ASSIST WITH DECREASING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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