Dodge Caliber Complaints (2010)

157 consumer complaints on file.

#11385258December 28, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) AT MAGUIRE DODGE RAM OF SYRACUSE (959 HIAWATHA BLVD W, SYRACUSE, NY 13204, (844) 327-8693) THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384888December 24, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AND HASN'T STARTED AGAIN I HAVE A NO BUS ERROR ON THE ODOMETER AND I CHANGED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND STILL WON'T START BUT ALL THE LIGHTS AND LOCKS STILL WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376420November 26, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN ISNT WORKING AT ALL. CHECKED HORN TO SEE IF IT WAS BROKEN , REMOVED AND TESTED ON ANOTHER TRUCK, THEY WORKED. CHECKED FUSES AND THERE IS NO POWER TO ETHER FUSE. THERE IS NO HORN RELAY. IT IS PART OF THE TIPM. THE RELAY IS ON THE TIPM UNIT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHEN I FOUND OUT THE HORN FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373885November 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I AM ON A HIGHWAY FOR A DISTANCE THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF UNTIL I BRAKE OR HIT A SMALL BUMP THEN IT WILL DING AND COME ON AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IT WILL GO OFF AND ON QUITE A BIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373191November 5, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
OK SO LET ME START BY SAVING LIVES THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE CALIBER THE SUBFRAMES ARE ROTTING IN HALF I KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE 3 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS STUPID CAR AND THEY RUSTED IN HALF ON THEM ALSO THINGS TO ADD TO THIS CAR IS THERE IS NO UPPER BALL JOINT WHICH CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO GO BAD IS THE SHOCKS ARE BAD I HAD TO REPLACE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE CVT 20K MILES INTO THIS HUNK OF CRAP CVT IS BAD AND THE BANDS THEY USE ARE CHEAP BUT ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COOLING PROBLEM WITH THERE SET UP FOR TRANSMISSION WITH CAUSE THEM TO HEAT UP AND BURN FLUIDS CHRYSLER SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS CRAP AND HONESTLY YOU WILL SEE ALOT MORE OF THESE CARS CAUSING PEOPLE TO DIE SERIOUSLY TAKE A LOOK ONLINE AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES IT'S PRETTY SICKING TO ME AND I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL AIN'T DOING YOUR JOB MY 30 YEAR OLD CAMARO SUBFRAME NEVER ROTTED LIKE THIS AND SAT AND DRIVEN IN ALL WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363126October 7, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CROSSMEMBER OR ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LOT OF CREAKING NOISES WHILE BEING DRIVEN. UPON DIAGNOSIS IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342547July 31, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAME ARE ROTTED/RUSTED TO THE POINT IT IS READY TO COLLAPSE IN HALF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE VEHICLE THAT EXPIRED IN DEC. 2019 AND ORIGINALLY WAS EXTENDED BY 5 YEARS IN 2017. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS ADEQUATE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARD THIS WOULD POSE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND THEY DON'T PLAN ON HELPING IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM DUE TO BEING 6 MONTHS PAST THEIR 'EXTENDED' WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED SINCE THIS SUBFRAME ISSUE IS KNOWN FROM 3-4 DIFFERENT DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP MODELS AND NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SHOULD BE A RECALL, NO RUST ON THE VEHICLE BESIDES THE ROTTED FRAME. KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AND NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED/COVERED WHEN SUCH A SAFETY CONCERN. MORE PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337076July 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2010 DODGE CALIBER WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURES CAUSED BY FAULTY FUSE BOX (TIPM). I REPLACE BULBS AND ONE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT LIGHT LOW BEAM OR HIGH BEAM. ALL THE FUSES ARE GOOD. IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED HOW THE CAR RUNS AND HAS STALLED ON THE ROAD. THIS IS THE 4TH OR FIFTH INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR, HEADLIGHTS, STALLING, TURN SIGNALS, AIR BAG INDICATORS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK MOVING OR SITTING STILL AND TURN SIGNALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326636May 30, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT THE DRIVER'S HEADREST STILL BROKE. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316288March 5, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR SON WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME WAS REPAIRED, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS REPAIRED, AND THE VEHICLE RECEIVED AN ALIGNMENT. THE REPAIRS WERE RELATED TO MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION WITH NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10140027 (SUSPENSION, STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE REPAIRS BEING COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THERE WOULD BE NO REIMBURSEMENT. A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300458January 20, 2020
AIR BAGS
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT TO YOU IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY AIRBAG THAT WAS INSTALLED AT YOUR YORKVILLE, NY CARBONE LOCATION. ON DECEMBER 28 ,2018 I WENT INTO THE YORKVILLE, NY LOCATION TO HAVE AN AIRBAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. THEN I HAD TO RETURN TO CARBONE IN YORKVILLE, NY ON DECEMBER 30 , 2019 BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. THEY CHARGED ME $107.66 TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $438.50 FOR A FAULTY AIRBAG THAT THEY INSTALLED, STATING THIS WAS MY PROBLEM NOT THERE PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS MY PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS AN AIRBAG THEY FIXED AND NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON DUE TO A FAULTY AIRBAG THEY REPAIRED THAT I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BEFORE THE RECALL. I THEN HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO MAUGERI'S IN UTICA, NY FOR THEM TO FIX THIS FAULTY AIRBAG. PARTS WERE $150.00 AND LABOR WAS $82.50 WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $232.50. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY CARBONE THE TOTAL OF $232.50 TO FIX THE REPAIR AT MY MECHANICS AND THE DIAGNOSIS FEE AT CARBONE'S WHICH BRINGS IT TO THE TOTAL OF $340.16. AGAIN THIS WAS A FAULTY AIRBAG THAT CARBONE IN YORKVILLE , NY. THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO INSTALLING A FAULTY AIRBAG AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING IT FOR FREE. AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED MY $340.16 FOR A FAULTY AIRBAG RECALL THAT I HAD TO FIX MYSELF. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296811January 3, 2020
AIR BAGS
ON DECEMBER 28, 2018 I WENT TO CARBONE DODGE IN YORKVILLE NY FOR THEM TO FIX AN AIRBAG RECALL. THEN ON DECEMBER 30, 2019 I HAD TO RETURN TO CARBON DODGE BECAUSE THE MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. NOW THIS IS A FAULTY AIRBAG THAT THEY REPLACED ON MY CAR AN CHARGED ME $107.66 TO DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE AND WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $438.50 TO FIX A FAULTY PART THAT THEY ORIGINALLY REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO A RECALL ORDER. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT CARBONE DODGE SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR. I WOULD LIKE CARBONE DODGE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FAULTY AIRBAG THAT THEY INSTALLED AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE $107.66 THAT THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND ALL THE ADDITIONAL CHARGES THAT I HAD TO PAY TO MY MECHANIC. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283013November 30, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GOT IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER I DROVE OFF AND IT'S GOING TO BE 100 DOLLARS TO HAVE THEM EVEN LOOK AT IT THE PARTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281281November 20, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I START MY CAR, IT STARTS JUST FINE AND THEN ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE CHECK SIGN WILL COME ON FOLLOWED BY A RED LIGHTING BOLD ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT COMES ON EITHER PARKED OR DRIVING IN A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTS MAKING LOUD NOISES, SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND SPEED REDUCES, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT WHERE IT SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M STILL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET. IT SORT OF STARTS FORCING ITSELF TO MOVE WHILE IN MOTION. WHILE THE LIGHT IS STILL ON, IF I STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO OR THE LIGHT IS GREEN, WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PADDLE THE CAR SORT OF TRIES TO MOVE WITH PUSHES, JUST AS THOUGH SOMEONE WAS PUSHING IT WHILE PARKED AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MOVES WITH SPEED. TO RESOLVE IT, I HAVE TO STOP ON THE SIDE AND TURN THE CAR OFF OCCASIONALLY , WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN START IT FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE NORMALLY ONCE AGAIN UNTIL THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT COMES ON AGAIN. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHETHER PARKED OR IN MOTION. AT TIMES I'D STILL BE DRIVING THE CAR AND WHEN THE LIGHTNING SIGN COMES ON, THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE STILL ON DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I'VE TAKEN IT TO DODGE AND OTHER MECHANICS BUT NOBODY IS ABLE TO FIX IT. IT'S REALLY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD WITH THE SUDDEN STOPS, PUSHES AND SHUTTING OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281357November 20, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TAILGATE, THE LATCH FAILED TO OPEN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLOCKNER OF ASHLAND (1041 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY 41101, (606) 329-8616) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH AND TRIM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE LOCK AND LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,576. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244806August 18, 2019
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSAGE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT PROPERLY. THE PASSAGE HAS TO KEEP PULLING ON THE SEAT BELT TO GET TO COME OUT AND THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON THE DASH BOARD WILL NOT GO OUT WHEN THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN PUT ON AND THE BELL KEEP RINGING WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241063August 1, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL ON HWY 59 4 MILES SOUTH OF FAIRFAX MO A DEER RAN ACROSS HWY AND MY VEHICLE SPLIT THE DEER IN HALF AND MY SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALSO MY KNEES WERE INJURED AND CUT FROM THE BOTTOM AIR BAG BUT NO AIRBAG EVER HIT MY UPPER BODY. ALSO A CODE FOR FAULT WOR BAG DEPLOY WAS ALWAYS ON WITH MY CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11228993July 2, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT LOWER LEFT BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARM. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE YEAR. I DID NOT A WARNING SIGN. I WENT TO GET NEW TIRES AND A FRONT ALIGNMENT, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO, THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208297May 17, 2019
SUSPENSION
DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, REPAIR TECHNICIAN REPORTED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION OF THE SUBFRAME. I HAVE NOW READ SEVERAL DUPLICATIONS OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIND IT ESSENTIAL THAT THE NHTSA TAKES NOTE OF THIS COMMON AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE SUBFRAME ELEMENT IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE MY WIFE DRIVES THE 2012 VERSION, I WILL BE HAVING HER CAR'S SUBFRAME CHECKED IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208097May 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON OCTOBER 3RD 2018, I HAD AN ACCIDENT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AFTER BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. MY AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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