Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10919957October 29, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HESITATES WHEN GOING UP HILL . IT LOOSES ALL POWER AND ONLY DRIVES 5-10 MPH AND WONT GAIN ANY SPEED TILL IM ON FLAT GROUND OR HEADING DOWN HILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919347October 27, 2016
SUSPENSION
SO DANGEROUS CROSS MEMBER SUB FRAME AS THE MECHANIC DROVE OUT OF THE SHOP THE FRONT AXLE FELL OUT AND THE WHEEL BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE SUB FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT POSSIBLE DEATH. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918764October 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A 2012 DODGE CALIBER AND THE HORN HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND I AM UNSURE WHY. THE HORN IS LOCATED IN THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AND BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPLACED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A HORN ON A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STOP WORKING, AND IF IT'S NOT THE HORN IT WOULD BE THE AIRBAG. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION, NOR HAS THE AIRBAG BEEN DEPLOYED SO I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. I HAVE GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE DIFFERENT YEARS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, BUT CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO DEEM IT A RECALL ISSUE. ONE NIGHT I WAS AWAKEN TO MY HORN/ALARM GOING OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE A CLOSED GARAGE. THE HORN WON'T BLOW IF PRESSED, BUT WILL LATER BLOW ON IT'S ON IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PRESS IT. THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE IT BEGAN TO BLOW, AND IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM BLOWING I HAD TO MOVE THE HORN PAD UP AND DOWN. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917812October 21, 2016
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2009 DODGE CALIBER STARTED EMITTING SOME TERRIBLE SOUNDS WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY YESTERDAY (10/20/2016). THIS OCCURRED WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING OVER ANYTHING BUT SMOOTH ROAD. STEERING AND BRAKING WERE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. AFTER STOPPING I LIFTED IT UP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER STABILIZER BAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SUBFRAME. THE BOLTS HADN'T SIMPLY COME LOOSE; THE SECTION OF THE SUBFRAME TO WHICH THE STABILIZER BAR ATTACHES HAD TORN AWAY. THERE IS VERY LITTLE RUST ON ANY OTHER PART OF THE CAR YET I CAN BASICALLY POKE HOLES THROUGH THE SUBFRAME WITH MY FINGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917841October 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,150.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916805October 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE K FRAME PREMATURELY RUSTED WITH EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING COMING FROM THE LOWER FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE WHEEL FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WHEEL FRAMING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,680.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916846October 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE RIGHT FRONT COLLAPSED FORCING ME OFF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY LOW SPEED I WAS ABLE TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING ON A MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAY, PASSING ANOTHER CAR OR AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE FRONT FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND COLLAPSED THE SUSPENSION. IT IS QUITE APPARENT THAT THE FRAME IS POORLY DESIGNED OR CONSTRUCTED. POSSIBLY BOTH. AT ANY RATE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER IN JULY AND OTHER THAN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. KINDLY ADVISE ME IF THERE IS ANY ACTION THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN TAKE. SINCERELY, [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
#10915492October 12, 2016
SUSPENSION
ON 10/5/2016, THE SUB FRAME ON MY CAR BROKE DUE TO IT BEING RUSTED THROUGH. THANK GOODNESS IT BROKE WHEN I WAS GOING AT A SLOW SPEED, AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD TO BE TOWED AND IT WAS PUT ONTO A LIFT. THE GARAGE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR'S SUB FRAME, WHICH WAS BROKEN AND RUSTED COMPLETELY, BUT THE REST OF THE CAR IS PERFECT, NOT A SPECK OF RUST. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE CORPORATION NUMBER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, ONLY PRIOR YEARS, WHICH HAS THE SAME PART! I WAS TOLD THAT I LIVE IN A HIGH CORROSION AREA, DUE TO SALT ON OUR ROADS IN THE WINTER. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, THEN WHY IS THIS THE ONLY PART IN THE CAR THAT IS RUSTED? I WAS CHARGED $1032.86 FOR THE NEW PART TO BE INSTALLED, AND IT ALSO HAD TO BE ALIGNED. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEN A NUMEROUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER PEOPLE. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915432October 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
TURN SIGNALS START TO FAIL, EVEN WITH THE FAULTY BULB REPLACED NEWLY REPLACED BULB DOES NOT WORK. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS FAULTY. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FORUMS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES OTHER OWNERS HAVE WORSE ISSUES SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING OUT, STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING... THAT THEY ARE ENCOUNTERING DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON WHICH SIGNIFIES THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT NEEDS TO. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY WORKS WHICH IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE CLOCK SPRING. BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS BUSHINGS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WEAR. SEEMS EXCESSIVE WEAR BETWEEN 58K AND 80K MILES WITH MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915293October 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915105October 10, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WENT TO INSPECT AND FRONT CRADLE ROTTED AT 76000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913965October 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR MY TRANSAXLE OVERHEATING LIGHT WILL ILLIMINATE. MY CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AND NOT KEEP THE SPEED UP. I HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OUT THEN I CAN CONTINUE MY DRIVING BUT IT WILL DO IT ALL AGAIN 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I WAS JUST ON A TRIP 2 HOURS FROM HOME. IN A 30 MINUTE TIME FRAME I HAD TO PULL OVER 6 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914091October 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTENSIVE CORROSION FRONT AND REAR CROSS FRAME MEMBRANE. MAKING VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. DODGE KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT DID NOT INFORM ALL OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913820October 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
MY CAR STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE NOISE HAPPENED WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT, THEN HAPPENED JUST DRIVING THE CAR AT ALL. MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH PREMATURELY. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE! MILEAGE IS 114,000. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THE RECALL THEY HAD OUT FOR 2005-2007 CALIBERS ON THE SAME PART WOULD COVER MINE. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 10 MORE YEARS ON THOSE YEAR CARS.THEY REFUSED TO ADD THE 2008 MODELS EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS.THIS IS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO $1600.00 AND A WEEK IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910540September 29, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CROSS MEMBER OF THE VEHICLE BECAME SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910178September 28, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE TURNING ON TO A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL ON THE BACK IS READY TO FALL OFF IT IS LAYING AGAINST THE COIL SPRING. THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THIS IS ALL WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL TANK ALSO AND IN MY OPINION COULD BE A PUNCTURE RISK ALSO. THE CAR HAS 106779 MILES ON IT ,ONE OWNER WITH NO COLLISION REPAIRS EVER PERFORMED AND NO UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE EVER. CHRYSLER IS PERFORMING REPAIRS ON SELECT VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO REPAIR THIS ONE. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT IS POSSIBLE THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 9 YEARS OLD AND HAS SEEN VERY LITTLE WINTER WEATHER AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A SALT AIR ENVIRONMENT. I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN THIS PROBLEM AND THE ONE ASSOCIATED WITH TOYOTAS TRUCK FRAMES OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908418September 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON . DRIVERSIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908178September 20, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECALL, THE HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. ONE HEADLIGHT WORKS AND WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OR THE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. IT MAYBE, BECAUSE OF THE FUEL BOX GETTING WATER IN IT. BUT WHEN ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION THE STATE PATROL FEELS ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR BEING IN THIS CONDITION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907586September 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT END CRADLE COMPLETELY ROTTED. TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED..HAD NOTICED A NOISE IN FRONT. RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR OF THIS YEAR WOULD BE RORTTED OUT THIS SOON. HAVE ONLY 78,923 MILES ON IT. COMPLETELY UN SAFE TO DRIVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907957September 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A STATE INSPECTION, IT FAILED BECAUSE THE CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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