Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10469999August 9, 2012
SUSPENSION
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007 AND IT HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 1.5 YEARS LATER WE HAD TO DO THE SUSPENSION AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE BALL JOINTS. THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WENT BAD WAY TOO FAST. WHEN WE CALLED DODGE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE CAR, BUT SURPRISE, WE NOW HAVE TO GET THE FRONT DONE AGAIN!!!! I HAVE SEEN THIS AND NUMEROUS OTHER SITES THAT ALSO HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. I EMAILED AND WILL CALL BACK DODGE TONIGHT. IF NOTHING IS DONE I WILL GO TO THE LOCAL MEDIA TO HAVE THEM HELP WITH THIS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469458August 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR LOST ENGINE POWER WILL RUNNING VERY ROUGH. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BECAME HARD TO HANDLE. WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ON A CITY STREET. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY STREET OR THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH NO OR VERY LITTLE POWER TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR MORE TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO WARNING OTHER THEN THE LIGHT THAT CAME ON WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469279August 6, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER DECELERATE OR STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO REST FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE IT WOULD FUNCTION AS NORMAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469205August 4, 2012
ENGINE
THE CAR HAS JUST SHUT DOWN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES NOW (WHILE DRIVING) AND HAS LEFT US STRANDED IN THE ARIZONA DESERT EACH TIME. WE WILL BE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR COMES TO A STOP AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON UNTIL ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. I TOOK IT TO BRAKES PLUS AFTER IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT THEN HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND NOW AGAIN TODAY. I AM SCARED TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THE FAMILY CAR. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I'M GOING TO CALL DODGE AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. I CAME ON HERE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THEY DO. I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN UNLESS THEY COME UP WITH AN ANSWER TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468978August 2, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
SUB FRAME IS RUSTED DUE TO AIR CONDITIONING HOSE RUNNING OVER SUBFRAME. SUBFRAME HOLDS ENGINE IN PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468509July 31, 2012
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WHILE WE WERE SERVICING THIS CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE THE TPMS SENSOR AND VALVE STEM BROKE. THIS CLAIM IS FILED ON BEHALF OF OUR CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468054July 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS: WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT THE CAR BEING STARTED, THE KEY ONLY HAS TO BE IN THE "ON" POSITION (NOT ACTUALLY STARTED). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467955July 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED A VALVE THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE RECURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE FAILING TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. AT TIMES, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REACH A SAFE SPEED WHEN MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DECELERATION HAS NOW STARTED AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED. WHEN IT OCCURRED, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME SHE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND SIT FOR 15-45 MINUTES TO WAIT FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO COOL OFF. THE TRANSMISSION VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 08/08/12 THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER FOUND THE ALTERNATOR BEARINGS WERE CAUSING THE NOISE. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. UPDATED 08/09/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467789July 26, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
AT 41000 MILES, OUR 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS. RESEARCH TELLS ME DODGE HAS BEEN VERY AWARE OF A PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT HAVE NOT DONE ANY TYPE OF A RECALL. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK GOD WE FOUND THE PROBLEM BEFORE WE WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467736July 25, 2012
ENGINE
UPON START UP THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE GAS CAP AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER 2 OR 3 DAYS THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHICH THEY TOLD ME WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466612July 19, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE CONTINUED TO GO FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE TIRES AND NOTICED BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,822.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466542July 19, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, WHEELS, SUSPENSION
AFTER TWO SETS OF TIRES WE WERE TOLD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FRONT END. HAD TO PARK THE CAR AND WAIT A WEEK BEFORE THE PARTS CAME IN. WE WERE TOLD IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE MANY PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE. ALSO THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED EACH TIME AT THE DODGE DEALER WHO INFORMED US THESE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN SO SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465619July 14, 2012
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
FIRST MY CAR STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A DRYER FULL OF BALL BEARINGS THE BALL BEARING THE OEM ONES IN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PULLEY SO THE WHOLE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED $600+ (FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2007 DODGE CALIBERS) THEN WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT MY TIRE FELL OFF DUE TO FAULTY/WORN-OUT I BALL JOINTS AND UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS.. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION $1400+! (THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT AS I HAVE FOUND ONLINE. I HAVE READ OVER 200 DIFFERENT COMPLAINT STATEMENTS) NOT TO MENTION MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY HAD TO CHANGE OUT MY SPEED SENSOR 100 +. THEN MY CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED WHEN I DROVE THE CAR IT WOULD SHAKE AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER & WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. I TOOK IT IN IT HAD SEVERAL STORED CODES. ONE WAS THEN INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS STUCK AND THE OTHER WAS THE CAMSHAFT.. THEY CLEARED IT OUT AND ONLY THE MANIFOLD CAME BACK UP SO THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THAT. WE DID $800 + I PICKED IT UP & A DAY LATER IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING NOW SAYING MULTI. CYLINDER MISFIRE & CAMSHAFT THEY CLEARED IT AND TEST DROVE IT BUT IT DID NOT COME BACK ON SO THE DODGE TECH. HAS NO CLUE WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT & NO CLUE ON THE COST ( THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM ON 2007 DODGE CALIBERS) THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND MY CAR HAS ABOUT 86000 TO 87000 MI ON IT! I?M FED UP THIS CAR IS FALLING APART. AS I HAVE READ DODGE KNOWS OF THESE ISSUES & HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE ALSO CALLED AND MADE MY COMPLAINT NO CALL BACK YET..ANY OPEN LAWSUITS ON THIS? I WOULD EVEN BE HAPPY IF DODGE WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE ISSUES AS OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE WELL DOCUMENTED KNOWN ISSUES. I HAVE SPENT WAY TO MUCH ON THIS CAR IN 3 MONTHS AND @ 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH A 6 YEAR OLD I NEED A SAFE RELIABLE CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465223July 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464706July 9, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EMIT A LOUD SOUND FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464358July 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
MY FIANCEE AND I GOT INTO THE CAR AND AFTER I STARTED IT, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND I HAD INTERNET ON MY PHONE SO I COULD LOOK UP HOW TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE THE ISSUE. IF THERE'S A MANUAL OVERRIDE, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY KNEW IT WOULD/COULD HAPPEN. MY FIANCEE IS DISABLED, IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR (IT IS HER CAR) AND GOT STUCK OUT IN THIS 100 DEGREE HEAT WAVE, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO OR HAVE EVEN BEEN ABLE TO DO IT HAD SHE KNOWN WHAT TO DO. I'M IRRITATED BECAUSE MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DODGE ISSUE AMONGST MANY DIFFERENT MODELS YET THEY HAVE ONLY ISSUED RECALLS ON CERTAIN MODELS. I DID CALL DODGE HQ TO FIND OUT IF THIS MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY IT HASN'T. THE DRONE JUST DID THEIR JOB OF GETTING THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED. I CAN'T STRESS THIS PART ENOUGH, IF THEY PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE, THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464153July 3, 2012
STEERING
I PARKED MY CAR IN PARKING LOT WHILE CAR WAS IN DRIVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND I WITHDREW MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND LEFT THE CAR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR 3 PEOPLE WERE LEANING AGAINST THE REAR OF THE CAR TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING OUT INTO 2 OTHER CARS. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND THE SHIFT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DODGE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER IS BROKEN INTERNALLY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463585June 29, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE REPLACED AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES, TIE ROD ENDS, BALL JOINTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. NOW ONLY 1.5 YEARS LATER (AT 53,000 MILES) ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS IS BAD AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE WHY ALL OF THESE PARTS HAVE SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE BUT FROM DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO OTHER CALIBER OWNERS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. EVENTUALLY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT DRIVING ONE OF THESE THINGS WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER PEOPLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY OF COURSE DON'T WANT TO ADMIT ANY FAULT AND INSTEAD IMPLY THAT YOU MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM YOURSELF DUE TO YOUR DRIVING HABITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463587June 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. LOST POWER, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED DUE BY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. UPDATED 08/06/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463464June 28, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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