Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10456558April 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. THE SHIMS, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE INNER TIE RODS LOOSENED FROM THE STEERING RACK AND THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,167. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT CHRYSLER HAS SINCE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/06/12 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456390April 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE CAR STARTED HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. STALLING PROBLEMS ARE MORE COMMON DURING RAINY PERIODS BUT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. MOST INCIDENTS HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS ON IDLE, NO MOVEMENT, IN THE HIGHWAY OR AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR WILL VIBRATE AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OR TRY TO. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BUT NO REASON FOR THE STALLING HAS BEEN FOUND; CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO RECALL NOTICE IS AVAILABLE AT THE DODGE PERSONALIZE WEBSITE. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT AT THE MILITARY EXCHANGE NEW CAR SALES IN PUERTO RICO BUT APPARENTLY WAS RELOCATE FROM OCONUS EUROPE AND I AM NO SURE HOW POSSIBLE RECALLS WILL APPLY TO THIS CAR. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V528000 BUT I DO NOT NOW IF IT APPLIES TO THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456140April 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ON APPROX. OCT. 13, 2011, MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER STALLED AND QUIT RUNNING ON FWY, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED AT THAT TIME THAT A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL DEC. 23, 2011 WHEN I WAS OUT IN THE DESERT MAKING A TRIP TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ. WHEN MY CAR ONCE AGAIN DIED AND STALLED ON HWY I40. I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK AT A SPEED ABOUT 70 MPH AND IT STARTED STALLING AND THEN DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SEMI. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN EXIT THAT I VEERED THE CAR INTO AND COASTED INTO A STOP. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GAS STATION WHERE THERE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I WAS TOLD SINCE THE CAR HAD COOLED OVER 30 MIN. IT WAS "OK TO DRIVE" ABOUT 20 MILES TO DEALERSHIP IN BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. I TOOK IT TO SWANTYS CHRYSLER WHERE IT WAS LEFT THERE OVER CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. I RETURNED TO BE INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS IN WORKING ORDER AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED I COULD DRIVE IT HOME, AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, "TO PULL OVER AND LET COOL FOR 30 MIN. AND RESUME DRIVING". I WAS IN FEAR OF MY LIFE AND OTHERS TAKING THE 350 MILE TRIP HOME, NOT DRIVING OVER 60 MPH. I THEN FILED A COMPLAIN WITH CHRYSLER CORP. WHERE I SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SUPERVISORS. THEY WANTED TO ME GET A SECOND OPINION FROM A CA DEALER, BECAUSE THEY QUESTIONED WHY I "TOOK IT TO AZ." TO BE DIAGNOSED. I EXPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES THAT I DIDN'T TAKE IT THERE, IT FAILED THERE. I CAN GIVE NAMES AND DATES FROM DEC. 28TH UNTIL NOW OF REPS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MOSS BROTHERS IN RIVERSIDE, THEY ALSO DETERMINED THAT THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM, BUT SUGGESTED A COUPLE OF PARTS BE REPLACED, AND "IT COULD HELP PROBLEM:" AT THE TUNE OF $800.00, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454980April 12, 2012
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY
WE PARKED OUR 2008 DODGE CALIPER FOR THREE DAYS AND WHEN WE DROVE NEXT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE HEAD LIGHTS AT ALL, THE AUXILIARY DRIVING LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK, THE WIND SHIED WIPERS WILL NOT WORK (FRONT OR BACK) THE WIND SHIELD WASHER WILL NOT WORK. THE HEAD LIGHTS DO COME ON AUTOMATIC WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE AND THEN THEY STAY ON UNTIL YOU TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND FLASH BUT THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE DRIVER'S COLUMN THAT WILL WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF LIGHTING CAPABILITY, THE WIND SHIELD WASHERS NOT WORKING. I HAVE GOGGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON THE DODGE AVENGER AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ENTRIES OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENING ON THE DODGE CALIPER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454384April 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE REAR WIPER AND THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE WIPER DID NOT WORK AT ALL, AND THE RADIO WAS LOSING THE SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT WAS NORMAL WHEN ON ACC. DEALER RE FLASHED THE TIPM AND SAID IF IT EVER HAPPENED AGAIN, I SHOULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND HOLD THE LEADS TOGETHER FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND IT SHOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY AGAIN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR WIPER STOPPED AND THE RADIO BEGAN TO FADE OUT ONCE AGAIN. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AS INSTRUCTED BUT TO NO AVAIL. BOTH DEALERS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE NEAREST DEALER IS OVER 200 MILES AWAY. I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM NOW FOR TWO YEARS. NOW, MYSTERIOUSLY, THE REAR WIPER HAS BEGUN TO FUNCTION ONCE AGAIN ALL BY ITS SELF. THE RADIO?.....NOT AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TIPM IS PROBABLY AT FAULT. I SUGGESTED THAT TO THE MECHANIC WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I WAS ASSURED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIPM SO DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE UNIT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A DODGE COMPONENT OF MINE HAD FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE UNIT. DODGE WOULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER MY VEHICLE(S) WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AND AT THAT POINT I WAS TOLD THE UNIT(S) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IS THIS SOME KIND OF SCAM THAT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS RUN? I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD REPLACE MY TIPM AT NO COST TO ME SINCE I SPECIFICALLY NOTED THIS ISSUE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453963April 3, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453854April 2, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE VEHICLE HAD A FAILURE OF THE FRONT END PARTS, TIE ROD ENDS, BALL JOINTS. PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME BOTH SIDES. I NOW HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452793March 23, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452826March 23, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE AN HOUR DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE GREAT GAS MILEAGE. WITHIN MY FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE STARTER WAS STUCK ENGAGED AS I DROVE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THIS I REPLACED KNOWING WITH AGE, STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS DIE. A MONTH AFTER SERVICING THE STARTER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 67MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN A LIGHTENING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT) FLASHED AND THE CAR JERKED AS IF IT WERE TO STALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT PROBABLY WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT I MIGHT AS WELL DRIVE THE CAR FOR A BIT BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT STAYING LIT. EVERY SINCE THEN THE LIGHT HAS FLASHED ON ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKING AS TO STALL. I STARTED THE CAR LAST WEEK AND THE IDLE WAS MISERABLE SO FIGURED THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO READ CODES ON THE PC. CODE WAS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. WITHIN 30 MILES AND 30MINS AFTER LEAVING THE GARAGE THE CAR WAS JERKING TO STALL AS BEFORE BUT THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SEEM TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING STALL ON INTERSTATE AT THOSE SPEEDS AND HIT BY A SEMI WOULD CAUSE INSTANT DEATH. THE VALUE OF MY CAR IS NO LONGER HIGH BUT YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE LOAN AND PAYMENTS ARE. I AM A PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND MAKE A VERY SMALL INCOME. TOOK CAR INSTANTLY BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT I KNOW THEY WILL FIND NOTHING, CHARGE TO MUCH, AND SEND ME ON MY WAY WITH A DEATH SENTENCE. SEEMS AS THOUGH DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED THAT AS LONG AS NO DEATHS IT IS OK TO CARRY ON WITH THIS REFUSAL TO ADMIT THAT THEY MADE A BAD PRODUCT. HOW ABOUT ROBBING! ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED BUT OF COURSE THEY WILL NOT ADMIT ANYTHING. SUPPOSE I WILL HAVE TO CALL THE NEWS, FAX THE CEO'S, AND DIE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452619March 22, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAILED EMISSIONS INSPECTION, ENGINE LIGHT INDICTOR. BASED ON INFORMATIONOBTAINED FROM THE OBD THE POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452103March 18, 2012
SUSPENSION
MAY 2011 HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. 48000 MILES ON 2007 DODGE CALIBER. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED AND 4 NEW TIRES THAT WERE WORN FROM THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT CAUSED FROM THESE ISSUES. NOW MARCH 2012, WE HAD ISSUES WITH SQUEAKING NOISE ON LEFT SIDE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. HOT BURNING SMELL NOTICED AND HAD BROKEN COIL SPRING AND STRUT THAT WE'RE CAUSING WEAR ON TIRE. WE WILL NEVER BY A DODGE AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451280March 12, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE FRONT AXLE TO BEND ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE AND BEARINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,569.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450766March 8, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL RADIAL ONLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE, ALL THE WAY TO THE STEEL RADIAL, EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE ONLY A YEAR OLD. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE BALL JOINT AND FRONT CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AUTO SHOP SAID WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM, AND SUGGESTED NOT DRIVING ANY FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. ALSO TOLD US THEY HAD TWO OTHER CALIBERS THIS YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO CHARGE $1400 TO FIX AND REPLACE OUR RELATIVELY NEW TIRES. UPON RESEARCHING MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE FOUND THE PROBLEM WHILE PARKED AND BEFORE THE TIRES BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY OR SUSPENSION BECAME EVEN LOOSER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450829March 8, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD THE GAS PEDAL FIXED WITH THE 2010 RECALL OF MY PARTICULAR CAR. I HAVE 37,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON MY CAR. WHEN I GO TO TURN OUT OF A GAS STATION FOR EXAMPLE, THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AND FEELS AS IF IT GOING TO STALL. IT DOES THE SAME THING WHILE GOING UP A HILL. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IT GOES OFF AFTER THE CAR REGAINS NORMAL SPEED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE GAS PEDAL RECALL SINCE THEY ARE RELATED. I'VE GOTTEN ONTO THE DODGE CALIBER FORUMS AND SAW 100'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. LOW MILES AND THERE ETC LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BE RESOLVED ALONG WITH THE GAS PEDAL RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS CONFIRMED PROBLEM WITH UNCERTAINTY OF HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL OTHER DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450324March 5, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
REVERSED OUT OF PARKING SPOT PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNS OUT MY TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS ON PASSENGER SIDE BASICALLY FELL APART. GARAGE SAID OTHER SIDE IS JUST ABOUT READY TO GO TOO. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT...5 MINUTES LATER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN WRAPPED AROUND A TELEPHONE POLE. BEEN LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND MANY PEOPLE ALSO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450366March 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY SISTERS 2007 DODGE CALIBER ONLY HAS ONLY 32236 MILES ON IT AND THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED ALREADY, IT COST 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THEM, I LOOKED ON LINE AND EVERYBODY THAT HAS A 2007 CALIBER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS, JUST LOOK ON LINE AND U WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BALL JOINTS, HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL DONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, PLEASE JUST E MAIL ME BACK THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448644February 21, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING OVER THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE IN NY, AT THE CREST OF THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE REDUCING THE SPEED OF VEHICLE FROM 50 MPH TO 5 MPH IN THE COURSE OF LESS THEN A MINUTE. I WAS NEARLY KILLED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHO WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND MY CAR. THE CART ROLLED DOWN THE BRIDGE WITH LIMITED POWER. FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM READING ON VARIOUS CALIBER WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448390February 18, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I BOUGHT MY 2009 DODGE CALIBER BRAND NEW IN JULY 2009. I MADE MY DECISION BASED ON THE 5-YR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, ASSUMING THE CAR MUST BE MECHANICALLY DEPENDABLE. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS WRONG FOR MAKING THAT ASSUMPTION. I BEGAN TO HAVE SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. I REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES, HAD A TUNE-UP AT 65,000 MILES AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR HAD OVER 36,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO SEE IF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WOULD COVER A REPAIR FOR MY CAR TO RUN. SINCE THIS CAR WAS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK AND LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS WITH THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENTS JUST TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND BE ABLE TO PAY MY MORTGAGE AND CAR NOTE. THOSE REPAIRS SEEM TO WORK AT FIRST UNTIL 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT, WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I MANAGED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS TURNING DARK AND MY HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED. I WAS ON SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN DARK FREEZING WEATHER FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR BEFORE A CO-WORKER COULD FIND ME TO HELP ME TO SAFETY. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE FINANCE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448273February 16, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED ON THIS 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL ITEM ON THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER. DODGE SHOULD NOW MAKE THIS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL A RECALL ITEM FOR THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447783February 13, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRING IN THE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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