Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#11364112October 13, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 70 MPH DOWN TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE DRIVING BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND JERKED WITHOUT MOVING BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRED AND UNDRIVABLE AT THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363859October 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY FRONT CARRIAGE THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE AND TIRE ALIGNMENT OUTSIDE SHELL RUSTING OUT ON THE BACK SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363928October 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT ON A 2011 DODGE CALIBER DRIVER SIDE - HAD TO REPLACE ALONG WITH A ARMS RUSTED OUT. MADE HORRIBLE NOISE AND WHEEL COULD HAVE FALLEN. DEALERSHIP WANTED OVER $3000 TO FIX. THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE A RUSTED SUBFRAME FOR THE YEAR IT IS
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
#11362803October 5, 2020
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, AN UNKNOWN SUBARU CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED BEMIDJI CHRYSLER CENTER (755 PAUL BUNYAN DR NW, BEMIDJI, MN 56601 (877) 289-6012) WHO REFERRED CONTACT TO MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND A TOTAL LOSS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362207October 1, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHILE TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONTACT TO THE VEHICLE HOME AND EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND MORE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. MINOT AUTOMOTIVE CENTER (3615 S BROADWAY, MINOT, ND 58701, (701) 401-1019) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,005. *LN*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362090September 30, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
SO , THE CAR I PURCHASED ON AUG.2ND, OF THIS YEAR... HAS MANY ISSUES! FIRST OF ALL ABOUT 2 WEEKS INTO HAVING THE VEHICLE... I NEEDED EXHAUST WORK DONE... SHORTLY AFTER THAT.. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING SOME PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN I TOUCHED THE BREAK PEDAL, NOW I'M EXPERIENCING SOME WEIRD SITUATION UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WHICH IN FACT IS CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE AND NOW WHEN I TAP THE BREAK TO STOP THE VEHICLE THEIRS A LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I GIVE IT GAS.. IT SHREEKS! IT'S VERY TERRIFYING TO SAY THE LEAST... I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK TO MY RESIDENCE... I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360148September 21, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360103September 20, 2020
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD MY 2008 DODGE CALIBER SINCE 2009. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED BOTH TIE RODS 4 TIMES. I JUST HAD THEM DONE AGAIN ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN. I HAVE CHANGED THE BALL JOINTS AS WELL.. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED I READ A LOT OF FORUMS AND EVERYBODY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360104September 20, 2020
POWER TRAIN
AFTER REACHING 100K MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. SINCE THEN MY TRANSMISSION OVER HEATS WHEN I DRIVE 65 OR MORE MPH. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1500. I WALKED OUT! I DRIVE 64 MPH TO KEEP IT FROM OVER HEATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355128September 15, 2020
SUSPENSION
SO I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICAL IN MY PASSION AFTER MY STEP FATHER DIED IK BOUT IT WITH 160,000 IN IT AND 6 MONTHS LATER IT BREAKS COME TO FIND OUT IT'S THE X69 NO I'M OUT A VEHICAL IT'S STILL IN MY POSSESSION AND SOMEONE ELSE GOT PAID ON IT AND FOR IT TO GET FIXED.CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS . THE CTOSSFRAME BROKE ON ME AND I DONT HAVE ANY MONEY FOR THE OTHER PARTS THAT TOTALED OUT TO BE 2,200 THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AS IT'S ONLY BEEN IN MY POSSESSION FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTH AND AT 160,00 AND I HAVE TOWING BILLS AND MANY OTHER EXPENSES WELL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT BROKE AND COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD SO ME BEING THE DEFENSIVE DRIVER I AM I USED CAUTION NOW TO FIND THIS OUT. CAN I GET A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR PEOPLE PASSING THE BUCKET AS THEY DAY ITS BOT THEIR PROBLEM.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11351497August 27, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE , ALMOST WRECKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351366August 26, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TIPS IS SHORTING OUT. GOING TO COST 2200 TO FIX. THIS IS A RECALL IN OTHER VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME YEAR. WHY DOES IT NOT APPLY TO THE CALIBER. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. LOOKED INTO SEVERAL FORUMS WITH SAME ISSUE THAT KEEPS POPPING UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348387August 10, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO FREAK OUT BY LOSING ALL OF ITS GAUGES AND CONTROLS, ALSO THE AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL, ABS AND CHECK ENGINE WILL COME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS WHEN THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THE IT WAS THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) AND ITS SUPER COMMON WITH DODGE PRODUCTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER DODGE PRODUCTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE BUT NOT THE CALIBER. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS NOR HOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME YEAR IT CAN BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT FOR THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343755August 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AT BRANDYWINE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (3807 KIRKWOOD HWY, WILMINGTON, DE 19808). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343333August 4, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY ABS NOT WORKING. AND I CHANGE ALREADY SPEED SENSOR - ITS DOESN'T HELP. AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK TO. WHAT I NEED TO DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342952August 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
EVERY NOW AND THEN WE WILL BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. I CHECK ALL THE FUSES AND EVERYTHING SEEMS GOOD BUT THEY STOP. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM BACK WORKING IS TO REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY POST FROM THE BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES. I DONE RESEARCH AND THEY WERE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIPM MODULE. WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. ALL THIS HAPPENED IN BREVARD, NC PULLING INTO INGLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342489July 31, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. LATER ON WHEN ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HOME THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS THAT COME ON AND THEN WHILE RUNNING APPROX 60MPH THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY THE BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. I TAKE THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO FIND OUT THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH APPEARS TO COST OVER $1000 IN WHICH I DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND.
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
#11341003July 22, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I I HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND HAD TO PUT ON NEW STRUTS TWICE. THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RECALL ON THE CROSS MEMBER BAR AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO BE FIXED THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON THE BAR. IT IS NOW MAKING ONCE AGAIN A POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND I AM WANTING TO ONCE AGAIN GET THE RECALL ON THE CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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