Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10662348December 5, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER, OUTER SWAY BAR LINK, SWAY BAR BUSHING, AND THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662003December 3, 2014
ENGINE, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND HOLES HAD DEVELOPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,607.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662072December 3, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662108December 3, 2014
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS COME UNBUCKLED AFTER THEY CLICK IN. THIS HAPPENS WITH DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND BACK SEAT SEAT BELTS. I HAVE REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY TELL ME THEY HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE KIDS AND MY SAFETY TO WORRIED ABOUT, AND I DONT KNOW HOW ELSE TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES TOO LATE, AND IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS DURING AN ACCIDENT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661597December 2, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661165November 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD OPEN, BUT WOULD NOT ROLL UP TO CLOSE ALLOWING RAIN TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 01/27/15
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10661209November 28, 2014
ENGINE
THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY RACE AND LOOSE POWER AND WILL STALL. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO SOP THE CAR PUT IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. HIGHLY DANGEROUS ON A CROWED ROAD OR MAKING TURNS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NOW THE CAR IS AT JAMES BROWN DODGE IN TAMPA, FL AND I AM RENTING A CAR UNTIL THEY FIX THIS CAR AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BY THIS DEALER AND TWO OTHER DEALERSHIP WITH NO SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660880November 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
POWER IN VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRAIN 47 MILES FROM MY HOUSE GOING 60 TO 75MPH AFTER GOING 75 TO 80 MPH TEMPERATURE OUT SIDE IS ABOUT 50 DEGREES. THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL THE RADIO POWER WENT OUT. AFTER THAT I TESTED TO SEE IF IT WERE THE LIGHTS STILL WORKED AND UPON TURNING THE LIGHTS ON ALL LIGHTS IN THE CAR DIMMED COMPLETELY. I WENT 28 MILES TO MY APPOINTMENT WITH NO ACCESSORIES ON TO INCLUDE THE HEATER. AND RADIO WOULD NOT GET POWER UNTIL SITTING FOR 30MIN. ON THE TRIP RETURNING HOME 30MILES IN TO MY TRIP RETURNING HOME GOING 60 TO 75 MILES HIGHEST SPEED FOR 20MILES OF THE FIRST 30 MILES THE CAR POWER STARTED TO DRAIN. JUST TOOK IT TO BIG O TIRES TODAY AND WAS CONFIRMED NO BATTERY ISSUES THE BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE TO SPEND $100 TO DO TESTING NOW. IT IS WINTER HERE I CAN NOT RISK MY LIFE IN A CAR THAT CAN NOT OPERATE IN THE COLD OR AFTER ONLY 44000 MILES ACTS LIKE IT WILL NOT OPERATE. IT HAPPENED BEFORE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LAST YEAR WHEN I HIT 35000 MILES. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN WARMER CLIMATES AS WELL AT 55000 MILES. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS I NO LONGER TRUST MY CAR TO DRIVE 75MPH ON HIGHWAY. AND I DEAR NOT GO 75MILES AWAY FROM HOME IF IT CAN'T TAKE A 150 MILE TRIP ITS NOT WORTH PAYING OF A CAR LAST CHECK THE LOAN IS $11,000. IF THE PROBLEMS WERE KNOWN THE CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN RESOLD BY ANY DEALER. IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE ANOTHER CAR I WOULD BE MORE UPSET THAN I AM NOW THIS CAR IS ONLY GOOD FOR AN ELDER TO GO TO THE STORE AND BACK. I WONT BE USING THIS CAR OUTSIDE MY CITY LIMITS ITS NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660540November 24, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE FAILING TO COME ON AT ALL. BULB WAS CHECKED , THEN REPLACED. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE TAKEN OFF OVER NIGHT TO TRY TO RESET THE COMPUTER BUT NOTHING WORKED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $900 + TO FIX A HEADLIGHT ON A CAR 7 YEARS OLD. WHY ARE THEY NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON A PROBLEM THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660681November 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAVE GONE OUT. HIGH BEAM, REVERSE, & TURN SIGNALS ARE FINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE TO DODGE; A DESIGN FLAW DUE TO EXPOSING THE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO THE ELEMENTS BY PLACING IT IN THE ENGINE BAY IN A HOUSING THAT NOT WATER TIGHT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE WITH THE CALIBER IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF, BUT WHEN THE TIPM WILL GO OUT. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ANY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DODGE SHOULD EITHER FIX THIS, RECALL THE PART, OR REIMBURSE OWNERS THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660129November 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND WOULD NOT REACH SPEEDS OVER 10MPH. I PUT FLASHERS ON AND DROVE TO NEARBY MECHANIC. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND SAFETY SITES, FOR THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. I FOUND TO SITES FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING SAFETY ISSUES DEALING WITH THE THROTTLE BOY. I AM PAYING FOR REPAIRS BUT ALSO LOOKING INTO WHY DODGE PUT ME IN THIS UNSAFE SITUATION. I HAVE A HEART CONDITION AND WAS VERY AFRAID DRIVING IT WHILE IT WAS SPUTTERING AND SHAKING AND NOT DRIVING SAFE AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659492November 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH RUN OFF TIRE FROM A TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A PICKUP TRUCK. FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WHICH SHUT DOWN ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM. UPON IMPACT THE VEHICLE SEIZED OPERATION AND SHUT DOWN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST DUE TO HALF SHAFT JOINT WAS SHEERED APART. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659229November 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS PROBLEM. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LITTLE LIGHTNING BOLT WILL COME ON THE DASH PANEL AND CAR WILL LOOSE ALL POWER. SOMETIMES I'M ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, HOWEVER THE STEERING ALSO LOCKS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. OTHER TIMES I WILL BE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER, ON THESE OCCASIONS I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND COAST AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. I WOULD SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST A HUNDRED TIMES OR MORE. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE TRIP AND THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE CALIBER OWNERS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I CAN'T EVEN SELL THIS OR GIVE IT AWAY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO BE KILLED. I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS. GOD FORBID SOMEONE IS EVENTUALLY KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659266November 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG DISTANCE WITH TWO OR MORE IN CAR, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND SLOWS CAR UNTIL IT COOLS. IT WILL NOT COOL UNLESS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. THIS TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653768November 10, 2014
ENGINE
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH ABOUT 60K THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT HANDLE. I THINK THE TECHNICIAN CALLED IS CVM MODULE, OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, I WAS IN NORTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME SINCE MY GRANDMOTHER WAS PASSED AWAY. I PAID THEM OVER AN HUNDRED DOLLARS SO THAT I COULD THEN TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER NEAR MY HOME IN TAMPA FLORIDA. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO COURTESY DODGE IN OCTOBER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUDDEN STALL IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. I AM IN A CHAPTER 13 AND COURTESY WAS VERY RUDE AND SLOW ABOUT RETURNING THE CAR TO ME WITH ANOTHER HUNDRED DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. FRIDAY NOV 7 I SPENT A TERRIFYING TRIP OF ABOUT TWENTY MILES STALLING AND RESTARTING THE CAR AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO JIM BROWN DEALERSHIP WHO WAS MORE FRIENDLY TO MY POOR FINANCIAL CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653570November 8, 2014
ENGINE
FIRST TIME HAPPENED NOTED ABOVE. WAS DRIVING FROM OHIO TO MI TO TAKE MY GRANDCHILDREN HOME. LOST SPEED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH. CAR WENT DOWN TO 45 AND I WAS JUST ABOUT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. I WAS IN PURE SHOCK AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE CAR. I KEPT GOING BECAUSE I COULD NOT PULL OFF. GOT TO EXIT, READ BOOK, WAITED AND WAITED FOR IT TO COOL DOWN SO I COULD DRIVE. WOULDN'T...GOT TO GRANDCHILDREN'S HOME, CALLED CROWN MOTORS IN HOLLAND MI. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NO CODES, ETC. THE CAR WAS STILL SLUGGISH WHEN THE WRECKER PICKED IT UP AND TOWED IT TO THEM. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE THEN, AND WHEN I CALL TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, THEY HAVE SAID: "TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHEN IT IS DOING IT" NOT POSSIBLE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP ME. I TAKE IT IN AND NOTHING IS FOUND. IT MAKES AND IS STILL MAKING A HIGH WHINNING, WHEEZING OR WHATEVER NOISE IN THE ENGINE JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO LOOSE SPEED. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IS SOMETHING STICKING IN THIS. PLEASE HELP ME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY MORE THAN 2 HOURS IN THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ME!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653587November 8, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN I GOT AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DID AN INSPECTION AND SAID THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS SHOULD BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE SHOWING WEAR AND PLAY. WHEN HE LET THE CAR DOWN AND SAW THE MILEAGE WAS 26,700 HE SAID THAT THE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD UNLESS I WAS OFF ROADING THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN 4 MILES ROUND TRIP ON PAVED MAINTAINED ROADS DAILY AT 30 MPH. AND ON OCCASIONALLY AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS OF 55MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER WHO SAID THERE IS NO RECALL OR KNOWN COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2007 WHEN THEY CAME OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653121November 6, 2014
ENGINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND FUEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652228November 3, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM ONLY WILL NOT WORK. HIGH BEAM WORKS LOW BEAM DOES NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651849November 1, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY VEHICLE WON'T STAY ALIGNED. AND NOW IT HAS A BAD JERK IN IT. YOU CAN BE GOING 10 MPH OR 50 MPH AND IT STILL JERKS YOU TO THE LEFT. YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE HAVE PUT NEW TIRES ON IT SO MANY TIMES. WE HAVE BOUGHT TIERODS FOR IT AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HELPING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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