Dodge Caliber Complaints (2007)

958 consumer complaints on file.

#11100496June 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR, I HAVE LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING, ENGINE DYING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, SAFETY LIGHTS FLASHING AND BEEPING ON DASHBOARD. THE TIPM MODULE IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THIS PART IS NEARLY $1,000 AND ONLY A DODGE DEALERSHIP IS ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE ISSUES WORLDWIDE WITH THIS SAME PART IN MULTIPLE DODGE CARS SINCE 2007 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099310June 2, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS CHANGING THE OIL OF MY WIFE 2007 DODGE CALIBER WHEN I LOOKED OVER AND SAW THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS COMPLETELY ALMOST COMPLETELY CRACKED THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF IT. A DAY PRIOR MY WIFE MENTIONED THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVING A LITTLE WEIRD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND OTHER MOTORIST IF IT FAILED ON THE PUBLIC ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099257June 1, 2018
SUSPENSION
PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT CAME APART AND THREADS ON BALL JOINT WAS DAMAGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097768May 24, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BACKSEAT WINDOW EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE, WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, ALL WINDOWS ROLLED UP AND OUTSIDE TEMP OF 80 . CONTACTED SAFELITE GLASS REPAIR, WAS TOLD, WE HAVE REPAIRED 19000 2007 DODGE CALIBER WINDOWS...THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS COMPLAINT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097806May 24, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THIS CAR, AND I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR RECALLED SEVERAL ITEMS. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY WERE FIX. HOW DO I FOUND OUT IF THEY WERE FIX OR NOT. MY NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096778May 18, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I ONLY HAVE ONE HIGH BEAM LIGHT ILLUMINATING. I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS JUST TO MAKE SURE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091951May 4, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME UNDER THE ENGINE WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091052April 30, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE FIRST TIME MY THROTTLE CONTROL LAMP LIT UP, I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, WENT THROUGH MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU AND CAME TO A STOP...THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND SHAKE AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION ABILITY. THE CAR DID MOVE WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK. I MOVED TO A SAFE LOCATION AND CALL AAA. AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON WHEN RE-STARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER (4 OR 5), I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I GOT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE TO RE-CONNECT WITH ANOTHER INTERSTATE. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT ONTO THE ON RAMP. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION, THE THROTTLE CONTROL LAMP WAS ON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND SHAKING AGAIN. I MOVE FORWARD ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY AND WAITED, ONCE AGAIN, FOR A TOW SERVICE ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090509April 27, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (CANANDAIGUA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, 2591 ROCHESTER RD, CANANDAIGUA, NY 14424) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE CRASH; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *SEE VOQ 11090513*
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090513April 27, 2018
SUSPENSION
CONTROL ARM BROKE AND AXLE SNAPPED. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED IN SEPTEMBER. ALIGNMENT. NEW TIRES. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP. SEEMS THE FRAME CANNOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED VERY UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAD BEEN ON HIGHWAY ALL DAY. BROKE AT HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT LESS THAN 1 HR. AFTER EXITING EXPRESSWAY. *SEE VOQ 11090509*
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090263April 26, 2018
SUSPENSION
THE SUB FRAME IS RUSTED OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089701April 23, 2018
STEERING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED RUST ON THE CROSSMEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089047April 20, 2018
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE, AND NOTICED RUST FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED LOWERY BROS. CHRYSLER-JEEP, INC. AT (315) 472-7844 (647 W GENESEE ST, SYRACUSE, NY 13204), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089122April 20, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN 2016 IT WAS DISCOVERED MY SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED THRU. DISCOVERED DODGE HAD A SERVICE BULLENTIN NOT A RECALL SERVICE BULLETIN # 23-012-14, RE: BODY ISSUE DATE: MAY 19, 2014. THIS BULLETIN IS SUPPLIED AS TECHNICAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION FOR REPAIR. NOTE: THIS ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES IN THE CANADIAN MARKET AND IN SALT BELT STATES WHICH INCLUDE CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. DODGE ONLY REPLACED FRONT SUB-FRAME, NOW REAR SUB-FRAMES AND ALL ALONG ROCKER PANELS IS COMPLETELY ROTTED, ENOUGH THAT IT WON'T PASS PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION. I'VE OWNED VEHICLES IN THE PAST THAT WERE OLDER THAN THIS CALIBER & NEVER HAD THE RUST & ROT ISSUE I DO WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS JUST 10 YRS OLD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088999April 19, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
I BOUGHT A USED DODGE CALIBER OFF OF A FRIEND IN 2016. I RECENTLY STARTED HEARING A WEIRD METAL CLANKING IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AREA. I HAD BEEN ADVISED A YEAR PRIOR THAT I WOULD BE NEEDING TIRE RODS, STRUTS, AND BALL JOINTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO I TOOK IT IN THE BE REPAIRED. AFTER SPENDING OVER $1000 TO GET IT ALL REPAIRED. I DROVE OFF AND THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. WENT BACK TO THE SHOP AND AFTER 35-40 MINUTES OF ROCKING THE VEHICLE WE WERE ABLE TO RECREATE THE NOISE AND LOCATED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE CONTROL ARM AND SUB-FRAME. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION WE FOUND THE THE SUB-FRAME TO BE RUSTED THROUGH WHICH WAS CAUSING THE METAL TO POP AND CRACK AS IT WAS FLEXING. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS IN REFERENCE TO THE SUB-FRAME. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT THERE HAD IN FACT BEEN A EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE SUB-FRAME FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, BUT IT HAD EXPIRED IN 2016. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT WOULD NOT HONOR THE ORIGINAL "WARRANTY" THAT THEY HAD PLACED ON THE SAME PART. SUBSEQUENTLY I ALSO FOUND THAT THEY HAD THE SAME "WARRANTY" ISSUED FOR THE SAME PART FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODELS FROM 2008-20012. AFTER RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET I FOUND HUNDREDS OF VEHICLE OWNERS LIKE ME THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WOULD HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088540April 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,227.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084017April 9, 2018
SUSPENSION
I HAVE OWNED THIS DODGE CALIBER FOR 6 YEARS NOW AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE A VERY POOR DESIGN. IN THE 6 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS 3 TIMES. BOTH CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME BECAUSE THE BUSHINGS WERE BAD, CRACKED AND SPLIT. NOW FOR THE FOURTH TIME I WILL BE REPLACING THESE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE OF THIS SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053249April 2, 2018
ENGINE, STRUCTURE
2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED MANIFOLD AND RUSTED SUB FRAME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HASN'T PROVIDED THE FUNDING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082519April 2, 2018
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR CENTER SEAT BELTS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE REAR SUPPORT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRENNER CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 6039 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050, (717) 766-7686) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082335April 1, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER, IT SUDDENLY JERKS AND DOWN SHIFTS AND RPMS SEEM TO SKY ROCKET, THE LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL ILLUMINATES AND IT DROPS SPEED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH MAX, IT TENDS TO DO THIS ON HILLS OR AFTER YOU HAVE TO BRAKE SLIGHTLY FOR ANY REASON AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR TO GET UP A HILL. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TAKE IT EASY ON THE ACCELERATION OR HOW HARD YOU PUSH IT, IT DOESN'T HELP AFTER IT GOES INTO THIS SLOW MODE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMAL AGAIN IS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND THEN WAIT AND RESTART IT AGAIN, SOME TIMES IT HAS TAKEN UP TO 5 TIMES OR TRYING TO RESTART IT BEFORE IT FINALLY RESTARTS. THIS VEHICLE CARRIES CHILDREN IN IT EVERY DAY, AND IT HAS BECAME VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE, HAVING A GREAT CHANCE OF BEING REARENDED OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER UNEXPECTEDLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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