Dodge Caliber Complaints

1,939 consumer complaints on file.

#10327800April 27, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR JUST OVER 3 YEARS. IT HAS 38,000 KM/23,612 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO SWAP OUT MY WINTER TIRES FOR MY SUMMER TIRES. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WORN. IN FACT, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULD GET THESE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THESE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. HE SAID THAT THE CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END INDICATES THAT THIS IS TRUE. I DO NOT HEAR ANY CLUNKING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE RUNS AND DRIVES VERY SMOOTHLY. I HAVE NOT PURSUED THIS MATTER WITH DODGE YET AS AT THE MOMENT I AM IN SHOCK. THIS VEHICLE IS A HIGHWAY DRIVEN VEHICLE AND USED VERY SELDOM IN THE CITY. THE ROADS THAT I DRIVE ARE PAVED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT AND IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, ABUSE THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY NEW GIVEN THE VERY LOW MILEAGE. I JUST WANTED TO DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM IN CASE THERE ARE OTHER CALIBER OWNERS OUT THERE WHO RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY DO I NOT HAVE $1000 TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS, I NOW HAVE THE STRESS OF KNOWING THAT MY VEHICLE IS DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326187April 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS AT 3 RPMS AND COULDN'T GO OVER 10MPH. IT ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST AND THEN IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT. I WAS GETTING ON THE ON RAMP OF A HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND HAD ENOUGH SHOULDER TO SWERVE AROUND ME PREVENTING A ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T START MY CAR RIGHT AWAY I HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 3 MIN. AS SOON AS I RESTARTED IT EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE ETC CHIP AND THAT DIDN'T WORK SO HE REPLACED THE ETC BODY. THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER SO HE SENT IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE ETC...$900 LATER THAT PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FINE. I FIND A CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHENEVER IT CHOOSES VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. MOSTLY IN 07' MODELS BUT ALSO 08'S. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326130April 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
TOOK MY CAR INTO SAFFORD DODGE IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA BECAUSE WHEN I HIT BRAKES MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER. I STATED THAT I FELT MY FRONT BRAKES WERE GOING BAD. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE THEY STATED I NEEDED MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND THAT MY FRONT ONES WERE FINE. UPON THEM WORKING ON MY REAR BRAKES, THEY INFORMED ME THAT CYLINDER WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE. PREVENTING THE WHEEL FROM BEING PLACED BACK ON THE CAR. WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP, MY BRAKE PEDAL MADE A POPPING SOUND. I THOUGHT THAT WAS BECAUSE I JUST HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON. FOUR DAYS LATER MY BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO SAFFORD DODGE AND THE FRONT DESK GUY PAUL STATED HE FELT THAT MY POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR BEFORE I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN EXCEPT THAT IT SHUDDERED. WHICH IT STILL DOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325972April 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
UNEXPLAINED FAILURE OF BOTH BALL JOINTS AT 45800 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324504April 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4 SETS OF HEADLIGHT HAVE BLOWN ON THE CAR IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THEN MY GEARS AREN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY BECAUSE IT'S MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHICH HAS BEEN HEARD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN IT ON OCCASIONS. ON A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT2.0. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323839April 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 75 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACH OVER AND MANUALLY LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THE BRONZE BUSHING RING LYING ON THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323262March 31, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER I LATE SPET OF 2007 AND TE CAR WAS IN FACT USED AND CHECKED BY MECHANICS PRIOR TO SELL. MY FIRST PRBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE STRUTS ON THE VECHILE STARTED TO LEAK CAUSING SEVERAL BRAKE JOBS TOB NEEDED BECAUSE THE MECHANICS AT DODGE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT THIS LEAKAGE WAS CAUSING DAMAGE TOMY PADS.. ON MARCH 30 2010 WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH ON A POORLY LIGHTED ROAD, I ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND UPON MOVING INTO THE OTHER LANE THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN OUT AND THE CAR ROLLED OVER, MY CAR CLEARED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND AT LEAST 50 FEET OF MEDIAN BEFORE IT STOPPED ROLLING RIGHTBFRE HITTING SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC-- A BLESSNG -- AND AS I TURND OVER AND OVER MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, EVER I HAD ON PREVIOUS OCCASION BROUGHT TO DODGE ATTETION THAT MY AIRBAG SENSOR GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON THE PASSANGER SIDE AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR WHICH DID NOT FIX ANYTHING, MY CAR IS TOTALEDAN MY AIR BAGS DONT GO OFF. UNACCEPTABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322673March 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT VEHICLE END OF FEBRUARY 2009. DID NOT HEAR ANY TRANSMISSION NOISE UNTIL SOMETIME IN MAY 2009. TRANSMISSION NOISE WAS GETTING WORSE AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION NOISE CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT TRANSMISSION IS MAKING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF AND STOPPING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED @ MILEAGE 7371. DURING MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2010 TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING SAME NOISE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION NOISE CHECKED OUT AGAIN @ MILEAGE 25882. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT TRANSMISSION IS NOISY AND SLIPS INTERMITANTLY AFTER I TOOK TECHNICAIN FOR A DRIVE AND SHOWED THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS COULD NOT BE FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT CHRYSLER WAS CALLED AND OTHER DEALERS HAVE CALLED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT CHRYSLER STATED THE I SHOULD/COULD DRIVE CAR FOR NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320806March 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD CAR IN PARK. STARTED VEHICLE AND STARTER KEPT TRYING TO TURN OVER. STOPPED CAR AND TOOK KEY OUT, STARTER KEPT GOING. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND DROVE 30 FEET WHILE STARTER IS TURNING OVER AND SMOKE WAS COMING INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN STOPPED AND ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE MAIN ROAD. LIGHTS WERE ON AND BATTERY WAS STILL WORKING. COULD NOT START CAR. POLICE WERE CALLED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING INOPERATIVE. TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE THEY RAN TESTS ON NEW STARTER AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. WAS TOLD ALL TESTS PASSED AND THE ORIGINAL WAS A BAD STARTER. ON MARCH 18, 2010 ENGINE WAS STARTING TO MAKE SIMILAR SOUNDS AND VEHICLE TRIED STARTING WITHOUT A KEY IN IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS, WAS TO PULL WIRE OFF THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319613March 15, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. RECENTLY TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE CAR WAS PULLING SEVERELY TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING BAD GRINDING SOUNDS. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS AND ALSO THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WERE SO DETERIORATED THAT HE DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN HIS OFFICIAL OPINION THEY WERE THE WORST HE HAD EVER SEEN THAT DID NOT RESULT IN THE TIRES FALLING OFF. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE DODGE CALIBER MODELS I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR TIRES FALL OFF AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY? I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING WHEN THAT HAPPENS. NO THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT LED TO A DEATH YET, BUT DO WE REALLY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT DOES BEFORE CHRYSLER IS FORCED TO UPGRADE THE PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLES? $1000 WORTH OF PARTS AND SERVICE ON A 4 YEAR OLD CAR IS RIDICULOUS AND TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEY CHOSE TO USE LOW QUALITY PARTS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED TO MY TIRES FALLING OFF AT 65 MPH IS UNSETTLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319374March 13, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
FIRST HEAVY RAINFALL OF THE SPRING, TRAVEL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TOWARD SEATTLE. I HAD NOT HAD TO USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON ANYTHING BUT INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN NEEDED FOR THE HEAVIER RAINS AND TRAFFIC THIS MORNING, THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK IN THE PRIMARY WIPER FUNCTION (CONTINUAL OPERATION-NEITHER SLOW OR FAST). IT WAS NECESSARY TO HOLD THE WIPER CONTROL ARM IN THE DOWN POSITION TO KEEP THE WIPERS WORKING THUS NOT ALLOWING ME TO KEEP TWO HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THE RECALL ASSOCIATED TO THE NITRO PARTS (CHRYSLER J28/CAMPAIGN 09V438000-3 NOV 2009) DID NOT APPLY. I WILL BE CHECKING THE PART NUMBER OF THE PCM FOR BOTH VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THE SAME PART IS USED IN EACH PRODUCTION LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319337March 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED OCCASIONALLY THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PADS , FRONT AXLE, STRUTS, AND SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED. HOWEVER THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 3000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318078March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2007 DODGE CALIBER R/T AWD. MY WIFE FOUND 2 SMALL BRASS BUSHINGS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, DURING ACCELERATION ONTO AN INTERSTATE, IT APPEARED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER I REMOVED FOOT FROM PEDAL. I PULLED THE PEDAL UP WITH MY FOOT TO FREE UP PEDAL. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A COUPLE OF OTHER REFERENCES TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH OTHER CALIBER OWNERS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY PREFERRED MECHANIC, AND HE HAS TO ORDER A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317740March 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. ON DECEMBER 26, 2009 WHILE TAKING PACKAGES OUT THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,027.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10317755March 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. ON DECEMBER 26, 2009 WHILE TAKEN PACKAGES OUT THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,027.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10317760March 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. ON DECEMBER 26, 2009 WHILE TAKEN PACKAGES OUT THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED AND THE VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,627. UPDATED 05/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PUT THE GEAR IN PARK, SHE DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN REVERSE BY ITSELF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10314669February 26, 2010
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE USING THE HEATED SEAT OPTION, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, THERE WERE BURN HOLES FOUND IN THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT A CASE WOULD BE OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313630February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS HAD 5 EPISODES OF THE ACCELERATOR GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR SPEEDING UP AND THE RPM GOING TO HIGH, EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME FROM ARIZONA TO ARKANSAS AND AT APROX 800 MILES IT HAPPENED AND AS ONE IS WHEN TRAVELING I WAS TIRED AND THINGS WERE CLUTTERED SO I ASSUMED IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT AND PULLED IT DOWN AND WENT ON. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL SO THAT I DID NOT SPEED UP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES IT DID THE SAME THING AND I TOOK THE MATT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO STICK MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDDLE AND PULL IT UP AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE AND IT WAS THEN BEHAVING NORMAL. THE NEXT TIME I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE I DID THINK IT WAS THE MATT AND THE MATT WAS GONE. DOING THE SAME THING PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS I WAS DRIVING AND BACK IN DRIVE , THIS TIME I HAD TO KEEP DOING THIS AS I COASTED ON THE ROAD AND ON THE 3 RD TIME IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE REST IF THE TIMES WERE ON THE SAME TRIP TO THE DEALER, A 50 MILE TRIP, ALL THE SAME , THE CAR ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOES DOWN, THE CAR SPEEDS UP , I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PULL THE PEDAL UP AND THEN AFTER A FEW TIMES IT WORKS FOR A UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF MILES. THE DEALER HAS NOW TOLD ME THEY RESET THE SYSTEM AND IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN BUT SHOULD IT THEN THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE SOME THINGS. DODGE IN RUSSELLVILLE ARKANSAS, I HOPE IT IS FIXED. MY FEAR IS THIS WILL HAPPEN AS I'M PULLING OUT SOMEWHERE AND CAUSE A WRECK, OR IT WILL HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY WON'T THINK SO FAST TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY STORIES ABOUT THE DODGE CALIBER ACCELERATOR THROTTLE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND DODGE DEALERS NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS , PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS TO SAVE LIVES BEFORE ANY ARE LOST THAT DON'T NEED TO BE LOST. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311272February 17, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. IF THERE WAS A CRASH THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THEY HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE AIR BAGS AND THE CLOCK SPRING PREVIOUSLY BUT THE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310157February 13, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOTH TIE RODS ON MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD FAILED AT 30,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE COULD BE WOBBLED WITH THE PUSH OF A PINKY. THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY IN IT'S OWN LANE AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, EVERY BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I WAS LUCKY THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE DID NOT FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 30,000 MILES WAS LOW MILEAGE FOR TIE ROD FAILURE, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 MONTHS AGO. WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BUSHING IS SEPARATING AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE SOON AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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