2007 Dodge Caliber AWD Problems

THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT I FILLED WITH CHRYSLER CORP. THRU NHTSA CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, 1ST COMPLAINT WAS #11186050 CONCERNING THE REAR CROSS MEMBERS/REAR AXLE CRADLE ROTTING OUT (CHRYSLER ACTION 23-012-14 THIS ACTION EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS). I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ACTION THRU TALKING WITH A FRIEND WHO WENT THRU THIS SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER CORP. CONTACTED ME TO STATE "THAT ALL OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED !" THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2007 AT BERGER MOTORS IN HAZELTON, PA. NEITHER BERGER MOTORS OR CHRYSLER CONTACTED US ON THIS ISSUE, SO HOW CAN CHRYSLER CORP MAKE THIS STATEMENT THAT ALL OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED !!! THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT !

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE, I TOOK THE CAR TO A GARAGE, THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT THEN CALLED ME ' NOT TO DRIVE IT ' THAT THE REAR AXLE/SUSPENSION CRADLE WAS ROTTED OUT. I CONTACTED A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION EXTENDED THE WARRANTY DUE TO THIS ISSUE FOR 10 YEARS WHICH ENDED IN 2017. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLY TO FIND OUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS, I ASKED HOW CAN THAT BE SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND I ASKED WHY WASN'T THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS NOTIFIED TO GET THEM CHECKED (NO ANSWER), I TOLD THIS WOMAN THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM (USING SUBSTANDARD STEEL) AND I KNOW THAT SOMEONE WILL BE HURT OR KILLED DUE DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FIVE YEARS AGO BY SALT LAKE VALLEY DODGE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

STUCK IN LIMP MODE

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FIVE YEARS AGO BY SALT LAKE VALLEY DODGE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A USED 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH 83,493 MILES ON IT IN 2016. IN 2018 THE CAR BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND FOUND THE CROSS STRUCTURE IN THE REAR WAS SO CORRODED AND RUSTED IT CRACKED IN HALF. SHE, I, AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND I SEE NOW 100'S OF OTHERS THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS? EAT $5,000.00 ? THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.. SHE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS WITH HER AT NIGHT AND RAINING, ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. WE CREEPED IT HOME AND FRIENDS LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAID OMG.. SO AGAIN,, HOW DO WE REPLACE THIS? AND WHAT IS BEING DONE? THERE WERE NO NOTIFICATIONS ON THIS AT ALL PERIOD. I DON'T CARE IF IT WAS 1 CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.. IT COULD BE A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, A HEAD ON CRASH, WHO KNOWS.. IT'S DANGEROUS.. MAD MOTHER.. IT HAPPENED ON OR AROUND MAY 14, 2018 AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE MILES WERE AT THAT TIME, GAVE A ESTIMATE.. THIS IS AS BAD AS HAVING A DRUNK DRIVER COMING AT YOU.. PLEASE RECALL..

SINCE BUYING THIS CAR NEW I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE BLIND SPOTS CAUSED BY BOTH A-PILLARS, USUALLY INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS FROM THE LEFT (CROSSWALKS, PARKING LOTS) AND CROSSING TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS APPROACHING FROM THE RIGHT. I HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY PRIOR VEHICLES (PREVIOUS NEW VEHICLE = 2001 DODGE DURANGO). I HAVE TRIED TO ADAPT SINCE IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM BY LOOKING AROUND THE A-PILLARS BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN BUSY/CROWDED SITUATIONS. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I HAVE NEARLY STRUCK PEDESTRIANS (AGAIN, ONLY THOSE APPROACHING FROM MY LEFT) OR ACTUALLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF A CAR APPROACHING FROM MY RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. IS THIS A COMMON COMPLAINT SINCE THE WIDER A-PILLARS WERE ADAPTED? *TR

WHEN CAR IS FILLED UP TO FULL IT WILL SMELL LIKE RAW FUEL IN THE CAR AND IT WILL STALL NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

THIS VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL STALL MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE STALLS OCCUR WHILE IDLING, AND/OR WHEN DRIVING AND THEY CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITHIN ONLINE FORUMS (INCLUDING YOUTUBE) REGARDING THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. THIS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I ONCE STALLED AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY IN THIS CAR.

WHILE TURNING THE CORNER THE REAR TIRE LEANED IN AND RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUT SPRING CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE STRUT SPRING. THE CARS SUB FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WILL NOT HOLD THE SUSPENSION PARTS THAT HOLD THE REAR TIRE IN PLACE AND STRAIGHT. TIRE FALLS IN AND RUBS ON STRUT SPRING. UNDER BODY PARTS ARE RUSTING FROM AIR CONDITIONING DRAINING INTO SUB FRAME. CAR WAS SO BAD IT HAD TO BE LOADED ONTO A FLAT BED AND BE HAULED TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF IT REPAIRABLE AND TO SEE HOW BAD THE OTHER SIDE IS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 100,000 MILES ON THE FRAME. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS! *TR

FIANCE HAD A SEIZURE AND CAR WENT TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR FLOPPED ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS WERE INTACT AND WORKING. PREVIOUSLY, SEAT BELTS WERE FOUND TO UNLATCH AT TIMES WHEN DRIVER WAS IN CAR AND CAR WAS IN MOTION. AMAZED THAT SEAT BELTS WORKED BECAUSE IT SAVED OUR LIVES. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A USED 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH 83,493 MILES ON IT IN 2016. IN 2018 THE CAR BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND FOUND THE CROSS STRUCTURE IN THE REAR WAS SO CORRODED AND RUSTED IT CRACKED IN HALF. SHE, I, AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND I SEE NOW 100'S OF OTHERS THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS? EAT $5,000.00 ? THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.. SHE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS WITH HER AT NIGHT AND RAINING, ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. WE CREEPED IT HOME AND FRIENDS LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAID OMG.. SO AGAIN,, HOW DO WE REPLACE THIS? AND WHAT IS BEING DONE? THERE WERE NO NOTIFICATIONS ON THIS AT ALL PERIOD. I DON'T CARE IF IT WAS 1 CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.. IT COULD BE A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, A HEAD ON CRASH, WHO KNOWS.. IT'S DANGEROUS.. MAD MOTHER.. IT HAPPENED ON OR AROUND MAY 14, 2018 AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE MILES WERE AT THAT TIME, GAVE A ESTIMATE.. THIS IS AS BAD AS HAVING A DRUNK DRIVER COMING AT YOU.. PLEASE RECALL..

ON 10/6/14 I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AT 6:00 AM ON A SINGLE LANE BACK ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING (WENT TO ZERO), AND THE ABS, BRAKE, ANTI-SKID AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFE AREA. THE WHOLE TIME THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING MY SPEED OR KNOW IF MY BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMAL. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT HOME WE CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND FOUND "U1110 LOST VEHICLE SPEED, U1120 LOST WHEEL DISTANCE AND U0416 INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM DYNAMIC CTR 1. WE CLEARED THE CODES TO SEE IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THIS MORNING 10/10/14. I STARTED THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR SO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DROVE ANOTHER CAR TO SCHOOL. MY DAD CHECKED AND FOUND THE SAME ERROR CODES. NOW I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, NOT KNOWING WHEN IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN. I LOOKED ON LINE AND NOTICED OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? MY DAD IS HANDLING THIS PROBLEM FOR ME SO I AM PUTTING DOWN HIS CONTACT INFO. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS, THEY DO NOT WORK. READING UP, SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM MODULE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS (OVER $1200). DASHBOARD INFORMATION LIGHTS (SUCH AS BRAKE AND TPM) COME ON AND GO OFF INDISCRIMINATELY.

ONE DAY AS I CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND UNLOCKED MY DOOR WITH MY CAR KEY BUTTON, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO BUY A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB TO REPLACE IT, EXCEPT IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I TRIED THE NEW ONE. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ASK WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TOLD ME IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRES AND WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT, LET ALONE THE PART ITSELF. I RESEARCHED OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN REJECTED A REGISTRATION STICKER BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE FOR IT TO BE OUT. I ALSO HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE COPS AND WAS TOLD TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD, BUT IT COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A VALID REASON FOR IT TO BE RECALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, DUE TO SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. *TR

RUSTED SUB FRAME

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THAT RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. 1.) THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR. 2.) THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE VOLUME AND CHANGING THE CHANNELS HAVE NEVER WORKED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP 14 TIMES AND THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. 3.) FIRST BRAKE FAILURE WAS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND WAS DUE TO THE BOOSTER CYLINDER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. OURISMAN DODGE PUT ME INTO A RENTAL CAR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. 4.) CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND COULD ALSO BE A REASON WHY THE CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT 5.) TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE CAR HAS ALREADY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO UPSHIFT WHILE DRIVING AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE USED. 6.) COMPUTER ISSUES, WHEN MY BATTERY DIED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER WENT OUT AND $300 LATER HAD TO BE RELOADED AND FIXED 7.) THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS ALREADY FAILED ON THE CAR 8.) I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT GO ON 3 TIMES WITH DIFFERENT SENSORS FAILING NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. 9.) THE CONTROL ARM AND SUSPENSION HAS CURRENTLY FAILED AND NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR AROUND $2000. 10.) EVERYTHING LEAKS AND RETAINS WATER. THE BACK LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR THIS ISSUE 3 TIMES. THE DOORS ALSO FILL GALLONS AND GALLONS OF WATER WHICH WILL TAKE 5 TO 10 MINUTES TO DRAIN SOMETIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THAT ISSUE 2 TIMES AND NEVER REPAIRED. 11.) MANY SEALS HAVE ROTTED IN THE CAR CAUSING LEAKS AND OTHER ISSUES TO OCCUR. 12.) SECOND BRAKE FAILURE, THIS LED TO A 3 CAR ACCIDENT AND THE TOTALING OF MULTIPLE CARS. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK AND THEN WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON DURING THIS BRAKING ATTEMPT. THE CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR GOING 51 MPH. DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED TO INVESTIGATE AND THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME AT THIS TIME. THEY WERE CONTACTED ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

MESSAGE: I AM WRITING ABOUT MY FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA P215/55R1894T TIRES. THEY CAME ON MY THEN NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER R/T. I NOTED WITH THE DEALER ON 1/2/09 WITH 24800 MILES, THAT EVEN BEFORE THAT THE TIRES ARE MAKING A THUMPING NOICE. IT SEEMS THEY ARE GETTING EVEN LOUDER. THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES BY ME AND THE DEALER AND SEEM TO BE WEARING EVENLY. I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS? *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AUGUST 2006. AT APPROXIMATELY 43K MILES JUNE 2008, TWO WARNING LIGHTS TRIGGERED: ESP BASS AND TRACTION CONTROL. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, DAVID DODGE, AND DELIVERING MY VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT MUST BE REPLACED; OF COURSE, AT MY EXPENSE OF $258. AGAIN, JULY 22, 2008 THESE TWO LIGHTS TRIGGERED. THIS ACTION PROMPTED ME TO PURSUE THE NHTSA WEBSITE IN SEARCH OF RECALL. SURPRISINGLY, THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. AMAZINGLY, THE FIRST REFERENCED THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM DODGE CHRYSLER OR THE DEALER. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WAS FOR THE MOST PART ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

I PURCHASE A USED 2007 DODGE CALIBER SE 4 DOOR SEDAN IN OCTOBER OF 2008. THE CAR HAD 14528 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CAR ALWAYS HAD A FRONT END ISSUE. IN 2010, WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES, I BROUGHT THE CAR FOR TIRES BECAUSE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THEM IN THAT CONDITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AT THE COST OF $600, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE CAR THAT THE TIRES WORE THE WAY THEY DID. I TOOK THE CAR, WITH NEW TIRES TO THE SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR WAS BUILT TO ONLY BE ALIGNED IN TWO DIRECTIONS AND SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ALIGNED IN THREE WAYS.THE CAR ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEN THERE WAS A SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT ON THE ROADWAY; THE FRONT END WOULD ?FOLLOW? THE SEAM IN THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE FORCED TO DRIVE PROPERLY. IN MARCH OF 2012, I STILL HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END, BUT BY NOW IT SOUNDED AS IF THE FRONT TIRES WERE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE HOOD WITH THE AMOUNT OF CLUNKING FROM THE FRONT END EACH TIME IT HIT BUMP IN THE ROAD. HE FOUND THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD, AND THE BUSHINGS WERE BROKEN THROUGH. THIS ISSUE COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR. THE FRONT END ISSUE WAS GREATLY DIMINISHED WITH THIS REPAIR, BUT NOT GONE. IN FEBRUARY 2013, THE FRONT END STARTED HAVING MORE PROBLEMS, I RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THIS TIME IT WAS THE STRUT ASSEMBLY, FRONT STRUTS AND TIE RODS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR WAS SO BAD THAT HE WAS AMAZED THE FRONT TIRE DIDN'T FALL OFF THE CAR. THIS REPAIR COST OVER $1100, BUT ALSO MINE AND MY PASSENGERS? SAFETY WAS GREATLY AT RISK WHILE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD, TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE CHANGED WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT. BACK IN SEPT. 2009. NOW WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT . DURING A STATE INSPECTION ON 22, OCT. 2011 NOW I AM TOLD BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. THEIR SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THIS . THE CAR DRIVES ONLY ON WELL PAVED ROADS. WHAT IS DODGE DOING ABOUT THIS ? DEALERSHIP KNOWS ABOUT THIS BIG PROBLEM. BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL.! ! ( COST 800.00 DOLLARS ) *TR

FIANCE HAD A SEIZURE AND CAR WENT TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR FLOPPED ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS WERE INTACT AND WORKING. PREVIOUSLY, SEAT BELTS WERE FOUND TO UNLATCH AT TIMES WHEN DRIVER WAS IN CAR AND CAR WAS IN MOTION. AMAZED THAT SEAT BELTS WORKED BECAUSE IT SAVED OUR LIVES. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

HEAD ON COLLISION IN 2007 DODGE CALIBER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER FRACTURED BACK IN 2 LOCATIONS HAS ALSO INCURRED NECK AND LEG INJURIES. *JB

2007 DODGE CALIBER - STEERING PULLS TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FOR ABOUT FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING (FEELS VERY SLOPPY). PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKING. DOORS LOCK WITH CAR RUNNING. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING" DOWN THE ROAD. BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT GOES AWAY. 3. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 RPMS. 4. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. 5. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON, AS IF THERE IS A POWER DRAIN. 6. THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 7. THE STATION CHANGER CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 8. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE AUTO STICK, THE DELAY IN PICK-UP IS VERY SLOW. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. 9. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND INCREASED IN SPEED ALL BY ITSELF ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. 10. THE AC FAN BEGAN MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE ONE MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS SERVICED PROPERLY AND REMAINS IN WORKING ORDER. 11. WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WE GO AROUND SHARP CORNERS OR STOP OR START QUICKLY, THE SEAT MAKES CLICKING NOISES UNDERNEATH AND MOVES SLIGHTLY EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN A LOCKED POSITION. 12. THE MIDDLE ARMREST CONSOLE IS LOOSE AND CAUSES INJURY WHEN ENTERING THE CAR AND PLACING YOUR ELBOW/ARM ON IT FOR BALANCE. 13. THE PIN STRIPING BEGAN TO WEAR OFF THE FIRST TIME I WASHED THE CAR WHICH WAS WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE. I FILED LEMON LAW AFTER PROBLEM #1 WAS IN SERVICE FOR THREE ATTEMPTS AND 15 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE. I'M TOLD THAT SINCE IT IS FIXED, THEY WILL ADDRESS AND ATTEMPT TO FIX THE REMAINING ISSUES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT THE PROPER SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL OVERHEATING. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING" DOWN THE ROAD. BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT GOES AWAY. 3. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 RPMS. 4. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. 5. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON, AS IF THERE IS A POWER DRAIN. 6. THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 7. THE STATION CHANGER CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 8. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE AUTO STICK, THE DELAY IN PICK-UP IS VERY SLOW. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. 9. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND INCREASED IN SPEED ALL BY ITSELF ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. 10. THE AC FAN BEGAN MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE ONE MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS SERVICED PROPERLY AND REMAINS IN WORKING ORDER. 11. WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WE GO AROUND SHARP CORNERS OR STOP OR START QUICKLY, THE SEAT MAKES CLICKING NOISES UNDERNEATH AND MOVES SLIGHTLY EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN A LOCKED POSITION. 12. THE MIDDLE ARMREST CONSOLE IS LOOSE AND CAUSES INJURY WHEN ENTERING THE CAR AND PLACING YOUR ELBOW/ARM ON IT FOR BALANCE. 13. THE PIN STRIPING BEGAN TO WEAR OFF THE FIRST TIME I WASHED THE CAR WHICH WAS WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE. I FILED LEMON LAW AFTER PROBLEM #1 WAS IN SERVICE FOR THREE ATTEMPTS AND 15 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE. I'M TOLD THAT SINCE IT IS FIXED, THEY WILL ADDRESS AND ATTEMPT TO FIX THE REMAINING ISSUES. *JB

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. A DEALER RE-FLASHED THE COMPUTER AT NO CHARGE. REPAIR LASTED ONE YEAR. THE WIPER IS AGAIN NOT FUNCTIONING BUT NOW THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $100.00 TO REFLASH THE TIPM. *TR

I HAVE 101,000 MILES AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR IN A PARKING LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SEAT BELT UNFASTENED AND WILL NOT REMAIN FASTENED. I TRIED RECONNECTING IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY LUCK. IT WILL NOT REFASTEN.