Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Dodge Caliber submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL HAVE CLICKED AND YOU ASSUME ALL IS WELL. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL SLIP LOOSE AND THE SEAT BELT WILL WIND BACK UP. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS THEREFORE UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, IN MOTION ECT.
DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RELEASES ITSELF WHILE I'M DRIVING, FRONT DRIVER HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON EVEN THOUGH BULB HAS BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES TO RULE OUT DAMAGED BULB, REAR TAG LIGHT WON'T TURN ON WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, REARVIEW MIRROR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN ON.
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.
I HAVE A 2007 CALIBER WITH CLOSE TO 127K. IVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOT STAYING LATCHED. YOU CAN CLICK IT IN AND PULL ON IT... THEN RANDOMLY IT WILL UNLATCH ITSELF. HOW IS THERE NOT A RE CALL ON THIS ISSUE?
WHEN DRIVING ON US.10 IN MI AT 9 PM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK NO HIGH OR LOW BEAMS. THE BULBS ARE BOTH GOOD. ALSO THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BLINKS VERY FAST AS IF THERE WAS A BURNED OUT BULB BUT THERE IS NOT ONE. THIS IS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. DOESSOMEONE HAVE TO GETKILLED BEFORE A RECALL IS FORCED ON CHRYSLER?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. A BOTTLE WAS UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT INDEPENDENTLY UNFASTENED AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,731.
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
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT UNLATCHES BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING. AFTER IT UNLATCHES THIS WAY IT SOMETIMES TAKES A FEW ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO LOCK WHEN LATCHING. THIS HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 1 OR 2 MILES OF DRIVING. SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR. THIS STARTED AS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
WELL, I HAVE A FEW COMPLAINTS WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TWICE(ONCE AT 55,000 AND AGAIN AT 80,000) AND HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2009. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES ABOUT MY DRIVER'S SEAT BELT COMING UNDONE WHILE BOTH HANDS ARE ON THE WHEEL DRIVING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT PARKWAY TOLD ME I WASN'T HOOKING IT IN CORRECTLY BUT BEING 26 YEARS OF AGE AND ALWAYS USING A SEAT BELT I WONDER IF I HAVE BEEN DOING IT WRONG ALL ALONG AND IF I WAS, WOULDN'T THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN EVERY TIME I HOOKED THE BELT INSTEAD OF AT RANDOM? YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY GET SUED FROM SOMEONE DYING FROM IT UNHOOKING WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT. MY LATEST PROBLEM IS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, I WAS HEADED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WITH THE WINDOWS HALF UP AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE WINDOWS ALL THE WAY UP, IT WOULDN'T GO, IT WENT DOWN, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BUTTON DID NOT WORK EITHER, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAD TO PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND TAPE MY WINDOW WHEN I GOT HOME TO LEAVE IT PARKED IN THE STREET BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE STREET PARKING. THANK YOU DODGE FOR MAKING ME WITH I WOULD HAVE STUCK WITH GM. *TR
MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RANDOMLY DISARMS AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT COMES UNDONE OFTEN. SOMETIME TAKES 2-3 TIMES OF TRYING TO FASTEN SEAT BELT TO GET IT TO SECURE. CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO GONE OUT. LOVE MY CAR, BUT NOT HAPPY WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS POPPING UP. IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. *TR
SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED, QUITE OFTEN. *TR
SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED BUT BECAME UNLATCHED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR
FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RELEASE WITHOUT PUSHING RELEASE BUTTON OR WHEN COMING TO A FAST STOP. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT'S LATCH TIGHTENED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE OCCUPANT TO BE EXTRACTED FROM THE SEAT. THIS CAUSED MINOR BRUISING TO A CHILD. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SEATBELT REPLACED ON TWO OCCURRENCES BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SEATBELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK FOR A THIRD REPLACEMENT. THE SEATBELT COULD NOT BE USED AND WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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