2007 Dodge Caliber complaints

I HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO GET MY ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE INSPECTION PLACE STATED THE CAR COMPUTER CHIP IS NOT ABLE TO READ. *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL TANK SPRAYING GASOLINE ALL OVER CAR AND ON ME. I DO NOT EVER "TOP OFF" MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION. ALSO TIE RODS HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS WITH ME AND TELL ME NOT TO FILL UP MY TANK ALL THE WAY, AND THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR TIERODS TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN UNDER 35K MILES. *TR

PREMATURE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. PARTS ARE PLASTIC AND CANNOT BE MAINTAINED. WHEELS TRAVEL AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL. ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT WHEN PASSING. CAR JUMPED TO ONE SIDE (PULLED SEVERELY). THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. CHECK ALL THE WEBSITES OUT THERE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SOME CARS IT IS FAILING AS EARLY AS 18,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT BALL JOINT, THE TIE ROD END AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINT, TIE ROD END, LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE FRONT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED WITH THE TIRE REPLACEMENT COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON SUBURBAN ROADS CAR WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND ALMOST STALL, A RED LIGHTING BOLT WOULD APPEAR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND PCM FLASHED. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 65MPH LOSS OF ALL POWER ALMOST STALL. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER, THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT REPLACED HOWEVER PCM WAS AGAIN FLASHED. THIRD OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 09/18/11 ISSUE WAS PRESENT IN BOTH CITY DRIVING AND FREEWAY DRIVING AGAIN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND PCM FLASHED. THIS FAILURE IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A HOWLING NOISE WOULD BE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES, TIE RODS AND A TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT CATEGORY AS FAR AS THE ELEC.SABILITY CONTROL THE MANUAL REFERS TO IT AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 DODGE CALIBERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN/VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL AS MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM THINKING THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO TO NOTIFY BECAUSE IF THEY DID YOU WOULD HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME. MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS CAUSED ME PROBLEMS AND UNSAFE MOMENTS FOR SOMETIME NOW. THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES START WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON RIGHT OFF THE BAT OTHER TIMES YOU COULD BE CRUISING OVER A BRIDGE AND IT WILL COME ON AND DECIDE TO GO 2 MPH IF EVEN THAT. I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY GRANDBABY WHERE WE WERE TURNING LEFT ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DECIDED TO GO 1-2 MPH IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS OUT THERE FAR ENOUGH FOR US TO GET ACROSS. I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR SINCE. I STILL HAVE A CAR PAYMENT AND INSURANCE PAYMENT BUT CANNOT USE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE PEOPLE ON LINE AND THERE IS QUIET A FEW THAT HAS HAD SEVERAL SCARY SITUATION LIKE MYSELF. THERE HAS BEEN ONES WHO HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.......THEN BACK OUT ON THE ROAD THEY GO AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. ONE OF THESE TIMES SOMEONE WILL BE CROSSING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND COULD GET IN A BAD WRECK AND DIE? WE NEED Y

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

BOTH OUTER TIRE RODS FAILED AT 46,000 MILES, CAR SOUNDED LIKE TO FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. REPLACED AND TOOK FOR ALIGNMENT. REPAIR CLINIC COULD NOT DO ALIGNMENT BECAUSE BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WITH BALL JOINT WERE UNREPAIRABLE.FACTORY DEFECT, JOINTS SEALED SO UNABLE TO LUBRICATE, FORCES OWNER TO REPLACE AT $800.00 FOR BOTH OR POSSIBLY LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BEFORE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS TO 8,000. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE SMART BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND 30,000 HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS, CAR ALARM, POWER WINDOWS AND POWER LOCKS WERE ALL AFFECTED. THE RADIO, HORN AND LED PANELS WERE HAVING MINOR ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO THEREFORE THE DEALER FIXED THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED UP UNTIL 50,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. HOWEVER, ONLY THE POWER LOCKS AND CAR ALARM WERE AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER WARRANTY AND SINCE THEY WERE MINOR, THE CONSUMER LEARNED TO JUST LIVE WITH. HOWEVER, ON AUGUST 4, 2011 AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT HAYWIRE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BL

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE U-TURN, WHEN MY CAR WENT INTO A STALL. THE ENGINE SOUNDED TO ME, AS IF IT WAS STILL REVVING. BUT MY FOOT WASN'T ON THE PEDAL. I CAME TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TWICE. THEN MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE. IN SHOCK I COULD FEEL THE CAR GETTING HOT. SO I UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT, AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. IT WOULDN'T OPEN. I PANICKED FOR MY LIFE AND PROCEEDED TO TRY AND GET OUT THE CAR FROM THE TRUNK. IT WOULDN'T OPEN EITHER. BUT A WITTINESS WHO SAW MY HORRIBLE FATE HELPED ME AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WAS SAVED, AND RELIEVED. HE THEN RAN TO HIS CAR AND GOT A GALLON OF WATER AND TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. BUT THE FLAMES WERE TO STRONG FOR A GUSH OF WATER. AN OTHER WITTINESS TRIED TO HELP PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH SOME MORE WATER. STILL THE FLAMES WOULD NOT DIE DOWN. SO I DECIDED TO CALL "911" AND TELL THEM MY REASON OF CALLING. THEN THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS CAME. THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. I WAS RELIEVED BUT AFRAID FOR MY. NEW JOB THAT I HAD TO REPORT AN ABSENCE TOO, AND LOST WAGES FOR MY FAMILY CARE AND WELL BEING. AND MY OWN LIFE THREATENING ORDEAL, MAY HAVE TO EVALUATED FOR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS. I THEN CALLED MY FAMILY MEMBER TO PICK ME UP, AND TO ARRANGE A TOW SERVICE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. AND IS NOW UNDERGOING AN INVESTIGATIVE DAMAGES AND INSURANCE CLAIMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE DEALER THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND IT STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE LAST ATTEMPT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER DODGE AND HERS IS A DIFFERENT MODEL..

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE ON MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER TODAY. THE SAFETY INSPECTION SHEET SAID THE TIE ROD IS "LOOSE" ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE LEFT BALL JOINT IS "LOOSE". I KNOW IF EITHER OF THESE BREAKS WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WOULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE ARE LESS THAN 27,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, AND I FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CALIBERS. I AM STRAPPED FOR CASH, BUT WILL HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED ASAP, AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IS WITH ME. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *KB

2007 DODGE CALIBER 2.0 CVT TRANSMISSION: BOUGHT JUNE 13/2007 BRAND NEW VIN [XXX] 5 MI ON VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS ON SOCIAL SECURITY 31,000 MILES SCRAPING , GRINDING NOISE NOT BRAKES- HAS GOTTEN WORSE -MUCH WORSE. GRINDING STARTS AS SOON AS CAR PUT IN GEAR, WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. TALKED WITH DODGE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS -IN ALBANY NY AND BALTIMORE MD THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM:TURNS OUT TO BE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. NOT REPAIRABLE. WE WERE BLESSED TO MAKE IT HOME SAFE FROM TRIP TO UPSTATE NY FROM MARYLAND. ERAS STILL RINGING 24 HRS LATER. TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY AND COST WILL BE $6,000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION!! THIS IS NOW A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE 'WORD CLASS POWERTRAIN. DAIMLER CHRYSLER, NISSAN AND HYUNDAI - ALL USED THIS TRANSMISSION THEY JOINTLY DEVELOPED. IS NTSB GOING TO DEMAND A RECALL?? [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PART WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY, BUSHING AND RODS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

LAST WEEK I STARTED NOTICING A LOUD RATTLE IN THE ENGINE OF MY CALIBER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BELT TENSIONER. I GOT IT REPLACED AND IT GOT RID OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE BUT NOT THE RATTLE. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS AND SHOWED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS MINE DID. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $680 TO REPLACE. I DECIDED TO GO WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER. THIS MECHANIC REPLACED IT AND SHOWED ME THE OLD PART, IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. HE SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT A CAR WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE AN ALTERNATOR IN THIS CONDITION. HE ALSO MENTION THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

MY WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TODAY IN HER 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE HIT THE SIDE OF THAT TRUCK WITH THE FRONT OF HER CAR. IT DONE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. IT BUSTED THE FRONT CLIP OFF THE CAR AND YOU COULD SEE THE METAL BUMPER BEHIND THE FRONT CLIP WHICH WAS SEVERELY BENT TOWARD THE ENGINE AND DID BUST THE RADIATOR BUT NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED. SHE DID RECIPE SOME BRUISING ON HER NECK AND SHOULDER FROM THE SEATBELT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD GO OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL LOOSE AND JERK WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ALL DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 07/28/11*LJ UPDATED 07/28/11

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

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR CAR REPAIR TECHS THAT BOTH OF OUR TIE RODS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAVE GONE BAD. THE CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 ON IT, THE FIRST WENT BAD AT ABOUT 65K AND HAD THAT REPLACED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER LOOKED INTO. I DID MORE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS OF DIFFERENT MAKES AND NEVER HAD A ISSUE LIKE THIS, NOT NORMAL AT ALL!

FRONT END STARTED CLUNKING AT APPROX 57,000 MILES. HAD CHECKED AND REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM, FRONT LEFT STRUT, AND BOTH SWAY BARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING AS IT WAS HITTING THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PAID FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BEGAN HEARING ANOTHER NOISE AND PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,432. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

THE TURN SIGNAL STAYED ON, EVERYTHING ELECTRIC SHUT OFF, THEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TOOK OUT MY KEY, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING!! THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE WRONG. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST READ P0708. I WAS TOLD I CANNOT SIMPLY FIX THIS SENSOR, THAT I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT! HOW COULD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHO CAN AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION!? THE CAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CAR OF, NORMAL OIL CHANGES, INSPECTIONS, I JUST BOUGHT 2 NEW FRONT TIRES! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

IN AUGUST 2009 WITH ONLY ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR, I HAD TO REPLACE DRIVERSIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AS A BUSHING THAT KEPT FALLING OUT. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY NOR ANY RECALLS. NOTICED THE PART WAS REDESIGNED SO CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM. NOW, THE PASSENGER SIDE APPEARS TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND A MECHANIC STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT IS BAD WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BALL JOINT ON THE NEWER CONTROL ARM IS ALSO STARTING TO SHOW WEAR . I FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF WITH A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH . THE BALL JOINT CANNOT BE SERVICED OR REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE CONTROL ARM AT A COST OF ABOUT $250 JUST FOR THE PART. ALL OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED HAD BALL JOINTS LAST WELL OVER 150,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS LIKELY TO FAIL AS WELL, AT SOME POINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

FRONT SUSPENSION. CAR IS VERY NOISY OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS. JUMPS AT TIMES WHEN HITTING BIGGER BUMPS. HAD ALIGNMENT DONE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND IS ALREADY BACK OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN. CAR HAS ONLY 35000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,424.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN FEB 2006. IT BARELY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND YET HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT BALL BEARINGS AND TIE RODS REPLACED. INTERNET SITES AND NHTSA LIST VOLUMES OF COMPLAINTS WITH VEHICLES WITH LOW MILEAGE AND THE TIE RODS AND BALL BEARING FAILURES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THE COMPANY IS FORCED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS? THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE FIX AND IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN!!! *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 KM, I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT BECAUSE I HIT SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT OF BEEN MY BRAKES, BUT LATER THAT WEEK I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY LOOKED AT THE FRONT END FOR ME AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT ON MY OWN AS I AM A SINGLE MOM AND IN SCHOOL AS A FULL TIME STUDENT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 76000KM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR CHRYSLER TO BE SELLING VEHICLES WITH THESE KIND OF PARTS ..EVERY FORUM I HAVE BEEN ON FOR THE 2007 DODGE CALIBERS THESE ARE THE MAIN PARTS TO BE REPLACED. I EVEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND THEY TOLD ME, YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENTS DONE FOR THESE PARTS. JUST AS WELL IF I HAD OF BOUGHT A TOYOTA, AT LEAST THEY OWNED UP TO THERE MISTAKES ON THE PARTS ETC..CHRYSLER IS MAKING A KILLING ON SALES OF THESE PARTS...WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BUY A DODGE CALIBER......MY LESSON IS WELL LEARNED..FIRST TIME I EVER HAD A DODGE AND IT IS MY LAST TIME..IF THE [XXX] THING DON'T KILL ME FIRST..OR IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR CHRYSLER TO WAKE UP AND DO A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. WELL I AM GIVING SOME NEWS REPORTER A CALL AND BROADCAST THIS ACROSS THE NATION..SEE WHAT HAPPENS THEN TO CHRYSLERS IMAGE....DISGUSTED....ALMOST TWO 2000.00 P

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING STATE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ECU WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. UPDATED 06/13/11 *BF UPDATED 09/19/11

ALMOST A YEAR AGO MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY LIGHT CAME ON BUT AS SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT IF THE LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD WASN'T STAYING ON THEY COULD NOT GET A CODE FROM THE CAR BUT I COULD BRING IT IN AND THEY COULD TRY IT ANYWAYS FOR $105. I TOOK IT SOMEONE I KNOW AND THEY READ THE CODE OFF OF IT, 2120 P2110, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM THE CODE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN THEIR OWN TESTS AND CHARGE ME TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT IF THERE WAS NO LIGHT THAN THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I ASKED THEM IF THIS IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THEN BECAUSE I HAVE A BABY IN THE CAR. THEY SAID NO, AS LONG AS I CAN PULL OVER FAST ENOUGH TO RESTART THE CAR. LAST FRIDAY, THE CAR STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR. MY CAR STARTED LOOSING POWER AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME SO I TURNED AROUND AND GOT MY FIANCE'S CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2000 RPMS AND SO I DRIVE 10 MPH ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CITY (I GOT UP TO 30 MPH DOWN HILLS). I THINK THAT ALL OF THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAVING DEALERSHIPS TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM IS CRAZY! THE DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY AND I AM WONDERING IF A REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GLASS FRONT OF A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE AWAITING A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS WIRING, LOCATED UNDER BACKSEAT. *TR

SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED, QUITE OFTEN. *TR

SUSPENSION - BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. 2007 WITH 50,000 MILES WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. *TR

ENGINE HAS CONSTANT 'RATTLE'; SOUNDS JUST LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE NOW. STARTED AS A TICKING SOUND WHILE CAR IDLED, TICKING GREW INTO A GROWL AFTER STARTING THE CAR, NOW ROARS UPON ACCELERATION AND GRINDS/KNOCKS LOUDLY WHEN STOPPED WHILE IN GEAR--QUITE EMBARRASSING AT RED LIGHTS. FORUM HAS INDICATED SAME PROBLEM AS AN ALTERNATOR PULLEY. VISUAL INSPECTION DETECTS SOURCE OF NOISE ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE (LOOKING IN UNDER THE HOOD) WHERE THE 7 BELTS ARE SPINNING--HARD TO TELL WHICH ONE IS THE CULPRIT BUT THE ALTERNATOR POST MAKES SENSE. PLEASE VISIT THAT PARTICULAR COMMENT AT HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.F0F6BB2/187#MSG187; AND THAT WAS PAGE 20! MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IN FEAR OF A BREAKDOWN OR POWER LOSS (I'VE LIVED THROUGH ONE OF THOSE BEFORE BY THE GRACE OF GOD). THAT SITE RECOMMENDED THAT I POST THE COMPLAINT TO YOU, TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF (I.E., JUST TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND SPEND MONEY I DON'T HAVE FOR WORKAROUND FIXES THAT WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM), BUT FOR OTHERS WHO LOVED THE CAR THEY PURCHASED BUT ARE NOW REGRETTING THEIR DECISION (*THEREFORE PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL TO ENCOURAGE DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO REVIEW THEIR ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT AND PERFORMANCE). THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND PURPOSE IN THIS ECONOMY. :) *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH 42,000 MILES THAT I WAS TOLD WAS A DEATH TRAP!! SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAYS BECAUSE I FELT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. I THOUGHT I WAS IN NEED OF TIRES. NOT ONLY WAS I IN NEED OF TIRES BUT THE BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IN NO WAY SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WITH A CAR WITH ONLY 42,000. HE ALSO INFORMED ME HE HAS SEEN MANY CALIBERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS/ARMS AND TIRES WAS $1,000. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED....ISSUE A RECALL AND REFUND TO THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM! *TR

I HAVE HAD ON GOING STEERING VIBRATION ISSUES WITH MY CALIBER SINCE 15K MILES AND MANY TIMES IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND THE VIBRATION WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY THE TIRES BEGAN EXCESSIVELY WEARING ON THE FRONT (2 REPLACEMENT SETS IN 6 MONTHS). EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC FOUND THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN QUIETLY FAILING FOR ABOUT 30K-40K MILES. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 88K MILES ON IT AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE BEING REPLACED. DEALERSHIP ADMITS THAT 1,200 REPLACEMENT BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN SOLD BY DODGE IN THE LAST WEEK AND THE PART NUMBER HAS CHANGED 5 TIMES SINCE 2007. I FEEL THAT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT LEAD TO THIS ISSUED AND I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT FIND THIS "QUIET" FAILURE BEFORE IT LEADS TO AN ACCIDENT. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE TIRES WEARING I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW IT AS THEY DID NOT BECOME NOISY LIKE MOST BALL JOINTS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NO SIGNS OF ABUSE OR DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE BALL JOINTS AND THE RUBBER BOOT WAS COMPLETELY INTACT WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. FURTHER, THE BALL JOINTS ON THIS MODEL ARE NOT SERVICEABLE AND ARE SELF LUBRICATED. THE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR BALL JOINTS ARE AT LEAST 100,000 MILE. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DEEMED THIS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESS BEFORE THIS 5-STAR RATED VEHICLE SERIOUSLY INJURES SOMEONE. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A CHRYSLER ISSUE THAT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE SAME BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED TWO MONTHS LATER, THE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/23/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION INVOLVING ANOTHER UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL BRUISES TO THE BODY AND A NECK INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR, WHO WAS REFERRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE DETECT AN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) HOWEVER, THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

DRIVING ON FAST LANE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER TURNING RIGHT, ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE CAR WAS BOUGHT, COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, CAR STARTS JITTERING, CANNOT KEEP DRIVING IT AND HAVE TO PARK CAR ON THE SIDE ROAD HOPING THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FRONT BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BUSHINGS, FRONT BEARING AND OTHER UNKNOWN REPAIRS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT NEVER REPAIRED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40.