2007 Dodge Caliber complaints

BOUGHT 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT WITH 9,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW HAS 13,000. LOVE THE CAR BUT THEY CAN KEEP THEIR CVT2 TRANSMISSION. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR STARTS TO GO THEN SUDDENLY LOSES POWER TO PULL ITSELF. RPM'S HIT 5000+ YET NOT PICKING UP SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT WASN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE 4TH TIME WAS ON 8-17-2007 WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A 4 LANE + CENTER LANE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. THE CAR STARTED TO GO THEN SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST LANE IT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. RPM'S HIT 5500+ AND STILL NOT PICKING UP SPEED. 45 MPH TRAFFIC HAD TO BRAKE AS I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. MASHED GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STILL NOTHING BUT THE REVVING OF THE ENGINE AND MY FAMILY SCREAMING FOR ME TO GO GO GO!!! I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2007!!!! DEALER WANTS TO TRADE ME OUT OF IT AT MY COST AND LOSS OF MONEY AND AT A HIGHER INTEREST RATE!!!!!! THE CAR IN NOW PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN ANYTIME SOON. I AM PAYING FOR A "COFFIN" ON WHEELS AS I AM SURE THAT IS WHAT IT WILL TURN INTO BEFORE DODGE FINDS AND CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

DODGE CALIBER MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 1.8 L ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON SECONDARY STREETS (3X NOW). THE FIRST 2 WERE WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE NEW AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE DRIVER RELATED AS I WAS GETTING USED TO THE CLUTCH. BOTH WERE SITUATIONS WHERE I WASN'T COMING TO A FULL STOP- JUST ROLLING SLOWLY WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND THEN BRAKING A LITTLE, LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH TO CONTINUE THE ROLL AND REPEATING. BUT THE 3RD WAS RECENTLY WHERE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SLOWLY LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH, I WAS COASTING TO LET A CAR GO BY (NOT COMING TO A FULL STOP) BEFORE MAKING THE TURN, AND AS I RELEASED THE CLUTCH GENTLY TO PROVIDE THE POWER TO TURN ONTO THE SIDE STREET IT JUST STALLED AND I WAS LEFT CRANKING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR PARKED ON THE CORNER. I QUICKLY PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, REGAINING STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. *JB

AFTER OWNING MY NEW CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, I DECIDED TO ROLL THE BACK WINDOWS DOWN FOR MY CHILDREN. THE CAR MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE, LIKE A HELICOPTER DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. IT LEAVES YOU WITH A PIERCING PAIN IN YOUR EARS AND A HEADACHE. IF YOU LEAVE THEM DOWN FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SECONDS, YOU HAVE A THUMP THAT LAST INSIDE YOUR EAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ROAD CONDITIONS DON'T SEEM TO MATTER, IT HAS TO BE IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED A WHIPLASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AS OF JULY 25, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND NOTICED HOT WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. HE SUSTAINED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO NORTH CAROLINA. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT PRESERVED FOR INSPECTION INSTEAD. THE POWERTRAIN AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AC CONDENSATION DRAIN HOSE WAS CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED HOT WATER TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/15/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SIX TIMES. THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES AND THE DRIVER WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO BACK INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL # 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,000. UPDATED 09/26/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,029 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64.

2007 DODGE CALIBER. OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION AFTER ABOUT 3000 MILES. OCCURS AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY. COMPUTER CHECK AT DEALER SHOWED NO FAULT. NO ACTION TAKEN BY DODGE. PROBLEM PERSISTS, AND NOW WE NOT ONLY GET THE ORANGE WARNING LIGHT BUT ALSO THE RED ONE AFRAID TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. *AK

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INDICATING A FAILURE. THIS LIGHT WILL AT RANDOM GO ON AND OFF. *TR

AT 12,000 MILES I STARTED TO HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS CHARGED $192.00 FOR SERVICE ON THE WARPED ROTORS. DEALER KEPT ASKING DO YOU LIVE ON A HILL. THE ANSWER IS NO, BUT NEVER THE LESS 12K MILES AND THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED? I ASKED ABOUT THE WARRANTY, "THIS IS NORMAL WARE AND TEAR NOT COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY." I COMPLAINED ON PAPER 4 MONTHS LATER STILL NO WORD FROM DEALER - GO FIGURE. THEY FIXED MY WARPED ROTORS BY SHIMMING THEM DOWN, SO NOW AT 19K MILES I'M STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU WOULD OF THOUGHT THAT AT 12K MILES THE DEALER WOULD OF SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THESE NOT SHIM DOWN. GREAT CAR MINUS THE CHEAP, CHEAP PARTS TO PUT IT TOGETHER. NEVER BY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN!!! *TR

AT 12,000 MILES I STARTED TO HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED A BREAK IN PERIOD AND NOT TO WORRY, SO I DIDN'T BRING IT IN. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE AUTO DEALER SAID IT WAS CUPPED TIRES WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHO THEN ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS CUPPED TIRES AT 24,000 MILES. DURING A WARRANTY REPAIR I ASKED THAT THEY LOOK AND AGAIN THEY MENTIONED CUPPED TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE CAUSE WAS BAD ROTORS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. UNDERSTAND THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOW HAD THE NEW TIRES INSTALLED FOR ABOUT 800 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM IS STARTING TO RUIN THESE AS WELL ACCORDING TO THE TIRE TECHNICIAN. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND IT IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR BADLY AND UNEVENLY BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DISABLED ITSELF RANDOMLY. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT . I WAS NOT AT FAULT BUT I WAS T-BONED AND HAD THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SMASHED IN. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CAR COMES STANDARD WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE SEATS AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. MY HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW GOT BROKEN. THE CAR WAS ONLY FOUR MONTHS OLD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,400.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH 7460 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

ENGINE STALLS ON 1.8L 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASING IN NOV 2006 THE ENGINE HAS STALLED OVER 20 TIMES IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS. THE COMMON FACTOR IS WHEN COMING TO AN IDOL THE RPM'S WILL DROP TO APPROXIMATELY 500 THEN COME BACK UP TO IDOL AT ABOUT 800-1000. IT USUALLY STALLS WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BUT HAS STALLED IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT LEAST 5 TIMES. WHEN PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC LANES IT HAS STALLED. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND FORCED ME TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL, RESTART THE CAR AND SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR WHILE BROADSIDE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND MOST RECENTLY TOLD THAT DODGE SAYS IT'S THE WAY THE ELECTRONICS FOR SHIFTING ARE CONNECTED OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE BEFORE AND WENT OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT HAD STORED A STALL CODE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON TODAY. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY(NJ) ABOUT 9:15 A.M. ON JAN 12, 2007, THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SHE TAPPED THE BRAKE, AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . AT THIS POINT THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE AND CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I RECENTLY RECIEVED A VEHICLE REPORT FROM THE INSURANCE CO. THAT STATED THE CAR IS BEING RECALLED (NHTSA ID: 06V493000)AND SAID VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A FAILURE OF THE ABS COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING!!!!! WHILE MY WIFE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION, SHE IS QUITE DISTRAUGHT OVER THE INCIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE AT THIS JUNCTURE. HER VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND SHE IS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING. THIS WAS HER FIRST NEW CAR AND THE DEALER TOUTED THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH GREATLY INFLUENCED HER PURCHASE. HAD WE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER INHERENT OF THIS VEHICLE, I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE MADE ANOTHER CHOICE.

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND THAT WAS PIERCING TO THE EARS. THE SOUND WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO GIVE THE CONTACT A HEADACHE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND THE FRONT WINDOWS WERE UP. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE LOUD NOISE, AND ADVISED HER, IF THE REAR WINDOWS WERE DOWN THE FRONT WINDOWS SHOULD ALSO BE DOWN TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE. *AK

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS A WATER LEAK THAT ALLOWS RAIN WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THE JANUARY 8TH APPOINTMENT WILL BE THE 4TH TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. WATER SEEMS TO BE ENTERING SOMEWHERE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SETTLES UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE "REPAIRING THE LEAK" THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME SMELLING LIKE CIGARETTE SMOKE, THE SECOND TIME, THE TRIM ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED, THE THIRD TIME, A PANEL UNDERNEATH THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FELL OFF (APPARENTLY WAS NOT REPLACED PROPERLY), THEY GLUED THE RUBBER STRIPPING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE MY SATELLITE RADIO ANTENNA AND THE TRIM ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS STILL NOT IN PLACE CORRECTLY (SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO PLACE). ALSO, THE PERSON WORKING ON MY VEHICLE SAID HE GUARANTEED THAT IT WAS FIXED AFTER THE 3RD TIME, BUT IT WASN'T. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN IDLE AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP - WHEN ACCELERATING, VEHICLE HESITATES. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. NEWEST ISSUE - WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL DOORS MYSTERIOUSLY UNLOCKED THEMSELVES. VERY FRUSTRATING AND INCONVENIENT... DEALER DOES NOT OFFER RENTAL OR TEMPORARY CAR EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE MY BRAND NEW CALIBER THAT I'M PAYING FOR EVEN WHILE IT'S IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS IS THE SECOND DODGE VEHICLE IN A ROW THAT WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH - 1ST WAS A 2004 DODGE

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. THE LOCKS FLIP UP AND DOWN AND THE DOOR SOMETIMES OPENS BY ITSELF...BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES.....THEY REPLACED MECHANISMS TWICE. ONCE THEY NEVER LOOKED AT IT AFTER HAVING IT ALL DAY AND ONCE THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WRONG WITH IT...BOUGHT DODGE CALIBER END JUNE AND HAD PROB. IMMEDIATELY; CAN LOCK DOORS AND RETURN TO CAR AND DRIVER LOCK IS OPEN OR DOOR POPPED AJAR. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER WHEN STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALSO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND WELL WHEN COLD. I HAD THE EMISSIONS RECALL PERFORMED AND IT HAS STALLED ONLY ONCE SINCE HAVING THAT DONE. ALSO MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM 29-30 MPG TO 25-26. *NM

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.

COPY OF COMPLAINT LETTER ATTACHED: OCTOBER 25, 2006 DAIMLER CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION CUSTOMER CENTER PO BOX 21-8004 AUBURN HILLS, MI 48321-8004, PURCHASE DATE: MARCH 25, 2006, DEALERSHIP NAME: MANASSAS DODGE KIA SUBARU TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: AFTER CONSULTING WITH MY ATTORNEY, MR. THOMAS F. HENNESSY OF VIENNA, VA, I WAS ADVISED TO MAKE ONE LAST ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE MY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER BEFORE TAKING LEGAL ACTION. AS OF TODAY MY CAR HAS BEEN SEEN BY DODGE DEALERSHIPS SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (SEE ATTACHED REPAIR ORDERS). THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS A BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL ONCE I HAVE REACHED 60 MILES AN HOUR AND ABOVE. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS 90% OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. I VIEW THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT OR AT THE LEAST A SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS REPAIRED OR THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER HAD A CAR PERFORM THIS POORLY. I KEPT BRINGING THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND STILL FEEL THIS WAY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SLEEK STYLING AND PERFORMANCE QUALITIES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I AM NOW REQUESTING THAT YOU GET VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE THE TIME OR THE PATIENCE TO DEAL WITH THIS ANY LONGER. I EXPECT TO HAVE A RESPONSE FROM YOU WITHIN TEN DAYS OF YOUR RECEIVING THIS LETTER. *JB

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 30 DAYS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THE CAR WAS A NICE VEHICLE, UNTIL ONE DAY COMING HOME FROM HEIDELBERG, GERMANY. I WAS ON AUTOBAHN 656 BETWEEN HEIDELBERG AND MANNHEIM. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE DRIVING ABOUT 70 K/HR. I WENT TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND AS I DID THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD PANEL WENT BLANK. ALL METERS (ODOMETER, TACOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER) DROPPED TO ZERO, BUT THEY QUICKLY CAME BACK ON. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL, THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY GET REAR-ENDED BY A CAR TRAVELING BEHIND ME. I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. I CHANGED LANES AND GOT TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. WHEN I SHUT IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. BUT WHEN I HAD STARTED THE CAR, THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT HAD TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MY APARTMENT AND LET IT BE PARKED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE HOUSE, I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT HAD WENT OUT. MY WIFE THEN DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE CAR LOT ON TUESDAY MORNING. I HAD TALKED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, A ONE [email protected], I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I FELT THE CAR IS AN UNSAFE CAR. YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DESERVE THE CHANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT WHO IS TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED CORRECTLY AND THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT IF MY WIFE AND MYSELF DON'T FIND OUT THAT IT WASN'T PERFECTLY FIXED UN

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS EXPERIENCE A PULLING IN THE FRONT END THAT STARTED AFTER 3,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN A TIME PERIOD EXPANDING APPROX. 6-12 WEEKS. THE DEALER WORKING ON THE CAR COULD NOT ACHIEVE SUCCESS AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE CAR IS NOW AT ANOTHER DEALER WHO HAS HAD THE CAR OVER 48 HRS WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE FRONT END ISSUE. THE CAR NOW AT 7400 MILES AS A FRONT BRAKE "JATTER" AND IS AT THE DEALER FOR THIS AS WELL. ALSO, THE CAR'S REAR WASHER FLUID NOZZLE LEAKS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE STEREO'S SOUND WILL DISTORT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I AM BEYOND UPSET WITH HOW MUCH PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD ON A 19,000.00$ BRAND NEW AUTOMOBILE. I DO NOT WANT TO BELIEVE THAT ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE THIS KIND OF ISSUES. I ALSO WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT MY PROBLEM WAS MINOR AND WOULD BE JUST FINE ONCE IT WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEMS JUST KEEP COMING. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR IN GOOD FAITH THAT I RECEIVED DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T THINK I HAVE GOTTEN THE FAIR END OF THE DEAL. I WOULD BE A HAPPY CUSTOMER IF DAIMLER CHRYSLER REFUNDED MY MONEY ON THIS CAR. IN TRADE I WILL PURCHASE A NEW DODGE 1500 PICKUP. I FEEL LIKE IF DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL TAKE CARE OF ME, I WILL BE A HAPPY CUSTOMER WHO WILL CONTINUE TO PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE BUT I WILL DO WHAT IS NEEDED. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SE FROM JIM COGDILL DODGE IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE ON AUGUST 23RD, 2006. THIS VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT 60-75 MPH. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME HE BELIEVES THAT IT IS THE TIRES; HOWEVER THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES FOR THIS VEHICLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FIRST REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER ON AUGUST 29TH, AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. AFTER THEIR ATTEMPT TO BALANCE THEM I THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL HAD A VIBRATION. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD ORDER ME A NEW TIRE (BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT ONE OF THEM WAS BAD). WHEN THE TIRE ARRIVED I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO THEY STARTED TAKING TIRES AND RIMS OFF OF OTHER 2007 DODGE CALIBER SE THAT THEY HAD ON THE LOT. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST I LEFT THE CAR WITH GARY SERGEANT (THE SERVICE MANAGER AT JIM COGDILL DODGE) AND HE LATER CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH IT. HE STATED, "THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD DO WAS TO UPGRADE TO ANOTHER MODEL." HE STATED HE DROVE THREE OTHER DODGE CALIBER SE'S AND THEY ALL DID THE SAME THING. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD ME DRIVE ANOTHER SE MODEL AND HE WAS CORRECT WHEN HE SAID THEY DO THE SAME THING. I THEN DROVE A SXT

2007 DODGE CALIBER 1.8 LITER 5 SPEED STALLS AT IDLE IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. I ALMOST RAN INTO A WALL THE LAST TIME IT STALLED THERE IS NO WARNING, LIKE YOU SHUT OF THE KEY. IT WILL RESTART NO PROBLEM BUT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A REAR END CRASH AT STOP LIGHTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN AN IMPACT TO THE CURB OF THE BRIDGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, IN A LIGHT RAIN. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FILED AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED, HOWEVER A SERVICE MECHANIC DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE MANUFACTURED FLOOR BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE FLOOR MAT BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE CONTACT'S SHOELACE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH FLOOR MATS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DISARMS ITSELF AT RANDOM WITH OR WITHOUT OCCUPANT IN PSGR SEAT. DEALER CHECKED AND CALIBRATED SEAT SENSOR TO NO AVAIL. DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE (OCM) AND VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE FIXED. *NM

THE FIRST WEEK I HEARD A HARD & SOLID CLICK NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE 6-15-06. ON 6-18-06 WHILE IN STAND-STILL TRAFFIC THE VEHICLES OIL LIGHT LIT UP & CHIMED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING & IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR. ON 6-19-06 I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP. JOHN AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 6-22-06 SPOKE WITH BOB CORLETTE ABOUT THE MULTIPLE MECHANICAL FAILURES. WE WERE TOLD BY BOB THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. WE SPOKE WITH DAVID TINDALE (WHO PROVIDED THE OWNERS MANUAL) & WHO REASSURED BOTH OF US THAT THE PROBLEMS WOULD EITHER BE FIXED OR IF THEY COULDN'T BE FIXED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ENACT THE LEMON LAW & REPLACE THIS CAR WITH A NEW ONE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF THE FOLLOWING WEEK 6-26-06, LEN THOMAS SAID THE STALLING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. SINCE PICKING UP MY VEHICLE, OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS THE VEHICLE HAS STILL STALLED AT LEAST 8-10 TIMES. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM LORI AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A FOLLOW UP TO MY SERVICE WHERE SHE STATED SHE TOO HEARD THE CLICKING NOISE SINCE SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HER WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, BUT WROTE IT OFF TO POSSIBLY HER ERROR AND SO THIS WAS NOT DOCUMENTED TO SERVICE. ON 7-12-06 W/ LEN THOMAS & DAVID TINDALE TO PLEASE CALL ME BACK IN REFERENCE TO WHAT LORI STATED ABOUT THE STALLING PROBLEM. I CALLED AND SP/ W DAVID TINDALE & LEN THOMAS ABOUT THESE MECHANICAL ISSUES 7-13-06. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP W/ A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REQUEST 7-13-06 FILE

WHILE ACCELERATING I WAS HEARING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. THERE ALSO WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR REGARDING A FAULTY PCM WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DETECT AN ENGINE THERMOSTAT MALFUNCTION. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL, AND THEY LOOKED AT MY ENGINE AND FIXED THE RATTLE WHICH THEY TOLD ME WAS DUE TO THE PCM NEEDING TO BE RESET....I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ENGINE RATTLE AND THOUGHT I WOULD PUT MINE IN SO THE PERSON COULD READ THIS AND NOW THAT THE RATTLE IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING DUE TO THE RECALL AND NOT THE TYPE OF GASOLINE THEY WERE USING AS THEY WERE TOLD. *JB

AT 200 MILES, MY CAR'S ENGINE STARTED TO RATTLE AND MY POWER LOCK HAD A SHORT. I CALLED AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL 1000 MILES LATER THEY CHECKED THE PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME AN EXCUSE FOR THE MOTOR RATTLING WAS THAT THERE WAS SUCH THING AS WINTER AND SUMMER FUEL AND THAT I SHOULD CHANGE GASOLINE STATIONS AND BRANDS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND WENT PRACTICALLY ALL OVER TOWN GASHING UP. I JUST HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN AT 1527 MILES, THE NOISE GOT WORST. THE MOTOR RATTLES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND WHEN IT ALSO REACHES THE REGULAR TEMPERATURE. IN THE MORNING WHEN MY ENGINE IS STILL COLD IT DOESN'T RATTLE BUT AS SOON AS IT REACHES THE REGULAR TEMPERATURE IT STARTS RATTLING. MY MOTOR RATTLES A LOT WORST. YESTERDAY AT 1430 MILES AS I WAS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, MY CAR WAS GOING TO STALL. MY RPM GAUGE WENT DOWN AND THEN WENT BACK UP. I GOT THE SAME EXCUSE ONCE AGAIN THAT IT WAS THE TYPE OF FUEL AND THAT THERE EXISTED NO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "THE CAR IS WORKING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED" AND "IT IS ALL THROUGH COMPUTERS NOW, DODGE FIXES THE PROBLEMS AND SENDS US THE SOFTWARE AND WE HOOK UP TO YOUR CAR. IN THE MEAN TIME, THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY GET REPAIRED". THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS ADD A MOPAR FUEL ADDITIVE BUT I STILL HEAR THE NOISE. I HAVE USED REGULAR, MID-GRADE, AND PREMIUM AND USED DIFFERENT STATIONS AND FUEL COMPANIES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE RATTLING IS SO

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 43MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT FRONT END WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER TWICE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO PRE-BRAKING PRIOR TO IMPACT. ALTHOUGH THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD TO AWAIT INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR.