2007 Dodge Caliber complaints

ENGINE CRADLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT ON OUR 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON A CAR THAT'S NOT TOO OLD. LOOKING AT THE ENGINE CRADLE IT HAS A HOLE ABOUT 12 INCHES ROUND AND ALONG THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORT OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED THAT STICKS UP IN THE AIR WELDED TO THE CRADLE ...UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS REPLACED AT NOT CHARGE. UPDATED 08/13/14*JB

FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT MADE CREAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED FRONT STRUTS AND COMPONENTS WERE BAD AS WELL AS DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD RIGHT. ALSO FRONT END MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. DEALER PERFORMED FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCED TIRES BUT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND MECHANICS CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M DISABLED WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUSPENSION ISSUES WITH THESE CARS AND THE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING IS BEING DONE AFTER ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY SO MANY. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T BUY AMERICAN CARS ANYMORE. FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS WILL ACTUALLY RECALL VEHICLES AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. BASED ON RESEARCH CONDUCTED, AND SIMILAR ISSUES FOUND DURING THE RESEARCH, ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PART ISN'T WEATHER PROOF WHEN IT CONTROLS SO MANY VITAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. WITH ALL THE ISSUES I'M ALSO SHOCKED TO KNOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS SAME STYLE PRODUCT IS USED IN MULTIPLE DODGE VEHICLES AND OTHER CHRYSLER / JEEP VEHICLES. THOSE VEHICLES ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRACTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRACTURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

CAR QUIT RUNNING. MECHANIC FOUND TOP OF FUEL PUMP WIRING BURNT AND HOLE MELTED THROUGH TOP OF FUEL PUMP.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH MY TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE BACK MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER BUYING A E.T.C. AND HAVING IT REPLACED ABOUT 12 MONTHS LATER THE ETC WENT OUT AGAIN THIS TIME ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DOING 65 MPH MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE THE ETC HAD RUSTED CLOSED AGAIN. LIKING ONLINE SOME OF THESE CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR AN ISSUE WITHTHE ETC. I'M AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY THERE'S NO WARNING OTHER THAN A LIGHT AND MOMENTS LATER YOUR CAR IISNO LONGER ACCELERATING.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. THE STEERING SEEMED VERY LOSE. SHE WAS BY A GARAGE AND STOPPED AND LEFT THE CAR THERE. TODAY THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SEND THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SHOT AND COULD NOT BE FIXED.. CAN CHRYSLER BE NOTIFIED OF THIS AND SHOULD WE GET A SECOND OPINION? ITS A GOOD THING THIS HAPPENED ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC OR MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.

UPON DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, I NOTICED A HORRIBLE NOSE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. AS THE DAYS PROGRESSED, THE NOSE HAD BECOME WORSE. I HAD ASSUMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUTS AND HAD THEM REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. MY FATHER IN LAW, A MECHANIC, SAW THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME CROSS MEMBER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AMOUNT RUST ON THE SUB FRAME AND THE HIGH RISK OF THE CROSS MEMBER BREAKING THUS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THE A/C UNIT IS LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THE CROSS MEMBER. THIS UNIT IS LEAKING WATER ONTO THE SUB FRAME THUS CAUSING THE PART TO RUST.

2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, CROSS MEMBER AND THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVE SIDE TIRE TO FRACTURE AND TURN INWARD. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLES STEERING AND DRIVEABLITY WERE COMPRISIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND COMMENTED THE SUBFRAME AND THE CROSS MEMBER HAD RUST THROUGH RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. I WILL BE CONTACTING DOGE REQUESTING RECALL STATUS. LOCAL DODGE DEALERS - SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CONTACTED, THE REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER A "MEMO" UNTIL MARCH, 2017 AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE BUT IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS, OIL GASKET, OIL PAN, VAPOR CANISTER PURGE SOLENOID, ENGINE MANAGEMENT SENSOR AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. STARTED IN DECEMBER 2014 CAR STALLED AN I TURNED IT BACK ON BASICALLY TURNING HEAT OFF. SINCE THEN IT RANDOMLY SPUTTERED. DRIVING A MONTH LATER IT SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING, I TURNED HEAT OFF AGAIN THINKING IT WAS THAT. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. A MONTH LATER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AN CODE IS THE ONE FOR GAS CAP. I BOUGHT A NEW ONE, 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE PARKED WAITING FOR MY KIDS TO COME OUT OF SCHOOL MY CAR DIES ACTING LIKE IT WANTS TO START. LATER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMP! THE WIRES INSIDE FUEL PUMP AND THE HARNESS WERE BURNT UP ! IT'S REALLY WIRED AND FIXED. I DIDN'T GET A NEW FUEL PUMP JUST NEW WIRES. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW THEIR SITUATION! I'M SCARED TO EVEN GET BACK IN THE CAR ESPECIALLY WITH TWO KIDS WHO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), AND 07V196000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DRIVING NORMALLY ON A TOWN ROAD AND I HEARD A THUD. STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND CAME BACK TO CENTER. CAR SWERVED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. DROVE HOME AT A STEADY CRAWL WITH FRONT END SHAKING AND FEELING REAL LOOSE. CHECKED MY FRONT END AND COULD SEE MY SPRING BINDING OVER THE STRUT AND STRUT MOUNTS WERE SQUEAKING AND MAKING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. STRUT RODS WERE STUCK AND WOULD NOT COMPRESS. ORDERED NEW STRUTS AND MOUNTS. WILL BE REPLACING AS SOON AS THEY COME IN. GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WERE NO CARS COMING IN THE ONCOMING LANE OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, CROSS MEMBER AND THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO FRACTURE AND TURN INWARD. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE FENDER AND THE DOOR WERE RUBBING ON THE BOTTOM EACH TIME THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND THE CROSS MEMBER WAS FULL OF RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WAS PULLED OVER FOR DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT. WAS GIVEN A "WARNING". DROVE TO NEAREST PARTS STORE, REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB. STILL DID NOT WORK. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTICS FOUND NO POWER COMING FROM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) WHICH CAN BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $800. I FIND A HEADLIGHT TO BE IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVICE FOR DRIVING ON OUR HIGHWAYS HERE IN AK AS HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES IS THE LAW ON MOST ROADS. AFTER RESEARCH THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. EVEN REPLACING THE TIPM FOR $800 DOES NOT INSURE THE PROBLEM STAYS AWAY. THE TIPM FAILED A SECOND TIME THIS APRIL 2015 WITH DRIVERS SIDE LOWBEAM AND PASSENGER SIDE HIGHBEAM. COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER HAS SHOWN NO RESULTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SINCE JANUARY OF 2015, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ALMOST ONE DOZEN TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, A LOUD SOUND GOES OFF IN THE ENGINE AND WHEN THE KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT BOGS DOWN AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIES. I'VE HAD ABOUT SIX NEW STARTERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN FRIED. WE'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS. WITH A NEW STARTER IN THE CAR, IT CAN LAST TWO DAYS TO A WEEK TO A MONTH, BUT FOR FOUR MONTHS STRAIGHT IT'S BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

MY SUB FRAME WAS CRUMBLING THE MECHANIC SAID ! I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE MECHANICS GARAGE, FOR NOISE IN FRONT END MECHANIC SAYS THE SUB FRAME IS EATEN AWAY SO UNSAFE TO DRIVE HE WOULDN'T LET ME TAKE THE CAR, HE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT DIDN'T FALL APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ..WHAT ! I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR I HAD NO IDEA ,THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED THIS CAR IS NOT OLD ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE LINN BOLT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL, THE POWER TRAIN ACTIVATOR, AND THE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,570.

THE LIGHT OF TEMPERATURE FOR TRANSMISSION WENT ON AND THE CAR START RUNNING SLOWLY I STOPPED FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE CAR START RUNNING FINE BUT WHEN I TOOK THE HIGH FOR MORE THE 30 MINUTES DO THE SAME EVERY TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE DROVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HOWEVER, EVENTUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBERS ON THE VEHICLE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CROSS MEMBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO A DEALER WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SLIDING ON BLACK ICE, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A CONCUSSION, CHEST AND NECK PAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A YARD WHERE THE INSURANCE DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,263.

HORN AND AIRBAG BOTH FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. DODGE REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM DRIVEWAY THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE NEXT DAY WHILE PULLING FROM DRIVEWAY NOTIFICATION BEEP WENT OFF AND LIGHTS ON DISPLAY FLASHED. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY. THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT ALSO STARTS HARD FREQUENTLY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT ALL OF THESE ARE INDICATORS THAT THE TIPM IS BEGINNING TO HAVE ISSUES, WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 DODGE CALIBERS AND WILL COST UP TO $1500 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND FAILED TO START ON EACH OCCASION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED EACH TIME TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE LINK WIRE AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE BOTH REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

IN NOVEMBER THE LOW BEAM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT. I HAD THE BULB CHANGED, DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND WORKS FINE. EARLIER THIS MONTH THE PASSENGER'S LOW BEAM WENT OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB, DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED THE BATTERY (JUST LIKE LAST TIME) BUT THIS TIME STILL NO LOW BEAM. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT SAID IT WAS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) THAT SELLS FOR $467 BUT NO ONE HAS THEM AVAILABLE (I'VE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS & ON LINE). NOW HERE'S THE PROBLEM - I'VE GOTTEN A TICKET FOR LIGHTS OUT AND FOR DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. SO WHAT DO I DO? CHRYSLER'S INFERIOR QUALITY EQUIPMENT (BASED ON THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM) IS NOW COSTING ME MONEY AND I CAN'T GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT ACTIVATED, THERE WAS A BURNING SENSATION TO THE REAR AREA. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATED SEAT BURNED AND WAS SMOLDERING AND BURNED THE CONTACT'S JACKET. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,344.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LED LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT THE TICM TOTAL INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACED THAT IT WILL COST $900.00 PLUS TAX TO DO THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE AND SEEN THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL MATTER IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THE EAC ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR CONTROL LESS THAN A YEAR AGO THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE ISSUE WITH THE TICM AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKING MECHANISM FRACTURED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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.

INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDS REPLACED AT 65000 MILES. DASHBOARD CLUSTER FLICKERS AND CAR ONLY ACCELERATES TO 15 MPH. COST OF REPAIR IS $1000. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY ARE SELLING POWER MODULES AT 30 A MONTH. HOW IS THIS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE A RECALL? *TR

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND DING. CAR WILL NOT GO FAST THAN 15-20 MPH. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 LITER. OVER THE PAST 4 + YEARS I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEY HAVE ALL BEEN VERY EXPENSIVE. WHEN I BRING MY CALIBER TO THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS ONE SERIOUS PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER " AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS !!" FOR THESE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE "INTEGRATED POWER MODULE" IT IS CAUSING MULTIPLE CODES TO APPEAR AND CAUSING MY CAR TO RUN ROUGH. IT WILL COST $1000 DOLLARS " AND NO RECALL". IN THE STATE I LIVE IN WE HAVE TO PASS EMISSIONS TESTS, IT HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. I WAS GIVEN AN EXTENSION TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. BUT I JUST SPENT $1000 FIXING THE HEATING PROBLEMS IN THE CAR ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE T.I.P.M IS THE ROOT OF ALL THE REMAINING ISSUES. I CANT AFFORD TO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE " I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO !!" PLUS I AM UNEMPLOYED. CHRYSLER/DODGE NO LONGER MAKES THE CALIBER, AND HAVE LEFT THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES THEMSELVES. I CANT SELL THE CAR BECAUSE IF IT WONT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST IT IS WORTHLESS AND NO ONE WILL BUY IT ANYWAY. I DON'T WANT TO TRADE IT IN I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AND ALLOW A RECALL I HAVE READ ABOUT THE OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE T.I.P.M AND CANT UNDERSTAND WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST. WHAT IS DODGE WAITING FOR?? *TR

I HAD 62,000 MILES A YEAR AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY THOUGH TOWN IN THE CENTER LANE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND I WORKED MY WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE, THANK GOODNESS THAT THERE WAS A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT THERE SO I COASTED IN AND FOUND A MECHANIC TO WORK ON MY CAR AND HE REPLACED MY THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT COST ME $600 OUT OF POCKET. NOW A YEAR LATER WITH ONLY DRIVING MY CAR 10,000 MILES MORE I AM NOTICING HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I RECOGNIZING FROM YEAR AGO AND I AM AMAZED THERE STILL NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2015. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUT ON BRAKES, AND I WAS A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES AS WELL. HOWEVER, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, IT WOULD NOT BRAKE NORMALLY AS A CAR SHOULD. ALSO, THERE WAS NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE THAT KICKED IN. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS VEHICLE. MY CAR IS TOTALED. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. I ALWAYS FELT LIKE THAT. HOWEVER, THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD WITH THIS ACCIDENT WAS CONFIRMATION FOR ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE CEL WAS HAS BEEN ON CONTINUALLY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. AT FIRST THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTED AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WENT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS WAS FOLLOWED VERY SHORTLY BY THE ABS, BRAKE, AIRBAG INDICATORS ALL GOING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. WIPERS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS IN A WRONG GEAR AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING TOO HIGH - THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING FROM ABOUT 50 TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME (ABOUT 3.5 MILES), BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT SAFELY. IT WAS VERY HARD TO HANDLE - I AM JUST FORTUNATE THAT THE PARKING LOT WAS NEARBY. THE LACK OF HANDLING COULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK AS I WAS ON A FOUR-LANE UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM - OF WHICH HAS COST ME $810 TO REPAIR. *TR

WHEN RETURNING HOME FROM THE STORE IT WAS NEAR DUSK. WE TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEADED HOME. ALONG THE WAY CARS WERE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AT US. I CHECKED TO CONFIRM THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SWITCHED ON, WHICH THEY WERE. ONCE WE GOT HOME, WE NOTICED BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SWITCHED ON. LUCKILY WE ONLY HAD A MILE FROM TO TRAVEL TO GET HOME OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A CRASH. LATER I REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS TO SEE IF THEY HAD BURNED OUT. (NOT LIKELY SINCE THEY BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME.) BOTH BULBS APPEARED FINE AND I REINSTALLED THEM. I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY BOTH ILLUMINATED. A COUPLE HOURS LATER, I WENT TO LEAVE AGAIN BUT AFTER TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS NEITHER OF THEM ILLUMINATED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT IT'S THE TIPM FAILING IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO READ THAT CHRYSLER INSTALLED THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD WHERE IT'S EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND THIS IS POSSIBLY WHY SO MANY CALIBER OWNERS ARE SEEING THIS ISSUE. I LOOKED THROUGH THE LAST 50 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA AND 20 OF THEM ARE FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF 40% OF THE COMPLAINTS ON A VEHICLE ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SHOULDN'T CHRYSLER DO THE RIGHT THING AND OFFER FREE REPLACEMENT? WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE IN A CAR CRASH BEFORE CHRYSLER DOES SOMETHING. THIS CREATES A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T REALIZE THE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AND THEY'RE DRIVING IN RAIN OR FOG. OTHERS D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CROSS MEMBER BECAME FRACTURED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT CRADLES WERE RUSTED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500.

PLEASE FIND THE ENCLOSED PICTURES AND AN INVOICE FOR THE COST OF LABOR TO REPAIR MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER (CONTACT WITH EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS.) THE PART WAS A K-BAR, WHICH ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN THIS DISREPAIR WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES. I AM PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A MECHANIC WHO IS ALSO A MAINE STATE INSPECTION STATION TO HAVE FOUND THIS DEFECTIVE PART ON MY VEHICLE THIS PREVENTING A SERIOUS SITUATION TO DEVELOP. MY UNDERSTANDING IS TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THIS SIMILAR PART FOR REPAIR. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND CONCERNS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK-YOU *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER, OUTER SWAY BAR LINK, SWAY BAR BUSHING, AND THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.