2008 Dodge Caliber complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT STEEL WAS SHOWING THROUGH BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, WHICH HAS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATELY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS WEARING RAPIDLY AND THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS STILL HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THERE IS A SERIOUS GROWLING ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL BEARINGS. IF YOU CHECK "CAR FORUMS AND AUTOMOTIVE CHAT" THERE IS A FIX UNDER CHAT LABELED "STWSTI" DATE 10-19-2008... I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS ENOUGH PROBLEM FOR DODGE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES OR AT LEAST TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM OF BEARING FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS... *TR

HAD COME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION FOR A RED LIGHT. GREEN LIGHT MAKING LEFT HAND TURN, CAR STALLED OUT IN INTERSECTION, ABLE TO RESTART CAR. I AM AT 89K NOW EVER SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN RANDOMLY STALLING OUT AT STOPS. I KEEP UP WITH MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. BY DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN, MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AROUND THE INTERNET. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND CORRECTED. THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE PREVENTED. *TT

WHILE OPERATING THE 2008 DODGE CALIBER 2.0L ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE CAR INSTANTLY STOPPED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THEN THE CAR WOULD GO FROM 7MPH TO 50MPH IN A RAPID ACCELERATION AND THEN BACK DOWN TO 7MPH. THIS WAS RATHER DANGEROUS AS I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES DESPITE HAVING MY EMERGENCY SIGNAL FLASHING LIGHTS ON AS WELL AS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. THE CAR ALSO EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BACK FIRING AND ONE LOUD EXPLOSION SOUNDED AS IF IT OCCURRED IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND AN AUTO PARTS STORE LAST NIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE TECH THERE USE THE ODBII READER AND IT INDICATED THE ERROR P0132 WHICH IS THE OXYGEN SENSOR AS THE FAILING UNIT. THE FAILURE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE DODGE CALIBER WAS ALMOST IMPACTED BY OTHER CARS IN TRAFFIC AS THE OTHER CARS WERE NOT PREPARED FOR THE DODGE CALIBER TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE FROM 45MPH TO 7MPH. THE PART WAS REPLACED ASAP THE NEXT DAY WITH BOSCH PART # 15124 AND UPON TESTING FOR 20 MINUTES THE CAR OPERATED WITHOUT ERROR. I CALLED DODGE TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL OR WARRANTY WORK AND THEY DECLINED BOTH. IN REGARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY, I REQUEST THAT A CASE BE OPENED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION AND OTHERS LIKE IT. THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS TO HAVE DODGE RECALL THE O2 SENSORS AS THIS TYPE OF FAILURE CAN BE CATASTROPHIC WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS WITH TRAFFIC. *TR

2008 DODGE CALIBER SXT: BOUGHT THE CAR FROM DEALER IN MOREHEAD CITY, NC. AFTER 24K MILES HAD TO REPLACE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY WORN. WHEN TIRES WERE REPLACED OUT OF MY POCKET THE SERVICE DEPT FAILED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT. NOW 19K MILES LATER MY TIRES BRIDGESTONE TURANZA'S P215/60R17 ARE ALREADY WORN OUT AGAIN. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AIR PRESSURE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED IT TO WEAR AND ALSO MY INNER TIRE RODS WERE ALREADY WORN. I TOLD THEM I HAD SEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THE 2008 CALIBER WAS HAVING PREMATURE WEARING OF TIRE RODS AND THEY CLAIMED THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS. OF COURSE NOW THAT MY CAR IS AT 43K MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT, I HAVE TO. ALSO, THE FACT THEY MISSED DOING AN ALIGNMENT THE FIRST TIME THEY DID NOT FIND THE TIE ROD WEARING PREMATURE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP OR EITHER THEY DID KNOW IT AND THEY DIDN'T TELL ME. I DON'T TRUST THE DEALER OR THEIR SERVICE TEAM NOW BECAUSE THEY MISSED DOING AN ALIGNMENT, THEY MISSED A ROTATION WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO, THEY MISSED FINDING THE PREMATURE WEARING OF TIE RODS. THESE ARE DANGEROUS ISSUES WHEN YOU ARE OUT DRIVING ON THE ROAD NOW I WONDER EVERY TIME I GET OUT THERE ARE MY TIRES GOING TO BLOW OR ARE MY TIE RODS GOING TO BREAK. SHAME ON THE DEALERSHIP AND SHAME ON BRIDGESTONE FOR NOT WANTING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE, LOSS OF LIFE. THE ONLY THING THE DEALERSHIP WILL OFFER TO DO IS PAY FOR 2 TIRES AND I HAVE TO PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO WITH AIRCHECK. LITTLE DID I KNOW I WAS BUYING A MORE DEFECTIVE CAR THAN I ORIGINALLY HAD. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY A/C GOES TO CRAP I ASK THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT AND ALL HE SAYS IS I KNOW A GUY THAT CAN FIX IT FOR YOU FOR ALITTLE CHARGE. AND TO TOP IT OFF THE A/C GOES OUT ON THE HOTTEST FREAKING DAY OF THE MONTH. THEN MY ENGINE MAKES THIS RATTLING NOISE MY FREAKING RADIO DOESN'T ACCEPT CD'S WHAT KIND OF WHOLE DID I GET MY SELF INTO. AND FOR THIS CAR TO BE A 4 CYLINDER IT DRINKS GAS AS IF IT WHERE A V8. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE HORN, BUT THE HORN DID NOT SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 10/07/11

STARTED HAVING NOISY FRONT END/BRAKE ISSUE @16000 MILES ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, HAVE HAD THE CAR IN 7 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT, THE DEALER JUST KEPT REPLACING DIFFERENT PARTS HOPING THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY, IT HASN'T, NOW THAT THE CAR IS 2000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALER TREATS US LIKE WE ABUSED THE CAR, IT ONLY HAS 37000 MILES ON IT!! A NEW CAR SHOULD LAST LONGER THATN 3 YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS !! DODGE HAS A REPUTATION OF USING DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION PARTS AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HARD-WORKING CONSUMERS THAT BAILED THEM OUT!!!! ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED THEY CHOOSE TO USE INFERIOR PARTS AND NOW THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR HINDSITE. *TT

AT AROUND 35000 MILES IS WHEN THIS STARTED: WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN I WOULD NOTICE THAT IT FELT LIKE MY DRIVER FRONT TIRE WOULD WOBBLE, THIS WENT ON FOR A WHILE, AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS, BLAMED IT ON BAD TIRES. I EVEN TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS GOING TO BE UP SOON AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK OVER EVERYTHING AND THEY NEVER FOUND ANYTHING. SO I GOT NEW TIRES AND IT WOULD STILL SOMETIMES SEEM TO WOBBLE BUT IT WASN'T CONSISTENT. FAST FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER (2011) I START TO NOTICE THAT IT IS REALLY BAD PULLING OUT OF MY WORKS DRIVEWAY TURNING LEFT SO I THINK MY SHOCKS ARE GOING BAD. ALSO I START TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I START MOVING AGAIN FROM A STOP IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR HAS A LITTLE JERK. SO I GO TO GET MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED (DIFFERENT PLACES) AND AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE OIL THEY FILL OUT A LITTLE INSPECTION SHEET, ONLY THING MARKED IS A BAD AIR FILTER. SHOCKS ARE GOOD THEY SAID. TIME TO CHANGE THE BRAKES TOO, SO I BUY SOME WITH THE AIR FILTER AND TELL MY HUSBAND WHEN HE IS CHANGING THEM TO PLEASE LOOK GOOD BECAUSE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. WELL, HE FINDS OUT THAT HE CAN COMPLETELY MOVE THE WHOLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON ITS OWN! SO I TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND MAYBE A TIRE ROD! AT APPROX 48,000 MILES (CURRENT) THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! SO CALL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND OUT OF WARRANTY SO... UNLESS WE BRING IT DOWN AND ALL THESE OTHER INSTRUCTIONS THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR SOME OF IT. NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE 45 MIL

HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW MUCH MY BALL JOINTS WERE WORE OUT AT ONLY 50,000 MILES. DODGE CALIBER 2008 MODEL. *TR

CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE TMPS BROKE - FILED BY JIFFY LUBE. *TR

THE FRONT TIRES WERE VIBRATING AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING, SO I THOUGHT THE TIRES NEEDED BALANCING. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT WAS BLOWN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT STRUTS HELP HOLD THE WHEELS TO THE ROAD. ALSO, MY FRIEND WHO IS AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECKED THE STRUT AND HE VERIFIED THAT THE STRUT WAS BROKEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND RESUMED IN A JERKING MOTION AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED OF 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. NINE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WHO STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THAT DID NOT ASSIST WITH DECREASING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HORN DEFECT ON 2008 DODGE CALIBER. HORN DOES NOT WORK DESPITE 3 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BY DEALER. PURCHASED AT HERITAGE FORD IN CORYDON, INDIANA AND REPAIRED BY GERDON CHRYSLER/DODGE IN CORYDON. HORN SOUNDS ON FIRST PUSH, THEN WILL NOT SOUND FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR DAYS WHEN PUSHED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH. DURING THE FAILURE, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

2008 DODGE CALIBER WITH 44,000 MILES. BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAD ONLY NORMAL DRIVING (NO SEVERE USE). THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF I HAD NOT HAPPENED TO NOTICE THE SUSPENSION LOOSENESS WHEN ROTATING THE TIRES. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SYMPTOM WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED ALTERNATOR, DRIVE BELT, BALL JOINTS, WHEEL BEARINGS, TIRE RODS ON MY 2008 DODGE. IT IS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE NOW UNDER THE HOOD. I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

2008 DODGE CALIBER STEERING WHEEL ISSUE. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME MY DODGE CALIBER SRT4 STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND MOVES FORWARD AND BACK CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS ABOUT A HALF INCH PLAY IN IT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT, THE FRONT AXLES AND, BALL JOINTS ON MY CAR ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER DODGE CALIBER OWNER'S THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR BROKE ON MY DODGE CALIBER. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME CLOSE TO $200 FOR THIS. I THINK ITS RIDICULOUS FOR HOW POORLY THEY WERE MADE. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED WITH ALL THE DISCUSSIONS ONLINE ABOUT THEM. *TR

WENT SHOPPING CAME OUT FROM SHOPPING MY CAR LEFT ME STRANDED HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR OVER 3 HOURS THEY HAD TO SENT IT TO A DODGE DEALER THEY SAID THE ISSUE WAS FROM A STATIC LOCK WHICH CASED MY MODULE TO HAVE TO BE REST BUT THEN THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I JUST NEED TO UNPLUG THE POSITIVE CABLE TO THE BATTERY AND IT SHOULD WORK WHICH IT DOES BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD TO RESET MY KEY TO IT SO I WAS CHARGED FOR THEM TO DO NOTHING AND THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JANUARY 7 2011 AND SO I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IF FROM AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT SOME COMPONENTS AND INSTALL A GROUND WIRE WELL I DID THAT BUT THEN THE THEY TOLD ME THE CAR COULDN'T BE WORKING SO IN OTHER WORDS THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I BOUGHT IT FROM JERRERY KIA I NEED A RELIABLE CAR TO DRIVE AND I DON'T HAVE ONE AND I TOO WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY FAILING AND BEING REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE BULK OF THE STRESS WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,358 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,990. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES.

2008 DODGE CALIBER - CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR $700 IN REPAIRS. THEY STATE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY AND SUDDENLY BOGG DOWN UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION--VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC-- AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE EITHER MOMENTARILY OR FLASH. IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 10 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS REVEALED MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CLAIMING IT NOT TO BE A COVERED PART OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WHEN QUESTIONED, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WHEN CARBON BEGINS TO FORM THAT "APPARENTLY THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT CARBS UP". I ASKED, "DO YOU MEAN NORMAL CARBON FORMATION THAT HAPPENS IN ALL ENGINES." THE RESPONSE WAS, YES AND THAT THEY RECOMMEND A "CARB CLEANOUT" EVERY 30,000 MILES (MINE IS AT 53,000). I THEN ASKED (KNOWING THE ANSWER) IF THAT WAS MAINTENANCE THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH OTHER MAINTENANCE IN THE MANUAL. OF COURSE, THE REPLY WAS "NO". THIS FAILURE, WHEN IT HAPPENS, PRESENTS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT ONLY HAD TO PUT ME IN A BAD PREDICAMENT ONCE BEFORE I HEADED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MERE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO BE AWARE OF THIS EXCESSIVE CARBON PROBLEM MAKES ME FEEL THAT THEY DO, INDEED, HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. ONE UNFORTUNATE MAN WAS HIT BY A GASOLINE TRUCK WHEN THIS OCC

FRONT LEFT TIRE PRESSURE DROPPED TO 25 PSI IN EARLY DECEMBER 2010. CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES NUMERIC PRESSURE FOR ALL 4 TIRES PLUS AN AMBER WARNING LIGHT IF PRESSURE DROPS BELOW SAFE LEVELS. ASSUMED PRESSURE DROP WAS DUE TO LOW AIR TEMPERATURE - APPROX. 20 DEGF. ADDED AIR TO ALL 4 TIRES THE NEXT DAY, FRONT LEFT WAS FOUND TO BE 25 PSI CONFIRMED WITH A HAND-HELD MECHANICAL GAUGE, REMAINING 3 TIRES WERE 30-31 PSI. FILLED ALL TIRES TO 32-33 PSI (FACTORY PLACARD SPECIFIES 32 PSI COLD) OVER THE COURSE OF 2 DAYS THE FRONT LEFT TIRE PRESSURE AGAIN DROPPED. TPM SHOWED 28 PSI AT FRONT LEFT TIRE, 32-33 PSI IN REMAINING TIRES. REFILLED FRONT LEFT TO 34 PSI. REMOVED FRONT LEFT TIRE AND INSPECTED FOR LEAKS USING SOAPY WATER. NO LEAKS FOUND. REINSTALLED FRONT LEFT TIRE. OVER 2 WEEKS, PRESSURE DROPPED TO LOW 20'S PSI ON FRONT LEFT TIRE. REFILLED TO 34-35 PSI EACH TIME. AFTER THE FINAL REFILL, PRESSURE DROPPED TO 19 PSI OVER A 12 HOUR PERIOD. DROVE CAR TO SERVICE STATION AND VALVE STEM SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE OF THE THREADS WHILE ADDING AIR. RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE TIRE DEFLATION. CENTER CHECK VALVE CAME OUT WITH IT. WILL RETAIN ALL PIECES FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST, PLUS PLASTIC VALVE STEM CAP. ALL PARTS ARE OEM. VALVE STEM IS PART OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR ASSEMBLY WHICH IS A COMMON PART FOR MOST JEEP DODGE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME FAILURE. SUSPECTED ROOT CAUSE WAS USING METALLIC VALVE CAPS THAT

COMPLAINED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO THE STONE MOUNTAIN DODGE DEALER THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. IT DOES NOT KEEP AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE FUEL IN MY FUEL TANK. UPON FILLING UP MY CAR ON FULL WITH FUEL, IT WOULD GIVE AN INACCURATE READING RIGHT AWAY. AS SOON AS I DROVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALER ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PART THAT MY CAR NEEDED, AND IT WAS ON ORDER AND WOULD BE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WOULD WAIT A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND RETURN TO THE DEALER, AND AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD THE SAME STORY AGAIN, THAT THIS PART WOULD BE ORDERED, BUT NOW, THEY COULD NOT FIND A MANUFACTURER TO GET THE PART FROM, BUT THAT CORPORATE KNEW ABOUT THIS. ON VARIOUS VISITS TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS NEVER A RESOLUTION, AND FINALLY I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THEIR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE. UPON CONTACT TO THEIR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS OFFERED A DEAL FOR DODGE TO PAY TWO OF MY CAR NOTES, AND I HAD 30 DAYS TO ACCEPT. I DID NOT ACCEPT THAT OFFER BECAUSE THAT MEANT THAT THERE WAS STILL NO RESOLUTION IN FIXING MY CAR. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR, IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES ON MY CAR, AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AND LOOKED AT BY THEIR MECHANICS, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE BEFORE DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. TWO TO THREE MONTHS LATER IS WHEN I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM, AND I FEEL THAT THE DODGE DEALER LIED TO ME WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND LATER AGA

THE CAR STARTS, DROPS RPMS TO 700 WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, THEN STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHEN TURNING OVER THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. TURNING BACK THE KEY AND TRYING AGAIN WOULD TYPICALLY RESULT IN THE CAR STARTING. AFTER 2-3 MONTHS OF THIS INTERMITTENT BEHAVIOR, THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO ACT AS IF THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AFTER IT WAS REMOVED (IT WOULD DING WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND NOT ALLOW ME TO LOCK MY DOORS).

TL. THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE AND A JACK. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE A SPARE AND JACK FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A FLAT TIRE AND THE CONTACT WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED IF A SPARE TIRE WAS PROVIDED THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED. IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A PUMP TO INFLATE THE TIRE BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE WITH VEHICLE PASSING BY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE A SPARE TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. JO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE DEGLAZED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39000.

08 DODGE CALIBER SE. JUST RIDING DOWN THE ROAD . FUEL THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR QUITS RUNNING WHILE YOUR DRIVING. I WAS ON INTERSTATE. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. CHRYSLER SAID IT COULD BE A FLUKE TO KEEP DRIVING IT. SOMEONE GOING TO GET HURT.. LUCKILY I WAS IN A LANE,WHERE I COULD JUST ROLL INTO EMERGENCY LANE. *TR

THE ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS AT 3 RPMS AND COULDN'T GO OVER 10MPH. IT ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST AND THEN IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT. I WAS GETTING ON THE ON RAMP OF A HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND HAD ENOUGH SHOULDER TO SWERVE AROUND ME PREVENTING A ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T START MY CAR RIGHT AWAY I HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 3 MIN. AS SOON AS I RESTARTED IT EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE ETC CHIP AND THAT DIDN'T WORK SO HE REPLACED THE ETC BODY. THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER SO HE SENT IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE ETC...$900 LATER THAT PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FINE. I FIND A CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHENEVER IT CHOOSES VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. MOSTLY IN 07' MODELS BUT ALSO 08'S. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR

HAD CAR IN PARK. STARTED VEHICLE AND STARTER KEPT TRYING TO TURN OVER. STOPPED CAR AND TOOK KEY OUT, STARTER KEPT GOING. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND DROVE 30 FEET WHILE STARTER IS TURNING OVER AND SMOKE WAS COMING INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN STOPPED AND ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE MAIN ROAD. LIGHTS WERE ON AND BATTERY WAS STILL WORKING. COULD NOT START CAR. POLICE WERE CALLED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING INOPERATIVE. TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE THEY RAN TESTS ON NEW STARTER AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. WAS TOLD ALL TESTS PASSED AND THE ORIGINAL WAS A BAD STARTER. ON MARCH 18, 2010 ENGINE WAS STARTING TO MAKE SIMILAR SOUNDS AND VEHICLE TRIED STARTING WITHOUT A KEY IN IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS, WAS TO PULL WIRE OFF THE BATTERY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED OCCASIONALLY THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PADS , FRONT AXLE, STRUTS, AND SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED. HOWEVER THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 3000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT HIS DRIVEWAY IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 3 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE IN THE SNOW AND CRASH INTO A VEHICLE IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 35,222.

VEHICLE: DODGE CALIBER SXT MODEL 2008 ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 3RD I WAS RETURNING FROM MEXICO STATE TO PUEBLA AROUND 3 PM, USING THE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR, SIMILAR TO WHEN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDS CLEANING. ABOUT 2 KM PRIOR TO GETTING TO PUEBLA TOLL, THE BRAKES DID NOT ANSWERED AT ALL, THE INSTRUMENT PANELS INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN BY USING THE MOTOR (L), UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY WITH THE HAND BRAKE. FORTUNATELY I HAD A GOOD SPACE WITH CARS PRECEDING AND AVOIDED ANY COLLISION BY ALSO USING THE ALERT LIGHTS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AS THE MANUAL STATES, AND HAVE NEVER DETECTED ANY PROBLEM RELATED BEFORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE FAIL WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER PROBLEM, AND THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE TO A MORE RECENT VERSION, STATING THAT WILL AVOID THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME, BUT "NOT TOO MANY...". THEN CHECKING NHTSA WEBPAGE FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT DEALERSHIP NEVER REPORT ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE FOG LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND SINCE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED A REMEDY WAS NOT PROVIDED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,591 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,501.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER SXT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURES TO HER LEGS, NECK, AND INTESTINES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED IN WRITING THAT THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,011. UPDATED 10/27/09.*LJ UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

I TOOK MY CALIBER IN FOR SOME WARRANTY WORK. THEY FOUND THE LEFT STRUT WAS BAD. THEY ORDERED THE PART. I WENT BACK IN THE NEXT WEEK FOR THE STRUT AND ALIGNMENT. WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING BACK FROM THE ALIGNMENT PLACE, THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MY CAR. THEY FIXED IT. I HAVE SINCE THEN BROUGHT IT BACK TO A ROAR IN THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE BAD. I ASKED IF IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE ALIGNMENT WAS OUT AND THEY SAID NO. I ASKED IF IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, AGAIN NO. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD ALIGN A CAR WITH BAD TIRES. THEY HAVE MADE NO DEAL FOR ME IN THIS MATTER. THE TIRES DID NOT GO BAD IN A MATTER OF A WEEK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE O2 SENSORS CONTINUE TO FAIL AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST TEN TIMES AND THEY KEEP REPLACING THE SENSORS EACH VISIT. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,438.

AFTER PURCHASING MY DODGE CALIBER IN FEBRUARY OR 2008 I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT CONSISTENTLY ACCURATE. IT TOOK A TOTAL OF 6 MONTHS FOR SCHAEFER AND STROHMINGER TO "FIX" IT. I CALLED THEM AFTERWARDS TO TELL THEM IT WAS BETTER BUT NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT AND THEY PUT ME OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL THE ENGINEER AND FOLLOW UP WITH ME. THAT NEVER HAPPENED EVEN AFTER THE CEO OF THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I MET THE LEMON LAW REQUIREMENTS. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN STARTING. I ALSO ASKED THEM ABOUT THAT PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING IT IN THE SHOP TWICE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT WORK. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I CALLED AHEAD TO TALK TO THE MECHANIC WHO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE HE'D HAD SEVERAL OTHERS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALREADY IN THE CALIBER. IT WAS THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY REPLACED IT. IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS NOW AND THE CAR HAS HESITATED WHILE STARTING 4 TIMES ALREADY. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A FAULT IN THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE UNIT THEY ARE USING. FINALLY, I'M TAKING IT BACK TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE WATER IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND WET CARPET BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND DO NOT PLAN ON BUYING FROM DODGE OR SCHAEFER AND STROHMINGER AGAIN. *TR

MY FRONT SEAT MAKES ANNOYING SQUEAKS WHEN TRAVELING ON ROAD IMPERFECTIONS, POT HOLES AND SPEED DUMPS AT ANY SPEED. I NOTICED THE SOUND WHEN MY CAR WAS IN THE MID 4,000 MILES. ALSO THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHEN I BRAKED IN REVERSE. MY CAR IS NOW 13,383 (SIX MONTHS LATE) AND I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THE SEAT STILL SQUEAKS. THEY TIGHTENED BOTH FRONT SEATS AND THE TRACKS. THEY ALSO REPLACED ONE OF THE TRACKS DURING ANOTHER VISIT. EACH TIME I TAKE MY CAR IN THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, BUT AS SOON I GO OVER THE SPEED BUMP WHILE EXITING THE DEALERSHIP, THE SEAT STILL SQUEAKS. I CALLED THE MANAGER FOR THE DEALERSHIP WHICH HE WAS THE ONE THAT HAD HELPED ME. HE IS ASKING FOR A SIXTH VISIT TO REPAIR THE SQUEAKING NOISE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M SURE THAT A SQUEAK MAY NOT BE A BIG DEAL BUT IF THERE IS A SOUND THEN THAT MEANS THERE IS FRICTION WHICH OVER TIME WILL CAUSE WEAR TO THE SEAT AND MAY CAUSE A FAILURE TO HOLD IF IN A COLLISION. LASTLY, WHEN IDLING AT RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS THE RHYTHM OF THE ENGINE RANDOMLY JERKS/BOGG AS IF IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO DIE OUT.*TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 DODGE CALIBER WITH 14,100 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES WEREN'T RIGHT FROM THE NIGHT I BROUGHT IT HOME. I CALLED AND COMPLAINED, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY PUT NEW BRAKES ON IT AND TO GIVE IT A FEW DAYS TO SEE IF IT WOULD GET BETTER. IT DID NOT, I STILL HAD A PULSING OR THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I ASKED ABOUT THE TIRES AND I WAS TOLD "THE TIRES PASSED INSPECTION". I TOOK MY CAR TO A FRIEND WHO ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES, AND WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD TIRE, IT WASN'T ROUND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE BAD TIRE THEN WENT ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT I DID, THEY WERE ANGRY AND SAID NOTHING WAS MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR AND AGAIN THE TIRES HAD PASSED INSPECTION. AFTER MUCH ARGUING THEY AGREED TO EITHER PUT ON 4 NEW TIRES AT HALF THE COST TO ME OR PUT ON ANOTHER USED TIRE. I CHOSE TO HAVE ANOTHER USED TIRE PUT ON. THE CAR NOW PULSES OR THUMPS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I DIDN'T GET 5 MILES UP THE ROAD AND IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT CALIBERS ARE KNOWN FOR "CHOPPING TIRES" AND IF I GOT NEW TIRES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ROTATED WITHOUT FAIL EVERY 6K MILES. I DIDN'T EVEN CALL THE DEALERSHIP BACK ABOUT THE NOISE. I SENT IN A FORM COMPLAINING THAT THE NOISE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THEY WERE HORRIBLE TO EVEN TALK TO, THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE 1/2 OFF THE TIRES WAS A ONE TIME OFFER. I LIKE MY CAR BUT I CAN'T STAND

DURING A RECENT TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, MY PARTNER AND I RENTED A DODGE CALIBER. WE BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT SYSTEMS. DURING OUR TRIP WE HAD MANY INSTANCES WHEN OUR SEAT BELTS WOULD COME UNBUCKLED. AFTER EXAMINING WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING WE FOUND THE PROBLEM. IF YOU JUST BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT WITHOUT LOOKING, LIKE MOST AMERICANS DO, YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT THE BUCKLE INTO THE PLASTIC LATCH HOUSING AND NOT THE LATCH ITSELF. IT FEELS VERY SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU CORRECTLY LATCH THE BELT. IT WILL ALSO HOLD IN THAT POSITION, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND COUSIN WERE IN THIS CAR SOME HOW LOST CONTROL ON A CLEAR DRY DAY AND ROLLED. THEY SAY THE BRAKES WERE NEVER APPLIED BUT I WONDER WHY NOT, MAYBE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE THREE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE COLLISION CENTER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,400.

I WAS TRAVELING TO A T INTERSECTION; I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND I WENT FROM ~55MPH TO 45MPH OVER THE COURSE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD OR SO. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP COMPLETELY BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. IT WAS THE 2008 CALIBER SRT4. THE SRT4 HAS A MASSIVE BRAKE KIT FROM THE CHARGER AND MAGNUM ON IT WHICH SHOULD HAVE MADE IT STOP RELATIVELY QUICKLY. I MASHED MY VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND AIRBAGS ON THE 2008 CALIBER SRT4. *TR