Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →
SUBFRAME - THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT WITH LARGE HOLES THROUGHOUT IT. APPARENTLY, IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. NOR, IS THIS DEFECT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND A RECALL HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED.
RUSTED OUT SUB-FRAME. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR, IT'S HAD ALL OF IT'S SERVICING DONE PRIOR AT DODGE DEALERS AND NO MENTION OF RUSTED OUT SUB-FRAME. WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING WHEN MY TIRE SEIZED THEN STARTED TO WOBBLE WHILE IN 45MPH TRAFFIC ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND PARK BEFORE GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT! IT'S NOW SITTING AT MY MECHANIC'S SHOP WAITING ON AN INVESTIGATION AND PRICING. THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE! THIS SUB-FRAME RUSTING OUT THIS QUICKLY IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE! I'M COLLECTING PICTURES AND STATEMENTS FROM MY MECHANIC AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND WILL CONTACT THE PRESS IF I HAVE TO!!
FRONT SUB FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SPLIT IN HALF. CAUSING STEERING ISSUE, SHAKING AND LOUD CLUNKING FROM DRIVERS SIDE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. ALSO....HAVING ISSUE WITH ETC, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL KICKS INTO LIMP MODE OFTEN WHILE DRIVING. CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS WHILE ON HWY OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS CAR IS NOW UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE BECAUSE NO RECALLS ARE LISTED. LOOKED ON SEVERAL BLOGS PLUS THIS SITE....SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. VERY SURPRISED AND DISSATISFIED THAT MORE IS NOT BEING DONE TO FIX KNOWN ISSUES.
WHEN THE CAR IS I'M MOTION OR STANDING THE VEHICLES ENGINE BEGINS TO RACE THE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS CHARGING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CARS SPEED DROPS BELOW 25MPH AND IF HEADLAMPS IF BEING USED THE FLICKER OFF AND ON . THE OIL WAS RECENTLY CHANGE BUT THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY.. HEADLAMPS THAT WERE REPLACED BLEW IN 2 MONTHS . THE CAR REPEATEDLY NEED TO BE JUMPED EVENTHOUGH NOTHING WAS LEFT RUNNING OR ON IN THE VEHICLE..
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON CAR WILL BOT DRIVE OFER 20 MPH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO JUST SHUT DOWN. SEEN MANY ISSUES WITH THE DAME THING AND IT IS BEING SAID IT IS TIPM. THEY DEALER HAS SAID THEY GO BAD REPEATEDLY DUE TO CORROSION BECAUSE OF A BAD DESIGN. IT IS CRAZY HAVING TO PAY 2000+ DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SAME PART MULTIPLE TIMES TO BE JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD OR INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SO DAT.
SEALED TAIL LIGHTS LEAKING WATER INSIDE , WON'T PASS STATE INSPECTION.
MY DODGE CALIBER 2011 IS JUNK. THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS SHOT, LITTLE OVER 115000. THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE WORKED ON ONLY REPLACED. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED TO A POINT I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. THEN THE CAR COULD NOT GO ABOVE 3000 RPM. READ IN MANY FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE YET DODGE WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. FUNNY THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN NISSAN CARS AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSIONS AND IS LOOKING FOR A FIX. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT AGAIN. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, DODGE WOULD BE GETTING A LAWSUIT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, MOISTURE LEAKED INTO THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILLER'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (48 KELLY ISLAND RD, MARTINSBURG, WV 25401, (304) 263-8821) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
I CAME TO VISIT MY SON FOR A SPRING BREAK IN WEST VIRGINIA AND I HAVE NOTICED/HEATED A VERY LOUD NOISE. I ASKED MY SON WHAT IS THAT LOUD NOISE? I MADE AN OCULAR INSPECTION UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND VERY ROTTEN CONDITION SUB-FRAMES. I IMMEDIATELY VERY WORRIED AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST CAR SERVICE REPAIR TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROTTEN SUB-FRAMES. I NOTICED THE CAR WAS VERY UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING TO THE SHOP EVEN AT A LOW SPEED. THE MECHANIC EMMEDIATELY CONCLUDED THAT THE SUB-FRAMED IS SO ROTTEN AND WORRIED IT WOULD COLLAPSE. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUB/FRAMES BE REPLACED. THE MECHANICS CALLED PART SUPPLIER TO ORDER NEEDED SUB-FRAME PARTS. THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD MY CAR HAS A RECALL FOR SUB-FRAMES AND SUGGESTED TO BRING MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DODGE SERVICE CENTER IN MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA. AGAIN IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING DRIVING THE CAR TO URSE FIDGE AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER. I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR HAS TWO RECALLS: S60 AND X69. I LEFT MY CAR ST DODGE SERVICE FOR NECESSARY REPAIR. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE CAR IS THE ENGINE LOSING POWER WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING TO WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. I WAS DRIVING AND FOLLOWING MY SON'S AND SUDDENLY HE DROVE HIS CAR ALONG THE SIDE ROAD. I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST RESTING BUT FOUND LATER WHEN ARRIVED ST THE UNIVERSITY THAT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ALONG I-68. THIS REALLY CONVENED ME ALSO BECAUSE IT IS LIFE THREATENING. THE THIRD ISSUE I EXPRIENCED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IS THE BRAKE. BREAK
TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION WAS INFORMED FRONT CROSS MEMBER COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, ALSO BOTH REAR UPPER LATERAL LINKS AND BOTH REAR TOE LINKS AND BOLTS ARE LOOSE AND WORN . MY CAR HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT COST FOR THIS REPAIR 1,360 DOLLARS . I AM ON LIMITED DISABILITY WHY DOESN'T AUTO MAKERS RECALL THIS, AS THEY DID THE OTHER YEARS? I AM TOLD IT IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL RESPONSIBLE AS I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND THE SALT DOES THIS. THEN WHY HAVEN'T THEY MADE THE PARTS TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE OR SHOULD SOUTHERN STATES JUST BUY THEM AND MANUFACTURES OFF SCOTT FREE . I CANNOT AFFORD THIS . ALSO MY OIL PAN IS RUSTING OUT BUT NOT LEAKING. AM I FORCED TO TRADE IN A DIFFERENT STYLE VEHICLE FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURE? LIKELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I HAVE A 2011 DODGE CALIBER AND IT JUST TURNED OVER 100,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING HOME FORM WORK AND STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND TOLD ME THE BEARINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION OUR GOING OUT. IT IS A 5 SPEED
I GOT MY OIL CHANGE DONE AT 67,000 MILES AND SINCE THEN MY CAR JERKS AND FEELS WEIRD WHEN I DRIVE IT. I'M WORRIED THAT IT MAY STALL ON ME WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY AND THAT'S DANGEROUS FOR MY KIDS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION AS IT'S MADE BY NISSAN AND NISSAN HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CVTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE PULLED IN WHATEVER DIRECTION THE TIRES TURNED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
ON MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FLASH A BUNCH OF LIGHTS. THEN SHUT OFF. MY RPM WENT UP AND THEN DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFELY THIS TIME. BUT IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER HAS SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIME I CAN START IT BACK UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK AND WHEN I DO GET RIDES I'M ALWAYS LATE. ON THE EDGE OF GETTING FIRED BECAUSE I NOT RELIABLE ANYMORE SINCE I CANT CONTROL WHEN I GET THERE. GOT IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP THE BRAIN WASNT WORKING FOR AWHILE ONCE THE BRAIN CONNECTED TO THERE COMPUTER HE,FIXED WHAT THEY WAS WRONG WIRES AND CLEANED UP THE ENGINE. IT STARTED SO HE ASSUMED IT WAS FIXED. BUT I DIDNT EVEN HAVE IT FOR MORE THEN A DAY AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. BUT THIS TIME LIGHTNING BOLT CAME ON. DID RESEARCH FOUND OUT IT WAS ETC ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. ALSO JUST LOOKING IT UP THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM VARIOUS SIGHTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I'VE SEEN ABOUT 1000 PLUS COMPLAINS. THIS DEFIANTLY IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR. RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. ALREADY PUT IN A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT FOR THE ISSUE NOT EVEN BEING FIXED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL YET. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR THAT MATTER MY RESEARCH HAS SAID NOT TO DRIVE AT A
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2011 CALIBER BACK FROM COLLEGE ON ST RT 14. AS SHE WENT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO OUR ROAD,THE TIRE ON DRIVER SIDE BUCKLED UNDER. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER BROKE.THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THE METAL HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY FROM DEFECTIVE METAL. WE WERE NEVER ISSUED A NOTICE OF THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS DEFECT. NO RECALL WAS ISSUED ONLY AN EXTENSION OF THE CARS WARRANTY, WHICH AGAIN WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE,TIRES WERE DESTROYED,FRONT CROSSMEMBER WAS REPLACED, FRONT AXLEAND REPLACED,LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM REPLACED,FLANGE HEAD AND SHAFT-AXLE HALF REPLACED. BECAUSE THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND NOT A RECALL,WE HAD TO PAY FOR MOST OF THE DAMAGE OUT OF POCKET.WHICH HAD WE KNOWN ABOUT PROBLEM WE WOULD HAVE HAD REPAIRED. UPON THIS HAPPENING WE HAVE NOTIFIED EVERYONE WE KNOW THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE. OF THE ONES THAT HAVE HAD THERE CARS INSPECTED ALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME METAL RUSTING IN DIFFERENT STAGES. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.HAD MY DAUGHTER BEEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT [70 MPH] AND THIS HAPPENED MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED! I AM NOW PUTTING DODGE AND YOU ON NOTICE OF THIS DEFECT, SO THAT IF JUST ONE PERSON GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS,THEY HAVE LEGAL RECOURSE.
AS I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70 TO 75 THE CAR SUDDENLY START LOOSING SPEED TO THE POINT I NEED TO PUT MY BLINK AND STOP IN THE SIDE OF THE ROOD, THEN I HAVE TO TURN IT OF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND START HEADING, THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. ON A TRIP OF A DISTANCE OF 90 MILES I HAVE TO DO THAT LIKE 3 TIMES. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME THAT ARE TRAVELING AT THAT SAME SPEED CAN COME AND CRASH BEHIND ME.
DODGE RECALL # S61/NHTSA 16V-668 MY AIR BAG STARTED COMOING ON AND OFF EACH TIME WITH A AUDIO WARNING, GOT A MAILER "URGENT SAFETY RECALL" "FREE" REPAIR. SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT ITH GLENDALE DODGE GLENDALE CA. SERVICE PERSON SAID HE HAD TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TO VERIFY RECALL ELIGIBILITY, REPIR WAS MADE. THEN I WAS PRESENTED WITH A $ 150.00 CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC (WHAT WAS FREE?) AND TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND WARNING WOULD CONTINUE, THAT WOU;D COST ME ANOTHER $ 712.00! THE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND THE WARNING IS SOUNDED. MY FREE RECALL HAS COST ME $ 150.00 AND TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WILL COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $ 712.00 . I HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE PRIOR TO WARNING LIGHT ALARM SOUNDING, SO WHY AREN'T BOT ITEMS PART OF THE RECALL? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
RE: RUSTED FRONT AND REAR CROSSMEMBER EXTENDED WARRANTY #23-012-14 T.S.B. 23-012-14 2011 DODGE CALIBER FALLS UNDER, AND QUALIFIES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBERS DUE TO RUST. HE DEALER HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE THE CROSSMSMBERS. HOWEVER, DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $211 TO REPLACE ADDITIONAL PARTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CROSSMEMBERS, DUE TO SAID PARTS BEING DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND RE-USE..
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED EVEN AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEYER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (200 RIDGEDALE AVE, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
MY CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO 2MPH WHEN ETC LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 5 TIMES A DAY AND I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER ----- RECEIVED TK HOLDINGS POSTCARD ---- CONTACT BROUGHT VEHICLE AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP KNOWS WORCESTOR DODGE - CALLED DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP GAVE CONTACT A CASE NUMBER -- CONTACTED ADAM AT DODGE AND HE IS NOT RESPONDING TO PHONE CALLS REGARDING AIRBAG RECALL...CONTACT REFUSED TO GIVE VIN NUMBER. CB
TAKATA RECALL 4 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED! DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR DECELERATES ON ITS OWN WITH NO WARNING. COULD BE FATAL PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY! INSTANTLY LOSE RPMS CAR GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" DOES NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH OR 2,000 RPM LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHTENING BOLT, TRACTION LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES THIS WOULD BE THE 4TH TIME AS MY CAR STILL SITS UNFIXED!! DODGE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A NON FACTORY ONE THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUE. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP NO-ONE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME INCLUDING AUBREY ALEXANDER LOCATED IN SHAMOKIN DAM, PA. NO-ONE STANDS BY THE VEHICLES THEY SELL ANYMORE. ITS A SHAME I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN, AND WORK HARD FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE, AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO THROW AWAY TO FIX THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS SO NOT FAIR. I WILL BE CONTACTING WNEP & ACTION NEWS IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED FOR ME. I LOST A JOB AND HAD TO TAKE LEAVE FROM COLLEGE DUE TO UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. FUNNY THE VERY FIRST THING I ASKED FOR WHEN I WALKED IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 YEARS AGO WAS A RELIABLE VEHICLE I DIDN'T EVEN CARE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. SUCH A SHAME THAT DODGE THEMSELVES WOULDN'T, AND COULDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED CERRITOS DODGE (LOCATED AT 18803 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703; 562-402-5335). THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON HOLD SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS NEVER ABLE TO ADDRESS THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN APRIL OF 2017. THE DEALER (FIVE STAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM MACON, 3068 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON, GA, 31210) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR, AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THEM WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CHRIS LEITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF WAKE FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA (919)-538-1833 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/26/17*LJ *JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V68000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (TENNESSEE VALLEY MOTORS IN AVON, NY) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 08/31/17 *BF *CN
WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2011, SINCE THEN EVERY SUMMER WHEN WE TRAVEL MORE THAN 30 MILES ON THE HWY WHEN ITS OVER 110 DEGREES OUT THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT GOES ON AND CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE (CVT TRANSMISSION). I HAVE BEEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS AND ADVISED THAT DODGE KNOWS AND THAT I AM TO PULL OVER AND LET IT COOL DOWN. WE LIVE IN LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ WHERE ITS OVER 110 DEGREE'S 3 OR MORE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. MY WIFE WAS COMING BACK FROM ROAD TRIP ON I-40 ON JUNE 21 AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULDN'T GO 10MPH. SHE HAD TO SIT ON SIDE ROAD FOR 30MIN FOR TRANS TO COOL BEFORE WOULD LET HER RESUME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE LEAVING MOTORISTS STUCK IN 110+ DEGREE WEATHER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY TOOK IT BACK INTO DODGE AND THEY DID FULL CHECK ON TRANS SAID ITS FINE. I EVEN HAD TRANS FLUSHED BEFORE THE TRIP. I UNDERSTAND NISSAN HAS SAME ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND YET BOTH COMPANY'S CONTINUE TO USE THESE TRANSMISSIONS KNOWING THE PROBLEM.
I'VE WAITED FOR 10 MONTHS FOR THEM TO MAKE THE REPAIR PART. AND THEY HAVE NOT. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT. HER IS THEIR MESSAGE TO ME: REMEDY: THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER MUST BE REPLACED. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (LARRY H MILLER CHRYSLER/JEEP/DODGE IN SURPRISE, ARIZONA) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALER IN MT DORA, FLORIDA WAS CONTACTED AT 352-735-3777 AND CONFIRMED THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JANUARY 26, 2016. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE A WEIRD NOISE CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, LIKE A CLINK. I WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG, THAT THE CAR WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO SELL AND ACCORDING TO THEM, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I SUFFERED A MINOR CRASH 3 WEEKS LATER ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE FRONT NEAR THE TIRE WITH MY FAMILY AND SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK, NOR AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN TIJUANA MEXICO I COULD NOT REPORT IT TO THE INSURANCE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH FRAME AS WELL, SO I FEEL I WAS RIPPED OFF BY THE DEALER FOR SELLING A CAR THAT HAD ISSUES IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND THE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS HAD BEEN CONSISTENT PRIOR TO THE ISSUING OF THE RECAL S-61.
1. IGNITION SWITCH SLIPS AND SHUTS CAR OFF WHEN TURNING OR WITH SLIGHTEST TOUCH SUCH AS MOMENTUM MADE WHEN TURNING BY ATTACHED KEYS OR LIGHT KNEE TAP. OCCURS ON ANY HIGHWAY DESIGN THAT WITH A MANEUVER CAUSES FORCE ON SWITCH. LOSS OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAYS OCCURS WHEN CAR THEN SHUTS OFF. HAS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASE. FOR EXAMPLE: WITH A LANYARD AND ADDITIONAL KEYS, WHEN TAKING AN EXIT OFF A HIGHWAY WITH A LOOP THE- CAR SHUTS OFF SUDDENLY AND SLOWS WITHOUT CONTROL OF STEERING AND FULL BRAKE POWER. (45 MPH ON HIGHWAY-30 MPH OFF-RAMP LOOP) SECOND EXAMPLE: BUMPED THE ATTACHED KEYS WITH KNEE (WHILE GOING OVER SPEED BUMP) AND CAR SHUT OFF. (25 MPH- 15 MPH) [SPEED BUMP AND KNEE CAUSES] WORST OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AT 55 MPH WITH A SLIGHT KNEE TAP TO KEYS ON A HIGH WAY. BEING A STICK SHIFT MODEL-COULD RESTART IN MOTION WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HAVE SINCE REMOVED ALL KEYS AND ONLY USE THE KEY BY ITSELF WHICH HAS GREATLY REDUCED THE OCCURRENCE, BUT A SAFETY CONCERN. NOTHING CLEARLY STATES THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF AND OBVIOUSLY, IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR OTHERS AS WELL AND WITH OTHER MODELS OF VEHICLE PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURE.
HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. EXAMPLE: LOW BEAM GOES OUT ( THOUGHT TO BE NORMAL CONDITIONS). REPLACED PROPERLY AND WORKED FOR A WHILE, BUT NOT LONG AFTER HARNESS MELTS. HARNESS IS THEN REPAIRED AND WORKS FOR A WHILE AGAIN BEFORE DEVELOPING ISSUES HIGH BEAMS. HARNESS REPAIR DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. TIPM MAY BE FAULTY IN DESIGN AND CAUSING ISSUES WITH WHAT WILL WORK IN THE CASE OF HEADLIGHTS WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
16V-668 SAFETY RECALL COMPLAINT THIS RECALL IS NOW 8 MONTHS OLD, AND THERE IS NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX ISSUE. HOW LONG IS AN ACCEPTABLE TIME TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ADDRESSED BY A MANUFACTURER. LIVES AND SAFETY ARE AT STAKE. COULD ANY ASSISTANCE BE PROVIDED, OR PRESSURE PLACED ON FCA TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS AND THE TAILLIGHT HOUSINGS HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SEALS WHICH ALLOW WATER TO ENTER. THE WATER BECAME DEEP ENOUGH TO CONTACT A HEADLIGHT BULB CAUSING THE BULB TO FAIL. THE WATER IN THE TAILLIGHT CRATES ENOUGH TO CONDENSATION TO GREATLY DIMINISH ITS VISIBILITY. AFTER CHECKING THE FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL SINCE SEPTEMBER 2016. IT IS NOW ALMOST MAY 2017, AND THE REMEDY IS STILL UNAVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. NOT ONLY HAVE I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT ACCEPT MY TRADE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE RECALL. I FEEL LIKE I AM STUCK IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND I WORRY EVERY TIME MY FAMILY AND I GET INTO MY CAR BECAUSE WE ARE NOT FULLY PROTECTED IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. PLEASE HELP!!!
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP MODE". REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE. HAPPENS WHEN ON CITY ROADS AND HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART ENGINE TO GAIN FULL CAPACITY OF VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS TWICE DAILY ON AVERAGE.
AFTER MAKING SLIGHT TURN (EITHER DIRECTION), AND HITTING SMALL BUMP. IE, TRANSITION BETWEEN HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREET. VEHICLE STALLS. LOOSE ALL STEERING AND EXCELLERATION. HAVE TO QUICKLY PUT INTO NUETRAL WHILE COASTING AND RESTART ENGINE. NO ACCIDENTS YET. MAYBE DODGE NEEDS A FEW MORE DEATHS ON THEIR HANDS TO CONSIDER FIXING THESE ISSUES. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER LAST 2 MONTHS.
INTERMITTENT RECURRING ELECTRICAL OUTAGE WHILE DRIVING. ALL CHIMES WILL SOUND AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THE POWER IS LOST, A DASH LIGHTS FLASH AND TURN OFF AND WE LOOSE THE INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, ETC....). EXPERIENCE LOSE OF POWER CAN BARELY GET IT PULLED OVER SAFELY. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPAIR EVEN WITH HAVING IT FOR 42 DAYS TIME BEFORE LAST. HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE 334 MILES SINCE DEALERSHIP DELIVERED CAR TO ME WHEN THEY DROVE 170 MILES AND COULD NOT GET IT TO REOCCUR IN AUGUST 2015. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT TO DEALERSHIP. TOTAL MILES PUT ON CAR SINCE PURCHASE JUNE 2013 IS 11394. CURRENT MILEAGE 38234
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
A VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR ON THE AIR BAG A DEFECT EXITS IN THE DODGE AIR BAG AS PRINTED BY FCA US
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ UPDATED 10/10/2017*JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE DEALER WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A PRINT OUT CONCERNING THE RECALL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ UPDATED 08/22/2017*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE THROTTLE BODY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ALSO REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH LOCATE A FAILURE CODE AT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *TR
FCA RECALL S61 CURRENTLY SHOWS AS INCOMPLETE BUT REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DODGE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE IN OCTOBER 2016. WHY ARE THEY NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS RECALL? *TR
RECEIVED NOTICE OF LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT IN A CRASH. REPAIRS MADE TO THE SUSPENSION, TYI-ROD TOTALING OVER $1000.00 IN REPAIRS AND LOSS OF A CAR SO COULD NOT MAKE IT TO WORK. THIS CAR IIS NOT SAFE AND I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT WITH THESE KNOWN RECALLS. I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE GIVEN A SAFE, COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT. WHY AM I ASKED TO PLACE MY LIFE AT RISK AS WELL AS ANY ONE THAT WOULD ACCOMPANY ME IN MY CAR? I AM REQUESTING A FULL REFUND OR A NEW CAR. WHILE MAKING A TURN ON A CIRCLE, I CAR COMPLETELY SPUN AROUND. A TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND I WAS LUCKY THAT TIME BUT WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE NEXT TIME???? *TR
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