2007 Dodge Caliber Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT. THIS CAR HAS 52000 MILES AT 7 YEARS OLD. MY CAR SITS IN A GARAGE AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE CAR AND FOUND THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACING TO THE POINT THAT THE TIRES COULDN'T GET BALANCED. I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN ON A CAR WITH 52000 MILES. *TR

THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER WITH ANY CONTROLLABILITY. UPON 2 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTIONS WE DISCOVERED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS SO WORN/LOOSE IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE I COULD EASILY HAVE LOST A TIRE. THE ENTIRE UNDERFRAME IS CORRODED AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON OR IT WOULD ALSO BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE. DODGE HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF 2007 CALIBER OWNERS WITH ALMOST IDENTICAL ISSUES TO MINE. HOPING NO ONE GETS HURT BEFORE THEY REALIZE WHAT A SERIOUS RISK THIS TYPE OF LOW QUALITY MANUFACTURING IS... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

DROVE HOME FROM WORK PARKED MY CAR NEXT MORNING IT WOULDN'T START. HAD BATTERY POWER AND CRANKED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY BUT WOULD NOT KICK OVER TO START. TOWED TO MECHANIC. HE SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, HE CLEANED THE SPARK PLUGS, WEATHER WARMED UP AND CAR WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, HE STATED I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED (THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY CAR TYPE) TWO DAYS LATER, DRIVING TO WORK ALL THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE STEERING FROZE, NOT ABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND PARK CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT NOW HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. GOT THE TIPM REPLACED FOR $700+. THAT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A HEADLIGHT. *TR

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

DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT MIDNIGHT, PARKED MY CAR WOKE UP IN THE MORNING AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T KICK OVER. HAD BATTERY POWER AND IT CRANKED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY BUT WOULD KICK OVER TO START. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TT

WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING IN SPITE OF THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION. THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2010 TO PREVENT A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT APPARENTLY THE SAME ISSUE THE RECALL WAS INTENDED TO PREVENT STILL EXISTS TODAY. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AT SPEEDS AROUND 25-40 MPH I KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE BENEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN I MADE TURNS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY LIFTED IT UP. TURNS OUT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION CARRIAGE WAS RUSTING AND ROTTING. THE CLICKING NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS RUSTY PIECES OF METAL RUBBING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE AC CONDENSATE LINE WAS DIRECTED TO THE SUBFRAME/UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CALIBER. THE WATER WAS POOLING AND CAUSING IT TO RUST. I'M GRATEFUL WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN WE DID INSTEAD OF HAVING THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE CAR FALL OUT FROM UNDER US WHEN WE WERE GOING AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE DODGE CALIBERS RIGHT AROUND 7 YEARS. WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT ALONG WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO FUNCTION AS I HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND TRAFFIC WAS AT A MINIMUM. THE CAR SPUTTERED SO BAD IT SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD AFTER I PULLED OVER. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AND LIMPED IT HOME. COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO DO MORE THAN 10MPH. USED MY FLASHERS THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TPIM MALFUNCTION, AFFECTING HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTING. *TR

IR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2013. NEW A/C COMPRESSOR INSTALLED, BUT A/C CLUTCH FELL OFF FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE COMPRESSOR FAILURE, (WHICH ONE WAS NOT REFERENCED) THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE A/C COOLANT LINES AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SERVICE ADVISER STATED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND THAT I WILL BE UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE DEFROST DUE TO THIS AND IT IS THE SNOWIEST TIME OF THE YEAR. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE, AS VEHICLE AND PART ARE NOW BOTH OUT OF WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT PART ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD TO ENGAGE EITHER DEFROST OR A/C IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE REPLACEMENT FAILED AND THE CLUTCH BROKE OFF. USING THE DEFROST COULD RESULT IN THE UNIT OVERHEATING, CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE OR OTHER FAILURE.

I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD IN MAY OF 2012. AFTER I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN MARCH 2014, I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS GOING CRAZY! SHE WAS IN THE NICU AND I HAD TO GO SEE HER AS OFTEN AS I COULD, WHICH THESE PROBLEMS PROLONGED HER STAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START....BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, SO THAT WASN'T IT... THEN MY HAZARDS, GAUGES (EXCEPT GAS GAUGE) AND A BUNCH OF LIGHTS ALL FLASHED AND IT DINGED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, GET TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ( I AM DISABLED) OR GET MY DAUGHTER TO HER APPOINTMENTS. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE BURDEN ON ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I WISH I NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR, AND I WILL NEVER BUY FROM THEM AGAIN. EVER.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 55 BACK TO PEORIA,IL . CAR INTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS FLASHING AND SURGING. SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. CAR DIED, LUCKY GOT TO SHOULDER OF FREEWAY. HAD IT TOWED FROM PONTIAC, IL. TO FIRESTONE IN PEORIA,IL. *TR DIAGNOSIS, HOLE IN A/C COMPRESSOR (POSSIBLE PISTONS BLEW THROUGH CASING), SHORTED STARTER, FRIED BATTERY

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO GET IT REPLACED. IT WAS NOT THE LIGHTBULB. THEY GOT IT FIXED, BUT SAID THE TIPM MAY BE FAULTY AND IT WILL NEED REPLACED IF HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN. A DAY LATER, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

DRIVING AT 35 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND LIGHTNING SYMBOL APPEARED ON DASH. DROVE IT HOME ON SIDE STREETS AT VERY LOW SPEED (WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10-15 MPH) PUT A CODE READER ON THE CAR AND CAME UP WITH CODE P2119. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY. *TR

MARCH 12, 2014 MY MILEAGE WAS 56700 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD BOTH FAILED. THE LAST ISSUE I HAD WITH STEERING & SUSPENSION WAS IN MARCH 2012. MY MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE DIAGNOSIS BY THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WAS 34,898 AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS TO THE NHTSA/ FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGARDING BOTH THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS OF THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS ARE KNOWN TO DODGE TO BE COMMON FAILING PARTS ON THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHEN I REPLACED THE TIE ROD ON 2012 I DID NOTIFY DODGE DIRECTLY, MY VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT THAT TIME AND DODGE CLOSED MY CASE AND I WAS BRUSHED OFF. DODGE STOPPED REPLYING TO MY EMAILS AND WOULD NOT RETURN MY VOICEMAILS. I HAVE FOUND NO FATALITIES IN MY RESEARCH SO FAR, BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE DESIGN. HOW MANY REPORTS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS LAUNCHED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

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.

I WAS TOLD BY MEINEKE THAT MY ENGINE'S SUBFRAME WAS SO CORRODED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A CAR THIS YOUNG TO HAVE A CORRODED SUBFRAME. I LEARNED FROM ONLINE RESEARCH THAT CORRODED SUBFRAMES ARE A FREQUENT COMPLAINT WITH DODGE CALIBERS, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THERE WAS NO RECALL. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE SUBFRAME AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,000. *TR

HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT, AFTER CHECKING THE BULB AND FOUND IT GOOD. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND I NEED TO INVEST $1200.00 TO REPLACE THE TIPM. HEAD LIGHTS ARE A REQUIRED SERVICE ON ANY AUTOMOBILE TO DRIVE ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY. WHEN IS DODGE GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL AND SOLUTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANY LOSS OF LIFE IS INCURRED. BY THEIR KNOWING THIS PROBLEM EXISTS THEY ARE OPEN A LARGE LAW SUIT WHEN AN INJURY OCCURS. *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.

UPON HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE, THE SUBFRAME BROKE CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. THE TIRES NOW GO TWO SEPARATE DIRECTIONS. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY DISCOVERED THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR LEAKING DIRECTLY ONTO THE SUBFRAME. WHEN HAVING OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTER FROM STATE FARM OUT TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I THEN CONTACTED DODGE WHO STATED THAT THE PERFORATION FOR RUSTING WAS 100,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH THE INCIDENT ON THE VEHICLE WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER HAPPENED ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS EXCEEDING THE 100,000 MILES BY ONLY 10,000 MILES - WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT'S GOING TO COST OVER $1,100 TO FIX DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THIS INCIDENT COULD'VE RESULTED IN A FATALITY. DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

CAR WILL RANDOMLY START SHAKING LIKE THERE IS BARELY ANY POWER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR TWICE. NUMEROUS THROTTLE ISSUES THAT NUMEROUS AUTO SERVICE SHOPS WERE NOT ABLE TO FULLY TAKE CARE OF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, LIGHTLY AND NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE INAPPROPRIATELY AND KIND OF JERK FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND SEEM TO GLIDE INTO THE TURN AND THEN JERK FORWARD. THESE THROTTLE ISSUES WERE NEVER FULLY EXPLAINED OR FIXED. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR DASH STARTED FLASHING A RED ELECTRICAL BOLT AND THE CAR WOULD SHUTTER AND SHAKE AND LOSE ALL POWER. INITIALLY, WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS ABLE TO JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD FUNCTION FOR A WHILE. ALSO, IF THE CAR WAS IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT OR PARKED THE ELECTRICAL BOLT WOULD FLASH AND THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE CLUSTER CONSTANTLY TURNS OFF AND ON AND BEEPS WHILE THE CAR IS SHAKING. *TR

WENT TO GET CAR INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC FOUND OUR CROSSMEMBER FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. IT IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD AND HAS 63000 MILES, UNHEARD OF. NEXT STEP CONTACT DODGE SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP US GET THIS REPAIRED, RIGHT NOW CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON I-10 AND THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN DESPITE MY FOOT STILL BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COASTED TO THE MEDIAN, AND WAITED FOR 3-4 MINUTES, (MOSTLY TO CATCH MY BREATH AS I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT RUN OVER BY SEMI'S) I RESTARTED THE MPH WAS THE NORM) I HAD TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CONTROL BOARD FOR THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND OWNERS OF A DODGE CALIBER IF IT IS A COMMON DEFECT. 07DODCALIBER/PC684 DODGE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET MY ALIGNMENT DONE. WHILE ON THE RACK THE MECHANIC BROUGHT ME IN TO SHOW ME THE MASSIVE HOLE IN MY SUBFRAME. THE CAR IS A 2007 WITH ONLY 97,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

NOTICED RUSTED SUBFRAME WITH BIG HOLE. WE KNEW IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO PARTICULAR REASON FOR THE EROSION OTHER THAN THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. VEHICLE IS ONLY 6-7 YEARS OLD. THIS TYPE OF EROSION IS USUALLY ONLY SEEN ON OLD VINTAGE VEHICLES. A FEW DAYS AGO, WE RAN OVER A HIDDEN POT HOLE AND THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY BROKEN APART. NOW CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR WAS POORLY DESIGNED IN THIS AREA. THE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THE SUBFRAME TO REPLACE AND INSTALL A REROUTING PIECE FOR THE AC TO DRIP ON AND BYPASS DRIPPING ON THE FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM FAILED AND DAYS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,621 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,851.

UPON DRIVING A LOUD METAL TO METAL CLUNK BEGAN. OWNER LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY PROBLEM. NOISE WAS SO DISTINCT THAT VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN TO OUR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE STARTED TO GO OUT ON A ROAD TEST TO TRY TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO HIS GARAGE. HE FOUND ONE SWAY BAR LINK WAS UNATTACHED AT LOWER END. HE THEN USED A MIRROR TO VIEW THE TOP SIDE OF THE SUB FRAME AND FOUND IT WAS ROTTED OUT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE SUBFRAME A FIST SIZED HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE TOP OF THE SUBFRAME AND THERE WERE ALSO CRACKS RADIATING BACK THROUGH MORE OF THE FRAME. LOOKING AT THE REMOVED ITEM, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE DEGRADATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT HITTING A BAD ENOUGH BUMP OR HOLE COULD VERY POSSIBLY CAUSE LOSS OF INTEGRITY IN THE SUSPENSION, STEERING OR ENGINE MOUNTING. ALL IN ALL, THIS SITUATION LOOKED EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. AND CONSIDERING THAT A VISUAL INSPECTION FROM UNDERNEATH, AS DURING AN OIL CHANGE, ONE OF WHICH HAD BEEN PERFORMED RECENTLY, DID NOT SHOW THE DAMAGE, I WOULD SAY THIS IS A VERY BAD SITUATION. IN RESEARCHING THIS CONDITION ONLINE, IT SOUNDS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR CONDITION DRIPPING COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CASES TO BE SEEN. I FEEL THAT WE ARE VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NO MAJOR INCIDENT DUE TO THIS CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE, WHILE A 2007 HAS AN IN SERVICE DATE OF FEBRUARY 2008. I HOPE YOU WILL FIND THIS SITUATION SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REVIEW, AND I HAVE TAKEN A SERIES OF PICTURES WHICH WILL HELP TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REVIEWING THIS FOR US. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND BOTH BULBS ARE KNOWN GOOD. ITS THE TIPM TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT'S THE CULPRIT AND IT COSTS $900.00 TO REPLACE. I'M DEMANDING A TOTAL RECALL ON ALL DODGE CALIBERS. *TR

ALL FOUR TURNING SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS STOPPED WORKING. TIPM ERROR.

VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP ALONG THE ROAD. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT TO INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP AND CONNECTIONS. BOTH THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP AND IT'S PLASTIC CONNECTION WAS MELTED FROM AN ELECTRICAL MELT DOWN, JUST MILLIMETERS FROM THE FULL GAS TANK. THIS COULD'VE RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION AND FATALITY. APPARENTLY FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE THIS IS QUITE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE A CORRODED ENGINE CRADLE AND A BROKEN SWAY BAR BRACKET. THE CAR WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY THE SERVICING CENTER, AND I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $731 TO REPAIR IT. AT THE TIME OF THE DIAGNOSIS, THE CAR WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD WITH 75,825 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, AND I EXPLAINED THAT I FOUND IT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE HAD RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTED THE SERVICE CENTER TO VERIFY THE DIAGNOSIS AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD TOLD ME THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF IT'S 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND I "DIDN'T FIT THE PARAMETERS" FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HELP ME. AN ENGINE CRADLE THAT HAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AFTER JUST 75,000 MILES IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND, IN MY OPINION, ALSO INDICATIVE OF A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT, YET BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE THE ONLY FUNCTIONAL LIGHTS WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THIS FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT A T.I.M.P. PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,055. VF

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD MAKE CREAKING NOISES UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AND FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE OWNER'S REGULAR REPAIR SHOP FOR STATE INSPECTION AND REPORT THE CREAKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, FRONT END AREA. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE CREAKING NOISE AS A RUSTED OUT ENGINE CARRIER AND ALSO A WORN OUT RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THIS AUTOMOBILE MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SAME CONDITION. THE ENGINE CRADLE AND RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ARE VITAL COMPONENTS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. BEING THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE MAJOR REPAIR, THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD DESIGN AND IMPROVE THESE COMPONENTS TO RESIST RUST AND WEAR AND LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE CARRIER RUST PROBLEM AND RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL.

THE HINGES FAIL ON DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT GETS STUCK WIDE OPEN IF FORCE SHUT CAUSE YOU HAVE NO TOOLS TO PRY BOTTOM HINGE BACK IN PLACE IT CAUSES A HUGE DENT IN FRONT FENDER... THERE ARE A HUGE AMOUNT OF OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE SO I THINK IT'S A BIG FLAW! I HAVE SINCE REPLACED MINE WITH USED ONE'S AND DO EXPECT TO HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HINGES... IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOUR DOOR IT WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY IF YOU MANAGE TO GET IT TO CLOSING POINT BECAUSE THE DOOR LATCH WILL NO LONGER LINE UP PROPERLY... SAFETY ISSUES MY DOOR OPENED ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD ON MY WAY HOME WITH IT GOING AROUND A CORNER...THANK GOD I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON... SOME LINKS TO MORE COMPLAINTS..HTTP://DODGEFORUM.COM/FORUM/DODGE-CALIBER/284660-DOOR-HINGE-PROBLEM.HTML HTTP://ANSWERS.YAHOO.COM/QUESTION/INDEX?QID=20091111084343AAIHADT HTTP://CALIBERFORUMZ.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=35636HTTP://WWW.QFAK.COM/CARS_TRANSPORTATION/MAINTENANCE_REPAIR/?ID=208841#.UXJ4H38O4V4 AND MANY MORE.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD FUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

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

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER WAS TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAIN SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 76,150 MILES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND MENTIONED IT. CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE COST ASSISTANCE IF I HAD THE WORK DONE AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN APART AND ON THE LIFT AT MY PREFERRED MECHANIC. I HAD MY MECHANIC PROVIDE THE SERVICE. I DID RECEIVE A QUOTE FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IT WOULD HAVE COST ME $ 850.00. MY MECHANIC DID THE SERVICE FOR $ 650.00. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED PAYMENT. THIS SUBFRAME COMPONENTS IS RUSTED THROUGH IN THREE LOCATIONS. AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS, THIS DOESN'T SEEM ACCEPTABLE ON A MAJOR FRONT END COMPONENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON LOW BEAM WILL NOT COME ON HIGH BEAM WORKS,REPLACED BULB TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS NOT. SEEMS A LOT OF OTHER CALIBER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM! WHY WONT THEY RECALL THE FAULTY INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE FOR THIS VEHICLE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE VALVE STEM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF THE TIRE VALVE STEMS HAD CORRODED AND BROKE OFF, AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO GO FLAT.

AT 47,000 MILES HAD A 800.00 REPAIR TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BOTH SIDES. ALSO REPLACED THE OUTER TIE RODS AND NEW TIRES, FRONT END ALIGNMENT. JUST UNDER 2 YEARS SINCE THIS WAS DONE ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING INCIDENT WITH THE SUSPENSION, WHEELS SHIMMING AT 40MPH. CALLED CHRYSLER, AND THEY STATED NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC THAT CHECKED THE TIRES SAID HIS WIFE HAD HER VEHICLE RECALLED FOR SIMILAR BREAKDOWNS. MY POINT ALL OF THIS STARTED AT 47,000 MILES. IF MY TIRE RODS BREAK OR SOME OTHER INCIDENT WITH THE SUSPENSION I COULD HAVE A MAJOR OR FATAL ACCIDENT IF I LOSE CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. -SUSPENSION ON THESE VEHICLES IS VERY UNSAFE AS IS THE CHRYSLER NEON. NEED VERIFICATION ALSO IF THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL ON THIS, MEANING THEY ONLY PAID WHEN ASKED. THEY ADMITTED THE PROBLEM ON THE FIRST INCIDENT AND PAID 400.00 AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE. THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION IS JUST PLAIN SLOPPY ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT. *TR

CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHILE ACCELERATING DURING REGULAR DRIVING. HAD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSE NOISE. WAS ADVISED GEAR INSIDE TRANSMISSION 'BROKEN' TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, CANNOT BE FIXED. CALIBER HAS CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD WIDESPREAD/KNOWN ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD AT LEAST LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR LOAN WHEN THE CAR US PURCHASED FAIRLY NEW. DODGE REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT IS DOCUMENTED ALL OVER INTERNET INCLUDING YOUTUBE . IF OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE ASSISTING IN REPAIRING/REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS, WHY CAN'T DODGE. I AM ALSO INTERESTED TO KNOW OF ANY CLASS ACTION SUITS TO JOIN BASED ON OTHER KNOWN ISSUES, SOME I HAVE FIXED, SOME I HOPE I CAN GET RID OF THE CAR BEFORE I ENCOUNTER. DODGE MARKETED THIS CAR KNOWING OF THE FAULTY ISSUES...ISN'T THAT CRIMINAL? *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY PASSENGER LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, SO I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW HEADLIGHT, UPON INSTALLING IT, IT STILL DIDN'T WORK, BUT THE HIGH BEAM DID. TOOK IT TO DODGE TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIGURE IT OUT AND WAS TOLD IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CALIBERS AND CERTAIN JEEPS, THE TIPM WENT BAD ON IT AND IT WOULD BE ALMOST $1000 TO REPAIR IT, FOR A KNOWN ISSUE THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT BUT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED! 2 WEEKS LATER, MY HIGHBEAM EVEN WENT OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SO NOW THE CAR IS SITTING PARKED, UNABLE TO DRIVE WITH IMPROPER LIGHTING & TIPM PROBLEMS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE DARK BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH HIGH BEAMS ONLY. HAVE FOUND OUT LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CALIBER OWNERS THAT MY TIPM NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND THAT ALL THE WIRING NEEDS CHECKED FOR CORROSION AS WELL. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE DODGE CALIBER AND THERE IS NO RECALL. SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY LEFT ON MY VEHICLE I WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS ON MY OWN IF I CHOOSE TO FIX IT. SINCE I DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK AND AM HAVING HEALTH ISSUES THAT REQUIRE ME TO TRAVEL TO THE DOCTOR FREQUENTLY, I WILL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO LOW BEAM AND I CAN'T ADJUST MY WORK SCHEDULE TO BE ABLE TO ONLY DRIVE IN THE DAY LIGHT. I WAS WONDERING HOW I WAS GOING TO AFFORD TO HAVE ANY CHRISTMAS FOR MY FAMILY BEFORE THIS DUE TO HAVING SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES AND NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR A PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON TOP OF THAT. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PEDAL BROKE OFF FROM THE FIREWALL AND FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT THE CAR IS USELESS WITHOUT A PEDAL. *TR

WE'VE BEEN TOLD WE NEED A FUSE BOX AT A COST OF $1025. I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER FIXING THIS? WE'RE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS. *TR