2007 Dodge Caliber Complaint Log

BALL JOINTS ARE FAILING ON THESE CARS. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 50,000 AND AGAIN AT 100,000. I DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES THEREFORE THESE SHOULD RARELY GO OUT. DODGE DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $1000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PART WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I AM VERY SAD TO REPORT THAT MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER THAT I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE WITH EVER, WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT, THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT IS SO BAD THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THE DEALER, SO I BROUGHT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. STILL GOING TO COST $500 TO FIX ONE STUPID LITTLE PART THAT LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *LN

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THEN, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, ALL POWER IS LOST IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAS ABOUT 30 FEET TO GET SAFE AND STOP. AT THIS POINT, IF YOU WAIT ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND RESTART THE CAR, IT IS DRIVEABLE. THIS HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY AND WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING A REAL ROAD HAZARD. CHRYSLER IS UNABLE, OR UNWILLING, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND THE REPAIRS SUGGESTED DON'T APPEAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN FEB 2006. IT BARELY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND YET HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT BALL BEARINGS AND TIE RODS REPLACED. INTERNET SITES AND NHTSA LIST VOLUMES OF COMPLAINTS WITH VEHICLES WITH LOW MILEAGE AND THE TIE RODS AND BALL BEARING FAILURES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THE COMPANY IS FORCED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS? THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE FIX AND IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN!!! *TR

PREMATURE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. PARTS ARE PLASTIC AND CANNOT BE MAINTAINED. WHEELS TRAVEL AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL. ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT WHEN PASSING. CAR JUMPED TO ONE SIDE (PULLED SEVERELY). THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. CHECK ALL THE WEBSITES OUT THERE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SOME CARS IT IS FAILING AS EARLY AS 18,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DRIVEN ONLY SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THAT RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. 1.) THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR. 2.) THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE VOLUME AND CHANGING THE CHANNELS HAVE NEVER WORKED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP 14 TIMES AND THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. 3.) FIRST BRAKE FAILURE WAS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND WAS DUE TO THE BOOSTER CYLINDER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. OURISMAN DODGE PUT ME INTO A RENTAL CAR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. 4.) CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND COULD ALSO BE A REASON WHY THE CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT 5.) TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE CAR HAS ALREADY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO UPSHIFT WHILE DRIVING AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE USED. 6.) COMPUTER ISSUES, WHEN MY BATTERY DIED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER WENT OUT AND $300 LATER HAD TO BE RELOADED AND FIXED 7.) THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS ALREADY FAILED ON THE CAR 8.) I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT GO ON 3 TIMES WITH DIFFERENT SENSORS FAILING NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. 9.) THE CONTROL ARM AND SUSPENSION HAS CURRENTLY FAILED AND NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR AROUND $2000. 10.) EVERYTHING LEAKS AND RETAINS WATER. THE BACK LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR THIS ISSUE 3 TIMES. THE DOORS ALSO FILL GALLONS AND GALLONS OF WATER WHICH WILL TAKE 5 TO 10 MINUTES TO DRAIN SOMETIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THAT ISSUE 2 TIMES AND NEVER REPAIRED. 11.) MANY SEALS HAVE ROTTED IN THE CAR CAUSING LEAKS AND OTHER ISSUES TO OCCUR. 12.) SECOND BRAKE FAILURE, THIS LED TO A 3 CAR ACCIDENT AND THE TOTALING OF MULTIPLE CARS. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK AND THEN WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON DURING THIS BRAKING ATTEMPT. THE CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR GOING 51 MPH. DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED TO INVESTIGATE AND THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME AT THIS TIME. THEY WERE CONTACTED ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED BUT BECAME UNLATCHED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER DODGE AND HERS IS A DIFFERENT MODEL..

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT HAVING BALL JOINT/TIE ROD/CONTROL ARM FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS WOULD BE $1000.00. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS UPON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN APRIL 07. TODAY, WHILE REPLACING THE TIRES FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS TO FALL OFF OR CREATE A SITUATION OF UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR. LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR ITEMS, THEY ARE STEERING COMPONENTS THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN A SET OF TIRES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET BY GOOGLING DODGE CALIBER + BALL JOINTS, I FOUND MANY OTHER CALIBER OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY UNSAFE ISSUE. TOYOTA WAS SUBJECTED TO GOVERNMENT HEARINGS, MADE MAJOR NEWS HEADLINES AND FINED HEAVILY DUE TO THROTTLE STICKING. DRIVERS HAD THE ABILITY TO REACT BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR SHUTTING OFF THE CAR BUT WITH THIS STEERING ISSUE, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE AUTOMOBILE AT ALL. MY RESEARCH SHOWS CHRYSLER HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS ISSUE, RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS YOU CAN ONLY GET REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY FROM AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALER AND WHEN YOU PAY CHRYSLER TO FIX IT, THEY ARE USING THE SAME REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE CAR MUST BE JACKED UP AND TIRES REMOVED TO EVALUATE THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS FAIL SO BADLY IT DESTROYS THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS THEY ARE MOUNTED IN. THIS CANNOT BE CHECKED ANY OTHER WAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD WITH THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. THESE ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME. THERE MUST BE A RECALL ON THE UNSAFE STEERING ISSUE.

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT CATEGORY AS FAR AS THE ELEC.SABILITY CONTROL THE MANUAL REFERS TO IT AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 DODGE CALIBERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN/VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL AS MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM THINKING THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO TO NOTIFY BECAUSE IF THEY DID YOU WOULD HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME. MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS CAUSED ME PROBLEMS AND UNSAFE MOMENTS FOR SOMETIME NOW. THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES START WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON RIGHT OFF THE BAT OTHER TIMES YOU COULD BE CRUISING OVER A BRIDGE AND IT WILL COME ON AND DECIDE TO GO 2 MPH IF EVEN THAT. I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY GRANDBABY WHERE WE WERE TURNING LEFT ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DECIDED TO GO 1-2 MPH IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS OUT THERE FAR ENOUGH FOR US TO GET ACROSS. I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR SINCE. I STILL HAVE A CAR PAYMENT AND INSURANCE PAYMENT BUT CANNOT USE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE PEOPLE ON LINE AND THERE IS QUIET A FEW THAT HAS HAD SEVERAL SCARY SITUATION LIKE MYSELF. THERE HAS BEEN ONES WHO HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.......THEN BACK OUT ON THE ROAD THEY GO AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. ONE OF THESE TIMES SOMEONE WILL BE CROSSING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND COULD GET IN A BAD WRECK AND DIE? WE NEED YOUR HELP???? *KB

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER STALLS OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT HAS 50,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND I PURCHASED IT USED LAST SEPT 2009. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN. THE DASHBOARD WARNING SIGNAL WOULD COME ON SIGNIFYING "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT USUALLY IN THE FIRST 15MINS OF DRIVING. USUALLY I AM AT A STOP AND THEN WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE , THE CAR DIES. IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT, BECAUSE I LOSE POWER, I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW SO THAT THEIR MECHANICS CAN LOOK IT OVER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER AT 800-853-1403 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS A PROBLEM/TREND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY TAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BEFORE INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED PIECE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT FAILURE TO BE THE SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT NOT YET REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 67,000.

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RANDOMLY DISARMS AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT COMES UNDONE OFTEN. SOMETIME TAKES 2-3 TIMES OF TRYING TO FASTEN SEAT BELT TO GET IT TO SECURE. CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO GONE OUT. LOVE MY CAR, BUT NOT HAPPY WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS POPPING UP. IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT LEAKS WATER INTO THE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR BOARDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVER IT RAINS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND MY DEALER WILL NOT OR CANNOT FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 28 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR HUB BEARING, BECAUSE IT WAS WORN OUT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT BOTH THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN OUT AS WELL WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR BECAUSE OF THE REAR HUB FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V196000 (WHEELS: CAPS/COVER/HUB) WAS RELATED AND COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,250.

I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE REPLACED AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES, TIE ROD ENDS, BALL JOINTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. NOW ONLY 1.5 YEARS LATER (AT 53,000 MILES) ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS IS BAD AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE WHY ALL OF THESE PARTS HAVE SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE BUT FROM DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO OTHER CALIBER OWNERS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. EVENTUALLY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT DRIVING ONE OF THESE THINGS WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER PEOPLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY OF COURSE DON'T WANT TO ADMIT ANY FAULT AND INSTEAD IMPLY THAT YOU MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM YOURSELF DUE TO YOUR DRIVING HABITS. *TR

I HAD MY CAR IN WITH ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE WAS LEAKING. WHILE THEY HAD IT ON THE HOIST, THEY TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE TIE RODS. I ONLY HAVE 36,000. MILES ON MY CAR AND IT IS A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS OLD. I AM TRYING TO GET WITH THEIR PAYING FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE $700. REPAIR AND COST OF NEW TIRES. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, BOTH THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THE FUSE BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT IS EXTREMELY HARD ON ITS SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS. I WAS TOLD IT IS NORMAL FOR THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS TO ALMOST FALL OFF AFTER 50K MILES. THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE IN THEIR OPINION IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. LOOKING AT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE I THINK DODGE SHOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 KM, I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT BECAUSE I HIT SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT OF BEEN MY BRAKES, BUT LATER THAT WEEK I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY LOOKED AT THE FRONT END FOR ME AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT ON MY OWN AS I AM A SINGLE MOM AND IN SCHOOL AS A FULL TIME STUDENT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 76000KM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR CHRYSLER TO BE SELLING VEHICLES WITH THESE KIND OF PARTS ..EVERY FORUM I HAVE BEEN ON FOR THE 2007 DODGE CALIBERS THESE ARE THE MAIN PARTS TO BE REPLACED. I EVEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND THEY TOLD ME, YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENTS DONE FOR THESE PARTS. JUST AS WELL IF I HAD OF BOUGHT A TOYOTA, AT LEAST THEY OWNED UP TO THERE MISTAKES ON THE PARTS ETC..CHRYSLER IS MAKING A KILLING ON SALES OF THESE PARTS...WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BUY A DODGE CALIBER......MY LESSON IS WELL LEARNED..FIRST TIME I EVER HAD A DODGE AND IT IS MY LAST TIME..IF THE [XXX] THING DON'T KILL ME FIRST..OR IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR CHRYSLER TO WAKE UP AND DO A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. WELL I AM GIVING SOME NEWS REPORTER A CALL AND BROADCAST THIS ACROSS THE NATION..SEE WHAT HAPPENS THEN TO CHRYSLERS IMAGE....DISGUSTED....ALMOST TWO 2000.00 PLUS IT WILL COST ME, NOT TO MENTION THE WEAR ON MY TIRES AND THERE IS MORE MONEY....COULD OF BEEN AN ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

3 YEAR OLD 2007 DODGE CALIBER. FLAT TIRE ON HIGHWAY, WHEN NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED FOLLOWING MORNING TIRE TECH. SHOWED ME WHY MY TIRE HAD A HUGE HOLE WORN ON THE SIDE. RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS SO BADLY DAMAGED THEY SUGGESTED I DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. UNTIL FLAT TIRE NOT ONE ISSUE WITH CAR. NO VIBRATION, PULLING OR ANYTHING TO LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THERE WAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY SUSPENSION. WHAT A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER ESTIMATE REPAIRS AT OVER $1032.00 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES DRIVEN, WHAT A SHAME THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. RESEARCH ONLINE LEAD ME TO FIND 15 OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH SAME DODGE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING HOT WATER FROM THE FLOOR OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,470.

HAD TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED BY THE DEALER 4 MONTHS AGO. NOW, 4 MONTHS LATER, THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS OR STEERING GEAR TO BE REPLACED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. DEALER SAID THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SAME THING THEY SAID 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. WHY WASN'T THE CONTROL ARM ISSUE NOTICED WHEN I HAD THE TIE RODS REPLACED? I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THIS IS NOT SOME FREAK ACCIDENT. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER. IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS, WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING LOOKED INTO A LITTLE MORE CAREFULLY? IF THEY WANT TO STAY IN BUSINESS MUCH LONGER THEY SHOULD BE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT HAVING BALL JOINT/TIE ROD/CONTROL ARM FAILURE AT 53,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS AT 1000.00 EXPENSIVE. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BALL JOINT FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES. WORE OUT TIRES . REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND TIRES. *TR

I HAVE 2007 CALIBER. I RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ABOUT ACCELERATOR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO LOCAL DEALER THE PAPERWORK STATED THEY REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING WITH THE TEMP. IT IS NOW A MONTH LATER. CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. A FEW DAYS AGO I GO TO START MY CAR UP AND THE RPMS RAN UP TO 4 AND STAYED THERE WITHOUT GOING DOWN. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN. IT STAYED LIKE THIS UNTIL I HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF. CALLED DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME TO NOT TRY TO DRIVE AND HAVE CAR TOWED TO THEM. SPOKE WITH HEAD OF SERVICE AND HE STATED THAT THIS IN NO WAY IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR A DAY NOW AND STILL NO VERDICT. I HAVE APPROX. 62,000 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. IN EARLY 2009 I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT THE RIGHT LOWER BALLJOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. MY CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT ELSEWHERE TO BE REPLACED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2010, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALLJOINT NOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FRONT FEA THAT CONTAINS THE RECENTLY REPLACED RT BALL JOINT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHICH ADVISED ME THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED THIS EARLY ON. I THEN DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT THAT LIES WITHIN DODGE. THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE'S SAFETY AT RISK! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN "PARK". THIS ALLOWS THE CAR TO ROLL WHEN IT IS NOT ON. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS EXITED THE CAR, AT WHICH TIME IT BEGINS TO ROLL AWAY. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2010 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #10V200000). I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2007, IF NOT THE YEARS IN BETWEEN AS WELL. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER BROKEN FRONT ARM CONTROL IN SUSPENSION THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD . ACCORDING TO THE PARTS STORE IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER. BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS FAILING AT 52,000 MILES. VERY PREMATURE. THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OFF THE LOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE ON 2007 DODGE CALIBERS. *TR

DODGE FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF A RECALL ON MY GAS PEDAL. DUE TO THIS THE PEDAL STUCK AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE REACHING SPEEDS OF 80+ ON A BACK ROAD. I CONTACTED A DEALER WHICH GOT ME IN THE NEXT DAY BUT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A DAY TO GET THE PART IN. SO IN THE MEAN TIME I WAS SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE ROADS SO THIS COULD STICK AGAIN AND HOPE THAT I WAS AS LUCKY AS THE FIRST TIME WHERE NO ONE WAS HURT. ALSO THERE IS OTHER DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES AND FRONT END FROM TRYING TO STOP THIS BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING IT HAS TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET. ALSO SINCE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR FOR A DAY TILL THE PART CAME IN I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL OUT OF MY POCKET OR DRIVE MY CAR. SO DODGE DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH ME DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN. DOES ANYONE ELSE FEEL THIS WAS NOT A SMART THING TO DO THAT THIS WAS UNSAFE. IT IS LIKE SENDING A DEATH TRAP ON THE ROAD TO KILL SOMEONE. DODGE COULD CARELESS ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS OR ANYONE'S LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO HERS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS AT 46,000 MILES, THEN AT 59,000 HAD TO REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINT WITH CONTROL ARMS, WAS TOLD NO TO DRIVE CAR UNTIL IT WAS FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. ALSO KNOW OF 3 OTHERS IN SMALL COMMUNITY THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM, WITH SAME CAR. ALSO COURTESY DODGE IN ALTOONA PA, KNOWS OF PROBLEM WITH THE CALIBERS AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WHICH NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER WILL FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IS IT WILL TURN OFF AND NOT SET IF AT OR ABOVE 75 MPH NOR WILL IT STAY ON IF OVER 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOAD LIKE A HILL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED HOWEVER THEY CHECKED MY VEHICLE AGAINST ONE ON THE LOT AND COULD NOT GET THE ONE FROM THE LOT TO PRODUCE THE SAME ACTION. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF FOR THIS REASON. I AM NOW AFRAID IF I DO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT SINCE IT WILL TURN OFF BY IT'S SELF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WON'T TURN OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A DEFECT WITH MY 2007 DODGE CAIBER.THE INSIDE HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PEELED AWAY THE OUTER LAYER. AS I HAD MY HAND ON THE HANDLE I CUT MYSELF. SINCE IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW HANDLE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS RIGHT SINCE I THINK IT IS A DEFECT. *TR

FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS WIRING, LOCATED UNDER BACKSEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED AND THE OXYGEN AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AND UNUSUAL VIBRATING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE ROTTING AWAY FROM THE CONTROL ARMS. UPDATED 04/15/11*JB

THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS NOT WORKING. SO ,THE BRAKE LIGHTS & HORN DO NOT WORK . HOWEVER, THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT WAS TESTED THE BRAKE LIGHTS & HORN WORK INDIVIDUALLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING LIKE THIS BUT ONE OF MY CO WORKERS TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT BECAUSE HE ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE. IT WILL COST APPRX. $820 FOR REPAIR. WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AT THIS TIME. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS OR A HORN. SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR POSSIBLY DIE FROM DRIVING LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE BUT HAD NOT REACHED A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,016.

2007 DODGE CALIBER PURCHASED USED A YEAR AGO. VEHICLE NOW HAS 38,000 MILES AND NEEDS BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS. ALSO HAVE MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (13,500 MI.) I TRY TO SUPPORT AMERICAN COMPANIES BUT SHAME ON ME..NEVER A DODGE AGAIN! *TR

GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL ON AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPAIR THE SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 45 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. HE HAD TO REPOSITION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR POTENTIALLY WOULD NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.