2007 Dodge Caliber Complaint Log

HAVE OWNED CALIBER FOR 8 OR 9 YEARS. FEW WEEKS AGO, CAR STARTED SHAKING WHEN IN MOTION AND QUICKLY BECAME SEVERE SHAKING AND MAKING LOUD GROANING SOUNDS NO MATTER HOW FAST WE DROVE IT. TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC WHO ADVISED SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. DEALERSHIP ADVISED OUR WARRANTY ENDED APRIL 2017 FOR A RUST PROBLEM WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF. DODGE CSR SAID THEY NOTIFIED THE ORIGINAL OWNER VS A CURRENT VIN OWNER WHICH IS TOTAL BS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE LOCAL DEALER (ZEIGLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 4200 PARKWAY PLACE SW, GRANDVILLE, MI 49418) DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR CROSSMEMBER AND FRONT ENGINE CRADLE UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN CANADA AND THE WARRANTY AND RECALLS EXPIRED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALL WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE FRAME WAS SHOT, TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND COULD BREAK ANYTIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED WITH A HOLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,256.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON OUR COUNTY ROAD, AND LOST CONTROL BECAUSE THE CAR QUICKLY AND SHARPLY VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE DITCH. THE CAUSE IS THE SUB FRAME ASSEMBLY WAS BADLY CORRODED AND THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY BROKE FREE FROM OF THE FRAME. WE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED ON A RECALL TWO YEARS AGO TO BE CHECKED FOR A CORRODED CROSSMEMBER. WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF ANY PROBLEM DOWN THEN WITH THE SUB FRAME. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, AND HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER I DON'T KNOW IF I'D BE HERE TODAY. IT'S IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW. THIS OCCURRED TODAY, AUGUST 22, 2017.

CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN WOULD T START AT ALL. REPLACED FUSE AND IT RAN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 40. AFTER GETTING BACK HOME ENGINE WOULDN'T START AT ALL OR IT WOULD TAKE ALMOST 30 MINUTES TO TRY AND IT WOULD SOMETIMES FIRE UP. NOW IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. STARTER IS NEW AND THE ONLY OTHER THING WE CAN THINK IS MAYBE ELECTRICAL. THAT AND THE LACK OF ACCELERATION ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

I HAD TO SPEND 800,00 TO FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THE RECALL EXPIRED IN FEB 2017

I HAVE 101,000 MILES AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR IN A PARKING LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SEAT BELT UNFASTENED AND WILL NOT REMAIN FASTENED. I TRIED RECONNECTING IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY LUCK. IT WILL NOT REFASTEN.

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS THE O2 SENSORS THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED EVERY YEAR. THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE IF YOU ARE AT STOP SIGN OR JUST IDLE IN TRAFFIC- THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL BEGIN TO BLINK AND THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH..ALSO, IT CONSTANTLY OVER HEATS AFTER MUCH REPAIRS- THESE SYMPTOMS CONTINUE TO PERSIST-THE GENTLEMAN AT GOOD YEAR TOLD ME THAT SOME OF YOUR PARTS O2 SENSOR WAS RECALLED- FAILED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER- THE OVERHEATING IS ANNOYING- I CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 45 MILES WITHOUT OVER HEATING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AT THE EXIT WHILE OTHER CARS- WITH INCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING VERY FAST AND THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER DRIVERS- BECAUSE THE CAR BEGINS TO PULL - I HAVE TO PULL OVER SO THAT THE ENGINE CAN COOL DOWN- ..SOMETIMES IN TRAFFIC- THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BEGIN TO SHIFT GEARS IN TRAFFIC- THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. THE SAFETY ISSUES ARE ENGINE OVERHEATS, START JERKING BACK AND FORTH AT STOP SIGNS OR JUST BEING IDLE IN TRAFFIC, OCCASIONALLY JUST SHIFT ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TH MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS LAST NIGHT- I HAD TO PULL OVER- CAR STARTED JERKING- IT OVERHEATED- 07-19-2017 I AM FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT- CALLED CHRYSLER SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR MANUFACTURER FAULT.

WHILE DRIVING AUTO STOPS BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE AND STOP. THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. USUALLY AFTER LITTLE WHILE CAN TURN BACK ON AND GO. I ALSO HAVE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2008 TJAT DOES SAME THING EVEN AFTER. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DODGE SERVICE. READ WHERE THIS IS A BIV PROBLEM MA NY ARE HAVING BUT DODGE/CHRYSLER STILL DOING NOTHING TO REPAIR. DANGEROUS I WAS ON FREEWAY GOING 65 MP AND ALMOST HIT NY FOUR CARS. HAPPENS MORE AT FAST SPEEDS.

I HAVE A 2007 CALIBER WITH CLOSE TO 127K. IVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOT STAYING LATCHED. YOU CAN CLICK IT IN AND PULL ON IT... THEN RANDOMLY IT WILL UNLATCH ITSELF. HOW IS THERE NOT A RE CALL ON THIS ISSUE?

WE HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CROSS MEMBERS SO MY WIFE CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN STERLING HEIGHTS MICHIGAN. THEY TOLD HER THERE WAS NOT. SHE CALLED REPEATEDLY AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER. THE PEOPLE THERE ARE QUITE RUDE, IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE ME CALL FOR YOURSELF. FINALLY, SHE CALLED AGAIN AND THE PERSON THERE TOLD HER THE PROBLEM WASN'T CALLED A RECALL. SHE SAID OK, WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO WE FIX IT. THEY TOLD HER WHAT IT WAS CALLED AND THAT THE TIME FOR THEM TO FIX IT EXPIRED THE PRIOR MONTH. WE ASSUMED IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL SO WE FORGOT ABOUT IT. UNTIL MY MOTHER, SISTER, AND BROTHER IN LAW HAD TO HAVE THEIRS FIXED. SO I CALLED AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP ONLY TO BE TOLD YOUR OUT OF LUCK, TIME HAS EXPIRED. IF THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH A CAR WHY SHOULD IT MATTER IF I KNOW THE MAGIC WORD ITS CALLED? IF THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CROSS MEMBERS SHOULDN'T THEY KNOW WHAT ITS CALLED? IT SEEMS VERY DISHONEST AND WHEN I LEARNED WHAT A CROSS MEMBER WAS I WAS VERY DISTRESSED TO KNOW MY WIFE IF DRIVING THE CAR. IF THIS IS HOW THEY OPERATE I HOPE SOMEONE TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!

THE TIPM HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS, THROW OUT ERROR CODES SAYING KEY IN IGNITION AFTER IT WAS REMOVED WHICH THEN PREVENTED ME FROM LOCKING DOOR IN SHADY NEIGHBORHOOD. DRAINED BATTERY OVERNIGHT SO WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS BEFORE AAA COULD COME. NOW THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ONLY IS OUT. BULB REPLACED WITHOUT ANY AFFECT. ONLINE CHATTER SEEMS TO INDICATE THESE TIPM WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND ALL WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY.

THE FRONT END MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISES. LOCKS DONT WORK CANT OPEN TRUNK.HEAD LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO.

NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND PURGE SOLENOID AS THE CAR KEPT STALLING AFTER I'D PUT GAS IN THE CAR WHEN I'D LEAVE THE GAS STATION. VERY UNSAFE AS I'D BE AT A RED LIGHT RIGHT AFTER PUTTING IN GAS AND WOULD STALL. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING CONSISTENTLY THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE.

2007 DODGE CALIBER FRONT ENGINE CRADLE UNDERCARRIAGE CROSSMEMBER SUBFRAME IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT INSTEAD OF DOING A RECALL, CHRYSLER/DODGE RELEASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ITEM. MY SAFETY COMPLAINT IS WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE BASED ON FRONT END NOISE I FOUND OUT THE FRAME HAD BEEN DANGEROUSLY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC (H&J AUTO REPAIR MILTON, WI), WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR HOME. MY 20 YEAR OLD SON HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND DRIVES 30 MILES TO AND FROM WORK 3-5 DAYS A WEEK DEPENDING ON HIS SCHEDULE. THE FRAME COULD HAVE LITERALLY BROKE IN HALF WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM JACK WOLF CHEVROLET IN 2009 AND SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY GOOD CAR EVEN THOUGH THE MODEL HAS SOME DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MY COMPLAINT IS TWOFOLD. FIRST, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED CHRYSLER/DODGE TO DO A BETTER JOB OF ALERTING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FRAME ISSUE. SECOND, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL DUE TO THE RISK OF POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. THESE CARS ARE STILL BEING RESOLD AND MANY ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. IT'S LIKELY I WILL FIX THE CAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE AS LONG AS IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE. I DIDN'T THINK TO TAKE A PICTURE FRIDAY WHEN IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES AND DISCUSSIONS ON THE TOPIC IN THE CALIBER DISCUSSION GROUPS AND OTHER WEB BLOGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A BOUNCING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSSMEMBER WAS CORRODED THROUGH WITH CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED DICK SCOTT DODGE CHRYSLER (684 ANN ARBOR RD, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170, PHONE NUMBER: (734) 451-2110) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE CROSSMEMBER CORROSION AND WAS TO CALL DODGE CUSTOMER CARE AND ASK ABOUT THE X58 CROSSMEMBER ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER IN ONE OR TWO BUSINESS DAYS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

MY CAR STARTED TO STALL A MONTH AGO AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY PLACED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE ETC (ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT WOULD POP UP ON MY DASH. I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SO ONCE I WENT TO A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY READ THE CODES AND IT SAID I NEEDED MY CAMSHAFT POSITION CENSOR FIXED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN DAYS LATER. THEY THEN SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, MY CAR ACTUALLY STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING IN A INTERSECTION. THAT IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE CAR. I WENT BACK AND THEY HAD TO KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS MY ECM AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. I GOT MY CAR BACK ON THURSDAY JUNE 29TH, 2017 AND MY CAR STALLED AGAIN ON JUNE 30TH. I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I'M NOTICING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND DODGE IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAS DIED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AT SHAPIRO CHRYSLER JEEP IN OSWEGO, NY. SIX MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE, JOE BROWN AUTO KING IN ZACHARY, LA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED THE ENTIRE FRAME DURING THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

VEHICLE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERABLE AT 59663 MILES. HORN TESTS OK. NO ELECTRICAL SIGNAL WHEN HORN BUTTON IS DEPRESSED ON STEERING WHEEL. HORN HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS A SIGNAL THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. HORN IS INOPERABLE WHETHER DRIVING CAR OR STATIONARY.

FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT,FOUND DURING INSPECTION DODGE CLAIMS X-58 EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.

THOUGHT I HAD A LOOSE BELT CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT CAR TOLD TO DODGE DEALERSHIP I DID THAT $90.00 SERVICE FEE SAID I NEEDED NEW ALTERNATOR $1,086.00, I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT TOOK IT TO AMERICA'S THEY SAID FOR $615.00 REPLACE THEN THEY CALLED AND SAID NEED ALL NEW TIE RODS WELL THAT WOULD BRING IT TO $1077.00. I COULD ONLY GET A LOAN FOR $1,000.00 SO THE TIE RODS I CANNOT GET. AFTER THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR WHEN THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME THAT CAR WAS RUNNING SO BAD AND SHAKING WHICH IT NEVER DID. I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD 70,000 THAT WAS 3 1/2 YEARS AGO NOW I ONLY $75,000 MILES ON CAR. MY CAR ALWAYS RAN SMOOTH ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS . THERE WAS JUST A NOISE ON MY CAR. THE CAR RAN GREAT. PEOPLE COULD HEAR THE NOISE ALSO AS I AM DEAF SO I COULD BARELY HEAR NOISE WITH MY HEARING AID ON. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO AND PASSED INSPECTION THEY DROVE THE CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IF I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, CAR WOULD DO SAME THING, LOOSE POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. IN SCHOOL PICKUP LINE, CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE AS SOON AS GAS PEDDLE WAS PUSHED ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, CITY ROADS, SCHOOL PICKUP/ DROP OFF LINE, MAKING TURNS, AND WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR. IT WOULD ALSO DO THESE THINGS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FOR NEARLY A MONTH, BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T START. ONE OF THE WIRES CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP BURNT THROUGH THE HOUSING. WITH THE FUEL PUMP BEING IN THE GAS TANK DON'T YOU THINK THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE SUBFRAME, WHICH DAMAGED THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,070.

SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT ,BRAKES LOCKING UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY CAR LOSS SPEED WHEN YOU DRIVE IT FOR MORE THAN 50 MINUTES END THEN I HAVE TO WAIT FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE THE TEMPERATURE DOWN.

I NOTICED THE CAR MAKING A LOT OF NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND HAD SOMEONE LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AFTER INSPECTION AND FINDING THE PROBLEM, I WAS SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIND THE LOWEST PRICE FOR THE PART FOR MY CAR WHEN I CAME ACROSS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME. I AM UNAWARE OF EVER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE. WHICH I HAVE ANOTHER CAR AND HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES FOR IT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT EXPIRED LAST MONTH. I REQUESTED SINCE IT HAS ONLY BEEN A FEW WEEKS THAT THEY RECONSIDER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT. I ALSO REQUESTED VERIFICATION THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO THAT WOULD GET THEM TO HONOR THE RECALL? IF THE PART IS NOT FIXED, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THE RECALL WAS FOR FRONT AND REAR CROSSMEMBERS.

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED MANIFOLD AND RUSTED SUB FRAME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HASN'T PROVIDED THE FUNDING. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CALIBERS OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR DEATH.

HAD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM REAR OF CAR THOUGHT IT WAS THE BREAKS, PUT THE CAR ON JACK TOOK TIRE OFF OFF AND NOTICED THAT SUBFRAME OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. NOW WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES BEFORE WINTER I NOTICED TYPICAL SURFACE RUST NOW THERE IS A BIG HOLE AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE. I WENT ON LINE TO LOOK IT UP AND NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENTING ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD TO CALL CORPORATE, CORPORATE EXPLAINED THAT AS OF AUGUST 2016 MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR INTO DODGE CALL THEM BACK AND THEY WOULD SEE IF THEY COULD GET AN EXCEPTION. SINCE 3/27/17 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A CALL BACK, I CALLED 3/30/17 TO FIND THAT THEY DENIED MY CLAIM WHEN I ASKED FOR A MANAGER THEY STATED IT WOULD BE ANOTHER DAY BEFORE ANYONE WOULD CALL ME. NOW I CALL THEM BACK AND I KEEP BEING PUT ON HOLD BEING TOLD THEY CANNOT TRANSFER ME. THIS IS A GOOD CAR WITH A LOT OF LIFE LEFT AND NOW DODGE WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME WHEN I'VE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE THEY KNOW ABOUT AND SHOULD GRANT SOME KIND OF GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. DEALER SHIP WANTS OVER $1200 TO DO IT. THIS IS CRAZY. ANY HELP I COULD GET WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I MUCH LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MAKING THE COMPLAINTS CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THE WORK MYSELF AND CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST GO BUY A NEW CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE CROSS MEMBER BEING COMPLETED RUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAD A SERVICE CAMPAIGN OR A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

BAD PCM. I'M DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF ALMOST CAUSING THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND ME TO HIT US. SO FAR I'VE REPACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, CABLES, AND NOW PCM. IF I COULD AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR I WOULD IN A HEARTBEAT. I FEEL SO UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

DUE TO THE LOCATIONS OF THE DRAINAGE TUBE FROM THE CONDENSER, WATER LAYS ON THE FRONT CRADLE AND CAUSES PREMATURE RUSTING AND ROTTING. ONCE THE WEAKENING OCCURS, ALL ATTACHMENTS FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION WEAR QUICKER, TIRES AND ALIGNMENT ARE MORE FREQUENTLY REPLACED AND ACCIDENTS OR TIRE AND SUSPENSION FAILURE OCCUR. THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION AND TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000.

I HAVE COME ACROSS TWO VEHICLES NOW THAT WERE BOTH KNOWN FOR K-FRAME/SUB-FRAMES RUSTING OUT AND BOTH HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THIS SPECIFIC VIN ON BOTH OF THESE DONT QUALIFY FOR THIS ISSUE. BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE NO RUST ANYWHERE ON THE UNDER BODY BUT YET THE K-FRAME ON THEM ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND BOTH HAVE BROKE AT THE A-ARMS. HOW IS IT THAT THE CONSUMERS ARE BEING ALOUD TO ONLY FIX THIS ISSUE ON "SOME" VINS AND NOT OTHERS WHEN ITS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE??? WHY IS IT THAT THEY ARE ALOUD TO CONTINUE TO PT THE SAME CRAP PART ON THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING IT TO RUST OUT. I WILL PUT BOTH VIN'S BELOW FOR YOU TO EXAMINE. 2007 DODGE CALIBER - 117K MILES 2008 JEEP PATRIOT - 54K MILES

ON THIS DATE, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THE L HEADLIGHT OF OUR 2007 DODGE CALIBER R/T WAS INOPERABLE. ONCE BACK TO OUR HOUSE AFTER A WEEKEND AWAY, I PURCHASED A LIGHT BULB PACK FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SUPPOSED BURNT OUT BULB. UPON REPLACING THIS ITEM, IT STILL DID NOT OPERATE. I THEN INSTALLED THE 2ND ONE THAT CAME IN THE PACK WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER REINSTALLING THE ORIGINAL BULB, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE WIRING DIAGRAMS TO HELP WITH TROUBLESHOOTING, BUT INSTEAD, ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS LIKE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS WHOM WITH THE L HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY EXPIRING WITH THE BULB NOT BEING THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SOLUTIONS WITH HAVING THE DEALER REBOOT THE COMPUTER, IN WHICH IT ALSO RESETS THE LIGHT MODULE, HOWEVER, DODGE DOES NOT DECLARE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I BEG TO DIFFER, LOOSING A HEADLIGHT, ESPECIALLY THE L/DRIVERS SIDE IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. LIVING IN NE OHIO DURING THE WINTER TIME AND SNOW STORMS, THIS IS A "SAFETY ISSUE" FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THE BLOGS ON MANY CAR SIGHTS AND EVEN ON ABC15 ARE OVERWHELMING. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION BAR FRONT WAS REPLACED UNDER A 10 YEAR MANUFACTURING WARRANTY BACK WAS RUSTING BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO TOUCH WITHOUT A HOLE THE FOLLOWING YEAR I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AT CUNNINGHAM CHRYSLER IN NORTH EAST, PA THEY WILL HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF BOTH. NOW COIL SPRING ON LEFT FRONT SIDE HAS PIECES BREAKING OFF THEY ARE SOLID NOT RUSTED THROUGH AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES ON FRONT THIS SEEMS TO ALSO BE A DEFECT CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY NO BUMPS WHEN PIECE BROKE OFF

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING VERY SLOW EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ON HIGH, EVENTUALLY STOPPING ALL TOGETHER DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM CAUSING ME TO HAVE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. I ASSUMED IT WAS A BAD WIPER MOTOR BUT IT ENDED UP BEING THE TIPM( CONTROL MODULE). JUDGING FROM ALL THE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS, EXSPENSIVE , COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS OBSERVED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY AND IT VERBS AND FLASHES WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN. AT TIMES WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN IT TURNS OFF AFTER A WHILE AS LONG AS I DON'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. WHEN I HAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED NOW AFTER TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON NOW. IT USE TO GO OFF BUT NOT NO MORE. PLEASE HELP I KNOW THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO DRIVE WITH A AIRBAG LIGHT ON.

WHERE DO I START! FROM DAY ONE WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. CRUSE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK, BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THE FIRST WEEK TO BE FIXED. ONE MONTH LATER, FRONT SPEAKER WENT OUT, ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER SPEAKER WAS REPLACED. AT 34,611 MILES, CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK, WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. TOWED TO DEALER, REPLACED STOP LAMP. AT 35,031 MILES, FRONT END MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, YOU GUESSED IT, ANOTHER TRIP TO DODGE, LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. SKIPPING TO JANUARY OF 2017, CAR NOW HAS 124,000 MILES LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THOUGHT OH, ANOTHER BALL JOINT NEEDS REPLACING, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2016, ALONG WITH MORE CONTROL ARMS, SWAY BAR LINK, AND STRUTS, ABOUT $1200.00 IN ALL. TOOK THIS PILE OF CRAP TO LOCAL MERLIN'S SHOP, SHOWED ME THE ROTTED CROSS MEMBER WITH LARGE HOLES IN IT, COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH, BACK CROSS MEMBER WAS IN BAD SHAPE AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED WITH THIS CAR, TRADED IT IN FOR A 2011 CHEVY AND GOT $ 500.00 WHICH WAS PRETTY GENEROUS. HOW COULD DODGE NOT RECALL THIS ISSUE, MY WIFE WOULD DRIVE THIS 5 DAYS A WEEK 40 MILES A DAY ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKY SHE COULD OF BEEN INJURED OR WORSE, SHE ALWAYS SAID THE FRONT END WAS NOT RIGHT, THIS HAS BEEN RUSTING OUT FOR YEARS. I GUESS SAFETY IS NOT A PRIORITY WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY NEVER SENT ANY WARNING OUT TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER/DODGE OR JEEP PRODUCT.

CROSSMEMBERS FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAME ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND PERFORATED. DAMAGING FRONT END PARTS BY INSTABILITY...CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CAR JUST PURCHASED FROM UNSAVORY CAR DEALER...

CAR WON'T RUN FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR WITHOUT OVERHEATING TRANSMISSION OIL (TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON). I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED A LACK OF SPEED. PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T HELP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SLOWLY, BUT SAFELY. THE CAR WENT TO A COMPLETE STOP. WAITED OVER AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. LATER I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, AND THE CAR STARTS NORMAL. WORST CAR I EVER BOUGHT. APPARENTLY NOT ALL DODGE CALIBER VEHICLES SHARE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I CHECKED ON THE WEB AND IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS THAT SHARE THE SAME TRANSMISSION.

TIPM MODULE DOES NOT POWER LIGHTS TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AND LED TO POWER DRAINS. LED TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUB-FRAME HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN FILLING FUEL INTO THE GAS TANK. FUEL MUST BE ENTERED VERY SLOWLY IN THE FILLER NECK OR THE HANDLE FROM THE PUMP WILL "TRIP" AND NOT ALLOW ANY FURTHER FLOW OF FUEL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND TALKING TO OTHERS I THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO A CLOGGED EVAP HOSE OR ITS CHARCOAL CANISTER. I TOOK IT TO AN NATIONALLY KNOWN SERVICE STATION WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE NOT IN THE EVAP SYSTEM BUT IN A DEFECTIVE "ROLLOVER VALVE" WHICH IS INTERNAL TO THE FUEL TANK. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A "CHECK VALVE" WHICH PREVENTS FUEL FROM SPILLING BACK OUT OF THE TANK IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. IF THIS ROLLOVER VALVE IS STUCK "PARTIALLY CLOSED" DURING FILLING, THEN IT COULD ALSO BE STUCK "PARTIALLY OPEN" AND ALLOW FUEL TO DANGEROUSLY SPILL BACKWARD THROUGH THE FILLER NECK IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THE ABOVE. THEY CHECKED INTO THEIR DATABASE AND FOUND THIS DEFECTIVE PART TO HAVE CAUSED A RECALL ON SOME OTHER 2007 DODGE VEHICLES (AVENGER, DAKOTA AND I BELIEVE RAM'S) BUT THE FREQUENCY WAS NOT JUSTIFIED FOR DODGE CALIBERS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MY PROBLEM DESCRIBED IS ONE AND THE SAME AS THOSE MODELS LISTED ABOVE (AND MAY VERY WELL BE THE SAME AFFECTED PART) AND THAT MY DEFECTIVE "ROLLOVER VALVE" SHOULD BE REPLACED AT DODGE'S EXPENSE. THE REPAIR INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK.

ON NOV. 22, 2016 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 6:00 AM. MY CALIBER STARTED MAKING A HISSING NOISE, AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF THIS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL ELECTRIC POWER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME NOTHING WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE CAR STARTING AT THE GARAGE. AGAIN ON DEC. 20 THE SAME THING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I WAS ON MY WAY HOME. THE STARTED WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THIS RECURRED ON JAN 9, 2017. THE STARTED WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JAN. 20, AGAIN THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT IF THIS WOULD OCCUR AT 65 OR 70 MPH IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBERA AUTOLAND (7810 E ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152 (215) 333-3700) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY VOICEMAIL AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER PUMPING GAS, VEHICLE VIBRATED. LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ON TRIP HOME, WOULD SLOW SPEED DOWN AND IT WOULD GO OFF. EXITED INTERSTATE, CAME TO FULL STOP, ACCELERATED TO GO, AND CAR VIBRATED AND ALMOST STALLED AS PULLING OUT. DROVE VEHICLE FOR TWO MORE DAYS - LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD VIBRATE - ALMOST STALLED IN 2 BUSY INTERSECTIONS. PREVIOUS RECALL ON 25K 2007 DODGE CALIBERS - MINE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. UNABLE TO GET AN APPT AT DODGE DEALER FOR A WEEK. DECIDED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DID NOT DRIVE. ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ON CITY STREET, TURNING. ISSUE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT GO NORMAL SPEEDS - WAS UNABLE TO GO POSTED SPEED LIMIT. CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER RECALL - THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. NUMEROUS VEHICLE OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THIS AT 90-130K MILES. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOUR COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS AS YOU ARE DRIVING 70 MPH OR THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE STOPS. WAS GOING VARIOUS SPEEDS AS I WAS 90 MILES AWAY FROM HOME 70 MPH, THEN TODAY COULD NOT GO HIGHER THAN 40 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. FURTHERMORE, THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.