2007 Dodge Caliber Complaint Log

I PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT SERVICE SHOP 02 CENSORS AND CATILLATIC CONVERTOR, THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND BACK AND FORTH FROM MY HOME FOR MORE THAN A MONTH, UNTIL FINALLY THE CALIBER HAD TO BE SEEN BY A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE AND NOW PUSHING 2 MONTHS WITHOUT THE VEHICLE NOT ONLY DID THE 02 SENSORS AND CATILLATIC CONVERTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE COMPUTER TOO. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK DROVE IT 3 MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE HAD GRINDING IN THE FRONT END,ELECTRICAL SEAT HEATING AND BLINKERS SYSTEMS WERE MALFUNCTIONING, EACH TIM THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED SLUGGISH AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP LACKED CONCERN AND MADE ME DRIVE IT IN THE UNSAFE CONDITION FROM WEST OLIVE MICHIGAN TO LOWELL.OCT 2014 THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A SERIOUS REAR END ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 10 MPH JUST LIKE THAT CARS ON THE HIGHWAY SWIRVED TO MISS HITTING ME AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. A GENTLEMAN STOPPED TO HELP ME PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD.. VEHICLE AND I SAT FOR ALOMOST AN HOUR WAITING FOR TOW SERVICE. SERVICE DEPT. CODED THE VEHICLE WITH A CRANK SHAFT CENSOR PROBLEM AND A RECALL AS WELL FOR THE FRONT END CROSS MEMBER RUSTS OUT AND CAUSE BAD SETTLING AND EXCESSIVE TIRE PRESSURE FROM THE ERROSION NOT SUPPORTING THE SUB FRAME. *JS

WHILE TURNING THE CORNER THE REAR TIRE LEANED IN AND RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUT SPRING CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE STRUT SPRING. THE CARS SUB FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WILL NOT HOLD THE SUSPENSION PARTS THAT HOLD THE REAR TIRE IN PLACE AND STRAIGHT. TIRE FALLS IN AND RUBS ON STRUT SPRING. UNDER BODY PARTS ARE RUSTING FROM AIR CONDITIONING DRAINING INTO SUB FRAME. CAR WAS SO BAD IT HAD TO BE LOADED ONTO A FLAT BED AND BE HAULED TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF IT REPAIRABLE AND TO SEE HOW BAD THE OTHER SIDE IS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 100,000 MILES ON THE FRAME. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS! *TR

MY PARTNER AND I WERE AT FIRESTONE TO HAVE A OIL CHANGE FOR OUR CAR DONE. ONE OF THE REPAIR GUYS CAME OUT TO TELL US OUR TIE RODS ON OUR CAR WERE LOSE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. OUR CAR HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 61,000 MILES ON IT. TIE RODS ON A CAR ARE USUALLY REPLACED AT 120,000 TO 170,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WITH ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CARFAX WERE PROVIDED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER BABIED THE CAR. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS CAR WRECKS AND WE HAVE HAD NO CAR WRECKS EITHER. WE ARE AT A DISBELIEF, AS THIS SERIOUS OF AN ISSUE ON A CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED UNTIL IT IS EXPECTED. WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR. WE CHANGE THE OIL BEFORE IT IS DUE AND REGULARLY SCHEDULE CHECK UPS TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MAJOR ISSUES. NOW WE ARE TAKING OUR CAR IN THIS WEEKEND TO GET THE TIE RODS DONE AND TO SEE IF ALSO CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. FOR TIE RODS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. WE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HURT OURSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING PARTS OF THE CARS THIS IS HAPPENING TO. A TIE ROD SHOULD NOT GO OUT ON A CAR AT 61,000 MILES WHEN THE CAR IS TAKEN CARE OF. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN IN PLACE AND WHY DODGE HAS NOT COME FORWARD TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ISSUES. THE TIE RODS WILL BE COSTING US $400 DOLLARS ALONE TO REPLACE AND IF BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED WELL OVER $1,000 DOLLARS FOR PARTS THAT ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. IF OUR MECHANIC HAD NOT CAUGHT THE FAULTY PARTS MY NEW WIFE AND I MIGHT BE LYING IN A HOSPITAL SOMEWHERE HURT OR WORSE. AS RESPONSIBLE OWNERS WE ARE HAVING THE PARTS REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF DODGE WOULD HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND OTHERS SAFETY. *TR

MY TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IS OUT! MY LEFT HEAD LIGHTS WONT WORK, MY HORN GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING, MY WIPER BLADES SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. THE CAR ACTS LIKE ITS COMPLETELY POSSESSED! THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND DETERIORATING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. AND THEN ONE DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T START. JUMPED THE CAR AND IT STARTED. WE JUST HAD THE TIPM REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS TIME THEY FOUND A BURNT TIPM CONNECTOR PIN. THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NO-START CONDITION. *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ANY DISTANCE OVER 30 MILES AND THE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 70 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE TRANS OIL TEMP SIGNAL COMES ON AND I LOSS ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS ISSUE, BECAUSE THIS HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY / HIGHWAY. IT IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I INITIALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T RECREATE IT, THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO LIMIT TRIPS OR BORROW / RENT A CAR TO GO ANYWHERE OF ANY DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR OVER TWO YEARS, BUT DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY OTHER DODGE CALIBER OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY. *TR

ON 10/6/14 I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AT 6:00 AM ON A SINGLE LANE BACK ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING (WENT TO ZERO), AND THE ABS, BRAKE, ANTI-SKID AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFE AREA. THE WHOLE TIME THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING MY SPEED OR KNOW IF MY BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMAL. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT HOME WE CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND FOUND "U1110 LOST VEHICLE SPEED, U1120 LOST WHEEL DISTANCE AND U0416 INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM DYNAMIC CTR 1. WE CLEARED THE CODES TO SEE IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THIS MORNING 10/10/14. I STARTED THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR SO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DROVE ANOTHER CAR TO SCHOOL. MY DAD CHECKED AND FOUND THE SAME ERROR CODES. NOW I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, NOT KNOWING WHEN IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN. I LOOKED ON LINE AND NOTICED OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? MY DAD IS HANDLING THIS PROBLEM FOR ME SO I AM PUTTING DOWN HIS CONTACT INFO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH A 90 DAY FULL WARRANTY AND 2 YEAR POWER TRAIN. IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA USED LOT WHO IN TURN TOOK IT TO DODGE TO INVESTIGATE THE LOOSE STEERING AND ALSO THE STALLING ISSUES. DODGE REPEATEDLY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. TO DATE, A YEAR LATER, THEY WONT FIX THE FUEL PUMP WHICH I HAVE LEARNED IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS MODEL/YEAR AND CAUSES STALLING. I HAVE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVE CHILDREN.... ITS VERY UPSETTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD OPEN, BUT WOULD NOT ROLL UP TO CLOSE ALLOWING RAIN TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 01/27/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THE SUB FRAME IS SO RUSTED THROUGH THAT IT CRACKED WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING IT. THANKFULLY HE WAS COMING HOME AND IT HAPPENED COUPLE MINUTES FROM HOME. I CANNOT BELIEVE A CAR, THAT IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD, CAN RUST SO SEVERELY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I CANNOT BELIEVE DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? ARE THEY WAITING FOR ENOUGH PEOPLE TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY KILL SOMEBODY, BEFORE THE RECALL THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT? THEY MUST HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD BEAN COUNTERS. WHEN I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS I AM HAVING, AND THEIR CARS WERE YOUNGER THEN MINE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKING MECHANISM FRACTURED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND FAILED TO START ON EACH OCCASION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED EACH TIME TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE LINK WIRE AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE BOTH REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT DUE TO A TOTAL INTERGRATED POWER MODULE FAILURE. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR .THE CHARGING LIGHT WAS COMING ON.NOW THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING REPLACED BULBS STILL NOT WORKING NOT GETTING POWER TIPM ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER AND SUB FRAME WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE HOLES AND RUST ALL OVER THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS. AS A RESULT, THE CROSS MEMBERS, THE SUB FRAME, AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,701.

I HAVE 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND WAS DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MAKE THE CAR SHUT DOWN ALL MY LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY SIGNAL LIGHTS OR NOTHING WAS WORKING. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. THE BULB WAS REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ONLY HAVING ONE HEAD LIGHT. I GUESS WHEN I RECEIVE A CITATION FOR ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT THEN THE CITATION WILL BE MAILED TO DODGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CROSSMEMBER RECALL AND ELECTRICAL WIRE DAMAGES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, 19 DAYS LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE COVER WAS MISSING. WHICH RESULTED IN RODENTS ACCESSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CHEWING THEM.

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED, BUT NO LUCK RESOLVING THE LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A BELL WOULD START ALARMING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T REACT AFTER BEING PRESSED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE THROTTLE BODY GEAR WORE THE SPROCKET DOWN ON THE LOWEST GEAR. *JB

AT 50,00 MILES I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE VEHICLES BALL JOINTS COULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT 75,000 MILES. AT 80,000 MILES I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, CONTROL ARM BEARINGS, AND SUSPENSION TIE BAR LINKS, AND STRUTS. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS STATED THERE IS A "UNRESOLVED" ISSUE. THE SUSPENSION ISSUES COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF THE SUSPENSION FAILS.

SWAY BAR GASKETS & ENDLINKS ALONG WITH FRONT STRUTS & PLATES HAD TO GET REPLACED 2007 DODGE CALIBER 89K MILES LIGHTLY USED NOT AN ABUSED VEHICLE. *TR

HAVE HAD SPORADIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, CHALKED IT UP TO NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER TESTIMONIES ONLINE, BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE ISSUES I'VE HAD ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF OTHER CALIBER OWNERS. JUST REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IN JUNE 2014 AND NOW CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL RANDOMLY NOT BE ON FOR A SERIES OF DRIVES ONLY TO COME BACK ON AGAIN. DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME, I'D SAY MORE OFTEN THAN NOT NIGHT DRIVING IS DONE WITH NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I CHANGE HEADLIGHTS & TAILLIGHTS FREQUENTLY. ABOUT TO HEAD TO AUTOZONE NOW TO HAVE IT HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO SEE IF ANY CODES COME UP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ASAP OR THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK, INCLUDING MY ENTIRE FAMILY SEEING AS HOW THIS IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN TWO 2007 DODGE CALIBERS. BOTH PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. ONE FWD (SXT MODEL), ONE AWD (R/T MODEL). I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER IN LATE MAY 2014 THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY PERIOD ON THE FRONT AND REAR CROSS MEMBERS OF THE FWD SXT CALIBER DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION. THEY RECOMMENDED HAVING THE DEALER INSPECT THESE PARTS YEARLY. I BELIEVED I WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE FOR THE AWD R/T MODEL EVENTUALLY SINCE I PURCHASED THAT ONE SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST. WHEN I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE, I CALLED CHRYSLER TO INQUIRE. THEY TOLD ME BASED ON THE VIN OR THE R/T MODEL THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I DID INSPECT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER OF THE 07 AWD R/T (VIN ABOVE). THE CROSS MEMBER IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND HAS SEVERAL LARGER PERFORATIONS IN THE CROSS MEMBER FRAME FROM RUST. THE REST OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. I BELIEVE THE CROSS MEMBER ON THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. I DO HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE RADIO, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH A MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME ARE CONTROLLED BY THE TPIM ARE NOT WORKING ! THE HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE! ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING I'M READING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AND MODELS OF DAIMLER/ CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT TWICE AND IT'S NOT BROKEN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY ! IT'S THE POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE TPIM HOUSING! THE HOUSING HAS MULTIPLE VENT HOLES IN IT AND IT IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT IS OFTEN EXPOSED TO MOISTURE! PLEASE HELP, I DO NO HAVE $1000.00 TO PAY CHRYSLER FOR THEIR POOR ENGINEERING OF THE CAR! THANKS

THE CAR WOULD NOT START (LIGHTS WORKED, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER). AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE CABLE AND BOX, AS WELL AS SOME BROKEN WIRING, THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. THE MECHANIC THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. THE CAR RAN FOR ANOTHER WEEK AFTER IT WAS FIRST "FIXED," AND THEN AGAIN DID NOT START (SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE). ADDITIONALLY, THE LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING TURNED ON PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THIS IS MORE FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR (REPLACED ALL TIE RODS, BUSHINGS, CONTROL ARMS, HAVE A BROKEN DOOR FROM THE HINGE BREAKING, AND HAD MULTIPLE TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY DUE TO THE CAR'S SUSPENSION PROBLEMS) ALREADY, AND HAVE SUNK WELL OVER $6000 IN REPAIRS THIS YEAR ALONE. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT, I STARTED TO NOTICE AN OCCASIONAL CLUNK WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. WITHIN A DAY, IT TURNED INTO A CONSTANT CLUNKING AS I WAS DRIVING, EVEN WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE AND WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. AS OTHERS HAVE DISCOVERED, MY ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE IS RUSTING AWAY. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. THEY SAY THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THE TIRES NEED MORE FREQUENT REPLACEMENT AS WELL DUE TO THE CONTROL ARM ISSUES. SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE SHOULD BE MORE RECALLS THAN JUST THE RECENT ONE. SPECIFICALLY, WITH THE CONTROL ARMS, THE MECHANIC SAID HE'S SEEN THEM FAIL AT UNDER 25,000 MILES. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! *TR

MY TIPM WENT OUT ON MY CAR. IT'S BEEN OUT FOR THREE MONTHS NOW AND DODGE HAS NOT SENT THE PART FOR MY CAR YET. THEY ORIGINALLY SENT ME THE WRONG PART AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE THE CORRECT PART IN A WEEK. WELL, IT'S BEEN THREE FULL MONTHS NOW AND STILL NO PART. EVERY CALL TO DODGE IS SAYING THAT THE PART IF ON BACK ORDER. NO RECALL ON THIS PART AT ALL. I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO GET AROUND IN AND I'M LOST AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO NOW. IF THERE'S A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I WOULD LOVE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING IT. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 70 TO 0 THAN CAR DIED LOSING ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE STARTER THIS IS THE FIFTH STARTER IN 1 YEAR. *JS

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLED OUT AND A CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MESSED UP AND SHUT MAY CAR DOWN.. DODGE SHOULD REALLY RECALL THIS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND DING. CAR WILL NOT GO FAST THAN 15-20 MPH. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE.) FIRST THE A/C BLEW, THEN THE ALTERNATOR BLEW, THEN THE WINDOWS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. NOW THE CAR SLOWS ITSELF ON THE INTERSTATE AND WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH THE FRONT SUBFRAME. I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MY MECHANIC (PRIVATE, NOT DEALER) SAID THE SUBFRAME WAS SO CORRODED THAT IS WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD IT REPAIRED FOR APPROX $500.00. I WAITED FOR MY LETTER FROM DODGE STATING MY VIN # WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND WHEN I CALLED TODAY - THEY SAID IT WAS NOT. THEY ALSO STATED HAD I TAKEN THE CAR TO MY DEALER, PERHAPS SOMETHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS CARE FOR NEARLY 7 YEARS AND I AM CURRENTLY REPLACING THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE KNOWN MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3000 MILES, NOT IT HAS HAPPENED LESS THAN 30000 MILES EACH OF THE TWO OTHER TIMES. PLEASE HAVE DODGE RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS DONE TO FIX IT SO YOU CAN GET NORMAL WEAR. *TR

THE CAR WILL LOSE ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING, ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT HAPPENED WERE AT NIGHT (THE SECOND DURING A COMPLETE DOWNPOUR) AND SINCE I LOSE ALL POWER, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WON'T EVEN WORK SO I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS SO THAT THEY WON'T HIT ME!! SO DANGEROUS!! THE FIRST "FIX" WAS TO DO A FULL COMPUTER SYSTEM RE-FLASH ($300). THE SECOND "FIX" WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ($600). THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 3 DAYS AFTER THE SECOND "FIX" AS I'D DRIVEN NOT EVEN 100 FEET FROM A PARKING SPOT, I TURNED THE VOLUME UP ON MY RADIO AND THE CAR DIED! THE 3RD "FIX" WILL BE UPWARDS OF $1500!!! DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IN FACT, IT IS THE FAULTY PLACEMENT OF THE TIPM THAT HAS CAUSED THIS!! IT WAS PLACED IN A SPOT WHERE IT CONSTANTLY RECEIVES DAMAGE FROM WATER AND DIRT ON THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSES CORROSION AND THEN BAM! LOSS OF POWER!!!! DODGE HAS NOT CREATED ANY RECALLS FOR THIS WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE! THIS PROBLEM, IF IT HAPPENS ON ANY HIGHWAYS OR IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS, COULD KILL SOMEONE!!! I'VE DONE A TON OF RESEARCH AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT MODEL YEAR CAR!!! I'VE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATION TO REQUEST A RECALL AND/OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER AND THEY WON"T DO ANYTHING! I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AND I'VE ALREADY HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WILL DODGE REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? WHEN SOMEONE DIES????? I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN WHO HAVE HAD/ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO WE CAN GET A LAWYER INVOLVED!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT SOMEONE IS DODGE!!!!!!! *JS

MY DRIVERS SIDE DRIVING LIGHT WAS OUT SO I BOUGHT A NEW BULB. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM SO I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW EVERYONE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM WHICH IS AROUND 1000.00 TO FIX. IF WE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WOULD THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT DODGE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF NOT THE CONSUMER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SECTION OF THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

JUST FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT SUBSTANDARD MANUFACTURING OF MY VEHICLE CROSS MEMBER PARTS. SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL WAS USED AND SEVERE CORROSION IS A RESULT. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL FOR REPAIR. COULD POSE SAFETY ISSUES IF PARTS RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *TR

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR WITH NO WARNING SHUT OFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS GAVE US PROBLEMS WITH SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR NOT STARTING AT ALL, THE LAST INCIDENT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN SO SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID THERE WAS A MOUSE BEST UNDER THE AIR FILTER CAUSING IT NOT TO START, I AM A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL TECHNICIAN I SERVICE THIS CAR FREQUENTLY AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN SIGNS OF MOUSE INTRUSION THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO WHEN THE CAR STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SO I TRAILERED THE CAR TO THE SHOP I AM EMPLOYED WITH AND DIAGNOSED IT MYSELF , I FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE TIPM MODULE FOR THE 07 DODGE CALIBER ON THE ONLINE REPAIR WEBSITE ALLDATA SO I CALLED MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERS ASKING IF THE CAR WAS DUE FOR A RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NEVER ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY 300$ FOR A MODULE THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED AND IS CAUSING THOUSAND OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED AND INJURED,NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO WAIT WEEKS FOR THE MODULE BECAUSE SO MANY IF THEM ARE ON BACK ORDER NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS HAVE BEEN A VERY AGITATING SITUATION. *TR

CAR QUIT RUNNING. MECHANIC FOUND TOP OF FUEL PUMP WIRING BURNT AND HOLE MELTED THROUGH TOP OF FUEL PUMP.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I TURNED MY SIGNAL LIGHT ON I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT WENT ON. I FOUND IT STRANGE AND THOUGHT MY DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN OPENED. A FEW DAYS LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER WORKING. THIS IS WHERE MY SERIOUS CONCERNS BEGAN. I HAVE A 30 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK AND SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURNS QUITE OFTEN EN ROUTE. IT GETS WORSE. AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK I RAN OUT TO MY VEHICLE TO AVOID GETTIN SOAKED IN THE RAIN AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY WIPERS I WAS INFURIATED TO FIND OUT THEY WERE NO LONGER WORKING EITHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. FOG LIGHTS DON'T WORK, TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS AND HIGHBEAMS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. *TR

TURNED THE WHEEL AND HEARD A BUMP BY THE TIRE. STOPPED AND SEEN THAT THE SHOCKS WAS TOUCHING THE TIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER ON MAY 14, 2014 AND THE STRUT BROKE IN HALF. HE SAID THAT HE WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHICH IS A 65 MPH ZONE, HEARD A RATTLE NOISE AND THEN A THUMP. HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING ELSE IN THE ROAD THAT WOULD CAUSE THE STRUT TO BREAK. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC HE STATED THAT HE CONTACTED CHRYSLER/DODGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT STRUT AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDERED FOR 1-2 WEEKS AND THERE WAS ABOUT 35 OF THEM WAITING ALREADY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PART THAT IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY ON BACK ORDER AT THIS TIME. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIND ONE THOUGH A JUNK YARD AND IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $125 FOR THE PART. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AT 70-75 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF. THIS WASN'T THE MAIN ISSUE THOUGH, AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULDN'T WORK AND ALMOST FELT LIKE I WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO MY EXIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE OFF OF THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, IT WENT VERY SLOW (NO MORE THAN 5 MPH DURING THE TURN) AND I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, IT ACTED LIKE AN OLD LAWNMOWER TRYING TO START AND SOUNDED AWFUL. A FEW HOURS LATER I CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT, IT ACTED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL BEING ON. I WAS TOLD SOME SORT OF SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WILL BE GETTING IT REPAIRED SOON FOR AROUND 75 BUCKS. *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 WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,595.

I NOTICED A PERIODIC CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, THE K-BAR OR K-FRAME, WHICH IS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE FRONT SUSPENSION TOGETHER, WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT IS COMPLETELY ROTTEN. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL NOT HELP WITH THUS $1400 REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 64000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SXT CALIBER, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 07, BUT NOW I HAVE THIS ISSUE. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR TO WORK, ON HIS WAY HOME HE STOPPED AND FILLED THE TANK UP THEN HE WENT TO EAT AT P.HUT. AFTER WE AT HE WENT TO START IT AND NOTHING. IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO, BUT WOULDN'T. WELL TODAY WE LOOK IT UP ON WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE AND SOME SAID IT WAS CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. WELL WE REPLACED THEM AND STILL NOTHING. SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE FUEL PUMP OUT AND BEHOLD THE CONNECTORS GOING INTO THE FUEL PUMP WERE FRIED. WHICH COULD'VE CAUGHT FIRE. CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS AND NO THEY DON'T THEY SAID. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID WELL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, SINCE THE CAR IS OLDER AND HAS SOME MILES ON IT. MY 2 CHILDREN SIT IN THE BACK OF THIS CAR AND NOW KNOWING THAT IT COULD'VE STARTED FIRE WITH THEM IN IT, REALLY PISSES ME OFF AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY ARE GONNA DO ABOUT IT. REALLY???? I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWING THEM WHAT HAPPENED TO FUEL PUMP CONNECTORS AND ASKING WHAT THEY ARE GONNA DO ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT LIKE I'M TAKING THE FUEL PUMP OUT AND BURNING IT UP. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR