2010 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

I HAD TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICE AT JIFFY LUBE WITH A AIR FILTER AND OIL CHANGE. WHEN DRIVING TO SCHOOL I SLOWLY STARTED TO NOTICE A STRANGE SMELL AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO JIFFY LUBE. WELL ON MY WAY THE PROBLEM INCREASED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES STARTED APPEARING, THAT'S WHEN I QUICKLY GOT OUT THE CAR AND CALLED 911. I HAD ONLY MADE IT A BLOCK AWAY FROM REACHING JIFFY LUBE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500.

PER MY MECHANIC THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED. HAVING SPOKEN WITH OTHER CALIBER OWNERS, IT SEEMS FAIRLY UNANIMOUS THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED OR NEED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS ON THEIR CARS NOT LONG AFTER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXPIRES. FURTHER IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2010 DODGE CALIBER ON THE INTERSTATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 75MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTS TO LOSE SPEED. THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND A HIGH PITCH, WHINING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE. WE IMMEDIATELY HAD TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. THE RPM'S GO UP. WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, THE CAR IS IN LIMP MODE. NO POWER AND WILL NOT START. CALLED DODGE 3-4 TIMES AND THEY ONLY HAD RECORD OF 2. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SERVICE PROBLEM. IT IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. WHEN YOU TALK TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE CASE MANAGEMENT OR THE DEALERSHIP YOU GET THE RUN AROUND AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR WHAT MILEAGE THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION SERVICE SHOULD BE DONE. I DO KNOW THAT YOUR LIFE SHOULD NOT BE IN JEOPARDY IF IT IS A SERVICE ISSUE. WHEREAS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. CHRYSLER INITIATED THE CALL BACK AFTER THEY KNEW I HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE CAR LOOKED AT. I HAVE GOTTEN DIFFERENT STORIES FROM BOTH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE CASE MANAGEMENT AND THE DEALERSHIP AS TO JUST HOW MANY OF THE 2010 DODGE CALIBERS HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HADN'T SEEN ANY THAT WENT INTO LIMP MODE, BUT AFTER THEY DID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC THEY SAID THEY HAD SEEN 100'S. THAT'S A BIG DISCREPANCY!!! I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO BECOME A STATISTIC!!! *TR

IMAGINE CRUISING DOWN THE TOLLWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN THE ENTIRE PANEL LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AND NOTHING, NOT A MOAN, NOTHING. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. IN A TIME FRAME OF ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THIS UNTIL IT WAS ACTUALLY ACTING UP. IT REPEATED THIS 4 - 5 TIMES OVER A 4 WEEK PERIOD. FINALLY, DIAGNOSED AS THE COMPUTER MODULE CONTROL. THIS IS AN $1100.00 REPAIR. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS? *TR

MY 2010 DODGE CALIBER HAS STARTED THIS SPUTTERING THING. I INDICATED SEVERAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SOMETIMES IT HESITATES TO START AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT INTERMITTENTLY IT HAS SORT OF JERKED, BUT TODAY, IT JUST SPUTTERED AND TRIED TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AS I WAS TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS, THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 53,000 MILES. I AM OLD AND DISABLED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF I HAD TO WALK. IT ACTS LIKE IT IS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS TRYING TO SHUT IT DOWN. I AM NOT SURE. BEFORE I GO PUTTING FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN IT OR, TRY DOING ANYTHING ON MY OWN, I NEED SOME ANSWERS. ALSO IT ISN'T EVEN PAID FOR YET! IT WAS A "PROGRAM" VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. HOWEVER THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH THE SPUTTERING STARTED ABOUT JAN. 2014. I NEVER HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE OF ANY RECALLS BUT I AM ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS GOING ON. I AM OLD AND NEED MY VEHICLE TO COMPLETE EVERY DAY TASKS. I ALSO DON'T GO ANYWHERE VERY OFTEN AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE MONEY HUNGRY MECHANICS THAT ARE KIND OF SHADY OUT THERE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS. I READ NUMEROUS REVIEWS ON HERE AND I DO THINK I MAY BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OF MANY REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, HESITATION, AND SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO SHUT DOWN ON ME IN THE MOST UNLIKELY PLACES, LIGHT COMING ON AND SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN AND TRYING TO STALL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WE GOT ON THE FREEWAY FOR 30MINS AND THE TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. THE CAR STOPPED GAINING SPEED AND WE TOOK IT BACK TOO THE DEALERSHIP. WE FEEL THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR THE FAMILY. THERE IS TAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING. THEY NEED RECALL THIS CAR- *TR

I WAS AT A LIGHT IN 3 LANE TRAFFIC WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED MY CAR BEGAN LUNGING AND SPUTTERING FINALLY LOSING POWER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I CAN'T EVEN FIND A DIAGRAM ONLINE TO TELL ME WHERE THAT IS LOCATED. ON CALIBER FORUMZ THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR BUT IT REALLY MUST BE DEPENDABLE. IT WOULD SEEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

DATES & MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. I'M NOT A MECHANIC AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH PART WOULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I GUESSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. MY 16 YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER RECENTLY TOLD ME HER OLDER CALIBER DID THE SAME THING! THIS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY/POWER ISSUE WITH THE MODEL. WHY WOULD THIS JUST BE HAPPENING TO OUR 2 VEHICLES? HER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN GA AND MINE IN MI. I DO A LOT OF FREEWAY DRIVING. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAYS AT 70 MPH FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. I TAKE AN EXIT. WHEN I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO TURN OFF THE EXIT RAMP, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY "BOGS DOWN". THERE IS VERY LITTLE POWER. EACH TIME, I HAVE CALIBRATED TIME FOR SAFELY PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EXPECTING TO HAVE NORMAL POWER. SUDDENLY, I HAVE LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT MAY STALL OUT! YOU CAN IMAGINE THE FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CLEAR ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN TIME. THE LOW POWER CONTINUES FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN RESUMES NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. ACTUALLY, THIS IS SO DANGEROUS, I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY I HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED OUT, BESIDES INCONVENIENCE AND STUPIDITY. WHEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER TOLD ME ABOUT HER CAR, THAT REALLY SCARED ME AND PROMPTED ME TO ACT. I'VE ALSO COME TO REALIZE THAT I'M PUTTING OTHER DRIVERS IN DANGER OF INJURY OR DEATH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF THERE'S BEEN A RECALL OR SHOULD BE ONE ON THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE TO BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION AND POSSIBLY INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR