2009 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 10000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,000. A MECHANIC SAID THE CODE INDICATED LOW VOLTAGE TO THE ABS MOTOR. THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS GOOD. THE DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID THE REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $600 SO I DID NOT REPAIR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TIPM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60-65 MPH WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO RESIST ( PULL BACK) AS I WAS TRYING TO CUT OVER A FEW LANES THE SPEED DROPPED DRAMATIC TO 5PMH AND SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF THE HIGHWAY IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. GOOD THING I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. GET HOME THE CAR WOULD START BUT THERE WAS NO DRIVING POWER NO SPEED. TRIED TO BACK THE CAR UP WOULD NOT PUSH PAST 10RPM. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A MACANIC SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE ISSUE. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE ABOUT DODGE CALIBERS HAVING THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS IT HITS 80+THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I SEE THAT MANY CARS HAVE BEEN ON RECALL EXCEPT THE CALIBERS?

THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE SEASONS CHANGE AND THE CAR IS WARMED UP. THE ALARM GOES OFF USUALLY WHEN IT IS WINDY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS THE MOST COMMON. IT CAN ALSO GO ON WHEN PARKED AND CAR IS RUNNING. AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE ON, IT'S BEEN LESS PREDICTABLE. OCCASIONALLY THERE ISN'T ANY POWER WHEN I PLUG SOMETHING INTO THE CONSOLE, TOO. I'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVEN WRITE IT UP WHEN I'M HAVING SOMETHING ELSE REPAIRED. ALL THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME IS THAT MY AIRBAG IS DISABLED WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF, IT DOESN'T WANT TO BE SHUT OFF. IT TAKES A LOT OF TRIES SOMETIMES TO GET IT TO STOP.THE TRACTION CONTROL IS THE NEWEST THING. THAT'S BEEN ONLY FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO.

VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SLOWS DOWN AT SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 HOURS. FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. EXAMPLE: DRIVING WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN ON EXPRESSWAY; TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN TO 45. CALLED WRECKER, TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER,. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. VEHICLE DOES THIS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WHILE TRAVELING FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 HOURS. VERY DANGEROUS ON EXPRESSWAYS. HAD MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH VEHICLES COMING UP ON ME AT 70, HAD MY FATHER IN THE CAR A COUPLE OF TIMES. WHEN IT COMES ON NOW, I PULL OFF ROAD, WAIT 30 MINUTES OR SO AND THEN CONTINUE ON MY WAY WHICH AFFECTS MY LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. CALLED DODGE WEBSITE (?) THEY SAID TO TAKE IT IN TO A DEALER WHEN IT DOES THIS. I DO TAKE IT IN AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PLEASE HELP ME, THIS CAR IS USED ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND HOPE IT IS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. IF IT IS NOT A CAR TO BE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCE THAN THEY SHOULD RECALL EVERYONE OF THEM! THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME.

WHILE BRAKING ON THE EXIT RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY I FELT A POP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE CROSS MEMBER DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CROSS MEMBER FROM EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AN OBJECT FRACTURED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND CONTAINED HOLES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

HAVE NOT RECIEVED A RECALL. YOUR SITE SAYS MY CAR COULD HAVE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO FAULTY ADHESIVE USED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK. I DID HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY SINGERLAND ,CORUNNA,MI. 09-30-14. I ASKED FOR POWERTRAIN RESULTS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE MAILED....AS OF MAY 2015, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK. THEY GAVE ME A VEHICLE CHECKUP SHEET THAT SAYS MY WIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED....NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON POWERTRAIN. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT TO DO REGARDING MY SERIOUS CAR CONDITION? HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH. YOUR SITE REQUIRED DATES...THUS DATES ARE UNTRUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED FAILURE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORT MOUNT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,702. MA 10/29/2015 UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

I NOTICE A FEW AFTER MY CAR INSPECTION, WATER WAS IN MY DRIVER TAIL LIGHT HOUSING. HOUSING WAS DRAINED. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTH MY DAUGHTER ASK WHAT THAT DARK LOOKING STUFF WAS IN MY DRIVER TAIL LIGHT HOUSING WAS. OF COURSE IT WAS WATER AGAIN, AND THE LIGHTS STOP WORKING. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON. THANKS *TR