2009 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

I BOUGHT MY 2009 DODGE CALIBER BRAND NEW IN JULY 2009. I MADE MY DECISION BASED ON THE 5-YR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, ASSUMING THE CAR MUST BE MECHANICALLY DEPENDABLE. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS WRONG FOR MAKING THAT ASSUMPTION. I BEGAN TO HAVE SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. I REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES, HAD A TUNE-UP AT 65,000 MILES AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR HAD OVER 36,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO SEE IF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WOULD COVER A REPAIR FOR MY CAR TO RUN. SINCE THIS CAR WAS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK AND LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS WITH THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENTS JUST TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND BE ABLE TO PAY MY MORTGAGE AND CAR NOTE. THOSE REPAIRS SEEM TO WORK AT FIRST UNTIL 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT, WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I MANAGED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS TURNING DARK AND MY HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED. I WAS ON SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN DARK FREEZING WEATHER FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR BEFORE A CO-WORKER COULD FIND ME TO HELP ME TO SAFETY. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE FINANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRING IN THE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEM'S HAD TO BE REPLACE ON MY CAR DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECT...CONTACTED DODGE DUE TO PRODUCT FAILURE TO SEE IF THIS HAD BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY DAUGHTERS 2009 DODGE AVENGER LAST JULY 2011. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR DECELERATE AND TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT WAS ON AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS OVER HEATING. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. CALLED DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN (MY COST). DEALER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. DIAGNOSTIC SAID NOTHING WRONG. CALLED DODGE AGAIN THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER 50 MILES AWAY. IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER +100 TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN BACKSEAT CAR SEATS. I WAS ON I-95 GOING TOWARDS WASHINGTON DC IN RUSH HOUR. IF I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A SEMI AND MY GRANDKIDS KILLED. DODGE DOES NOT CARE. I AM DISAPPOINTED AS I ALSO OWN A NEON AND RAM TRUCK. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A HUMMING NOISE ALSO EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT OPERATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,799 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 38,000.

AT 43,000 MY 2009 DODGE CALIBER'S CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WON'T FIX IT, CALLED CHRYSLER IN MAY, 2010, WAS TOLD THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT. WAS TOLD THAT THE BEARINGS ARE BAD. NOT FIXABLE, ONLY REPLACEABLE. COST $4,200. THERE IS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER RECALL REGARDING A POWER TRAIN MODULE, CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DIDN'T EXIST. I PRINTED OUT THE RECALL FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THEY STILL TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. AFTER REPEATEDLY SENDING EMAILS AND CALLING CHRYSLER, THEY FINALLY CAME TO THE DEALER A YEAR LATER, DROVE MY CAR AND SAID, YES, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT, IT IS OVER THE 3 YR 36,000, ?IT IS NOT WORTH PUTTING THE MONEY INTO IT?, LIKE WHAT????? THEY WON'T FIX IT. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH TWO KIDS, 20YR CHRYSLER CUSTOMER AND THIS IS HOW I AM TREATED. ON 8/19/2011, TRANSMISSION DIED. IT IS NOW AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP, TRANSMISSION ON THE GROUND, CAN'T BE FIXED, ONLY REPLACED: COST $4,000. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, I EITHER PAY FOR MY HOUSE OR MY CAR, CAN'T DO BOTH, AND MY CHILDREN CAN'T LIVE IN THE CAR, SO I DECIDED TO MAKE HOUSE PAYMENTS. I WILL CONTACT THE MICHIGAN STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT REGARDING THIS CVT TRANSMISSION THAT IS NOT REPAIRABLE, ONLY REPLACEABLE AT A COST OF $4,000. I DO NOT HAVE A CAR TO DRIVE, DO NOT HAVE $4,000. HOW CAN THEY PUT A MAJOR - EXPENSIVE PART INTO A CAR, WHEN THIS PART IS NOT FIXABLE, ONLY REPLACEABLE? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF MY SENSORED VALVE STEMS. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PUTTING AIR INTO THE TIRE. THE FIRST 2 I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SENSOR REPLACED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, THE LAST ONE I HAD TO GO TO 4 DIFFERENT PLACES TO SEE IF THEY HAD ONE, WAITED FOR 2 DAYS TO ACTUALLY GET THE PART AND THEN HAVE IT PUT IT IN. THE MANAGER AT THE STORE SAID IN THE LAST MONTH HE HAS HAD MANY VEHICLES COMING IN TO HAVE THESE REPLACED AS THEY WERE BROKEN, ESPECIALLY CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP PRODUCTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVING REPAIRS FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN PREMATURELY AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. DEALER REFUSED TO DO WORK. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND HAD CAR FIXED. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN *TR

THE ABS SENSORS IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TIRE WELLS ARE SUDDENLY BAD AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) TO NOT WORK PROPERLY; SENDING THE CAR INTO A SKID. ESC IS TO ASSIST DRIVERS IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES DURING EXTREME STEERING MANEUVERS. ESC SENSES WHEN A VEHICLE IS STARTING TO SPIN (OVERSTEER) OR PLOW (UNDERSTEER), AND ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE?S COURSE BY AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING THE THROTTLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT INDIVIDUAL WHEELS. *TR

I OWN A 2009 DODGE CALIBER RT WITH ODO READING 59,300 & MY TRANSMISSION LINE BURST CAUSING $450 IN NEEDED REPAIR THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR