2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

RCVD A LETTER IN 2013 REGARDING FRONT AND REAR CROSS MEMBERS NEEDING AN INSPECTION & POSSIBLE REPAIRS. I DID NOT GET THIS INSPECTED AS RECOMMENDED. I WENT TODAY TO HAVE CAR PRE-INSPECTED FOR PA INSPECTION & WAS TOLD WHAT MECHANIC CALLED FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH & EXTREMELY WEAK AND THE REAR WASN'T FAR FROM BEING RUSTED THROUGH. ALSO WARNED IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD FOLD BECAUSE OF BEING WEAK & MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CALLED LOCAL DODGE DEALER & DODGE'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE & I COULDN'T GET IN TO HAVE DODGE INSPECT FOR 10 DAYS. HOPEFULLY THE "CROSS MEMBERS" & WHAT MY MECHANIC CALLS "SUB-FRAME" IS ALL THE SAME AND IS COVERED UNDER 10 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY. HTTPS://CUSTOMERCONNECT.CUSTHELP.COM/APP/MOBILE/FIAT/B2C_DETAIL/A_ID/24689

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE STRUTS COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BULB WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED AT 95000 MILES. 2 YEARS LATER AT ABOUT 120000MILES BOTH CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER REPLACEMENT, AT ABOUT 145000MILES, CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE BAD ONCE AGAIN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. TIRES AS WELL DO NOT LAST MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF ON THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAVE HAD SEVERAL BATTERIES, STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS REPLACED OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. CAR HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. NOW WHEN IT RAINS, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE THE WARNING BELL SOUNDING. CAR WON'T GO OVER 20MPH. IF I TURN IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN (SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW TRIES) IT STARTS UP FINE. LIKE THE CAR BUT CAN'T AFFORD WHATEVER IS WRONG TO FIX IT.

LEFT FRONT LO BEAM QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO SHOP TO REPLACE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIPM IS BAD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST 1000.00. BELIEVES REAR WIPER MAY ALSO BE EFFECTED.

TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE PROBLEMS. HAVING ALL KINDS OF CASCADING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR WITH ONLY 70K MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM WILL NO LONGER WORK. ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STOPS/STARTS. ACCELERATION ISSUES, ETC. CHRYSLER WANTS OVER A $1,000.00 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, AND THE REPLACEMENT TIPM WOULD LIKELY FAIL IN SIMILAR MANNER SHORTLY THEREAFTER. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CAR DAY OR NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DRIVEN ONLY SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.