2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

MY CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND WOULD NOT REACH SPEEDS OVER 10MPH. I PUT FLASHERS ON AND DROVE TO NEARBY MECHANIC. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND SAFETY SITES, FOR THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. I FOUND TO SITES FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING SAFETY ISSUES DEALING WITH THE THROTTLE BOY. I AM PAYING FOR REPAIRS BUT ALSO LOOKING INTO WHY DODGE PUT ME IN THIS UNSAFE SITUATION. I HAVE A HEART CONDITION AND WAS VERY AFRAID DRIVING IT WHILE IT WAS SPUTTERING AND SHAKING AND NOT DRIVING SAFE AT ALL. *TR

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH RUN OFF TIRE FROM A TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A PICKUP TRUCK. FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WHICH SHUT DOWN ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM. UPON IMPACT THE VEHICLE SEIZED OPERATION AND SHUT DOWN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST DUE TO HALF SHAFT JOINT WAS SHEERED APART. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS PROBLEM. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LITTLE LIGHTNING BOLT WILL COME ON THE DASH PANEL AND CAR WILL LOOSE ALL POWER. SOMETIMES I'M ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, HOWEVER THE STEERING ALSO LOCKS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. OTHER TIMES I WILL BE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER, ON THESE OCCASIONS I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND COAST AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. I WOULD SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST A HUNDRED TIMES OR MORE. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE TRIP AND THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE CALIBER OWNERS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I CAN'T EVEN SELL THIS OR GIVE IT AWAY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO BE KILLED. I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS. GOD FORBID SOMEONE IS EVENTUALLY KILLED. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM ONLY WILL NOT WORK. HIGH BEAM WORKS LOW BEAM DOES NOT. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DON'T WORK. DEALER ASK FOR TIPM REPLACEMENT (9FUSE BOX). NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH TOO MANY. IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE. SHOULD RECALL AND FIX OR REIMBURSE TO EVERYONE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ARE AT HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T24900_DS494668. *TR

THE SUB-FRAME ON MY CALIBER IS RUSTED OUT. THIS IS ONLY 6 YRS OLD, AND DODGE SAY THERE IS NO WARRANTY.THERE WILL BE FATALITIES IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TODAY SINCE WE'VE HAD THE TIPM AND TIPM CONNECTOR REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, BUT SAID THEY'D REPLACE THE TIPM SINCE IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO HATE THIS CAR. *TR

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

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. GOT THE TIPM REPLACED FOR $700+. THAT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A HEADLIGHT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO GET IT REPLACED. IT WAS NOT THE LIGHTBULB. THEY GOT IT FIXED, BUT SAID THE TIPM MAY BE FAULTY AND IT WILL NEED REPLACED IF HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN. A DAY LATER, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR