2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

AFTER DAYS OF CAR HESITATING AND TRYING TO STALL, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED IN PARKING LOT OF LOCAL GROCERY STORE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP CAUSING THE ISSUE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED. OLD FUEL PUMP WAS FACTORY PART, AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE BURNT WIRING AND MELTED PINS. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND AM SEVERELY CONCERNED AS TO WHY PART WAS NEVER RECALLED. BETWEEN TOWING, FUEL PUMP, AND ALSO BATTERY CHANGE FROM CRANKING CAR TRYING TO GET IT TO START, REPAIRS WERE OVER $350. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LOSE SPEED. NOW WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IT HESITATES AND AT HIGH SPEEDS JERKS AND LOSES POWER. TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERE ACCIDENT. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX IMMEDIATELY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO EVEN TRY TO FIX SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US DODGE CALIBER OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF, CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

MY CARS TIE RODS ARE GOING OUT, ALREADY HAPPENED ONCE ON ONE SIDE AND NOW ITS GOING OUT ON THE OTHER, BECAUSE I CAN FEEL IT, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BC I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD LIL BOY, I NEED THIS PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE IT FALLS APART AND EITHER OF US DIE THEN THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT BECAUSE MY CAR ONLY HAS 57,565 MILES ON IT AND SHOULDN'T ALREADY GOING OUT ON ME, THE FIRST TIME THEY WENT OUT DODGE DID PAY FOR IT IN FULL. BUT NOW IT IS GOING OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE SO I AM ASKING FOR HELP OR FOR U TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN SINCE IT IS A DEFECTED PART, THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IGNITED AND BURNING FUMES STARTED TO EMIT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT A PLUG ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MELTED AND BECAME EXPOSED TO THE FUEL VAPORS. AS A RESULT, THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THEN, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, ALL POWER IS LOST IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAS ABOUT 30 FEET TO GET SAFE AND STOP. AT THIS POINT, IF YOU WAIT ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND RESTART THE CAR, IT IS DRIVEABLE. THIS HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY AND WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING A REAL ROAD HAZARD. CHRYSLER IS UNABLE, OR UNWILLING, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND THE REPAIRS SUGGESTED DON'T APPEAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007 AND IT HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 1.5 YEARS LATER WE HAD TO DO THE SUSPENSION AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE BALL JOINTS. THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WENT BAD WAY TOO FAST. WHEN WE CALLED DODGE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE CAR, BUT SURPRISE, WE NOW HAVE TO GET THE FRONT DONE AGAIN!!!! I HAVE SEEN THIS AND NUMEROUS OTHER SITES THAT ALSO HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. I EMAILED AND WILL CALL BACK DODGE TONIGHT. IF NOTHING IS DONE I WILL GO TO THE LOCAL MEDIA TO HAVE THEM HELP WITH THIS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

SUB FRAME IS RUSTED DUE TO AIR CONDITIONING HOSE RUNNING OVER SUBFRAME. SUBFRAME HOLDS ENGINE IN PLACE. *TR

ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS: WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT THE CAR BEING STARTED, THE KEY ONLY HAS TO BE IN THE "ON" POSITION (NOT ACTUALLY STARTED). *TR

UPON START UP THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE GAS CAP AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER 2 OR 3 DAYS THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHICH THEY TOLD ME WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR