2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL RADIAL ONLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE, ALL THE WAY TO THE STEEL RADIAL, EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE ONLY A YEAR OLD. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE BALL JOINT AND FRONT CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AUTO SHOP SAID WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM, AND SUGGESTED NOT DRIVING ANY FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. ALSO TOLD US THEY HAD TWO OTHER CALIBERS THIS YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO CHARGE $1400 TO FIX AND REPLACE OUR RELATIVELY NEW TIRES. UPON RESEARCHING MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE FOUND THE PROBLEM WHILE PARKED AND BEFORE THE TIRES BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY OR SUSPENSION BECAME EVEN LOOSER. *TR

MY SISTERS 2007 DODGE CALIBER ONLY HAS ONLY 32236 MILES ON IT AND THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED ALREADY, IT COST 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THEM, I LOOKED ON LINE AND EVERYBODY THAT HAS A 2007 CALIBER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS, JUST LOOK ON LINE AND U WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BALL JOINTS, HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL DONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, PLEASE JUST E MAIL ME BACK THANK YOU. *TR

REVERSED OUT OF PARKING SPOT PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNS OUT MY TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS ON PASSENGER SIDE BASICALLY FELL APART. GARAGE SAID OTHER SIDE IS JUST ABOUT READY TO GO TOO. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT...5 MINUTES LATER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN WRAPPED AROUND A TELEPHONE POLE. BEEN LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND MANY PEOPLE ALSO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER! *TR

WHILE DRIVING OVER THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE IN NY, AT THE CREST OF THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE REDUCING THE SPEED OF VEHICLE FROM 50 MPH TO 5 MPH IN THE COURSE OF LESS THEN A MINUTE. I WAS NEARLY KILLED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHO WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND MY CAR. THE CART ROLLED DOWN THE BRIDGE WITH LIMITED POWER. FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM READING ON VARIOUS CALIBER WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. MY KEY ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING LAST YEAR AND I HAVE TO PAY $500 BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE COMPUTER COULD NO LONGER RECOGNIZED MY KEY SO I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE. MY GEAR SHAFT BEGAN TO JAM AND I HAD TO PAY $200 TO GET A CHIP REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SHOT. NOW MY TOTALLY INCORPORATED POWER MODULE WAS SHOT TODAY WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. THE COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1150. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS PRESENTING IN MY LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, BOTH THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THE FUSE BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE YET TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,192.

THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHLWAY. DODGE KNOWS THE CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO DO A RECALL ON THESE CARS. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK IN THIS. VEHICLE. IF THE CONTROL ARMS BREAK WHILE DRIVING,IT WILL BE VERY BAD. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON-LINE ABOUT THESE CARS, I AM SHOCKED NOBODY HAS MADE DODGE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE DASH WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE SPEED IN THE DARK. THERE ARE MANY EXISTING CASES ONLINE. DODGE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE WHEN CALLED AND WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD, BOLTS AND JOINTS WERE FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH LUBRICATION ON THE COMPONENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.