2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY HOME, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. HAD TO QUICKLY GET OVER ON THE SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY, NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. BOTH MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED....UNSAFE. TOOK THE CAR IN AND AT 98000 MILES WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SHOP STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND IT NEEDS REPLACED (DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE). *TR

WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS JOLTING FORWARD AND LOSING POWER BACK AND FORTH. BELLETIRE WOULDN'T TOUCH IT CUZ THEY SAID IT SEEMED TO THEM LIKE A RECALL ISSUE. HE SAID THAT EITHER THE ECU NEEDED RESET OR THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING . THIS IS ALSO AFTER MY CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD AT 48000 MILE. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THEM AND ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ERRONEOUSLY AND WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE STEERING DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER ARM CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD, TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE CHANGED WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT. BACK IN SEPT. 2009. NOW WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT . DURING A STATE INSPECTION ON 22, OCT. 2011 NOW I AM TOLD BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. THEIR SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THIS . THE CAR DRIVES ONLY ON WELL PAVED ROADS. WHAT IS DODGE DOING ABOUT THIS ? DEALERSHIP KNOWS ABOUT THIS BIG PROBLEM. BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL.! ! ( COST 800.00 DOLLARS ) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE WHEN BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS WERE REPLACED A YEAR PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

GAS PEDAL STUCK ON TWO OCCASION IN SAME TRIP. THE "SMART PEDAL" FEATURE FAILED TO WORK AS BOTH GAS AND BRAKE WERE APPLIED TO NO RESULT. HAD TO PULL GAS PEDAL UP FROM BOTTOM TO CORRECT. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE SCHEDULED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. DURING A FAILED INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING NEW STRUTS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,401.

I HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO GET MY ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE INSPECTION PLACE STATED THE CAR COMPUTER CHIP IS NOT ABLE TO READ. *TR