2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS THAT HE BELIEVES THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT CAPABLE OF ALIGNED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT BALL JOINTS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS WERE DESIGNED WITH A SEALANT WITH NO CAPABLE MEANS TO LUBRICATE THEM AND REPAIR WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE REPLACE THEM WOULD COST $750. *JB

I AM VERY SAD TO REPORT THAT MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER THAT I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE WITH EVER, WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT, THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT IS SO BAD THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THE DEALER, SO I BROUGHT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. STILL GOING TO COST $500 TO FIX ONE STUPID LITTLE PART THAT LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *LN

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. EVERY TIME I AM IN THE SHOP, THEY SAY THE REPAIR IS EITHER THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE PCM AND/OR THE CAM. I BELIEVE THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE GAS PEDAL CONTROL AND IS A HAZARDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE PLACE I FOUND PEOPLE COMPLAINING. THERE WERE OTHER SITES. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F0F6BB2?DISPLAYRECENT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BALL JOINTS ARE FAILING ON THESE CARS. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 50,000 AND AGAIN AT 100,000. I DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES THEREFORE THESE SHOULD RARELY GO OUT. DODGE DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $1000. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THAT RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. 1.) THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR. 2.) THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE VOLUME AND CHANGING THE CHANNELS HAVE NEVER WORKED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP 14 TIMES AND THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. 3.) FIRST BRAKE FAILURE WAS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND WAS DUE TO THE BOOSTER CYLINDER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. OURISMAN DODGE PUT ME INTO A RENTAL CAR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. 4.) CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND COULD ALSO BE A REASON WHY THE CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT 5.) TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE CAR HAS ALREADY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO UPSHIFT WHILE DRIVING AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE USED. 6.) COMPUTER ISSUES, WHEN MY BATTERY DIED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER WENT OUT AND $300 LATER HAD TO BE RELOADED AND FIXED 7.) THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS ALREADY FAILED ON THE CAR 8.) I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT GO ON 3 TIMES WITH DIFFERENT SENSORS FAILING NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. 9.) THE CONTROL ARM AND SUSPENSION HAS CURRENTLY FAILED AND NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR AROUND $2000. 10.) EVERYTHING LEAKS AND RETAINS WATER. THE BACK LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR THIS ISSUE 3 TIMES. THE DOORS ALSO FILL GALLONS AND GALLONS OF WATER WHICH WILL TAKE 5 TO 10 MINUTES TO DRAIN SOMETIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THAT ISSUE 2 TIMES AND NEVER REPAIRED. 11.) MANY SEALS HAVE ROTTED IN THE CAR CAUSING LEAKS AND OTHER ISSUES TO OCCUR. 12.) SECOND BRAKE FAILURE, THIS LED TO A 3 CAR ACCIDENT AND THE TOTALING OF MULTIPLE CARS. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK AND THEN WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON DURING THIS BRAKING ATTEMPT. THE CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR GOING 51 MPH. DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED TO INVESTIGATE AND THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME AT THIS TIME. THEY WERE CONTACTED ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT HAVING BALL JOINT/TIE ROD/CONTROL ARM FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS WOULD BE $1000.00. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS UPON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER STALLS OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT HAS 50,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND I PURCHASED IT USED LAST SEPT 2009. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN. THE DASHBOARD WARNING SIGNAL WOULD COME ON SIGNIFYING "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT USUALLY IN THE FIRST 15MINS OF DRIVING. USUALLY I AM AT A STOP AND THEN WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE , THE CAR DIES. IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT, BECAUSE I LOSE POWER, I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW SO THAT THEIR MECHANICS CAN LOOK IT OVER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER AT 800-853-1403 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS A PROBLEM/TREND. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN APRIL 07. TODAY, WHILE REPLACING THE TIRES FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS TO FALL OFF OR CREATE A SITUATION OF UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR. LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR ITEMS, THEY ARE STEERING COMPONENTS THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN A SET OF TIRES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET BY GOOGLING DODGE CALIBER + BALL JOINTS, I FOUND MANY OTHER CALIBER OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY UNSAFE ISSUE. TOYOTA WAS SUBJECTED TO GOVERNMENT HEARINGS, MADE MAJOR NEWS HEADLINES AND FINED HEAVILY DUE TO THROTTLE STICKING. DRIVERS HAD THE ABILITY TO REACT BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR SHUTTING OFF THE CAR BUT WITH THIS STEERING ISSUE, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE AUTOMOBILE AT ALL. MY RESEARCH SHOWS CHRYSLER HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS ISSUE, RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS YOU CAN ONLY GET REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY FROM AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALER AND WHEN YOU PAY CHRYSLER TO FIX IT, THEY ARE USING THE SAME REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE CAR MUST BE JACKED UP AND TIRES REMOVED TO EVALUATE THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS FAIL SO BADLY IT DESTROYS THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS THEY ARE MOUNTED IN. THIS CANNOT BE CHECKED ANY OTHER WAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD WITH THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. THESE ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME. THERE MUST BE A RECALL ON THE UNSAFE STEERING ISSUE.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WHICH NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER WILL FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IS IT WILL TURN OFF AND NOT SET IF AT OR ABOVE 75 MPH NOR WILL IT STAY ON IF OVER 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOAD LIKE A HILL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED HOWEVER THEY CHECKED MY VEHICLE AGAINST ONE ON THE LOT AND COULD NOT GET THE ONE FROM THE LOT TO PRODUCE THE SAME ACTION. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF FOR THIS REASON. I AM NOW AFRAID IF I DO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT SINCE IT WILL TURN OFF BY IT'S SELF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WON'T TURN OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT LEAKS WATER INTO THE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR BOARDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVER IT RAINS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND MY DEALER WILL NOT OR CANNOT FIX IT. *TR