2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

SAFETY RECALL K11 ON MY DODGE CALIBER. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A WEEK AGO, MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS AM 7/6/10 AT 10:30 AM AND DELIVERED THE CAR TO TACOMA DODGE IN TACOMA, WA. I ARRIVED EARLY AND CHECKED IN. 45 MINUTES AFTER MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT THEY STILL HAD NOT STARTED WORK ON MY CAR. THE RECALL LETTER SAID 30 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE WORK. I WAS NOT APPRAISED THAT THEY WANTED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE AT THEIR LEISURE. OTHER DODGE DEALERS IN PIERCE AND THURSTON COUNTIES HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE SERVICE IN THE PAST AS TACOMA DODGE WAS NOT AN "APPROVED" DEALER IN GM'S RE-ORGANIZATION AND I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR THERE BEFORE THE RESTRUCTURE. I HAD APPOINTMENTS AND NEEDED MY VEHICLE BACK. IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING THE PEDAL STICKS ON MY '07 DODGE CALIBER SXT. CAUSES THE RPM'S TO JUMP AND LOOSE CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR ON A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID IT WAS NOT WITH IN THE DATES THE MANUFACTURERS GIVEN FOR THE RECALL. TOLD THE DEALERSHIP IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND THE LAST ONE WAS ABOUT FOUR DAYS BEFORE I GOT THE NOTICE. NOW A FEW DAYS AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED IT HAPPENED AGAIN. READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER, I HAVE FOUND COPPER BUSHINGS ON THE FLOOR. IF THEY WERE FROM UNDER THE PEDAL SHOULDN'T THE SERVICE MAN NOTICED THAT IF HE DID CHECK IT? LEAVES ME TO WONDER IF THEY DID INDEED CHECK IT. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS MATCHES THE RECALL, SO WHY IT WASN'T JUST FIXED IS BEYOND ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT MOISTURE WAS BUILDING UP INSIDE OF THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A TWO HOUR PERIOD, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO RUN HOT AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER WAITING FOR 25 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD START BACK UP. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE REPAIR WOULD BE $550. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

THE GAS PEDAL MESSES UP IT CAN BE AT A SLIGHT HILL OR ACCELERATING AT A GREEN LIGHT. I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD ONLY GETTING SLIGHT MOVEMENT; THEN THE CAR JUST ACCELERATES. OTHER TIMES IT ACTS NORMAL. I TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO I PAID $504 THEY SAID IT FINE AND FIXED. THE SAME DAY OF GETTING MY CAR BACK IT DOES THE SAME THING SO I CALLED CHRYSLER 800#. THEY TO SAID MY 2007 WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND TO TAKE IT BACK THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE IF RECALL WAS EXTENDED TO OTHER 2007 MODELS. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ACCELERATION OF THESE GAS PEDALS. I'M 9 MTHS PREGNANT AND DO NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT MY CAR WILL MOVE LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND INDEPENDENTLY CAME TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 66,000. UPDATED10/28/10 *BF UPDATED 11/01/10

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I STARTED HEARING A STRANGE NOISE THEN BEGAN SMELLING BURNING RUBBER. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD SOMETHING FALL FROM MY CAR I GOT OUT AND SEEN THAT MY COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND BEGAN DIGGING INTO MY TIRE. I MAINLY DO HIGHWAY DRIVING SO I DON'T HIT TO MANY BUMPS. I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN FEB 2010 AND THE SPRING BROKE AROUND JUNE 15 2010. NO ONE CARRIES THE PARTS BESIDES THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 WEEKS SO I TAKE IT THAT THIS HAPPENS ALOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE (A MECHANIC) TOOK THE REAR SEAT OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES TO THE FUEL PUMP WERE BURNED OUT WHICH CAUSED THEM TO MELT AND TO AFFECT THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW FUEL PUMP WITHIN A SPAN OF A YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING AND ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND PAID $282.00 TO HAVE THEM INSTALL A NEW GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THIS RECALL I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO FILE A REPORT/COMPLAINT. I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM WHEN THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. I'M HOPING TO FIND OUT SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO BE REIMBURSED. PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA PHONE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW IN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK FOR A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED JANUARY 2010. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ