2010 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

ON 10/5/2016, THE SUB FRAME ON MY CAR BROKE DUE TO IT BEING RUSTED THROUGH. THANK GOODNESS IT BROKE WHEN I WAS GOING AT A SLOW SPEED, AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD TO BE TOWED AND IT WAS PUT ONTO A LIFT. THE GARAGE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR'S SUB FRAME, WHICH WAS BROKEN AND RUSTED COMPLETELY, BUT THE REST OF THE CAR IS PERFECT, NOT A SPECK OF RUST. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE CORPORATION NUMBER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, ONLY PRIOR YEARS, WHICH HAS THE SAME PART! I WAS TOLD THAT I LIVE IN A HIGH CORROSION AREA, DUE TO SALT ON OUR ROADS IN THE WINTER. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, THEN WHY IS THIS THE ONLY PART IN THE CAR THAT IS RUSTED? I WAS CHARGED $1032.86 FOR THE NEW PART TO BE INSTALLED, AND IT ALSO HAD TO BE ALIGNED. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEN A NUMEROUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER PEOPLE. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY!

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR MY TRANSAXLE OVERHEATING LIGHT WILL ILLIMINATE. MY CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AND NOT KEEP THE SPEED UP. I HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OUT THEN I CAN CONTINUE MY DRIVING BUT IT WILL DO IT ALL AGAIN 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I WAS JUST ON A TRIP 2 HOURS FROM HOME. IN A 30 MINUTE TIME FRAME I HAD TO PULL OVER 6 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FLICKERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,532.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE SRS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RESET. A TUNE UP WAS RECOMMENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 10/28/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE BRAKE DOES NOT TOTALLY ENGAGE IN PARK. OFTEN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE GEAR HANDLE IS WIGGLED AND PLAYED WITH TO GET IT ALL THE AWAY ENGAGED.

SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE OFF AND ON KNOB FOR HEAT/AIR.. I ALSO HAD A CD IN MY CD PLAYER AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROYAL ROAD, A STRANGE SMELL WAS ALSO COMING FROM THE SMOKE. I PULLED OVER LIFTED THE HOOD AND SEEN NO FIRE. I TURNED THE KNOB OFF, REMOVED THE CD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED MY CAR. I AM WARY TO PUT A CD BACK IN THE PLAYER... I THINK THAT IS WHAT CAUSED IT BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY TEMPERATURE KNOB,, HAD THE BLOWER ON FOR COOL AIR VENT.... NOT AC OR HEAT, JUST VENT AIR ON HIGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL DECIDE TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE IS NO POWER OR ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE CROSSING SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I DON'T GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, JUST LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, SOMETIMES AFTER I HAVE STOPPED TURNING THE KEY, IT CONTINUES TO "START" ON ITS OWN.