2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INDICATING A FAILURE. THIS LIGHT WILL AT RANDOM GO ON AND OFF. *TR

AT 12,000 MILES I STARTED TO HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED A BREAK IN PERIOD AND NOT TO WORRY, SO I DIDN'T BRING IT IN. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE AUTO DEALER SAID IT WAS CUPPED TIRES WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHO THEN ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS CUPPED TIRES AT 24,000 MILES. DURING A WARRANTY REPAIR I ASKED THAT THEY LOOK AND AGAIN THEY MENTIONED CUPPED TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE CAUSE WAS BAD ROTORS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. UNDERSTAND THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOW HAD THE NEW TIRES INSTALLED FOR ABOUT 800 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM IS STARTING TO RUIN THESE AS WELL ACCORDING TO THE TIRE TECHNICIAN. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND IT IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR BADLY AND UNEVENLY BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT THE PROPER SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL OVERHEATING. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT . I WAS NOT AT FAULT BUT I WAS T-BONED AND HAD THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SMASHED IN. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CAR COMES STANDARD WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE SEATS AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. MY HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW GOT BROKEN. THE CAR WAS ONLY FOUR MONTHS OLD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,400.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH 7460 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING" DOWN THE ROAD. BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT GOES AWAY. 3. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 RPMS. 4. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. 5. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON, AS IF THERE IS A POWER DRAIN. 6. THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 7. THE STATION CHANGER CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 8. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE AUTO STICK, THE DELAY IN PICK-UP IS VERY SLOW. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. 9. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND INCREASED IN SPEED ALL BY ITSELF ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. 10. THE AC FAN BEGAN MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE ONE MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS SERVICED PROPERLY AND REMAINS IN WORKING ORDER. 11. WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WE GO AROUND SHARP CORNERS OR STOP OR START QUICKLY, THE SEAT MAKES CLICKING NOISES UNDERNEATH AND MOVES SLIGHTLY EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN A LOCKED POSITION. 12. THE MIDDLE ARMREST CONSOLE IS LOOSE AND CAUSES INJURY WHEN ENTERING THE CAR AND PLACING YOUR ELBOW/ARM ON IT FOR BALANCE. 13. THE PIN STRIPING BEGAN TO WEAR OFF THE FIRST TIME I WASHED THE CAR WHICH WAS WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE. I FILED LEMON LAW AFTER PROBLEM #1 WAS IN SERVICE FOR THREE ATTEMPTS AND 15 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE. I'M TOLD THAT SINCE IT IS FIXED, THEY WILL ADDRESS AND ATTEMPT TO FIX THE REMAINING ISSUES. *JB

ENGINE STALLS ON 1.8L 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASING IN NOV 2006 THE ENGINE HAS STALLED OVER 20 TIMES IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS. THE COMMON FACTOR IS WHEN COMING TO AN IDOL THE RPM'S WILL DROP TO APPROXIMATELY 500 THEN COME BACK UP TO IDOL AT ABOUT 800-1000. IT USUALLY STALLS WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BUT HAS STALLED IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT LEAST 5 TIMES. WHEN PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC LANES IT HAS STALLED. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND FORCED ME TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL, RESTART THE CAR AND SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR WHILE BROADSIDE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND MOST RECENTLY TOLD THAT DODGE SAYS IT'S THE WAY THE ELECTRONICS FOR SHIFTING ARE CONNECTED OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE BEFORE AND WENT OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT HAD STORED A STALL CODE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON TODAY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND BLINK FIVE OR SIX TIMES, THEN AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY(NJ) ABOUT 9:15 A.M. ON JAN 12, 2007, THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SHE TAPPED THE BRAKE, AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . AT THIS POINT THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE AND CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I RECENTLY RECIEVED A VEHICLE REPORT FROM THE INSURANCE CO. THAT STATED THE CAR IS BEING RECALLED (NHTSA ID: 06V493000)AND SAID VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A FAILURE OF THE ABS COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING!!!!! WHILE MY WIFE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION, SHE IS QUITE DISTRAUGHT OVER THE INCIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE AT THIS JUNCTURE. HER VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND SHE IS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING. THIS WAS HER FIRST NEW CAR AND THE DEALER TOUTED THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH GREATLY INFLUENCED HER PURCHASE. HAD WE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER INHERENT OF THIS VEHICLE, I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE MADE ANOTHER CHOICE.