2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD Complaints

MESSAGE: I AM WRITING ABOUT MY FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA P215/55R1894T TIRES. THEY CAME ON MY THEN NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER R/T. I NOTED WITH THE DEALER ON 1/2/09 WITH 24800 MILES, THAT EVEN BEFORE THAT THE TIRES ARE MAKING A THUMPING NOICE. IT SEEMS THEY ARE GETTING EVEN LOUDER. THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES BY ME AND THE DEALER AND SEEM TO BE WEARING EVENLY. I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS? *TR

ODOR RELEASED THROUGH VENTS WHEN AIR CONDITIONING OR DEFOGGER IS IN OPERATIONS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS STRONG STENCH; IT IS QUITE NAUSEATING. MY SON HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE WITH THE OPERATION OF EITHER DEVICE WITH THIS ODOR. AS FAR AS I CAN SURMISED, IT SMELLS LIKE ANTIFREEZE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AUGUST 2006. AT APPROXIMATELY 43K MILES JUNE 2008, TWO WARNING LIGHTS TRIGGERED: ESP BASS AND TRACTION CONTROL. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, DAVID DODGE, AND DELIVERING MY VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT MUST BE REPLACED; OF COURSE, AT MY EXPENSE OF $258. AGAIN, JULY 22, 2008 THESE TWO LIGHTS TRIGGERED. THIS ACTION PROMPTED ME TO PURSUE THE NHTSA WEBSITE IN SEARCH OF RECALL. SURPRISINGLY, THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. AMAZINGLY, THE FIRST REFERENCED THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM DODGE CHRYSLER OR THE DEALER. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WAS FOR THE MOST PART ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH FIRESTONE FIREHALK GTA-03 215/55R18 SIZE STANDARD TIRES, BETWEEN 25,000 TO 26,000 MILES THE TIRES HAVE BECOME CUPPED AND VERY LOAD, I TOOL IT TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY AGREED THEY ARE CUPPED BUT BLAME THE ROTATION. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE CAR AND TIRE AND FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES AND FEEL FIRESTONE AND DODGE IS NOT CORRECTING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER - STEERING PULLS TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FOR ABOUT FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING (FEELS VERY SLOPPY). PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKING. DOORS LOCK WITH CAR RUNNING. *TR

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.

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

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

HEAD ON COLLISION IN 2007 DODGE CALIBER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER FRACTURED BACK IN 2 LOCATIONS HAS ALSO INCURRED NECK AND LEG INJURIES. *JB

IT IS ABOUT DODGE CALIBER SXT 2007 SPORTS I, THE UNDERSIGNED,GIVE YOU THIS WRITTEN INFORMATION THAT I HAVE LEASED THE NEW LATEST MODEL TEMPTED BY ADVERTISEMENT AND IN ORDER TO BUY A SAFE VEHICLE. BEFORE I WENT FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I ALREADY POSTED MY FEEDBACK OPINION ONLINE TO THE DODGE COMPANY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A METALLIC CRACKING SOUND THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH IS A STRANGE PHENOMENON IN A NEW VEHICLE. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE, IT TOOK LONGER TIME TO DO THE OIL CHANGE SERVICE. UPON INQUIRING FOR THE CAUSE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT SOME VITAL PARTS OF THE POWERTRAIN HAS BEEN RECALLED FROM DODGE AND IS BEING REPLACED SO IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO THAT. I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH YOU ON FRIDAY 14, JULY, TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT. IF IT IS A POWERTRAIN RECALL ISSUE OR ANY PARTS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD ISSUES - I FEEL THAT THIS MODEL IS NOT SAFE AND DOSE NOT COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. MORE OVER NEITHER DODGE COMPANY NOR YOU NOTIFIED ME ANY POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR ERRORS UNTIL JULY 14, 2006. *JB