Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2007 Dodge Caliber.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
With only 38,550 miles on my car (which has been well cared for) I had to have the wheel bearings replaced. When I picked it up, my mechanic (who has been the only mechanic I have used for over 10 years) told me that the ball joints were also totally shot & had to be replaced. After a little research I found out the danger I was putting myself & others in, had him do the ball joints the next day. These 2 parts seemed to need replacement way before they should have. The dealership here (service person/al) told me since I was over my 3 year, 36,000 mile warrenty, (and havent been there in 2 years) there was nothing they could do for me. Immediately after the work was completed by my mechanic, I stopped at the bank. There I saw another Dodge Caliber pull in. While in the bank, I spoke with that driver. She told me she just had the wheel bearings done also. Im not sure what year her car was but it appeared to be newer than mine! whats going on with these cars? shouldnt the dealer have had a little more interest when my actual mileage was only 2000 over the warrenty. They kept pointing out that the car was over 5 years old & only had a 3 year warrenty. To me that has no significance. . . The mileage is what concerns me. I hope others will take note & bring this to the attention of Chrysler before there are related accidents or deaths. I did try to find a number online to call Chrysler, only to come up with sales. . . I wouldnt buy another! please inform me of any actions taken. Thank you.
The turn signal stayed on, everything electric shut off, then when I put the car in park and took out my key, the car was still running!! this happened twice and no one can figure out what could possibly be wrong. Then my check engine light went on. The diagnostic test read p0708. I was told I cannot simply fix this sensor, that I would need a whole new transmission. My car is 4 years old and has 53,000 miles on it! how could I need a new transmission, who can afford a new transmission!? the car has been extremely well taken car of, normal oil changes, inspections, I just bought 2 new front tires! this is unbelievable.
We have been told by our car repair techs that both of our tie rods in the front of the car have gone bad. The car only has 70,000 on it, the first went bad at about 65k and had that replaced. This is not normal and would like this matter looked into. I did more research online and found many similar complaints for that year and model. I have had many cars of different makes and never had a issue like this, not normal at all!.
My 2007 Dodge Caliber has a water leak that allows rain water to enter the vehicle. The used car dealer I bought it from (had it less than 1 year) said it was a gasket leak in the front fender. I don't know if this is right or not becuase the car's entire driver side floor board has yet to dry out. Vehicle constantly acts as though it is going to stall. This has happened in idle in traffic and when pushing on gas from stop. Sometimes the low pressure sensor oil light will flicker on and the car will start to jerk. Sometimes the vehicle just hesitates for a long time when switching gears. Dealer unable to duplicate this problem. Newest issue - when traveling at approx. 55 mph on the highway, all doors mysteriously unlocked themselves. Very frustrating and inconvenient. . . Dealer does not offer rental or temporary car even though they have my brand new Caliber that im paying for even while its in their possession. The dealer could not duplicate stalling/oil light issue and I took it to an independant mechanic had an oil change done and still did it. Took it back and he couldn't find anything either. Computer not reporting anything and no recalls.
Ball joints are failing on these cars. This occured around 50000 and again at 100000. I drive mostly highway miles therefore these shoul rarely go out. Dodge did nothing to crrest this and the cost of repair is over $1000.
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.
My passenger side air bag randomly disarms and my driver's side seatbelt comes undone often. Sometime takes 2-3 times of trying to fasten seat belt to get it to secure. Cruise control has also gone out. Love my car, but not happy with all the problems popping up. It is only 4 years old.
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.
I was stopped at red light,I was rear ended at aprox. 45mph by SUV. The car started in fire at rear of car,flames touched to of car inside of car. After emptying a fire extinguisher,fire restarted 5 more times,each time using another extinguisher,fireman finally flooded car to stop the fire. . . Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen? the muffler and gas tank arevery close,and were touching after impact. .
There is a faulty switch that controls the gear shifter behind my break petal. This will be the third time in four years that I have had it replaced. When the switch goes out, I cannot drive my car - I cannot switch gears. This can happen anytime, anywhere regardless of weather conditions, etc.
While driving on suburban roads car would lose all power and almost stall, a red lighting bolt would appear on instrument panel. Vehicle taken to dealership throttle body replaced and pcm flashed. Second incident occured about one year later, this time on the freeway at approx 65mph lose of all power almost stall. Car taken to dealer, throttle body was not replaced however pcm was again flashed. Third occurence happend 09/18/11 issue was present in both city driving and freeway driving again taken to dealership and throttle body needs to be replaced and pcm flashed. This failure is highly dangerous due to the fact that is happens without warning on both city and highway driving.
El vehiculo no sirve.
Paint on from bumper peels off while washing the car.