general problems of the 2007 Dodge Caliber

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that the ecu had been hacked. While driving on the highway at 70 mph, the brakes applied without application, but I was able to move to the right lane. The vehicle was able to pull over safely, and it stalled. While parking with the foot on the brakes, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a small pole. There was no reported fire, airbag deployment, police report filed, or injuries. While in neutral, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The driver was able to shift to neutral. The vehicle was making an abnormal growling sound. There was no light inside. While using the headlights, the windshield wipers turned on for five minutes. After locking the vehicle, the headlights remain on. While using the turn signal, the windshield wipers engaged without application. While driving in the rain, the vehicle hydroplaned. The contact stated that someone stole the key fob, made copies, hacked into the vehicle, and was controlling the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, which confirmed the vehicle was working as designed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was approximately 154,000. The VIN was not available.

I had my 2007 Dodge Caliber rear brakes replaced today, at 83,487 miles. The service professional noted on the receipt that the “rear subframe is rotting out. ” he suggested that I contact Dodge, to find out if there has been a recall regarding this issue. Please advise as to how this problem may be resolved, with no additional, out-of-pocket cost to me, the consumer. Thank you.

Very bad design of muffler. It is very dangerous. The muffler has a hole on top. That heat effect the battom trunck, the hood get melted, heat sheild get burned and the road assistant tire get melted as well. I was lucky I was able to smell it. Also all body get very rusted and look hourrible.

I am a single disabled mom who was involved in a head on collision on 7/21/2019 in austell GA off veterans memorial hwy. Prior to incident I just got out of a major surgery on my stomach that I was healing from. Acccident happened a week later in process of me healing. My stomach wound opened back due to collision along with other internal and external trauma to my body. I was heading home driving on right side of lane. Heard a very loud honk that startled me. I pressed the brakes. Car started maneuvering to opposite side of hwy. I couldn't understand what was going on since I was steering but it became very difficult for me to do that. As the car was going opposite my direction no moving cars was present besides one in left lane. Im managed to steer my vehicle away from left into right. Car in left lane hit my front end which led to a head on collision. The roadways was clear and weather conditions dry. I became very traumatized from even becausey car was very hard to control and maneuver. I feel that it is a car malfunction that caused my car to go opposite side of road. At the time I didn't know but I felt it was a brake malfunction. Due to my own research, I found out the braking system on these cars had a recall. I wasn't aware of this because I just purchased vehicle from a private owner before my stomach surgery. I didn't drive the since I was in er for 2 weeks. Drove it fully for a week and ended up in a wreck. I am suffering a lot mentally and physically from incident just trying to heal along with cooperating with law enforcement which I haven't obtained a police report from yet till this day. As of right now I have a pending claim with my insurance company. No info from other party insurance company as of yet. Nor do I have representation for my personal injuries. This traumatic event has put more stress and strain on my life physically and mentally.

My daughter bought a used 2007 Dodge Caliber with 83,493 miles on it in 2016. In 2018 the car became very unstable and found the cross structure in the rear was so corroded and rusted it cracked in half. She, I, and others could have been killed. And I see now 100's of others that has the same problem. What do we do about this? eat $5,000. 00 ? this needs to be taken care of. . She was driving and I was with her at night and raining, on the freeway when it started to shake so bad I thought it was going to fall apart. We creeped it home and friends looked underneath and said omg. . So again,, how do we replace this? and what is being done? there were no notifications on this at all period. I don't care if it was 1 car. This needs to be recalled. . It could be a family with children, a head on crash, who knows. . It's dangerous. . Mad mother. . It happened on or around may 14, 2018 and I don't know exactly what the miles were at that time, gave a estimate. . This is as bad as having a drunk driver coming at you. . Please recall. .

This car has had the driver airbag warning light on in the dash for more than 20,000 miles. I do not know if they are "takata air bags or not. Also, the driver rear taillight has filled with water. I have been the sole owner of this car. Now the dash lights are flickering off & on when lights are turned on. The Caliber now has 96,000 miles on it . Thank you in advance for any answers.

Subframe rusted out ,brakes locking up.

Brakes on this vehicle are no good, very hard to stop. Ball joints no good steering on this vehicle is not safe either I have noticed all the recalls and complaints.

I had an accident on Friday, January 18, 2015. The car in front of me put on breaks, and I was a distance away from the car in front of me when I put on breaks as well. However, when I attempted to break, it would not break normally as a car should. Also, there was no anti-lock break that kicked in. In addition, the airbags did not deploy in this vehicle. My car is totaled. Thankfully, I was able to walk away. There is something wrong with the breaks on this vehicle. I always felt like that. However, the experience that I had with this accident was confirmation for me.

Vehicle was involved in frontal collision with run off tire from a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck. Frontal driver side received damage to electrical wiring harness which shut down onboard computer system. Upon impact the vehicle seized operation and shut down air bag deployment. Steering control was lost due to half shaft joint was sheered apart.

The car will lose all power when driving, almost at a complete stop. The first 2 times it happened were at night (the second during a complete downpour) and since I lose all power, the hazard lights won't even work so I have to get out of the car to alert other drivers so that they won't hit me!! so dangerous!! the first "fix" was to do a full computer system re-flash ($300). The second "fix" was to replace the transmission control module ($600). The third time this happened was 3 days after the second "fix" as I'd driven not even 100 feet from a parking spot, I turned the volume up on my radio and the car died! the 3rd "fix" will be upwards of $1500!!! Dodge knows about this problem. In fact, it is the faulty placement of the tipm that has caused this!! it was placed in a spot where it constantly receives damage from water and dirt on the road, which causes corrosion and then bam! loss of power!!!! Dodge has not created any recalls for this which is unacceptable! this problem, if it happens on any highways or in major intersections, could kill someone!!! I've done a ton of research and this is happening to too many people with the same exact model year car!!! I've contacted Dodge corporation to request a recall and/or financial assistance in this matter and they won"t do anything! I've owned this car for less than 3 months and I've already had it in the shop 3 times for this problem. When will Dodge realize that they have to do something about this? when someone dies????? I'm going to reach out to as many people as I can who have had/are having the same problem so we can get a lawyer involved!!! someone needs to do something about this problem and that someone is Dodge!!!!!!!.

My car drive side light is not working and the brakes keep having problems.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that the brake pedal became abnormally stiff, causing extreme difficulty when attempting to brake. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 06v493000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock: control unit/module) for the antilock braking system. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 60,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for routine maintenance when the technician detected that the front brake rotors exhibited severe rust and corrosion. The shims, front brakes and rotors were replaced. In addition, the inner tie rods loosened from the steering rack and the front control arm bushing separated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The failure mileage was 23,167. Updated 06/05/lj the consumer stated that Chrysler has since repaired the vehicle. Updated 06/06/12.

When driving on highway car looses power break light comes on and off dealer states it's nothing get oil change from dealer stated nothing is wrong.

My sisters 2007 Dodge Caliber only has only 32236 miles on it and the ball joints need replaced already, it cost 800 dollars to replace them, I looked on line and everybody that has a 2007 Caliber is having the same problem there should be a recall on the ball joints, just look on line and u will see how many people are having trouble with the ball joints, how many complaints does it take to have a recall done, thank you for your time, please just e mail me back thank you.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a howling noise would be heard from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle needed new brakes, tie rods and a transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,500.

The vehicle has had the ignition switch slip from "on" to "accessory" twice in the last few years. The first time was on I-95 just north of richmond, va. I was driving, shifted my knee (with a long keychain), and the switch slipped. I was unable to control the car at that point. I hit the emergency lights button and tried to re-start the car. I was able to re-start the car and continue driving without accident or injury. The second time was on edwards mill road in raleigh, nc. At that point, I was not driving with the longer keychain, but a shorter one with only four keys, and the switch slipped again. Because it had happened before, I knew what I needed to do was to re-start the car, and I was able to do so successfully without accident or injury. Because at the time, I didn't think much of it, and because I had no concept that it could have been a bigger issue, and because there was no accident, I did not stop to write down or remember the dates/times of these incidents. I know that the first incident was at night; the second incident was during the day. I remember where I was because I have a photographic memory; however, because I didn't stop to look at the date or time then or later, I don't recall exact dates and times. My best guess, based on my travel schedule through richmond, va, is that it took place within the last three years, and then the second incident sometime after that. I thought nothing of these incidents even when the gm recalls started happening, because it wasn't a gm vehicle. However, the other day, I read that Chrysler vehicles were being recalled for this issue, and something triggered my memory with the switch slips. I wanted to provide this information and notice so that a decision could be made about investigating other Chrysler models, as well as to provide notice to the company of an issue.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact was driving approximately 20 mph when she applied the brakes and the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle proceeded to crash into the rear of a preceding vehicle. There were no injuries. The contacts insurance company was investigating the failure but had not reached a diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 58,016.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. When the brakes were applied, the brake pedal extended to the floorboard and became stuck. When the pedal failed to release it caused the vehicle to crash into a another vehicle. There were no injuries; however, a police report was filed. The contact called an authorized dealer and stated that there were no recalls for his VIN. When the vehicle was taken to the dealer, they could not duplicate the failure. The failure occurred twice. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000. The current mileage was approximately 80,000.

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.

We've had this '07 Dodge Caliber since 9 of '07 and have had several problems to occur at about 2 months after purchase. The car stalls at low speed, we've had brake problems which when we first took it in to our dealer was told nothing was wrong with the brakes. Upon several visits about noise coming from the front tires and while pressing the brakes they would putter after about 40mph, was told the wheel bearings needed to be replaced. Since then we would still experience the noise till it got so bad, Chrysler finally said - your rotors need changing. Since we were over 20,000 miles we weren't covered by warranty. Was told this was normal wear and tear. I could understand if these problems had just started, but they didn't. Chrysler has said they cannot assist me with a refund nor would the senior staff agent give me his bosses name to complain further. I am very dissatisfied with Chrysler. My mom is about 80 years old and purchased this car believing that the company was reliable and would stand behind any problems. We would like our money back or trade this vehicle in for a comparable amount.

2007 Dodge Caliber. Consumer requests reimbursement for defective door recall. The consumer stated on August 15, 2007, she took her vehicle to the dealer to have the regular maintenance performed and at that time, the dealer had the opportunity to check for recalls, but they didn't. On August 26, 2007, the consumer was involved in an accident, which resulted in the left rear passenger door being damaged, when the vehicle failed to stop after applying the brake. The consumer stated when she attempted to apply the brake, it kicked back and delayed her stopping. Also, the vehicle was displaying a pull and the tires were wearing quickly.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. While driving 30 mph, the brake pedal went down to the floorboard when it was depressed. The contact stated that the electrical system was not working properly, however, she was unable to provide any details. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The current mileage is 3,029 and failure mileage was 64.