Loud Engine Noise problems of the 2008 Dodge Caliber

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caliber. The contact heard a loud noise and noticed premature rust and corrosion on the engine cradle, which cracked without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the engine cradle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer indicated that there was no recall. The approximate failure mileage was 89,577.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, a loud noise sounded in the front end of the vehicle. When the brake pedal was depressed the vehicle would pulled towards the left direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed that the engine cradle completely rusted and caused the engine to shift into lower position. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000. Js.

Going down the highway and when down shifting to merge in traffic the car died. Got it to the shoulder of the road & it started but was making a horrible noise. Got it towed home & to garage where they took the motor apart & found it had 2 burnt valves. Took the head to engine shop & found that the head seats are broken and the other 2 are worn & also have to be replaced. Cannot find parts from Dodge & mechanic said he had to order them from japan. Now a job that should have been around $100 is costing us over $500. Very dissappointed that a car with that low milage would have something like this happen. I still owe 2 years on the car & by the looks of the complaints on the Caliber I should have never bought it in the first place.

While operating the 2008 Dodge Caliber 2. 0l engine at approximately 45mph, the car instantly stopped without applying the brakes. Then the car would go from 7mph to 50mph in a rapid acceleration and then back down to 7mph. This was rather dangerous as I was almost rear ended numerous times despite having my emergency signal flashing lights on as well as driving in the far right lane. The car also experienced excessive back firing and one loud explosion sounded as if it occurred in the catalytic converter directly underneath the car. I was lucky enough to find an auto parts store last night and was able to have the tech there use the odbii reader and it indicated the error p0132 which is the oxygen sensor as the failing unit. The failure of the oxygen sensor nearly resulted in an accident as the Dodge Caliber was almost impacted by other cars in traffic as the other cars were not prepared for the Dodge Caliber to rapidly decelerate from 45mph to 7mph. The part was replaced ASAP the next day with bosch part # 15124 and upon testing for 20 minutes the car operated without error. I called Dodge to inquire about a recall or warranty work and they declined both. In regard to public safety, I request that a case be opened to investigate this situation and others like it. The desired outcome is to have Dodge recall the O2 sensors as this type of failure can be catastrophic when traveling on the highway at higher speeds with traffic.