general problems of the 2008 Dodge Caliber

Tl-the contact owns 2008 Dodge Caliber. The contact was driving at 70 mph when the radio and dome light just came on and then the vehicle shut off. The gas pedal had to be pressed extremly hard for the vehicle to stop. Multiple warning lights illuminated. The contact then drove the vehicle home safely. Then the contact called Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram greensboro 27407 (336) 790-9850 (336) 790-9850 where they explained what the contacts next move for payment. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage is unknown. Jw.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caliber. After the vehicle underwent a routine oil change and tune up, the vehicle made an abnormal noise when the brake pedal was depressed. The dealer was notified of the failure more than once and provided no solution. In addition, when driving over un-leveled land, the vehicle continued to make an abnormal noise and the suspension was unstable from the front to the rear. The contact was unable to determine if the dealer would provide a remedy. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was not available.

I bought my car in 2009, ran great at first until I hit over 100 thousand miles. I was on my way out of town to see a family member in the hospital. It was 80 degrees out and my car just slowed down on the highway and came to a stop. I thought it overheated so I waited about 30 mins and started it up again. Today I was at the Dodge dealership to have them look at it, to find out why the passenger side front tire was making a noise(like it was going to fall off). They told me it was the controll arm and that I needed to replace it. Apparently I'm not the only one having these issues. Where's the recall Dodge?.

Owned the car for almost 4 years. Tie rods have been replaced 3 times. Recently had to replace, struts, ball joints, brakes on the front for the 5th time, back breaks are out and rotors as well had them replaced less than a year ago. Manifold had to be replaced. Barrings on the front and one on the right back. Went through a set a tires in less than 6 months. Has been to Dodge and other mechanics problems still persist.

Found that the engine cradle is rusting out. This cradle supports all steering front suspension and engine/transmission. Have also found that this was a problem for the 2007 models and is still a problem on 2008 models. Although 2007 models are recalled and replaced but not 2008. This is a huge safety factor as stated all steering and suspension are connected to this cradle. If failure to cradle happens all loss of control of vehicle is inevitable.

There are currently 0 recalls on the 2008 Dodge Caliber 2. 0. However, a simple youtube search will bring up common issues with the lower ball joints, which cause extreme tire wear and even severe pulling to the left and right with very little control. The anti-lock breaking system as well as the throttle body are huge issues as well. However, it wasn't a youtube search that brought this to my attention but instead driving one and looking into it. To my surprise there are zero recalls on this vehicle.

The lights and all dash gauges turn off while driving and all the warning lights on the dash come on. The engine light stays on until the car is turned off. When restarting all lights go away. This happens most often when when I am braking. No pattern for when or what speed. Abs seems to kick in for no reason during this electrical failure. Power has been lost and car has died while driving. I am told this is the tpim module fault that requires replacement for $1,500. 00! there is large and common problem with this tpim and Dodge has wrongly not provided a recall for the Caliber.

I was on my way to work, headlights and dash lights started to flicker, all the indicator light on the dash came on. Smoke started coming in the vents into the vehicle went to stop, brakes grabbed for a second then went out completely, even shifting the vehicle to park did nothing. Stopped the vehicle by hitting guard rail called police, within minutes the entire front end was in flames.

My fiancee and I got into the car and after I started it, it wouldn't shift out of park. Luckily we were close to home and I had internet on my phone so I could look up how to manually override the issue. If there's a manual override, it seems like they knew it would/could happen. My fiancee is disabled, if she had been driving the car (it is her car) and got stuck out in this 100 degree heat wave, she wouldn't have known what to do or have even been able to do it had she known what to do. I'm irritated because my research shows that this is a very common Dodge issue amongst many different models yet they have only issued recalls on certain models. I did call Dodge hq to find out if this model had a recall for this issue and obviously it hasn't. The drone just did their job of getting the information they needed. I can't stress this part enough, if they provide an override, they know there is an issue!.

I bought this vehicle used from ganley Dodge in bedford ohio. We have driven this vehicle aprox 12000 miles and have replaced or serviced the rear brakes six times at two separate dealers. The rear brakes have made a howling noise since the day it left the lot. Chrysler has attempted to repair this problem six times to no avail. Both dealers that have serviced the Caliber say that there is nothing that can be done to fix the problem, they also say it is cosmetic. After dealing with the dealers nonsense I called Chrysler directly, after a week of dealing with them they finally call me back to tell me that an engineer has stated that rear brakes making noise is a normal thing for this car to do. And that there is nothing they will do to fix the problem. I suppose this is what happens when you allow and american car company to be owned by an italian and german companies.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caliber. While driving 30 mph the contact applied the brakes and heard a squeaking sound in the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the front brakes were deglazed; however, the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was not repaired and there were no prior warnings. The failure mileage was 33000 and the current mileage was 39000.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caliber. While attempting to exit his driveway in snowy conditions at speeds of less than 3 mph, the brakes locked and caused the vehicle to slide in the snow and crash into a vehicle in the contact's driveway. There were no injuries. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer were contacted. The contact was awaiting repairs by his insurance company. The failure and current and failure mileages were under 35,222.

Vehicle: Dodge Caliber sxt model 2008 on Sunday, January 3rd I was returning from mexico state to puebla around 3 pm, using the highway. I noticed a slight change in the acceleration of the car, similar to when the fuel injection system needs cleaning. About 2 km prior to getting to puebla toll, the brakes did not answered at all, the instrument panels indicator did not show any problem. I had to slow down by using the motor (l), until I could safely pull over and stop the car completely with the hand brake. Fortunately I had a good space with cars preceding and avoided any collision by also using the alert lights. The car has been serviced as the manual states, and have never detected any problem related before. I took the car to the service where they told me the fail was due to a computer problem, and they upgraded the software to a more recent version, stating that will avoid the problem. I asked if they have received cars with the same problem and they confirmed to me that there have been some, but "not too many. . . ". Then checking NHTSA webpage found similar issues with this vehicle but dealership never report issue.

I have a 2008 Dodge Caliber I purchased in September of 2009. I am having a problem with my car stopping when I approach a traffic signal. I have gone right through traffic signals. I was coming off an exit ramp, and it had been snowing. When I applied the brakes the vehicle wouldn't stop, and I almost slid into the side of another vehicle. We both could have been seriously injured.

My husband and cousin were in this car some how lost control on a clear dry day and rolled. They say the brakes were never applied but I wonder why not, maybe there was a problem with this car.