Vehicle Shudder Problems of Dodge Caliber

My 2008 Caliber had a real bad tapping noise from the engine area, when I was reading online what it could be I found that the adjuster pulley on the alternator was the culprit, so I replaced it only to still hear when accelerating the car make a grinding noise like rubbing metal together from the transmission, I took it to a local mechanic and watched them inspect the transmission, the mechanics told me it is the gears in the transmission. The car has 80,000 miles on it, and of course the warranty is up, the dealership says they can't help as usual. Besides the pulley and the transmission the body has corrosion under the passenger door as well as in the hatch area. I still have 4 more payments on the car and should not have transmission or body failures when the car is not exposed to harsh conditions and has 70,000 miles. I will never buy another Dodge/Chrysler vehicle again.

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Car will randomly start shaking like there is barely any power. I have had to replace the alternator twice. Numerous throttle issues that numerous auto service shops were not able to fully take care of. When the vehicle was at a stop and the accelerator was pressed, lightly and normally the car would accelerate inappropriately and kind of jerk forward. In addition, when turning and the accelerator is pressed normally the car would seem to lose power and seem to glide into the turn and then jerk forward. These throttle issues were never fully explained or fixed. After a while the car dash started flashing a red electrical bolt and the car would shutter and shake and lose all power. Initially, when this occurred I was able to just turn the car off and wait and then turn it back on and it would function for a while. Also, if the car was idling at a stoplight or parked the electrical bolt would flash and the car would start to shake. Now the air bag light in the cluster constantly turns off and on and beeps while the car is shaking.

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I was driving my car on I-10 and the car suddenly jerked and slowed down despite my foot still being on the gas pedal, the car began to shake and then the engine stopped on the middle of the road. I coasted to the median, and waited for 3-4 minutes, (mostly to catch my breath as I was lucky I was not run over by semi's) I restarted the mph was the norm) I had to put on my hazard lights and drive to the next exit. The mechanic said the control board for the crankshaft was blown and needed to be replaced. Seems like a very dangerous situation for other drivers and owners of a Dodge Caliber if it is a common defect. 07dodcaliber/pc684 Dodge crankshaft position sensor.

When I first start my car, the engine will first rev past 2500 rpm; this is not normal as it revs around 1800 rpm. The car will vibrate, and the electronic throttle control light will come on (flashes when vibrates). After restarting the car, the light will go away. Between 35-45 mph, the car will either feel like or will go into a stall. The light will come on when the vehicle goes into a stall. The previous week, I took my car to the dealer to have the map sensor and the pcv hose replaced. A flash update was also performed; neither replacing the parts, nor the flash update fixed the problem.

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My 17 yr old daughter was driving our 2008 Dodge Caliber when acceleration was lost. The car started shaking when she tried to give it fuel and the electronic throttle system like came on. Needless to say, she was very shaken by this ordeal. We have an extended warranty that we purchased through carmax, with a 300. 00 deductible, however the warranty company would only pay 144. 00 dollars of the 647. 00 total bill. The car has approx 70,000 miles so I don't understand why the throttle system would be defective. According to the repair shop, the needle inside the throttle that feeds the fuel was defective. Luckily my daughter was not on the main highway when it went out, otherwise it could have been more serious. I am voicing my complaint on this part and all be ware of the throttle needle going bad. I will also make this a formal complaint with Dodge as well.

Started hearing grinding noise when car was DE-accelerating. Brought car to garage where I was told I needed a new transmission. I was told the cvt transmission was a sealed unit so it couldn't be repaired. It took two weeks in a Chrysler dealership to get repaired at Chrysler's expense (lifetime powertrain warranty). Even though the repair was free, I still had to pay for two weeks of car rentals since the dealership did not have any loaner cars available (amazingly there were two in the lot when I picked the car up). This car has been nothing but a nightmare since purchasing in October 2007. Seeing all of the other complaints on this site, it still amazes me there hasn't been any recalls for any of the problems associated with this car. But then again the us government owns Chrysler. . . . . . . . . .