IllustrationDRIVING HOME FROM WORK, RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS, THEY DO NOT WORK. READING UP, SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM MODULE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS (OVER $1200). DASHBOARD INFORMATION LIGHTS (SUCH AS BRAKE AND TPM) COME ON AND GO OFF INDISCRIMINATELY.
2007 Dodge Caliber Awd
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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4150K+
64 reports with mileage · 10 unknown
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- Suspension. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Exterior Lighting complaints
4 reportsONE DAY AS I CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND UNLOCKED MY DOOR WITH MY CAR KEY BUTTON, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO BUY A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB TO REPLACE IT, EXCEPT IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I TRIED THE NEW ONE. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ASK WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TOLD ME IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRES…
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ONE DAY AS I CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND UNLOCKED MY DOOR WITH MY CAR KEY BUTTON, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO BUY A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB TO REPLACE IT, EXCEPT IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I TRIED THE NEW ONE. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ASK WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TOLD ME IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRES AND WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT, LET ALONE THE PART ITSELF. I RESEARCHED OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN REJECTED A REGISTRATION STICKER BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE FOR IT TO BE OUT. I ALSO HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE COPS AND WAS TOLD TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD, BUT IT COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A VALID REASON FOR IT TO BE RECALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, DUE TO SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. *TR
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 20…
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THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING" DOWN THE ROAD. BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT GOES AWAY. 3. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 RPMS. 4. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. 5. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON, AS IF THERE IS A POWER DRAIN. 6. THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 7. THE STATION CHANGER CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. 8. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE AUTO STICK, THE DELAY IN PICK-UP IS VERY SLOW. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. 9. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND INCREASED IN SPEED ALL BY ITSELF ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. 10. THE AC FAN BEGAN MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE ONE MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS SERVICED PROPERLY AND REMAINS IN WORKING ORDER. 11. WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WE GO AROUND SHARP CORNERS OR STOP OR START QUICKLY, THE SEAT MAKES CLICKING NOISES UNDERNEATH AND MOVES SLIGHTLY EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN A LOCKED POSITION. 12. THE MIDDLE ARMREST CONSOLE IS LOOSE AND CAUSES INJURY WHEN ENTERING THE CAR AND PLACING YOUR ELBOW/ARM ON IT FOR BALANCE. 13. THE PIN STRIPING BEGAN TO WEAR OFF THE FIRST TIME I WASHED THE CAR WHICH WAS WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE. I FILED LEMON LAW AFTER PROBLEM #1 WAS IN SERVICE FOR THREE ATTEMPTS AND 15 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE. I'M TOLD THAT SINCE IT IS FIXED, THEY WILL ADDRESS AND ATTEMPT TO FIX THE REMAINING ISSUES. *JB
WHILE DRIVING THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND BLINK FIVE OR SIX TIMES, THEN AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *JB
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1PE10012 · Sticking Accelerator Pedal
Opened Apr 29, 2010 · Closed Aug 26, 2010
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of June 3, 2010, Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall of approximately 25,265 model year 2007 Dodge Caliber vehicles and 71 model year 2007 Jeep Compass vehicles manufactured from March 7, 2006 through May 19, 2006.The recall will remedy a defect in the accelerator pedal assembly (accelerator pedal) of the Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) system that can cause the accelerator pedal to stick in an open position and not return to the idle position when released.As stated in the opening resume, the subject vehicles (Caliber) are equipped with an ETC accelerator pedal manufactured by the CTS Corporation, the same supplier of the ETC accelerator pedal used in the recently recalled Toyota vehicles.The ETC accelerator pedal used in Caliber and Compass vehicles is not the same as those used in the recalled Toyota vehicles.They are of a different design, were manufactured using different tooling, and fail in a different manner.According to Chrysler and CTS, oversized bearing pockets in the ETC accelerator pedal housing of the Caliber and Compass vehicles allows the accelerator pedal pivot shaft bearings to dislodge from the housing.If this occurs, the accelerator pedal can stick in an open position (i.e., fails to return to the closed position) or be slow to return.Chrysler's DIR notes that the subject vehicles are equipped with Smart Brake Technology and contends that the impact of a binding or sticking accelerator pedal can be negated by its Smart Brake system.In Chrysler's view, the system enables the brake pedal input to override the throttle control system and safely depower the vehicle and minimizes the potential for safety consequences resulting from the defect in the accelerator pedal.Further, Chrysler states, as a result of the presence of this technology, Chrysler Group LLC has concluded that the condition described in this report does not present an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.ODI does not concur with Chrysler's position that the Smart Brake technology employed in the subject vehicles eliminates unreasonable risks to safety stemming from the ETC accelerator pedal defect.Aside from the fact that the technology is applicable only to situations where the brake pedal is activated, the Smart Brake system implemented in the subject vehicles will override a stuck throttle under a discrete set of conditions.Because driver behaviors (e.g., kicking at the accelerator pedal to dislodge it, or pumping the brake pedal instead of steady application) may delay or prevent activation of the Smart Brake system in the subject vehicles, ODI believes that this Smart Brake system does not totally eliminate unreasonable risks to safety posed by this defect or the necessity of a safety recall in this case.See Safety Recall file 10V-234 for recall details.