2007 Dodge Caliber

THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED THROUGH SO BAD YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND IN SIDE WE BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR. NOW AS WE TAKE IT TO THE MECHANICS TO GET ALLIGNMENT HE GAVE US THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THIS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THIS MOST IMPORTANT PART IS RUSTED SO BAD WHILE THE PARTS AROUND IT ISN'T. I'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH 1250 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR. WHY NO RECALL ON THIS THERE IS NO WARNING OF THIS PART FAILS AND WHILE WE'RE DRIVING AND IT BREAKS WELL. CRASH AND DIE . SO DODGE THIS IS WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. I'M SO WHAT I CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND CAR TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER TO THE CAR DECLINED TO A COAST AND I HAD TO TRY AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH SNOW ON THE ROAD WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES GOING THE SPEED OF 70 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER WHOM RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE DONE BY THE DEALER WHICH I PAID FOR AND COMPLIED TO HAVE PERFORMED. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND STILL LOOSES POWER GOING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER OVER AND OVER AND THEY DENY ANY LIABILITY AND SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. I HAVE THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I AM GOING TO END UP DEAD THANKS TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. IT HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING SO NO STRESS IS EVER APPLIED TO THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM PISSED BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AND IT REDUCED POWER ON HER. I HAVE PAPERWORK SHOWING THE DEALER CHECKING IT AND SAYING IT IS OK NOT TO MENTION THE NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE GONE IN AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE CALIBER. IF YOU LOOK ON LINE THERE ARE PLENTY OF US CITIZENS THAT ARE PLAQUED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.......UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 11/13/2017*CN

ENGINE CRADLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT ON OUR 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON A CAR THAT'S NOT TOO OLD. LOOKING AT THE ENGINE CRADLE IT HAS A HOLE ABOUT 12 INCHES ROUND AND ALONG THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORT OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED THAT STICKS UP IN THE AIR WELDED TO THE CRADLE ...UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS REPLACED AT NOT CHARGE. UPDATED 08/13/14*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS, OIL GASKET, OIL PAN, VAPOR CANISTER PURGE SOLENOID, ENGINE MANAGEMENT SENSOR AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SINCE JANUARY OF 2015, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ALMOST ONE DOZEN TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, A LOUD SOUND GOES OFF IN THE ENGINE AND WHEN THE KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT BOGS DOWN AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIES. I'VE HAD ABOUT SIX NEW STARTERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN FRIED. WE'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS. WITH A NEW STARTER IN THE CAR, IT CAN LAST TWO DAYS TO A WEEK TO A MONTH, BUT FOR FOUR MONTHS STRAIGHT IT'S BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD OPEN, BUT WOULD NOT ROLL UP TO CLOSE ALLOWING RAIN TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 01/27/15

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!!!!!!! *JS