2007 Dodge Caliber

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER RECENTLY STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE ON THE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND AM BEING TOLD THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND I HAVE TO REPLACE CONTROL ARMS ALONG WITH BALL JOINTS BECAUSE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER. I ONLY HAVE 45000 MILES ON THE CAR THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I HOPE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE REPAIR. I AM JUST GLAD THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH OUR BABY WHEN THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND GOT THEM INTO A SERIOUS WRECK. IT IS TOO BAD THAT THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE A RECALL IS DONE. THIS REQUIRES A RECALL! MANUFACTURER DEFECT! *KB

I HAVE A DODGE 2007 CALIBER SXT 2.0 L BOUGHT FROM DEALER IN MAY 2011 HAS APPROX. 57,250 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES ONLY TO FIND OUT LOWER BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS NEED REPLACING. AT 57K MILES?! THAT'S ABSURD AND IF YOU LOOK ON AUTOBEEF.COM IT IS AN ONGOING/RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. DODGE WILL REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE, I WILL FIGHT UNTIL MY VOICE IS HEARD, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. IF ANYONE CARES PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY FIGHT AGAINST DODGE/CHRYSLER. THEY NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, AND AT 29K SERVICE DEALER REPLACED TIE ROD END AT OUR EXPENSE SAID TO BE OUT OF WARRANTY. 4 NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON THE CAR AND AN ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE PLAY IN FRONT END. CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND IT FOUND THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS SEVERELY WORN TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS ALMOST FALLING OUT OF THE CAR. THIS ALSO WAS REPLACED AT OUR COST.WITH 6 MONTHS GONE BY AND 6000 MILES WE WERE TOLD THAT THE OTHER TIE ROD WAS BAD AND THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT AT THIS TIME. WE THEN CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THE WOULD WORK WITH THE DEALER BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED ALSO. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN THEY AGAIN FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS BAD ALSO. THIS ALL COMES AFTER THE CAR GOES OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FRONT END ALMOST EVERY TIME WE BRING IT IN FOR THE OIL CHANGE. IT WAS STATED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THE BAD DRIVING HABITS OF THE OWNER. AND THIS WAS ALSO THE SAME REASONING BEHIND ALL THE OTHER CALIBERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN QUESTIONED WHY THEY DID NOT FIND THIS EARLIER AND WHY THE FILL OUT A SPECIAL CHECKLIST THAT INCLUDES STEERING AND SUSPENSION, IT WAS STATED THAT THIS INSPECTION IS ONLY A VISUAL INSPECTION, AND THAT IF I HAD NOTICED THAT THE REPORT FORM POINT TO THE ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL NOT THE STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON EACH SIDE WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE FAILURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ERRONEOUSLY AND WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE STEERING DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER ARM CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. DURING A FAILED INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING NEW STRUTS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,401.

PREMATURE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. PARTS ARE PLASTIC AND CANNOT BE MAINTAINED. WHEELS TRAVEL AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL. ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT WHEN PASSING. CAR JUMPED TO ONE SIDE (PULLED SEVERELY). THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. CHECK ALL THE WEBSITES OUT THERE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SOME CARS IT IS FAILING AS EARLY AS 18,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL TANK SPRAYING GASOLINE ALL OVER CAR AND ON ME. I DO NOT EVER "TOP OFF" MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION. ALSO TIE RODS HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS WITH ME AND TELL ME NOT TO FILL UP MY TANK ALL THE WAY, AND THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR TIERODS TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN UNDER 35K MILES. *TR