2007 Dodge Caliber

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HER THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER REPLACING THE BULB, IT STILL DID NOT WORK. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR SOME POTENTIAL ENLIGHTENMENT AS TO WHY AND FOUND A MULTITUDE OF MESSAGE BOARDS AND CONSUMER WEBSITES STATING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 DODGE CALIBERS. IT STARTS WITH LOSING A HEADLIGHT AND THEN ESCALATES TO LOSS OF POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS, BLINKERS, HAZARD LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND SOMETIMES THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM AND/OR RADIO. INITIALLY, IN MARCH, I HADN'T EXPERIENCED THAT YET. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A TURN AND NOTICED MY RIGHT BLINKER WASN'T WORKING, SO I TRIED THE BLINKER FOR THE LEFT. THAT TOO WAS NOT WORKING. NEITHER WERE MY HAZARD LIGHTS OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I WAS FAR FROM HOME AND AFRAID TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, FOR FEAR IT WOULD NOT RESTART SO I KEPT DRIVING HOME CAUTIOUSLY, TRYING NOT TO CHANGE LANES. IT BEGAN POURING RAIN AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS, NO WIPERS, AND NO BLINKERS OR HAZARDS TO SIGNAL I WAS GOING OVER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. ONCE IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE, I WAS NOT EASILY VISIBLE TO THE OTHER CARS SPEEDING BY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF RAIN AND THE FACT THAT I HAD NO HAZARD LIGHTS TO RELY ON. I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN HIT OR HIT SOMEONE ELSE WHILE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE RAIN TO SAFETY WITH NO WORKING BLINKERS, HAZARDS, HEADLIGHTS, OR WIPERS! THE WORST PART IS, THIS IS A STARTLINGLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL AND DODGE IS NOT OFFERING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), WHERE THE PROBLEM IS STEMMING FROM. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $99 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEN OVER $1,000 FOR A NEW TIPM. I WANT TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO GET DODGE TO RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES HAVING THESE SAFETY ISSUES CAUSED BY THE TIPM FAILURE!!!! *JS

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT NOT TURNING ON. AFTER REPLACING BULB IT POWERED ON ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES THEN WOULD NOT TURN ON AGAIN. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TIPM IS THE RESULT, AND THAT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. SINCE HEADLIGHT HAVE TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND THE TIPM APPEARS TO BE FAULTY, THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL! *TR

HAD JUST REPLACED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN DOWN FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 3 YEARS WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRES STARTED SCREECHING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO PULL INTO A PUBLIC PARKING LOT WHEN PIECES OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF AND I HAD TO COAST INTO THE PARKING LOT WITH NO BRAKES. IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND HAS BEEN DOWN FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOWN A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES OUT OF THE 4 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT AND IT HAS TRULY BEEN AN INCONVENIENCE. *TR

WHILE BACKING FROM DRIVEWAY ONTO STREET, THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED WITH A POP NOISE, STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR REQUIRED A LOT OF ENGINE POWER TO MOVE. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND OBSERVED A PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING PRESSING HARD AGAINST/INTO THE TIRE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MANAGER INFORMED ME THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY OEM PARTS FROM DODGE OR ANY AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS. WHEN HE CONTACTED AFTER MARKET SUPPLIERS, HE WAS TOLD IT IS TOO SOON FOR THIS PART TO NEED REPLACED AND SUPPLIERS WERE NOT YET MANUFACTURING AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS. WAITED OVER 2 WEEKS FOR DODGE TO SUPPLY PARTS. THANK GOD THE COIL SPRING DID NOT BREAK WHILE MOVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY! IT SURELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THE MANAGER SAYS HE HAS BEEN SEEING A HIGH INCIDENCE OF THIS TYPE OF PREMATURE FAILURE AND WOULD EXPECT DODGE TO ISSUE A RECALL SOON DUE TO THE OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. EVIDENTLY, THERE IS AN ABNORMALLY HIGH DEMAND FOR THE REPLACEMENT SPRINGS WHICH IS PROBABLY THE REASON FOR THE LACK OF AVAILABLE PARTS. THE SUPPLY IS BEING CONSTANTLY DEPLETED BY BREAKDOWNS. I WOULD GUESS MANY ACCIDENTS ARE BEING CAUSED BY THIS COIL SPRING FAILURE AND GO UNDOCUMENTED AS THE CAUSE BECAUSE THE COIL SPRING DAMAGE IS ASSUMED TO BE A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND NOT THE CAUSE! AFTER ALL, HOW OFTEN IS THE COIL SPRING GOING TO FAIL WHILE THE CAR IS SITTING STILL VS WHILE DRIVING?? I URGENTLY REQUEST YOU TO HASTEN YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER CLEANED THE COOLANT LINES, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANS AXLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 10/24/13*CN THE TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN JULY 2009 AND AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2009. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND BARELY MOVE. THE TRANSAXLE WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2009 AND AGAIN IN AUGUST 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE SUB FRAME, WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.