2007 Dodge Caliber

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. EVERY TIME I AM IN THE SHOP, THEY SAY THE REPAIR IS EITHER THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE PCM AND/OR THE CAM. I BELIEVE THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE GAS PEDAL CONTROL AND IS A HAZARDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE PLACE I FOUND PEOPLE COMPLAINING. THERE WERE OTHER SITES. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F0F6BB2?DISPLAYRECENT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER STALLS OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT HAS 50,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND I PURCHASED IT USED LAST SEPT 2009. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN. THE DASHBOARD WARNING SIGNAL WOULD COME ON SIGNIFYING "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT USUALLY IN THE FIRST 15MINS OF DRIVING. USUALLY I AM AT A STOP AND THEN WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE , THE CAR DIES. IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT, BECAUSE I LOSE POWER, I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW SO THAT THEIR MECHANICS CAN LOOK IT OVER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER AT 800-853-1403 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS A PROBLEM/TREND. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN APRIL 07. TODAY, WHILE REPLACING THE TIRES FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS TO FALL OFF OR CREATE A SITUATION OF UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR. LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR ITEMS, THEY ARE STEERING COMPONENTS THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN A SET OF TIRES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET BY GOOGLING DODGE CALIBER + BALL JOINTS, I FOUND MANY OTHER CALIBER OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY UNSAFE ISSUE. TOYOTA WAS SUBJECTED TO GOVERNMENT HEARINGS, MADE MAJOR NEWS HEADLINES AND FINED HEAVILY DUE TO THROTTLE STICKING. DRIVERS HAD THE ABILITY TO REACT BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR SHUTTING OFF THE CAR BUT WITH THIS STEERING ISSUE, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE AUTOMOBILE AT ALL. MY RESEARCH SHOWS CHRYSLER HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS ISSUE, RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS YOU CAN ONLY GET REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY FROM AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALER AND WHEN YOU PAY CHRYSLER TO FIX IT, THEY ARE USING THE SAME REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE CAR MUST BE JACKED UP AND TIRES REMOVED TO EVALUATE THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS FAIL SO BADLY IT DESTROYS THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS THEY ARE MOUNTED IN. THIS CANNOT BE CHECKED ANY OTHER WAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD WITH THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. THESE ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME. THERE MUST BE A RECALL ON THE UNSAFE STEERING ISSUE.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WHICH NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER WILL FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IS IT WILL TURN OFF AND NOT SET IF AT OR ABOVE 75 MPH NOR WILL IT STAY ON IF OVER 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOAD LIKE A HILL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED HOWEVER THEY CHECKED MY VEHICLE AGAINST ONE ON THE LOT AND COULD NOT GET THE ONE FROM THE LOT TO PRODUCE THE SAME ACTION. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF FOR THIS REASON. I AM NOW AFRAID IF I DO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT SINCE IT WILL TURN OFF BY IT'S SELF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WON'T TURN OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY TAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BEFORE INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED PIECE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT FAILURE TO BE THE SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT NOT YET REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 67,000.

I HAD MY CAR IN WITH ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE WAS LEAKING. WHILE THEY HAD IT ON THE HOIST, THEY TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE TIE RODS. I ONLY HAVE 36,000. MILES ON MY CAR AND IT IS A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS OLD. I AM TRYING TO GET WITH THEIR PAYING FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE $700. REPAIR AND COST OF NEW TIRES. *TR