2007 DODGE CALIBER Electrical System Problems

The air bag light and sound are going off without any collision or accident type. Just randomly started going off. Airbags have never been deployed and goes off with or without weight on the seats.

My throttle body keeps going in and out which cause me to have to get an alternator replaced twice plus a crankshaft twice. Now my car is smoking which is the valve cover gasket . Also my car lights went out one at a time so my driver side lights wnt work at all in the front and the passenger side front won't work just my signal on the passenger side. Also my dashboard won't work properly it keeps goin on and off as I turn on other lights in my car . When I signal left my car light on the roof comes on. I spent $12000 on this car from a dealership and have done nothing but put money into it more than I paid for it.

Passenger side headlight and driver's side tail light not working. Bulbs have been replaced and tested as to being good. Went on internet and found this to be a very common problem with Dodge and Chrysler vehicles, many times requiring replacement of the TPIM. Grounds have been checked as good. Dealer says repair requires replacement of the TIPM for $1,600.00!! Vehicle lighting are safety items covered by vehicle laws. These are safety issues and customers should not be held hostage for ransom for their poor design. Dodge and Chrysler should be replacing these TIPMs when they start failing without cost to customers.

I was driving at night time and my left side lowbeam headlight went out. Then briefly after the right side. I put my highbeams on to finish my trip home and then right before I made it home they both went out. Upon having the vehicle diagnosed it would be a $1000 part plus labor known as the TIPM. My friend has his own garage and he jumped power from my foglights. My headlights now work but he said he won't be long until other things start failing. Now my dash lights went out 2 weeks ago while I was on the interstate. I immediately pulled over and tried turning the car off and on and nothing. So I turned on my hazard flashers and drove 25 miles home with no dash lights. They will flicker on and off so rapidly I turned my dimmer switch the whole way down so it doesn't distract me while driving. Apparently the TIPM in these cars is a widely known issue after very little research I found over thousands of failed units in people's vehicles. Dodge should be liable for this mess!

dash light not working at night. can't see speedometer at night

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY. THE ETC IS BASICALLY THE CAR LOSING ALL POWER BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHUT OFF ONLY THE GAS PEDDLE LOSES ALL POWER. IT WAS VERY SCARY WHEN YOUR LITTERALY CARRYING YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY INCLUDING YOUR DOGGY.

Mileage: 150,000

2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE TIPM BOX IS MALFUNCTIONED, AND CONTINUES TO BE. THIS IS AN ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STOCK, FACTORY TIPM BOX.

Mileage: 165,000

THE TIPS IS SHORTING OUT. GOING TO COST 2200 TO FIX. THIS IS A RECALL IN OTHER VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME YEAR. WHY DOES IT NOT APPLY TO THE CALIBER. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. LOOKED INTO SEVERAL FORUMS WITH SAME ISSUE THAT KEEPS POPPING UP.

Mileage: 150,000

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO FREAK OUT BY LOSING ALL OF ITS GAUGES AND CONTROLS, ALSO THE AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL, ABS AND CHECK ENGINE WILL COME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS WHEN THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THE IT WAS THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) AND ITS SUPER COMMON WITH DODGE PRODUCTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER DODGE PRODUCTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE BUT NOT THE CALIBER. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS NOR HOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME YEAR IT CAN BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT FOR THIS CAR.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AT BRANDYWINE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (3807 KIRKWOOD HWY, WILMINGTON, DE 19808). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. LATER ON WHEN ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HOME THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS THAT COME ON AND THEN WHILE RUNNING APPROX 60MPH THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY THE BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. I TAKE THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO FIND OUT THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH APPEARS TO COST OVER $1000 IN WHICH I DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND.

Mileage: 173,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE LIGHT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING. THE MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY 91K MILES. NOW THE LIGHTENING BOLT SYMBOL WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 39 MILES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK.

Mileage: 91,000

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THE CAR WON'T START, I HAVE HAD SO MANY BATTERIES THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WON'T START EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY OR THE BATTERY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITHIN MONTHS. I PLAN TO GO SOMEWHERE AND CAN'T BECAUSE IT WON'T START...LIKE RIGHT NOW. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO START IT IN DAYS. SOMETIMES BY WIGGLING THE WIRES I CAN START IT BUT NOW IT IS SO BAD IT WON'T START.

STARTED VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE, JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS PRIOR. STARTED DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTS SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THE ETC SYMBOL STARTED TO FLASH AND CAR WOULD ONLY GO 5-10 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS ALREADY DRIVING AT 40MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO THE 5 MILES AND SPUTTER.

Mileage: 155,000

ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A COMMONLY REPORTED ISSUE WITH DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) UNITS ON THIS MODEL. THE EXACT SAME TIPM UNITS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS USING THE PART, BUT NOT FOR THE CALIBER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MORE THAN ONE HEADLIGHT CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT LIKE THIS.

Mileage: 90,000

THE THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW MY CAR IS WONT PICK UP SPEED ONLY 10MPH AND ITS PUTTERING AND JERKING. SO I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AND DID A RELEARN ON THE CAR AND ITS STILL ACTING FUNKY. I SAW ITS A RECALL ON THE 2007 DODGE CABLIER OTHER PPL ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM .. ITS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A CAR LIKE THIS WITH MY FAMILY

CLUSTER LIGHTS, BACK LIGHTING FOR CLIMATE CONTROL KNOBS AND TAIL LIGHTS FLICKER THREE TIMES AND THEN GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME WHEN TURNING ON LIGHTS, WHETHER AT VEHICLE START-UP OR WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. MAKES FOR UNSAFE NIGHT TIME DRIVING.

Mileage: 84,355

THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TIPM IN THESE VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME TIPM WHEN THIS MODULE FAILS THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING AND THERE IS NO REPAIR OTHER THEN PAYING DODGE TO FIX IT AND THEY WANT 1000$ THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER MODELS OF CHRYSLER JEEPS AND DODGES WHICH HAVE THIS SAME MODULE BUT NOT THE CALIBER. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. MY LIGHTS FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. SO THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HIGH BEAM LAMP WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL AT BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND GOING UP A LONG INCLINE (CAJON PASS) THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR QUITS RUNNING, AND TO DATE STARTS AGAIN AFTER LOSING ABOUT 5MPH AFTER SEVERAL HEARTBEATS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 73,000

AT FIRST, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD BEGIN FLASHING WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND I LOST POWER. COULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. THEN BY THE TIME I MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT STAYED FLASHING ALL THE TIME. AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REGAIN PROPER POWER AT ALL. IT USES A TON OF GAS AND WHEN SITTING IN PARK, IF I PUSH THE BREAK PEDAL, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE UNDER WHERE THE SHIFTER IS LOCATED. WITH LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY, OTHER TRAFFIC AND MYSELF WERE IN DANGER. I LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY MANY PPL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO LUCK OF FIXING THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AT THE MECHANIC. ALSO, MANY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE AND VERY NEGATIVE RESPONSES WHEN CALLING DODGE. I DONT HAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS AS I AM ON DISABILITY. HOPE THIS HAS BECAME A RECALL ISSUE AND I DONT HAVE A HUGE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I TRAVEL TO DRS ALOT

Mileage: 275,000

MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. CHANGING THE BULB DID NOT FIX IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT WOULD COST $1000. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CAR STARTED TO STALL OUT AND HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING. WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT IT WON'T START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD JUST DIE. THE WORST SITUATION IS WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND MY CAR STALLED. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS RELATED TO THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. IT WAS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING THAT CAUSES A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF THE TIPM MODULES TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY DODGE.

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RELEASES ITSELF WHILE I'M DRIVING, FRONT DRIVER HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON EVEN THOUGH BULB HAS BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES TO RULE OUT DAMAGED BULB, REAR TAG LIGHT WON'T TURN ON WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, REARVIEW MIRROR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN ON.

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING I CONTINUED ABOUT THE SAME SPEED( USING MY TACHOMETER) FOR ABOUT 3 MILES AND MY CAR ABRUPTLY LOST ALL POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT. I MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR WILL BARELY IDLE AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (THROTTLE BODY) THAT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE BY CONSUMERS AND DEALERS

Mileage: 173,000

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME THAT THIS CAR HAS NOT STARTED. FOR NO REASON WITH A NEW BATTERY IT WON'T TURN ON AND HAS NO POWER AT ALL. NO POWER TO THE LIGHTS, LOCKS, RADIO OR DASH. NOW IT HAS LOW POWER AND WHEN IT'S TURNED OFF WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION IT'S MAKING A TICKING NOISE EVERY 30 SECONDS. I HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN TO GET THIS JUMPED AND I WANT OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE IN THIS CAR WITHIN 10 MONTHS AND THE FUSE BOX DOESN'T WORK FOR THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR WITHOUT THE DEALERSHIP COMING AFTER ME.

Mileage: 141,016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

Mileage: 10,000

MY CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND MOST ALL THE CALIBERS DO ALSO HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHICH HAS HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS DODGE REFUSES TO ANSWER OR FIX ANY OF THE CARS OR ISSUE RECALLS THEY HAVE BEEN MADE WELL AWARE IF YOU CHECK FORUMS AS WELL YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFICULT TIMES OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD AND THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

Mileage: 184,000

FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR, I HAVE LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING, ENGINE DYING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, SAFETY LIGHTS FLASHING AND BEEPING ON DASHBOARD. THE TIPM MODULE IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THIS PART IS NEARLY $1,000 AND ONLY A DODGE DEALERSHIP IS ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE ISSUES WORLDWIDE WITH THIS SAME PART IN MULTIPLE DODGE CARS SINCE 2007 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO 5 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE UNTIL MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN ELWAY CHRYSLER AT 970-281-4687 AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

MY HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING SO I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT BULB. THE LOW BEAM WAS OUT THE HIGH BEAM WORKS. THE BULB REPLACEMENT DID NOT WORK. I TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS MY FUSE BOX. THE ENTIRE THING NEEDED REPLACED. BEING IN THE BUSINESS HE SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE THING IS COSTLY SINCE THE IS BASICALLY THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR... THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. THIS FUSE BOX CONTROLS A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD BE SAFETY ISSUES AND LIGHTING TO ME IS VERY IMPORTANT. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A FUSE BOX. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND THERE WAS NONE. I BEGAN LOOKING ONLINE AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS ASTOUNDING BUT I GUESS UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS WORK. CHANGED OUT THE HEADLIGHT WITH NO FIX.

Mileage: 93,751

CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN WOULD T START AT ALL. REPLACED FUSE AND IT RAN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 40. AFTER GETTING BACK HOME ENGINE WOULDN'T START AT ALL OR IT WOULD TAKE ALMOST 30 MINUTES TO TRY AND IT WOULD SOMETIMES FIRE UP. NOW IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. STARTER IS NEW AND THE ONLY OTHER THING WE CAN THINK IS MAYBE ELECTRICAL. THAT AND THE LACK OF ACCELERATION ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

Mileage: 76,000

MY CAR HORN, LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK AND THE CAR WILL NOT START THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND MY LIGHTS WHEN OFF. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT TURN ON AT ALL AFTER GETTING A TOW TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC HE STATED THAT MY POWER TRAIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE RE PROGRAM BUT HE COULD NOT DO IT SO I HAD TO GET ANOTHER TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHICH TOLD ME I HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIPM @ $1700. PLUS TAX. TOO EXPENSIVE THIS S/B COVER BY DODGE THIS WAS SCARY FOR MY CAR TO STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING I COULD HAVE KILL MYSELF AND SOMEONE ELSE I ALREADY PAID OVER $200. IN TOW TRUCKS

Mileage: 130

THE TIPM HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS, THROW OUT ERROR CODES SAYING KEY IN IGNITION AFTER IT WAS REMOVED WHICH THEN PREVENTED ME FROM LOCKING DOOR IN SHADY NEIGHBORHOOD. DRAINED BATTERY OVERNIGHT SO WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS BEFORE AAA COULD COME. NOW THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ONLY IS OUT. BULB REPLACED WITHOUT ANY AFFECT. ONLINE CHATTER SEEMS TO INDICATE THESE TIPM WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND ALL WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY.

Mileage: 160,000

MY CAR STARTED TO STALL A MONTH AGO AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY PLACED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE ETC (ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT WOULD POP UP ON MY DASH. I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SO ONCE I WENT TO A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY READ THE CODES AND IT SAID I NEEDED MY CAMSHAFT POSITION CENSOR FIXED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN DAYS LATER. THEY THEN SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, MY CAR ACTUALLY STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING IN A INTERSECTION. THAT IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE CAR. I WENT BACK AND THEY HAD TO KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS MY ECM AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. I GOT MY CAR BACK ON THURSDAY JUNE 29TH, 2017 AND MY CAR STALLED AGAIN ON JUNE 30TH. I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I'M NOTICING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND DODGE IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAS DIED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 190,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IF I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, CAR WOULD DO SAME THING, LOOSE POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. IN SCHOOL PICKUP LINE, CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD DIE AS SOON AS GAS PEDDLE WAS PUSHED ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, CITY ROADS, SCHOOL PICKUP/ DROP OFF LINE, MAKING TURNS, AND WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR. IT WOULD ALSO DO THESE THINGS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FOR NEARLY A MONTH, BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T START. ONE OF THE WIRES CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP BURNT THROUGH THE HOUSING. WITH THE FUEL PUMP BEING IN THE GAS TANK DON'T YOU THINK THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION.

VEHICLE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERABLE AT 59663 MILES. HORN TESTS OK. NO ELECTRICAL SIGNAL WHEN HORN BUTTON IS DEPRESSED ON STEERING WHEEL. HORN HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS A SIGNAL THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. HORN IS INOPERABLE WHETHER DRIVING CAR OR STATIONARY.

Mileage: 59,663

BAD PCM. I'M DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF ALMOST CAUSING THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND ME TO HIT US. SO FAR I'VE REPACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, CABLES, AND NOW PCM. IF I COULD AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR I WOULD IN A HEARTBEAT. I FEEL SO UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

Mileage: 158,000

RT HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING. I REPLACED BULB BUT LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. IT LIMITS MY VISIBILITY AT NIGHT AT POSSES A THREAT TO DRIVERS WHO DON'T SEE ME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 92,000

TAKATA RECALL- MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF CORROSION. ALL OF THE FRONT AND BACK SUSPENTION HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALL CONTROL ARMS UPPER AND LOWER, STRUTS, THE WHOLE THING. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. I HAVE HAD THE SUSPENTION FIXED, AND THE ELECTRICAL REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN ON HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT WHEN STOPPING, CAR STALLS OUT. THE ELECTRICAL MODULE WOULD NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH POWER TO RUN THE LIGHTS, WIPERS, FAN OR RADIO. THIS CAR IS A REAL PIECE OF CRAP, DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR EVEN PUTTING IT ON THE MARKET. WE WANT ACTION, FOR WHAT WE PAID FOR THIS JUNK.

Mileage: 150,000

ON NOV. 22, 2016 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 6:00 AM. MY CALIBER STARTED MAKING A HISSING NOISE, AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF THIS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL ELECTRIC POWER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME NOTHING WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE CAR STARTING AT THE GARAGE. AGAIN ON DEC. 20 THE SAME THING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I WAS ON MY WAY HOME. THE STARTED WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THIS RECURRED ON JAN 9, 2017. THE STARTED WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JAN. 20, AGAIN THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT IF THIS WOULD OCCUR AT 65 OR 70 MPH IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW, RECENTLY WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A DEAD BATTERY. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR AND WE HAD ENGINE FAULT CODES. ONCE WE CLEARED OUT THE CODES, THE CAR RAN FINE. HOWEVER, WE NOW HAD A FRONT HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. REPLACING THE BULB DIDN'T WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BOTH ON WAS TO TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THE ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE FUSE BOX ON THESE VEHICLES, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TIPM. I BELIEVE THE DRAIN ON THE BATTERY WAS CAUSED BY THE POOR DESIGN OF THE TIPM AND WITH THAT ONE INCIDENT, STARTED THE FAILURE PROCESS. THIS VEHICLE HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIPM WITH A USED ONE FROM A AUTO SUPPLY YARD, I STILL GET INTERMITTENT STARTING OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE NOW NOT WORKING.

Mileage: 149,000

TIPM MODULE DOES NOT POWER LIGHTS TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AND LED TO POWER DRAINS. LED TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER PUMPING GAS, VEHICLE VIBRATED. LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ON TRIP HOME, WOULD SLOW SPEED DOWN AND IT WOULD GO OFF. EXITED INTERSTATE, CAME TO FULL STOP, ACCELERATED TO GO, AND CAR VIBRATED AND ALMOST STALLED AS PULLING OUT. DROVE VEHICLE FOR TWO MORE DAYS - LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD VIBRATE - ALMOST STALLED IN 2 BUSY INTERSECTIONS. PREVIOUS RECALL ON 25K 2007 DODGE CALIBERS - MINE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. UNABLE TO GET AN APPT AT DODGE DEALER FOR A WEEK. DECIDED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DID NOT DRIVE. ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY, ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ON CITY STREET, TURNING. ISSUE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT GO NORMAL SPEEDS - WAS UNABLE TO GO POSTED SPEED LIMIT. CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER RECALL - THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. NUMEROUS VEHICLE OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THIS AT 90-130K MILES. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOUR COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS AS YOU ARE DRIVING 70 MPH OR THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE STOPS. WAS GOING VARIOUS SPEEDS AS I WAS 90 MILES AWAY FROM HOME 70 MPH, THEN TODAY COULD NOT GO HIGHER THAN 40 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 11,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ON THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. FURTHERMORE, THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. REPLACE LIGHT TWICE, NEITHER ONE WORKS. HIGH BEAM WORKS, BUT NOT LOW BEAM. HAVE BEEN TOLD NEED TO REPLACE TIPM (MAIN FUSE BLOCK). APPEARS TO BE TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.

Mileage: 85,000

MY CAR WILL AS I'M DRIVING CUT OFF LOSE ALL POWER STARTS SHAKING JERKING AND WON'T ABOVE 5TO7 MILES AN HOUR HAPPENS ALL TIME DRIVING WITH MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL IT DOES ON FREEWAY VERY UNSAFE ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED A COUPLE TIMES VERY SCARY

Mileage: 74,000

TURN SIGNALS START TO FAIL, EVEN WITH THE FAULTY BULB REPLACED NEWLY REPLACED BULB DOES NOT WORK. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS FAULTY. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FORUMS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES OTHER OWNERS HAVE WORSE ISSUES SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING OUT, STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING... THAT THEY ARE ENCOUNTERING DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON WHICH SIGNIFIES THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT NEEDS TO. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY WORKS WHICH IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE CLOCK SPRING. BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS BUSHINGS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WEAR. SEEMS EXCESSIVE WEAR BETWEEN 58K AND 80K MILES WITH MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS.

Mileage: 122,000

DRIVING ALONG TEMP SENSOR FOR WHAT I FOUND OUT LATER WAS FOR TRANSMISSION STARTS FLICKERING MAKING THE CAR GO 10 MILES AN HOUR GET TO STOP LIGHT CAR SHUTS OFF HAVE TO TURN KEY OFF AND ON AND HOPE I DON'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON BUT NOW HAS BECOME CONSTANT CAN'T EVEN DRIVE ANYWHERE THEN TO TOP IT OFF I FIND OUT ITS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS WHO CAN AFFORD IT I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CAR THAT HAS THE T.I.P.M. TO DELICATE AND FROM WHAT I GATHER A KNOWN PROBLEM TO DODGE HELP ME FOOT THE COST SO I DON'T LOSE MY JOB OH I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN THE CITY

Mileage: 8

THE RADIO, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH A MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME ARE CONTROLLED BY THE TPIM ARE NOT WORKING ! THE HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE! ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING I'M READING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AND MODELS OF DAIMLER/ CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT TWICE AND IT'S NOT BROKEN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY ! IT'S THE POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE TPIM HOUSING! THE HOUSING HAS MULTIPLE VENT HOLES IN IT AND IT IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT IS OFTEN EXPOSED TO MOISTURE! PLEASE HELP, I DO NO HAVE $1000.00 TO PAY CHRYSLER FOR THEIR POOR ENGINEERING OF THE CAR! THANKS

Mileage: 68,000

FOUR FOUR MONTHS NOW MY CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING STUTTERING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON THEIR OWN AND TOTAL SHUTDOWN ALL WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT VARYING SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, MY BATTERY REPLACED AND MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED OUT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND AM FAIRLY CERTAIN IT IS MY TIPM WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR THAT DODGE HAS DECIDED ISN'T WORTH THEIR TIME TO FIX. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE RANDOM FAILURE OF MY TIPM AND THUSLY FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE.

Mileage: 93,000

BOUGHT CAR USED IN 2014. WITHIN A WEEK THE MANIVERTER NEEDED REPLACED. DASH LIGHTS RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CANNOT SEE SPEEDOMETER OR OTHER GAUGES AT NIGHT. TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING WHEN IT IS HOT OUT , TRANS TEMP LIGHT COMES ON AND TRANS SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. CAR STALLS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLING WITH GAS CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ON FRONT OF CAR REPLACED WITH PARTS FROM DODGE DEALER AND ARE BAD FOR A SECOND TIME . WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEFROSTER, AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSSBAR WAS REPAIRED. *JS

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAVE HAD SEVERAL BATTERIES, STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS REPLACED OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. CAR HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. NOW WHEN IT RAINS, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE THE WARNING BELL SOUNDING. CAR WON'T GO OVER 20MPH. IF I TURN IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN (SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW TRIES) IT STARTS UP FINE. LIKE THE CAR BUT CAN'T AFFORD WHATEVER IS WRONG TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 144,000

LEFT FRONT LO BEAM QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO SHOP TO REPLACE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIPM IS BAD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST 1000.00. BELIEVES REAR WIPER MAY ALSO BE EFFECTED.

Mileage: 140,000

TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE PROBLEMS. HAVING ALL KINDS OF CASCADING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR WITH ONLY 70K MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM WILL NO LONGER WORK. ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STOPS/STARTS. ACCELERATION ISSUES, ETC. CHRYSLER WANTS OVER A $1,000.00 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, AND THE REPLACEMENT TIPM WOULD LIKELY FAIL IN SIMILAR MANNER SHORTLY THEREAFTER. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CAR DAY OR NIGHT.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTI SKID AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ENDS OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO APPROVED THE REPAIRS PERFORMED BY ANOTHER DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY BURNED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HORN INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AND THE GAUGES AND METERS PROVIDED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IT VEERED INTO A DITCH. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,023.

Mileage: 129,023

THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SENSOR KEEPS FLASHING AND I KEEP LOSING POWER TO MY CAR. IT STARTS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO STALL. I HAVE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS I HAVE KIDS AND HAVE TO TRAVEL ROADS WHERE THERE ARE VERY FEW SPOTS TO PULL OVER SAFELY WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC OR ON A MNT WITH A DROPOFF. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND HELP IS NOT ALWAYS CLOSE.

Mileage: 137,000

HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE EASY FOR THE CONSUMER AND COMPANY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE LOW BEAM PROBLEM THAT CAUSING LOT OF OWNERS TO REPAIRS COST OF 100 OF 900 DOLLARS. THIS IS A ECONOMY SAFETY ISSUE THAT INCREASE PRESSURE OF THE OWNERS WHO DO NOT AFFORDS SUCH A COSTLY REPAIRS AND DRIVE IN PRESSURE -- ALSO A ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. ONE SMALL PROBLEM CAN CAUSE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. DO NOT LET COMPANY GET OUT OF EASY EXCUSE THAT UNDER NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM.

OUR CAR WAS PURCHASED USED TWO YEARS AGO AND ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE WITH HESITATION WITH BOTH ACCELERATION AND IDLING AFTER COMPLETELY FILLING THE GAS TANK. LAST WEEK IT STARTED HAVING THE SAME HESITATION/SPUTTERING ISSUE BUT WITHOUT HAVING RECENTLY FILLED UP THE GAS TANK. IT SPUTTERS/HESITATES TO ACCELERATE WHILE GOING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20-30 MPH (WE DID NOT TAKE IT ON THE FREEWAY OUT OF FEARING IT WOULD DIE GOING FASTER SO WE ARE UNSURE HOW IT DOES AT HIGHER SPEEDS). IT ALSO STARTED TO STALL WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT STARTED UP AGAIN FINE BOTH TIMES IT DIED BUT CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. OUR RADIO HASN'T COME ON A FEW TIMES WHEN WE START THE CAR (THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES SINCE WE'VE HAD THE CAR) AND THE FUSE IS FINE. WE POP THE FUSE OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN AND THE RADIO STARTS UP FINE AGAIN. WE ARE TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC ON SATURDAY TO HAVE THE SYSTEM "UPDATED" BECAUSE WE SAW THERE WAS A BULLETIN ABOUT OUR MODEL OF CAR NEEDING AN UPDATE, BUT I'M FAIRLY SURE THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE TIPM AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES ONLINE.

Mileage: 140,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED, UPON TRYING TO START THE CAR, NO LUCK. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. FUEL PUMP WAS THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, BUT THEN ALSO THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. $642.69 LATER MY CAR WAS RUNNING. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER.

Mileage: 89,872

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

Mileage: 183,000

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND MY CAR JERKED AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE VERY WELL. I WENT BACK TO MY WORK AND HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK IT (I WORK AT A SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION) AND THE LIGHT SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR SO I GOT IT REPLACED AND IT DID NOTHING SO WE WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THR CAMSHAFT AS WELL AND IT WORKED FOR A WEEK OR SO THEN STARTED OFF AND ON. MY HEADLIGHT ALSO STOPPED WORKING AND I REPLACED IT 3 TIMES BEFORE WONDERING WHAT THE HECK! I JUST RECENTLY WAS CITED A TICKET DUE TO THE LIGHT AND SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT I HAD MY LICENSE SUSPENDED AND WAS DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING AND ENDED UP GETTING PULLED OVER AGAIN BUT INSTEAD OF EXPLAINING THAT MY CAR SUCKS I WAS ARRESTED AND PUT IN JAIL FOR A COUPLE HOURS SO NOW I HAVE TWO COURT DATES COMING UP ONE FOR MY FIX IT TICKET NOT GETTING FIXED AND ANOTHER FOR DRIVING ON SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF NOT GETTING THE PART FIXED SO IT IS STARTING TO BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE FOR MY WHOLE LIFE IN GENERAL. MY CAR DIES AT ALMOST EVERY STOP LIGHT AND IF I GO OVER 2RPM IT WILL NOT ACCLERATE. I HAD TO REPLACE MAJOR PARTS SUCH AS; MOTOR MOUNTS, STRUTS, PISTONS, CALIPERS, BRAKES, BATTERIES, ETC IN JUST THE SHORT TIME IVE OWNED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS VERY HARD FOR ME SINCE I DONT MAKE MUCH MONEY. THE CAR IS WIRED VERY ODD AND MY FATHER IS MY GO TO MECHANIC BUT HE COULDNT FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE PARTS. I DONT HAVE THE FINANCES FOR THE TPIM AND FIGURED IT WOULD BE RECALLED BY NOW SINCE ITS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MOST CALIBERS SO I STUCK IT OUT BUT NOW I DONT KNOW WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN. AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 24, 2015, MY CAR IS NOT RUNNING SINCE IT LOST ALL POWER LAST NIGHT, FIRST THE RADIO STOPPED, THEN THE AC STOPPED BLOWING, THEN THE LIGHTS THAT WORK STARTED TO DIM, AND THEN IT JUST DIED. PLEASE HELP!!!

Mileage: 95,000

I BOUGHT MY CALIBER LAST OCTOBER AND NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER HAVING IT I REALIZED MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT AND MY MIDDLE BREAK LIGHT DIDNT WORK SO I BOUGHT BULBS AND REPLACED THEM AND THEY STILL DIDNT WORK AND THEN MY LEFT HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED A WHOLE NEW TIPM COMPUTER AND IT WOULD COST 1200 DOLLARS THAT IN WHICH I DONT HAVE SO I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL WITH THIS VEHICLE ... THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE ME TO BE TICKETED FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED OR DODGE CAN FIX FOR ME THE TIPM COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP.!

Mileage: 120,000

THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER CONTROL MODULE (TIPM) IS THE LATEST DIAGNOSIS MADE (7/31/15) FOR MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER. HISTORY: BEGINNING IN 2010 I BEGAN TO NOTICE AN INTERMITTENT TERRIBLE WHINING NOISES AND LOSS OF POWER, WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO (INCORRECTLY) TO THE DODGE CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE EVENTS WOULD OCCUR THEN O GO AWAY ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN. THEN BEGINNING IN 2011 THE EVENTS WERE FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURES ALL OF WHICH CAUSED ME TO MAKE EMERGENCY SHOULDER PULL OFFS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS AND THE ACRID ODOR AND SMOKE OF SMOLDERING PLUMES OF SMOKE. THE ACRID SMELL AND SMOKE WOULD STOP WHEN I SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS: 1/3/11 (MILEAGE 67,877) TOW AND REPLACE STARTER - $429.00 1/7/12 (MILEAGE 73,943) TOW AND REPLACE WARRANTED STARTER - $179.00 2/14/13 (MILEAGE 85,490) TOW AND REPLACE WARRANTED STARTER- $189.00 3/7/14 (MILEAGE 97,383) TOW AND REPLACEMENT STARTER - $324.03 2/15/15 (MILEAGE UNKNOWN) REPLACE ALTERNATOR $406.00 5/20/15 (MILEAGE 102,660) REPLACEMENT STARTER $491.27 7/17/15 (MILEAGE 103, 320) REPLACEMENT STARTER $ (NO CHARGE) 7/17/15 (MILEAGE 103, 325) UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM 7/31/15 (MILEAGE 103, 325) REPLACEMENT (TIPM) $ 1242.00 (ESTIMATE) COME ON DODGE/DAIMLER CHRYSLER/FIAT MAKE THIS RIGHT OR FOREVER FOREGO FUTURE PRODUCT PURCHASE

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,129. ....UPDATED 08/29/15 *BF UPDATED 08/26/15.*JB

Mileage: 138,129

WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND MY CAR STARED LOSING POWER AT LOWER SPEEDS. AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING LEFT FROM A COMPLETE STOP MY CAR DIED. THIS STOP, GO, DIE CYCLE CONTINUED ALL THE WAY HOME NEXT MORNING GET READY TO GO TO WORK AND NOTHING. TURNED OUT THE FLUE PUMP AND WIRE HARNESS HAD MELTED AND BURNT UP. LUKY WE DIDN'T BURN UP TOO. WITH I COULD UPLOAD PICTURES HERE.

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. BASED ON RESEARCH CONDUCTED, AND SIMILAR ISSUES FOUND DURING THE RESEARCH, ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PART ISN'T WEATHER PROOF WHEN IT CONTROLS SO MANY VITAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. WITH ALL THE ISSUES I'M ALSO SHOCKED TO KNOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS SAME STYLE PRODUCT IS USED IN MULTIPLE DODGE VEHICLES AND OTHER CHRYSLER / JEEP VEHICLES. THOSE VEHICLES ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE DROVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HOWEVER, EVENTUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO A DEALER WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

HORN AND AIRBAG BOTH FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. DODGE REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM DRIVEWAY THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE NEXT DAY WHILE PULLING FROM DRIVEWAY NOTIFICATION BEEP WENT OFF AND LIGHTS ON DISPLAY FLASHED. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY. THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT ALSO STARTS HARD FREQUENTLY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT ALL OF THESE ARE INDICATORS THAT THE TIPM IS BEGINNING TO HAVE ISSUES, WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 DODGE CALIBERS AND WILL COST UP TO $1500 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND FAILED TO START ON EACH OCCASION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED EACH TIME TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE LINK WIRE AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE BOTH REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

IN NOVEMBER THE LOW BEAM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT. I HAD THE BULB CHANGED, DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND WORKS FINE. EARLIER THIS MONTH THE PASSENGER'S LOW BEAM WENT OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB, DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED THE BATTERY (JUST LIKE LAST TIME) BUT THIS TIME STILL NO LOW BEAM. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT SAID IT WAS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) THAT SELLS FOR $467 BUT NO ONE HAS THEM AVAILABLE (I'VE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS & ON LINE). NOW HERE'S THE PROBLEM - I'VE GOTTEN A TICKET FOR LIGHTS OUT AND FOR DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. SO WHAT DO I DO? CHRYSLER'S INFERIOR QUALITY EQUIPMENT (BASED ON THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM) IS NOW COSTING ME MONEY AND I CAN'T GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 174,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LED LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

Mileage: 110,000

MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT THE TICM TOTAL INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACED THAT IT WILL COST $900.00 PLUS TAX TO DO THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE AND SEEN THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL MATTER IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THE EAC ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR CONTROL LESS THAN A YEAR AGO THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE ISSUE WITH THE TICM AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDS REPLACED AT 65000 MILES. DASHBOARD CLUSTER FLICKERS AND CAR ONLY ACCELERATES TO 15 MPH. COST OF REPAIR IS $1000. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY ARE SELLING POWER MODULES AT 30 A MONTH. HOW IS THIS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND DING. CAR WILL NOT GO FAST THAN 15-20 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 LITER. OVER THE PAST 4 + YEARS I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEY HAVE ALL BEEN VERY EXPENSIVE. WHEN I BRING MY CALIBER TO THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS ONE SERIOUS PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER " AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS !!" FOR THESE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE "INTEGRATED POWER MODULE" IT IS CAUSING MULTIPLE CODES TO APPEAR AND CAUSING MY CAR TO RUN ROUGH. IT WILL COST $1000 DOLLARS " AND NO RECALL". IN THE STATE I LIVE IN WE HAVE TO PASS EMISSIONS TESTS, IT HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. I WAS GIVEN AN EXTENSION TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. BUT I JUST SPENT $1000 FIXING THE HEATING PROBLEMS IN THE CAR ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE T.I.P.M IS THE ROOT OF ALL THE REMAINING ISSUES. I CANT AFFORD TO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE " I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO !!" PLUS I AM UNEMPLOYED. CHRYSLER/DODGE NO LONGER MAKES THE CALIBER, AND HAVE LEFT THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES THEMSELVES. I CANT SELL THE CAR BECAUSE IF IT WONT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST IT IS WORTHLESS AND NO ONE WILL BUY IT ANYWAY. I DON'T WANT TO TRADE IT IN I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AND ALLOW A RECALL I HAVE READ ABOUT THE OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE T.I.P.M AND CANT UNDERSTAND WHY ONE DOESN'T EXIST. WHAT IS DODGE WAITING FOR?? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF

Mileage: 92,000

THE CEL WAS HAS BEEN ON CONTINUALLY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. AT FIRST THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTED AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WENT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS WAS FOLLOWED VERY SHORTLY BY THE ABS, BRAKE, AIRBAG INDICATORS ALL GOING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. WIPERS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS IN A WRONG GEAR AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING TOO HIGH - THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING FROM ABOUT 50 TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME (ABOUT 3.5 MILES), BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT SAFELY. IT WAS VERY HARD TO HANDLE - I AM JUST FORTUNATE THAT THE PARKING LOT WAS NEARBY. THE LACK OF HANDLING COULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK AS I WAS ON A FOUR-LANE UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM - OF WHICH HAS COST ME $810 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

WHEN RETURNING HOME FROM THE STORE IT WAS NEAR DUSK. WE TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEADED HOME. ALONG THE WAY CARS WERE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AT US. I CHECKED TO CONFIRM THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SWITCHED ON, WHICH THEY WERE. ONCE WE GOT HOME, WE NOTICED BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SWITCHED ON. LUCKILY WE ONLY HAD A MILE FROM TO TRAVEL TO GET HOME OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A CRASH. LATER I REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS TO SEE IF THEY HAD BURNED OUT. (NOT LIKELY SINCE THEY BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME.) BOTH BULBS APPEARED FINE AND I REINSTALLED THEM. I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY BOTH ILLUMINATED. A COUPLE HOURS LATER, I WENT TO LEAVE AGAIN BUT AFTER TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS NEITHER OF THEM ILLUMINATED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT IT'S THE TIPM FAILING IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO READ THAT CHRYSLER INSTALLED THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD WHERE IT'S EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND THIS IS POSSIBLY WHY SO MANY CALIBER OWNERS ARE SEEING THIS ISSUE. I LOOKED THROUGH THE LAST 50 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA AND 20 OF THEM ARE FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF 40% OF THE COMPLAINTS ON A VEHICLE ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SHOULDN'T CHRYSLER DO THE RIGHT THING AND OFFER FREE REPLACEMENT? WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE IN A CAR CRASH BEFORE CHRYSLER DOES SOMETHING. THIS CREATES A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T REALIZE THE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AND THEY'RE DRIVING IN RAIN OR FOG. OTHERS DRIVERS CANNOT SEE THEM AS WELL AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

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

Mileage: 156,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE FAILING TO COME ON AT ALL. BULB WAS CHECKED , THEN REPLACED. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE TAKEN OFF OVER NIGHT TO TRY TO RESET THE COMPUTER BUT NOTHING WORKED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $900 + TO FIX A HEADLIGHT ON A CAR 7 YEARS OLD. WHY ARE THEY NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON A PROBLEM THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAVE GONE OUT. HIGH BEAM, REVERSE, & TURN SIGNALS ARE FINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE TO DODGE; A DESIGN FLAW DUE TO EXPOSING THE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO THE ELEMENTS BY PLACING IT IN THE ENGINE BAY IN A HOUSING THAT NOT WATER TIGHT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE WITH THE CALIBER IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF, BUT WHEN THE TIPM WILL GO OUT. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ANY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DODGE SHOULD EITHER FIX THIS, RECALL THE PART, OR REIMBURSE OWNERS THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 119,517

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS PROBLEM. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LITTLE LIGHTNING BOLT WILL COME ON THE DASH PANEL AND CAR WILL LOOSE ALL POWER. SOMETIMES I'M ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, HOWEVER THE STEERING ALSO LOCKS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. OTHER TIMES I WILL BE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER, ON THESE OCCASIONS I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND COAST AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. I WOULD SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST A HUNDRED TIMES OR MORE. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE TRIP AND THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE CALIBER OWNERS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I CAN'T EVEN SELL THIS OR GIVE IT AWAY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO BE KILLED. I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS. GOD FORBID SOMEONE IS EVENTUALLY KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 42,560

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DON'T WORK. DEALER ASK FOR TIPM REPLACEMENT (9FUSE BOX). NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH TOO MANY. IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE. SHOULD RECALL AND FIX OR REIMBURSE TO EVERYONE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ARE AT HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T24900_DS494668. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. GOT THE TIPM REPLACED FOR $700+. THAT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A HEADLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. AND THEN ONE DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T START. JUMPED THE CAR AND IT STARTED. WE JUST HAD THE TIPM REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS TIME THEY FOUND A BURNT TIPM CONNECTOR PIN. THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NO-START CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 123,429

NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TODAY SINCE WE'VE HAD THE TIPM AND TIPM CONNECTOR REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, BUT SAID THEY'D REPLACE THE TIPM SINCE IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO HATE THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO GET IT REPLACED. IT WAS NOT THE LIGHTBULB. THEY GOT IT FIXED, BUT SAID THE TIPM MAY BE FAULTY AND IT WILL NEED REPLACED IF HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN. A DAY LATER, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 112,934

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

MY TIPM WENT OUT ON MY CAR. IT'S BEEN OUT FOR THREE MONTHS NOW AND DODGE HAS NOT SENT THE PART FOR MY CAR YET. THEY ORIGINALLY SENT ME THE WRONG PART AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE THE CORRECT PART IN A WEEK. WELL, IT'S BEEN THREE FULL MONTHS NOW AND STILL NO PART. EVERY CALL TO DODGE IS SAYING THAT THE PART IF ON BACK ORDER. NO RECALL ON THIS PART AT ALL. I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO GET AROUND IN AND I'M LOST AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO NOW. IF THERE'S A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I WOULD LOVE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING IT. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IS OUT! MY LEFT HEAD LIGHTS WONT WORK, MY HORN GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING, MY WIPER BLADES SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. THE CAR ACTS LIKE ITS COMPLETELY POSSESSED! THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT DUE TO A TOTAL INTERGRATED POWER MODULE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR .THE CHARGING LIGHT WAS COMING ON.NOW THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING REPLACED BULBS STILL NOT WORKING NOT GETTING POWER TIPM ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CROSSMEMBER RECALL AND ELECTRICAL WIRE DAMAGES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, 19 DAYS LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE COVER WAS MISSING. WHICH RESULTED IN RODENTS ACCESSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CHEWING THEM.

I HAVE 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND WAS DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MAKE THE CAR SHUT DOWN ALL MY LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY SIGNAL LIGHTS OR NOTHING WAS WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. THE BULB WAS REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ONLY HAVING ONE HEAD LIGHT. I GUESS WHEN I RECEIVE A CITATION FOR ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT THEN THE CITATION WILL BE MAILED TO DODGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 145,827

THE CAR WOULD NOT START (LIGHTS WORKED, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER). AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE CABLE AND BOX, AS WELL AS SOME BROKEN WIRING, THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. THE MECHANIC THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. THE CAR RAN FOR ANOTHER WEEK AFTER IT WAS FIRST "FIXED," AND THEN AGAIN DID NOT START (SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE). ADDITIONALLY, THE LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING TURNED ON PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THIS IS MORE FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR (REPLACED ALL TIE RODS, BUSHINGS, CONTROL ARMS, HAVE A BROKEN DOOR FROM THE HINGE BREAKING, AND HAD MULTIPLE TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY DUE TO THE CAR'S SUSPENSION PROBLEMS) ALREADY, AND HAVE SUNK WELL OVER $6000 IN REPAIRS THIS YEAR ALONE. *TR

Mileage: 146,100

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

Mileage: 92,600

YOU CAN TURN THE CAR OFF BY BUMPING THE KEY/IGNITION WITH YOUR KNEE. LET'S SAY YOU ARE ON A LONG DRIVE AND SHIFT IN YOUR SEAT. IF YOU KNEE PUSHES INTO THE KEY, THE ENGINE WITH TURN OFF AND YOU'LL LOSE POWER. SEEMS TO BE MORE PRONE TO HAPPEN TO TALLER PEOPLE, AS THEIR KNEES ARE CLOSER TO THE IGNITION. ON THREE OCCASIONS THIS HAPPENED UNTIL I FIGURED OUT HOW IT HAPPENED AND AM NOW CAREFUL TO NOT BUMP IT. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A CITY STREET AND THE SECOND TWO WERE ON AN INTERSTATE. IT CAN BE QUITE SCARY TO LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, AND I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ON A LONG, STRAIGHT SECTION OF INTERSTATE WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HAVE HAD SPORADIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, CHALKED IT UP TO NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER TESTIMONIES ONLINE, BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE ISSUES I'VE HAD ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF OTHER CALIBER OWNERS. JUST REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IN JUNE 2014 AND NOW CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL RANDOMLY NOT BE ON FOR A SERIES OF DRIVES ONLY TO COME BACK ON AGAIN. DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME, I'D SAY MORE OFTEN THAN NOT NIGHT DRIVING IS DONE WITH NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I CHANGE HEADLIGHTS & TAILLIGHTS FREQUENTLY. ABOUT TO HEAD TO AUTOZONE NOW TO HAVE IT HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO SEE IF ANY CODES COME UP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ASAP OR THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK, INCLUDING MY ENTIRE FAMILY SEEING AS HOW THIS IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY DRIVERS SIDE DRIVING LIGHT WAS OUT SO I BOUGHT A NEW BULB. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM SO I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW EVERYONE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM WHICH IS AROUND 1000.00 TO FIX. IF WE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WOULD THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT DODGE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF NOT THE CONSUMER! *TR

Mileage: 65,600

TPIM MALFUNCTION, AFFECTING HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTING. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 70 TO 0 THAN CAR DIED LOSING ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE STARTER THIS IS THE FIFTH STARTER IN 1 YEAR. *JS

Mileage: 113,000

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH SLIP FROM "ON" TO "ACCESSORY" TWICE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON I-95 JUST NORTH OF RICHMOND, VA. I WAS DRIVING, SHIFTED MY KNEE (WITH A LONG KEYCHAIN), AND THE SWITCH SLIPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AT THAT POINT. I HIT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BUTTON AND TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON EDWARDS MILL ROAD IN RALEIGH, NC. AT THAT POINT, I WAS NOT DRIVING WITH THE LONGER KEYCHAIN, BUT A SHORTER ONE WITH ONLY FOUR KEYS, AND THE SWITCH SLIPPED AGAIN. BECAUSE IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE, I KNEW WHAT I NEEDED TO DO WAS TO RE-START THE CAR, AND I WAS ABLE TO DO SO SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY. BECAUSE AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, AND BECAUSE I HAD NO CONCEPT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER ISSUE, AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I DID NOT STOP TO WRITE DOWN OR REMEMBER THE DATES/TIMES OF THESE INCIDENTS. I KNOW THAT THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT NIGHT; THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS DURING THE DAY. I REMEMBER WHERE I WAS BECAUSE I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY; HOWEVER, BECAUSE I DIDN'T STOP TO LOOK AT THE DATE OR TIME THEN OR LATER, I DON'T RECALL EXACT DATES AND TIMES. MY BEST GUESS, BASED ON MY TRAVEL SCHEDULE THROUGH RICHMOND, VA, IS THAT IT TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THEN THE SECOND INCIDENT SOMETIME AFTER THAT. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF THESE INCIDENTS EVEN WHEN THE GM RECALLS STARTED HAPPENING, BECAUSE IT WASN'T A GM VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE OTHER DAY, I READ THAT CHRYSLER VEHICLES WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, AND SOMETHING TRIGGERED MY MEMORY WITH THE SWITCH SLIPS. I WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AND NOTICE SO THAT A DECISION COULD BE MADE ABOUT INVESTIGATING OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE COMPANY OF AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE.) FIRST THE A/C BLEW, THEN THE ALTERNATOR BLEW, THEN THE WINDOWS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. NOW THE CAR SLOWS ITSELF ON THE INTERSTATE AND WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 174,000

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND IDLING HIGH LAST YEAR. IT STARTED CUTTING ITSELF OFF AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULDN'T START. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER 2014, THE LOW LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND IT IS STARTING TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE AND CUT ITSELF OFF. NOW I'M BEING TOLD ITS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I TURNED MY SIGNAL LIGHT ON I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT WENT ON. I FOUND IT STRANGE AND THOUGHT MY DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN OPENED. A FEW DAYS LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER WORKING. THIS IS WHERE MY SERIOUS CONCERNS BEGAN. I HAVE A 30 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK AND SWITCH LANES OR MAKE TURNS QUITE OFTEN EN ROUTE. IT GETS WORSE. AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK I RAN OUT TO MY VEHICLE TO AVOID GETTIN SOAKED IN THE RAIN AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY WIPERS I WAS INFURIATED TO FIND OUT THEY WERE NO LONGER WORKING EITHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. FOG LIGHTS DON'T WORK, TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS AND HIGHBEAMS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR WITH NO WARNING SHUT OFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS GAVE US PROBLEMS WITH SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR NOT STARTING AT ALL, THE LAST INCIDENT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN SO SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID THERE WAS A MOUSE BEST UNDER THE AIR FILTER CAUSING IT NOT TO START, I AM A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL TECHNICIAN I SERVICE THIS CAR FREQUENTLY AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN SIGNS OF MOUSE INTRUSION THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO WHEN THE CAR STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SO I TRAILERED THE CAR TO THE SHOP I AM EMPLOYED WITH AND DIAGNOSED IT MYSELF , I FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE TIPM MODULE FOR THE 07 DODGE CALIBER ON THE ONLINE REPAIR WEBSITE ALLDATA SO I CALLED MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERS ASKING IF THE CAR WAS DUE FOR A RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NEVER ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY 300$ FOR A MODULE THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED AND IS CAUSING THOUSAND OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED AND INJURED,NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO WAIT WEEKS FOR THE MODULE BECAUSE SO MANY IF THEM ARE ON BACK ORDER NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS HAVE BEEN A VERY AGITATING SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT ALONG WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO FUNCTION AS I HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND TRAFFIC WAS AT A MINIMUM. THE CAR SPUTTERED SO BAD IT SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD AFTER I PULLED OVER. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AND LIMPED IT HOME. COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO DO MORE THAN 10MPH. USED MY FLASHERS THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

WATER GOT INTO TAIL LIGHT, FROZE AND MADE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

DROVE HOME FROM WORK PARKED MY CAR NEXT MORNING IT WOULDN'T START. HAD BATTERY POWER AND CRANKED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY BUT WOULD NOT KICK OVER TO START. TOWED TO MECHANIC. HE SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, HE CLEANED THE SPARK PLUGS, WEATHER WARMED UP AND CAR WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, HE STATED I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED (THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY CAR TYPE) TWO DAYS LATER, DRIVING TO WORK ALL THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE STEERING FROZE, NOT ABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND PARK CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT NOW HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 82,500

THE FIRST SIGNS OF A PROBLEM WERE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, AND I DID NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL DECEMBER, WHEN A PORTION OF A STRAP WITH ELECTRICAL WIRE EMBEDDED BEGAN TO PROTRUDE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN. IT SOON BEGAN TO BE A NUISANCE AS THE PORTION GREW LONGER AND WOULD CATCH ON THE STEERING POSITION ADJUSTMENT KNOB. I GREW ALARMED WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS A BROKEN CLOCKSPRING, AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. IT COST ME OVER $300 TO GET THIS REPAIRED, AND NOW I SEE TOYOTA IS DOING A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME THING, A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY THAT BECOMES DAMAGED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS A POOR DESIGN. TOYOTA IS REPLACING THIS WITH A BETTER PART, BUT I DO NOT THINK DODGE DID THAT, AND I HAD TO PAY TO GET THIS REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY DODGE ALSO. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 55 BACK TO PEORIA,IL . CAR INTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS FLASHING AND SURGING. SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. CAR DIED, LUCKY GOT TO SHOULDER OF FREEWAY. HAD IT TOWED FROM PONTIAC, IL. TO FIRESTONE IN PEORIA,IL. *TR DIAGNOSIS, HOLE IN A/C COMPRESSOR (POSSIBLE PISTONS BLEW THROUGH CASING), SHORTED STARTER, FRIED BATTERY

Mileage: 58,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE YESTERDAY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE CAR GO INTO A "LIMP" MODE (VERY LITTLE POWER), AND EVEN AT FULL PEDAL, IT SLOWLY SLOWS DOWN. HAVING HAD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, I LEARNED TO PULL OVER, AND SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND LET IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES. SOMETIMES TIMES THIS IS NOT EASY, OR SAFE TO DO. THEN IT IS HARD TO RESTART, BUT WILL DRIVE SOMEWHAT BETTER. THIS ALLOWS ME TO GET TO A PLACE THAT I CAN SHUT IT OFF FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME (1/2 HOUR), AND THEN IT RUNS MORE LIKE NORMAL, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT, IT IS RUNNING NORMAL AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. SO FAR, THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT I'M SURE SOMEBODY WILL BE HURT OR KILLED BEFORE THIS GETS RECALLED. GOOD LUCK FOLLOW DRIVERS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT, AFTER CHECKING THE BULB AND FOUND IT GOOD. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND I NEED TO INVEST $1200.00 TO REPLACE THE TIPM. HEAD LIGHTS ARE A REQUIRED SERVICE ON ANY AUTOMOBILE TO DRIVE ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY. WHEN IS DODGE GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL AND SOLUTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANY LOSS OF LIFE IS INCURRED. BY THEIR KNOWING THIS PROBLEM EXISTS THEY ARE OPEN A LARGE LAW SUIT WHEN AN INJURY OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 120,221

I SEE THAT GM HAS FINALLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THEIR ENGINES STALLING AND I'M WONDERING IF CHRYSLER EVER WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAME THING? THERE 2007 DODGE CALIBER STALLS WITH A FLASHING LEFT LIGHT, WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER, THE NHTSA, AND TRANSPORT CANADA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT NOTHING IS EVER DONE ABOUT IT. CONSUMERS ARE JUST LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

ALL FOUR TURNING SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS STOPPED WORKING. TIPM ERROR.

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING AND MY PASSENGER LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, SO I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW HEADLIGHT, UPON INSTALLING IT, IT STILL DIDN'T WORK, BUT THE HIGH BEAM DID. TOOK IT TO DODGE TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIGURE IT OUT AND WAS TOLD IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CALIBERS AND CERTAIN JEEPS, THE TIPM WENT BAD ON IT AND IT WOULD BE ALMOST $1000 TO REPAIR IT, FOR A KNOWN ISSUE THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT BUT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED! 2 WEEKS LATER, MY HIGHBEAM EVEN WENT OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SO NOW THE CAR IS SITTING PARKED, UNABLE TO DRIVE WITH IMPROPER LIGHTING & TIPM PROBLEMS! *TR

Mileage: 130,000

CAR WILL RANDOMLY START SHAKING LIKE THERE IS BARELY ANY POWER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR TWICE. NUMEROUS THROTTLE ISSUES THAT NUMEROUS AUTO SERVICE SHOPS WERE NOT ABLE TO FULLY TAKE CARE OF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, LIGHTLY AND NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE INAPPROPRIATELY AND KIND OF JERK FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND SEEM TO GLIDE INTO THE TURN AND THEN JERK FORWARD. THESE THROTTLE ISSUES WERE NEVER FULLY EXPLAINED OR FIXED. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR DASH STARTED FLASHING A RED ELECTRICAL BOLT AND THE CAR WOULD SHUTTER AND SHAKE AND LOSE ALL POWER. INITIALLY, WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS ABLE TO JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD FUNCTION FOR A WHILE. ALSO, IF THE CAR WAS IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT OR PARKED THE ELECTRICAL BOLT WOULD FLASH AND THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE CLUSTER CONSTANTLY TURNS OFF AND ON AND BEEPS WHILE THE CAR IS SHAKING. *TR

Mileage: 82,150

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND BOTH BULBS ARE KNOWN GOOD. ITS THE TIPM TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT'S THE CULPRIT AND IT COSTS $900.00 TO REPLACE. I'M DEMANDING A TOTAL RECALL ON ALL DODGE CALIBERS. *TR

Mileage: 87,500

THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS THROTTLE ISSUES AND AIR CONDITIONING ISSUES THAT NUMEROUS AUTO SERVICE SHOPS WERE NOT ABLE TO FULLY TAKE CARE OF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, LIGHTLY AND NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE INAPPROPRIATELY AND KIND OF JERK FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NORMALLY THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND SEEM TO GLIDE INTO THE TURN AND THEN JERK FORWARD. THESE THROTTLE ISSUES WERE NEVER FULLY EXPLAINED OR FIXED. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR DASH STARTED FLASHING A RED ELECTRICAL BOLT AND THE CAR WOULD SHUTTER AND SHAKE AND LOSE ALL POWER. INITIALLY, WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS ABLE TO JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD FUNCTION FOR A WHILE. ALSO, IF THE CAR WAS IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT OR PARKED THE ELECTRICAL BOLT WOULD FLASH AND THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE. AFTER SOME TIME THE VEHICLE'S LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN REPLACED IT STILL DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONAL. WITHIN A WEEK AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED WITHOUT A "JUMP" AND EVEN SO WOULD LOSE POWER ONCE PARKED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED AGAIN. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC, SPECIFICALLY AN AUTO ELECTRICIAN, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 PLUS LABOR. IN RESPONSE TO THIS I RESEARCHED THE PART AND CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME EVENTUAL DIAGNOSIS. THE CAR HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY UNDRIVABLE AND UNSAFE. THERE WAS THE CONSTANT WORRY THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND CAUSE VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. IT IS MY OPINION A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE A 2007 CALIBER R/T I'M AT ABOUT 183,000KM. EARLIER THIS WEEK ALL THE LIGHTS IN MY CLUSTER STARTED FLASHING, AND THE CHIMES STARTED SOUNDING. MY CAR WENT INTO WHAT THEY CALL "LIMP" MODE WHERE THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND THE FASTEST YOU CAN GO IS 60KM/HR ON A FLAT ROADWAY (AND IT HAS TO BUILD UP TO THAT SPEED). I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONNECTIONS TO MY TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) HAD BECOME CORRODED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED ($1000 FOR THE PART, THEN THERE'S LABOUR ON TOP OF THAT). ON TOP OF THAT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK ALL THE WIRING TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE CORROSION WAS TAKEN CARE OF, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY COST A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY SEEING AS THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF WIRING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CHECKED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT IS ALL DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO REPLACE SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART AFTER THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR. I COULD UNDERSTAND SOMETHING LIKE A GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR PART GOING, BUT TO HAVE TO FORK OUT OVER $1500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR JUST SEEMS RIDICULOUS. THE TIMP (FUSE BOX) IN THE CALIBERS FAIL FREQUENTLY (THIS IS A SAFETY DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS RECALLED) THE COST OF THE TIMP IS NOT CHEAP!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 183

WE'VE BEEN TOLD WE NEED A FUSE BOX AT A COST OF $1025. I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER FIXING THIS? WE'RE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I NOTICED THAT MY LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. SO I REPLACED THE BULB, WHICH WOULD BE THE OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE LIGHT NOT WORKING. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION AND DISCUSSION WITH A MECHANIC, IT TURNS OUT IT'S THE TIMP THAT IS BAD AND CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT TO WORK. IN ADDITION, AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS ISSUE IS MORE THAN COMMON WITH THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER. I CAN'T SEE HOW A RECALL HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN FILED FOR THIS ISSUE GIVEN IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD IF ONE'S HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION, IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO BE PULLED OVER. *TR

I FIRST LOST THE LOW BEAM ON MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT. I REPLACED THE BULB ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LATER THAT DAY I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY CAR THEN STALLED OUT. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO POWER. I MANAGED TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD PUT IT INTO PARK THEN RESTART IT AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON BUT WAS NOT FLASHING. I GOT MY CAR HOME. I COUNT MY BLESSING THAT MY CAR DIDN'T DIE WHILE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. OR LOSE ALL THE LIGHTS AND CAUSE AN CRASH. I'M WORRIED TO DRIVE IT NOW BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE IF I WANT TO KEEP WORKING. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE IT KILLS PEOPLE. IT IS UNSAFE AND CAUSES THE CAR THE BECOME A DEATH TRAP FOR THE DRIVER AND ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND IT. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE DARK BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH HIGH BEAMS ONLY. HAVE FOUND OUT LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CALIBER OWNERS THAT MY TIPM NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND THAT ALL THE WIRING NEEDS CHECKED FOR CORROSION AS WELL. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE DODGE CALIBER AND THERE IS NO RECALL. SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY LEFT ON MY VEHICLE I WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS ON MY OWN IF I CHOOSE TO FIX IT. SINCE I DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK AND AM HAVING HEALTH ISSUES THAT REQUIRE ME TO TRAVEL TO THE DOCTOR FREQUENTLY, I WILL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO LOW BEAM AND I CAN'T ADJUST MY WORK SCHEDULE TO BE ABLE TO ONLY DRIVE IN THE DAY LIGHT. I WAS WONDERING HOW I WAS GOING TO AFFORD TO HAVE ANY CHRISTMAS FOR MY FAMILY BEFORE THIS DUE TO HAVING SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES AND NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR A PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON TOP OF THAT. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND HEARD A THUMP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. AS I STARTED TO PULL FORWARD THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE I HEARD A WHINING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM MY REPAIR SHOP SO I HAD MY BROTHER FOLLOW ME WITH HIS EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE SHOP WHERE I FOUND OUT THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH. IN THE LAST YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE ALTERNATOR. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

4/3/12 MY MECHANIC WOULD NOT INSPECT MY CAR BECAUSE THE FOG LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, DIAGNOSIS STATED THAT IT NEEDED A TIMP (FUSE BOX BAD) - HE REPLACED IT. 10/12/13 WHILE I WAS AT NAPA AUTO PARTS STORE I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD NOT BRAKE LIGHTS - DIAGNOSIS STATES THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TIMP AGAIN. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT - BUT YOU MUST KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR IS FREQUENT AND IS A ROULETTE WITH SAFETY. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ESSENTIAL AND SHOULD NEVER BE WORRIED OR QUESTIONED TO KNOW THEY WILL WORK OR NOT? I EMPLOY YOU TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 44,306

ELEC LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPER(REAR), RADIO, CLOCK, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER WOULD NOT WORK AND "NOFUSE" MESSAGE ON DASH. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT TURN ON BUT THE HIGH BEAM WORKS FINE. HAVE CHECKED WIRING AND FUSES AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM. TOOK INTO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS THE TIPM TELLING THE LIGHT NOT TO TURN ON SO IN OTHER WORDS ITS A BAD TIPM. I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PART WOULD BE CLOSE TO $1200. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND I SEE THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I AM NOW STARTING TO HAVE ISSUES WITH WHAT I THINK IS A BEARING GONE BAD, STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE THIS. TODAY AS I WAS ALMOST HOME, MY CHARGE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT HOME, SO TURNED CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE CAR BACK AND NO ISSUES. THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER SEEMS TO HAVE ISSUES. I WROTE TO DODGE ABOUT THE HEADLAMP ISSUES WITH NO RESOLUTION OR THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE. FROM READING THE FORUMS TODAY, IT SEEMS MY LIGHTS OR ISSUES MAY GET WORSE AND POSSIBLY LOOSE MY LIFE OR CAUSE A HORRIBLE WRECK BEFORE ALL OF THIS OVER. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND RECALL THEM SO WE ARE NOT OUT THE HUGE SUMS OF MONEY THAT IS REQUIRED TO FIX THIS. I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED AND NO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AS OF YET, I AM AFRAID MY ONCE RELIABLE CAR WILL JUST QUIT ON ME ONE DAY WHEN I LEAST EXPECT OR CAUSE LOSE OF LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON-BATTERY, FUEL, TEMP, ETC. CAR LOST SPEED AND BECAME SLUGGISH. LOST POWER STEERING AND PULLED OVER. CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS, IT STARTED BACK UP AND RAN FOR PAX 3 BLOCKS BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, THEN 3 WEEKS LATER SAME ISSUES. REPLACED THE BATTERY. DID NOT FIX IT. NOW TOLD ITS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE DODGE CALIBER AND IS THE CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS A 1000 DOLLAR PART PLUS LABOR. AND THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT RECALLED THEM. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE STUCK WITH THE COSTS OF A MAJOR REPAIR THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS AND IS OBVIOUSLY A HAZARD WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND 84 YEAR OLD GRAND MOTHER WERE WITH ME IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR HOURS WHILE WAITING ON A TOW AND A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME GET US SINCE WE COULDN'T RIDE IN THE TOW TRUCK. AFTER READING FORUMS ONLINE, HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CALIBER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SOME HAD CARS THAT WERE ONLY TWO WEEKS OLD! I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

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

Mileage: 127,510

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

Mileage: 90,000

ON APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY 5TH AROUND 8:00PM MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM BEING AT SISTER'S HOUSE AND THE DASH BOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WE CAN NO LONGER SEE OUR TACHOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER AT NIGHT. WE CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP WHILE OUR WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT AND TO OUR SURPRISE THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ELECTRICAL AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $800.00+ TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SAFETY HAZARD. NOW AT 88,623 MILES OUR TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 73,685

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCED, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING HAD CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP AND INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AFTER FLICKERING ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS. I CHECKED THE WIRING, CHANGED THE BULB, CHECKED FOR LOOSE CONNECTIONS AND ALL FINE. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IS THE CAUSE. IT APPEARS FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALIBERS AND PT CRUISERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. THE TWO WAYS I HAVE SEEN TO FIX THIS IS TO BUY A NEW TIPM FOR $500-$800 DOLLARS, NOT INSTALLED, OR REWIRE IT TO THE PASSENGER LIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! TO RELY ON A $500-$800 PART TO MAKE SURE A HEADLIGHT WORKS? DODGE NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THE PART OR PROVIDE OWNERS AVAILABLE OPTIONS AT CHEAPER RATES! THIS IS VERY POOR AND I HOPE THAT NHTSA WILL ASSISTS THE 1,000'S OF OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERINCING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU!

Mileage: 108,020

LEFT LOW BEAM CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BULB, STILL NOT WORKING. NEXT DAY, ABS, ESP, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I CHECKED ALL FUSES AND FOUND NOTHING. I REPLACED ALL FUSES JUST TO BE SAFE, STILL NOTHING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. I MENTIONED THE LOW BEAM AND HE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT HE HAD REPLACED 3 OF THE SAME MODEL THAT MONTH. AFTER BEING TOLD THE COST OF THE REPAIR, $ 1,200, I WAS UPSET. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, ESPECIALLY THE DODGE FORUMS, WITH THESE SAME ISSUES. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT REALLY IS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PART REPLACED, BUT AFTER READING A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THE RIGHT LOW BEAM ALSO FAILING, I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT OR DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. I REALLY FEEL THAT WE AS CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A PART OR ITS REPLACEMENT, WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. HOPEFULLY, DODGE WILL ADMIT THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE TIPM BEFORE SOME GETS HURT OR EVEN WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A VOLTAGE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY. *TR

Mileage: 66,800

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2011 WITH THE FRONT STRUTS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SHUT OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK UP. AFTER REPLACING THE STRUTS, AND THE TIRE ROD ENDS, THE CAR WAS FINE. BY AUGUST 2012, THE BALL JOINTS AND TIRE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THE CONTROL ARM, SO I REPLACED THEM. IN NOVEMBER 2012, I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. IN FEBRUARY 2013, THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING OFF AS I WOULD ACCELERATE, MAKING THE CREAKING AND RATTLING NOISES NEAR THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND THE WHEELS WOULD SOUND LIKE THEY WOULD COME OFF AS I WOULD BRAKE FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE BALL JOINTS, TIRE ROD ENDS, CRANK SHAFT, SPARK PLUGS, COIL PACK, OIL SENSOR AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, AND IT READS GASCAP, SO I REPLACED IT, AND TWO WEEKS LATER IT IS STILL ON. AND HERE IT IS MARCH 14, 2013 I AM HEARING THE CREAKING AND RATTLING NOISES AGAIN, AND THE WOBBLING SOUND OF THE TIRES AND SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I BREAK. JUST THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WAS CUTTING OFF. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE, AND I HAVE CHILDREN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP SHELLING OUT 1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS CAR EVERY MONTH OR EVERY FEW MONTHS. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS???? *TR

ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH, WARNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEAR, REAPPEAR AT WILL, WONT START, SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER, SPEED LIMIT ACUTE LOSS OF POWER, STALLING OF ENGINE WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, STALLING OUT AT 35-40 MPH SPEEDS, NOISE AT GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2007 WITH LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. DRIVEN 99% ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. ALL MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. WHILE DRIVING APPROX 72 MPH IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC, CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO UNDER 35 MPH AND LIGHTNING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR) BEGAN FLASHING. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER BARRELING DOWN ON MY CAR. I MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, GRABBED THE MANUAL AND READ ABOUT THE LIGHT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I TRIED SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED JUST FINE. ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD IN 3RD GEAR, THE CAR LOST SPEED AGAIN DROPPING FROM APPROX 40 MPH TO 10 MPH. THE LIGHTNING BOLT WAS NOT ON THIS TIME, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO THE NEARBY CAR PARTS STORE AND THEY READ THE ENGINE CODES (P2110 AND P2118). I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AT UNDER 10 MPH ON A 55 MPH ROAD. THE MECHANIC GOT THE SAME CODES AND INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY PROBABLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, INDICATED WHAT WAS WRONG AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NEED ME TO PAY $95 TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD HER WHAT PART WAS IN QUESTION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DESPITE ITS DRASTIC EFFECT ON THE ENGINE. BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL, MY MECHANIC WORKED ON IT. HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. HE THEN REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSORS, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUED THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED AND HASN'T BEEN REPORTED BECAUSE A DEAD PERSON CAN TELL THEIR VERSION OF EVENTS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT LOW-BEAM DOES NOT WORK. HAVE BEEN STOPPED 3 TIMES BY POLICE FOR WARNINGS. HAVE REPLACED LIGHT BULB WITH NEW BULB AND IT STILL ONLY WORKS ON HIGH-BEAM. TOOK TO AUTO SERVICE CENTER, THEY ALSO TRIED TO INSTALL A NEW BULB, BUT IT TO DID NOT WORK. TRIED TIP OF REMOVING BOTH BATTERY CABLES AND HOLDING THEM TOGETHER FOR 10 MINUTES TO RESET COMPUTER CODE. THAT ALSO DID NOT WORK. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS PROBLEM, I FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY OF THESE VEHICALS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I THINK THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY WHEN IT IS RAINING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT,REPLACED BULB AND DISCOVERED NEW BULB DOES NOT WORK,PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE,SO A $20.00 LAMP TURNED INTO A COSTLY $1200.00 REPAIR, WHAT IF ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT? AS I INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE IT IS VERY COMMON ON CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES, THIS OCCURRENCE OF FAILURE CAN AND WILL BE A DANGER IF YOU ENCOUNTER FAILURE WHILING DRIVING AT NIGHT AND LOSE ALL LIGHTS OR OTHER COMPONENTS, I BELIEVE CHRYSLER /DODGE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAILURE IN THEIR DESIGN OF THIS NECESSARY COMPONENT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED! THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 58,249

2007 DODGE CALIBER - TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) UNIT ISSUE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. ONLY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK. LOCAL GARAGE DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, WITH A REPAIR COST OF $1225. HEADLIGHTS ARE A NECESSARY COMPONENT TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE. DODGE OUGHT TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE OF FAULTY TIPM UNITS AND THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS INHERENT IN FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT. THE SAFETY OF THE FAMILIES TRAVELING IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DODGE OUGHT TO BE OF THE GREATEST CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TIPM-, BATTERY TERMINALS/HOLDS DOWNS, TBODY. I FOUND THESE ISSUES AND WENT TO THE DEALER IN RELATION TO THESE PROBLEMS AFTER I HAD DONE MY INVESTIGATION. THEY SAW ME WITH THE INFORMATION I HAD, AND BEGAN TO RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I JUST HAD SURGERY AND WAS INHALING THE CARBON FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND CAD LIGHT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ONLY GOES 20 MPH. CHRYSLER RELEASED THIS VEHICLE TO ITS CUSTOMERS FOR LOAN OR PURCHASE WITH A FAULTY DESIGN IN PLACE. CHRYSLER KNEW OF THIS AND PROCEEDED TO SALE THIS VEHICLE IN AN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY AND NOT LOOKING AT THE RISK THAT WE AS CUSTOMERS WOULD BE TAKING AS WELL AS THEM. CHRYSLER DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I AS A CONSUMER FEEL CHEATED AND WANT TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY LOSS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN DRIVE MODE AND I AM NOT RISKING THE LIFE MY SON AND I FOR THIS MAJOR MISTAKE ON THEIR PART. *TR

Mileage: 98,447

HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE LOW BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. IT STARTED AS ONE LIGHT NOT WORKING, THEN WENT TO BOTH LIGHTS NOT WORKING. WE HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT. THE CAR IS DUE A SAFETY INSPECTION AND WILL NOT PASS DUE TO THE LIGHTING PROBLEM. THERE'S ALSO ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS NOT OPERATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. THEY DID SAY THAT IF A RECALL WERE TO HAPPEN I COULD GET REIMBURSED. WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX IT. *TR UPDATED 11/29/12

Mileage: 117,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE CAR SHOOK A LITTLE AND STARTED TO DECELERATE. I NOTICED THERE WAS A BLINKING SYMBOL ON THE DASH OF A LIGHTNING BOLT BETWEEN TWO LINES. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP MY SPEED GOING UP THE HILL, AND DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY. ANYTIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IT TOOK ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE I WAS EVEN ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. DURING THE 5 SECONDS, THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AT THE INTERSECTION. ONCE I REACHED WORK I LOOKED UP THE LIGHT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND FOUND IT TO BE AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL LIGHT. I TRIED TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON ONLY TO REALIZE THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO FIX, ONLY THEORIES. *TR

Mileage: 71,600

FIRST MY CAR STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A DRYER FULL OF BALL BEARINGS THE BALL BEARING THE OEM ONES IN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PULLEY SO THE WHOLE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED $600+ (FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2007 DODGE CALIBERS) THEN WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT MY TIRE FELL OFF DUE TO FAULTY/WORN-OUT I BALL JOINTS AND UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS.. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION $1400+! (THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT AS I HAVE FOUND ONLINE. I HAVE READ OVER 200 DIFFERENT COMPLAINT STATEMENTS) NOT TO MENTION MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY HAD TO CHANGE OUT MY SPEED SENSOR 100 +. THEN MY CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED WHEN I DROVE THE CAR IT WOULD SHAKE AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER & WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. I TOOK IT IN IT HAD SEVERAL STORED CODES. ONE WAS THEN INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS STUCK AND THE OTHER WAS THE CAMSHAFT.. THEY CLEARED IT OUT AND ONLY THE MANIFOLD CAME BACK UP SO THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THAT. WE DID $800 + I PICKED IT UP & A DAY LATER IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING NOW SAYING MULTI. CYLINDER MISFIRE & CAMSHAFT THEY CLEARED IT AND TEST DROVE IT BUT IT DID NOT COME BACK ON SO THE DODGE TECH. HAS NO CLUE WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT & NO CLUE ON THE COST ( THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM ON 2007 DODGE CALIBERS) THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND MY CAR HAS ABOUT 86000 TO 87000 MI ON IT! I?M FED UP THIS CAR IS FALLING APART. AS I HAVE READ DODGE KNOWS OF THESE ISSUES & HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE ALSO CALLED AND MADE MY COMPLAINT NO CALL BACK YET..ANY OPEN LAWSUITS ON THIS? I WOULD EVEN BE HAPPY IF DODGE WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE ISSUES AS OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE WELL DOCUMENTED KNOWN ISSUES. I HAVE SPENT WAY TO MUCH ON THIS CAR IN 3 MONTHS AND @ 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH A 6 YEAR OLD I NEED A SAFE RELIABLE CAR! *TR

Mileage: 86,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT TURN ON TOOK INTO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS THE TIPM TELLING THE LIGHT NOT TO TURN ON SO IN OTHER WORDS ITS A BAD TIPM. I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PART WOULD BE CLOSE TO $1200. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND I SEE THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. THE OTHER DAY THE DRIVER SIDE DECIDED TO TURN OFF AS WELL. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING IN THE DARK AND THE ONE HEADLIGHT THAT I DO HAVE DECIDES TO TURN OFF AND I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE SET INTO MOTION ON THIS PART. APPARENTLY THE TIPM CAUSES MANY ISSUES OTHER THAN JUST WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING. *JS

Mileage: 133,000

THE RECALL CANNOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE OF FAULTY WIRING BY VIKING DODGE OF CRYSTAL LAKE. THIS DEALERSHIP IS OUT OF BUSINESS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL INSTALLED BY VIKING DODGE WAS NOT A MOPAR APPROVED PART. I HAVE FURNISHED CHRYSLER ALL THE DOCUMENTATION STATING THAT THIS IS CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THEY HAVE TOLD ME I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION BY ONE OF THERE OLD DEALERSHIPS. *JS

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE REAR WIPER AND THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE WIPER DID NOT WORK AT ALL, AND THE RADIO WAS LOSING THE SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT WAS NORMAL WHEN ON ACC. DEALER RE FLASHED THE TIPM AND SAID IF IT EVER HAPPENED AGAIN, I SHOULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND HOLD THE LEADS TOGETHER FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND IT SHOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY AGAIN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR WIPER STOPPED AND THE RADIO BEGAN TO FADE OUT ONCE AGAIN. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AS INSTRUCTED BUT TO NO AVAIL. BOTH DEALERS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE NEAREST DEALER IS OVER 200 MILES AWAY. I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM NOW FOR TWO YEARS. NOW, MYSTERIOUSLY, THE REAR WIPER HAS BEGUN TO FUNCTION ONCE AGAIN ALL BY ITS SELF. THE RADIO?.....NOT AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TIPM IS PROBABLY AT FAULT. I SUGGESTED THAT TO THE MECHANIC WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I WAS ASSURED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIPM SO DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE UNIT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A DODGE COMPONENT OF MINE HAD FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE UNIT. DODGE WOULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER MY VEHICLE(S) WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AND AT THAT POINT I WAS TOLD THE UNIT(S) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IS THIS SOME KIND OF SCAM THAT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS RUN? I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD REPLACE MY TIPM AT NO COST TO ME SINCE I SPECIFICALLY NOTED THIS ISSUE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE AN HOUR DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE GREAT GAS MILEAGE. WITHIN MY FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE STARTER WAS STUCK ENGAGED AS I DROVE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THIS I REPLACED KNOWING WITH AGE, STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS DIE. A MONTH AFTER SERVICING THE STARTER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 67MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN A LIGHTENING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT) FLASHED AND THE CAR JERKED AS IF IT WERE TO STALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT PROBABLY WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT I MIGHT AS WELL DRIVE THE CAR FOR A BIT BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT STAYING LIT. EVERY SINCE THEN THE LIGHT HAS FLASHED ON ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKING AS TO STALL. I STARTED THE CAR LAST WEEK AND THE IDLE WAS MISERABLE SO FIGURED THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO READ CODES ON THE PC. CODE WAS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. WITHIN 30 MILES AND 30MINS AFTER LEAVING THE GARAGE THE CAR WAS JERKING TO STALL AS BEFORE BUT THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SEEM TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING STALL ON INTERSTATE AT THOSE SPEEDS AND HIT BY A SEMI WOULD CAUSE INSTANT DEATH. THE VALUE OF MY CAR IS NO LONGER HIGH BUT YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE LOAN AND PAYMENTS ARE. I AM A PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND MAKE A VERY SMALL INCOME. TOOK CAR INSTANTLY BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT I KNOW THEY WILL FIND NOTHING, CHARGE TO MUCH, AND SEND ME ON MY WAY WITH A DEATH SENTENCE. SEEMS AS THOUGH DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED THAT AS LONG AS NO DEATHS IT IS OK TO CARRY ON WITH THIS REFUSAL TO ADMIT THAT THEY MADE A BAD PRODUCT. HOW ABOUT ROBBING! ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED BUT OF COURSE THEY WILL NOT ADMIT ANYTHING. SUPPOSE I WILL HAVE TO CALL THE NEWS, FAX THE CEO'S, AND DIE . *TR

WHILE DRIVING OVER THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE IN NY, AT THE CREST OF THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE REDUCING THE SPEED OF VEHICLE FROM 50 MPH TO 5 MPH IN THE COURSE OF LESS THEN A MINUTE. I WAS NEARLY KILLED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WHO WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND MY CAR. THE CART ROLLED DOWN THE BRIDGE WITH LIMITED POWER. FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM READING ON VARIOUS CALIBER WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. MY KEY ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING LAST YEAR AND I HAVE TO PAY $500 BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE COMPUTER COULD NO LONGER RECOGNIZED MY KEY SO I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE. MY GEAR SHAFT BEGAN TO JAM AND I HAD TO PAY $200 TO GET A CHIP REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SHOT. NOW MY TOTALLY INCORPORATED POWER MODULE WAS SHOT TODAY WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. THE COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1150. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS PRESENTING IN MY LIFE. *TR

THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE DASH WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE SPEED IN THE DARK. THERE ARE MANY EXISTING CASES ONLINE. DODGE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE WHEN CALLED AND WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

AT APPROX 6PM ON 11/11 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 35 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTOZONE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSTIC. MULTIPLE MISFIRES ON ALL CYLINDERS. I HAD THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED THAT WEEKEND BECAUSE MY DEALERS REPAIR SHOP WAS FULL. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED SO I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER FOR THEM TO CHECK THE ENGINE. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 50,000 MILES ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MOVING PART. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS AND UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE CAR IN JUNE. IT IS CURRENTLY AT 42,600 MILES. THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF AGAIN SO I'M SUSPECTING THE BALL JOINTS ARE GOING BAD AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 42,683

WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS JOLTING FORWARD AND LOSING POWER BACK AND FORTH. BELLETIRE WOULDN'T TOUCH IT CUZ THEY SAID IT SEEMED TO THEM LIKE A RECALL ISSUE. HE SAID THAT EITHER THE ECU NEEDED RESET OR THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING . THIS IS ALSO AFTER MY CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD AT 48000 MILE. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THEM AND ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO GET MY ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE INSPECTION PLACE STATED THE CAR COMPUTER CHIP IS NOT ABLE TO READ. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BEFORE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS TO 8,000. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE SMART BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND 30,000 HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS, CAR ALARM, POWER WINDOWS AND POWER LOCKS WERE ALL AFFECTED. THE RADIO, HORN AND LED PANELS WERE HAVING MINOR ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO THEREFORE THE DEALER FIXED THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED UP UNTIL 50,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. HOWEVER, ONLY THE POWER LOCKS AND CAR ALARM WERE AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER WARRANTY AND SINCE THEY WERE MINOR, THE CONSUMER LEARNED TO JUST LIVE WITH. HOWEVER, ON AUGUST 4, 2011 AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT HAYWIRE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF, THE DOME LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BRAKING ITSELF TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE THEN FISH TAILED AS THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. UPDATED 09/29/11. JB

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER DODGE AND HERS IS A DIFFERENT MODEL..

Mileage: 69,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PART WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

LAST WEEK I STARTED NOTICING A LOUD RATTLE IN THE ENGINE OF MY CALIBER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BELT TENSIONER. I GOT IT REPLACED AND IT GOT RID OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE BUT NOT THE RATTLE. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS AND SHOWED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS MINE DID. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $680 TO REPLACE. I DECIDED TO GO WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER. THIS MECHANIC REPLACED IT AND SHOWED ME THE OLD PART, IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. HE SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT A CAR WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE AN ALTERNATOR IN THIS CONDITION. HE ALSO MENTION THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

Mileage: 62,845

THE TURN SIGNAL STAYED ON, EVERYTHING ELECTRIC SHUT OFF, THEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TOOK OUT MY KEY, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING!! THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE WRONG. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST READ P0708. I WAS TOLD I CANNOT SIMPLY FIX THIS SENSOR, THAT I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT! HOW COULD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHO CAN AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION!? THE CAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CAR OF, NORMAL OIL CHANGES, INSPECTIONS, I JUST BOUGHT 2 NEW FRONT TIRES! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ALMOST A YEAR AGO MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY LIGHT CAME ON BUT AS SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT IF THE LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD WASN'T STAYING ON THEY COULD NOT GET A CODE FROM THE CAR BUT I COULD BRING IT IN AND THEY COULD TRY IT ANYWAYS FOR $105. I TOOK IT SOMEONE I KNOW AND THEY READ THE CODE OFF OF IT, 2120 P2110, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM THE CODE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN THEIR OWN TESTS AND CHARGE ME TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT IF THERE WAS NO LIGHT THAN THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I ASKED THEM IF THIS IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THEN BECAUSE I HAVE A BABY IN THE CAR. THEY SAID NO, AS LONG AS I CAN PULL OVER FAST ENOUGH TO RESTART THE CAR. LAST FRIDAY, THE CAR STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR. MY CAR STARTED LOOSING POWER AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME SO I TURNED AROUND AND GOT MY FIANCE'S CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2000 RPMS AND SO I DRIVE 10 MPH ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CITY (I GOT UP TO 30 MPH DOWN HILLS). I THINK THAT ALL OF THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAVING DEALERSHIPS TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM IS CRAZY! THE DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY AND I AM WONDERING IF A REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THEY WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR LAST YEAR! *TR

Mileage: 64,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BOTH FRONT AXLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WITHIN RECALL 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,400.

Mileage: 27,000

THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS NOT WORKING. SO ,THE BRAKE LIGHTS & HORN DO NOT WORK . HOWEVER, THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT WAS TESTED THE BRAKE LIGHTS & HORN WORK INDIVIDUALLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING LIKE THIS BUT ONE OF MY CO WORKERS TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT BECAUSE HE ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE. IT WILL COST APPRX. $820 FOR REPAIR. WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AT THIS TIME. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS OR A HORN. SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR POSSIBLY DIE FROM DRIVING LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN "PARK". THIS ALLOWS THE CAR TO ROLL WHEN IT IS NOT ON. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS EXITED THE CAR, AT WHICH TIME IT BEGINS TO ROLL AWAY. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2010 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #10V200000). I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2007, IF NOT THE YEARS IN BETWEEN AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN "PARK". THIS ALLOWS THE CAR TO ROLL WHEN IT IS NOT ON. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS EXITED THE CAR, AT WHICH TIME IT BEGINS TO ROLL AWAY. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2010 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #10V200000). I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2007, IF NOT THE YEARS IN BETWEEN AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE FOR 20 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP. THE FAILURE HAPPENED A WEEK LATER AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE FAILURE. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER WHEN SPECIAL TECHNICIANS CAME FROM CHRYSLER. THE DEALER NEVER NOTIFIED HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 42,000

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN APRIL 08, IT HAD 12,00 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 70,000 MILES. IT IS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ON THE FLOOR BOARD WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN OR GO OVER A BUMP. I DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER WANTS 75.00 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY SMALL CHILD, MY TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AND WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE LOOKED AT HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES, BUT I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALLS FOR THESE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOT SURE HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. WONDERING HOW DODGE CAN GET AWAY WITH THESE SAME ISSUES HAPPENING WITH THOUSANDS OF CALIBERS AND THEM NOT BE HELD LIABLE TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST? WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN! THANK YOU, AND I HOPE TO SEE RECALLS VERY SOON FOR THESE ISSUES! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SPUN OVER A SIDEWALK INTO A PARKING LOT. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, SHE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE KEYS BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR THIRTY MINUTES. THE DEALER HAD NOT INFORMED THE CONTACT WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED HEADACHES AND NECK PAIN AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

POSITIVE BATTERY POST ON ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER BATTERY CAME LOOSE FROM BODY AND RELEASED BATTERY ACID INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BATTERY ACID ATE THROUGH PROTECTIVE COATING ON WIRES TO MAIN ELECTRICAL AND CAUSED CAR TO STALL AND MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

ON SATURDAY, 5/30/09, WHILE DRIVING DODGE CALIBER 2007 BACK HOME, ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES NEEDLES SUDDENLY AND ERRATICALLY SWING UP AND DOWN. I STARTED SMELLING A ROTTEN-EGG SULFUR ODOR AND EXPERIENCED MILD THROAT AND LUNG IRRITATION. AS SOON AS I ARRIVED HOME, WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, I STARTED INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF GAUGES NEEDLES ERRATIC MOTION AND SOURCE OF SULFUR ODOR. FIRST, I CHECKED THE RECENTLY REPLACED MANUFACTURER ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR, WHICH HAS RECENTLY CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. PLEASE SEE RECENTLY FILED 5/16/09, NHTSA SAFETY COMPLAINT, ODI #10268931. AFTER I VERIFIED THAT THE NEW ALTERNATOR WAS WORKING CORRECTLY, I STARTED SNIFFING AND TRACING THE SOURCE OF SULFUR ODOR. FIRST, I THOUGHT ODOR WAS COMING FROM COMPUTER MODULE; THEN, I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM FUSE BOX NEXT TO COMPUTER MODULE. AS I SNIFFED CLOSER TO FUSE BOX, UNDER PLASTIC ENGINE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD, I NOTICED BATTERY SQUIRTING BOILING-STEAMING SULFURIC ACID. I FOUND THE SOURCE OF ROTTEN-EGG SULFUR ODOR. I REMOVED THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD TO FULLY EXPOSE THE BATTERY AND TAKE PHOTOS. LUCKILY, I ONLY SUFFERED MILD IRRITATION TO MY THROAT AND LUNGS, BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY EXPOSED TO SULFURIC ACID GAS POISONING, OR BATTERY COULD HAVE EXPLODED WITH FATAL OUTCOME. PHOTOS AND BATTERY ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW. I DON NOT KNOW IF UNSAFE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER ALTERNATOR CAUSED THIS UNSAFE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF MANUFACTURER ORIGINAL BATTERY OR VICE-VERSA. *TR

Mileage: 75,749

MARCH 13, 2009, I PURCHASED A USED DODGE CALIBER 2007. FEW WEEKS LATER, I STARTER HEARING NOISE WHICH KEPT INCREASING IN INTENSITY AS THE DAYS WENT BY. I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY A LOOSE OR BAD SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER OR IDLER. ON MAY 17, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BACK HOME, THE ABS, AIR BAG, BATTERY, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TURN ON. AT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY, WITH ENGINE RUNNING, WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, I NOTICED SPARKS AROUND THE ALTERNATOR AREA. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SERPENTINE BELT TOUCHING A LOOSE METAL THAT WAS CREATING THE SPARKS. TODAY, MAY 16, I REMOVED THE ALTERNATOR AND NOTICED THE ALTERNATOR WINDINGS ARCED AND MELTED THE COPPER WIRE WINDINGS AND THE ALUMINUM HOUSING. I HAVE THE ALTERNATOR AND PICTURES READILY AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVALUATION. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT OTHER DODGE CAVALIER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PREMATURE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR. THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE, EXPLOSION, ACCIDENT, AND FATALITIES. THERE ARE NO KNOWN RECALLS RELATED TO THIS DANGEROUS ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THE DEALER HAS HAD MY VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 27 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE DAYS IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP IN 6 OCCURRENCES. ALL OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEMS MY WIFE DOES NOT ANY LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN FEARING IT WILL EITHER LEAVE HER STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 29,558

THE DEALER HAS HAD MY VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 27 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE DAYS IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP IN 6 OCCURRENCES. ALL OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEMS MY WIFE DOES NOT ANY LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN FEARING IT WILL EITHER LEAVE HER STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 29,558

THE DEALER HAS HAD MY VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 27 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE DAYS IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP IN 6 OCCURRENCES. ALL OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEMS MY WIFE DOES NOT ANY LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN FEARING IT WILL EITHER LEAVE HER STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 29,558

THE DEALER HAS HAD MY VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 27 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE DAYS IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP IN 6 OCCURRENCES. ALL OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEMS MY WIFE DOES NOT ANY LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN FEARING IT WILL EITHER LEAVE HER STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 29,558

THE DEALER HAS HAD MY VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 27 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE DAYS IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP IN 6 OCCURRENCES. ALL OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEMS MY WIFE DOES NOT ANY LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN FEARING IT WILL EITHER LEAVE HER STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 29,558

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FLASH AND HAZARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS AN OFF IDLE HESITATION WHEN YOU START TO PULL A WAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR ALSO HAS A CRACKING/SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR CRACKS IN THE ROAD THIS ACCRUES AT ANY SPEED THE CAR ALSO MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP,THIS HAPPENS IN WARM OR COOL TEMPERATURES, ALSO THE REAR DOOR SPEAKERS ARE RATTLING AND I DO NOT LISTEN TO LOUD MUSIC THE CAR HAS 7500 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 5,200

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS AN OFF IDLE HESITATION WHEN YOU START TO PULL A WAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR ALSO HAS A CRACKING/SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR CRACKS IN THE ROAD THIS ACCRUES AT ANY SPEED THE CAR ALSO MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP,THIS HAPPENS IN WARM OR COOL TEMPERATURES, ALSO THE REAR DOOR SPEAKERS ARE RATTLING AND I DO NOT LISTEN TO LOUD MUSIC THE CAR HAS 7500 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 5,200

2007 DODGE CALIBER HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE JUNE 2006. IN THE 14 MONTHS I HAVE HAD IT ON AVERAGE IT SEEMS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH I HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF MY SCHEDULE/WORK TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP DROP IT OFF AND EXPLAIN THE SAME REPEAT PROBLEMS. THIS NOT ONLY TAKES TIME BUT I ALSO HAVE TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSPORTAION. THE CAR HAS HAD A GRINDING TYPE NOISE UPON IGNITION SINCE I BOUGHT IT ALONG WITH THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY WANTING TO STALL UPON SLOW DOWN OR COMPLETE STOPS AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELORATE AGAIN. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY BE REARENDED AND OR HIT NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE CENTER I AM TOLD THE GRINDING NOISE CAN NOT BE DETECTED. I PICK THE CAR UP AND NO SOONER THAN I GET HOME AND LEAVE AGAIN IT HAPPENS. AS FOR THE STALLING I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER CONTROLL MODULE AND IT WAS REPLACED AND THEY CONSIDERED IT REPAIRED. THIS WAS IN JANUARY, IT IS SEPTEMBER AND STILL THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. I HAVE HAD IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT THE SERVICE CENTER HAS TOLD ME WAS'NT A PROBLEM OR THEY HAVE CORRECTED AND IT CONTINUES. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE JUNE 2006. IN THE 14 MONTHS I HAVE HAD IT ON AVERAGE IT SEEMS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH I HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF MY SCHEDULE/WORK TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP DROP IT OFF AND EXPLAIN THE SAME REPEAT PROBLEMS. THIS NOT ONLY TAKES TIME BUT I ALSO HAVE TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSPORTAION. THE CAR HAS HAD A GRINDING TYPE NOISE UPON IGNITION SINCE I BOUGHT IT ALONG WITH THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY WANTING TO STALL UPON SLOW DOWN OR COMPLETE STOPS AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELORATE AGAIN. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY BE REARENDED AND OR HIT NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE CENTER I AM TOLD THE GRINDING NOISE CAN NOT BE DETECTED. I PICK THE CAR UP AND NO SOONER THAN I GET HOME AND LEAVE AGAIN IT HAPPENS. AS FOR THE STALLING I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER CONTROLL MODULE AND IT WAS REPLACED AND THEY CONSIDERED IT REPAIRED. THIS WAS IN JANUARY, IT IS SEPTEMBER AND STILL THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. I HAVE HAD IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT THE SERVICE CENTER HAS TOLD ME WAS'NT A PROBLEM OR THEY HAVE CORRECTED AND IT CONTINUES. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 30 DAYS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THE CAR WAS A NICE VEHICLE, UNTIL ONE DAY COMING HOME FROM HEIDELBERG, GERMANY. I WAS ON AUTOBAHN 656 BETWEEN HEIDELBERG AND MANNHEIM. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE DRIVING ABOUT 70 K/HR. I WENT TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND AS I DID THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD PANEL WENT BLANK. ALL METERS (ODOMETER, TACOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER) DROPPED TO ZERO, BUT THEY QUICKLY CAME BACK ON. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL, THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY GET REAR-ENDED BY A CAR TRAVELING BEHIND ME. I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. I CHANGED LANES AND GOT TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. WHEN I SHUT IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. BUT WHEN I HAD STARTED THE CAR, THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT HAD TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MY APARTMENT AND LET IT BE PARKED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE HOUSE, I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT HAD WENT OUT. MY WIFE THEN DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE CAR LOT ON TUESDAY MORNING. I HAD TALKED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, A ONE [email protected], I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I FELT THE CAR IS AN UNSAFE CAR. YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DESERVE THE CHANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT WHO IS TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED CORRECTLY AND THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT IF MY WIFE AND MYSELF DON'T FIND OUT THAT IT WASN'T PERFECTLY FIXED UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. IF I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, DO YOU WANT TO BE THE ONE TO EXPLAIN TO MY FAMILY WHY YOU WOULD NOT TAKE MY CAR ON A RETURN BECAUSE IT'S UNSAFE? I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED DODGE VEHICLES. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING ANYTHING BUT A DODGE. I DON'T BLAME ANYONE AT MILIATARY CAR SALES OR EVEN DODGE. BUT I DO NOT WANT THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. OUR LIVES HANG IN YOUR HANDS MAKE US KEEP AN UNSAFE CAR OR LET US RETURN IT TODAY 13 OCT 2007 AT 1743. *NM

Mileage: 710

2007 DODGE CALIBER 1.8 LITER 5 SPEED STALLS AT IDLE IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. I ALMOST RAN INTO A WALL THE LAST TIME IT STALLED THERE IS NO WARNING, LIKE YOU SHUT OF THE KEY. IT WILL RESTART NO PROBLEM BUT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A REAR END CRASH AT STOP LIGHTS. *NM

Mileage: 2,500

THE FIRST WEEK I HEARD A HARD & SOLID CLICK NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE 6-15-06. ON 6-18-06 WHILE IN STAND-STILL TRAFFIC THE VEHICLES OIL LIGHT LIT UP & CHIMED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING & IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR. ON 6-19-06 I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP. JOHN AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 6-22-06 SPOKE WITH BOB CORLETTE ABOUT THE MULTIPLE MECHANICAL FAILURES. WE WERE TOLD BY BOB THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. WE SPOKE WITH DAVID TINDALE (WHO PROVIDED THE OWNERS MANUAL) & WHO REASSURED BOTH OF US THAT THE PROBLEMS WOULD EITHER BE FIXED OR IF THEY COULDN'T BE FIXED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ENACT THE LEMON LAW & REPLACE THIS CAR WITH A NEW ONE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF THE FOLLOWING WEEK 6-26-06, LEN THOMAS SAID THE STALLING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. SINCE PICKING UP MY VEHICLE, OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS THE VEHICLE HAS STILL STALLED AT LEAST 8-10 TIMES. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM LORI AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A FOLLOW UP TO MY SERVICE WHERE SHE STATED SHE TOO HEARD THE CLICKING NOISE SINCE SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HER WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, BUT WROTE IT OFF TO POSSIBLY HER ERROR AND SO THIS WAS NOT DOCUMENTED TO SERVICE. ON 7-12-06 W/ LEN THOMAS & DAVID TINDALE TO PLEASE CALL ME BACK IN REFERENCE TO WHAT LORI STATED ABOUT THE STALLING PROBLEM. I CALLED AND SP/ W DAVID TINDALE & LEN THOMAS ABOUT THESE MECHANICAL ISSUES 7-13-06. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP W/ A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REQUEST 7-13-06 FILE NUMBER 15156132. LEN THOMAS CALLED AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE 4 OTHER 2007 DODGE CALIBERS IN THE US THAT HAVE BEEN EXHIBITING THE SAME STALLING PROBLEMS. FURTHERMORE, WHILE SITTING IDLE IN TRAFFIC MY SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY RACES UP TO 20 MPH AND BACK TO 0 AND RACES TO 40 MPH AND BACK TO 0. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED APPROX. 6 TIMES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I REPORTED THIS NEW MECHANICAL FAILURE TO LEN THOMAS 7-20-06. *JB

Mileage: 430

AT 200 MILES, MY CAR'S ENGINE STARTED TO RATTLE AND MY POWER LOCK HAD A SHORT. I CALLED AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL 1000 MILES LATER THEY CHECKED THE PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME AN EXCUSE FOR THE MOTOR RATTLING WAS THAT THERE WAS SUCH THING AS WINTER AND SUMMER FUEL AND THAT I SHOULD CHANGE GASOLINE STATIONS AND BRANDS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND WENT PRACTICALLY ALL OVER TOWN GASHING UP. I JUST HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN AT 1527 MILES, THE NOISE GOT WORST. THE MOTOR RATTLES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND WHEN IT ALSO REACHES THE REGULAR TEMPERATURE. IN THE MORNING WHEN MY ENGINE IS STILL COLD IT DOESN'T RATTLE BUT AS SOON AS IT REACHES THE REGULAR TEMPERATURE IT STARTS RATTLING. MY MOTOR RATTLES A LOT WORST. YESTERDAY AT 1430 MILES AS I WAS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, MY CAR WAS GOING TO STALL. MY RPM GAUGE WENT DOWN AND THEN WENT BACK UP. I GOT THE SAME EXCUSE ONCE AGAIN THAT IT WAS THE TYPE OF FUEL AND THAT THERE EXISTED NO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "THE CAR IS WORKING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED" AND "IT IS ALL THROUGH COMPUTERS NOW, DODGE FIXES THE PROBLEMS AND SENDS US THE SOFTWARE AND WE HOOK UP TO YOUR CAR. IN THE MEAN TIME, THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY GET REPAIRED". THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS ADD A MOPAR FUEL ADDITIVE BUT I STILL HEAR THE NOISE. I HAVE USED REGULAR, MID-GRADE, AND PREMIUM AND USED DIFFERENT STATIONS AND FUEL COMPANIES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE RATTLING IS SO BAD THAT NOT EVEN WITH THE AC FULL BLAST CAN YOU TUNE IT OUT. AS FAR AS THE POWER LOCK IS CONCERNED IT WAS REPAIRED, THEY SAID IT HAD A SHORT. THE BAD THING IS THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER POWER LOCKS BUT THE ONLY ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED,YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS OR THE REAR DOOR, AS THEY HAVE NO POWER LOCKS YOU HAVE TO DO THIS MANUALLY. I HAD TO TEACH MY CHILD TO PULL ON THE LOCK IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR IN THE MEAN TIME THIS GOT FIXED. *JB

Mileage: 200