2007 DODGE CALIBER Power Train Problems

I was informed on 09/29/2025 by my Chrysler dealer that a second critical component of my 2007 Caliber frame had rusted to the point that it broke. The first critical component was reported in my complaint tracking number 11459461 submitted on 04/03/2022. The component in that filing was the engine pan that supported the engine. On this latest failure, I was told the same thing by the shop manager: "If you hit a bump while driving this vehicle you could lose your back wheels". In the first incident, the engine could have fallen out of my vehicle. He was not going to let me drive it home. Then he changed his mind and told me it was "at my discretion". I did drive it home (4.5 miles) with no problem. He told me he was going to try and find a new or used part to fix the issue. He made it clear that he was not hopeful of finding one. This is twice now that my life and the lives of any drivers on the road at the same time were placed in danger from excessive rusting problems. I submitted files in the first incident showing that Chrysler was aware of the issue. A copy of the corporate service bulletin was attached. To my knowledge nothing was ever done. Is anything going to be done this time?

Started hearing a loud banging noise whenever i would hit a bump or turn left coming from drivers side tire. after getting home, i checked and the entire subframe is rusted out.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The message "Transmission Overheating" and the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle; however, the vehicle would not exceed 30 MPH while driving. The contact veered to the side of the road, where the vehicle remained. The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 240,578.

Mileage: 240,578

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and was able the restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission control module had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 163,000.

Mileage: 163,000

I HAVE A 07 CALIBER BOUGHT OFF A INDIVIDUAL CASH PRICE.WASN'T AWARE OF THE CONCERN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT LEFT BROKEN STRUTS,. NO START OR NO CRANK DUE TO THEFT SYSTEM WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. ... WATER LEAK FROM SUN ROOF DRAIN TUBES. ... BLOWN STRUTS. ... ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULES MAY NEED TO BE UPDATED AT THE SAME TIME. ... NO START OR NO CRANK DUE TO THEFT SYSTEM ISSUE. ... EXCESS DRAIN ON BATTERY DUE TO FAULTY RADIO.AS WELL MOAN TYPE NOISE FROM EXHAUST SQUEEK NOISE FROM CLUTCH PEDAL AC COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSOR REPLACMENT DUE TO "SLUGGING" CONDITION NOISE FROM HVAC BLOWER MOTOR DUE TO DEBIRS SWISH SOUND FROM REAR SUSPENSION SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR STEERING ANGLE SENSOR FAULT WHISTLE SOUND FROM LEFT OUTSIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY METALLIC RATTLE SOUND FROM LIFTGATE DRIVING AROUND TOWN

Mileage: 198,000

PROBLEM WITH FRONT STRUTS THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL . THE WHOLE FRONT END MOVES HORRIBLE

Mileage: 199,674

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE CEASED AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

WHEN EVER WE ARE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ARE 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR GOES LIMP AND WONT RUN NORMAL TILL IT COOLS DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR CAUSING CAR TO GO IN LIMP MODE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER FROM A YOUNG MAN COME TO FIND OUT HE ONLY PAID $325 OFF OF A CAR LOT HE HAS A DEALERS LICENSE AND HE WAS THE ONLY OWNER BEFORE ME AND DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE STRUTS, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM ALSO HAS BAD SENSORS ( GAS, ENGINE COOLANT AND PCM INTERNAL SENSORS) SOLD THE CAR KNOWINGLY AND DID NOT GET THE RECALLS DONE WHEN NEEDED I NEED SOMETHING DONE I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN AND ONE GRANDCHILD WHO ARE AT RISK ME DRIVING AND HAVING A WRECK. I DO NOT HAVE A DOCUMENT ABOUT MY STRUTS BUT I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CALIBERS OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS, INJURY OR DEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. ALSO, THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR WAS DISCONNECTED. FLETCHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3099 N MORTON ST., FRANKLIN, IN, (317) 738-4170) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,772.

Mileage: 178,772

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER, IT SUDDENLY JERKS AND DOWN SHIFTS AND RPMS SEEM TO SKY ROCKET, THE LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL ILLUMINATES AND IT DROPS SPEED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH MAX, IT TENDS TO DO THIS ON HILLS OR AFTER YOU HAVE TO BRAKE SLIGHTLY FOR ANY REASON AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR TO GET UP A HILL. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TAKE IT EASY ON THE ACCELERATION OR HOW HARD YOU PUSH IT, IT DOESN'T HELP AFTER IT GOES INTO THIS SLOW MODE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMAL AGAIN IS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND THEN WAIT AND RESTART IT AGAIN, SOME TIMES IT HAS TAKEN UP TO 5 TIMES OR TRYING TO RESTART IT BEFORE IT FINALLY RESTARTS. THIS VEHICLE CARRIES CHILDREN IN IT EVERY DAY, AND IT HAS BECAME VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE, HAVING A GREAT CHANCE OF BEING REARENDED OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER UNEXPECTEDLY

Mileage: 89,000

WONT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WONT GO GO OVER 30 MPH SOMETIMES. NO POWER.

Mileage: 129,000

I HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE UNDER THE CAR TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. TOLD ME MY WHOLE REAR END WAS RUSTED OUT AND I PAID $1600 FOR REPAIRS. NOW MY CAR MADE A NOISE WHILE MY TIRES WERE GOING TOOK IT SHOP THEY SAID SEE A DEALER ON THE WAY THERE MY CAR STOPPED GOING FORWARD. GOOD THING I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULD BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE SEMI SAFELY. BOTH PROBLEMS IN 3 MONTHS AND MY WARRANTY IS NO MORE ON MY TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 104,000

WHILE DRIVING AUTO STOPS BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE AND STOP. THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. USUALLY AFTER LITTLE WHILE CAN TURN BACK ON AND GO. I ALSO HAVE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2008 TJAT DOES SAME THING EVEN AFTER. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DODGE SERVICE. READ WHERE THIS IS A BIV PROBLEM MA NY ARE HAVING BUT DODGE/CHRYSLER STILL DOING NOTHING TO REPAIR. DANGEROUS I WAS ON FREEWAY GOING 65 MP AND ALMOST HIT NY FOUR CARS. HAPPENS MORE AT FAST SPEEDS.

Mileage: 105,300

CAR WON'T RUN FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR WITHOUT OVERHEATING TRANSMISSION OIL (TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON). I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED A LACK OF SPEED. PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T HELP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SLOWLY, BUT SAFELY. THE CAR WENT TO A COMPLETE STOP. WAITED OVER AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. LATER I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, AND THE CAR STARTS NORMAL. WORST CAR I EVER BOUGHT. APPARENTLY NOT ALL DODGE CALIBER VEHICLES SHARE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I CHECKED ON THE WEB AND IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS THAT SHARE THE SAME TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 80,000

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

CAR GOES IN TO LIMP MODE DO TO TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY

Mileage: 124,531

MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND IT POPPED CODES P2006, P1607, P0722, P0717. I CHANGED ALL CODES EXCEPT P1607 BECAUSE THEY WERE CHEAPER. THE PCM RUNS 299.00 OR MORE AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. MY VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT HOME, IT HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. AFTER CHANGING THE SENSORS, IT RUNS SMOOTH UNTIL YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, (SERVICE LIGHT STILL ON AND BLINKING) THEN IT SHAKES SO BAD AND HAS LIMP POWER. I CANNOT GET BACK TO ADVANCE TO RUN CODES AGAIN AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I NEED TO RE PROGRAM THE PCM? WHERE CAN I GET THIS DONE? THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER IS IN CROSSVILLE, TN, A 45 MINUTE DRIVE AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS THING. I SWEAR, I WISH I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT, WORST CAR EVER. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RUNNING RIGHT AGAIN, I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE MARCH 2016.

Mileage: 160,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 DODGE CALIBER FOR $4500AS IS, DROVE IT 3 MILES FROM PLACE OF PURCHASE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO RAN THE CODE AND INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED SERVICED. I PAID $358. TO SERVICE IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW CYCLES. LIGHT WENT OUT ONLY TO COME BACK ON WITH IN THE MONTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOSING ALL POWER AND TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $4000. MORE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. CVTS ARE JUNK AND NEED RECALLED!!!!!!

Mileage: 143,751

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE IT BEGINS JERKING AND SHAKING. WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY. IT HAD DONE BEFORE, AFTER I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS. AT THAT TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW ANOTHER 4 YEARS LATER I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 113,230

HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 55 MPH, TACHOMETER SUDDENLY WENT UP TO 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. NO REACTION FROM THE GEAR SELECTOR. NO MORE MOVEMENT FRONT OR BACK. CALL AAA AND TOW TO GARAGE. INFORMED THAT CVT TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIR WAS POSSIBLE. ONLY OPTION WAS A USED TRANSMISSION. CAR IS NOW AWAITING THAT REPAIR. ALSO SEEMS TO BE A GAS PEDAL ISSUE. NOT SURE AT THIS POINT AS VEHICLE IS UNOPPERABLE.

Mileage: 123,427

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

Mileage: 81,908

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE LINN BOLT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL, THE POWER TRAIN ACTIVATOR, AND THE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,570.

Mileage: 171,570

THE LIGHT OF TEMPERATURE FOR TRANSMISSION WENT ON AND THE CAR START RUNNING SLOWLY I STOPPED FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE CAR START RUNNING FINE BUT WHEN I TOOK THE HIGH FOR MORE THE 30 MINUTES DO THE SAME EVERY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 109,513

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

I HAD 62,000 MILES A YEAR AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY THOUGH TOWN IN THE CENTER LANE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND I WORKED MY WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE, THANK GOODNESS THAT THERE WAS A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT THERE SO I COASTED IN AND FOUND A MECHANIC TO WORK ON MY CAR AND HE REPLACED MY THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT COST ME $600 OUT OF POCKET. NOW A YEAR LATER WITH ONLY DRIVING MY CAR 10,000 MILES MORE I AM NOTICING HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I RECOGNIZING FROM YEAR AGO AND I AM AMAZED THERE STILL NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH RUN OFF TIRE FROM A TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A PICKUP TRUCK. FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WHICH SHUT DOWN ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM. UPON IMPACT THE VEHICLE SEIZED OPERATION AND SHUT DOWN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST DUE TO HALF SHAFT JOINT WAS SHEERED APART. *TR

Mileage: 119,738

WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ANY DISTANCE OVER 30 MILES AND THE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 70 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE TRANS OIL TEMP SIGNAL COMES ON AND I LOSS ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS ISSUE, BECAUSE THIS HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY / HIGHWAY. IT IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I INITIALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T RECREATE IT, THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO LIMIT TRIPS OR BORROW / RENT A CAR TO GO ANYWHERE OF ANY DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR OVER TWO YEARS, BUT DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY OTHER DODGE CALIBER OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

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

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON I-10 AND THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN DESPITE MY FOOT STILL BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COASTED TO THE MEDIAN, AND WAITED FOR 3-4 MINUTES, (MOSTLY TO CATCH MY BREATH AS I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT RUN OVER BY SEMI'S) I RESTARTED THE MPH WAS THE NORM) I HAD TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CONTROL BOARD FOR THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND OWNERS OF A DODGE CALIBER IF IT IS A COMMON DEFECT. 07DODCALIBER/PC684 DODGE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 70,539

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

CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHILE ACCELERATING DURING REGULAR DRIVING. HAD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSE NOISE. WAS ADVISED GEAR INSIDE TRANSMISSION 'BROKEN' TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, CANNOT BE FIXED. CALIBER HAS CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD WIDESPREAD/KNOWN ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD AT LEAST LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR LOAN WHEN THE CAR US PURCHASED FAIRLY NEW. DODGE REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT IS DOCUMENTED ALL OVER INTERNET INCLUDING YOUTUBE . IF OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE ASSISTING IN REPAIRING/REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS, WHY CAN'T DODGE. I AM ALSO INTERESTED TO KNOW OF ANY CLASS ACTION SUITS TO JOIN BASED ON OTHER KNOWN ISSUES, SOME I HAVE FIXED, SOME I HOPE I CAN GET RID OF THE CAR BEFORE I ENCOUNTER. DODGE MARKETED THIS CAR KNOWING OF THE FAULTY ISSUES...ISN'T THAT CRIMINAL? *TR

Mileage: 87,200

WHEN DOING A BRAKE JOB I NOTICED THE FRONT K MEMBER HAD A CORROSION HOLE IN THE BACK OF IT, THIS IS THE FRONT SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE POWERTRAIN AND FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR

Mileage: 34,220

I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED AN THE OIL CHANGE PERSON SAID HE COULD NOT CHANGE MY OIL BECAUSE THE OIL PAN IS ROTTING OUT FROM RUST AN THERE'S ANOTHER PAN THERE THAT LOOKS BAD TO I GUESSING MUST BE TRANSMISSION COVER,I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HEARD OF A OIL PAN RUSTING OUT .THE CAR IS LIKE NEW,WHAT DO I DO. *TR

Mileage: 52,592

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALER ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING AND THEN WENT OVER A BUMP AND MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS SO WORRIED WHY THAT HAD HAPPENED SO I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE TO GET THE ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED AND HE TOLD ME NOTHING IS COMING UP ON THE COMPUTER SO IT SHOULD TURN OFF. SO THEN IT DID TURN OFF BUT THEN LAST WEEK MY CAR STARTED ACTING WEIRD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING BACK ON AND GOING OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON SOMETIMES EVEN THE ABS LIGHT AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME. ONE TIME I WAS EVEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND GOING 55 AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD BARELY MOVE WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY I COULD HAVE GOT HIT!! I BROUGHT IT TO A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALER THEN I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM TO GET AN OPINION AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THIS PART IS $700 AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS. THIS IS SO UPSETTING BECAUSE I JUST GOT THE CAR. I STARTED DOING MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN MY EXACT CAR HAS HAD SO MANY RECALLS AND SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DODGE DEALER SERVICE ASSISTANT TOLD ME HE HAS HAD TO PUT THESE IN MANY CALIBERS AND THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM FROM THE FACTORY. I AM BEGINNING FOR YOUR HELP FOR MYSELF AND EVERYONE WITH THIS CAR THAT HAS HAD OR IS GOING TO GET THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS. *JS

Mileage: 44,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES TO INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ON THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

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

Mileage: 37,000

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

WHILE GOING DOWN I75 THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO 10 MPH ON THE FREEWAY LUCKILY WE HAD SOMEONE FOLLOWING US SO WE WOULDN'T GET HIT...WE HAD TO HAVE MY TOWED 2.5 HRS AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE TO HAVE IT FIXED CAUSE NO DEALS WITH THE CVT'S...REALLY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS...THIS IS WAY TO DANGEROUS...IT ONLY GOES IN REVERSE WHEN IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE...PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS... THE DEALER WANTS 3000.00 JUST FOR TRANSMISSION WHICH THE NEED TO FIX FOR FREE CAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THESE CVT'S DO.. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE DRIVING EARLIER THIS MONTH, MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO 15 MPH AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I COULD BARELY GET THE SPEED UP TO 35 MPH AND KEEP IT AT 35 TO GET THE CAR HOME. AFTER CALLING A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND TWO AREA DEALERSHIPS (GO DODGE ARAPAHOE AND CHRISTOPHER'S DODGE WORLD), I CAME TO DISCOVER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS WORN. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS SOMETHING HE HAS OFTEN SEEN. INDEED, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON CALIBER FORUMS, IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY TO 2007 CALIBERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY IN 2007 DODGE CALIBERS. SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR KILLED IF THEIR CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS TO 15-35 MPH WITH NO WARNING. IT IS DANGEROUS, IRRESPONSIBLE, AND IMMORAL FOR CHRYSLER TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE THE 2007 CALIBERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A FAULTY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 64,507

WHILE DRIVING ON I40 FROM WILMINGTON, NC THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT(LIGHTNING BOLT) CAME ON, CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL, WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED, MOMENTS AFTER RESTART WHILE TRYING TO PULL BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY IT CUT OFF AGAIN, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET GOING SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY STARTED AND DID NOT CUT OFF UNTIL WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES NOW WITH NO LUCK FINDING A FIX OR BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A TERRIBLY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN ON THE HIGHWAY , I WISH NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THEM HUNDRES OF TIMES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR THE OLDEST REPORT OF THIS WAS IN 9/2006 TO A BRAND NEW 2007 CALIBER THIS IS CRAZY , SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. DODGE IS CONSISTENTLY RIPPING PEOPLE OF WITH REPAIR BILLS THAT DONT SEEM TO BE REPAIRING THE PROBLEM AS YOU CAN READ IN SEVERAL OF THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO THINK OR WHAT TO DO!!!! I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CALIBER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS BACK IN 2008 OR 2009 AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT DECIDED IT NEEDED TO SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. A WHILE LATER THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIED AND I HAD NO DASH-LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS/ EMERGENCY LIGHTS/ WIPERS/ JUST KEEP GOING WITH MORE ELECTRICAL NECESSARY SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THEN ANOTHER SET OF ISSUES AROSE... SINCE WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE WHOLE CAR FIXED AND OR REPLACED MOST RECENTLY THE SUSPENSION, TRANSMISSION, AND THE SAME SENSORY THAT WAS FIXED EARLIER (CRANKSHAFT SENSOR). NOW ONLY 4 MONTHS SINCE ALL OF THOSE ISSUES WERE FIXED MY CAR IS WORSE THEN IT WAS BEFORE..... DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO STALL (AS AN AUTOMATIC), THE RPMS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN... OH AND DON'T LET ME FORGET THAT THE DEALER CAN FIND NO ISSUES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLE AS IT DOES NOT PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE WHEN CONNECTED TO A DIAGNOSTIC READER. (JUST A SIDE NOTE I MIGHT BE AN IDIOT BUT A MECHANICAL ERROR WILL NOT PRODUCE A ERROR CODE AS IT IS MECHANICAL AND NOT ELECTRICAL...BUT I COULD BE MISTAKEN). NOW WHAT HAPPENS THE DAY I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN AND THE VEHICLE DECIDES IT IS DONE AND SHUTS OFF.... I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR FIXES/RECALLS/STATEMENTS. IF IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT DODGE AND THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE MALFUNCTION ISSUES; WHY CAN'T THERE BE ONE SWIFT FIX TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. OR SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED AT THE HAND OF CHRYSLER DUE TO THESE MALFUNCTIONS IT IS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BE ADDRESSED? *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LOSE SPEED. NOW WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IT HESITATES AND AT HIGH SPEEDS JERKS AND LOSES POWER. TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERE ACCIDENT. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX IMMEDIATELY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO EVEN TRY TO FIX SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US DODGE CALIBER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS: WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT THE CAR BEING STARTED, THE KEY ONLY HAS TO BE IN THE "ON" POSITION (NOT ACTUALLY STARTED). *TR

Mileage: 149,000

ON APPROX. OCT. 13, 2011, MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER STALLED AND QUIT RUNNING ON FWY, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED AT THAT TIME THAT A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL DEC. 23, 2011 WHEN I WAS OUT IN THE DESERT MAKING A TRIP TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ. WHEN MY CAR ONCE AGAIN DIED AND STALLED ON HWY I40. I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK AT A SPEED ABOUT 70 MPH AND IT STARTED STALLING AND THEN DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SEMI. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN EXIT THAT I VEERED THE CAR INTO AND COASTED INTO A STOP. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GAS STATION WHERE THERE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I WAS TOLD SINCE THE CAR HAD COOLED OVER 30 MIN. IT WAS "OK TO DRIVE" ABOUT 20 MILES TO DEALERSHIP IN BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. I TOOK IT TO SWANTYS CHRYSLER WHERE IT WAS LEFT THERE OVER CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. I RETURNED TO BE INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS IN WORKING ORDER AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED I COULD DRIVE IT HOME, AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, "TO PULL OVER AND LET COOL FOR 30 MIN. AND RESUME DRIVING". I WAS IN FEAR OF MY LIFE AND OTHERS TAKING THE 350 MILE TRIP HOME, NOT DRIVING OVER 60 MPH. I THEN FILED A COMPLAIN WITH CHRYSLER CORP. WHERE I SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SUPERVISORS. THEY WANTED TO ME GET A SECOND OPINION FROM A CA DEALER, BECAUSE THEY QUESTIONED WHY I "TOOK IT TO AZ." TO BE DIAGNOSED. I EXPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES THAT I DIDN'T TAKE IT THERE, IT FAILED THERE. I CAN GIVE NAMES AND DATES FROM DEC. 28TH UNTIL NOW OF REPS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MOSS BROTHERS IN RIVERSIDE, THEY ALSO DETERMINED THAT THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM, BUT SUGGESTED A COUPLE OF PARTS BE REPLACED, AND "IT COULD HELP PROBLEM:" AT THE TUNE OF $800.00, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

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

THERE IS A FAULTY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE GEAR SHIFTER BEHIND MY BREAK PEDAL. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED. WHEN THE SWITCH GOES OUT, I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR - I CANNOT SWITCH GEARS. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

STARTED HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN CAR WAS DE-ACCELERATING. BROUGHT CAR TO GARAGE WHERE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS A SEALED UNIT SO IT COULDN'T BE REPAIRED. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS IN A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRED AT CHRYSLER'S EXPENSE (LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY). EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR WAS FREE, I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR TWO WEEKS OF CAR RENTALS SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE ANY LOANER CARS AVAILABLE (AMAZINGLY THERE WERE TWO IN THE LOT WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP). THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE SINCE PURCHASING IN OCTOBER 2007. SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, IT STILL AMAZES ME THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALLS FOR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CAR. BUT THEN AGAIN THE US GOVERNMENT OWNS CHRYSLER.......... *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

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY HOME, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. HAD TO QUICKLY GET OVER ON THE SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY, NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. BOTH MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED....UNSAFE. TOOK THE CAR IN AND AT 98000 MILES WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SHOP STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND IT NEEDS REPLACED (DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE). *TR

Mileage: 98,000

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

WHILE DRIVING ON SUBURBAN ROADS CAR WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND ALMOST STALL, A RED LIGHTING BOLT WOULD APPEAR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND PCM FLASHED. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 65MPH LOSS OF ALL POWER ALMOST STALL. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER, THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT REPLACED HOWEVER PCM WAS AGAIN FLASHED. THIRD OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 09/18/11 ISSUE WAS PRESENT IN BOTH CITY DRIVING AND FREEWAY DRIVING AGAIN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND PCM FLASHED. THIS FAILURE IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. *KB

Mileage: 8,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A HOWLING NOISE WOULD BE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES, TIE RODS AND A TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

Mileage: 75,500

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT CATEGORY AS FAR AS THE ELEC.SABILITY CONTROL THE MANUAL REFERS TO IT AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 DODGE CALIBERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN/VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL AS MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM THINKING THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO TO NOTIFY BECAUSE IF THEY DID YOU WOULD HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME. MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS CAUSED ME PROBLEMS AND UNSAFE MOMENTS FOR SOMETIME NOW. THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES START WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON RIGHT OFF THE BAT OTHER TIMES YOU COULD BE CRUISING OVER A BRIDGE AND IT WILL COME ON AND DECIDE TO GO 2 MPH IF EVEN THAT. I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY GRANDBABY WHERE WE WERE TURNING LEFT ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DECIDED TO GO 1-2 MPH IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS OUT THERE FAR ENOUGH FOR US TO GET ACROSS. I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR SINCE. I STILL HAVE A CAR PAYMENT AND INSURANCE PAYMENT BUT CANNOT USE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE PEOPLE ON LINE AND THERE IS QUIET A FEW THAT HAS HAD SEVERAL SCARY SITUATION LIKE MYSELF. THERE HAS BEEN ONES WHO HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.......THEN BACK OUT ON THE ROAD THEY GO AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. ONE OF THESE TIMES SOMEONE WILL BE CROSSING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND COULD GET IN A BAD WRECK AND DIE? WE NEED YOUR HELP???? *KB

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE DEALER THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 82,500

2007 DODGE CALIBER 2.0 CVT TRANSMISSION: BOUGHT JUNE 13/2007 BRAND NEW VIN [XXX] 5 MI ON VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS ON SOCIAL SECURITY 31,000 MILES SCRAPING , GRINDING NOISE NOT BRAKES- HAS GOTTEN WORSE -MUCH WORSE. GRINDING STARTS AS SOON AS CAR PUT IN GEAR, WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. TALKED WITH DODGE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS -IN ALBANY NY AND BALTIMORE MD THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM:TURNS OUT TO BE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. NOT REPAIRABLE. WE WERE BLESSED TO MAKE IT HOME SAFE FROM TRIP TO UPSTATE NY FROM MARYLAND. ERAS STILL RINGING 24 HRS LATER. TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY AND COST WILL BE $6,000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION!! THIS IS NOW A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE 'WORD CLASS POWERTRAIN. DAIMLER CHRYSLER, NISSAN AND HYUNDAI - ALL USED THIS TRANSMISSION THEY JOINTLY DEVELOPED. IS NTSB GOING TO DEMAND A RECALL?? [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 31,000

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SELF-CONTAINED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHE CALLED THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

THE GAS PEDAL MESSES UP IT CAN BE AT A SLIGHT HILL OR ACCELERATING AT A GREEN LIGHT. I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD ONLY GETTING SLIGHT MOVEMENT; THEN THE CAR JUST ACCELERATES. OTHER TIMES IT ACTS NORMAL. I TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO I PAID $504 THEY SAID IT FINE AND FIXED. THE SAME DAY OF GETTING MY CAR BACK IT DOES THE SAME THING SO I CALLED CHRYSLER 800#. THEY TO SAID MY 2007 WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND TO TAKE IT BACK THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE IF RECALL WAS EXTENDED TO OTHER 2007 MODELS. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ACCELERATION OF THESE GAS PEDALS. I'M 9 MTHS PREGNANT AND DO NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT MY CAR WILL MOVE LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 84,004

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

4 SETS OF HEADLIGHT HAVE BLOWN ON THE CAR IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THEN MY GEARS AREN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY BECAUSE IT'S MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHICH HAS BEEN HEARD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN IT ON OCCASIONS. ON A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT2.0. *TR

Mileage: 48,585

MY DODGE CALIBER 2007 STUCK IN PART. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAY I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE GEAR BOX IS NOT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DODGE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHAIN IN THE GEAR BOX IS BROKEN, BUT I NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THERE A ALOT OF OWNER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM . I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THEM (THE DODGE DEALER) TO LOOK IN THIS PROBLEM (CAR STUCK IN PARK). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2007 CALIBER HAS LEAKING PROBLEMS, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE AND STILL NOT FIXED, ALSO I JUST BROUGHT IT IN FOR A GRINDING NOISE, AT 16,000 MILES. THE DEALER 1ST TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG COME AND GET IT, I DID NOT GET IT I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT AND DRIVE IT 1ST THING IN THE MORN. THEY DID AND HEARD THE LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED SWAYBAR BUSHINGS AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CALIBER IS JUNK. WITH EACH SUPPOSED REPAIR FOR LEAKING THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS TOTAL. ALSO THIS TIME WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BE 3 DAYS. I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR EACH TIME. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS MAKE A WEIRD LOUD NOISE AT TIMES WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH MY 4 KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I NEED A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND STALL. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF OR HESITATE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE COULD ALMOST BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OVER TEN TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20. UPDATED 01/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS PUSHED IN, OR JUST RUNNING IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S WOULD FLUCTUATE WHEN IDLING. UPDATED 01/08/09. *JB

Mileage: 20

I RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED IN MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER (32,000 MILES). LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK, I AGAIN HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR THIS TIME AROUND THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND REPLACED THE GENT POWER MODULE, $800 COMPUTER PART (UNDER WARRANTY).

Mileage: 32,000

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE 2006. I NOTICED THIS CAR'S ROAD NOISE INCREASED OVER TIME, THE BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE, THE WINDOWS SQUEAL PUTTING THEM UP OR DOWN, AND THE DOOR HINGES SOUND AS IF THEY HAVE BEEN ROTTING IN A JUNK YARD SOMEWHERE FOR YEARS, AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE WEIRD SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN THE HEAT OR AC IS ON. MY COMPLAINT, HOWEVER, IS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHILE I CAME TO A BRIEF STOP AND PROCEEDED TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD WHEN MY CAR LURCHED AND SLOWED RIGHT BACK DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR AND AFTER SPEAKING TO THEM DECIDED TO DRIVE MY CAR THERE. AS I PULLED FORWARD ANOTHER LIGHT POPPED ON. THIS TIME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE LIGHT. (I WAS BARELY GOING 10MPH AND IT WAS 70 DEGREES OUT). FROM THERE THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH TAKING FOREVER TO GET UP TO SPEED AND I WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS EVERY TIME I HAD TO COME TO A STOP. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO WOULD NOT GIVE ME OR COVER A RENTAL. I GOT MY CAR BACK 3 DAYS LATER AFTER THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. (BY THE WAY THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT CHRYSLER HAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE). SUNDAY JUNE 8, 2008, I WAS DRIVING FOR 2 MINUTES WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY CAR LURCHED, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHTS CAME ON AND THIS TIME THE PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE INDICATORS ALL LIT UP AS IF I WAS IN EVERY GEAR AT ONCE. MY APPOINTMENT IS TOMORROW. I ARGUED TO GET A RENTAL, ON THEM THIS TIME AND WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS I HAVE ANY NEWS. I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING, AFTER READING EVERYONE ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 31,966

BOUGHT 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT WITH 9,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW HAS 13,000. LOVE THE CAR BUT THEY CAN KEEP THEIR CVT2 TRANSMISSION. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR STARTS TO GO THEN SUDDENLY LOSES POWER TO PULL ITSELF. RPM'S HIT 5000+ YET NOT PICKING UP SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT WASN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE 4TH TIME WAS ON 8-17-2007 WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A 4 LANE + CENTER LANE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. THE CAR STARTED TO GO THEN SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST LANE IT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. RPM'S HIT 5500+ AND STILL NOT PICKING UP SPEED. 45 MPH TRAFFIC HAD TO BRAKE AS I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. MASHED GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STILL NOTHING BUT THE REVVING OF THE ENGINE AND MY FAMILY SCREAMING FOR ME TO GO GO GO!!! I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2007!!!! DEALER WANTS TO TRADE ME OUT OF IT AT MY COST AND LOSS OF MONEY AND AT A HIGHER INTEREST RATE!!!!!! THE CAR IN NOW PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN ANYTIME SOON. I AM PAYING FOR A "COFFIN" ON WHEELS AS I AM SURE THAT IS WHAT IT WILL TURN INTO BEFORE DODGE FINDS AND CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 129,342

DODGE CALIBER MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 1.8 L ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON SECONDARY STREETS (3X NOW). THE FIRST 2 WERE WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE NEW AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE DRIVER RELATED AS I WAS GETTING USED TO THE CLUTCH. BOTH WERE SITUATIONS WHERE I WASN'T COMING TO A FULL STOP- JUST ROLLING SLOWLY WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND THEN BRAKING A LITTLE, LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH TO CONTINUE THE ROLL AND REPEATING. BUT THE 3RD WAS RECENTLY WHERE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SLOWLY LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH, I WAS COASTING TO LET A CAR GO BY (NOT COMING TO A FULL STOP) BEFORE MAKING THE TURN, AND AS I RELEASED THE CLUTCH GENTLY TO PROVIDE THE POWER TO TURN ONTO THE SIDE STREET IT JUST STALLED AND I WAS LEFT CRANKING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR PARKED ON THE CORNER. I QUICKLY PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, REGAINING STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. *JB

Mileage: 4,500

2007 DODGE CALIBER. OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION AFTER ABOUT 3000 MILES. OCCURS AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY. COMPUTER CHECK AT DEALER SHOWED NO FAULT. NO ACTION TAKEN BY DODGE. PROBLEM PERSISTS, AND NOW WE NOT ONLY GET THE ORANGE WARNING LIGHT BUT ALSO THE RED ONE AFRAID TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. *AK

Mileage: 3,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER WHEN STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALSO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND WELL WHEN COLD. I HAD THE EMISSIONS RECALL PERFORMED AND IT HAS STALLED ONLY ONCE SINCE HAVING THAT DONE. ALSO MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM 29-30 MPG TO 25-26. *NM

Mileage: 3,500

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN AN IMPACT TO THE CURB OF THE BRIDGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, IN A LIGHT RAIN. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FILED AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED, HOWEVER A SERVICE MECHANIC DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 6,000