2009 DODGE CALIBER Power Train Problems

The problem initially occurred in early November of 2020 when the vehicle would unpredictably stall at a stop sign or traffic light and would not immediately start for a couple minutes. After this short wait of 1 to 3 minutes it was possible to restart the car and move forward normally and the car could be driven without stalling for 2 or 3 miles when it would stall again and the engine would not start again for 2 to 3 minutes. In traffic situations this was unsafe to not be able to move the vehicle to a safe distance from heavy traffic. Finally, the problem started to occur after the vehicle was supposedly repaired and not driven for 2 -3 days and when it an attempt to start the car it would idle for 3-5 seconds and sound like it was choking before dying, and this was happening 2 weeks after it had been "repaired" by the Dodge dealer. This problem has repeatedly occurred over the two years since the original incident and has been to a Dodge dealership for unsuccessful repairs 4 different times; 11/20; 04/22 &05/22 and it is still at the dealership being inoperable. Each time the car functioned for a few miles and then broke down again. The dealer informs us that the parts that would most likely repair the car are no longer made by Dodge and the car cannot be fixed. Interestingly enough this model vehicle has had a variety of recalls starting in 2007 but never for the particular control modules that are no longer available which are The Throttle control & Power Train Control modules, which the Dealer thinks might possibly be a fix but even that is not a sure thing. The Dodge dealer that worked on the vehicle presumably would have informed me about this situation at least before they had the vehicle in for now the 4th time in 3 years with the same problem with no solution. Up to the time of these breakdowns the vehicle was well maintained and taken care of and still has low mileage of just over 69,000 miles. Is the Dodge Corporation at least partially liable?

The engine stalls when I take off more times than none I'm stuck idling in traffic almost causing accident the frame that hold motor mounts are bad I've replaced motor mounts twice in a less than a year the car heats up after 70 miles an hour I have 5o pull over and let it cool off this happens 3 to 4 times a week with the engine stalling and overheating didn't find out til after I leased the car from AtoZ auto on gen McMullen and it's financed through car financial services I believe they knew the car was damaged I got scammed and have to pay 425 dollars a month on a car that can't be fixed I've spent a lot trying to fix the car

My PCM failed car stopped on the highway in traffic without warning. I could have die or caused a death. My car is available . I’ve owned that vehicle for going on three months the first issue that I’ve had. After Car felt the check engine light came on I took it to be for a diagnostics test which read the PCM was the issue. My car is a 2009 Dodge caliber just recently charged 81,000 miles I pay $6000 for a car I just don’t believe that [XXX] dealer didn’t know I am fearful of dry driving it but what choice do I have. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

When the vehicle reaches 3,000 RPMs the temperature light comes on and the vehicle seems like it wants to go into neutral The engine light comes on the antilock brake system light comes on.

SPEED SENSORS, INNER/OUTER TIE RODS, HUB ASSEMBLY, RADIATOR, INTAKE VALVE, TIRES WERE DIFFERENT SIZES, MORE PROBLEMS AROSE.

WHEN I STARTED MY 09 DODGE CALIBER UP ONE MORNING . I BACK UP ,THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT HESITATED AND JUMP OR JOLT.IT SCARED ME .THE ENGINE CAME ON,SO I WENT TO A AUTO PARTS STORE DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE TO GET A READING OR CODES READ ON MY CALIBER, IT GAVE ME A CODE ABOUT THE POWER TRAIN.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THEN WHEN I STARTED IT, IT WOULD ONLY GO 5 MILES A HOUR. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A WRECK WITH MY 3 YR. OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME. I HAD A CODE READER PUT ON IT AND IT READS U0402-IMPLAUSIBLE DATA RECEIVED FROM TCM.

Mileage: 122,637

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 70 MPH DOWN TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE DRIVING BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND JERKED WITHOUT MOVING BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRED AND UNDRIVABLE AT THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

FRONT SUBFRAME SEVERELY RUSTED AND BROKEN

Mileage: 135,000

THE CAR JUST STOPPED. I COULDN'T MOVE RATHER IT WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

THE CARS TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON INDACATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS OVER 250 DEGREES AND IT SHUTS DOWN TO WHERE I CANT DRIVE IT IT JUMPS AND IT WON'T LET ME ACCELERATE I WAS GOING TO THE DR OFFICE OUT OF THE TOWN FROM WHERE I LIVE AND IT PUT ME OUT PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSICT MACHINE AT IT SAID TMC MODUEL I HAVENT HAD IT VERY LONG AND ALL AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS DONE IT TO ME

WHILE STATIONARY DURING COLD START, CAR CRANKS AND RUNS, BUT AUTOMATICALLY STARTS IN LIMP MODE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SAYING TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND WHILE IN MOTION IT WILL NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH. EVEN ON COLD DAYS. BEEN HEARING ALOT ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER OWNERS.

Mileage: 115,000

THE RECALL U HAVE THAT U SAY HAS NOT EFFECTED MINE HAS. I'VE ALREADY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR AND A GAS TANK, ALL THE LINES AND NOW THE CAR IS STILL SHUTTING OFF/DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WAT THE MECHANIC SAYS NEEDS DONE AND HE DOESN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THE REPAIR. NO ADVANCED READ OUT MACHINERY TO CHANGE OR REPROGRAM. I NEED THIS RECALL ON MINE. THERE'S NO WAY U GOT EVERY ONE THAT WAS RECALLED. LIKE I SAID JEFF BRADLEY IS THE MECHANIC THAT'S FINE ALL THE WORK THE NEW MOTOR THE GAS TANK AND LINES, AND NOW IT'S STILL SHUTTING DOWN. THERE IS NO DASH LIGHTS THAT CONE N AT ALL

Mileage: 191,000

MY CAR IS STUTTERING/JOLTING UPON PUTTING IT IN DRIVE & STOPPING & DRIVING (AFTER STOPPING @ TRAFFIC LIGHTS & STOP SIGNS). ALSO, IT TAKES A BIT FOR THE CAR TO INCREASE IN SPEED ONCE I'M STOPPED (@ TRAFFIC LIGHTS & STOP SIGNS) & HAVE TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE FOR THE PAST MONTH NOW.

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE REPEATEDLY DURING A ROAD TRIP IN SUMMER OF 2017 ON THE FREEWAY. FLUSHING AND REPLACING FILTER FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. JUNE OF 2018, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK IT TO AAMCO, AND THEY REBUILT IT FOR $2800. FIXED THE ISSUE AGAIN FOR ABOUT A YEAR. FAILED AGAIN JUNE OF 2019, TOOK IT TO AAMCO AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THREE DAYS AFTER GETTING IT BACK FROM THE SHOP, THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND GO INTO LIMP MODE YET AGAIN.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED LARRY HILLIS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT AT 573-785-5769 (LOCATED AT 3211 N WESTWOOD BLVD, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. *AS

Mileage: 120,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AGO WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DAY TREE WE BROUGHT IT HOME WHEN WE ARE DRIVING IT WILL START TO GO BACK AND FORTH, LIKE STALL/ CHUG FOR A SPLIT SECOND THEN GO BACK WHILE IN MOTION, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST I'M GOING IT DOES IT WHENEVER I AM DRIVING. I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO JUST DIE AND GET IT FIXED I NEED THIS FIXED NOW AND I CAN NOW SEE AFTER RESEARCHING THERE ARE MANY 2009 DODGE CALIBERS ON RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MINE ISN'T AND I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY AND NEED THIS TO BE FIXED ASAP.

Mileage: 101,000

MY VEHICLE FOR MY YEAR HAS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL MODULE, I CALLED TO GET IT SORTED OUT AND EVERYONE TELLS ME MY SPECIFIC VIN DOES NOT MATCH ANY RECALLS, IRONICALLY MY CHECK GONE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR THIS EXACT REASON. I WAS DRIVING AND FROM WHAT I EXPERIENCED THE CAR DID SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO RESTART IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

Mileage: 5

TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING ON HIGHWAY.. FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION KEEP NEEDS REPAIRED. NOISE IN FRONT WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT.

Mileage: 25

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS QUICKLY AND CAR LOSES POWER. AAMCO HAS REPLACED IT NUMEROUS TIMES. ADDED EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER. PROBLEM PERSISTS. SUSPENSION IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THIS CAR.

Mileage: 80,000

DEFECTIVE POWER TRAIN MANUFACTURE HAD CLEAR KNOWLEDGE AFTER THE CAR WENT IN PRODUCT AND WAS MANUFACTURED. WHEN CAR IN MOTION GET LOW SQUEEZING NOISE ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. TAKING A TRIP AT THAT TIME AND STILL HAVING SAME SOUND TODAY PLS JERKING.

Mileage: 67,800

THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE IS NO NOTIFICATION OTHER THAN A LIGHT AT THE TIME IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE TO MANEUVER CAUTIOUSLY THROUGH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES EACH TIME. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS (AND ALMOST CAUSED A FEW) BECAUSE OF THE UNANNOUNCED EXTREME LOSS OF POWER. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND FILTER CHANGES. NOTHING WORKS AND I'M REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT MANY CALIBERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT CREATED A SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS REMAINED PARKED FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. MY DAUGHTER TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE TODAY AND WAS STUCK ON THE FREEWAY TWICE IN A 30 MILE TRIP DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I CANNOT SELL OR USE THE VEHICLE FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS.

Mileage: 37,000

WHEN ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE IS SLOW TO TAKE OFF WITH MAX SPEEDS OF ONLY 50 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND 30 MPH CITY. I HAVE PRESSED THE GAS ALL THE WAY AND CAR IS STILL LAGGING. THE CEL STAYS ON AND THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC CODES ARE READ P0722 WHICH IS TRANS OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR U1146 WHICH IS A COMMUNICATION ERROR P0717 WHICH IS INPUT SPEED SENSOR 1 CIRCUIT NO SIGNAL P0700 WHICH IS TRANSAXLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND P0712 WHICH IS TRANS FLUID TEMP SENSOR LOW INPUT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM A TCM SOFTWARE UPDATE AND ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING EVEN AFTER THE CODES WERE CLEARED. NOW A CODE IS READ THAT HAS TO DO WITH A LARGE EVAP LEAK. AM I BEING STEERED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION SO THAT THE DEALER CAN AVOID HONORING THE FACTORY RECALL OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE/FUEL PUMP RELAY NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000. MY SPECIFIC VIN DID NOT SHOW UP AS BEING RECALLED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY ISSUE CAN BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 131,757

AFTER 60 MINUTES DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE REVS RISE BUT SPEED FALLS. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING WARNING COMES ON ALTHOUGH THE TEMPERATURE HAS NOT RISEN VERY MUCH. CAR HAS TO BE STOPPED AND NEEDS TO WAIT 20 MINUTES FOR TEMPERATURE TO RETURN TO "NORMAL". DODGE DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THEY WILL NOT TAKE A LONG TEST DRIVE.

Mileage: 115,000

THE CVT TRANSMISSION KEEPS FAILING. TO DATE, I'VE HAD IT REPLACED UNDER THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOUR TIMES. ONCE AT 17000 MILES, AGAIN AT 92000 MILES, AGAIN AT 117000 MILES, AND NOW AT 135000 MILES. NO ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, YET EACH TIME THE SAME FAILURE MODE HAPPENS - WARM TEMPERATURE, LIMP MODE, AND EVENTUALLY A SCREAMING SOUND WITH NO ENGAGEMENT.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

Mileage: 179,000

THIS CAR ATTEMPTED TO KILL ME TWICE. FIRST THE SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT DUE TO BAD DESIGN. WE NOTICED THIS AS THE STRUTS WERE BEING REPLACED - ALSO BECAUSE OF BAD DESIGN. THIS WAS NOTICED IN 2014 (ON A 2009 VEHICLE!) COST ME OVER $1,000 TO FIX - DODGE OFFERED NO HELP AT ALL. LATER IN 2014 - THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ARM SEPARATED FROM WHEEL, CAUSING WHEEL TO POP OFF. IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER THAN THE 10 MPH I WAS GOING (HEADED TO HIGHWAY!), I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AGAIN CONTACTED DODGE AND NO ASSISTANCE. THEY RECALLED THE 2007 BUT NOT THIS MODEL YEAR FOR THESE PROBLEMS. PICTURES ATTACHED. I HOPE SOMEONE HOLDS THIS COMPANY ACCOUNTABLE! CARS SHOULD NOT COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR IN YEAR 5!!!

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

Mileage: 199,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE FROM 60 TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITH NO ISSUES FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGONOISED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE DEALER VERIFIED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE PCM WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

ON MAY 7TH, 2016 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR STALLED AND NO MATTER WHAT I DID, PRESSING, PUMPING, OR MASHING, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR. NOW, MY CAR HAS DONE THIS IN THE PAST USUALLY RIGHT AS I AM COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE FIRST MONTH I OWNED THE CAR, I CASUALLY TOLD THE SERVICE WRITER AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID NOT TO USE CHEAP GAS. I TOLD THEM THAT I USE GAS FROM SHELL, NOT CHEAP GAS. THEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, I WOULD MENTION IT AGAIN, BEING TOLD ABOUT USING CHEAP GAS. WHICH AGAIN, I TOLD THEM I DON'T USE CHEAP GAS IN MY CAR. I BELIEVE MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE ISSUE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000.

Mileage: 37,500

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS JUNK. CONSTANTLY DOWN SHIFTING ITSELF, EVEN WHEN THE CRUISE IS SET, AND BEING DROVE SHORT LOW SPEED DISTANCES. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING. SEVERAL PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO THAT OWN THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALREADY RETURNED ONE CALIBER TO THE DEALER, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IT DID NO GOOD. A WEEK LATER IT WAS RIGHT BACK IN THE GARAGE

Mileage: 1,107,645

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE FROM FIRST GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE K- FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO LOCATE A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CLEARED ALL THE CODES FOR THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,180.

Mileage: 171,180

2009 DODGE CALIBER, WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF BUYING VEHICLE, AS IS, STARTED HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, BRAKE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WAS INFORMED I NEEDED SUSPENSION BAR AND STRUTS REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST OVER $800. ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, I LOOSE POWER AND HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 15-30 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE AGAIN. GO APPROX. 23 MILES AT A TIME WHEN SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. WORSE IN THE SUMMER TIME. TODAY, MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT, MALFUNCTION INDICATION LIGHT AND ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT GETTING UP BETWEEN 3 & 4 RPM'S. NOT MUCH POWER. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR ICE AT STOPPING POINT, VEHICLE JUMPS AHEAD INSTEAD OF STOPPING, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END SEVERAL TIMES. TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. I PAID $10700 FOR MY VEHICLE. CANT EVEN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AS REPAIRS ARE NOW ESTIMATED OVER $4200. THIS IS NOT RIGHT TO DO TO PEOPLE...

Mileage: 68,000

STARTED OUT WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 23 MILES, TRANS. OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON, LOOSE POWER. GOING UP HILLS, VERY LITTLE POWER. RPM WRAPS BETWEEN 3 & 4, NORMAL DRIVING, WHEN STOPPING CAR JUMPS AHEAD IF I HIT A BUMP. BREAKS SQUEAK AFTER REPLACING BRAND NEW, NOW ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT & MALFUNCTION INDICATION LIGHT ON. HAD TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUID REPLACED. LASTED 2 WEEKS. WORSE NOW..

Mileage: 86,000

FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR LOOSING ACCELERATION AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AT FIRST IT WOULD GO SEVERAL HOURS BUT NOW I CAN'T GO FOR A 30 MINUTE DRIVE AND OVER 70MPH BEFORE IT LOOSES ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN THE RPM'S RACE ALL THE WAY TO THE MAXIMUM, THE TEMP. GAUGE COMES ON AND IT LOOSES POWER. I CAN PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR IT TO 'COOL' OFF WHICH IS CRAZY SINCE IT'S NOT OVER HEATED. THIS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR EACH TIME. WHEN I TRY TO START OUT AGAIN AFTER IT'S SET, I CAN GO ANOTHER MILE BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND I START ALL OVER. I HAVE HAD IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO TAKE IT OUT ON A DRIVE LIKE THAT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN TO THEM. IT'S A HAZZARD AND I'VE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES BY SEMI'S AND OTHER CARS. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE BUT IT'S ALL I HAVE. I NOW HAVE A PIECE OF SOMETHING HANGING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE FRONT END IS VERY LOOSE. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP YET WHEN I CALL THE COMPANY, NOTHING IS DONE. SO GLAD THEY STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS COMPLAINT IT ASKS WHEN IT HAPPENED, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY SO THERE'S NO SPECIFIC DATE, ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

HAVE NOT RECIEVED A RECALL. YOUR SITE SAYS MY CAR COULD HAVE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO FAULTY ADHESIVE USED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK. I DID HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY SINGERLAND ,CORUNNA,MI. 09-30-14. I ASKED FOR POWERTRAIN RESULTS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE MAILED....AS OF MAY 2015, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK. THEY GAVE ME A VEHICLE CHECKUP SHEET THAT SAYS MY WIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED....NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON POWERTRAIN. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT TO DO REGARDING MY SERIOUS CAR CONDITION? HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH. YOUR SITE REQUIRED DATES...THUS DATES ARE UNTRUE.

WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG DISTANCE WITH TWO OR MORE IN CAR, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND SLOWS CAR UNTIL IT COOLS. IT WILL NOT COOL UNLESS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. THIS TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR WHEN I BEGAN TO CLIMB THE INCLINE OVER SB 5 FWY (GRAPEVINE) AND THE ENGINE BEGAN WHINING, RPMS ROSE TO 4 AND REMAINED THERE, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE UP THE INCLINE. HAD TO PULL OFF AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AT WHICH TIME I CONTINUED UP THE INCLINE MAKING SURE THAT THE RPMS DID NOT GO ABOVE 2.5 - SO KEEPING THE SPEED LOW - AND HAD NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 8/21/04, SAME CIRCUMSTANCES, AT APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (RECALL #08V528000) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008, BUT ACCORDING TO MY DEALER, MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS A MORE WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAN WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT AND WHETHER MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE POWER TRAIN COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V52800 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

2009 DODGE CALIBER PRESENTED PROBLEMS AT 7,166 MILES, BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING WHILE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STALLED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER FOR SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE AND THE EVAPORATIVE DETECTOR SYSTEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THEN THE BATTERY PRESENTED CORROSION, THE DEALER MADE ME PAY FOR THE SERVICES, THEY DIDN'T HONOR THE WARRANTY. AFTER THAT THE CAR KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW BATTERY THAT IT WAS REPLACED BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WAS TOWED AGAIN, IT WAS TOOK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE PCM WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THE PART CAME IN AND IT DIDN'T WORK, MY CAR WAS ON THE DEALER FOR OVER 2 MONTHS BECAUSE DE PCM SENT BY CHRYSLER WAS A DEFECTIVE PART, SO I NEEDED TO KEEP WAITING. ANOTHER PCM WAS ORDERED AND THEY MADE ME PAY OVER 2,000 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS; AND AFTER TWO WEEKS OUT OF THE DEALER, THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THIS CAR WAS DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PCM, TIPM AND ALL THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND DETECTOR EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM AND THE CHRYSLER DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO HONOR ANY WARRANTIES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX ANY PROBLEMS. THIS 2009 DODGE CALIBER WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER. IT IS TO RISKY TO DRIVE A CAR THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNING STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, IT IS ALSO A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS DANGEROUS, AND THE CHRYSLER AND ITS DEALERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND EXTEND THE RECALL AND RESPOND TO MANY CUSTOMERS WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING IT WAS A RELIABLE CAR, WITH A GOOD WARRANTY THAT NOW THEY REFUSE TO HONOR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

Mileage: 7,166

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO ABOVE 30 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING, AND A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC WHO INDICATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND TO BRING TO A DEALER. THERE IS NO DODGE DEALER NEAR ME THAT WOULD TOW THE VEHICLE AND THE TOW WOULD HAVE BEEN AT MY EXPENSE, SO I TOWED THE VEHICLE FOR FREE TO THE DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY DIAGNOSED A MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, HOWEVER THEY ARE BEING DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING AT A DODGE DEALER. THERE IS NO REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION IT CAN ONLY BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $4000! THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATED PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RMPS INCREASED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:08V528000(POWER TRAIN), BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING THE CAR WITH A/C ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ILLUMINATION LIGHT TURNED ON IN DASH PANEL. THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 50MPH, BY THE TIME I PULLED OFF AT NEXT EXIT THE CAR WOULD GO NOT FASTER THAN 20MPH, AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD WHINNING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. CAR SAT FOR 30 MINUTES COOLING OFF. TURNED ON CAR AND LIGHT WAS OFF. STARTED DOWN HIGHWAY AGAIN 30 MINUTES LATER LIGHT CAME BACK ON PULLED OVER AGAIN, TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED 30 MINUTES. TURNED ON CAR AND LIGHT WAS OFF. THIS HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2009, APRIL 2013, AND AGAIN JULY 1ST, 2013. $1,600 LATER OF TRYING TO FIX DIFFERENT THINGS BECAUSE DODGE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH IT AND 3 TRIPS TO DODGE DEALERSHIP, "THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". I AM A WOMAN AND CAN NOT BE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY SO THE CAR I HAVEN'T PAID DODGE OFF FOR YET WILL COOL DOWN TO DRIVE. I FOUND 219 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON EDMONDS.COM, AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. EVERYONE KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. IM SURE DODGE WOULD NOT LET THEIR DAUGHTERS DRIVE THIS CAR OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. BETTER YET, LETS NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THEIR CAR DECELERATES ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MADE A STOP AT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 199,820.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH AND WOULD GO UP TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,143. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE PRESENTED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE AUTHORIZED UPGRADED RIMS AND TIRES. ON LONG TRIPS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD OVERHEAT CAUSING THE SAME RESULT AS IN DEPLETED PERFORMANCE. UPDATED 12/10/12

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED A VALVE THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE RECURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE FAILING TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. AT TIMES, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REACH A SAFE SPEED WHEN MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DECELERATION HAS NOW STARTED AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED. WHEN IT OCCURRED, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME SHE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND SIT FOR 15-45 MINUTES TO WAIT FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO COOL OFF. THE TRANSMISSION VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 08/08/12 THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER FOUND THE ALTERNATOR BEARINGS WERE CAUSING THE NOISE. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. UPDATED 08/09/12

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE INCORRECT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS USED BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING LABEL ON THE VEHICLE STATING WHICH TYPE OR BRAND OF TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD TO BE USED IN THE VEHICLE, NOR WAS THERE A DIP STICK TO CHECK THE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 08/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A CODE FOR THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH READ P0218 MEANT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. UPDATED 08/16/15

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EIGHTEEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,908 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,653.

Mileage: 9,908

THE CAR STARTED HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. STALLING PROBLEMS ARE MORE COMMON DURING RAINY PERIODS BUT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. MOST INCIDENTS HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS ON IDLE, NO MOVEMENT, IN THE HIGHWAY OR AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR WILL VIBRATE AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OR TRY TO. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BUT NO REASON FOR THE STALLING HAS BEEN FOUND; CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO RECALL NOTICE IS AVAILABLE AT THE DODGE PERSONALIZE WEBSITE. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT AT THE MILITARY EXCHANGE NEW CAR SALES IN PUERTO RICO BUT APPARENTLY WAS RELOCATE FROM OCONUS EUROPE AND I AM NO SURE HOW POSSIBLE RECALLS WILL APPLY TO THIS CAR. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V528000 BUT I DO NOT NOW IF IT APPLIES TO THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 8,587

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR DECELERATE AND TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT WAS ON AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS OVER HEATING. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. CALLED DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN (MY COST). DEALER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. DIAGNOSTIC SAID NOTHING WRONG. CALLED DODGE AGAIN THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER 50 MILES AWAY. IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER +100 TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN BACKSEAT CAR SEATS. I WAS ON I-95 GOING TOWARDS WASHINGTON DC IN RUSH HOUR. IF I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A SEMI AND MY GRANDKIDS KILLED. DODGE DOES NOT CARE. I AM DISAPPOINTED AS I ALSO OWN A NEON AND RAM TRUCK. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A HUMMING NOISE ALSO EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT OPERATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,799 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 38,000.

Mileage: 35,799

AT 43,000 MY 2009 DODGE CALIBER'S CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WON'T FIX IT, CALLED CHRYSLER IN MAY, 2010, WAS TOLD THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT. WAS TOLD THAT THE BEARINGS ARE BAD. NOT FIXABLE, ONLY REPLACEABLE. COST $4,200. THERE IS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER RECALL REGARDING A POWER TRAIN MODULE, CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DIDN'T EXIST. I PRINTED OUT THE RECALL FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THEY STILL TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. AFTER REPEATEDLY SENDING EMAILS AND CALLING CHRYSLER, THEY FINALLY CAME TO THE DEALER A YEAR LATER, DROVE MY CAR AND SAID, YES, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT, IT IS OVER THE 3 YR 36,000, ?IT IS NOT WORTH PUTTING THE MONEY INTO IT?, LIKE WHAT????? THEY WON'T FIX IT. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH TWO KIDS, 20YR CHRYSLER CUSTOMER AND THIS IS HOW I AM TREATED. ON 8/19/2011, TRANSMISSION DIED. IT IS NOW AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP, TRANSMISSION ON THE GROUND, CAN'T BE FIXED, ONLY REPLACED: COST $4,000. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, I EITHER PAY FOR MY HOUSE OR MY CAR, CAN'T DO BOTH, AND MY CHILDREN CAN'T LIVE IN THE CAR, SO I DECIDED TO MAKE HOUSE PAYMENTS. I WILL CONTACT THE MICHIGAN STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT REGARDING THIS CVT TRANSMISSION THAT IS NOT REPAIRABLE, ONLY REPLACEABLE AT A COST OF $4,000. I DO NOT HAVE A CAR TO DRIVE, DO NOT HAVE $4,000. HOW CAN THEY PUT A MAJOR - EXPENSIVE PART INTO A CAR, WHEN THIS PART IS NOT FIXABLE, ONLY REPLACEABLE? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I OWN A 2009 DODGE CALIBER RT WITH ODO READING 59,300 & MY TRANSMISSION LINE BURST CAUSING $450 IN NEEDED REPAIR THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 59,300

TRANSMISSION NOISE LOUD AND SLIPPING I HAVE ANOTHER 09 DODGE CALIBER MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND VERY SLOW TO MAKE IT UP TO SPEED FROM A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 51,900

09/2009 VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TOWED TO DEALER, SUGGESTED CAR HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND FIXED. 08/16/2010 VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS JERKING BEFORE IT DIED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, TOWED TO DEALER SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND FIXED. 09/14/2010 VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START, WHEN STARTED DROVE 5 MILES AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, TOWED BACK TO DEALER SUGGESTED COOLANT WAS LEAKING ON THE RADIATOR AND BATTERY WAS BAD AND FIXED. 09/20/2010 ENGINE, THROTTLE AND ENGINE TEMP LIGHT ON VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, TOWED BACK TO DEALER SUGGESTING HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND FIXED. 10/21/2010 ENGINE TEMP RUNS HOT, OVERHEATS, MAKES TUGGING SOUNDS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING, DROVE BACK TO DEALER SUGGESTING THERMOSTATS NOT OPENING FULLY REPLACED AND STATES THE CAR WAS SOLD WITH A BAD ENGINE. 11/04/2010 CAR RETURNED TO DEALER DUE TO JERKING, ENGINE LIGHT ON, MAKING TUGGING SOUNDS AS YOU ACCELERATE, WINDING DOWN SOUNDS WHEN YOU BREAK AND OVERHEATING. *TR

Mileage: 1,700

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (AT HIGH SPEED) WHEN IT BECAME NECESSARY FOR ME TO PUNCH THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE. WHEN I DID THIS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF JUST BELOW THE SPRING-ACTION PIVOT POINT AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME USELESS BECAUSE THE SPRING (WHICH IS WIRED TO THE ENGINE'S ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVES ACCELERATION INPUT FROM THE PEDAL TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED) WAS NO LONGER (OBVIOUSLY) ATTACHED TO THE PEDAL. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF TRAFFIC DESPITE HAVING NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT THAT POINT. *TR

Mileage: 43,225

BOUGHT VEHICLE END OF FEBRUARY 2009. DID NOT HEAR ANY TRANSMISSION NOISE UNTIL SOMETIME IN MAY 2009. TRANSMISSION NOISE WAS GETTING WORSE AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION NOISE CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT TRANSMISSION IS MAKING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF AND STOPPING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED @ MILEAGE 7371. DURING MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2010 TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING SAME NOISE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION NOISE CHECKED OUT AGAIN @ MILEAGE 25882. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT TRANSMISSION IS NOISY AND SLIPS INTERMITANTLY AFTER I TOOK TECHNICAIN FOR A DRIVE AND SHOWED THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS COULD NOT BE FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT CHRYSLER WAS CALLED AND OTHER DEALERS HAVE CALLED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT CHRYSLER STATED THE I SHOULD/COULD DRIVE CAR FOR NOW.

Mileage: 25,882

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. ON DECEMBER 26, 2009 WHILE TAKING PACKAGES OUT THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,027.

Mileage: 16,027

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. ON DECEMBER 26, 2009 WHILE TAKEN PACKAGES OUT THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,027.

Mileage: 16,027

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. ON DECEMBER 26, 2009 WHILE TAKEN PACKAGES OUT THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED AND THE VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,627. UPDATED 05/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PUT THE GEAR IN PARK, SHE DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN REVERSE BY ITSELF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB

Mileage: 1,627