IllustrationWHILE DRIVING THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND BLINK FIVE OR SIX TIMES, THEN AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *JB
2007 Dodge Caliber Awd
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
130–25K
1225–50K
1350–75K
1275–100K
10100–150K
4150K+
64 reports with mileage · 10 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Suspension. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
74 reportsHEAD ON COLLISION IN 2007 DODGE CALIBER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER FRACTURED BACK IN 2 LOCATIONS HAS ALSO INCURRED NECK AND LEG INJURIES. *JB
IT IS ABOUT DODGE CALIBER SXT 2007 SPORTS I, THE UNDERSIGNED,GIVE YOU THIS WRITTEN INFORMATION THAT I HAVE LEASED THE NEW LATEST MODEL TEMPTED BY ADVERTISEMENT AND IN ORDER TO BUY A SAFE VEHICLE. BEFORE I WENT FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I ALREADY POSTED MY FEEDBACK OPINION ONLINE TO THE DODGE COMPANY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A METALL…
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IT IS ABOUT DODGE CALIBER SXT 2007 SPORTS I, THE UNDERSIGNED,GIVE YOU THIS WRITTEN INFORMATION THAT I HAVE LEASED THE NEW LATEST MODEL TEMPTED BY ADVERTISEMENT AND IN ORDER TO BUY A SAFE VEHICLE. BEFORE I WENT FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I ALREADY POSTED MY FEEDBACK OPINION ONLINE TO THE DODGE COMPANY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A METALLIC CRACKING SOUND THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH IS A STRANGE PHENOMENON IN A NEW VEHICLE. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE, IT TOOK LONGER TIME TO DO THE OIL CHANGE SERVICE. UPON INQUIRING FOR THE CAUSE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT SOME VITAL PARTS OF THE POWERTRAIN HAS BEEN RECALLED FROM DODGE AND IS BEING REPLACED SO IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO THAT. I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH YOU ON FRIDAY 14, JULY, TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT. IF IT IS A POWERTRAIN RECALL ISSUE OR ANY PARTS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD ISSUES - I FEEL THAT THIS MODEL IS NOT SAFE AND DOSE NOT COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. MORE OVER NEITHER DODGE COMPANY NOR YOU NOTIFIED ME ANY POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR ERRORS UNTIL JULY 14, 2006. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, THE VEHICLE TOTALLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER…
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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, THE VEHICLE TOTALLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CAM SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE10012 · Sticking Accelerator Pedal
Opened Apr 29, 2010 · Closed Aug 26, 2010
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of June 3, 2010, Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall of approximately 25,265 model year 2007 Dodge Caliber vehicles and 71 model year 2007 Jeep Compass vehicles manufactured from March 7, 2006 through May 19, 2006.The recall will remedy a defect in the accelerator pedal assembly (accelerator pedal) of the Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) system that can cause the accelerator pedal to stick in an open position and not return to the idle position when released.As stated in the opening resume, the subject vehicles (Caliber) are equipped with an ETC accelerator pedal manufactured by the CTS Corporation, the same supplier of the ETC accelerator pedal used in the recently recalled Toyota vehicles.The ETC accelerator pedal used in Caliber and Compass vehicles is not the same as those used in the recalled Toyota vehicles.They are of a different design, were manufactured using different tooling, and fail in a different manner.According to Chrysler and CTS, oversized bearing pockets in the ETC accelerator pedal housing of the Caliber and Compass vehicles allows the accelerator pedal pivot shaft bearings to dislodge from the housing.If this occurs, the accelerator pedal can stick in an open position (i.e., fails to return to the closed position) or be slow to return.Chrysler's DIR notes that the subject vehicles are equipped with Smart Brake Technology and contends that the impact of a binding or sticking accelerator pedal can be negated by its Smart Brake system.In Chrysler's view, the system enables the brake pedal input to override the throttle control system and safely depower the vehicle and minimizes the potential for safety consequences resulting from the defect in the accelerator pedal.Further, Chrysler states, as a result of the presence of this technology, Chrysler Group LLC has concluded that the condition described in this report does not present an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.ODI does not concur with Chrysler's position that the Smart Brake technology employed in the subject vehicles eliminates unreasonable risks to safety stemming from the ETC accelerator pedal defect.Aside from the fact that the technology is applicable only to situations where the brake pedal is activated, the Smart Brake system implemented in the subject vehicles will override a stuck throttle under a discrete set of conditions.Because driver behaviors (e.g., kicking at the accelerator pedal to dislodge it, or pumping the brake pedal instead of steady application) may delay or prevent activation of the Smart Brake system in the subject vehicles, ODI believes that this Smart Brake system does not totally eliminate unreasonable risks to safety posed by this defect or the necessity of a safety recall in this case.See Safety Recall file 10V-234 for recall details.