2007 Dodge Caliber

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME CORRODED AND BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

AT 50,00 MILES I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE VEHICLES BALL JOINTS COULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT 75,000 MILES. AT 80,000 MILES I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, CONTROL ARM BEARINGS, AND SUSPENSION TIE BAR LINKS, AND STRUTS. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS STATED THERE IS A "UNRESOLVED" ISSUE. THE SUSPENSION ISSUES COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF THE SUSPENSION FAILS.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THE FRONT UNDER CARRIAGE NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR RUST DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED THROUGH SO BAD YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND IN SIDE WE BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR. NOW AS WE TAKE IT TO THE MECHANICS TO GET ALLIGNMENT HE GAVE US THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THIS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THIS MOST IMPORTANT PART IS RUSTED SO BAD WHILE THE PARTS AROUND IT ISN'T. I'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH 1250 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR. WHY NO RECALL ON THIS THERE IS NO WARNING OF THIS PART FAILS AND WHILE WE'RE DRIVING AND IT BREAKS WELL. CRASH AND DIE . SO DODGE THIS IS WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. I'M SO WHAT I CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.

THE FIRST INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM WAS AS I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (ABOVE 50 MPH). I NOTICED A DEFINITE SHAKING WHICH I TOOK TO MEAN THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT BALANCED PROPERLY. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS WERE WORN OUT. I REPLACED THESE PARTS AND THE TIRES AS THEY HAD BEGUN TO WEAR BADLY. I AM NOW ABOUT TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS FOR THE FOURTH TIME! THERE ARE ALSO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. I AM REPLACING THE REAR CONTROL ARMS AND LATERAL LINKS FOR THE THIRD TIME! I DRIVE A LOT AND AT FIRST PUT THE PROBLEM DOWN TO THE NUMBER OF MILES I DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 211,000 MILES, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS! THE LAST TIME THE FRONT SUSPENSION WORE OUT, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NEARLY FELL OFF! THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE SEVERELY AND AS I WAS A MILE OR TWO TO MY DESTINATION, I SLOWED TO A CRAWL AND WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS NEARLY SICK WHEN I SAW HOW BAD IT WAS. NOW THE FRONT AND THE REAR ARE BAD AT THE SAME TIME. HELP ME OUT PLEASE! I'M AT MY WITS END AS I STILL OWE SOMEONE MONEY I HAD TO BORROW THE LAST TIME I NEEDED THIS FIXED. I REALLY DON'T WANT A CAR PAYMENT NOW AS MY WIFE LOST HER JOB RECENTLY.