2007 Dodge Caliber

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AT 70-75 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF. THIS WASN'T THE MAIN ISSUE THOUGH, AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULDN'T WORK AND ALMOST FELT LIKE I WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO MY EXIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE OFF OF THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, IT WENT VERY SLOW (NO MORE THAN 5 MPH DURING THE TURN) AND I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, IT ACTED LIKE AN OLD LAWNMOWER TRYING TO START AND SOUNDED AWFUL. A FEW HOURS LATER I CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT, IT ACTED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL BEING ON. I WAS TOLD SOME SORT OF SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WILL BE GETTING IT REPAIRED SOON FOR AROUND 75 BUCKS. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AT SPEEDS AROUND 25-40 MPH I KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE BENEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN I MADE TURNS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY LIFTED IT UP. TURNS OUT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION CARRIAGE WAS RUSTING AND ROTTING. THE CLICKING NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS RUSTY PIECES OF METAL RUBBING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE AC CONDENSATE LINE WAS DIRECTED TO THE SUBFRAME/UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CALIBER. THE WATER WAS POOLING AND CAUSING IT TO RUST. I'M GRATEFUL WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN WE DID INSTEAD OF HAVING THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE CAR FALL OUT FROM UNDER US WHEN WE WERE GOING AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE DODGE CALIBERS RIGHT AROUND 7 YEARS. WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

I NOTICED A PERIODIC CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, THE K-BAR OR K-FRAME, WHICH IS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE FRONT SUSPENSION TOGETHER, WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT IS COMPLETELY ROTTEN. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL NOT HELP WITH THUS $1400 REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 64000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,595.

I HAVE A 2007 SXT CALIBER, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 07, BUT NOW I HAVE THIS ISSUE. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR TO WORK, ON HIS WAY HOME HE STOPPED AND FILLED THE TANK UP THEN HE WENT TO EAT AT P.HUT. AFTER WE AT HE WENT TO START IT AND NOTHING. IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO, BUT WOULDN'T. WELL TODAY WE LOOK IT UP ON WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE AND SOME SAID IT WAS CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. WELL WE REPLACED THEM AND STILL NOTHING. SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE FUEL PUMP OUT AND BEHOLD THE CONNECTORS GOING INTO THE FUEL PUMP WERE FRIED. WHICH COULD'VE CAUGHT FIRE. CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS AND NO THEY DON'T THEY SAID. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID WELL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, SINCE THE CAR IS OLDER AND HAS SOME MILES ON IT. MY 2 CHILDREN SIT IN THE BACK OF THIS CAR AND NOW KNOWING THAT IT COULD'VE STARTED FIRE WITH THEM IN IT, REALLY PISSES ME OFF AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY ARE GONNA DO ABOUT IT. REALLY???? I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWING THEM WHAT HAPPENED TO FUEL PUMP CONNECTORS AND ASKING WHAT THEY ARE GONNA DO ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT LIKE I'M TAKING THE FUEL PUMP OUT AND BURNING IT UP. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM FAILED AND DAYS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,621 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,851.

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

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