2009 Dodge Caliber

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.

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

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

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.

PLEASE NOTE THIS CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. BETWEEN THE TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES. APPROXIMATELY 6-12 MONTHS AGO I STOPPED TO PUT AIR IN MY TIRE AS MY SENSOR INFORMED ME THE TIRE WAS LOW. WHEN I PLACED THE HOSE ON THE VALVE STEM THE STEM CRACKED IN HALF. THIS COST ME MONEY TO FIX. NOW ON 11/24/12 I WAS ONCE AGAIN INFORMED I NEEDED AIR AND ONCE AGAIN THE STEM BROKE, COSTING ME OVER $100 TO FIX PLUS I HAD IT FIXED AT PEPBOYS AS THE SPARE WAS A DONUT AND DIDN'T WANT TO USE IT.THIS COST ME $25 BUT THE STEM WAS NOT THE ONE FOR THE CENSOR. MEANWHILE I CALLED THE DEALER, OUTTEN COUNTY CHRYSLER, AND LEFT A MESSAGE AS THEY WERE CLOSED. I SETUP AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS MANY, MANY TIMES. TO ME, PERSONALLY, I FEEL THIS A MAJOR ISSUE. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO ALLEVIATE ALL THE "REPAIR HEADACHES" YET I AM STILL DOING IT, PLUS WHY WOULD SIMPLY PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE CAUSE THE VALVE TO BREAK? ACCORDING TO THE PERSON AT THE DESK THEY NOTED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES THAT THE VALVE STEMS CORRODE AND BREAK EASILY. TO ME THIS IS A RIP OFF TO ME, THE CONSUMER AND COSTLY AT THAT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE 15 MPH THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PCM CHIP AT LEAST TWICE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.