2007 Dodge Caliber owner complaints

Front end felt like it would wobble and the drivers side tire started wearing badly. Brought it in to get the inner and outer tie rod and a arm with ball joint replaced mechanic told me to park it and don't drive it till I got it fixed. *tr

I bought a 2007 Dodge caliber and the following things have happened that resulted in a accident. 1.) the blower motor went out only 2 months after buying the car. 2.) the steering wheel controls for the volume and changing the channels have never worked. I have brought the car into the shop 14 times and the issue has never been fixed. 3.) first brake failure was about a year after buying the car and was due to the booster cylinder and master cylinder failing. Ourisman Dodge put me into a rental car for about 10 days. 4.) cruise control has a mind of its own and could also be a reason why the car was in a accident 5.) transmission issue, the car has already had transmission issues where it was not able to upshift while driving and the automatic transmission was not able to be used.

Rear crossmember subframe rusted and broken causing driveshaft and the rear differential to shift during acceleration. Noticed a thumbing sound when driving on local city street at approximately 25 MPH on dec. 12, 2018.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Dodge caliber. While driving 45 MPH, the contact noticed that the anti skid and ABS warning lights illuminated without warning. All of the instrument panel lights also illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front and rear ends of the vehicle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact spoke with the manufacturer who approved the repairs performed by another dealer. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 02/12/16*lj *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Dodge caliber. The contact stated while driving through a large puddle of water at low speeds, the wheels locked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and they advised him that they were unable to reenact the failure since there was no water to drive through. After the failure occurred the vehicle stalled on an intermittent basis while driving at various speeds. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The current mileage was approximately 66,000.

Vehicle front sub frame rusted through with holes and excessive rusted components in rear suspension components. Cause. Excessive corrosion due to normal exposure to environment and normal driving conditions. My vehicle was excluded from a recall. The vehicle was built with the same parts as the vehicles that got covered by the existing recall. And has identical corrosion failures as the vehicles included in the recall. I have already replaced engine oil pan that rusted and was leaking. Transmission oil pan replaced. Rusted and was leaking.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Dodge caliber. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the cross member became fractured and there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear and front cradles were rusted and would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 55,500.

Tl* the contact's daughter owns a 2007 Dodge caliber. The contact stated that upon his daughter taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic, she was informed that the engine cradle had began to rust underneath the subframe. Due to the failure, several holes were formed within the engine cradle. The contact then notified the manufacturer of the failure and was informed that the vehicle was never added to the manufacturer recall list for the failure. The manufacturer offered no further assistance. The dealer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

We've been told we need a fuse box at a cost of $1025. I see many other people are having this same problem. Why isn't Chrysler fixing this? We're on social security, we can't afford this. *tr

I purchased a 2007 Dodge caliber on november 15, 2015 and had a problem with the acceleration and the car hesitating as if it were a manual shift. I contacted the dealer who asked me to bring the car in. I took the car in the the service alleged that they looked at the car and said that there was nothing wrong with it and that was how the car accelerated because of the kind of transmission that this car has. The car continued to have this jerking, hesitating problem until finally the "throttle body" light came on and the car shut down and I was not able to accelerate above 25 and had to exit the highway because I did not want to get killed because of all the kinds of trucks and other on the highway as well. I am now without a working vehicle because of the throttle body and have to fin

Tipm module does not power lights to see while driving and LED to power drains. LED to complete loss of power on highway. *tr

When returning home from the store it was near dusk. We turned on the headlights and headed home. Along the way cars were flashing their lights at us. I checked to confirm the headlights were switched on, which they were. Once we got home, we noticed both headlights were out even though they were switched on. Luckily we only had a mile from to travel to get home or this could have been a very dangerous situation that could have ended in a crash. Later I removed the headlight bulbs to see if they had burned out. (not likely since they both went out at the same time.) both bulbs appeared fine and I reinstalled them. I turned on the headlights and they both illuminated. A couple hours later, I went to leave again but after turning on the headlights neither of them illuminated. After

Front lower ball joints are completely shot. Found this out when I got tires fixes- car only has 52,000 miles- I am a very good driver making sure that I watch out for all road conditions. *tr

I have a 07 caliber bought off a individual cash price.wasn't aware of the concern issue with the front left broken struts,. No start or no crank due to theft system wireless control module. ... Water leak from sun roof drain tubes. ... Blown struts. ... Engine and transmission control modules may need to be updated at the same time. ... No start or no crank due to theft system issue. ... Excess drain on battery due to faulty radio.as well moan type noise from exhaust squeek noise from clutch pedal ac compressor and condensor replacment due to "slugging" condition noise from HVAC blower motor due to debirs swish sound from rear suspension software update for steering angle sensor fault whistle sound from left outside mirror assembly metallic rattle sound from liftgate driving a

Problem with front struts the steering wheel as well . The whole front end moves horrible

The brake lights come on at will. The car can be parked for hours then suddenly the brake light comes on, draining the battery. I have replaced the brake light switch but the problem still exists. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Dodge caliber. The contact stated that the tire pressure sensor light was illuminated. The contact checked the air pressure and found that the front passenger's side valve stem was fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000. Updated 02/11/2014 *bf the tire valve stems had corroded and broke off, and caused the tires to go flat.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Dodge caliber. The contact stated that the engine rpms increased as soon as the vehicle was started. In addition, the throttle control sensor warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 81,000.

Seat belt was buckled but became unlatched shortly thereafter. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Dodge caliber. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the engine stalled and failed to restart. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 60,000.