| Suspension | — | 1ODI 10184590 · 4,887 miTHERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING"… Look up ODI 10184590 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10862946 · 95,000 miTHE CROSS MEMBER ON THE UNDERSIDE IS BADLY CORRODED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT IS A LITTLE EXPENSIVE. I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE BOTH CONTROL ARMS, BOTH BALL JOINTS AND ONE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY AFTER MARKET BALL JOINT. THE STRUTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. A CAR WITH THESE MILES SHOULD NOT NEED ALL THIS FRONT END WORK. I HAVE SEEN THIS TO BE NOT JUST MY SITUATION. MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKED WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 85,000 NOW DOES NOT WORK. Look up ODI 10862946 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10663002 · 71,000 miCAR ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SUB FRAME AROUND LOWER A ARM WAS ROTTED AND ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF CRADLE ALSO WAS ROTTED. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER CAR LOOKS NEW, WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY JUST THIS PART OF CAR IS ROTTING. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND FINDING THIS BEING ONE OF THE COMMON DEFECTS. *TR Look up ODI 10663002 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 2ODI 10184590 · 4,887 miTHERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING"… Look up ODI 10184590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11163205REAR 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. Look up ODI 11163205 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10663002 · 71,000 miCAR ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SUB FRAME AROUND LOWER A ARM WAS ROTTED AND ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF CRADLE ALSO WAS ROTTED. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER CAR LOOKS NEW, WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY JUST THIS PART OF CAR IS ROTTING. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND FINDING THIS BEING ONE OF THE COMMON DEFECTS. *TR Look up ODI 10663002 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 1ODI 10184590 · 4,887 miTHERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING"… Look up ODI 10184590 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 2ODI 10643936 · 158,250 miON 10/6/14 I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AT 6:00 AM ON A SINGLE LANE BACK ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING (WENT TO ZERO), AND THE ABS, BRAKE, ANTI-SKID AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFE AREA. THE WHOLE TIME THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING MY SPEED OR KNOW IF MY BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMAL. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT HOME WE CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND FOUND "U1110 LOST VEHICLE SPEED, U1120 LOST WHEEL DISTANCE AND U0416 INVALID… Look up ODI 10643936 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669473 · 116,000 miI PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT S… Look up ODI 10669473 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10695452 · 129,000 miCAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TIPM. I OFTEN TRAVEL THE FREEWAY AND WAS EXPERIENCING A BRIEF PAUSE IN THE FUEL SYSTEMS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH A VARIETY OF DODGE MODEL CARS AND FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. I FEEL THE IMPLICATIONS THAT THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM FAILURE HAS ON THESE MODELS AS WELL AS THEIR SAFETY FEATURE IS NUMEROUS. I ALSO QUITE SURE THAT THE COMPANY IS WELL AWARE OF ITS DEFECTS, YET THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO PROTECT THEIR CO… Look up ODI 10695452 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10610113 · 100,000 miONE DAY AS I CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND UNLOCKED MY DOOR WITH MY CAR KEY BUTTON, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO BUY A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB TO REPLACE IT, EXCEPT IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I TRIED THE NEW ONE. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ASK WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TOLD ME IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRES AND WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT, LET ALONE THE PART ITSELF. I RESEARCHED OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN REJECTED A REGISTRATION STICKER BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE FOR IT TO BE OUT. I ALSO… Look up ODI 10610113 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669473 · 116,000 miI PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT S… Look up ODI 10669473 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11088540 · 172,227 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,227. Look up ODI 11088540 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10373293 · 67,000 miI 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 … Look up ODI 10373293 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10184590 · 4,887 miTHERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING"… Look up ODI 10184590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10731561 · 97,000 miDRIVING HOME FROM WORK, RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS, THEY DO NOT WORK. READING UP, SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM MODULE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS (OVER $1200). DASHBOARD INFORMATION LIGHTS (SUCH AS BRAKE AND TPM) COME ON AND GO OFF INDISCRIMINATELY. Look up ODI 10731561 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10670907 · 99,375 miWE STARTED THE VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE START, AND THEN I INSERTED THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED THEM TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF. THEN PLACED OUR 3YR OLD IN CHILD SEAT AND CLOSED BOTH DOORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR TO GET IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEARD THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ENGAGE. I WAS LOCKED OUT WITH OUR 3YR OLD LOCKED INSIDE A RUNNING VEHICLE. HAD TO CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES TO HAVE THEM UNLOCK THE CAR. NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC LOCKS ENGAGING WITH THE IGNITION ENGAGED AND RUNNING. *TR Look up ODI 10670907 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11110581COMING HOME FROM A TRIP AND STOPPED TO PUT GAS IN AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW. I DO NOT LIKE DRIVING HOME WITH A FLASHLIGHT. ALSO THE OTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE IS WE HAD. OUR OIL CHANGED AND WE'RE TOLD THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND THE OIL PAN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON Look up ODI 11110581 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 1ODI 10862946 · 95,000 miTHE CROSS MEMBER ON THE UNDERSIDE IS BADLY CORRODED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT IS A LITTLE EXPENSIVE. I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE BOTH CONTROL ARMS, BOTH BALL JOINTS AND ONE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY AFTER MARKET BALL JOINT. THE STRUTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. A CAR WITH THESE MILES SHOULD NOT NEED ALL THIS FRONT END WORK. I HAVE SEEN THIS TO BE NOT JUST MY SITUATION. MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKED WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 85,000 NOW DOES NOT WORK. Look up ODI 10862946 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10643936 · 158,250 miON 10/6/14 I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AT 6:00 AM ON A SINGLE LANE BACK ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING (WENT TO ZERO), AND THE ABS, BRAKE, ANTI-SKID AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFE AREA. THE WHOLE TIME THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING MY SPEED OR KNOW IF MY BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMAL. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT HOME WE CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND FOUND "U1110 LOST VEHICLE SPEED, U1120 LOST WHEEL DISTANCE AND U0416 INVALID… Look up ODI 10643936 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669473 · 116,000 miI PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT S… Look up ODI 10669473 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10512920ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND ACTED LIKE IT WOULD DIE WHEN I GAVE THE CAR GAS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DID AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECKED THE ENGINE CODES. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THAT MECHANIC AND THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR, CHANGED THE PLUGS AND FLUSHED THE MOTOR. THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL AND THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WAS NOT GETTING A… Look up ODI 10512920 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10526412 · 16,000 miIN JULY 2009 I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A SERVICE, I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP, IT HESITATED DRAMATICALLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING ISSUE. THEN IN JUNE OF 2013, WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION, A MOMENT LATER STARTED A WARNING BEEP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON THE FLASHERS WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER FROM … Look up ODI 10526412 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669473 · 116,000 miI PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT S… Look up ODI 10669473 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11074366 · 56,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FIVE YEARS AGO BY SALT LAKE VALLEY DODGE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPRO… Look up ODI 11074366 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10744502I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD IN MAY OF 2012. AFTER I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN MARCH 2014, I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS GOING CRAZY! SHE WAS IN THE NICU AND I HAD TO GO SEE HER AS OFTEN AS I COULD, WHICH THESE PROBLEMS PROLONGED HER STAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START....BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, SO THAT WASN'T IT... THEN MY HAZARDS, GAUGES (EXCEPT GAS GAUGE) AND A BUNCH OF LIGHTS ALL FLASHED AND IT DINGED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, GET TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ( I AM DISABLED) OR GET MY DA… Look up ODI 10744502 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 0 | 1ODI 10695452 · 129,000 miCAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TIPM. I OFTEN TRAVEL THE FREEWAY AND WAS EXPERIENCING A BRIEF PAUSE IN THE FUEL SYSTEMS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH A VARIETY OF DODGE MODEL CARS AND FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. I FEEL THE IMPLICATIONS THAT THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM FAILURE HAS ON THESE MODELS AS WELL AS THEIR SAFETY FEATURE IS NUMEROUS. I ALSO QUITE SURE THAT THE COMPANY IS WELL AWARE OF ITS DEFECTS, YET THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO PROTECT THEIR CO… Look up ODI 10695452 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10512920ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND ACTED LIKE IT WOULD DIE WHEN I GAVE THE CAR GAS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DID AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECKED THE ENGINE CODES. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THAT MECHANIC AND THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR, CHANGED THE PLUGS AND FLUSHED THE MOTOR. THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL AND THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WAS NOT GETTING A… Look up ODI 10512920 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Engine | 1ODI 10663002 · 71,000 miCAR ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SUB FRAME AROUND LOWER A ARM WAS ROTTED AND ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF CRADLE ALSO WAS ROTTED. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER CAR LOOKS NEW, WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY JUST THIS PART OF CAR IS ROTTING. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND FINDING THIS BEING ONE OF THE COMMON DEFECTS. *TR Look up ODI 10663002 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10610113 · 100,000 miONE DAY AS I CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND UNLOCKED MY DOOR WITH MY CAR KEY BUTTON, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO BUY A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB TO REPLACE IT, EXCEPT IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I TRIED THE NEW ONE. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ASK WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TOLD ME IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRES AND WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT, LET ALONE THE PART ITSELF. I RESEARCHED OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN REJECTED A REGISTRATION STICKER BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE FOR IT TO BE OUT. I ALSO… Look up ODI 10610113 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669473 · 116,000 miI PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT S… Look up ODI 10669473 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11088540 · 172,227 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,227. Look up ODI 11088540 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10526412 · 16,000 miIN JULY 2009 I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A SERVICE, I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP, IT HESITATED DRAMATICALLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING ISSUE. THEN IN JUNE OF 2013, WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION, A MOMENT LATER STARTED A WARNING BEEP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON THE FLASHERS WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER FROM … Look up ODI 10526412 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669473 · 116,000 miI PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT S… Look up ODI 10669473 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11074366 · 56,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FIVE YEARS AGO BY SALT LAKE VALLEY DODGE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPRO… Look up ODI 11074366 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10663002 · 71,000 miCAR ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SUB FRAME AROUND LOWER A ARM WAS ROTTED AND ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF CRADLE ALSO WAS ROTTED. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER CAR LOOKS NEW, WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY JUST THIS PART OF CAR IS ROTTING. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND FINDING THIS BEING ONE OF THE COMMON DEFECTS. *TR Look up ODI 10663002 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Suspension:Front | 0 | 1ODI 10373293 · 67,000 miI 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 … Look up ODI 10373293 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
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| Unknown Or Other | 2ODI 10184590 · 4,887 miTHERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING"… Look up ODI 10184590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11163205REAR 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. Look up ODI 11163205 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10184590 · 4,887 miTHERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING"… Look up ODI 10184590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10731561 · 97,000 miDRIVING HOME FROM WORK, RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS, THEY DO NOT WORK. READING UP, SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM MODULE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS (OVER $1200). DASHBOARD INFORMATION LIGHTS (SUCH AS BRAKE AND TPM) COME ON AND GO OFF INDISCRIMINATELY. Look up ODI 10731561 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10744502I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD IN MAY OF 2012. AFTER I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN MARCH 2014, I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS GOING CRAZY! SHE WAS IN THE NICU AND I HAD TO GO SEE HER AS OFTEN AS I COULD, WHICH THESE PROBLEMS PROLONGED HER STAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START....BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, SO THAT WASN'T IT... THEN MY HAZARDS, GAUGES (EXCEPT GAS GAUGE) AND A BUNCH OF LIGHTS ALL FLASHED AND IT DINGED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, GET TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ( I AM DISABLED) OR GET MY DA… Look up ODI 10744502 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1ODI 11112825 · 86,000 miMY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A USED 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH 83,493 MILES ON IT IN 2016. IN 2018 THE CAR BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND FOUND THE CROSS STRUCTURE IN THE REAR WAS SO CORRODED AND RUSTED IT CRACKED IN HALF. SHE, I, AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND I SEE NOW 100'S OF OTHERS THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS? EAT $5,000.00 ? THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.. SHE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS WITH HER AT NIGHT AND RAINING, ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. WE CREEPED IT HOME A… Look up ODI 11112825 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Structure:Body | 1ODI 10663002 · 71,000 miCAR ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SUB FRAME AROUND LOWER A ARM WAS ROTTED AND ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF CRADLE ALSO WAS ROTTED. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER CAR LOOKS NEW, WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY JUST THIS PART OF CAR IS ROTTING. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND FINDING THIS BEING ONE OF THE COMMON DEFECTS. *TR Look up ODI 10663002 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10670907 · 99,375 miWE STARTED THE VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE START, AND THEN I INSERTED THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED THEM TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF. THEN PLACED OUR 3YR OLD IN CHILD SEAT AND CLOSED BOTH DOORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR TO GET IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEARD THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ENGAGE. I WAS LOCKED OUT WITH OUR 3YR OLD LOCKED INSIDE A RUNNING VEHICLE. HAD TO CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES TO HAVE THEM UNLOCK THE CAR. NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC LOCKS ENGAGING WITH THE IGNITION ENGAGED AND RUNNING. *TR Look up ODI 10670907 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11110581COMING HOME FROM A TRIP AND STOPPED TO PUT GAS IN AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW. I DO NOT LIKE DRIVING HOME WITH A FLASHLIGHT. ALSO THE OTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE IS WE HAD. OUR OIL CHANGED AND WE'RE TOLD THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND THE OIL PAN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON Look up ODI 11110581 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10663002 · 71,000 miCAR ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SUB FRAME AROUND LOWER A ARM WAS ROTTED AND ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF CRADLE ALSO WAS ROTTED. EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER CAR LOOKS NEW, WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY JUST THIS PART OF CAR IS ROTTING. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND FINDING THIS BEING ONE OF THE COMMON DEFECTS. *TR Look up ODI 10663002 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 11112825 · 86,000 miMY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A USED 2007 DODGE CALIBER WITH 83,493 MILES ON IT IN 2016. IN 2018 THE CAR BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND FOUND THE CROSS STRUCTURE IN THE REAR WAS SO CORRODED AND RUSTED IT CRACKED IN HALF. SHE, I, AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND I SEE NOW 100'S OF OTHERS THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS? EAT $5,000.00 ? THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.. SHE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS WITH HER AT NIGHT AND RAINING, ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. WE CREEPED IT HOME A… Look up ODI 11112825 at NHTSA ↗ | — |
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