2011 Dodge Caliber

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER ----- RECEIVED TK HOLDINGS POSTCARD ---- CONTACT BROUGHT VEHICLE AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP KNOWS WORCESTOR DODGE - CALLED DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP GAVE CONTACT A CASE NUMBER -- CONTACTED ADAM AT DODGE AND HE IS NOT RESPONDING TO PHONE CALLS REGARDING AIRBAG RECALL...CONTACT REFUSED TO GIVE VIN NUMBER. CB

• 12/28/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY CAR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT COMES ON. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, THE OTHER TIMES WERE ON THE STREET. ONCE I TURN OFF MY CAR AND RESTART IT IS FINE, UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. IT ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES AND GETS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY, IF THE HEATER IS ON OR OFF, IT JUST HAPPENS.

• 12/26/2019· SUSPENSION

  ONLY 117,500 MILES THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND CRACKED.

• 12/23/2023· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I just bought this vehicle July 28 of 23. It was supposed to have been inspected to be sold. It’s completely rusted out the whole bottom of the car it’s unsafe to drive. I’ve been told by three people the people that did the inspection and said it was OK, and then Belle tire, which I tried to get a Alignment for him because it’s so bad and separating. I can’t get an alignment it hydroplanes and back in bounces up and down and it’s not for me to drive. I’m [XXX] and I need a good safe vehicle and I need something done with this or someone to take it back so that I can get a different car that is safe for me to drive. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 12/22/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT UPDATED 01/26/17*JB

• 12/19/2023· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  This Vehicle was sold to me July 28,2023. It was said to be safe to sell to me by H&I, Auto Repair Shop in Sterling Hts , they let Grimaldi's Auto Sales, in Warren, Mi , on Mound sell me the vehicle I am an [XXX] woman. The repair man there said it was SAFE to drive. I took it for an alignment. Which at Belle Tire they could not be due to the fact how bad it is! now I have a vehicle that is not safe to Drive because the Rear Suspension Crossmember is rusted out and other parts in back plus struts and other parts. I need this vehicle fixed or replaced as I live on Social Security. FOR FREE I can't afford to PAY for something that was sold to me that it is junk. It was Hydroplaning, had the tires checked out! Then the back end was bosing up and down. Thats when I found out more problems. I NEED HELP WITH THIS VEHICLE NOW < I NEED TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD PLEASE [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 12/18/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED AS THIS NUMBER 10662585 FOR PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, JEFFY WYLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN SPRINGFIELD OH, THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME THE FUSE BOX HAD ENTIRELY SHORTED OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY ME BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR $698. I HAD TO REPAIR THE CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS CAR STOPPED WORKING AT 21485 MILES NO MATTER THAT I HAVE OWNED IT FOR JUST NOW 40 MONTHS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP SINCE PURCHASING FROM THE DEALER AS A NEW CAR, NO OTHER OWNER. FOR THE FUSE BOX TO FAIL AT THIS LOW MILEAGE TELLS ME IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM, NOT MINE. *TR

• 12/16/2019· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER HAD HOLES AND CRACKS, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO FALL OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE CROSS MEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 12/15/2020· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND JUMPED A DITCH AND STRUCK A POLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS PUSHED UP TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BEND THE STEERING WHEEL BY IMPACT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY POINT DURING THIS.*DT*JB THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE.

• 12/15/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE MORNING, VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON IT'S OWN GOING AROUND A CURVE. LATER THAT DAY IN THE AFTERNOON, VEHICLE STALLED GOING AROUND YET ANOTHER CURVE THIS TIME NOT RESTARTING. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, THE PCM WAS FLASHED AND I WAS TOLD ALL WOULD BE WELL. STALLS ON OFF RAMP OF INTERSTATE 30 MILES LATER GOING 55 MPH. TOWED AGAIN, TIPM MODULE WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE STALLS AGAIN AND RESTARTS ON INTERSTATE FIVE DAYS LATER GOING 75 MPG, DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO PROBLEM THIS TIME, NO CODES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE AFTER A 148 MILE TEST DRIVE. STALLED AGAIN A MONTH LATER GOING DOWN A HILL AT 15 MPH, PCM FLASHED AS NO ERROR CODES WERE STORED FOR REPAIR AT 9,931 MILES. 12/08/11 VEHICLE STALLS AGAIN GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE ON A BRIDGE OVER A RIVER WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 10,542 MILES. NO ACCIDENT, CAR WILL NOT START FOR OWNER WITH TWO ATTEMPTS, TURNS OVER ONCE AND STALLS FOR TWO DRIVER ON HIS THREE ATTEMPTS. CAR STARTED ONCE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATES STARTED FOR THEM TO PULL INTO GARAGE WAS JUST NOTIFIED CHRYSLER ENGINEERS BELIEVE THE PROBLEM THIS TIME IS A WIN MODULE. CAR HAS STALLED WHILST MOVING NOW 5 TIMES AND HAS BEEN DISABLED OVER 30 DAYS TOTAL. *TR

• 12/14/2015· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  DRIVING TO MASSACHUSETTS FROM NH...3 HOUR RIDE...JUST OUTSIDE OF SPRINGFIELD, MA ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY DEACCELERATED, LOST POWER, AND DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WENT FROM APPROX 75/80 MPH DOWN TO 30MPH AND LOWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THIRD LANE, AND HAD TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE WITH A CAR FULL OF KIDS. THIS IS NOT SAFE, AND SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE SWERVING AROUND ME TO AVOID HITTING ME IN THE REAR END. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I WOULD PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. IT WAS LIKE IT SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, THE SHIFTING LEVER OFTEN SHIFTS MY CAR INTO MANUAL OPERATION INSTEAD OF AUTOMATIC WITHOUT ME EVEN REALIZING IT.

• 12/08/2018· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I GOT MY OIL CHANGE DONE AT 67,000 MILES AND SINCE THEN MY CAR JERKS AND FEELS WEIRD WHEN I DRIVE IT. I'M WORRIED THAT IT MAY STALL ON ME WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY AND THAT'S DANGEROUS FOR MY KIDS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION AS IT'S MADE BY NISSAN AND NISSAN HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CVTS.

• 12/06/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES THROUGH THE BODY AND CONTINUOUSLY SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

• 12/06/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WENT OUT TO START MY CAR, INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION, CAR CRANKED WITHOUT STOPPING CONTINUOUS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND RED LIGHTNING SYMBOL FOR ECT FAILURE. TURNED OFF LOOKED IN BOOK. TRIED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES TO START, SAME RESULT. *TR

• 12/05/2016· STRUCTURE

  WHILE LOOKING AT THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER, FLAKES OF BLACK PAIN PEELING OFF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FRONT SUBFRAME THAT PROVIDES STRUCTURE FOR IMPORTANT COMPONENTS SUCH AS ENGINE MOUNTING AND SUSPENSION AND STEERING IS BEING SUCCUMBED TO RUST. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND STRANGELY THIS SUBFRAME WHICH A "CERTIFIED MOPAR MECHANIC" WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT JUST TO DRAIN THE OIL APPEARED TO PASS THE SAFETY INSPECTION. LISTEN, ANY COMPETENT HUMAN KNOWS RUST JUST DOESN'T APPEAR ON A CARS UNDER CARRIAGE OVERNIGHT BUT SOMEHOW IN MY CASE IT HAPPENED TO BE WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES.

• 12/04/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Unknown i took my car to repair shop for oil change when car was on rack they noticed the front crossmember (X69 warranty extension) was rusted with a good sized hole he said it is ready to break and would loose steering control and can wrect k they printed off a technical service bulletin from dodge i called dodge they said it wasnt a recall so they wont pay for repair a dodge dealer gave me a quote of $1400,00 and $ 1500.00 dollars to replace it i dont under stand why they didnt do a recall is there anything nhtsa can do about this problem dodge know about it to do a serice bulletin my vehicle is registered with dodge and nhtsa to receive recalls and things i got nothing about any recalls the repair shop told me about 2 recalls and i had them fixed

• 12/04/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  I OWN A 2011 DODGE CALIBER WITH A RECALL FOR LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE IN ADDITION TO HAVING CHILDREN IN MY CAR. I CANNOT EVEN GET A REASONABLE TRADE OFFER DUE TO THIS. I AM TOLD THAT THE PARTS MY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 16, 2016. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND A HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS FOR TRADE IN. DEALERSHIPS SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE MAXIMUM TRADE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THEY CAN WAIT FOR THE REPAIR PARTS UNTIL THEY CAN SELL IT RATHER THAN PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK AND FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO THE LOWER VALUE OF TRADE TO THIS SITUATION. *TR

• 12/02/2015· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING AND VIBRATING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE ROUGH AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE PRESENT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT BUT WERE PURCHASED NEW WITH SIX MONTHS OF USE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT DURING RAIN WEATHER, THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARDS WOULD BECOME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AN ALIGNMENT WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE BALL JOINTS AND TIRES NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

• 12/02/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME BACK ON 9-4-13 AND AGAIN NOW 11-18-13. FOR SOME REASON WHILE DRIVING IT I WILL LOOSE ACCELERATION IT WON'T GO MORE THAN 5 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS A LIGHT GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. AFTER MY TURN I NOTICE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THEN 5 MILES, EVEN WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. AND AGAIN THE OTHER DAY, I GOT IN IT AND BACKED UP, PUT IN DRIVE AND THE SAME THING. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. NOW DEALERSHIP IS SAYING AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. PLUS I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND NOT GETTING MUCH FROM THEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR, I HAVE A CHILD. THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

• 11/30/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  TAKATA RECALL 4 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED! DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR DECELERATES ON ITS OWN WITH NO WARNING. COULD BE FATAL PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY! INSTANTLY LOSE RPMS CAR GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" DOES NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH OR 2,000 RPM LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHTENING BOLT, TRACTION LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES THIS WOULD BE THE 4TH TIME AS MY CAR STILL SITS UNFIXED!! DODGE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A NON FACTORY ONE THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUE. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP NO-ONE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME INCLUDING AUBREY ALEXANDER LOCATED IN SHAMOKIN DAM, PA. NO-ONE STANDS BY THE VEHICLES THEY SELL ANYMORE. ITS A SHAME I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN, AND WORK HARD FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE, AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO THROW AWAY TO FIX THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS SO NOT FAIR. I WILL BE CONTACTING WNEP & ACTION NEWS IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED FOR ME. I LOST A JOB AND HAD TO TAKE LEAVE FROM COLLEGE DUE TO UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. FUNNY THE VERY FIRST THING I ASKED FOR WHEN I WALKED IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 YEARS AGO WAS A RELIABLE VEHICLE I DIDN'T EVEN CARE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. SUCH A SHAME THAT DODGE THEMSELVES WOULDN'T, AND COULDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.

• 11/28/2014· ENGINE

  THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY RACE AND LOOSE POWER AND WILL STALL. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO SOP THE CAR PUT IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. HIGHLY DANGEROUS ON A CROWED ROAD OR MAKING TURNS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NOW THE CAR IS AT JAMES BROWN DODGE IN TAMPA, FL AND I AM RENTING A CAR UNTIL THEY FIX THIS CAR AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BY THIS DEALER AND TWO OTHER DEALERSHIP WITH NO SOLUTION. *TR

• 11/23/2018· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE PULLED IN WHATEVER DIRECTION THE TIRES TURNED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

• 11/23/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK AND A BROKEN BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

• 11/18/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  I WAS MADE AWARE OF SAFETY RECALL S61/ NHTSA 16V-668 VIA MAIL ON MONDAY THE 21ST AND HAVE MADE MULTIPLE CALLS AND EMAILS TO THE FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO FIRM ETA FOR THE REPAIR AS PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR IN EXISTENCE YET. THEY THINK JANUARY BUT ARE NOT SURE. I DO NOT CONSIDER 45DAYS A "REASONABLE TIME" TO WAIT FOR A SAFETY FIX FOR A VEHICLE. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR A RENTAL BUT I AM NOT IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN PUT OUT $1,200 PER MONTH AND AWAIT TO BE PAID BACK FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

• 11/10/2014· ENGINE

  THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH ABOUT 60K THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT HANDLE. I THINK THE TECHNICIAN CALLED IS CVM MODULE, OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, I WAS IN NORTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME SINCE MY GRANDMOTHER WAS PASSED AWAY. I PAID THEM OVER AN HUNDRED DOLLARS SO THAT I COULD THEN TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER NEAR MY HOME IN TAMPA FLORIDA. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO COURTESY DODGE IN OCTOBER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUDDEN STALL IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. I AM IN A CHAPTER 13 AND COURTESY WAS VERY RUDE AND SLOW ABOUT RETURNING THE CAR TO ME WITH ANOTHER HUNDRED DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. FRIDAY NOV 7 I SPENT A TERRIFYING TRIP OF ABOUT TWENTY MILES STALLING AND RESTARTING THE CAR AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO JIM BROWN DEALERSHIP WHO WAS MORE FRIENDLY TO MY POOR FINANCIAL CONDITION. *TR

• 11/04/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IN CASE OF A CRASH. I WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT IN 2014 AND I HAD WONDERED WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. IS THERE A MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR COMPANIES WHOS AIRBAGS DON'T WORK DUE TO A PROVEN TECHNICAL PROBLEM?

• 11/02/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

• 11/02/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE EXHIBITING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKES PADS WERE GROUND, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,860 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 3,200.

• 11/01/2016· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ

• 10/25/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER AND THEN THE ( ETC ) LIGHT CAME ON. WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, I HAD TO GO UP A HILL TO GET IT BACK TO MY CAR AND MY CAR JUST KEPT GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO START DRIFTING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF THAT HILL WAS ANY BIGGER THEN I WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT OVER IT. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS. *TR

• 10/23/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  EVERY SO OFTEN MY CAR JUST LOSES POWER. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN IF JUST SLOWS DOWN ITS LIKE I CAN FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL AND IT GOES NO WHERE. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. THIS CAR HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY WHILE PAYING FOR IT AND HAVING TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP AS MUCH AS I HAVE. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD A CAR WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST LOSES TO POWER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT BUT IT SEEMS WHENEVER IT GETS CHECKED THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

• 10/18/2021· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  On multiple occasions vehicle completely shuts down and locks up when slowing down and turning. Almost rear-ended and then t-boned in middle of intersection. Takes several minutes to restart and unlock steering wheel then drives fine.

• 10/16/2019· SUSPENSION

  MY CAR MAKING STRANGE NOISES IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL IS GOING TO FAR OFF. I WENT TO O RALLY AUTO PART STORE AND SHOW THEM PICTURES AND THEY SAID IT IS THE MOTOR CRADLE OR FRAME. IF THE FRAME IS BENT AND THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT ON IT ,ISN'T A UN SAFE CAR? I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 AND HALF YEARS AND IT IS SO RUSTY PARTS I AM AFRAID OF IT. AND I AM SILL PAYING ON IT A JUNKYARD OR A MANUFACTURED OR DEALER CAN REPLACE IT AND I AM 71 YEARS OLD AND I THINK THE DEALER KNOW THIS CAR WAS LIKE THIS WENT HE SOLD IT TO ME. I GO TO A FULL TIME JOB EVER MORNING AT 4 O CLOCK AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM AFRAID OF IF SAPPING INTO AND MAKE ME WRECK PLEASE HELP.

• 10/16/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55-60MPH WHEN LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON AND MY RPM DROPPED DRASTICALLY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND MY CAR LOST SPEED ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED A FEW TIMES AFTER AND FINALLY IT CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF MY CAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY SINCE WE WERE AT A SLOW SPEED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I HAD MY CAR TO DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I TOOK IT AND THEY SAID MY THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD,D GO BAD THAT FAST. *TR

• 10/13/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY TO THE LEFT. ONCE A MONTH, THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TREAD WORE OUT UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ALIGNMENT WHO STATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER AGREED WITH THE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

• 10/13/2014· ENGINE

  DRIVER WAS GOING 70-75 AND RUNNING A/C WHEN OIL OVERHEAT INDICATOR CAME ON AND CAR AUTOMATICALLY DECREASED SPEED TO 30 MPH. AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF FREEWAY FOR APPRO. HOUR TO LET COOL DOWN MADE IT TO DESTINATION. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND NO DEFECT WAS FOUND. AFTER IT HAPPENED TWICE MORE, WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THIS MODEL OF CAR SOMETIMES HAS AN ISSUE THAT THE OIL OVERHEATS AND TRIPS SENSOR THAT FORCES CAR TO SLOW AND THEN STOP. CAN NOT BE DRIVEN LONG AT HIGHER SPEED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC THERE IS NO FIX. ALSO HAD ISSUE WITH A/C COMPRESSOR. *TR

• 10/12/2020· STRUCTURE

  SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT ON A 2011 DODGE CALIBER DRIVER SIDE - HAD TO REPLACE ALONG WITH A ARMS RUSTED OUT. MADE HORRIBLE NOISE AND WHEEL COULD HAVE FALLEN. DEALERSHIP WANTED OVER $3000 TO FIX. THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE A RUSTED SUBFRAME FOR THE YEAR IT IS

• 10/12/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

• 10/08/2013· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD SLIDE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO ADVISED THAT THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS WERE PREMATURELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

• 10/02/2015· SUSPENSION,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRINGS AND FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

• 09/29/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  ON MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FLASH A BUNCH OF LIGHTS. THEN SHUT OFF. MY RPM WENT UP AND THEN DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFELY THIS TIME. BUT IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER HAS SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIME I CAN START IT BACK UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK AND WHEN I DO GET RIDES I'M ALWAYS LATE. ON THE EDGE OF GETTING FIRED BECAUSE I NOT RELIABLE ANYMORE SINCE I CANT CONTROL WHEN I GET THERE. GOT IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP THE BRAIN WASNT WORKING FOR AWHILE ONCE THE BRAIN CONNECTED TO THERE COMPUTER HE,FIXED WHAT THEY WAS WRONG WIRES AND CLEANED UP THE ENGINE. IT STARTED SO HE ASSUMED IT WAS FIXED. BUT I DIDNT EVEN HAVE IT FOR MORE THEN A DAY AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. BUT THIS TIME LIGHTNING BOLT CAME ON. DID RESEARCH FOUND OUT IT WAS ETC ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. ALSO JUST LOOKING IT UP THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM VARIOUS SIGHTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I'VE SEEN ABOUT 1000 PLUS COMPLAINS. THIS DEFIANTLY IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR. RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. ALREADY PUT IN A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT FOR THE ISSUE NOT EVEN BEING FIXED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL YET. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR THAT MATTER MY RESEARCH HAS SAID NOT TO DRIVE AT ALL STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT BEING TOWED TO A SHOP. VERY DANGEROUS FOR YOU AND OTHER DRIVERS. SINCE FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM CAR HASNT BEEN JUST SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. HIGHLY RECOMMEND INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL TO COME OUT SOONER THEN LATER.

• 09/28/2019· SUSPENSION

  WIFE COMPLAINED ON THE WAY HOME ABOUT HER CAR MAKING A STRANGE NOISE UP FRONT... WE GOT OUT TO EAT, COME HOME AND I PUT THE CAR ON MY LIFT AND MY JAW HITS THE FLOOR!! THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER IS BARELY THERE... FOR A CAR WITH 90K MILES, THIS IS BEYOND EMBARRASSING. SEE THE PICTURES FOR YOURSELF... WE PURCHASED THOS FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER HERE IN FRANKLIN INDIANA 4YRS AGO AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THOUGH THE PART IS A PART OF THE RECALL... YOUR CAR IS MADE IN CANADA SO WE DONT HAVE THE WARRANTY COVERAGE TO FIX YOUR CAR... SHAME SHAME SHAME. SOMEONE WILL END UP KILLED IF THEY DONT START RECALLING THESE FRAMES.

• 09/16/2024· AIR BAGS

  Active headrest in drivers seat deployed with no apparent cause and air bag light has been on since I bought the car August 29, 2023

• 09/16/2024· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Horn started honking on its own

• 09/16/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 09/15/2020· SUSPENSION

  SO I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICAL IN MY PASSION AFTER MY STEP FATHER DIED IK BOUT IT WITH 160,000 IN IT AND 6 MONTHS LATER IT BREAKS COME TO FIND OUT IT'S THE X69 NO I'M OUT A VEHICAL IT'S STILL IN MY POSSESSION AND SOMEONE ELSE GOT PAID ON IT AND FOR IT TO GET FIXED.CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS . THE CTOSSFRAME BROKE ON ME AND I DONT HAVE ANY MONEY FOR THE OTHER PARTS THAT TOTALED OUT TO BE 2,200 THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AS IT'S ONLY BEEN IN MY POSSESSION FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTH AND AT 160,00 AND I HAVE TOWING BILLS AND MANY OTHER EXPENSES WELL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT BROKE AND COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD SO ME BEING THE DEFENSIVE DRIVER I AM I USED CAUTION NOW TO FIND THIS OUT. CAN I GET A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR PEOPLE PASSING THE BUCKET AS THEY DAY ITS BOT THEIR PROBLEM.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS

• 09/14/2021· SUSPENSION

  I was driving my 2011 Dodge Caliber and heard cracking sounds, I was able to pull into a parking lot. My father came over and looked under the car, the subframe is totally rusted out and my tires could have fallen off at anytime. Thank goodness we were not on the highway. The car has only 86,000 miles on it and will take more money than I can afford to fix it. This really needs to be taken care of before someone gets badly hurt or worse! I have seen other complaints about the same issue.

• 09/13/2023· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  At 140000 miles I noticed that my entire subframe was ready to completely collapse and no auto shop would work on it whatsoever. I reached out and found out that there was nothing I could do about it It I had the car for 2 years and it’s had this issue the whole time Not cool safety should be first.

• 09/12/2011· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION STICKS ON INITIAL DAILY START UP AND AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITHOUT BEING RAN. THERE IS ALSO A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST DRIVEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY AFTER IT SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR BOTH ISSUES. DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE. *TR