Dodge Caliber Reviews

Great car bought with 90000 on it. Just rolled over 160000 but I change out myself so all work. No major problem but throttle body and a crankshaft sensor.

We bought a 2010 Dodge Caliber in 2012 with 35,000 miles on it. First the battery goes out simple fix. The switch on the driver door's windows would go out intermittently, until it went out completely. The car only had 100k miles on it when the transmission went into safe mode suddenly on an interstate. The speed of the car went from 75 mph to 30 with no warning. Thankfully the 18 wheeler that was behind me was able to swerve to miss me. Took it to the dealership. They stated nothing was wrong with it. Just for peace of mind took it to a transmission shop. Sure enough it was the transmission going out. I did not waste any time trading that POS in. I will never own another Dodge!!! This problem needs to be fixed before someone gets killed!!

I bought a '07 caliber in '06 w/ 28 miles on it. Didn't have major issues until around 60k miles - the ball joints and lower control arms needed replaced, then as another person stated as I was backing out of my drive, the ball joint and axle snapped w/o warning. I've had numerous plastic pieces break from the rear hatch door to my washer fluid hoses and the liner on the outside of my car. Alternator went out right before 100k and now at 112k the transmission completely went out w/o warning. Not to mention every part seems to be dealer only and cost a fortune compared to parts you can purchase off brand. I will never buy a dodge/Chrysler/jeep vehicle ever again. Also let me add, I've always been up to date on my scheduled maintenance and do not consider my car as "drove hard".

2nd owner of 2008 Caliber. Recently quit running, towed to mechanic who thought timing belt. As he was researching parts, he found many recalls & told us he couldn't touch it until recalls were fixed. We needed a car right away, so towed the caliber back home. Now still paying for a "dead horse". Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Major Issues: Replaced CVT Transmission at 53,000 miles. Sealed transmission that CAN'T be "worked on"... although the manufacturer says to service every 75,000 miles, have your CVT fluid levels checked at every oil change!!! IMPERATIVE!!! CVT fluid is not standard ATF and has a lower boiling point!!!!!! Coupled to a weak 4cyl engine, means your transmission is CONSTANTLY over exerting itself!!!

I have a Caliber 08. The transmission not working fine.

I bought this car October 2014 and have over $1100 in front end parts and went out recently one morning to open the hatchback and the whole handle broke apart from the body. Shame on you Dodge, I will never ever buy a dodge product. This car only has 43000 miles on and cannot to trade it in on something more reliable.

I bought the car in 2008, it's a 2009 dodge caliber. I have had a lot of problems with the car from the transmission to it having no crank, no start, we have tried everything to get it to run the dodge dealership - told me it was going to be a $99.99 and if I have to replace the key it's $240 for it to be done.

Chrysler sent us a letter stating that our make and model of vehicle may experience defective front and rear crossmembers, and they have extended the warranty to cover premature corrosion. At their suggestion, I took my car into their service department and was told the front crossmembers would need to be replaced due to this issue. However, they charged me $171.00 because they had to break the corroded stabilizer links in order to replace the crossmembers. I would not have been out of pocket for this repair if their crossmembers had not been defective, but they refused to refund my money. My rear crossmembers will need to be replaced next year, and they will probably charge me again. I think this is very unfair - I should not be out of pocket because of their defective product. This is not a repair that I would have needed to pay for if not for their defective crossmembers. I think this warrants legal action. I'll bet there are others affected by this also.

I bought my 2007 Dodge Caliber in 2006. It was the STX with 1.8-liter engine and manual transmission. Like Michael from Michigan, I am surprised at some of the responses. I put 331,000 miles on my Caliber. Early on, I had a problem with the alternator. Replaced it and the battery at about 65,000. The alternator went out again at about 200,000. Replaced it and the battery. Otherwise, I have had minimal repairs on this vehicle (tie rods, ball joints, etc. but the roads are terrible here in NE Ohio). The clutch on this car finally gave out at 229,000 miles. Had it replaced and still keep the car around as a spare. Still has the original exhaust system. All in all, the car doesn't owe me anything.

Transmission started making noise that I had never heard before. Checked by mechanic who said that it needed to be replaced. Cost approx $3800. Mileage is only 62,000. Have owned several cars, some used and even at over 120,000 miles, none ever needed a transmission repaired, let alone replaced. Researched online and found many people with the same problem with their Calibers and no help from Chrysler. My mechanic talked to the dealer who admitted that they have replaced a lot of these transmissions. Have not been able to find any recall info on them. Does anyone know of any class action suit against Chrysler? I would like to see them pitch in and help instead of leaving car owners to deal with what appears to be a defective product.

I purchased my 2007 Dodge Caliber in 2007 with only 18,000 miles on it. I drove that car for about two years when I started to have problems with it slowing down. Apparently, there was some kind of issue with the transmission that made the car think it was overheating when it wasn't....which triggered a safety response of slowing the car down and eventually stopping. The only remedy that seemed to work was turning on the heat full blast...but that was unbearable in the summertime. I took this car to three dealerships and the only remedy I received was to purchase another transmission which I refused to do. I contacted Dodge corporate office to complain and they assigned to me a case manager who was pretty much useless. Dodge refunded to me the money I spent in diagnostics...but that's all. They never offered to fix this issue and they never conducted an investigation to determine the origin of the problem. So good luck to you all...try calling the corporate office....maybe if there are enough reports then maybe they will issue a recall or something. As for me, I bid good riddance to that car...and have vowed to never purchase another Dodge vehicle for the rest of my life.

2007 Dodge caliber. Purchased as a dealer owned car from Moss motors in South Pittsburgh TN. Replaced the alternator at 62,451 miles (a wretched ordeal in itself). Vehicle now has 101,013 miles on it. The drivers side CV axle and the ball joint broke as I was backing out of my drive way. I had just gotten home with my daughters and had to run back to the store. I am very thankful that it did not happen going down the road. I called the dealership and ask them about recalls because I had seen 97 other complaints about the same issue. No recalls at this time... so I called dodge to report this formally and see if maybe there was something they knew. They claimed to have NO KNOWLEDGE of this issue! I take my car to a local repair shop and what do I see but yet ANOTHER 2007 dodge caliber same year with the same problem! Then the owner of the facility takes me to look at my car, behold it is about to do the same thing on the passenger side as well!!! I am lucky that this played out the way it did but dodge has failed me like I never thought possible and this needs to be shared so no one gets hurt.

Very short and sweet! 2010 Caliber has been stalling out on me at red lights and stop signs. Had maintenance done on time. Just had transmission serviced two weeks ago. Have told all of my family members to never buy a Dodge/Chrysler brand of car. Would not recommend your brand ever again.

CVT transmission did not last. So-called lifetime engine and drive train warranty a hoax. This was the deciding factor on purchasing this car...

I bought this about a year ago with 50k on it. It has run great until recently at about 70k. Tranny started slipping and skipping at first a little then more and more. At Dodge/Chrysler in Clairemont they were very reluctant to honor the warranty which ended at 74k. I complained so they did a quick fix, said everything was perfect and now that the warranty on the tranny is expired it started slipping and suddenly on Thanksgiving the tranny won't allow any drop down to lower gears. So now it chugs uphill in drive and I can't even downshift. I know it's gonna blow. It's hard for me not to suspect that the dealer did a quick fix to get me past the expiration date to avoid the responsibility of paying for a much bigger fix. Shoulda got a Toyota. Sigh.

2008 Dodge Caliber - The battery is under warranty still so they required me to bring in the battery so they could check it before giving me a new one. They said the battery was fine however the AMA tow truck driver tested it prior to towing my car away and it did not have full voltage so I was lied to. Also going to have the mechanic check it in the morning and then will call Chrysler again. Also will know tomorrow if it is indeed the computer that caused my car to die. If so a battle begins. Just finished paying off the car and had regular maintenance done by Chrysler for 6 years. I expect a vehicle to last much longer than 6 years. Will post again tomorrow.

2010 Dodge Caliber of errors - Very unhappy. Have had to replace the 3rd piston and rings at 95,000. Eats oil like crazy. Have had to replace thermostat 3 times, and rest of cooling system once just this summer and now it just overheated last night again. Also feels like the 2nd gear is starting to slip. Almost all my mileage is highway driving and would have expected so many problems. I now have 150,000 miles on it and dream of the day I can get rid of it most of it.

I bought my Caliber in 2009, was a used 2007. When I reached 80,000 Km, had to replace the very expensive suspension. But the pain are the air conditioning leaking, the non working electric mirrors, the rear wiper not working (changed the motor, but it's probably the switch...) and the freaking leaking tires... Always damn tire leaking... Probably from the valves I've replaced last year without fixing the problem. I guess I can't complain after reading the other people's issues with that piece of crap car.

Brought my Dodge Caliber August 28th, 2012 - September 17th was planning a trip - Car overheated shut down, was in shop for a month. They could not fix the car. Took the car to the Dodge Dealer and put new coolant system in - housing around the transmission. The car has shut down 3 times since I purchased it and cannot go see my ill mother reason I bought a newer car that would be reliable. The mechanic told me to sell the car as it will continue to have issues all the time. Went over to the dealer and they would not take the car as a trade-in even though they sold it to me. Since I have this payment and still owe 9038.00 on the car they sold me a car with 128766 miles, needs a paint job, grille replaced and shifter lights are out. Caliber only has 54392 miles on it and my other car has 186000, no repairs except regular stuff.

Just assisting, I had the same experience as Linda from Pennsylvania. The car would stop as we were getting up to speed. After months of getting it to go again we finally figured out that it was the Throttle body sensor. Bad thing was that it is built in to the throttle body so you had to replace the whole thing. Was a little expensive, but I haven't had that happen since then. I also had to replace both control arms on it, so be careful, mine broke (right front whole wheel was barely attached). And I did research and this is a common issue, but at least I could help you fix one issue. The dealership wanted me to bring it in which tends to be really expensive, so a friend let told me what it was.

3) AC motor 4) Coolant leak/engine overheating 5) Car rattling at certain RPM 6) Transmission temp overheating/creep mode. This only happens when I'm going 70+ for over 30 minutes. Under 70 no issues for at least an hour. Heat outside also seems to play a factor.

My daughter has a 2011 caliber. For 10 months her vehicle has been back to the dealer 5 times with the same exact issue. The vehicle gets to a speed of 50 to 60 mph and shuts off putting my daughter and my grandson in extreme danger. The dealership refuses to address the issue. We are desperate for advice. This car is a death trap!!!!!!

I purchased the car in 2007. The car was ok until a year after I purchased it. My battery kept going dead every other day; I had to put it on a charger. I took the car to the Dodge dealer in Kennewick, Washington and explained to them the problem that I had with the car. They did their inspection and told me that they could find nothing wrong with the car; yet they handed me a bill to pay. I contacted the Chrysler-Dodge people in their home offices in Michigan explaining the problem I was having; they said that they would call me back.

2012 Caliber - around 18,000 miles started hearing suspension noises. After the first two attempts of dealer not hearing or finding nothing I finally got the car to make the noise. They replaced rear struts and rear control arms. Not longer after noises returned, they readjusted things, and noise returned. Just got it back out of the garage again, service manager said heard a noise in the front but everything is good. I gave you a courtesy of spraying all of your bushings and no longer hear the noise. He refused to give me an invoice stating what he did, instead gave me an invoice that said there were no problems found. I refused to sign it and told him that is not what he told me on the phone. Needless to say the spray on the bushings is only masking a problem that will return just as soon as the spray dries up. Took several pictures of all the areas that were sprayed and sent them off to the lemon law attorney. Odd if there was nothing wrong, why bother spraying? I only have 250 miles left before the bumper to bumper is gone crossing my fingers the spray dries before then.

My 2009 Caliber can't be driven more than 40 miles before the RPM's race and loses power. It doesn't matter where I am. I have to pull over and let it set. The Temperature light comes on but it's not over heating. I have to pull over and wait for it to 'think' it's cooled off. Sometimes that's 5 minutes, sometimes it's 30 minutes. I have had several repairmen look at it and no one can figure out what is causing it. I travel a lot and can't now because of this problem. It's causing a lot of problems. Dodge won't even help. I am very frustrated.

I've had similar situations with my Dodge Caliber. The transmission light went on and I lost power. This has happened on trips over two hours when the weather is over 90 the car makes a wheezing sound, the light goes on and loses power. My brother-in-law has a Dodge Challenger and his loses power as well. This totally sucks and something needs to be done from Dodge!!

2011 dodge caliber - My car went into shop because I felt the trany going out. Took it in. They said it's not - they did "updates". Got my car back 2 hrs later. Called them having the same issue. Took it back in - it was the transmission. They replaced it. Then I got my car back after 6 weeks and my car is WORSE!!! IT'S stalling out and the cruise control wouldn't work. Went back in 2 weeks later. They fixed the cruise said the stalling was just needing another update. Drove my car called 'em and told them again it's still stalling!!

Just purchased a 2007 Caliber. Not even a week of driving its transmission temp light came on and loses rpm. I am in Kansas and there is no lemon laws for used vehicles. I guess I just bought a polished **.

We bought all these cars brand spanking new out of the showroom floor. The vehicles over 100,000 dollars that we spent on for vehicles we've been having a lot of problem with. All these vehicles' struts, brakes, tires, loose parts, computer system going out. Metrical not working properly, seat belt sometimes doesn't work. Every single one of these vehicles that we have bought are all having the same problems. Rear tires are wearing out before the front tires are. Brake calipers are going bad and one of my vehicles only has 14 thousand miles on it as having all these issues. The dealership give his number to runaround. Every time we go over the detail with him, there's nothing wrong when I try to charge it because I said it's not under our warranty. ** Something needs to be done about it before somebody gets hurt. These cars are all lemons that have a lot of problems.

I have a 2010 Dodge Caliber. I bought it when it was 2 yrs old. Now that it's 4 yrs old, a major issue has started. My car "jumps" as I drive. It's a very slow take-off, but not one that revs up the rpm and then catches gear. That's the experience in the past with my Chrysler van I owned. The transmission went out in it. This Caliber's problem is strange. It can be taking off or it can be in mid-drive (with no jump or slow down in speed). I can barely make it up a small hill. Okay, it's a 4 cylinder and I get that. However, it should have some power. It did when I first got it. So this "jumping", as I call it, is almost as if it's trying to get gas or switch gears or something. This has been going on over a month. I have tried different gas just in case, and also put a gas treatment in. It's not the gas. I'm very frustrated with it.

My 2010 Dodge Caliber has starting overheating intermittently (65-70,000 miles). The radiator has been flushed and filled, the thermostat replaced, but it keeps happening and 4 repair places have been unable to recreate nor identify (nor fix) the problem. Most days were warm/hot (mid-80s, but also once low70s). No pattern that I can identify. Any others having similar issues? The car has also shut down during rain on 3-4 occasions. Each time has been at stop light, rather than while driving (which apparently others unfortunately have had to deal with). But it is unnerving when car shuts down (especially at night) and dealer could never recreate nor identify nor fix problem.

The car will lose all power while driving, almost at a complete stop. The first 2 times were at night. (The second one, during a complete downpour.) And since I lose ALL POWER, meaning the hazard lights won't even work, I have to GET OUT OF THE CAR and alert other drivers so they won't hit my car!!! HOW DANGEROUS!!! The first "fix" was to do a complete computer system re-flash, $300. The second "fix" was to replace the Transmission Control Module, $600. Three days after the second "fix," I'd driven not even 100 feet from a parking spot, turned the radio up, and BAM! Total power loss again!!! The 3rd "fix" will run upwards of $1500!!!

CVT was replaced at the Dodge Dealership with a brand new one - total cost $3400.00, approximately 83,000 miles on the vehicle when this occurred. At 115,000 miles and 22 months later, the transmission overheats on long Hwy trips in the summer and the car shuts down the power train and this is dangerous. My son had to swing onto an exit ramp and stop his trip in order to allow the Transmission fluid to cool before he could continue his trip. This could cause an accident. NHSA should investigate this problem and force Dodge to fix it or buy back the vehicles. I also had to replace the A Frame ball joint on this car. I have driven MOPAR vehicles for the past 38 years and I am amazed that my 1990 Dodge Dynasty has better quality control in the engineering than was used in this vehicle with modern technology. I have a 2003 Dodge Ram Truck with a 3.7 liter engine and automatic transmission that had been a great problem free vehicle. Ram truck are very good. The company can build good quality vehicles but this car should be recalled.

2011 Dodge Caliber - Apparently the housing that goes over the thermostat is made of Plastic and has melted causing me to lose all of the anti-freeze. Not only not covered in extended warranty, but who in their right mind designed a car with plastic on the engine?

I brought the Dodge Caliber SXT 2012 Nobel brand new out off the showroom. I drive around the city I live in and on the motorways only. By the second log book service at 24000km, there was a front end right noise which no one seemed to have picked up and the rear shock absorbers were leaking. The rear shock absorbers were replaced but the front end noise was still there. Eventually 4 months after the rear shock absorbers were replaced, a Dodge mechanic came for a drive with me, heard the noise. By this stage (and it's only about 31000 km on the clock), the front end noise that began at the front right was now across the entire front end off the car.

I purchased this car in June 2006 and it is the 2007 model. The first year of the car was fine however when it hit 20,000 miles the car literally started to fall apart. The blower motor failed, then the master cylinder failed, then the booster cylinder failed, then the back up computer failed leaving my car going about 5 mph, then the entire computer system failed while I was driving and going 51 mph which caused a 3 car crash and the almost totaling of the Caliber. Since the accident I have had to change the struts and ball joints. Lately, I have experienced issues where if I fill the car up with gas it stalls out and when I turn the air conditioning on it stalls out.

I ordered my 2007 Dodge Caliber in 2006 and took delivery in August 2006. I own a 1.8L with a manual transmission. First off, I cannot believe the reviews that I am reading on here and I feel sorry for you all. I have not had any problems with my Caliber (except regular maintenance items). I changed my Firestone tires at 90,000 miles. I changed the spark plugs and coil packs at 110,000. 2 ball joints and 2 tire rod ends at 100,000. I just changed the battery and rear stabilizer bar and I will be changing all 4 struts this weekend but I now have 175,000 miles on this car and it is 7 1/2 years old. I did put a new clutch in it at 170,000 but my daughter drove this car a lot over the last 3 years (15-18 year old). She has stalled this car at least 1,000 times and I have caught her pushing the clutch in 1 mile before she has to make a turn. 55 mph with the clutch in for a mile will kill a throw-out bearing.

I bought my 2007 Dodge Caliber in March of 2012 on a used Dodge lot in Nanaimo. After much haggling, I got the car for a more than reasonable price. After looking at online prices of used Calibers I am surprised of their resale value. I was influenced in my purchase due to the versatility of the vehicle and its options. I wasn't really impressed with its interior plastic but with the price I was getting the car I could not mince hairs. I had done my research on a lot of used cars and knew that Calibers have issues. But, I took a chance. The car had been leased and had high kilometers but, I don't drive a whole lot so that never mattered a lot to me especially where it's a leased car it would get serviced properly.

After much research into buying this 2007 Caliber new in 2008, due to the MAIN fact of a "Lifetime" warranty, as being a single parent, no immediate family still alive & just me to take care of me, I wanted to insure a smart purchase & investment for the future. After taking to dealership last time, I was called & informed my "lifetime" warranty was terminated. I was told to contact Chrysler directly, as further info had to be obtained thru them. After 6 people, 6 departments & 2 hours later, (btw, no one could talk to me without me giving them my home address), which upon finally doing, was told they sent a letter in February 2013, stating I needed to have a powertrain inspection to "keep" the "lifetime" warranty & that since I didn't respond within 60 days, the so called "lifetime" warranty expired.

I bought my used Dodge Caliber model 2007 from the main dealer of Chrysler cars. It was only 6 months old and completed 10,000 kms. In 2012 June, the transmission failed. I complained to the dealer. He told me the guarantee period is over and it will cost me $6000 for the transmission, power cable, oil and labor cost. I found out that this transmission is manufactured by the joint venture of Nissan and Jatco Japanese companies and many have issues with this transmission.

I purchased my Caliber used in 2009. I was told it had been a company leased car. I had one problem the first year but it was taken care of by the warranty after 5 and about 70,000 and a lifetime of experience owning car both domestic and foreign. I feel that the Caliber has not caused me any unusual problems. Replaced tires and one tie rod end which improved the ride. I think the dealer had the wrong tires on it when they sold it to me. I keep my maintenance up, transmission serviced, oil change, tires rotated and checked once a month. I have not done much long distance in it and I understand that caused fluid levels to drop. So I have to watch them. I really don't expect much from a domestic car but I have had good experiences with Dodge. And I don't always listen to mechanics every time they suggest you need something.

I'll be honest. After reading all of the negative comments about the Caliber, I'm totally amazed! I've had very good luck with my Caliber. I've had my 2010 since April 2010 and I've put almost 92K on the car already. I put new tires on at 50K and new brakes at 75K. The only problem I've had is just recently and that is a ball joint that needs to be replaced. Granted, the car is noisy and it's not the smoothest ride, which is due to the suspension system, no doubt, but aside from that, the car has been very dependable so far. I've had the car for almost 4 years and considering how much I drive it, I really can't complain.

I special ordered my 2007 Dodge Caliber and watched it come off of the delivery truck. It was a great little car for about a year. Then, after driving in town, no road trips after one year, I had to replace rear shocks, struts, thermostat and various plastic interior parts. Fortunately, that was all covered under warranty. However, after the warranty expired in 2011, on a 4 year old car with 50k miles, I had to again replace shocks, struts, and front arms. The wheels literally almost fell off the car. It was so bad, the repair shop wouldn't let me drive it home because it wasn't road worthy.

My 2008 Dodge Caliber's transmission went out at 68,000 miles in March 2012. Chrysler refuses to repair the vehicle. I'm stuck paying for the car as it sits rotting away in my driveway, because even after the extended warranty that I purchased, I'm still out of luck because the trans went 4,000 miles outside of the warranty. The dealership is telling me it's $4,500 to repair. I'm a single mother of two children. I have been paying for this car. I can't afford the repairs, can't afford another car and have been begging and borrowing to get rides for my kids and myself. A trans should not go out on a car that is only 4 years old and has less than 70K miles on it! I would like Chrysler to stand by their product and pay for this vehicle to be repaired!

I am extremely disappointed with my 2011 Dodge Caliber. I purchased the vehicle new from Kelly Dodge in Emmaus, PA in April of 2011. At first, it was great - a cheap manual transmission vehicle for under 18k. Now, I am thinking that cheaper is not better. Only 19k miles on this car and already clutch problems. I don't race. I don't grind gears or ride the clutch. Either a manufacturer’s defect or normal wear driving has broken something inside the clutch housing. It is currently in the body shop on my dime. The way these vehicles are made, they must remove the entire transmission to get to the clutch and see simply what the problem was that started a chain reaction of failure. Just to find out what the problem was will cost $300, and if not covered under warranty, even more to fix.

I purchased my 2010 Dodge Caliber on July 3, 2010. On July 6, 2010, I was in the dealership complaining about the hesitation I received when I tried to accelerate after coming to a complete stop. It is now November 2012 and I am still having the same issues with the car. I recorded this latest incident on my iPhone and I am not surprised that the service team didn't want to see it. Like they have told me in the past, "If a light does not come on, then there is nothing wrong with your car." (?) However, they did suggest that I get a tune up and an Induction Service Cleaning (which by the way, I got that done the last time) and hopefully that will correct the situation. So, I just came home and I googled my situation and, lo and behold, I am not the only one. Someone actually recorded his same issues and put it on YouTube. I come to find out that several people are having the same issues. Landmark Dodge is going to wait until I reach 100,000 miles on my car and then say "We found the problem ... You need a new transmission and you are no longer under warranty."

I am very angry about my 2009 Dodge Caliber. I purchased it a little over 2 years ago and bought extra warranty on it. Then last summer, it was ball joints, tie rod ends on both sides back suspension and tires and line up to almost $2000 worth of trouble. Now the transmission is gone and I am 5000 over the warranty and Dodge in Ontario won't do anything and neither will the dealer. A new transmission is $6000 plus labor. I do not have that kind of money so I bought a used one and the dealer is putting it in for me. Roughly, by the time it is in, $2000. Then, he talked to me about buying another Caliber or Dodge product. I said, "This is not the time to be talking to me about buying another Dodge product." Why in the name of God would they make a transmission that can't be fixed? Ask me if I will ever buy another Dodge. No, certainly not. They are disposable cars and nothing but costly. When you buy a car, you expect to get a few years from car repairs.

7/9/12 I purchased a 2008 Dodge Caliber approximately 4 weeks ago. I've had nothing but issues with it since I bought it. Come to find out, the vehicle was never inspected prior to me purchasing it. The first two weeks I brought it back, it just sat there, and none of the promised work was done. Finally, the third week, all promised work was done; however, they installed the wrong axle which ended up damaging my rotor. I felt the need to tell the sales manager "Marty" how unhappy and inconvenienced I felt. He basically told me that this sale has been an inconvenience for him as well and that my being disappointed won’t change the situation. He was very rude and just didn't seem to give a damn.

Struts, ball bearings, water pump - I still owe $4000 on this 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT! I hate Dodge! I would rather buy a car at the dollar store than from Dodge. These cars should be recalled!

I took my 2009 Dodge Caliber to the Dallas Dodge dealership today for a front end alignment and oil change. My dodge has 20,994 miles on it. I was told I needed 4 new tires to replace the factory ones that came with the car. I find that hard to believe that your tires do not last and you expect me to purchase more. If you put cheap, defective tires on it to begin with, why would I expect to get my money's worth this time? I can promise you that when I shop for my truck next week, it will not be a Chrysler Dodge product. Never again and I promise to scream loud and clear about my displeasure to all who will listen. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at **. Believe me, I will be contacting you again as well as the DFW area Dodge dealership for more complaints.

The intake runner wass stuck, closed. I had it checked and freed, cleaned intake. These runners cannot be cleaned. You have to buy a new manifold and install at 700 dollars. There have been lots of complaints of these runners not working properly. My car is a 2007 Dodge Caliber. There should be a recall.

I purchased my car from Courthouse Credit Auto Sales in Easton, PA on May 27, 2011. I do know for a fact that they are owned by Brown Daub on Hecktown Rd in Easton, PA. I purchased a 2007 Dodge Caliber. I was not told at the time of purchase that this car was recalled in 2010 for an issue with the acceleration pedal. I work an hour away from home. On April 2, 2012, I was driving home from work and my car all of a sudden kicked forward and a lightning bolt sign flashed on my dashboard. All of a sudden, my car would not go faster than 10mph. I was on Rt 80 driving home from work trying to get to my exit on the shoulder doing 10mph. Very dangerous! I had my car towed to my friend's garage.

2010 Dodge Caliber - Girlfriend bought a car 2 months ago and it’s been no good since second day of ownership, and Chrysler won't help even when it was under full warranty. They said nothing is wrong with it. When I opened the hood to see why it was over heating, I could plainly see every fluid was low. This is wrong for a company to take advantage of a consumer. We have tried everything to get them to right this and they won't do anything. Chrysler needs to understand that watching my girlfriend cry because of the car she bought is junk is not right, and I will do all I can to make them pay for those tears. This any help is welcomed.

I own a 2008 Dodge Caliber which I purchased at the Dodge Dealership in Gastonia, NC. At the time I purchased this car, the salesman told me that if I purchased the added care warranty, this would cover any problems I had with this car other than routine maintenance and normal wear and tear. I have had problems that I would not consider normal like the security screen breaking and today, the gear shifter is going bad. I have never had a gear shifter go bad in all the cars I have owned.

I lived in the state of Louisiana, and my girlfriend was in Charlotte, NC, when my 2008 Dodge Caliber transmission went out. I had the lifetime drivetrain and powertrain warranty on the car. She took the car to a Valvoline lube shop, and had the trans fluid changed with CVT equivalent trans fluid. Dodge says because the fluid was red, instead of green, they want to cover the cost of replacing the trans, even after we sent the fluid to an independent test lab in Atlanta, GA. Results showed it was the same oil, except for dye and that Valvoline was good by using this fluid. The cost was $3,600, and we would like for someone to pay for this besides us.

I have a 2007 Caliber. I have taken it to the dealership 15 times since I had it. After the first 2 weeks, my catalytic converter had to be replaced. Every time they repair the front end, they knock out my heat and air conditioning. I just took it in again in Dec. 2011 for my heat which wasn't working and the service manager only charged me for labor, not my extended warranty deductible. 2 weeks later, it still does not work. When I went back to have it fixed again, they want to charge me the $100 deductible, but it was already calibrated the last time. I am waiting for Chrysler's complaint department to do something because I do not want to pay for the deductible since it has not even been a month. I brought the car in to them in October 2011 and just paid $250 for repairs which is common for me.

My 2007 Dodge Caliber would not start on 1/8/12. It would not turn over. It was not the battery. I had the car towed to Maroone Dodge in Pembroke Pines, FL only to have the car sit for two days before they even got to it. No calls from service dept unless I called them first. Kept being put off as to whether or not this was warranty work. I had purchased an extended warranty with this car.

2007 Dodge Caliber purchased new in 2006. We have had nothing but problems with this car and have cost us thousands of dollars out of pocket. The car has been and still is in the shop right now. The car gas less than 50,000 miles on it. All I want is to get rid of this car. I will never buy a Dodge again. We have had to replace: alternator, starter, control arms, brakes (3 times), battery (twice), and 4 sets of tires. It’s possible now the transmission is shot.

2007 Dodge Caliber. May 2011, at 48,000 miles, the struts had to be replaced. July 2011, at 48,673 miles, the control arm and tie rods had to be replaced. December 2011, at 49, 978 miles, there is premature wear on the right side ball joint. The car rattles so bad that I'm afraid the car is going to fall apart underneath me while driving! I replaced the struts at $400.

My 2008 Dodge Caliber decided to start stalling during the weekend. We decided to move. The E.T.C light came on. Now I have to have it replaced because I'm at 42,000 miles. It cost seven hundred and ten dollars to fix. I heard they recalled all the 2007 for the same problem. Do you think maybe the 2008 should be recalled? Anyone has the same problem at this rate. I may have to trade it in for a Ford, or maybe like my other car, 1993 Taurus. It's 18 years old and still running. It was the electronic throttle control.

I purchased a 2007 Dodge Caliber and two days after having it, it started having problems. Two days after having it, it was in service more than I drove it. The last time, it needed a new transmission. It was in service 6 times for different problems. I asked the dealer to trade me out of it and give me another car but they refused. I had 2 pickup payments of $500 a piece. I gave them 2 checks but they were returned because I had received a check that was no good by someone else. But I did make those checks good.

I purchased my 2009 Dodge Calibar on Nov 20,2010. I have had to have my DC Player replaced four times due to the same problem . I was told the manufacturer was aware of the problem but refused to put a recall on it or give permission for a different unit to be put in. Why should the consumer have to keep going back to have the same defective unit that lasts one day put back in? I am ready to take this to the TV and have investigated and also have written up in the papers. As of know the fourth unit is broken in my car and all they want to do is install same defective brand.

I just replaced my brakes less than 10,000 miles ago, and I had to have them replaced again today. Even the service manager stated that Dodge brakes on the Journey do not last. I had to spend $443.37 on the brakes that I had replaced not that long ago and am out the amount of money above. I purchased the extended warranty and feel that these brakes should fall under this category as brakes should last longer than 10,000 miles. So now the question is, why did I bother purchasing the extended warranty if I can't use it? I have had nothing but problems with this car since I purchased it in May 2008. The dealer did tell me that quite a few people have gone in and have had problems with their brakes in a very short time frame of purchasing the car. I don't know if it is possible, but I would like at least some of the money that I spent today refunded. It is not the consumer's fault that Dodge chooses not to replace the brakes for free the second time around.

I, Mary **, have purchased a 2007 Dodge Caliber in March of 2006. I’ve been having an ongoing problem (that no one can seem to figure out) with my Dodge Caliber since November of 2007, and the problem is still occurring. When I turn my car off and attempt to start it back up, it won't start! The lights and the music will come on, but the car will not start! I have taken my car to several Dodge dealers who all advised me that they cannot see what the problem is. I was even once told that the problem was fixed, just for several weeks to go by and the same issues occur. I have been trying to be very patient with this situation before I take further actions, but this is becoming very stressful and unacceptable matter.