NHTSA Complaint #10401494 — 2007 DODGE CALIBER

SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10401494
Vehicle	2007 DODGE CALIBER
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident	May 18, 2011
Date Filed	May 18, 2011
Mileage	77,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	ME

Consumer Description

IN AUGUST 2009 WITH ONLY ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR, I HAD TO REPLACE DRIVERSIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AS A BUSHING THAT KEPT FALLING OUT. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY NOR ANY RECALLS. NOTICED THE PART WAS REDESIGNED SO CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM. NOW, THE PASSENGER SIDE APPEARS TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND A MECHANIC STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT IS BAD WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BALL JOINT ON THE NEWER CONTROL ARM IS ALSO STARTING TO SHOW WEAR . I FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF WITH A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH . THE BALL JOINT CANNOT BE SERVICED OR REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE CONTROL ARM AT A COST OF ABOUT $250 JUST FOR THE PART. ALL OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED HAD BALL JOINTS LAST WELL OVER 150,000 MILES. *TR

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