NHTSA Complaint #10507322 — 2007 DODGE CALIBER

LEFT LOW BEAM CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BULB, STILL NOT WORKING. NEXT DAY, ABS, ESP, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I CHECKED ALL FUSES AND FOUND NOTHING. I REPLACED ALL FUSES JUST TO BE SAFE, STILL NOTHING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. I MENTIONED THE LOW BEAM AND HE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT HE HAD REPLACED 3 OF THE SAME MODEL THAT MONTH. AFTER BEING TOLD THE COST OF THE REPAIR, $ 1,200, I WAS UPSET. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, ESPECIALLY THE DODGE FORUMS, WITH THESE SAME ISSUES. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT REALLY IS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PART REPLACED, BUT AFTER READING A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THE RIGHT LOW BEAM ALSO FAILING, I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT OR DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. I REALLY FEEL THAT WE AS CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A PART OR ITS REPLACEMENT, WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. HOPEFULLY, DODGE WILL ADMIT THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE TIPM BEFORE SOME GETS HURT OR EVEN WORSE. *TR