NHTSA Complaint #10808033 — 2011 DODGE CALIBER

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.