2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD Electrical System Problems

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,227.

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER ON NOVEMBER 15, 2015 AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION AND THE CAR HESITATING AS IF IT WERE A MANUAL SHIFT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. I TOOK THE CAR IN THE THE SERVICE ALLEGED THAT THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT WAS HOW THE CAR ACCELERATED BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF TRANSMISSION THAT THIS CAR HAS. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS JERKING, HESITATING PROBLEM UNTIL FINALLY THE "THROTTLE BODY" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 AND HAD TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF ALL THE KINDS OF TRUCKS AND OTHER ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. I AM NOW WITHOUT A WORKING VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE...

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS, THEY DO NOT WORK. READING UP, SEEMS TO BE THE TIPM MODULE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS (OVER $1200). DASHBOARD INFORMATION LIGHTS (SUCH AS BRAKE AND TPM) COME ON AND GO OFF INDISCRIMINATELY.

WE STARTED THE VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE START, AND THEN I INSERTED THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED THEM TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF. THEN PLACED OUR 3YR OLD IN CHILD SEAT AND CLOSED BOTH DOORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR TO GET IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEARD THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ENGAGE. I WAS LOCKED OUT WITH OUR 3YR OLD LOCKED INSIDE A RUNNING VEHICLE. HAD TO CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES TO HAVE THEM UNLOCK THE CAR. NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC LOCKS ENGAGING WITH THE IGNITION ENGAGED AND RUNNING. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS 2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD IN DEC OF 2012. THE DEALERSHIP GRAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN ON MAIN ST, REPORTED TO ME THE CONSUMER, BEFORE PURCHASE, AT MY REQUEST, A VEHICLE HISTORY STATING 1 OWNER VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD I DID GET THE WARRANTY BECAUSE LESS THAN 14 DAYS FRESH OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND BARELY DRIVEABLE, THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH, LOST SPEED REAL QUICKLY AND AND COULD BARELY DRIVE IT TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CODED AT SERVICE SHOP 02 CENSORS AND CATILLATIC CONVERTOR, THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND BACK AND FORTH FROM MY HOME FOR MORE THAN A MONTH, UNTIL FINALLY THE CALIBER HAD TO BE SEEN BY A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE AND NOW PUSHING 2 MONTHS WITHOUT...

ON 10/6/14 I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AT 6:00 AM ON A SINGLE LANE BACK ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING (WENT TO ZERO), AND THE ABS, BRAKE, ANTI-SKID AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFE AREA. THE WHOLE TIME THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING MY SPEED OR KNOW IF MY BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMAL. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT HOME WE CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND FOUND "U1110 LOST VEHICLE SPEED, U1120 LOST WHEEL DISTANCE AND U0416 INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM DYNAMIC CTR 1. WE CLEARED THE CODES TO SEE IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THIS MORNING 10/10/14. I STARTED THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR SO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DROVE ANOTHER CAR TO SCHOOL. MY...

ONE DAY AS I CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND UNLOCKED MY DOOR WITH MY CAR KEY BUTTON, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO BUY A NEW HEADLIGHT BULB TO REPLACE IT, EXCEPT IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I TRIED THE NEW ONE. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ASK WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TOLD ME IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRES AND WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT, LET ALONE THE PART ITSELF. I RESEARCHED OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN REJECTED A REGISTRATION STICKER BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE FOR IT TO BE OUT. I ALSO HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE COPS AND WAS TOLD TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD, BUT IT COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A VALID REASON FOR IT TO BE RECALLED...

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THAT RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. 1.) THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR. 2.) THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE VOLUME AND CHANGING THE CHANNELS HAVE NEVER WORKED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP 14 TIMES AND THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. 3.) FIRST BRAKE FAILURE WAS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND WAS DUE TO THE BOOSTER CYLINDER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILING. OURISMAN DODGE PUT ME INTO A RENTAL CAR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. 4.) CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND COULD ALSO BE A REASON WHY THE CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT 5.) TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE CAR HAS ALREADY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO UPSHIFT WHILE DRIVING AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE USED. 6.) COMPUTER...

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. A DEALER RE-FLASHED THE COMPUTER AT NO CHARGE. REPAIR LASTED ONE YEAR. THE WIPER IS AGAIN NOT FUNCTIONING BUT NOW THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $100.00 TO REFLASH THE TIPM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT LEAVING ME DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH OUR BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR FUEL GAUGE, ETC. ALL OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE LIGHTS THEN CAME BACK ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WENT OUT AGAIN. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE GAUGE CLUSTER. IT STILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. I SIMPLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN JUNE OF '06 AND TO DATE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. A HUMMING NOISE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A "RICE BURNER" CAR) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT TOOK OVER THREE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FROM AUGUST 2006 TO JANUARY 2007) AND A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS BEING OUT OF SERVICE IS AT PRESENT REPAIRED. 2. THERE IS A RATTLE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, EITHER COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR WHEN NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND SIMPLY "CRUISING" DOWN THE ROAD. BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT GOES AWAY. 3. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 RPMS. 4. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. 5. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON, AS IF...