2007 DODGE CALIBER Power Train Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY HOME, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. HAD TO QUICKLY GET OVER ON THE SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY, NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. BOTH MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED....UNSAFE. TOOK THE CAR IN AND AT 98000 MILES WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SHOP STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND IT NEEDS REPLACED (DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE). *TR

WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS JOLTING FORWARD AND LOSING POWER BACK AND FORTH. BELLETIRE WOULDN'T TOUCH IT CUZ THEY SAID IT SEEMED TO THEM LIKE A RECALL ISSUE. HE SAID THAT EITHER THE ECU NEEDED RESET OR THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING . THIS IS ALSO AFTER MY CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD AT 48000 MILE. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THEM AND ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A HOWLING NOISE WOULD BE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES, TIE RODS AND A TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE TURN SIGNAL STAYED ON, EVERYTHING ELECTRIC SHUT OFF, THEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TOOK OUT MY KEY, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING!! THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE WRONG. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST READ P0708. I WAS TOLD I CANNOT SIMPLY FIX THIS SENSOR, THAT I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT! HOW COULD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHO CAN AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION!? THE CAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CAR OF, NORMAL OIL CHANGES, INSPECTIONS, I JUST BOUGHT 2 NEW FRONT TIRES! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

ALMOST A YEAR AGO MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY LIGHT CAME ON BUT AS SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT IF THE LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD WASN'T STAYING ON THEY COULD NOT GET A CODE FROM THE CAR BUT I COULD BRING IT IN AND THEY COULD TRY IT ANYWAYS FOR $105. I TOOK IT SOMEONE I KNOW AND THEY READ THE CODE OFF OF IT, 2120 P2110, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM THE CODE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN THEIR OWN TESTS AND CHARGE ME TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT IF THERE WAS NO LIGHT THAN THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I ASKED THEM IF THIS IS DANGEROUS...

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. EVERY TIME I AM IN THE SHOP, THEY SAY THE REPAIR IS EITHER THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE PCM AND/OR THE CAM. I BELIEVE THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE GAS PEDAL CONTROL AND IS A HAZARDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE PLACE I FOUND PEOPLE COMPLAINING. THERE WERE OTHER SITES. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F0F6BB2?DISPLAYRECENT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DODGE CALIBER 2007 STUCK IN PART. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAY I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE GEAR BOX IS NOT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DODGE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHAIN IN THE GEAR BOX IS BROKEN, BUT I NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THERE A ALOT OF OWNER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM . I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THEM (THE DODGE DEALER) TO LOOK IN THIS PROBLEM (CAR STUCK IN PARK). *TR