2007 DODGE CALIBER Suspensionfront Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SHOOK AND VIBRATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SECTION OF THE SUBFRAME EXPERIENCED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

BOTH OUTER TIRE RODS FAILED AT 46,000 MILES, CAR SOUNDED LIKE TO FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. REPLACED AND TOOK FOR ALIGNMENT. REPAIR CLINIC COULD NOT DO ALIGNMENT BECAUSE BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WITH BALL JOINT WERE UNREPAIRABLE.FACTORY DEFECT, JOINTS SEALED SO UNABLE TO LUBRICATE, FORCES OWNER TO REPLACE AT $800.00 FOR BOTH OR POSSIBLY LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE ON MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER TODAY. THE SAFETY INSPECTION SHEET SAID THE TIE ROD IS "LOOSE" ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE LEFT BALL JOINT IS "LOOSE". I KNOW IF EITHER OF THESE BREAKS WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WOULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE ARE LESS THAN 27,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, AND I FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CALIBERS. I AM STRAPPED FOR CASH, BUT WILL HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED ASAP, AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IS WITH ME. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY, BUSHING AND RODS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD GO OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL LOOSE AND JERK WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ALL DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 07/28/11*LJ UPDATED 07/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM, FRONT LEFT STRUT, AND BOTH SWAY BARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING AS IT WAS HITTING THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PAID FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BEGAN HEARING ANOTHER NOISE AND PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,432. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS LIKELY TO FAIL AS WELL, AT SOME POINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

FRONT SUSPENSION. CAR IS VERY NOISY OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS. JUMPS AT TIMES WHEN HITTING BIGGER BUMPS. HAD ALIGNMENT DONE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND IS ALREADY BACK OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN. CAR HAS ONLY 35000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,424.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN FEB 2006. IT BARELY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND YET HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT BALL BEARINGS AND TIE RODS REPLACED. INTERNET SITES AND NHTSA LIST VOLUMES OF COMPLAINTS WITH VEHICLES WITH LOW MILEAGE AND THE TIE RODS AND BALL BEARING FAILURES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THE COMPANY IS FORCED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS? THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE FIX AND IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN!!! *TR

SUSPENSION - BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. 2007 WITH 50,000 MILES WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. *TR

I HAVE HAD ON GOING STEERING VIBRATION ISSUES WITH MY CALIBER SINCE 15K MILES AND MANY TIMES IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND THE VIBRATION WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY THE TIRES BEGAN EXCESSIVELY WEARING ON THE FRONT (2 REPLACEMENT SETS IN 6 MONTHS). EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC FOUND THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN QUIETLY FAILING FOR ABOUT 30K-40K MILES. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 88K MILES ON IT AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE BEING REPLACED. DEALERSHIP ADMITS THAT 1,200 REPLACEMENT BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN SOLD BY DODGE IN THE LAST WEEK AND THE PART NUMBER HAS CHANGED 5 TIMES SINCE 2007. I FEEL THAT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT LEAD TO THIS ISSUED AND I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT FIND THIS "QUIET" FAILURE BEFORE IT LEADS TO AN ACCIDENT. HAD IT NOT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE SAME BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED TWO MONTHS LATER, THE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/23/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL BANGING WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD AT SOME POINT, FAIL. THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT THEN FAILED JANUARY 11, 2011. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I STARTED TO NOTICE A NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK END OF THE CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO CHRSYLER/DODGE DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING:REAR HUBS, THE RIGHT & LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS & REPLACE THE TIRES. WE HAD JUST BROUGHT NEW TIRES IN NOVEMBER 2010 FOR THE WINTER & NOW THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACE AGAIN.CHRYSLER IS PUTTING MY LIFE, MY HUSBAND & MOTHER'S LIFE LINE ON THE LINE. WHY IS IT THAT WHEN THEY HAD THE MAY 2007 RECALL,THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT INCLUDED AND WHY ARE THEY GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER BY PUTTING OUR LIVES IN JEOPARDY. I THOUGHT I PURCHASED A CAR THAT WOULD KEPT ME SAFE. THE ESTIMATED COST THEY QUOTED US $1800.00. CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAME OF THEMSELVES. IS PROFIT MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN OUR LIVES. THE CAR IS WORTHLESS & CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN EITHER....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING ROUTINE SERVICE DONE, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN AND THE FRONT OUTER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NOW 20,000 MILES LATER AFTER HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED AGAIN, THE DEALER NOTICED THE FRONT INNER TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, WHICH WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR FASTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM VERY SAD TO REPORT THAT MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER THAT I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE WITH EVER, WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT, THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT IS SO BAD THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THE DEALER, SO I BROUGHT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. STILL GOING TO COST $500 TO FIX ONE STUPID LITTLE PART THAT LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *LN

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT HAVING BALL JOINT/TIE ROD/CONTROL ARM FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS WOULD BE $1000.00. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS UPON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAD MY CAR IN WITH ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE WAS LEAKING. WHILE THEY HAD IT ON THE HOIST, THEY TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE TIE RODS. I ONLY HAVE 36,000. MILES ON MY CAR AND IT IS A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS OLD. I AM TRYING TO GET WITH THEIR PAYING FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE $700. REPAIR AND COST OF NEW TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BOTH FRONT AXLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WITHIN RECALL 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,400.

THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT IS EXTREMELY HARD ON ITS SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS. I WAS TOLD IT IS NORMAL FOR THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS TO ALMOST FALL OFF AFTER 50K MILES. THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE IN THEIR OPINION IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. LOOKING AT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE I THINK DODGE SHOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

3 YEAR OLD 2007 DODGE CALIBER. FLAT TIRE ON HIGHWAY, WHEN NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED FOLLOWING MORNING TIRE TECH. SHOWED ME WHY MY TIRE HAD A HUGE HOLE WORN ON THE SIDE. RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS SO BADLY DAMAGED THEY SUGGESTED I DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. UNTIL FLAT TIRE NOT ONE ISSUE WITH CAR. NO VIBRATION, PULLING OR ANYTHING TO LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THERE WAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY SUSPENSION. WHAT A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER ESTIMATE REPAIRS AT OVER $1032.00 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES DRIVEN, WHAT A SHAME THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. RESEARCH ONLINE LEAD ME TO FIND 15 OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH SAME DODGE VEHICLE. *TR

BALL JOINT FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES. WORE OUT TIRES . REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND TIRES. *TR

HAD TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED BY THE DEALER 4 MONTHS AGO. NOW, 4 MONTHS LATER, THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS OR STEERING GEAR TO BE REPLACED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. DEALER SAID THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SAME THING THEY SAID 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. WHY WASN'T THE CONTROL ARM ISSUE NOTICED WHEN I HAD THE TIE RODS REPLACED? I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THIS IS NOT SOME FREAK ACCIDENT. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER. IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS, WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING LOOKED INTO A LITTLE MORE CAREFULLY? IF THEY WANT TO STAY...

WAS INVOLVED IN A PD CRASH WHEN A PIECE OF TIRE TREAD APPEARED IN MY LANE AND I STRUCK IT CAUSING MY ENGINE TO HAVE COMPLETE FAILURE. WHEN THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED, SHOP PERSONNEL ADVISED ME THAT MY FRONT SUSPENSION (CONTROL ARMS, ETC.) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I HAD IN MAY, 2010 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 87,000) NOTICED A LOOSENESS TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GO OVER RR TRACKS IT SOUNDS ALMOST LIKE A CLUNKING OR GRINDING IN THE FRONT END. I KNOW IT'S NOT MY BRAKES AS I HAVE HAD THEM LOOKED AT. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH DODGE? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE IN REGARDS TO THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT I AM ALSO HAVING. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT HAVING BALL JOINT/TIE ROD/CONTROL ARM FAILURE AT 53,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS AT 1000.00 EXPENSIVE. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKES, TIRES, TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. IN EARLY 2009 I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT THE RIGHT LOWER BALLJOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. MY CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT ELSEWHERE TO BE REPLACED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2010, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALLJOINT NOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FRONT FEA THAT CONTAINS THE RECENTLY REPLACED RT BALL JOINT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHICH ADVISED ME THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED THIS EARLY ON. I THEN DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT THAT LIES WITHIN DODGE. THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE'S SAFETY AT RISK! *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER IN APRIL 08, IT HAD 12,00 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 70,000 MILES. IT IS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ON THE FLOOR BOARD WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN OR GO OVER A BUMP. I DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER WANTS 75.00 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY SMALL CHILD, MY TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AND WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE LOOKED AT HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES, BUT I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALLS FOR THESE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOT SURE HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. WONDERING HOW DODGE CAN GET AWAY WITH THESE SAME ISSUES HAPPENING WITH...

NOTICED RATTLING IN FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED DURING AN OIL CHANGE BY A NATIONAL COMPANY. THE ESTIMATE INCLUDED RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO I HAVE DEALT WITH FOR OVER 20 YEARS. HE STATED THE RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDED REPLACING BUT CONTROL ARMS WERE FINE. HAD RIGHT BALL JOINT REPLACED. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS AT 46,000 MILES, THEN AT 59,000 HAD TO REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINT WITH CONTROL ARMS, WAS TOLD NO TO DRIVE CAR UNTIL IT WAS FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. ALSO KNOW OF 3 OTHERS IN SMALL COMMUNITY THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM, WITH SAME CAR. ALSO COURTESY DODGE IN ALTOONA PA, KNOWS OF PROBLEM WITH THE CALIBERS AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2007 DODGE CALIBER PURCHASED USED A YEAR AGO. VEHICLE NOW HAS 38,000 MILES AND NEEDS BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS. ALSO HAVE MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (13,500 MI.) I TRY TO SUPPORT AMERICAN COMPANIES BUT SHAME ON ME..NEVER A DODGE AGAIN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED ISSUES THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,600.

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I STARTED HEARING A STRANGE NOISE THEN BEGAN SMELLING BURNING RUBBER. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD SOMETHING FALL FROM MY CAR I GOT OUT AND SEEN THAT MY COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND BEGAN DIGGING INTO MY TIRE. I MAINLY DO HIGHWAY DRIVING SO I DON'T HIT TO MANY BUMPS. I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN FEB 2010 AND THE SPRING BROKE AROUND JUNE 15 2010. NO ONE CARRIES THE PARTS BESIDES THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 WEEKS SO I TAKE IT THAT THIS HAPPENS ALOT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR JUST OVER 3 YEARS. IT HAS 38,000 KM/23,612 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO SWAP OUT MY WINTER TIRES FOR MY SUMMER TIRES. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WORN. IN FACT, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULD GET THESE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THESE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. HE SAID THAT THE CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END INDICATES THAT THIS IS TRUE. I DO NOT HEAR ANY CLUNKING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE RUNS AND DRIVES VERY SMOOTHLY. I HAVE NOT PURSUED THIS MATTER WITH DODGE YET AS...

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. RECENTLY TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE CAR WAS PULLING SEVERELY TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING BAD GRINDING SOUNDS. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS AND ALSO THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WERE SO DETERIORATED THAT HE DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN HIS OFFICIAL OPINION THEY WERE THE WORST HE HAD EVER SEEN THAT DID NOT RESULT IN THE TIRES FALLING OFF. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE DODGE CALIBER MODELS I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR TIRES FALL OFF AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY? I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING WHEN THAT HAPPENS. NO THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT LED TO A DEATH YET, BUT DO WE REALLY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL...

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC TODAY THAT THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE AND IF THEY BREAK WHILE I AM DRIVING, THEY COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT BE WORN OUT ON A CAR THAT IS 2 YEARS OLD AND ONE WITH 41,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. HE SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LIKELY DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE FRONT TIRES CAN BE FREELY MOVED AND JIGGLED WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH LITTLE EFFORT. I HAVE GOTTEN NO HELP FROM MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER IN REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS AND AM FORCED TO RISK MY LIFE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE REPAIR WHICH...

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CALIBER NEW. I STARTED HAVING FRONT END "VIBRATIONS" ALMOST IMMEDIATELY (WHEN I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AFTER DELIVERY) MAINLY FROM 60-70MPH. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. TOOK IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOLD ONCE THE TIRES WERE BAD; I REPLACED THEM AT MY EXPENSE. SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND WAS TOLD ONE OF THE RIMS WAS BENT; I BOUGHT NEW RIMS (ALMOST $1,000). TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE RIMS WERE BAD AGAIN. HAD THE RIMS CHECKED AND THEY ARE PERFECTLY ROUND. BOUGHT ANOTHER SET OF TIRES (SAME AS FACTORY); SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE 69,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I GUESS I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT SINCE "IT'S MY IMAGINATION." *TR

MY 2007 CALIBUR NEEDED NEW STRUTS ON FRONT END IN FIRST YR ,IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE CAR STRUT HAS TO BE CHANGE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR 4 TIMES AND IS STARTING TO SOUND AGAIN. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER HAS EXPERIENCE A PULLING IN THE FRONT END THAT STARTED AFTER 3,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN A TIME PERIOD EXPANDING APPROX. 6-12 WEEKS. THE DEALER WORKING ON THE CAR COULD NOT ACHIEVE SUCCESS AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE CAR IS NOW AT ANOTHER DEALER WHO HAS HAD THE CAR OVER 48 HRS WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE FRONT END ISSUE. THE CAR NOW AT 7400 MILES AS A FRONT BRAKE "JATTER" AND IS AT THE DEALER FOR THIS AS WELL. ALSO, THE CAR'S REAR WASHER FLUID NOZZLE LEAKS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE STEREO'S SOUND WILL DISTORT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I AM BEYOND UPSET WITH HOW MUCH PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD ON A 19,000.00$ BRAND NEW AUTOMOBILE. I DO NOT WANT TO BELIEVE THAT ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE THIS KIND OF ISSUES. I ALSO WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT MY PROBLEM...