2007 Dodge Caliber Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 10V234000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), AND 07V196000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

HAD JUST REPLACED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN DOWN FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 3 YEARS WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRES STARTED SCREECHING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO PULL INTO A PUBLIC PARKING LOT WHEN PIECES OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF AND I HAD TO COAST INTO THE PARKING LOT WITH NO BRAKES. IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND HAS BEEN DOWN FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOWN A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES OUT OF THE 4 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT AND IT HAS TRULY BEEN AN INCONVENIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF, CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT AVOIDED A CRASH BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 01/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED/ 01/12/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE BUT HAD NOT REACHED A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,016.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL TIMES WHETHER VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

TOOK MY CAR INTO SAFFORD DODGE IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA BECAUSE WHEN I HIT BRAKES MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER. I STATED THAT I FELT MY FRONT BRAKES WERE GOING BAD. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE THEY STATED I NEEDED MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND THAT MY FRONT ONES WERE FINE. UPON THEM WORKING ON MY REAR BRAKES, THEY INFORMED ME THAT CYLINDER WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE. PREVENTING THE WHEEL FROM BEING PLACED BACK ON THE CAR. WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP, MY BRAKE PEDAL MADE A POPPING SOUND. I THOUGHT THAT WAS BECAUSE I JUST HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON. FOUR DAYS LATER MY BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO SAFFORD DODGE AND THE FRONT DESK GUY PAUL STATED HE FELT THAT MY POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR BEFORE I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN EXCEPT THAT IT SHUDDERED. WHICH IT STILL DOES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK. WHEN THE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD WITH SLIGHT WASHBOARD CONDITION AT A LITTLE ABOVE 30 MPH DOWNHILL. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF SHOULDER. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A WHILE BUT LATER IT WENT OFF. *TW

MY DAUGHTER COMPLAINED TO HER STEP FATHER THAT SHE WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD HER TO DRIVE CAREFULLY AND BRING IT TO HIS HOUSE SO HE COULD CHECK IT OUT. BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO DO THIS SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. SHE SAID SHE WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN AND DRIVING SLOWLY WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL. SHE REFRAINED FROM HITTING THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO STEER OUT OF IT. WHEN SHE SAW AN ONCOMING CAR HEADED FOR HER SHE HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAR SLID TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ROLLED. SHE WAS NOT HURT BUT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT NHTSA SAYS THERE IS. 06V493000 I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL IS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. I MADE MY COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER THEY HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A DEALER AND CHECKED OUT. THEN THEY SENT ME A LETTER SIGNED BY A COMMITTEE TELLING ME THAT IT HAD BEEN CHECKED OUT AND THEY FOUND NO FAULT IN THE BRAKES. UPON HEARING THIS I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL WHEN I SHOWED HIM THE RECALL AS LISTED BY NHTSA HE SAID THAT SINCE I DOWN LOADED IT FROM THE INTERNET IT MAY NOT BE AUTHENTIC. JUST AS I SUSPECTED SINCE THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF A RECALL THEY DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE PROGRAM THAT WAS NOT RIGHT FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WAS THE PROGRAM THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I THINK IF CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY IT MAY BE TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT. THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD NOT BE ON MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVING RECORD. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT. THE SAD THING IS I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED AT CHRYSLER FOR 31 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SIX TIMES. THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES AND THE DRIVER WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO BACK INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL # 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,000. UPDATED 09/26/07. *JB

AT 12,000 MILES I STARTED TO HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED A BREAK IN PERIOD AND NOT TO WORRY, SO I DIDN'T BRING IT IN. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE AUTO DEALER SAID IT WAS CUPPED TIRES WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHO THEN ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS CUPPED TIRES AT 24,000 MILES. DURING A WARRANTY REPAIR I ASKED THAT THEY LOOK AND AGAIN THEY MENTIONED CUPPED TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE CAUSE WAS BAD ROTORS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. UNDERSTAND THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOW HAD THE NEW TIRES INSTALLED FOR ABOUT 800 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM IS STARTING TO RUIN THESE AS WELL ACCORDING TO THE TIRE TECHNICIAN. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND IT IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR BADLY AND UNEVENLY BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

AT 12,000 MILES I STARTED TO HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS CHARGED $192.00 FOR SERVICE ON THE WARPED ROTORS. DEALER KEPT ASKING DO YOU LIVE ON A HILL. THE ANSWER IS NO, BUT NEVER THE LESS 12K MILES AND THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED? I ASKED ABOUT THE WARRANTY, "THIS IS NORMAL WARE AND TEAR NOT COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY." I COMPLAINED ON PAPER 4 MONTHS LATER STILL NO WORD FROM DEALER - GO FIGURE. THEY FIXED MY WARPED ROTORS BY SHIMMING THEM DOWN, SO NOW AT 19K MILES I'M STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU WOULD OF THOUGHT THAT AT 12K MILES THE DEALER WOULD OF SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THESE NOT SHIM DOWN. GREAT CAR MINUS THE CHEAP, CHEAP PARTS TO PUT IT TOGETHER. NEVER BY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY(NJ) ABOUT 9:15 A.M. ON JAN 12, 2007, THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SHE TAPPED THE BRAKE, AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . AT THIS POINT THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE AND CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I RECENTLY RECIEVED A VEHICLE REPORT FROM THE INSURANCE CO. THAT STATED THE CAR IS BEING RECALLED (NHTSA ID: 06V493000)AND SAID VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A FAILURE OF THE ABS COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING!!!!! WHILE MY WIFE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION, SHE IS QUITE DISTRAUGHT OVER THE INCIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE AT THIS JUNCTURE. HER VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND SHE IS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING. THIS WAS HER FIRST NEW CAR AND THE DEALER TOUTED THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH GREATLY INFLUENCED HER PURCHASE. HAD WE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER INHERENT OF THIS VEHICLE, I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE MADE ANOTHER CHOICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN ENGINE STALL. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TEN MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE ENGAGED AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES IN WHICH BOTH TIE RODS AND AN UNKNOWN SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,029 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN AN IMPACT TO THE CURB OF THE BRIDGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, IN A LIGHT RAIN. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FILED AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED, HOWEVER A SERVICE MECHANIC DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.