There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2011 Dodge Caliber in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE; MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING, FRONT WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS BUCKLING AND I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE; ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THATS THE WAY THE BRAKES ARE; TERRIBLE HE SAID. THIS WAS DONE WHEN IT SNOWED. I DO NOT LIKE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BECAUSE OF THAT REASON; I DROVE A CHEVY MALIBU AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT DIDN'T DO WHAT MY CAR DID. ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL. I JUST WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW, THAT SUCKS!!!!! WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HEAR A MOANING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING; PROBABLE DIDN'T TAKE IT OUT FOR A RIDE.
SQUEALING BRAKES FROM REAR BRAKES STARTED AFTER 9,000 MILES. DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE AND WAS COMMON. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THE ISSUE WAS LOUD SQUEALING WHEN STOPPING. THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HAD NO FIX FOR IT. MY CAR NOW HAS 11,800 MILES AND THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT CHANGED. PEOPLE CAN HEAR THIS FROM SEVERAL FEET AWAY SINCE IT IS NOT A QUIET SOUND. IT IS GETTING TO A POINT THAT IF THEY CANNOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, I WILL GET RID OF THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE EXHIBITING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKES PADS WERE GROUND, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,860 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 3,200.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.