Problems with 2007 Dodge Caliber VISIBILITY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. the contact was traveling at an unknown speed when the driver side door panel suddenly caught on fire. the contact was able to extinguish the fire with a bottle of water. the fire department stated that the failure was caused by the power window motor. the dealer advised that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and would not service the vehicle. the manufacturer advised they had not received any similar complaints to hers and would not provide any further assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 80,000.

First heavy rainfall of the spring, travel in rush hour traffic toward seattle. i had not had to use my windshield wipers on anything but intermittent for several months. when needed for the heavier rains and traffic this morning, the wipers failed to work in the primary wiper function (continual operation-neither slow or fast). it was necessary to hold the wiper control arm in the down position to keep the wipers working thus not allowing me to keep two hands on the steering wheel. i contacted my dealer and was told there was no recall on this issue, the recall associated to the nitro parts (chrysler j28/campaign 09v438000-3 nov 2009) did not apply. i will be checking the part number of the pcm for both vehicles to determine if the same part is used in each production line. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving at an unknown speed in the rain, the windshield wipers stopped working. the contact took his vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the windshield wiper motor and tipm were faulty and needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was 48,500.

Windshield is always being oiled up due to dashboard deteriorating. this is causing poor visibility when driving into the sun and when driving at night. windshield has been cleaned multiple times to where it has no oil on windshield and within a few hours it is back to where it was before. this problem is generally worse during the summer months. this has been happening since vehicle has been owned. *tr

When it is cold out, and there is any type of precipitation. the power windows will not roll down. you have to either beat on the windows, wait over an hour for the car to warm up, or use a spray dicer (have not tried this yet). *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving 30 mph, cold water dripped from the dashboard and then the water turned extremely hot. the dealer stated that the heater core failed and made repairs. the current is 36,000 and the failure mileage was 1000. updated 01-15-08. *kb updated*jb

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 was minor and would be just fine once it was fixed. however, the problems just keep coming. i purchased a new car in good faith that i received dependable transportation. i don't think i have gotten the fair end of the deal. i would be a happy customer if daimler chrysler refunded my money on this car. in trade i will purchase a new dodge 1500 pickup. i feel like if daimler chrysler will take care of me, i will be a happy customer who will continue to purchase their products. i don't want to take my business elsewhere but i will do what is needed. *nm