Problems with 2007 Dodge Caliber ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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 to drive then because i have a baby in the car. they said no, as long as i can pull over fast enough to restart the car. last friday, the car started to do it again and i was on the highway with my 2 yr old in the car. my car started loosing power and the car behind me almost hit me so i turned around and got my fiance's car. when i tried to take it to the dealership the next morning the car would not go above 2000 rpms and so i drive 10 mph all the way through the city (i got up to 30 mph down hills). i think that all of this is dangerous and having dealerships telling people that they cannot fix the problem is crazy! the dealership now wants to replace my entire throttle body and i am wondering if a replacement would have been avoided if they would have looked at the car last year! *tr

This has happened many times before yesterday. while driving on the freeway, the check engine light comes on, and the car go into a "limp" mode (very little power), and even at full pedal, it slowly slows down. having had it happen several times before, i learned to pull over, and shut off the car, and let it set for a few minutes. sometimes times this is not easy, or safe to do. then it is hard to restart, but will drive somewhat better. this allows me to get to a place that i can shut it off for an extended amount of time (1/2 hour), and then it runs more like normal, but the check engine light stay on for several days. after the check engine light goes out, it is running normal again until the next time. so far, this has not caused an accident, but i'm sure somebody will be hurt or killed before this gets recalled. good luck follow drivers. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. in addition, the electronic throttle control warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle would decelerate independently. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who advised that the alternator needed to be replaced. the dealer was contacted and the part was ordered. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Had to replace alternator and my airbag light continually comes on. my sister has the same problem with her dodge and hers is a different model..

My 2007 dodge caliber stalls out while i'm driving. it has 50,000 miles on the speedometer and i purchased it used last sept 2009. the problem occurred about 5 times before i decided to take it to a local mechanic to have a diagnostic test run. the dashboard warning signal would come on signifying "electronic throttle control". this issue has come up in different driving conditions but usually in the first 15mins of driving. usually i am at a stop and then when i attempt to accelerate , the car dies. it starts right back up but, because i lose power, i'm forced to pull over in traffic unexpectedly. this is a definite safety concern for me. the vehicle will be at the dodge dealership tomorrow so that their mechanics can look it over. i have been in touch with chrysler at 800-853-1403 and have been told this issue has not been reported as a problem/trend. *tr

Problems with the totally integrated power module. my head lights are not working properly. *tr

I have a 2007 dodge caliber. i can remove the key from the ignition without putting the car in "park". this allows the car to roll when it is not on. this is a safety concern, as i have on multiple occasions exited the car, at which time it begins to roll away. there is currently a recall for certain 2010 chrysler products (nhtsa campaign #10v200000). i believe this should be extended to include 2007, if not the years in between as well. *tr

The totally integrated power module on left side of the engine compartment is not working. so ,the brake lights & horn do not work . however, the individual component was tested the brake lights & horn work individually. i don't know how long i have been driving like this but one of my co workers told me my brake lights were out because he almost hit me in the rear. this part is not covered under warranty because it is not part of the engine. it will cost apprx. $820 for repair. which i cannot afford at this time. i am reporting this because it is a safety issue driving without brake lights or a horn. someone can get seriously hurt or possibly die from driving like this. *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 thousands of calibers and them not be held liable to fix it at their cost? will never buy a dodge again! thank you, and i hope to see recalls very soon for these issues! *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving approximately 25-30 mph, the contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck when it was depressed and the vehicle accelerated up to 80 mph. when the contact applied the brakes, the vehicle did not slow down. the steering wheel would not move and the gear shift lever would not shift into park. when she applied the emergency brake, the vehicle spun over a sidewalk into a parking lot. the identical failure occurred when she attempted to restart the vehicle; therefore, she towed the vehicle to an authorized dealer. two months prior to the failure, the keys became stuck in the ignition for thirty minutes. the dealer had not informed the contact what caused the failure to occur. the contact stated that she experienced headaches and neck pain after the failure occurred. the current and failure mileages were approximately 60,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving approximate 30 mph the vehicle stalled and the transmission light illuminated. she drove onto the emergency lane for 20 minutes and the vehicle began to function normally. the dealer replaced the computer chip. the failure happened a week later and was taken back to dealer who stated that they did not know how to fix the failure. she then took the vehicle to another dealer who replaced the transmission. two weeks later the vehicle stalled again. the contact stated the dealership advised her that they would call her when special technicians came from chrysler. the dealer never notified her. the failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage was 43,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the low beam headlights failed without warning. the contact also stated that she drove with the high beams while driving at night, however, eventually over a period of 3 years all of the exterior lights including the brake lights had failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed that the tipm module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

On saturday, 5/30/09, while driving dodge caliber 2007 back home, all instrument gauges needles suddenly and erratically swing up and down. i started smelling a rotten-egg sulfur odor and experienced mild throat and lung irritation. as soon as i arrived home, with engine still running, i started investigating the cause of gauges needles erratic motion and source of sulfur odor. first, i checked the recently replaced manufacturer original alternator, which has recently catastrophically failed. please see recently filed 5/16/09, nhtsa safety complaint, odi #10268931. after i verified that the new alternator was working correctly, i started sniffing and tracing the source of sulfur odor. first, i thought odor was coming from computer module; then, i thought it was coming from fuse box next to computer module. as i sniffed closer to fuse box, under plastic engine air intake manifold, i noticed battery squirting boiling-steaming sulfuric acid. i found the source of rotten-egg sulfur odor. i removed the air intake manifold to fully expose the battery and take photos. luckily, i only suffered mild irritation to my throat and lungs, but i could have been fatally exposed to sulfuric acid gas poisoning, or battery could have exploded with fatal outcome. photos and battery are available for your review. i don not know if unsafe catastrophic failure of original manufacturer alternator caused this unsafe catastrophic failure of manufacturer original battery or vice-versa. *tr

March 13, 2009, i purchased a used dodge caliber 2007. few weeks later, i starter hearing noise which kept increasing in intensity as the days went by. i thought it was probably a loose or bad serpentine belt tensioner or idler. on may 17, while driving the car back home, the abs, air bag, battery, and check engine lights turn on. at home in the driveway, with engine running, when i opened the hood, i noticed sparks around the alternator area. i thought it was the serpentine belt touching a loose metal that was creating the sparks. today, may 16, i removed the alternator and noticed the alternator windings arced and melted the copper wire windings and the aluminum housing. i have the alternator and pictures readily available for your evaluation. i did a google search and discovered that other dodge cavalier owners have experience the same premature catastrophic failure of the alternator. this catastrophic failure is very unsafe and could have resulted in fire, explosion, accident, and fatalities. there are no known recalls related to this dangerous alternator failure. *tr

Positive battery post on original manufacturer battery came loose from body and released battery acid into engine compartment. battery acid ate through protective coating on wires to main electrical and caused car to stall and malfunction. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving at various speeds, the vehicle made an abnormal noise in the front end. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver and passenger side ball joints and control arms failed and needed to be repaired. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. while driving at various speeds, the windshield wipers would independently activate. while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. while attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start. the contact stated that the electronic throttle control warning indicator would illuminate on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

This has happened on several different occasions, there is no rhyme or reason to this problem. i will be driving down the road at between 45 and 65 miles per hour when all of a sudden the little lightning bolt will come on the dash panel and car will loose all power. sometimes i'm able to pull off the road safely, however the steering also locks up when this happens. other times i will be on a two lane highway with no shoulder, on these occasions i turn off the engine and coast and restart the vehicle. i would say this has happened to me at least a hundred times or more. it can happen several times in one trip and then not happen for several months. i have heard of several other vehicles being recalled for this same problem and i am wondering why hasn't this been done on this vehicle. i have seen that this has happened to other dodge caliber owners, does someone have to die for this to be fixed. i can't even sell this or give it away because i don't want someone to be killed. i have learned how to deal with this. god forbid someone is eventually killed. *tr

The recall cannot be completed because of faulty wiring by viking dodge of crystal lake. this dealership is out of business. i have documentation that the cruise control installed by viking dodge was not a mopar approved part. i have furnished chrysler all the documentation stating that this is causing a problem with the throttle pedal. they have told me i am responsible for correcting the incorrect installation by one of there old dealerships. *js

The dealer has had my vehicle a total of 27 days not including the days it is currently at the dealership in 6 occurrences. all occurrences have been electrical problems. because of the severity of the problems my wife does not any longer feel safe driving the car with my children fearing it will either leave her stranded or even worse catch on fire while driving it. *tr

My 2007 dodge caliber has an off idle hesitation when you start to pull a way from a stop light, the car also has a cracking/snapping sound coming from the lower right corner of the windshield when going over small bumps or cracks in the road this accrues at any speed the car also makes a rattling noise when it is first started and continues until the car warms up,this happens in warm or cool temperatures, also the rear door speakers are rattling and i do not listen to loud music the car has 7500 miles on it. *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.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. the battery warning indicator light illuminated and the flash and hazard lights malfunctioned. the dealer reprogrammed the computer; however, the failure continued. the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the current mileage was 42,000 and failure mileage was 25,000.

While the vehicle was under warranty, the rear wiper and the radio stopped functioning normally. the wiper did not work at all, and the radio was losing the sound when the engine was running but was normal when on acc. dealer re flashed the tipm and said if it ever happened again, i should disconnect the battery and hold the leads together for about five minutes and it should function normally again. a few months later, the rear wiper stopped and the radio began to fade out once again. i disconnected the battery as instructed but to no avail. both dealers i took my vehicle to have gone out of business. the nearest dealer is over 200 miles away. i have lived with this problem now for two years. now, mysteriously, the rear wiper has begun to function once again all by its self. the radio?.....not at all. i have been told that the tipm is probably at fault. i suggested that to the mechanic while my vehicle was still under warranty but i was assured that there was nothing wrong with the tipm so dodge would not replace the unit. this is the second time a dodge component of mine had failed while under warranty and dodge would not replace the unit. dodge would wait until after my vehicle(s) were out of warranty and at that point i was told the unit(s) needed replacement. is this some kind of scam that automobile dealers run? i feel that dodge should replace my tipm at no cost to me since i specifically noted this issue while the vehicle was still under warranty. *tr

I see that gm has finally issued a recall for their engines stalling and i'm wondering if chrysler ever will be held accountable for the same thing? there 2007 dodge caliber stalls with a flashing left light, which has been reported to chrysler, the nhtsa, and transport canada on numerous occasions but nothing is ever done about it. consumers are just left to fend for themselves and it's completely unacceptable. *tr

2007 dodge caliber have had this car since june 2006. in the 14 months i have had it on average it seems at least once a month i have to take time out of my schedule/work to go to the dealership drop it off and explain the same repeat problems. this not only takes time but i also have to make other arrangements for transportaion. the car has had a grinding type noise upon ignition since i bought it along with the engine constantly wanting to stall upon slow down or complete stops and then trying to accelorate again. this has caused me to nearly be rearended and or hit numerous times. each time i have had it in the service center i am told the grinding noise can not be detected. i pick the car up and no sooner than i get home and leave again it happens. as for the stalling i was told it was the power controll module and it was replaced and they considered it repaired. this was in january, it is september and still this is happening more and more often. i have had it back numerous times. there are many other problems with this vehicle that the service center has told me was'nt a problem or they have corrected and it continues. *tr

i just recently purchased a 2007 dodge caliber. it has been less than 30 days since i have had the car. the car was a nice vehicle, until one day coming home from heidelberg, germany. i was on autobahn 656 between heidelberg and mannheim. i was in the left lane driving about 70 k/hr. i went to turn on my headlights and as i did the entire dashboard panel went blank. all meters (odometer, tacometer, and speedometer) dropped to zero, but they quickly came back on. when they returned to normal, the transmission had shifted into neutral, causing me to nearly get rear-ended by a car traveling behind me. i was unable to shift back into drive. i changed lanes and got to the shoulder and shut off the car. when i shut it off and let it sit for about 5 minutes, i restarted the car and was able to put it back into drive. but when i had started the car, the malfunction light had turned on and would not extinguish. i was able to drive the car back to my apartment and let it be parked. when i returned to the house, i tried to restart it and the malfunction light had went out. my wife then drove the car back to the car lot on tuesday morning. i had talked to customer service, a one [email protected], i explained to him that i felt the car is an unsafe car. yes, i understand that you deserve the chance to fix the problem. but who is to say that the problem will be fixed correctly and that it won't happen again. what if my wife and myself don't find out that it wasn't perfectly fixed until it's too late. if i'm driving and i have an accident, do you want to be the one to explain to my family why you would not take my car on a return because it's unsafe? i have always purchased dodge vehicles. i don't like driving anything but a dodge. i don't blame anyone at miliatary car sales or even dodge. but i do not want this unsafe vehicle. our lives hang in your hands make us keep an unsafe car or let us return it today 13 oct ...

2007 dodge caliber 1.8 liter 5 speed stalls at idle in traffic or when coasting to a stop. when this happens power steering and brakes no longer work. i took it to the dealer and they found nothing. i almost ran into a wall the last time it stalled there is no warning, like you shut of the key. it will restart no problem but there is a potential for a rear end crash at stop lights. *nm

The first week i heard a hard & solid click noise coming from the rear of the vehicle 6-15-06. on 6-18-06 while in stand-still traffic the vehicles oil light lit up & chimed prior to the engine stalling & in neutral with the clutch to the floor. on 6-19-06 i took it in to the shop. john and i returned to the dealership 6-22-06 spoke with bob corlette about the multiple mechanical failures. we were told by bob that there is nothing that they can do. we spoke with david tindale (who provided the owners manual) & who reassured both of us that the problems would either be fixed or if they couldn't be fixed that they would be able to enact the lemon law & replace this car with a new one. i dropped the vehicle off the following week 6-26-06, len thomas said the stalling problem could not be duplicated. since picking up my vehicle, over the last 2 weeks the vehicle has still stalled at least 8-10 times. i received a call from lori at the dealership on a follow up to my service where she stated she too heard the clicking noise since she drove the vehicle. she also stated that the vehicle stalled on her while at a red light, but wrote it off to possibly her error and so this was not documented to service. on 7-12-06 w/ len thomas & david tindale to please call me back in reference to what lori stated about the stalling problem. i called and sp/ w david tindale & len thomas about these mechanical issues 7-13-06. i also followed up w/ a chrysler customer assistance request 7-13-06 file number 15156132. len thomas called after speaking with chrysler about the problems and found that there were 4 other 2007 dodge calibers in the us that have been exhibiting the same stalling problems. furthermore, while sitting idle in traffic my speedometer display races up to 20 mph and back to 0 and races to 40 mph and back to 0. this has now occurred approx. 6 times in the past few weeks. i reported this new mechanical failure to len thomas 7-20-06. *jb

At 200 miles, my car's engine started to rattle and my power lock had a short. i called and called the dealership until 1000 miles later they checked the problem. they gave me an excuse for the motor rattling was that there was such thing as winter and summer fuel and that i should change gasoline stations and brands to see if that would correct the problem. i followed their instructions and went practically all over town gashing up. i just had it checked again at 1527 miles, the noise got worst. the motor rattles when i accelerate and when it also reaches the regular temperature. in the morning when my engine is still cold it doesn't rattle but as soon as it reaches the regular temperature it starts rattling. my motor rattles a lot worst. yesterday at 1430 miles as i was waiting for the light to turn green, my car was going to stall. my rpm gauge went down and then went back up. i got the same excuse once again that it was the type of fuel and that there existed no repair for this problem. the service manager said "the car is working the way it was designed" and "it is all through computers now, dodge fixes the problems and sends us the software and we hook up to your car. in the mean time, there is no repair available and it will eventually get repaired". the only thing they did was add a mopar fuel additive but i still hear the noise. i have used regular, mid-grade, and premium and used different stations and fuel companies and the problem still exists. the rattling is so bad that not even with the ac full blast can you tune it out. as far as the power lock is concerned it was repaired, they said it had a short. the bad thing is that there are no other power locks but the only one on the driver side. as far as safety is concerned,you are unable to open the rear passenger doors or the rear door, as they have no power locks you have to do this manually. i had to teach my child to pull on the lock in order to open the door in the mean time this got fixed. *jb