Problems with 2008 Dodge Caliber ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge caliber. the contact stated that while driving, the vehicle made a clucking noise. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic. the failure was located at the rear tie rod and strut having defective material. the ignition also failed and could not be turned. the rear tie rod strut and ignition was replaced. the vehicle was repaired but continued exhibiting a noise from the rear. the approximate failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 74,176.

Horn defect on 2008 dodge caliber. horn does not work despite 3 attempts to repair by dealer. purchased at heritage ford in corydon, indiana and repaired by gerdon chrysler/dodge in corydon. horn sounds on first push, then will not sound for several hours or days when pushed. *tr

Had car in park. started vehicle and starter kept trying to turn over. stopped car and took key out, starter kept going. started car again and drove 30 feet while starter is turning over and smoke was coming into vehicle. vehicle then stopped and engine died. the vehicle ended up stopped in the middle of a four lane main road. lights were on and battery was still working. could not start car. police were called due to vehicle being inoperative. towed to dealer, where they ran tests on new starter after it was replaced. was told all tests passed and the original was a bad starter. on march 18, 2010 engine was starting to make similar sounds and vehicle tried starting without a key in ignition. the only way to stop this, was to pull wire off the battery. *tr

After purchasing my dodge caliber in february or 2008 i noticed the gas gauge was not consistently accurate. it took a total of 6 months for schaefer and strohminger to "fix" it. i called them afterwards to tell them it was better but not completely correct and they put me off several times. they said they would call the engineer and follow up with me. that never happened even after the ceo of the vehicle maintenance department told me i met the lemon law requirements. during this time the car began to hesitate from time to time when starting. i also asked them about that problem. they could not figure out the problem after having it in the shop twice. about a year later the car wouldn't start and left me stranded at work. it was towed to the nearest dealership. i called ahead to talk to the mechanic who knew exactly what my problem was because he'd had several others need to be replaced already in the caliber. it was the wireless control module. while still under warranty they replaced it. it's been a few months now and the car has hesitated while starting 4 times already. obviously there is a fault in the wireless control module unit they are using. finally, i'm taking it back to have them check the water in the driver's side tail light and wet carpet behind the driver's side seat. i'm very dissatisfied with this car and do not plan on buying from dodge or schaefer and strohminger again. *tr