Had creaking noises from front end, as I was inspecting noticed the front crossmember severely rusted with holes. Did a google search and found numerous complaints. Also found a campaign from dodge stating there was an extended warranty on both the rear and front subframes/cross members. I had already replaced the rear. I contacted dodge and was told there are no longer any campaigns or recalls that are active for my caliber. I stated that the front sub frame has rusted beyond its life and my vehicle has less than 145k miles. I also asked if they would provide assistance in its repair as it is a major safety hazard. They replied with, since all warranties are expired and no recalls are in effect, they would not help or provide any assistance with any repairs.
2007 Dodge Caliber steering complaints
Page 2 of 4: complaints 11 to 40 of 98, newest first, as owners wrote them.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While operating the vehicle, the front suspension and steering wheel suddenly shook and vibrated. In addition, the steering column made a popping noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front section of the subframe experienced severe rust and corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The failure mileage was 98,000.
I bought a 2007 dodge caliber from a young man come to find out he only paid $325 off of a car lot he has a dealers license and he was the only owner before me and did not tell me about the struts, there was a recall on them also has bad sensors ( gas, engine coolant and PCM internal sensors) sold the car knowingly and did not get the recalls done when needed I need something done I have five children and one grandchild who are at risk me driving and having a wreck. I do not have a document about my struts but I have had it looked at by several mechanics
Front and rear cross members as per x58 and revision x59 rusted notice sent july 14th 2014 to have inspected for rust dealership inspected and found no rust reinspected august 23 2018 rust found dealership stated out of extended warranty x58 no goodwill assistance available cause of extended warranty expiration.
I was changing the oil of my wife 2007 dodge caliber when I looked over and saw that the lower control arm was completely almost completely cracked through the middle portion of it. A day prior my wife mentioned that the car was driving a little weird. This could have been extremely dangerous for my wife and other motorist if it failed on the public roads.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving in a parking lot, the front driver's side wheel detached from the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a light pole. The air bags deployed. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (canandaigua chrysler dodge jeep, 2591 rochester rd, canandaigua, ny 14424) where it was diagnosed that the control arm failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired due to the crash; therefore, the contact would be responsible for the repair cost. The failure mileage was 130,000. *see voq 11090513*
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving 30 MPH, an abnormal noise was heard underneath the vehicle coming from the rear driver's side wheel. In addition, the steering wheel vibrated. The contact drove the vehicle home. The contact was able to inspect the vehicle and noticed rust on the crossmember. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000.
I have replaced both front struts both sway bar links passengers side front lower control arm and bushings (ball joints) still here something hitting and while driving the car goes where it wants in steering goes into other lanes to oncoming vehicles have to pull back onto my lane like it looses steering
Sub frame rust on 42,000 mile car, will not pass pa state inspection. Steering rack not securely attached to sub frame. Car steers erratically
My car horn, lights, power windows will not work and the car will not start the car stopped without warning and my lights when off. Now the car does not turn on at all after getting a tow truck to my mechanic he stated that my power train module needed to be re program but he could not do it so I had to get another tow truck to take the car to the dealer which told me I have to replace my tipm @ $1700. Plus tax. Too expensive this s/b cover by dodge this was scary for my car to stopped while I was driving I could have kill myself and someone else I already paid over $200. In tow trucks
Took car in for inspection and was told by mechanic that the frame was shot, totally rusted out and could break anytime.
I was driving my vehicle on our county road, and lost control because the car quickly and sharply veered off to the right towards the ditch. The cause is the sub frame assembly was badly corroded and the control arm assembly broke free from of the frame. We had the vehicle inspected on a recall two years ago to be checked for a corroded crossmember. We were not informed of any problem down then with the sub frame. It was very frightening, and had I been going faster I don't know if I'd be here today. It's in the repair shop now. This occurred today, august 22, 2017.
The front end makes all kinds of noises. Locks dont work cant open trunk.head lights work when they want to.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving 30 MPH, a noise was heard under the rear and front of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was rust on the subframe, which damaged the rack and pinion. The contact was informed that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 106,070.
Thought I had a loose belt called dealership where I bought car told to dodge dealership I did that $90.00 service fee said I needed new alternator $1,086.00, I could not afford that took it to america's they said for $615.00 replace then they called and said need all new tie rods well that would bring it to $1077.00. I could only get a loan for $1,000.00 so the tie rods I cannot get. After the dodge dealership had my car when they gave it back to me that car was running so bad and shaking which it never did. I bought the car I had 70,000 that was 3 1/2 years ago now I only $75,000 miles on car. My car always ran smooth on highways and city streets . There was just a noise on my car. The car ran great. People could hear the noise also as I am deaf so I could barely hear noise with my hearing aid on. I had the car inspected just a few months ago and passed inspection they drove the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, the power steering failed almost causing a crash. The contact stated that the engine cradle was severely rusted, as well as the driver's side ball joint. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.
Where do I start! From day one we have had issues with this car. Cruse control didn't work, brought back to dealer the first week to be fixed. One month later, front speaker went out, another trip to the dealer speaker was replaced. At 34,611 miles, car was stuck in park, would not shift at all. Towed to dealer, replaced stop lamp. At 35,031 miles, front end making loud knocking noise, you guessed it, another trip to dodge, lower control arms replaced. Skipping to january of 2017, car now has 124,000 miles loud crunching sound coming from front driver side. Thought oh, another ball joint needs replacing, which has been replaced in january of 2016, along with more control arms, sway bar link, and struts, about $1200.00 in all. Took this pile of crap to local merlin's shop, showed me the rotted cross member with large holes in it, completely rotted through, back cross member was in bad shape as well. Absolutely disgusted with this car, traded it in for a 2011 chevy and got $ 500.00 which was pretty generous. How could dodge not recall this issue, my wife would drive this 5 days a week 40 miles a day on the highway, lucky she could of been injured or worse, she always said the front end was not right, this has been rusting out for years. I guess safety is not a priority with their customers, they never sent any warning out to have this checked out. I will never ever buy another chrysler/dodge or jeep product.
At less than 10 miles per hour the rear suspension failed while turning on to a public highway. The drivers side wheel on the back is ready to fall off it is laying against the coil spring. The car is no longer drivable. This is all within close proximity to the fuel tank also and in my opinion could be a puncture risk also. The car has 106779 miles on it ,one owner with no collision repairs ever performed and no undercarriage damage ever. Chrysler is performing repairs on select vehicles with the same problem but refuse to repair this one. Had this failure occurred at highway speed it is possible the results could have been catastrophic. This vehicle is less than 9 years old and has seen very little winter weather and has never been in a salt air environment. I see no difference in this problem and the one associated with toyotas truck frames of several years ago. Please help before someone dies from this problem.
2007 caliber. 30,068 miles on car and lower control arms are bad and need to be replaced. Noise in front end.mechanic said borderline failure
Driving 15-20 MPH in residential subdivision car veered radically to the right independent of steering striking parked vehicle. Right front tire turned right beyond maximum and is pinned against wheel well. Left front tire straight and aligned properly with steering wheel. Right tie rod bent 180 degrees with threaded portion bent parallel to it's self. Obvious catastrophic failure of steering/suspension on right front side of vehicle that had the failure occurred at highway speeds death of serious injury would likely have resulted. The vehicle is a one owner dodge caliper with 33,827 miles, serviced regularly at fair oaks dodge, chantilly va
Unable to steer after swerving to avoid a collision while in an interstate highway.
Husband was driving our 2007 dodge caliber making a u-turn and noticed a jerk in the steering. Proceeded to drive to our complex as it was only two miles away. Made a second u-turn and same thing happened. Once in our complex and proceeded to go over the first speed bump. The car stopped with the front driver side dropped. He exited the car to see what happened and noticed the subframe had snappened in half and was rusted beyond extreme.
Sub frame was so rusted it affected the steering, motor mount collapsed into the sub frame, lower control arm was almost separated from the frame. I was traveling at about 65 MPH on the n.y. Thruway when I started having problems with the steering . When I arrived home I investigated and found the car was so unsafe I couldn't drive it again until sub frame was replaced. I saved the frame that was removed from the vehicle if needed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving 55 MPH, the horn independently activated and the steering wheel seized. All the warning lights on the instrument cluster illuminated and the gauges and meters provided inaccurate readings. The vehicle stalled as it veered into a ditch. In addition, the contact noticed smoke underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,023.
I bought this car used with a 90 day full warranty and 2 year power train. In the first 90 days I took the car back to toyota used lot who in turn took it to dodge to investigate the loose steering and also the stalling issues. Dodge repeatedly said nothing is wrong. To date, a year later, they wont fix the fuel pump which I have learned is a known issue on this model/year and causes stalling. I have stalled on the freeway and have children.... Its very upsetting.
The front cross member is rusted through so bad you can put your hand in side we bought the car last year. Now as we take it to the mechanics to get allignment he gave us the bad news about this. What I don't understand is why this most important part is rusted so bad while the parts around it isn't. I've got to come up with 1250 dollars for parts and labor. Why no recall on this there is no warning of this part fails and while we're driving and it breaks well. Crash and die . So dodge this is what you do to your customers. I'm so what I can to get the word out.
Brakes on this vehicle are no good, very hard to stop. Ball joints no good steering on this vehicle is not safe either I have noticed all the recalls and complaints.
At 132000 miles, I am replacing both control arms for the fourth time on my 2007 dodge caliber sxt 2.0l, no to mention the numerous cv boots and ball joints. With the numerous complaints I have seen online, it is surprising that no recall efforts (at least seemingly) have been made for such a dangerous and costly defect. I implore your company, please investigate the concerns and having chrysler-dodge fix their errors!!! Even my mechanic informed me that the length of the arm is just short enough to create continual issues. This isn't right. As a result of so many repairs on this vehicle, I will never own a chrysler-dodge product again. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Front of vehicle started to shake and drivers side front made creaking noise. Took vehicle to dealer and they stated front struts and components were bad as well as drivers side ball joint. Vehicle was repaired however there is vibration in the steering and the vehicle pulls hard right. Also front end makes a lot of noise. Dealer performed front wheel alignment and balanced tires but problem is still there and mechanics can't find the issue. Vehicle is unsafe to drive and am very afraid to drive it especially since I'm disabled with young children. There are numerous complaints about the suspension issues with these cars and the problems need to be fixed before someone gets seriously injured or killed. Can't understand why nothing is being done after all of these complaints have been made by so many. This is why people don't buy american cars anymore. Foreign manufacturers will actually recall vehicles and stand behind their products.
My wife was driving my car heard a squealing noise and could not control the car. The steering seemed very lose. She was by a garage and stopped and left the car there. Today they looked at the car and send the undercarriage was shot and could not be fixed.. Can chrysler be notified of this and should we get a second opinion? Its a good thing this happened on a back road with no traffic or my wife could have been seriously injured.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2007 Dodge Caliber?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history