I was just at the dealer mechanic for an oil change and asked about a slight pull to one side when stopping. after doing the oil change he cam back with a list of things the most significant of which was a that the front sub-frame was rotted out, as well as the rear bumper metal under the plastic cover. They gave me an estimate for the repairs exceeding $7000. Then I came home an researched this problem and find its common on these calibers from 2007-2012 and is a known problem!? but no recall was ever issued! There was a "Customer Satisfaction Notification X69" Which I never received. I have also had the vehicle into the dealer other times recently and was never informed of this issue which couldn't have possibly happened over night.
2010 Dodge Caliber suspension problems
26 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 105,000.
- owner complaints
- 26
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- typical mileage
- 105,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Subframe/mounting bracket1
At what mileage
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Dodge Caliber suspension problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2010 Dodge Caliber suspension
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2010 Dodge Caliber owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Severe rust to vehicle frame COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE, no accident. Rust has corroded frame despite normal use and normal care. Vehicle hasn't reached 75k miles yet, and the frame is failing. How is this not a recall?
The contact's daughter owns a 2010 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at various speeds, she heard an abnormal sound and felt a vibration in the rear end of the vehicle. The contact stated that he had also noticed the failure while test-driving the vehicle. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear cross member was severely rusted and had fractured. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 77,200.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that while making a right turn at 10 MPH, the vehicle kept turning. The vehicle was steered into a parking lot where it was observed that the passenger’s side front axle had separated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the cross member needed to be replaced due to corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.
Subframe rusty and broke while driving car went left almost causing a head on coalition
Noticed the vehicle was making creaking and grinding sounds from the rear suspension. This forcing the car to struggle to reverse. Noticed a large portion of the rear suspension/subframe was rusted and was cracking.
I took my car to my repair man he was trying to see why my tires had the steel treads showing and the car shaking. Once up on the lift he found the subframe was rusted out. He ordered a new frame which took all my savings. He was surprised I made it off the expressway without an accident.
I forgot to tell you that the control arms on both sides and lower ball joints on both sides went bad because of the rotted frame on the car where the A frame sits is loose because of the rotted frame I grew up at the beach area and we never had rotted frames on any of the cars that we had dodge should have told people about the rotted frames and they are responsible that's how I feel about it what's it going to take for them to be held accountable people don't need to die or get serious injured because they did nothing about the rotted frames they should have been able to recall the cars they sold and said something about the frames getting rotted
I went to mavis to get new tires for my car they showed me the frame car is not repairable and they showed me the back frame under neith the car and also showed me the rotted frame that's 2 places that's rotted I hope dodge dealer will replace the rotted frames some one can get killed because of the rotted frames and I think dodge should recall the cars and put new frames on their cars for free
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge caliber. The contact stated that the entire subframe was rusted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 186,807.
Questions about the 2010 Dodge Caliber suspension
Does the 2010 Dodge Caliber have suspension problems?
Owners have filed 26 complaints about the suspension of the 2010 Dodge Caliber, 17% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2010 Dodge Caliber suspension problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 105,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Dodge Caliber suspension?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Dodge Caliber have bad suspension?
The Dodge Caliber model years with the most suspension complaints are 2007 (255 complaints), 2008 (113 complaints) and 2009 (61 complaints).
Other 2010 Dodge Caliber problems
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