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2007 Dodge Caliber electrical system problems

205 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 Dodge Caliber, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
205 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 179 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 6
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 Dodge Caliber Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 22 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 40 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 18 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 20 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 24 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 9 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 179 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles13
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles22
80k to 100k miles40
100k to 120k miles18
120k to 140k miles20
140k to 160k miles24
160k to 180k miles9
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 179 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 6 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving at very low speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the ABS would erroneously activate causing the braking distance to be extended. The contact also indicated that the check engine sensor light illuminated. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failures. In addition, the contact experienced various electrical failures. The driver side window would open, but would not roll up to close allowing rain to enter into the vehicle.

Reported at 156,000 miles, September 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. The contact stated that the front driver side headlight failed to illuminate. In addition, the air bag and brake warning indicators illuminated and the horn and windshield wipers would only operate intermittently. The dealer stated that the totally integrated module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

Reported at 114,000 miles, January 2013

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