2007 Dodge Caliber problems
The 2007 Dodge Caliber has 1,396 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns suspension. Next are electrical system (15%) and body & structure (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,396 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 73 and 28
- Injuries and deaths
- 50 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 1,171 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 112 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 92 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 162 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 162 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 188 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 131 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 125 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 109 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 56 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 20 |
| 200k+ miles | 14 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,171 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 85,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (210 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 73 complaints mention a crash; 28 complaints mention a fire; 50 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Dodge Caliber with enough data (521 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was stopped at red light,I was rear ended at aprox.45MPH by SUV. The car started in fire at rear of car,flames touched to of car inside of car. After emptying a fire extinguisher,fire restarted 5 more times,each time using another extinguisher,fireman finally flooded car to stop the fire...just wondering if anyone else has had this happen? The muffler and gas tank arevery close,and were touching after impact..
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle began to pull to the left when the contact depressed the brake pedal. She attempted to correct the failure, but lost control of the vehicle and it began to swerve. The vehicle rolled over six times. Three passengers sustained cuts and bruises and the driver was airlifted to the hospital due to back injuries. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was under recall # 06v493000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module).
Vehicle was involved in a collision in which the front of the vehicle was totally destroyed. The drivers side airbag in the steering wheel did not deploy at all and the driver was injured by the steering wheel. Both driver and passenger were wearing thier safety belts and both were injured by the safety belts with large deep contusions and bruises.
My 2007 dodge caliber was diagnosed by an authorized service center to have a corroded engine cradle and a broken sway bar bracket. The car was deemed unsafe to drive by the servicing center, and I was given an estimate of $731 to repair it. At the time of the diagnosis, the car was only 7 years old with 75,825 miles on it.
Started vehicle which had been running perfectly fine, just got a oil change a few days prior. Started driving and the car starts sputtering like it was going to die. The etc symbol started to flash and car would only go 5-10 MPH when this happened I was already driving at 40MPH when the car just started to slow down to the 5 miles and sputter.