2008 Dodge Caliber electrical system problems
59 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Dodge Caliber, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
I was on my way to work, headlights and dash lights started to flicker, all the indicator light on the dash came on. Smoke started coming in the vents into the vehicle went to stop, brakes grabbed for a second then went out completely, even shifting the vehicle to park did nothing. Stopped the vehicle by hitting guard rail called police, within minutes the entire front end was in flames.
Horn started going off randomly. Sometimes short bursts and sometimes long sustained honks. Took car to the dealer and was told the tipm is failing. Car has also just shut down while driving.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Dodge Caliber
- Suspension 113 complaints
- Body & structure 88 complaints
- Engine 56 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 36 complaints
- Steering 35 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Brakes 23 complaints