2010 Dodge Caliber problems
The 2010 Dodge Caliber has 246 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns electrical system. Next are air bags (13%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 246 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 177 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 | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 31 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 31 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 16 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 177 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 78,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (28 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 20 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Dodge Caliber with enough data (97 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
On october 3rd 2018, I had an accident hitting the car in front of me after being hit from behind. My airbag did not open
Tl* the contact rented a 2010 dodge caliber from a local vehicle rental company. While driving at speeds of 50 MPH, the vehicle crashed and the air bags did not deploy upon impact. There were three reported injuries and both the police and medical units arrived on scene. A police report was filed accordingly. The vehicle was towed to the vehicle rental company. The current and failure mileages were 3,000. Updated 08/12/10 updated 08/18/10
I was traveling at approximately 40 MPH when I lost consciousness due to adverse reaction to a prescribed medication. Approached retro-style pickup truck stopped at red light & because of being unconscious didn't apply brakes to slow down & stop. Frontal crash into rear end of stopped vehicle. Airbags didn't deploy nor did seatbelt engage to prevent me from being thrust forward face first into steering wheel. Incurred significant damage to front teeth & neck/back strain. Was informed by chrysler corp.
My car started to suddenly slow down on the highway. I have had 4 incidents where when the car is on accelerated speed suddenly slow down. Am still paying loan on the car and I have maintained service on it.I feel I maybe in danger as the car is now a safety hazard. I have researched online and saw that other people have had the same problems. I have contacted dodge corporate twice and was given case number 26243890 on phone and case number 26233972 on email.
While driving my car my transaxle overheating light will illiminate. My car will slow down and not keep the speed up. I have to pull over until the light goes out then I can continue my driving but it will do it all again 10 miles down the road. This happens about an hour after driving it on the highway at 70 MPH I was just on a trip 2 hours from home. In a 30 minute time frame I had to pull over 6 times because of this. I have not taken it to the dealership and it has not been fixed.