2007 Dodge Caliber

HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE EASY FOR THE CONSUMER AND COMPANY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE LOW BEAM PROBLEM THAT CAUSING LOT OF OWNERS TO REPAIRS COST OF 100 OF 900 DOLLARS. THIS IS A ECONOMY SAFETY ISSUE THAT INCREASE PRESSURE OF THE OWNERS WHO DO NOT AFFORDS SUCH A COSTLY REPAIRS AND DRIVE IN PRESSURE -- ALSO A ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. ONE SMALL PROBLEM CAN CAUSE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. DO NOT LET COMPANY GET OUT OF EASY EXCUSE THAT UNDER NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD MAKE CREAKING NOISES UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AND FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE OWNER'S REGULAR REPAIR SHOP FOR STATE INSPECTION AND REPORT THE CREAKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, FRONT END AREA. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE CREAKING NOISE AS A RUSTED OUT ENGINE CARRIER AND ALSO A WORN OUT RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THIS AUTOMOBILE MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SAME CONDITION. THE ENGINE CRADLE AND RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ARE VITAL COMPONENTS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. BEING THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE MAJOR REPAIR, THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD DESIGN AND IMPROVE THESE COMPONENTS TO RESIST RUST AND WEAR AND LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE CARRIER RUST PROBLEM AND RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL.

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-40 WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FROM MEMPHIS, TN TO JAMESTOWN, TN. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY DRIVING PROBLEMS, THE CAR DROVE FINE. I TOOK IT IN TO ADVANCE AUTO AND HAD THEM RUN THE OBD2 ON IT. IT PULLED 4 CODES AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... P2006 INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER- STUCK CLOSED. I ALREADY CHANGED THAT PART ON 6/6/15 P1607 POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE - INTERNAL SHUTDOWN. P0722 OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR P0717 TURBINE INPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR NOW AS I SAID, MY CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THESE SENSORS ARE SHOWING UP. WHAT CAN I DO TO RESET THE CODES, I ALREADY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND LEFT IT OVER NIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. BASED ON RESEARCH CONDUCTED, AND SIMILAR ISSUES FOUND DURING THE RESEARCH, ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PART ISN'T WEATHER PROOF WHEN IT CONTROLS SO MANY VITAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. WITH ALL THE ISSUES I'M ALSO SHOCKED TO KNOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS SAME STYLE PRODUCT IS USED IN MULTIPLE DODGE VEHICLES AND OTHER CHRYSLER / JEEP VEHICLES. THOSE VEHICLES ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE.

UPON DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, I NOTICED A HORRIBLE NOSE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. AS THE DAYS PROGRESSED, THE NOSE HAD BECOME WORSE. I HAD ASSUMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUTS AND HAD THEM REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. MY FATHER IN LAW, A MECHANIC, SAW THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME CROSS MEMBER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AMOUNT RUST ON THE SUB FRAME AND THE HIGH RISK OF THE CROSS MEMBER BREAKING THUS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THE A/C UNIT IS LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THE CROSS MEMBER. THIS UNIT IS LEAKING WATER ONTO THE SUB FRAME THUS CAUSING THE PART TO RUST.

PLEASE FIND THE ENCLOSED PICTURES AND AN INVOICE FOR THE COST OF LABOR TO REPAIR MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER (CONTACT WITH EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS.) THE PART WAS A K-BAR, WHICH ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN THIS DISREPAIR WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES. I AM PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A MECHANIC WHO IS ALSO A MAINE STATE INSPECTION STATION TO HAVE FOUND THIS DEFECTIVE PART ON MY VEHICLE THIS PREVENTING A SERIOUS SITUATION TO DEVELOP. MY UNDERSTANDING IS TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THIS SIMILAR PART FOR REPAIR. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND CONCERNS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK-YOU *TR

IR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2013. NEW A/C COMPRESSOR INSTALLED, BUT A/C CLUTCH FELL OFF FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE COMPRESSOR FAILURE, (WHICH ONE WAS NOT REFERENCED) THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE A/C COOLANT LINES AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SERVICE ADVISER STATED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND THAT I WILL BE UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE DEFROST DUE TO THIS AND IT IS THE SNOWIEST TIME OF THE YEAR. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE, AS VEHICLE AND PART ARE NOW BOTH OUT OF WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT PART ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD TO ENGAGE EITHER DEFROST OR A/C IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE REPLACEMENT FAILED AND THE CLUTCH BROKE OFF. USING THE DEFROST COULD RESULT IN THE UNIT OVERHEATING, CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE OR OTHER FAILURE.

WITH ONLY 38,550 MILES ON MY CAR (WHICH HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR) I HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, MY MECHANIC (WHO HAS BEEN THE ONLY MECHANIC I HAVE USED FOR OVER 10 YEARS) TOLD ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO TOTALLY SHOT & HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THE DANGER I WAS PUTTING MYSELF & OTHERS IN, HAD HIM DO THE BALL JOINTS THE NEXT DAY. THESE 2 PARTS SEEMED TO NEED REPLACEMENT WAY BEFORE THEY SHOULD HAVE. THE DEALERSHIP HERE (SERVICE PERSON/AL) TOLD ME SINCE I WAS OVER MY 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, (AND HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN 2 YEARS) THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BY MY MECHANIC, I STOPPED AT THE BANK. THERE I SAW ANOTHER DODGE CALIBER PULL IN. WHILE IN THE BANK, I SPOKE WITH THAT DRIVER. SHE TOLD ME SHE JUST HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS DONE ALSO. IM NOT SURE WHAT YEAR HER CAR WAS BUT IT APPEARED TO BE NEWER THAN MINE! WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE CARS? SHOULDN'T THE DEALER HAVE HAD A LITTLE MORE INTEREST WHEN MY ACTUAL MILEAGE WAS ONLY 2000 OVER THE WARRANTY. THEY KEPT POINTING OUT THAT THE CAR WAS OVER 5 YEARS OLD & ONLY HAD A 3 YEAR WARRANTY. TO ME THAT HAS NO SIGNIFICANCE...THE MILEAGE IS WHAT CONCERNS ME. I HOPE OTHERS WILL TAKE NOTE & BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF CHRYSLER BEFORE THERE ARE RELATED ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS. I DID TRY TO FIND A NUMBER ONLINE TO CALL CHRYSLER, ONLY TO COME UP WITH SALES...I WOULDN'T BUY ANOTHER! PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY ACTIONS TAKEN. THANK YOU *TR