CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2007 Dodge Caliber has all kinds of suspension problems at relatively low mileage: typically 40-50,000 miles.
The most commonly reported problems are with ball joints & control arms going bad. Tie rods & leaking struts are also reported failing in the same mileage range.
Unfortunately all the suspension problems means some owners only find out after they notice their tires are ruined.
We've given the 2007 Caliber our worst rating because these problems happen at such low mileage, & it involves a wide range of apparently defective parts. With most other cars, major suspension work is pretty rare under 50,000 miles.
It started with the airbag default light, then the passenger airbag disabled light and then all the lights goes on and off, along with the odometer and the speedometer that goes to 0 and then back to my current speed. This problem occurs idle or on the road.
Then when I turn on a flasher, it will work then stop working for a second then back on, seconds later goes off, vice versa... pretty annoying when on the road!
I know that the problem will occur when I'm listening to the radio and suddenly the feed is interrupted, then back on, then interrupted again, and again, most of the time, the sound doesn't come back at all. The radio still functioning, as the time and the radio station still displayed. Samething on the aux.
Last evening, it got worse. The car didn't want to start at all. When I was turning the ignition on, nothing happened, not even the starter doing his work... Then suddenly, the car auto-lock engaged, and disengaged. Hell, even when I opened the door, the alarm bell was working, no key into the ignition nor turned on lights....
Today, we scanned the car, the only code that showed was P0462... I checked it out and it refer to the Fuel Level sensor. Does it make any sense ?!
At only 72,000 Kms, the malfunction indicator light is already going on. I don't trust the Dodge dealership / mechanics enough to take it there for diagnostic testing.
- Lauren W.,
Edmonton, AB, canada
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It started with the airbag default light, then the passenger airbag disabled light and then all the lights goes on and off, along with the odometer and the speedometer that goes to 0 and then back to my current speed. This problem occurs idle or on the road.
Then when I turn on a flasher, it will work then stop working for a second then back on, seconds later goes off, vice versa... pretty annoying when on the road!
I know that the problem will occur when I'm listening to the radio and suddenly the feed is interrupted, then back on, then interrupted again, and again, most of the time, the sound doesn't come back at all. The radio still functioning, as the time and the radio station still displayed. Samething on the aux.
Last evening, it got worse. The car didn't want to start at all. When I was turning the ignition on, nothing happened, not even the starter doing his work... Then suddenly, the car auto-lock engaged, and disengaged. Hell, even when I opened the door, the alarm bell was working, no key into the ignition nor turned on lights....
Today, we scanned the car, the only code that showed was P0462... I checked it out and it refer to the Fuel Level sensor. Does it make any sense ?!
- g-thibo, Montreal, QC, canada