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.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
8 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
72,758 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2007 Dodge Caliber suspension problems

suspension problem

Find something helpful? Spread the word.
Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2007 Dodge Caliber:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

2007 Dodge Caliber Owner Comments (Page 11 of 11)

« Read the previous 20 complaints

problem #1

Aug 292006

Caliber 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 350 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchased a 2007 Dodge Caliber SE from jim cogdill Dodge in knoxville Tennessee on August 23rd, 2006. This vehicle has a vibration at 60-75 mph. I have had the car in the shop on three separate occasions and the service manager has told me he believes that it is the tires; however they are telling me that I would have to purchase new tires for this vehicle to fix the problem. I first reported this to the dealer on August 29th, and it was told to me that the tires were out of balance. After their attempt to balance them I then drove the vehicle and it still had a vibration. They then told me that they would order me a new tire (because they believed that one of them was bad). When the tire arrived I brought the vehicle back and they replaced the tire. This did not fix the problem so they started taking tires and rims off of other 2007 Dodge Caliber SE that they had on the lot. This did not fix the problem either. On Friday, September 1st I left the car with gary sergeant (the service manager at jim cogdill Dodge) and he later called and told me that they were unable to fix the car because there was not an issue with it. He stated, "this is a characteristic of this particular vehicle and the only thing that I could do was to upgrade to another model." He stated he drove three other Dodge Caliber SE's and they all did the same thing. When I went back to the dealership they had me drive another SE model and he was correct when he said they do the same thing. I then drove a SXT model and it did not. The only difference between them was the tires and rims (as far as drivablity is concerned). I ask him about upgrading tires and rims and they told me I would not be able to, I ask about upgrading to SXT model and they said I would have to eat the loss because my car is now considered used. The fact that the SE model of Caliber are all have this so called characteristic does not make it a legitimate reason for them not to fix the car.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

Not what you are looking for?