CarComplaints.com Notes: Marginal side crash test ratings from the IIHS.

5.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
64,350 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

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2012 Dodge Caliber windows / windshield problems

windows / windshield problem

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2012 Dodge Caliber Owner Comments

problem #2

Jul 172017

Caliber

  • Automatic transmission
  • 90,000 miles

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

This is the 5-6 issue I have had with this car. The car has blatant electrical issues. I purchased the car in 2012 with like 14 miles on it. It has been maintained regularly. Yet, in 2013 the battery that Dodge put in my car when they sold it to me somehow cracked & the acid destroyed my battery carrier, and some other parts. That was a several hundred dollar replacement.

Next, the car was deprogramming the key so my car would not start (no one has ever diagnosed the exact issue), so I am forced to unhook my battery to reset my car so it will work. Next, in 2015-2016 the crankshaft sensor went out on my while I was on the highway. I barely managed to coast the vehicle to the side of the highway without getting killed by a tractor trailer.

It took Dodge 2-3 weeks to even diagnose the issue, and another couple weeks to fix it. Moreover, every issue I've had with this car is "not covered under the warranty." Additionally, there were 2 recalls that Dodge had to fix while my car was in the shop last time. Now, my front passenger window will not roll up. It rolls down just fine, but will not go back up.

This is the worst vehicle I have ever owned. It was suppose to last me through law school, but it won't. I am so frustrated with this purchase.

- Asya M., Atlanta, US

problem #1

Mar 042014

Caliber SE 2.0L

  • Manual transmission
  • 38,700 miles

I just bought my car as a certified used car I live in a small town nearly 200 miles from the dealership, and although I had 3000 miles or three months for the anything to go wrong, it did and I only had 100 miles left on my warranty which excluded me from getting it fixed because I lived to far from the dealership. Now I have what I believed to be a great new car to me that is already falling apart. I saved for a long time to buy this car and am disabled so this is very upsetting because this is not the only problem I am having with the car. i don't understand how they certified this car with so many things going wrong.

- Annie P., Brookings, OR, US

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