Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 69700 | ||
| Had to replace alternator and my airbag light continually comes on. my sister has the same problem with her dodge and hers is a different model.. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 58000 | ||
| My wife was in an accident today in her 2007 dodge caliber sxt. she was travleling about 35mph and another vehicle slid across the road in front of her and she hit the side of that truck with the front of her car. it done a significant amount of damage. it busted the front clip off the car and you could see the metal bumper behind the front clip which was severly bent toward the engine and did bust the radiator but no air bag deployment happened. she did rceive some brusing on her neck and shoulder from the seatbelt. | |||
| 11/28/2010 | 42000 | ||
| My passenger side air bag randomly disarms and my driver's side seatbelt comes undone often. sometime takes 2-3 times of trying to fasten seat belt to get it to secure. cruise control has also gone out. love my car, but not happy with all the problems popping up. it is only 4 years old. | |||
| 02/27/2011 | 41000 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a collision in which the front of the vehicle was totally destroyed. the drivers side airbag in the steering wheel did not deploy at all and the driver was injured by the steering wheel. both driver and passenger were wearing thier safety belts and both were injured by the safety belts with large deep contusions and bruises. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. the contact stated while driving at approximate speeds of 45 mph, another vehicle crashed into the passengers side of his vehicle at speeds of 20 mph. the air bags did not deploy upon impact. the contact was injured and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. the highway patrol arrived on scene and a police report was filed accordingly. the manufacturer was contacted but did not provide any assistance at that time. the contact was awaiting a response from the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were 50,000 | |||
| 08/07/2008 | 18000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. the contact stated that the air bag light stayed on indicating that there was a failure in the air bag system. if there was a crash the air bags would not deploy. the vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure and they were unable to duplicate or repair the failure. they have also replaced the air bags and the clock spring previously but the light has illuminated again. the contact stated that the light remained illuminated for six to eight weeks. the failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 36,000. | |||
| 04/26/2008 | 68000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving 65 mph in the right hand lane, the contact slammed on the brakes to avoid an animal in the road. all four wheels locked and the vehicle began to skid to the right. she attempted to turn the wheel to the left to avoid striking the embankment, but the vehicle continued to skid. she attempted to turn the wheel again, which caused the vehicle to roll over once before finally coming to a stop. there were no injuries and none of the air bags deployed. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed and could possibly be destroyed. the current and failure mileages were 68,000. | |||
| 07/24/2007 | 17000 | 1 | 04/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving 65 mph, another vehicle crashed into the rear passenger side door of the contact's vehicle. the crash caused the front driver side of the contact's vehicle to crash into a wall. the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and the driver suffered a whiplash. a police report was filed. as of july 25, 2007, the dealer has not inspected the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 17,000. | |||
| 03/26/2006 | 380 | 1 | 03/20/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 43mph, the vehicle was struck in the left front end which caused the vehicle to rollover twice and the airbags did not deploy. there was no pre-braking prior to impact. although the occupants were wearing seatbelts, minor injuries were sustained. the police were on the scene and a report was taken. due to the extensive damage, the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard to await inspection by the insurance adjustor. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/22/2010 | 88601 | ||
| Air bag light comes on and off | |||
| 03/30/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I purchased a 2007 dodge caliber i late spet of 2007 and te car was in fact used and checked by mechanics prior to sell. my first prblems started when the struts on the vechile started to leak causing several brake jobs tob needed because the mechanics at dodge failed to realize that this leakage was causing damage tomy pads.. on march 30 2010 while traveling at about 60mph on a poorly lighted road, i attempted to avoid a object in the road and upon moving into the other lane the car began to spin out and the car rolled over, my car cleared two lanes of traffic and at least 50 feet of median before it stopped rolling rightbfre hitting south bound traffic-- a blessng -- and as i turnd over and over my airbags never deployed, ever i had on previous occasion brought to dodge attetion that my airbag sensor goes on and off randomly on the passanger side and they replaced the sensor which did not fix anything, my car is totaledan my air bags dont go off. unacceptable | |||
| 07/05/2008 | 38082 | 1 | 02/18/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. while driving 50 mph, the contact attempted to answer a cell phone call and crashed into a telephone pole. the front driver's side air bag failed to deploy. the vehicle will be taken to the dealer for repair. the driver sustained injuries to the head, chest, and neck. the failure and current mileages were 38,082. updated 09/04/08 *bf updated 09/09/08. *jb | |||
| 04/14/2007 | 5000 | 4 | 12/30/2006 |
| I was involved in an auto accident . i was not at fault but i was t-boned and had the entire drivers side of my 2007 dodge caliber smashed in. not one air bag deployed. the car comes standard with pressure sensitive seats and side curtain air bags but they did not work. i had to be taken to the hospital. my head was slammed into the drivers side window and the window got broken. the car was only four months old. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||
| 04/17/2007 | 12000 | 4 | 04/12/2006 |
| My passenger side air bag light goes on and off indicating a failure. this light will at random go on and off. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 03/11/2007 | 0 | 6 | 02/01/2007 |
| Passenger's side airbag disabled itself randomly. *ak | |||
| 08/14/2006 | 1200 | 1 | 05/01/2006 |
| Passenger's side airbag disarms itself at random with or without occupant in psgr seat. dealer checked and calibrated seat sensor to no avail. dealer replaced airbag control module (ocm) and vehicle seems to be fixed. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 03/30/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I purchased a 2007 dodge caliber i late spet of 2007 and te car was in fact used and checked by mechanics prior to sell. my first prblems started when the struts on the vechile started to leak causing several brake jobs tob needed because the mechanics at dodge failed to realize that this leakage was causing damage tomy pads.. on march 30 2010 while traveling at about 60mph on a poorly lighted road, i attempted to avoid a object in the road and upon moving into the other lane the car began to spin out and the car rolled over, my car cleared two lanes of traffic and at least 50 feet of median before it stopped rolling rightbfre hitting south bound traffic-- a blessng -- and as i turnd over and over my airbags never deployed, ever i had on previous occasion brought to dodge attetion that my airbag sensor goes on and off randomly on the passanger side and they replaced the sensor which did not fix anything, my car is totaledan my air bags dont go off. unacceptable | |||
| 03/18/2007 | 7460 | 1 | 10/15/2006 |
| Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2007 dodge caliber with 7460 failure mileage at 10 mph, the vehicle was broadsided on the front driver's side door at 35 to 40 mph. the front driver's side air bag did not deploy. the vehicle was towed to the body shop. the vehicle had not been repaired. *ak | |||