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| I have a new caliber R/T,about a 1000 miles on it now---I have noticed that after driving around town for about a 1/2 hour that the engine temp could be warmer. The gage doesn't even read half way. I took a small trip and the gage went to half way as in other cars I have had in the past. It has been around 15 degrees here and I know its cold, but the car should still warm up in an 1/2 hour . Just wondering if anybody else is experiencing something similiar or if there is a problem. It acts like maybe the thermostat is stuck open. The dealer said I should let it idle for about 15 min before driving... Thanks trans12 | |
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Replying to: trans12 (Feb 02, 2007 8:08 pm) temp guage have been a common thread amongst many owners. I have had my SXT 2.0L/CVT since August 06 and have never seen the temp indicate over half way,in the summer on hot days it would sit at 1/2 of the mark just below middle of guage markings,now with outside temps in the high teens it takes a while to get to that point. Having said that I have found my Caliber is one of the fastest warming DCX cars I have owned and that's been quite a few,but it does seem that below 20F the guage seems to take a while to reach mid range. If you warm up for 15 minutes that's a lot of gas, 4-5 minutes then drive it seems to work for me,I don't know where you are located geographically but Canadian Calibers come with block heaters and if you have one that maybe the answer. By the way to see if you have a block heater check between the fuse block(drivers side under hood) and the strut tower for an AC cord. |
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Replying to: trans12 (Feb 02, 2007 8:08 pm) Orig the dealer stated this was a normal condition and could not find a problem. Next cold morning I drove directly to the dealer and had the service manager drive the car and he finally agreed with me. TO date the dealer has replace both the primary and secondary thermostats and re-entered the codes. The problem still has not been corrected. The car is scheduled to go back to the dealer on Monday the 12th.. I have also contact Dodge and placed a formal complaint concerning this issue. IF anyone has had this problem corrected please let me know what they did to repair the situation. I will let you all know the outcome of my next service visit. IF YOU HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE I RECOMMEND YOU CONTACT DODGE  1-800-853-1403 and REGISTER THE PROBLEM.. Its the only way to get some action to correct this
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Replying to: ricerocket71 (Feb 07, 2007 1:48 pm) |
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I bought my Caliber in June 2006 and so far so good, no problems, yet. A week or so ago I noticed a tone sound and then a rapid tick-tick-tick sound from the passenger side of the engine after I turn off the car. Also, it has been a bit cold out here last month, and the car sounded a little loud in the engine. When I brought it to the dealer, the first thing they suggested was to change the oil. I found out to my surprise that my local mechanic did not read the oil cap during the last oil change in January and placed 10W-30 instead of 5W-20 in the engine. Yikes! The local dealer replaced the 10W-30 with the proper 5W-20 and the engine has quieted down (it is also 20 degrees warmer here now)but the strange tone and tick-tick-tick sounds is still happening. Did I just trash my engine?
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Replying to: snojeep (Mar 11, 2007 5:05 am) |
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Replying to: snojeep (Mar 11, 2007 5:05 am) |
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be cool if the manufacturer, in this case Dodge, would release some information to their dealer's service bays that would suggest what might be causing the "3 tick" sound. IIRC the Dodge Caliber is installed with the new "world" engine that was developed with Mitsubishi and Hyundai and DCX. The various manufacturers will tweak their world engine as they see fit but all 3 carmakers may even find some commonality here with this problem. Has anyone actually heard a satisfying suggestion from their dealer as to what this sound might be? Maybe it's OK and nothing is being damaged or nothing is wrong at all. I have a feeling that nothing is wrong at all with your Caliber motors. |
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I can completely relate to the engine stalling in neutral, and also my tacometer will go up and down when in neutral as well for no reason?? But my biggest problem is the door locks. I have manual locks, so I lock the door and shut the door and very often the door will not catch and will just pop back open. Of course I am just a crazy woman because the Gods of Service at our dealership say they can't see a problem and I am the only one that has this problem. Am I crazy or are there others here with the same problem? 
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Replying to: gone24now (Mar 11, 2007 9:46 pm) |
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