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#72 of 88 Bought Used 07 Dodge Caliber, Issues From Start by ekr032

Jan 19, 2012 (3:33 am)

Bought my caliber in July 2011, it was an 07 SXT. When test drove it was 100 degrees outside, never tried heater, found out heater core was needed to be replaced. Found a guy to do it cheap. It works fine. The used car lot I bought it from wouldn't touch the car, said see if it still has its original warranty, which it doesn't. Well then the first freeze came, the car started, let it warm up, the check engine light and Electronic Throttle Control Indicator Light came on. Turned off the car, wouldn't restart. Towed it to Walmart for new battery, since it was soo badly corroded that the terminals broke. Now the check engine light doesn't go off unless it is above 50 degrees. Everything was fine until I was headed to work at 4am. Got to an intersection, stopped at light, it changed, went to accelerate, nothing. No rpm, nothing. Brake pedal has pressure on it, like it was jammed in or something. Let the car sit for half an hour, froze my ass off, it restarted. Couldn't go above 30mph without it kicking. Anyone have an idea? If not I am getting rid of this POS!!!

#73 of 88 Re: most here cant spell or talk [caliber3] by gary7878

Jan 25, 2012 (8:03 pm)

Replying to: caliber3 (Dec 28, 2011 1:00 pm)
let me tell u something i gave very good hard working money for my car n three day my car is falling apart i own my own business n town it from battery light coming on and staying on to the check eng.light staying on and now the car has a loud winding noise coming from it took it to auto zone today put the tester on it all looks good they say so now my car is n the shop and i dont even know what is wrong with it.i think it is a piece of junk and i owe 17,000 on it

#74 of 88 Re: Caliber Making a winding sound.!!!!! [tsurnick] by corod

Feb 09, 2012 (11:58 am)

Replying to: tsurnick (Dec 11, 2011 1:55 pm)
i had the same problem on my 09 sxt caliber. my problem was indeed the alt., turns out the fan blade inside the alt was breaking and rattling around inside of it. i got the alt replaced and after one week i was driving and the car just shut down on me. i got the car to start drove home took out the alt and unfortunately the same thing that happened to my first alt just happened to my new alt. im in the process of trying to bypass my compressor which i think is at the root of my problem..

#75 of 88 Engine shaking by tayc

Feb 21, 2012 (10:26 am)

I have an '07 Calibur that I purchased new in '06. I haven't had really that many problems with it. We replaced the alternator a couple of years ago and one of the headlights went out and we had problems getting the new one to work so we just hot wired the left light to the right one so the high and low beams would work. We have about 110,000 miles on it and it is still in good shape. But now it is shaking when we stop at a light. If I put it in neutral it stops shaking. I thought it might be something to do with the tranny but my tranny guy says it is something to do with the motor. He suggested checking the motor mounts (they are all fine), and we started thinking that it might be a pully arm tensioner or something. Anyone having the same problems?
BTW: I dont want to hear all the bitching, just looking for some intellegent input. Any suggestions?

#76 of 88 08 dodge caliber sounds like a lawnmower by lovedmykia

Jul 06, 2012 (10:16 am)

...going over rocks...
 
We had a local mechanic take a listen and he said it may just be one of the three pulleys. So 100$ later, we replaced all three pulleys and belt to no avail. Same noise and it's loud and constant. Called the dealership and checked for recalls and nothing. Looks like it's a new alternator for me and 400$ for the mechanics Hopefully this will fix the problem. I still owe 7000$ on the car and in reality, I want to drive it into a lake.

#77 of 88 Re: Dodge POS [jamacc] by msgreeneyes

Aug 09, 2012 (3:02 pm)

Replying to: jamacc (Oct 18, 2011 9:17 pm)
My Dodge Caliber is currently in the shop for the alternator. It begin to whine, just as you've stated in your complaint. The car has 74,000 miles on it. It does much more than whine, it almost sounds as if the engine has a serious knock when running. Has only gotten worse. Literally just took to dealership yesterday.
 My car also has the crunching or popping noise when turning..has since I bought it. It almost feels as if I'm going to lose control of the vehicle when making a turn quickly. NO one has been able to diagnose the popping noise at this point.

#78 of 88 Re: Dodge POS [msgreeneyes] by mik_yelnats

Aug 15, 2012 (7:22 am)

Replying to: msgreeneyes (Aug 09, 2012 3:02 pm)
My 2008 caliber was hesitating around 25 mph and 45 mph, sort of jerking. I looked in the owners manual and saw that the plugs should have been replaced at 30,000. This was bolded in the book, which meant it was a must, not a maybe. Well, my car was at 66,000 and as an original owner, I knew I'd never had the plugs replaced. So, I dropped it off, and asked them to check, and sure enough, the plugs were bad. They hadn't noticed when I dropped it off for inspection 2 months ago, though the recommended other non-critical things. So, check the plugs. They are supposed to be changed every 30,000 miles. If you haven't had them changed, it may be the source of your problem.

#79 of 88 Re: 08 dodge caliber sounds like a lawnmower [lovedmykia] by mjjohn

Sep 26, 2012 (12:21 pm)

Replying to: lovedmykia (Jul 06, 2012 10:16 am)
Hi. I am currently having the same issues. Could you please tell me if the alternator fixed the noise? Thank you very much and greatly appreciate it.

#80 of 88 06 Dodge Caliber Sxt by sarabjit1973

Nov 06, 2012 (11:53 am)

i am having problems with it starting up got new battery. starts up 1 day but not next day and never 2 days in a roll,jump starts fine every time dont know what to do next

#81 of 88 Re: 06 Dodge Caliber Sxt [sarabjit1973] by chryslergroup

Nov 07, 2012 (12:09 pm)

Replying to: sarabjit1973 (Nov 06, 2012 11:53 am)
Hi sarabjit1973,
 
Sorry to hear you are having a concern with your 2006 Dodge Caliber.
 
I checked for Technical Service Bulletins but could not find anything related to the concern you described. You may want to consider having the vehicle diagnosed by your local authorized Dodge Service Department or a trusted mechanic.
 
Lisa
Customer Care
Chrysler Group LLC

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