2011 DODGE CALIBER
271 complaints filed with NHTSA.
NHTSA Safety Rating
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 36 |
| SUSPENSION | 29 |
| ENGINE | 26 |
| SEAT BELTS | 25 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 24 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 21 |
| POWER TRAIN | 16 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 13 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 13 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 11 |
| STEERING | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| WHEELS | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
Recalls (2)
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber and 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot, Compass and Dodge Avenger vehicles. The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pret
STEERING:COLUMN
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011DODGE JOURNEY, JEEP WRANGLER, CHRYSLER 200, CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE, DODGE AVENGER, DODGE NITRO, JEEP LIBERTY, DODGE CALIBER, JEEP COMPASS, JEEP PATRIOT, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUIL
Recent Complaints
I've got a 2011 Dodge Caliber Mainstreet and during my drive home from work around 3:30am my headrest out of nowhere popped, hitting me in the back of the head and neck. There are 0 warning lights/codes present. I did not make any harsh accelerations or break, nor did I turn wildly. I was already settled into a lane on the highway and had already come to posted speed (60 mph) I was on I-610 West heading home and thankfully there were very few vehicles on the highway. Otherwise I probably would h
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND JUMPED A DITCH AND STRUCK A POLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS PUSHED UP TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BEND THE STEERING WHEEL BY IMPACT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY POINT DURING THIS.*DT*JB THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 180,000
SO I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICAL IN MY PASSION AFTER MY STEP FATHER DIED IK BOUT IT WITH 160,000 IN IT AND 6 MONTHS LATER IT BREAKS COME TO FIND OUT IT'S THE X69 NO I'M OUT A VEHICAL IT'S STILL IN MY POSSESSION AND SOMEONE ELSE GOT PAID ON IT AND FOR IT TO GET FIXED.CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS . THE CTOSSFRAME BROKE ON ME AND I DONT HAVE ANY MONEY FOR THE OTHER PARTS THAT TOTALED OUT TO BE 2,200 THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AS IT'S ONLY BEEN IN MY POSSESSION FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTH AND AT 160
Mileage: 150,000
FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE (FRONT AND BACK SEAT) ARE WET. CARPETING AND FLOOR MATS ARE SOAKED THROUGH CONSISTENTLY. SEEMS TO GET WORSE DURING RAINY WEATHER, BUT IS CONSISTENT.
Mileage: 48,000
ON MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FLASH A BUNCH OF LIGHTS. THEN SHUT OFF. MY RPM WENT UP AND THEN DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFELY THIS TIME. BUT IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER HAS SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIME I CAN START IT BACK UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED A FEW
ON MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FLASH A BUNCH OF LIGHTS. THEN SHUT OFF. MY RPM WENT UP AND THEN DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFELY THIS TIME. BUT IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER HAS SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIME I CAN START IT BACK UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED A FEW
ON MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FLASH A BUNCH OF LIGHTS. THEN SHUT OFF. MY RPM WENT UP AND THEN DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFELY THIS TIME. BUT IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. MY 2011 DODGE CALIBER HAS SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIME I CAN START IT BACK UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED A FEW
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JANUARY 26, 2016. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE A WEIRD NOISE CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, LIKE A CLINK. I WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG, THAT THE CAR WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO SELL AND ACCORDING TO THEM, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I SUFFERED A MINOR CRASH 3 WEEKS LATER ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE FRONT NEAR THE TIRE WITH MY FAMILY AND SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK, NOR AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN TIJUANA MEXICO I COULD NOT REPORT IT
Mileage: 27,500
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JANUARY 26, 2016. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE A WEIRD NOISE CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, LIKE A CLINK. I WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG, THAT THE CAR WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO SELL AND ACCORDING TO THEM, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I SUFFERED A MINOR CRASH 3 WEEKS LATER ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE FRONT NEAR THE TIRE WITH MY FAMILY AND SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK, NOR AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN TIJUANA MEXICO I COULD NOT REPORT IT
Mileage: 27,500
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JANUARY 26, 2016. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE A WEIRD NOISE CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, LIKE A CLINK. I WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG, THAT THE CAR WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO SELL AND ACCORDING TO THEM, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I SUFFERED A MINOR CRASH 3 WEEKS LATER ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE FRONT NEAR THE TIRE WITH MY FAMILY AND SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK, NOR AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN TIJUANA MEXICO I COULD NOT REPORT IT
Mileage: 27,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES THROUGH THE BODY AND CONTINUOUSLY SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Mileage: 93,000
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IN CASE OF A CRASH. I WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT IN 2014 AND I HAD WONDERED WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. IS THERE A MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR COMPANIES WHOS AIRBAGS DON'T WORK DUE TO A PROVEN TECHNICAL PROBLEM?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK AND A BROKEN BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE
Mileage: 42,000
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 8:15PM. ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2014. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO ONE OF THE STREETS THE LEADS ME TO MY HOME AS I ALWAYS DO. AS I AM MAKING THE LEFT TURN I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOSING CONTROL AS I AM TURNING AND THE CAR SHIFTING TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM GOING INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR TO MY RIGHT AND I CAN SEE ON MY DASH BOARD OF THE CAR THAT MY SK
Mileage: 53,850
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 8:15PM. ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2014. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO ONE OF THE STREETS THE LEADS ME TO MY HOME AS I ALWAYS DO. AS I AM MAKING THE LEFT TURN I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOSING CONTROL AS I AM TURNING AND THE CAR SHIFTING TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM GOING INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR TO MY RIGHT AND I CAN SEE ON MY DASH BOARD OF THE CAR THAT MY SK
Mileage: 53,850
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 8:15PM. ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2014. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO ONE OF THE STREETS THE LEADS ME TO MY HOME AS I ALWAYS DO. AS I AM MAKING THE LEFT TURN I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOSING CONTROL AS I AM TURNING AND THE CAR SHIFTING TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM GOING INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR TO MY RIGHT AND I CAN SEE ON MY DASH BOARD OF THE CAR THAT MY SK
Mileage: 53,850
DODGE RAM CALIBER MAINSTREET HAD BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FAULTY AIR BAGS. THEY SPRAYED A MIST THAT BURNT THE OCCUPANTS SKIN! *TR