2007 Dodge Caliber AWD Exterior lighting Problems

“One day as I came back to my car and unlocked my door with my car key button, I noticed the passenger headlight was out. The next day I went to buy a new headlight bulb to replace it, except it didn't work when I tried the new one. I went to a local mechanic to ask what was wrong. He told me it is something to do with the wires and would cost a lot of money to fix it, let alone the part itself. I researched other people complain about the same problem. I have been rejected a registration sticker because it is not safe for it to be out. …”

“There were no events leading up to any of these failures. I simply bought a brand new 2007 Dodge caliber in june of '06 and to date have experienced the following problems: 1. A humming noise (similar to that of a rice burner car) in the rear of the vehicle that took over three trips to the service department (from august 2006 to january 2007) and a total of 20 days being out of service is at present repaired. 2. There is a rattle underneath the car, either coming from the middle or the rear when not applying the gas and simply cruising down the road. But when I hit the gas it goes away. 3. …”

“Driving home from work, right headlight stopped working. Bought replacement bulbs, they do not work. Reading up, seems to be the tipm module. I cannot afford to replace this (over $1200). Dashboard information lights (such as brake and tpm) come on and go off indiscriminately.”