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2008 Dodge Caliber Electrical system Problems

Complaints
58about this part
Share
16%of 360 total for the year
Median mileage
82,250miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 58 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Dodge Caliber, 16% of the 360 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,250 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My 2008 Dodge Caliber stalled out when driving & had the electronic throttle body control lights go off. ( we traded instead of fixing) not 1 week later my 2014 Dodge avenger has this same electronic throttle body control and stalled on the highway!!!!! The shop that is trying to fix this just has another avenger fixed for the same issue ! Why have these not been recalled? If someone gets hurt stalling out on a highway because of this, there is going to be issues.”

NHTSA complaint #11222308, filed 2019-06, 114,917 miles

“The main issue is not being able to take the car out of park when it is running. For the past year it has happened intermittently. The last 2 days none of my trying and retrying to get it out of park works. Also, my windshield wipers come on whenever they feel like it. Mostly upon starting. I also cannot reset my change oil light.”

NHTSA complaint #10533878, filed 2013-08, 100,000 miles

“I was on my way to work, headlights and dash lights started to flicker, all the indicator light on the dash came on. Smoke started coming in the vents into the vehicle went to stop, brakes grabbed for a second then went out completely, even shifting the vehicle to park did nothing. Stopped the vehicle by hitting guard rail called police, within minutes the entire front end was in flames.”

NHTSA complaint #10485042, filed 2012-11, 67,000 miles

“The front calipers will not engage when brake pedal is pressed. The brake pedal sinks to the floor and has no stopping power. The master cylinder was replaced and calipers are new replacements. After replacing these parts it now smell of burnt brake fluid but there is no leak and the problem seems to worsen. The first time I was doing 45-50 on a county rd when a another car pulled out 20 feet away and I was trying to slow down when I lost the front brakes as pished in on the pushed in on the brakes the pedal sank and they didn't engage. …”

NHTSA complaint #11386118, filed 2021-01, 283,000 miles

“Hi I got my power module replaced like 2 time in the past year and it went out again and it's we're all of my fuses are connected to so my head light dose it work and I got pulled over like 8 times and just different things has been burning out. Thank u”

NHTSA complaint #10637817, filed 2014-09, 129,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012510%
20112415%
20103220%
20092310%
20085816%
200719722%

Other parts of the 2008 Dodge Caliber

Suspension
113 complaintsBody and structure
87 complaintsEngine
43 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
37 complaintsSteering
35 complaintsOther or unknown
28 complaintsVehicle speed control
27 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsBrakes
22 complaintsWheels
16 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsFuel system
14 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Dodge Caliber

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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