2008 Dodge Caliber Other or unknown Problems

“Driving down the road and making a righthand turn, I heard a loud pop then the car started pulling hard to the right. I had to decrease my speed to 25 MPH due to the severe pulling. Had dad look at car and found the sub frame was cracked in half on drivers side. The car has not moved at all since that was found. My 3 year old daughter is often in this vehicle!”

“Sub frame completely rusted out, heard a clunking noise coming from front when going over bumps, took it to my mechanic and told me I was lucky the front of the car didn't fall off as the crossmember was splitting at the seam, car has less than 70,000 miles on it !”

“When turning over the key to start the vehicle, nothing would happen. Turning back the key and trying again would typically result in the car starting. After 2-3 months of this intermittent behavior, the vehicle also began to act as if the key was in the ignition after it was removed (it would ding when the door was opened and not allow me to lock my doors).”

“There are currently 0 recalls on the 2008 Dodge Caliber 2.0. However, a simple youtube search will bring up common issues with the lower ball joints, which cause extreme tire wear and even severe pulling to the left and right with very little control. The anti-lock breaking system as well as the throttle body are huge issues as well. However, it wasn't a youtube search that brought this to my attention but instead driving one and looking into it. To my surprise there are zero recalls on this vehicle.”

“The sub frame of this vehicle is rusted out and needs replacing. There was a recall on the 2007 model but none for the 2008. The vehicle was manufactured in february 2008 and, most likely, was made with faulty 2007 parts. Calls made to chrysler-Dodge resulted in them saying this is my problem and I have to pay for a replacement sub frame which will cost approximately $1000. In addition, a year ago, the front bumper had to be repainted due to sub par paint job by the manufacturer.”