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2008 Dodge Caliber Wheels Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
4%of 360 total for the year
Median mileage
80,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the wheels of the 2008 Dodge Caliber, 4% of the 360 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles.

Example complaints

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

“I have a 2008 Dodge Caliber garage kept 49000 miles with a rusted busted frame. Didn't realize until knocking in front end. Always done repairs and recalls and this is dangerous. Called to request chrysler to be accountable and they basically told me its my problem. Where do you go from here in liability.”

NHTSA complaint #10883319, filed 2016-07, 49,000 miles

“I was turning in my vehicle for a trade in and during the appraisal test drive the axel broke and it had to be towed. The gentlemen stated that is was due to rust build up. Over the years, I have complain about the power steering feeling off, the car not driving right, etc and it has been in three places where the maintenance folks said nothing was wrong. According to the bulletin, these same issues should have been caught somewhere to prevent this from happening. …”

NHTSA complaint #11286581, filed 2019-12, 124,000 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

“I was driving down the road every time I shifted gears the front end would just go like wobble wobble so I slow down from 45 to about 10 miles an hour if that I made it home with zagg got underneath there and the sub frame is literally busted the way it sits it looks like it does not have a motor in it anymore if I want to know what to do I would've wrecked if I do not get an answer soon I am going to channel 13 news I have pictures of what it looks like and I'm going to the better business bureau it's a 2008 there is no way that frame should've busted like it did no way I was on city roads”

NHTSA complaint #11229800, filed 2019-07, 162,312 miles

“At around 35000 miles is when this started: when I would slow down I would notice that it felt like my driver front tire would wobble, this went on for a while, and no one could figure out what it was, blamed it on bad tires. I even took it to my dealership because my warranty was going to be up soon and asked them to look over everything and they never found anything. So I got new tires and it would still sometimes seem to wobble but it wasn't consistent. …”

NHTSA complaint #10420231, filed 2011-08, 35,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Wheels: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201212%
201153%
201032%
2009115%
2008164%
2007182%

Other parts of the 2008 Dodge Caliber

Suspension
113 complaints
Body and structure
87 complaints
Electrical system
58 complaints
Engine
43 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
37 complaints
Steering
35 complaints
Other or unknown
28 complaints
Vehicle speed control
27 complaints
Air bags
22 complaints
Brakes
22 complaints
Exterior lighting
14 complaints
Fuel 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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