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Other or unknownPart report

2010 Dodge Caliber Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
22about this part
Share
14%of 157 total for the year
Median mileage
101,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2010 Dodge Caliber, 14% of the 157 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“Takata recall on hwy 59 4 miles south of fairfax mo a deer ran across hwy and my vehicle split the deer in half and my side airbags did not deploy also my knees were injured and cut from the bottom air bag but no airbag ever hit my upper body. Also a code for fault wor bag deploy was always on with my car.”

NHTSA complaint #11241063, filed 2019-08, 147,000 miles

“This has happened a few different time, but when trying to accelerate from 45mph onto the highway from an on ramp my Dodge Caliber 2010 started to jerk and wouldn't let me go any faster, which made my car actually decelerate. Also there were times when I tried accelerating to pass someone and it just wouldn't go any faster, but there were no jerks.”

NHTSA complaint #10928418, filed 2016-11, 70,000 miles

“I've had the arm bar and ball joint replaced twice in a year's time, which causes a grinding noise. I've had the brakes replaced three times along with rattle clips, in the last year, with no prevail in changing the noise nor high speed-braking oscillating. A caliper has also been replaced. While sitting at stop lights, the car unpredictably stalls-- I've tried to reproduce the setting to have the issue happen when a technician tests it, but it appears to happen unpredictably. …”

NHTSA complaint #10980481, filed 2017-04, 90,000 miles

“July 03, 2014 the internal electronic throttle was replaced, it is now doing the same thing as then as of december 01, 2016.. Etc light comes on, decrease in acceleration , stumbles in take off, hesitates, have to pull car off road and stop, wait a few minutes to reset and it will continue like nothing has happened. Need to check the manufactory warranty on this part. Dealership told me they warrant the part for up to 2 years but check with the manufactory. How do I do that and know what the manufactory is?”

NHTSA complaint #10929403, filed 2016-12, 120,000 miles

“Electrical throttle control light has popped up several times and I've noticed it's when it has rained. When this happens, the car slows down and causes forcefully pull over and shut the car off. It doesn't start after the first few tries and eventually does. The car began to overheat after driving it over 60mph for about 20mins. The car has given me the engine coolant temperature warning symbol when this happens, making an ugly almost screeching sound,slows down the car until I can't push the gas any longer causing me to pull over to turn off the car until it restarts again. …”

NHTSA complaint #11145149, filed 2018-11, 190,000 miles

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012510%
2011148%
20102214%
20092511%
2008288%
2007587%

Other parts of the 2010 Dodge Caliber

Electrical system
32 complaints
Air bags
31 complaints
Suspension
26 complaints
Engine
20 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
17 complaints
Seat belts
15 complaints
Steering
12 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Body and structure
10 complaints
Exterior lighting
7 complaints
Electronic stability control
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Dodge Caliber

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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