2011 Dodge Caliber Suspension Problems

“Starting january 2019, I had spent $5k of underbody replacement: bent/rusty axle-f, 2 f-tires; front brakes & shocks, rear rotors, brakes & shocks, front & rear arms. The rear right wheel was locked & I was driving that way with both of my young grandchildren 3 months after I had tires replaced. I kept being told by a friend & my son, 'have you had your car fixed yet?' the suspension sucked; I felt every bump & pothole! The noise in the front to right took over a year to fix.”

“Took car into dealership for routine oil change, tire rotation was informed front cross member completely rusted through, also both rear upper lateral links and both rear toe links and bolts are loose and worn . My car has 68,000 miles on it cost for this repair 1,360 dollars . I am on limited disability why doesn't auto makers recall this, as they did the other years? I am told it is because they don't feel responsible as I live in michigan and the salt does this. …”

“My son was at a stop sign on a residential street. He accelerated to make a right hand turn, heard a loud pop, the car jolted and pulled in the opposite direction. Behind the driver's side tire, the suspension broke. Took to a garage and was told the entire frame was pitted and rusted through. Was also told by the mechanic that this was a known issue with our make and model car. He told us that my sons were very lucky that they were not on a highway or traveling any faster, as they would have been in a very bad accident!!!”

“Rusted out sub-frame. I've had the car for a year, it's had all of it's servicing done prior at Dodge dealers and no mention of rusted out sub-frame. Was driving this morning when my tire seized then started to wobble while in 45mph traffic on a divided highway. Thankfully I was able to pull off and park before getting into an accident! It's now sitting at my mechanic's shop waiting on an investigation and pricing. This needs to be brought to the general public's knowledge! This sub-frame rusting out this quickly is going to kill someone! …”

“Wife complained on the way home about her car making a strange noise up front... We got out to eat, come home and I put the car on my lift and my jaw hits the floor!! The front crossmember is barely there... For a car with 90k miles, this is beyond embarrassing. See the pictures for yourself... We purchased thos from a chrysler dealer here in franklin indiana 4yrs ago and now they are telling me though the part is a part of the recall... Your car is made in canada so we dont have the warranty coverage to fix your car... Shame shame shame. …”