Dodge CALIBER transmission problems
153 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,848 owner complaints analyzed
8 distinct recall campaigns
80,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,473 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
153 of 1,848 complaints match this topic (8.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10172047 · 2006-10-28 (October 28, 2006)
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 30 DAYS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THE CAR WAS A NICE VEHICLE, UNTIL ONE DAY COMING HOME FROM HEIDELBERG, GERMANY. I WAS ON AUTOBAHN 656 BETWEEN HEIDELBERG AND MANNHEIM. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE DRIVING ABOUT 70 K/HR. I WENT TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND AS I DID THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD PANEL WENT BLANK. ALL METERS (ODOMETER, TACOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER) DROPPED TO ZERO, BUT THEY QUICKLY CAME BACK ON. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL, THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAU…
Owner-reported narrative. 710 miles reported. Look up ODI 10172047 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10184314 · 2007-03-06 (March 6, 2007)
ENGINE STALLS ON 1.8L 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASING IN NOV 2006 THE ENGINE HAS STALLED OVER 20 TIMES IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS. THE COMMON FACTOR IS WHEN COMING TO AN IDOL THE RPM'S WILL DROP TO APPROXIMATELY 500 THEN COME BACK UP TO IDOL AT ABOUT 800-1000. IT USUALLY STALLS WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BUT HAS STALLED IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT LEAST 5 TIMES. WHEN PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC LANES IT HAS STALLED. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND FORCED ME TO CONTINUE TO…
Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10184314 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10193509 · 2007-06-16 (June 16, 2007)
2007 DODGE CALIBER. OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION AFTER ABOUT 3000 MILES. OCCURS AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY. COMPUTER CHECK AT DEALER SHOWED NO FAULT. NO ACTION TAKEN BY DODGE. PROBLEM PERSISTS, AND NOW WE NOT ONLY GET THE ORANGE WARNING LIGHT BUT ALSO THE RED ONE AFRAID TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10193509 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10198222 · 2007-08-01 (August 1, 2007)
DODGE CALIBER MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 1.8 L ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON SECONDARY STREETS (3X NOW). THE FIRST 2 WERE WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE NEW AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE DRIVER RELATED AS I WAS GETTING USED TO THE CLUTCH. BOTH WERE SITUATIONS WHERE I WASN'T COMING TO A FULL STOP- JUST ROLLING SLOWLY WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND THEN BRAKING A LITTLE, LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH TO CONTINUE THE ROLL AND REPEATING. BUT THE 3RD WAS RECENTLY WHERE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SLOWLY LETTIN…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198222 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10200410 · 2007-08-21 (August 21, 2007)
BOUGHT 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT WITH 9,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW HAS 13,000. LOVE THE CAR BUT THEY CAN KEEP THEIR CVT2 TRANSMISSION. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR STARTS TO GO THEN SUDDENLY LOSES POWER TO PULL ITSELF. RPM'S HIT 5000+ YET NOT PICKING UP SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT WASN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE 4TH TIME WAS ON 8-17-2007 WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A 4 LANE + CENTER LANE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. THE CAR STARTED TO GO THEN SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST L…
Owner-reported narrative. 129,342 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200410 at NHTSA ↗