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2009 Dodge Caliber — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
232
Owner Complaints
11
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
60
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Declining -67%
Complaint Trend
3 last 24mo vs 9 prior

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2009 Dodge Caliber Safety Recalls (1)

08V52800009/10/2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 712 MY 2009 SEBRING, DODGE CALIBER, AVENGER, JOURNEY, JEEP PATRIOT, AND COMPASS VEHICLES. A NEW ADHESIVE USED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAN CAUSE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2009 Dodge Caliber

POWER TRAIN
37
STRUCTURE
32
SUSPENSION
30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
10
ENGINE
6
AIR BAGS
5
SEAT BELTS
5

Based on 232 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

13
Crash-Involved Complaints
11
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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