I was driving a rental car Dodge Caliber 2007 on Sept. 28th 2007 when I heard a loud bang and the car suddenly crashed into a stationary SUV that was parked on the street. The cops came and no ticket was issued. I went online to find out if this car was involved in a recall because when I was driving the car I noticed it had an alignment problem. And also the guy that rented the car at enterprise told me to call him first if anything happened so based on that I decided to do a little investigation and I found out that 50,000 units of this vehicle was involved in a recall due to a sudden crash that could occur from wheel alignment. I contacted the manufacture which is Chrysler to report the incident and they said they were going to investigate they are claiming that this vehicle is not was not in a recall but I will appreciate further investigation as I suspect foul play.

- San Diego, CA, USA

My 2007 Dodge Caliber has experience a pulling in the front end that started after 3,000 miles. The car has been at the shop 3 times in a time period expanding approx. 6-12 weeks. The dealer working on the car could not achieve success after three attempts. The car is now at another dealer who has had the car over 48 hrs with no response to the front end issue. The car now at 7400 miles as a front brake "jatter" and is at the dealer for this as well. Also, the car's rear washer fluid nozzle leaks at highway speed and the stereo's sound will distort suddenly without warning. I am beyond upset with how much problems I have had on a 19,000.00$ brand new automobile. I do not want to believe that all Chrysler vehicles have this kind of issues. I also wanted to believe that my problem was minor and would be just fine once it was fixed. However, the problems just keep coming. I purchased a new car in good faith that I received dependable transportation. I don't think I have gotten the fair end of the deal. I would be a happy customer if daimler Chrysler refunded my money on this car. In trade I will purchase a new Dodge 1500 pickup. I feel like if daimler Chrysler will take care of me, I will be a happy customer who will continue to purchase their products. I don't want to take my business elsewhere but I will do what is needed.

- Gilmer, TX, USA

I purchased a 2007 Dodge Caliber SE from jim cogdill Dodge in knoxville Tennessee on August 23rd, 2006. This vehicle has a vibration at 60-75 mph. I have had the car in the shop on three separate occasions and the service manager has told me he believes that it is the tires; however they are telling me that I would have to purchase new tires for this vehicle to fix the problem. I first reported this to the dealer on August 29th, and it was told to me that the tires were out of balance. After their attempt to balance them I then drove the vehicle and it still had a vibration. They then told me that they would order me a new tire (because they believed that one of them was bad). When the tire arrived I brought the vehicle back and they replaced the tire. This did not fix the problem so they started taking tires and rims off of other 2007 Dodge Caliber SE that they had on the lot. This did not fix the problem either. On Friday, September 1st I left the car with gary sergeant (the service manager at jim cogdill Dodge) and he later called and told me that they were unable to fix the car because there was not an issue with it. He stated, "this is a characteristic of this particular vehicle and the only thing that I could do was to upgrade to another model." He stated he drove three other Dodge Caliber SE's and they all did the same thing. When I went back to the dealership they had me drive another SE model and he was correct when he said they do the same thing. I then drove a SXT model and it did not. The only difference between them was the tires and rims (as far as drivablity is concerned). I ask him about upgrading tires and rims and they told me I would not be able to, I ask about upgrading to SXT model and they said I would have to eat the loss because my car is now considered used. The fact that the SE model of Caliber are all have this so called characteristic does not make it a legitimate reason for them not to fix the car.

- Knoxville, TN, USA