2009 DODGE CALIBER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 230 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (48 complaints · 20.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 13
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 11
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 48 of 230 owner complaints (20.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 48 complaints, 20.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 48 · 20.9% · 4 crash reports 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 46 complaints, 20.0% of reports SUSPENSION 46 · 20.0% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 38 complaints, 16.5% of reports STRUCTURE 38 · 16.5% ENGINE: 16 complaints, 7.0% of reports ENGINE 16 · 7.0% · 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 7 complaints, 3.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 · 3.0% TIRES: 7 complaints, 3.0% of reports TIRES 7 · 3.0% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 7 complaints, 3.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 · 3.0% FUEL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 2.6% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 6 · 2.6% WHEELS: 6 complaints, 2.6% of reports WHEELS 6 · 2.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 85 complaints, 37.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 85 · 37.0% · 5 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 48 20.9% 4 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 46 20.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 38 16.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 16 7.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 7 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 6 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 6 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 85 37.0% 5 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2009; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2008. 2009-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2012-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2012-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2016-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2016-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2016-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2016-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2017-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2019-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2019-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2019-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2021-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2023-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Oct 2008 Jan 2026 Recall campaign 08V528000 ◆ Recall campaign 08V528000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2009-Q2 Owner reports 2
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 5
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 3
2010-Q4 Owner reports 4
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 5
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 3
2012-Q2 Owner reports 7
2012-Q3 Owner reports 4
2012-Q4 Owner reports 4
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q3 Owner reports 3
2013-Q4 Owner reports 4
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 5
2014-Q4 Owner reports 6
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 6
2015-Q3 Owner reports 9
2015-Q4 Owner reports 12
2016-Q1 Owner reports 12
2016-Q2 Owner reports 9
2016-Q3 Owner reports 11
2016-Q4 Owner reports 9
2017-Q1 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 6
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 5
2018-Q1 Owner reports 3
2018-Q2 Owner reports 10
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 3
2019-Q1 Owner reports 6
2019-Q2 Owner reports 6
2019-Q3 Owner reports 5
2019-Q4 Owner reports 5
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q4 Owner reports 6
2021-Q1 Owner reports 3
2021-Q2 Owner reports 2
2021-Q3 Owner reports 2
2021-Q4 Owner reports 4
2022-Q1 Owner reports 4
2022-Q2 Owner reports 3
2022-Q3 Owner reports 2
2022-Q4 Owner reports 3
2023-Q1 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
2023-Q4 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 08V528000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08V528000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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