Model year record
2008 Dodge Caliber
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 570 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 106 | 103,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 58 | 106,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 56 | 86,500 mi |
| Engine | 43 | 89,577 mi |
| Power train | 36 | 90,000 mi |
| Steering | 35 | 100,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 28 | 100,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 26 | 67,000 mi |
| Air bags | 20 | 68,436 mi |
| Wheels | 16 | 80,000 mi |
| Service brakes | 15 | 100,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 14 | 78,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 12 | 113,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 11 | 60,554 mi |
| Structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 10 | 128,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 8 | 72,000 mi |
| Structure | 8 | 93,913 mi |
| Visibility/wiper | 8 | 90,000 mi |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 7 | 118,000 mi |
| Tires | 7 | 24,500 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 5 | 43,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 5 | 10,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 5 | 44,000 mi |
| Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 4 | 39,000 mi |
| Electrical system: horn | 3 | 52,306 mi |
| Seats | 3 | 93,913 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | 3,992 mi |
| Equipment | 2 | 283 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 2 | 53,900 mi |
| Seat belts | 2 | 79,000 mi |
| Service brakes, electric | 2 | — |
| Air bags: knee bolster | 1 | 3,992 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | 500 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | 1,000 mi |
| Equipment adaptive/mobility | 1 | 76,800 mi |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | — |
| Parking brake | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | 81,989 mi |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | 4,300 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | 152,000 mi |
| Visibility | 1 | 76,800 mi |
The 2007 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2009 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.