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2009 Dodge Caliber Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2009 Dodge Caliber has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 232 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Dodge dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2009 Dodge Caliber, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2009 Dodge Caliber owner complaints

Owners have filed 232 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Dodge Caliber, describing incidents dated March 1, 2008 to February 2, 2026.

Most-cited components

  • Power Train 64 complaints
  • Suspension 61 complaints
  • Structure 49 complaints
  • Engine 30 complaints
  • Unknown or Other 25 complaints
  • Electrical System 23 complaints

Of the 232 complaints on file, 13 report a crash and 2 a fire; across all 232 complaints, owners report 11 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

  • ODI #11728203 · Filed

    Under paneling under all doors and under car rusting out completely. Falling pieces fly away anytime.

  • ODI #11717352 · Filed

    My car will not shift. It’s saying that the part that was fixed under the recall is bad. What do I do now?

  • ODI #11594174 · Filed

    Check frame - known rot concerns Hole has started to open up center rear of engine subframe on the weld line. Subframe doesn’t appear to be in immediate failure, but will not pass inspection. Called dealer and was told parts aren’t available! No incident just getting inspected!

Read all 232 complaints

Owner-reported

2009 Dodge Caliber mileage at failure

179 of the 232 complaints on file for the 2009 Dodge Caliber give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Power TrainMedian 70,000 milesMiddle half 45,000–120,000 milesBased on 51 complaints
SuspensionMedian 85,000 milesMiddle half 55,000–115,000 milesBased on 44 complaints
StructureMedian 90,000 milesMiddle half 70,000–120,000 milesBased on 41 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Most complaints NHTSA received since May 17, 2021 give no mileage. So that they aren't undercounted, each one received since then that gives a mileage also stands in for those that gave none, which can put a component's median above most of the mileages it is based on.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE/FUEL PUMP RELAY

NHTSA #08V528000 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (TCM/PCM/TECM) · NHTSA notice

Reported October 9, 2008 · CHRYSLER LLC

Potentially affected: 712 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign H33 · Owners notified November 10, 2008 · Vehicles built July 10, 2008 – August 26, 2008 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H33.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

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