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2009 Dodge Caliber engine problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2009 Dodge Caliber9% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Engine complaints
9%
share of all complaints
119,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The problem initially occurred in early November of 2020 when the vehicle would unpredictably stall at a stop sign or traffic light and would not immediately start for a couple minutes. After this short wait of 1 to 3 minutes it was possible to restart the car and move forward normally and the car…

    filed Aug 15, 2022

  • The engine stalls when I take off more times than none I'm stuck idling in traffic almost causing accident the frame that hold motor mounts are bad I've replaced motor mounts twice in a less than a year the car heats up after 70 miles an hour I have 5o pull over and let it cool off this happens 3…

    filed Mar 11, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • THROTTLE BODY For clarification, only use 68414676A$ on 2010 & earlier vehicles as supply is limited.

    9004268 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 24, 2020
All 2009 Dodge Caliber TSBs →

Engine problems in other Caliber years

YearReportsShare
2012 Caliber510%
2011 Caliber2616%
2010 Caliber2013%
2008 Caliber4312%
2007 Caliber597%
Caliber engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.