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2009 Dodge Caliber electrical system problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2009 Dodge Caliber10% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Electrical System complaints
10%
share of all complaints
64,407 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Car electrical has issues flickering interior and exterior lights. Also has transmission overheating issues without the transmission temperature gauge going over the middle line of the gauge. No sigh of over heating besides transmission light turning on and going into limp mode. Can not drive…

    filed Jan 29, 2021

  • Every now and then we will be driving the vehicle and the windshield wipers will stop working. I check all the fuses and everything seems good but they stop. The only way to get them back working is to remove the negative battery post from the battery for 10 minutes. I done research and they were…

    filed Aug 3, 2020

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

Related service bulletins

  • Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service…

    9100226 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 15, 2023
  • Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service…

    9100226 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 15, 2023
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Electrical System problems in other Caliber years

YearReportsShare
2012 Caliber510%
2011 Caliber2415%
2010 Caliber3220%
2008 Caliber5816%
2007 Caliber19722%
Caliber electrical system 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.