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2010 Dodge Caliber engine problems

The 2010 Dodge Caliber has 26 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Caliber engine complaints by model year95 complaints2007: 95 complaints2008: 56 complaints2009: 31 complaints2010: 26 complaints2011: 42 complaints2012: 5 complaints
Caliber engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I HAD TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICE AT JIFFY LUBE WITH A AIR FILTER AND OIL CHANGE. WHEN DRIVING TO SCHOOL I SLOWLY STARTED TO NOTICE A STRANGE SMELL AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO JIFFY LUBE. WELL ON MY WAY THE PROBLEM INCREASED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES STARTED APPEARING, THAT'S WHEN I QUICKLY GOT OUT THE CAR…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 3, 2014 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Dodge Caliber have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2010 Dodge Caliber engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.