# 2007 Dodge Caliber - Subframe

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge\
**Created:** [November 1, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955 "2019-11-01T20:22:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![caroline48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@caroline48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/caroline48)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955/1 "2019-11-01T20:22:50Z")

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the subframe needs to be changed, brakes,front shocks, front control arms

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955/2 "2019-11-01T20:26:44Z")

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Ok, so get it changed.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955/3 "2019-11-01T21:03:45Z")

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Scrap the car. It was an awful car when it was new and is not worth spending that kind of money on.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955/4 "2019-11-03T03:14:42Z")

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> [@caroline48](#):
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> the subframe needs to be changed

Is there a question here . . . ?

Okay . . . I’ll be the one to pose some questions

Why does the subframe need to be replaced . . . ?

The car was crashed . . . ?

The subframe is completely rusted out . . . ?

If the subframe is rusted out, what about the rest of the car . . . it’s probably just as rusty

Unless you’re doing all the work yourself, it probably doesn’t make financial sense

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955/5 "2019-11-03T13:23:55Z")

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> [@db4690](#):
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> Unless you’re doing all the work yourself, it probably doesn’t make financial sense

+1  
With a 12 year old vehicle, the expense that is involved with this type of repair is impossible to justify unless one can do all of the work himself/herself.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-dodge-caliber-subframe/151955/6 "2019-11-03T17:17:43Z")

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If the sub-frame needs to be replaced because of severe rust I would be tempted to just get rid of the car considering the other issues.  
The exception would be if the car was very low miles and super clean; which I assume it is not.  
And only IF there was no bad rust in other areas.