# Dodge Caliber makes loud noise when accelerating **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** dodge, caliber\ **Created:** [March 25, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201 "2022-03-25T02:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Miauwl\_180025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Miauwl\_180025](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Miauwl_180025)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/1 "2022-03-25T02:25:04Z")
i bought a Dodge Caliber & when i accelerate it makes a really loud noise . i guess i would describe it as sounding like a lawnmower kind of . the car drives fine & everything , it just makes that really loud noise when accelerating , but when i let off the gas it’s quiet . ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/2 "2022-03-25T02:29:38Z")
Did you not test drive this thing ? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/3 "2022-03-25T02:30:44Z")
Could be from an exhaust leak. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/4 "2022-03-25T13:23:21Z")
could be the cvt trans. Yep, cat conv trans. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/5 "2022-03-25T14:30:55Z")
Perhaps someone has stolen your catalytic converter. ---
**Author:** ![Miauwl\_180025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Miauwl\_180025](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Miauwl_180025)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/6 "2022-03-25T15:12:53Z")
i did , but i thought it was just a muffler issue . but i’m not sure & can’t get it looked at yet . ---
**Author:** ![Miauwl\_180025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Miauwl\_180025](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Miauwl_180025)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/7 "2022-03-25T15:13:14Z")
this is what i thought . ---
**Author:** ![Miauwl\_180025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Miauwl\_180025](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Miauwl_180025)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/8 "2022-03-25T15:13:47Z")
what does that mean ? ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/9 "2022-03-25T15:32:39Z")
If there’s a local exhaust specialty shop, they’ll be able to diagnose it quickly. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/10 "2022-03-25T18:22:26Z")
+1 for exhaust related problem. The noise changing with the RPMs (acceleration) is a clear indicator. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/11 "2022-03-26T01:22:11Z")
I’m guessing OMG is probably right, post above. Someone has stolen you car’s cat. Common theft item. A neighbor recently had their cat stolen from a Honda, and that was the symptom. It was louder than normal even at idle, but really loud when accelerating from a stop. If not that, by reports here Chrysler products seem to have two problems, the first is a gadget called the TIPM (totally integrated power module), and valve spring breakage (mostly w/engines that have the variable displacement feature.) Neither of those seems a likely explanation for this problem though. Does your car have the variable displacement feature? Sometimes that’s called active fuel management I think. Turbo engine? ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/12 "2022-03-26T02:32:08Z")
Well hopefully we get an answer, personally I am leaning towards an exhaust manifold gasket. ---
**Author:** ![Miauwl\_180025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Miauwl\_180025](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Miauwl_180025)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/13 "2022-03-26T05:49:18Z")
so it turns out that somebody has stolen the catalytic converter . ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/14 "2022-03-26T06:02:31Z")
That would make the car too loud to test drive, is your hearing OK? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/15 "2022-03-26T12:58:56Z")
Was the catalytic converter missing when you bought the car? I think it’s illegal to sell a car without the cat. If stolen afterwards, your auto insurance should pay for it, less your deductible. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/16 "2022-03-26T15:46:46Z")
Hopefully his comp deduc is low. Theft coverage will replace cat. I’ll make a wild guess the cat was there when he bought car. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-caliber-makes-loud-noise-when-accelerating/183201/17 "2022-03-26T23:47:00Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > Theft coverage will replace cat. My neighbor told me his insurance company paid for at least part of the replacement cost when his cat was stolen. I’m not sure if they’ll pay the entire fee b/c they could argue the cat is a wearing item, as used not worth as much as a new one.