2006 Dodge Charger complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,867. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLING HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AFTER RE-FUELING AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING TO MAKE TURN.

A QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH MY TURN TO ENTER I-10 MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT WARNING!! I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC PRAYING MY SON AND I WOULDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE RODE I TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A SECOND THEN TURNED IT AGAIN TO HAVE THE CAR START RIGHT UP AND BE FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!! STRONGLY URGING NHTSA TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO DODGE/CHRYSLER. *JS

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE STUMBLES AND SHUTS OFF. WHILE IT RESTARTS AND SEEMS FINE AFTER RE-STARTING, SOMETIMES IT TAKES AS LONG AS 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER RETURN SPRING HOOK BROKE MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS IN PARK OVERNIGHT, WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE, ONCE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, TRIED TO TAKE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. TURNED CAR OFF, SAT FOR 5 MINUTES, STARTED CAR AGAIN, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRIED TO TAKE GEAR OUT OF PARK, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. CALLED MECHANIC AND INFORMED HIM OF THE SITUATION, MECHANIC CAME TO SEE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER SPRING HOOK WAS BROKEN, THAT'S WHY THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO 2ND VEHICLE THAT I OWN (DODGE MAGNUM) AS WELL, FOR HE'S HAD A LOT OF DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES WHERE I AM SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY FULL AFTER A TRIP TO THE GAS STATION. MY CAR HAS ALSO DONE THIS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED UP TO 70 MPH WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR ACTUALLY "COUGHED" THEN JUST SORT OF STALLING, SUDDENLY STARTED PERFORMING NORMALLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED SO MANY TIMES AT STOPLIGHTS IN TRAFFIC THAT MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER HAS INSTALLED TWO DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULES IN THE CAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SINCE I HAVE STOPPED FILLING THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY FULL THAT THE STALLING HAS STOPPED. *TR

MINUTES AFTER FILLING MY TANK WITH GAS, I DROVE LESS THAN A MILE AND TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT. I WAS STILL DRIVING, AROUND 15 MPH, WHEN I HEARD A DING, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND QUICKLY NOTICED A LOSS OF BRAKING AS WELL. IT WAS THEN I REALIZED THE CAR HAD STALLED WHILE I WAS STILL MOVING! THANKFULLY I HAD NO ONE AROUND AND WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH WHERE I COULD SLOWLY COME TO A STOP, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO STALL OUT 2 MORE TIMES JUST SITTING THERE. THERE WAS NO WARNING SYMPTOMS AHEAD OF TIME - PERFECTLY SMOOTH IDLE AT THE CORRECT RPM, THEN IT JUST DROPS TO 0 AS IF THE KEY WERE TURNED OFF. I RAN INTO THE STORE FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES, CAME OUT AND DROVE HOME. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THEN (THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO). THERE WERE NO CODES THROWN. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE '07 WHEN IT HAD 5K MILES ON IT. WITH A LITTLE OVER 88K MILES I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. NEEDLESS TO SAY IF THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC IT WOULD BE HIGHLY DANGEROUS. NOTE: THIS IS A 2006 DAYTONA R/T. EARLY MANUFACTURE DATE OF 9/22/2005. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE GAS STATION. I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD FUEL. LATER AFTER FILLING UP AT A DIFFERENT GAS STATION THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND DIED AND THE OIL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS HEADING FOR A BUSY HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPT. WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW GAS TANK TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS ONE OF THE PARTS THAT FAILED WAS PART OF THE GAS TANK. I ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TANK IS A "WISHBONE" DESIGN THAT STRADDLES THE DRIVE SHAFT AND OVER TIME THE TANK SAGGED ON THE OUTER ENDS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STOPS AFTER THE GAS LEVEL GOES DOWN. I NO LONGER FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY AND THE SPUTTERING HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. I DON'T OVER FILL THE TANK AND I DON'T LET THE VEHICLE RUN WHILE FUELING. A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

WENT TO START MY DODGE CHARGER R/T AND THE ENGINE MADE A UNKNOWN TERRIBLE LOUD NOISE AND THEN WOULD NOT START. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WOULD DIE. BUT I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TERRIBLE LOUD NOISE OF THE ENGINE. IT'S CLEAR THIS ENGINE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS MALFUNCTION AT THE MILEAGE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE AS I TOWED THE CAR TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND THEY HAD STATED THIS MALFUNCTION SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT THIS MILEAGE IF AT ALL. DODGE REFUSES TO OPEN THE ENGINE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE WITHOUT MY FRONTING 480.00. I CALLED DODGE/CRYSTAL CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO DID NOT WANT TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THEY ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLIANT WITH NHTSA. I WANT DODGE TO EITHER REPAIR THE VEHICLE OR TO BUY THE VEHICLE FOR THE AMOUNT I CURRENTLY HAVE INVESTED. I STRONGLY BELIEVE DODGE IS TO BLAME AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. *TR

AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP AT A GAS STATION I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED ON ME ON THE ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND THE CAR LOCKED UP AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. FURTHER DIAGNOSES FROM THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED THAT THE EVAP VALVE WAS BAD ON THE CAR AND NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF DODGE CHARGERS, MAGNUMS AND CHRYSLER 300'S. *TR

STALLING HAPPENS AFTER FUEL UP. STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS WHILE ACCELERATION AND WHILE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. LOOSES POWER INSTANTLY ON FREEWAY THE KICKS BACK IN. *TR

DROVE TO A BUSINESS AND ONCE PLACED IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK. CALLED AAA, THEY WERE GOING TO TOW IT, THEN ANOTHER DRIVER SHOWED UP FOR AAA AND KNEW JUST WHAT TO DO. HE TAKES APART THE CASE THAT GOES AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT AND PRESSES ON A PINK COLORED EMERGENCY PARK RELEASE LEVER, ( WHY IS THAT EVEN AN OPTION??!!! ) IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ATTACHED TO ANY THING AS IT FELL DOWN INTO THE SPACE AROUND THE SHIFTER AND STILL RESIDES THERE. THE DISCUSSION OF TOWING IT CAME UP AGAIN, THEN WE NOTICED A CABLE ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER AND AFTER PLAYING WITH IT HAVE DEVELOPED A SYSTEM TO UNLATCH IT FROM PARK. YOU HAVE TO PULL THE CABLE TO THE LEFT WITH A PEN TO DISABLE THE GEAR SHIFT. TODAY I TOOK IT TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP KNEW JUST WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT DENIES A RECALL ON THIS. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT FIXED MONDAY THE 12TH. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT, THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DISASTER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN FIXED ABOUT 4 TIMES FOR VIGOROUSLY SHAKING AND A GOD AWFUL RATTLING NOISE ( GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME THEN RETURNS SHORTLY AFTER BEING FIXED!!), NUMEROUS TIRES HAVE BEEN BOUGHT BECAUSE THAT MUST BE THE PROBLEM TOO ( OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF THE DEALERSHIP), THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE ABS LIGHT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND HAS LEFT ME WITH A NO BRAKE SENSATION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED DODGES, BUT

AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR STALLED UPON MODERATE ACCELERATION. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME ISSUE, BUT TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY WITH A PURGE SOLENOID VALVE THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK BEING REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE EVAP CANISTER. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF DOING IT EVERY FILL UP. IF IT DOESN'T STALL WHEN THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED, IT DOES IT RANDOMLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. EITHER WHILE ACCELERATING, OR CRUISING. THIS IS A LARGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR INTO THE CITY OF CINCINNATI FOR WORK, AND THE CAR HAS STALLED AFTER SHE REFUELS. WE ARE NOT LEAVING THE ENGINE RUNNING DURING REFUELING, AND WE ARE NOT TOPPING OFF THE TANK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND I HAVE BARELY AVOIDED CRASHING A FEW TIMES WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING. THE CAR IS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK WITH FUEL I DROVE MY CAR ABOUT 16 MILES AND IT STALLED OUT, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT DID START BACK UP. NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY ADVISER ASKED ME IF I TOPPED OFF MY TANK AFTER FILLING UP AND I SAID YES, SO HE TOLD ME NOT TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE 06 MODEL CHARGERS HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE GAS TANKS THAT CAUSE'S THE CAR TO STALL OUT AFTER TOPPING IT OFF. I TOOK HIS ADVISE AND MY CAR DIDN'T STALL OUT FOR ABOUT 7 MONTH'S. ON 08/01/13 I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK WITHOUT TOPPING IT OFF, GOT ON THE HIGHWAY DROVE ABOUT 16 MILES AGAIN AND EXITED, AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN AND IT DID THAT TWO MORE TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME MY ADVISER TOLD ME TO ONLY FILL UP 3/4 OF A TANK.THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS RIDICULOUS AND THE CUSTOMERS WHO PAID 30K TO 45K FOR THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE STUCK WITH THE BILL. THERE SHOULD BE A URGENT RECALL ON ALL OF THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR TURN'S INTO ROAD KILL ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WILL SPUTTER FOR SOME TIME AND CONTINUE TO CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DRIVING SMOOTHLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY GAS TANK. AFTER REMOVING THE GAS TANK, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP LATER THAT DAY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. THE TOTAL COST WENT FROM $1300 TO AN ADDITIONAL $300. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE OIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T (CLOSE TO 70K MILES) FAILED TO ACCELERATE SHORTLY AFTER FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY FILLED (3/4 OF GAS TANK). INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A 2 WAY/DOUBLE LANE CITY STREET. AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN A CLEAR SECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OPPOSITE "ONCOMING" TRAFFIC AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PROPER ACCELERATION, I HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE (WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS FORCED TO STOP, ABRUPTLY). FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE ANY INJURIES NOR FATALITIES. THEREFORE THE REASON WHY THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED. NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF THIS ISSUE WAS EVER NOTICED, NOR DID IT HAPPENED BEFORE. *TR

ON 5 OR 6 OCCASIONS, WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL, MY CHARGER STALLS. ON ONE OCCASION, IT RESTARTED EASILY ONLY TO STALL AGAIN SECONDS LATER. ANOTHER OCCASION, STALLED,RESTART, STALLED, RESTART, STALLED, RESTART. ANOTHER OCCASION, STALLED AND TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. HAS STALLED FROM SITTING AND IDLING , 10MPH AND 30 MPH. ONCE IT STALLED AS I WAS COMING TO STOP AT SIGNAL LIGHT AND NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

AFTER REFUELING OF VEHICLE AND DRIVING FROM GAS STATION VEHICLE STALLS AND HARD TO START. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. NOW WHEN TRYING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE THE PUMP KICKS OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS, UNABLE TO REFUEL AT A GAS STATION AT THIS POINT. ONLY WAY TO REFUEL AT THIS POINT IS BY USING A FIVE GALLON GAS CAN SO THAT THE AIR CAN ESCAPE THE GAS TANK THROUGH THE GAS TANK FILLER TUBE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CHECK VALVE ON THE GAS EVAP SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHICH IS INTERGRATED WITHIN THE GAS TANK. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES AND THE CHECK VALVE CANNOT BE REPLACED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM A NEW GAS TANK WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED AT A COST OF $1,350. *TR

WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE WORK I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. I GOT A RIDE HOME AND RETURNED THE NEXT DAY AND CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THAT IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. ONE OF THE MECHANICS HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN HE STOPPED FOR FUEL. THE PART COST $7 AND THE LABOR IS $175. I FEEL I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I HAD MY INFANT GRANDKIDS WITH ME AND THAT IT HAPPENED AT WORK, SO AT LEAST I WAS NOT STRANDED SOMEWHERE ALONE. EVIDENTLY DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SAID THEY USED TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFT MECHANISM AND NOW DODGE HAS COME OUT WITH A CHEAPER PART TO FIX IT. IT EVIDENTLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE YEAR BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN ON BRAND NEW VEHICLES AS WELL AS OLDER MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ADJUSTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LOW ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WOULD RISE OR FALL SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPENDING ON THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPEED SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,900. UPDATED 8/26/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM..

AFTER FILL UP OF GAS TANK CSR WILL START AND DRIVE NORMAL FOR APPROX 1 MILE THEN BEGIN TO STALL OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHILE GAS PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED AND WHILE BRAKING. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX 10 TO 15 MIN THE STALLING STOPS. THIS HAPPENS AFTER EVERY GAS FILL UP. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK - RESEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE PRODUCTS THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM FAILS AND THE CAR BECOMES UNDRIVEABLE AS IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. TOOK APART SHIFT CONSOLE TO MANUALLY MOVE MECHANISM OUT OF PARK AND GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER CONFIRMS SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM WAS AT FAULT. CONTACTED DODGE - ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER MODELS/YEARS - THE 2006 CHARGER IS NOT "OFFICIALLY ON THE RECALL LIST", SO I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FAULTY MECHANISM REPLACEMENT OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH RADIATOR FANS OVERHEATED AND BEGAN RUBBING TOGETHER. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BEFORE THEY BECAME FRACTURED AND ENTERED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND BOTH FANS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,300. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STOP. THE EVENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. OFTEN IT OCCURS AFTER FUELING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO A GARAGE FOR REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. SOMETIMES WHEN THE EVENT OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND TURN ON THE IGNITION. *TR

MY CAR HAVE MIS FIRE CYLINDER 1 IT SHAKES WHEN IT COLD THEN AFTER A WHILE IT GOES AWAY,TRANSMISSION DRIVING BAD OUT OF NO WHERE GOING ONLY 30 MILES THE FASTEST IN MY CAR STUCK IN PARK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER (53K MILES ON THE ODOMETER) WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH (POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED) WHEN I BEGAN TO HEAR A RATTLING SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER JUST BEFORE A SHARP CURVE IN THE ROAD, BUT AS I DID THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND THE KEY TURNED BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HAD I NOT PULLED OVER AND BEGUN TO CUT MY SPEED WHEN I DID THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS NEGOTIATING A SHARP TURN IN THE ROAD UP AHEAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN A VALVE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED DODGE CHARGER FORUMS AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND ENGINES AT APPROXIMATELY 40K-60K MILEAGE. IN EACH POSTED INSTANCE IT STATES THAT THE ENGINES BROKE DOWN FROM VALVE FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS COMMON AND IT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IF THESE ENGINES FAIL AT HIGH SPEED AND CAUSE THE CARS ELECTRONICS TO SHUT DOWN. CHRYSLER SSHOULD. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO MY OFFICE AND DIDN'T GET ANY WARNING AND THE CAR ENGINE SOUNDED REAL BAD AND ONCE I GOT TO MY OFFICE TO PARK IT IT KILLED . HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO HELP ME MOVE THE CAR OUT THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO CALL A TOW SERVICE TO TOW IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE ENGINE FAILURE. NOW I ONLY HAD OVER 100K AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED!! THE PISTON HIT THE HEAD AND PISTON ARM SHATTERED AND IT CAUSE MY ENGINE TO FAIL!! NOW MY CAR IS PARK IN THE YARD BECAUSE OF THE COST OF A NEW MOTOR!!! I TRIED TO SEE WITH DODGE BUT THE MOTOR I HAVE IS ON BACK ORDER . SO TO ME IT SEEMED IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF ALL THE STORIES I READ ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MOTOR FAILURE OF THE 06 CHARGER 5.7 HEMI . *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO STALL AND START BACK. THE MOST SCARIEST TIMES ARE ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE BEEN IN THE FAST LANE AND HAD IT HAPPENS CAR STALLS AND KICKS BACK ON. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO DODGE DEALERS AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I'M REALLY GETTING SICK OF THEM NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE SO I'M NOT GOING TO TYPE IT UP IN DETAIL. BUT THERE IS NO REASON WHY A CAR CAN STALL ITSELF AND RESTART BACK UP WITH NO TRACE IT EVER HAPPEN. IT'S DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AND INCOMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED FROM THE ENGINE OWN AND ITS SHOWING NOTHING. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT CHAPMAN DODGE CHRYSLER AND JEEP AND I GOT THE CALL TODAY SAYING ITS NOTHING SHOWING WRONG. IT SEEMS ITS ELECTRICAL BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS IT LOSES POWER AND WHEN I STARTS BACK ON IT HAS A KICK TO IT. I'M JUST ASKING FOR IT TO BE FIX BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK UP FOR THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS HARD TO RESTART. ONCE THE CAR STARTED THE SHE KEPT CUTTING OUT AND EVEN DIED TWICE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. SINCE THAT TIME EVERY TIME I FILLED THE TANK I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO ONLY FILLING THE CAR UP TO 3/4 TANK TO AVOID THIS ISSUE. *TR

STOPPED FOR GAS ON RT 9 IN NEW JERSEY FILLED TANK GOT BACK ON HIGHWAY WAS DOING 50MPH WHEN CAR STALLED ALMOST GOT HIT BY TRAFFIC CLOSE CALL STARTED RITE UP AGAIN KEPT STALLING. GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD CAR STARTED RITE UP BUT TRYING TO MERGE ON HI WAY WAS SCARY. FINALLY GOT BACK ON HIGHWAY ..JUST THOUGHT WAS BAD GAS. NEXT WEEK GOT GAS IN DIFFERENT GAS STATON KEPT STALLING AGAIN....USING COMPUTER FOUND OUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM.GAS CANT BE FILLED ..FROM THAT TIME I WAS BUYING LOWER AMOUNTS OF GAS. CAR WAS OK..DISCOVERED THE CAR CAN NEVER BE FILLED UP. CHANGED GAS CAP SAME PROBLEM . I FOUND OUT ITS A DODGE CHARGER PROBLEM IT WILL COST ME $2,000 TO CHANGE FILLER TUBE AND GAS TANK BUT NO WARRANTIES DODGE WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND ALL FLUIDS CHECKED AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP ON A WEDNESDAY. THAT FOLLOWING SUNDAY WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN MOTORS HAVE LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED QUITE SUDDENLY AND I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SYMBOLS OTHER THAN THE OVERHEATING. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON LINE THAT PERTAINS TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR FANS ON 2006 DODGE CHARGERS. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE FACTORY THAT HAS THE SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINED TO. I THEN CALLED MY DODGE DEALERSHIP AND MY SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT SERVICE BULLETINS DO NOT MEAN THE EXPENSES ARE PAID FOR AND I HAVE NO RECALLS ON MY VIN NUMBER. THEREFORE, DODGE CAN NOT HELP ME AND MY OUT OF POCKET COULD RANGE ANYWHERE FROM $500 TO OVER $1,000. THE SERVICE WRITER FURTHER STATED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY WILL DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL $100. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND THE MANUFACTURERS REFUSE TO HELP. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED DUE TO TRAFFIC....ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE STARTED AGAIN ON RE-START. I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED FULL TANK OF FUEL THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY...6 - 26 - 13 ....AGAIN AT LOW SPEED DUE TO MORNING TRAFFIC...STARTED AGAIN ON RE-START....PURCHASED TANK OF GAS AGAIN YESTERDAY...BOTH TIME FROM DIFFERENT STATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER 5.7 HEMI I HAD JUST FILLED MY CAR WITH GAS COMPLETELY FULL UNTIL THE ONE CLICK OF THE HANDLE, REPLACED THE FUEL CAP CLOSED THE FUEL DOOR AND STARTED THE ENGINE RAN JUST FINE, I MAKE A LEFT TURN OUT OF THE GAS STATION MAKE IT ABOUT 100 FEET AND IT STALLS I LOSE ALL POWER AND IT DIES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT CONTINUED TO THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP SO I REPLACED THE PUMP AND STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUES DO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AFTER THREE DAYS I WAS TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY A BAD COIL PACK BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH ONE IT WAS THEY REPLACED ALL PLUGS AND ONE PACK IT NOW RUNS BUT NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD I LOOKED UP SIMILAR ISSUES AND KEPT COMING ACROSS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHARGERS OF THE SAME YEAR THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GAS TANK. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING AND PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION (INTO TRAFFIC). THEN, IT IS HARD TO START AND SPUTTERS AND STALLS FOR SOME TIME. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK VENT VALVE FAILING TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IF FULL. THIS ALLOWS RAW FUEL TO ENTER THE EVAPORATION SYSTEM WHICH PROBABLY RUINS THE EVAPORATION CANISTER AS WELL. THE FUEL TANK VENT VALVE IS INTEGRATED INTO THE FUEL TANK SO, THE FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE PRIMARY ISSUE. OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE EVAPORATION SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED TO HAVE RAW FUEL IN THEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY HESITATES, STUTTERS AND STALLS SHORTLY AFTER FUEL FILL-UPS. THERE ARE TIMES THIS OCCURS PULLING OUT FROM THE FUEL STATION, AND TIMES WHERE IT OCCURS A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE CARS STALLS IN TRAFFIC (MERGING, TURNING, ETC.). *TR

CAR HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR WITH GAS. CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. TAKES ABOUT 10 MILES ON THE ODOMETER UNTIL IT CLEARS UP. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG COMING TO A STOP, WHEN THE CAR CUT OUT. JUST FLAT WENT DEAD. NO POWER, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO REAL ABILITY TO BRAKE, NO POWER STEERING. NOTHING. LOST ALL POWER. CAME TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. IT SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS THEN STARTED BACK UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (BIG VALLEY DODGE IN VAN NUYS, CA.- NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN TIL ABOUT 5-6 WEEKS AGO. MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN TRAFFIC. JUST AS I FINISHED THE TURN, THE CAR WENT DEAD. BASICALLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. STARTED UP IN ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES. I REACHED MY DESTINATION (WORKING OUT AT THE TRACK). 1.5 HOURS LATER I HAD SOMEONE FOLLOW ME HOME. WITHIN 3 BLOCKS THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. CALLED DODGE CORPORATE. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT IN. TOOK THE CAR TO WHAT USED TO BE BIG VALLEY BUT NOW IS THE SUPERSTORE AND HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT. THEY FOUND NOTHING. ABOUT 3 WEEK AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS SO SLOW THAT I WASN'T TRAVELING AT A GREAT RATE OF SPEED. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO START IT UP. THIS TIME I HAD SOMEONE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS WEAPON AND AN INCREDIBLE RISK FOR ANY ONE WHO DRIVES IT AND ANYONE WHO DRIVES IN FRONT OR BEHIND. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

AFTER REFUELING THE CAR, THE ENGINE CUT OFF AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND GETTING UP TO SPEED. IT JUST STALLED?!?!? *TR

AFTER FILLING MY CAR AT THE GAS STATION, CAR WOULD STALL DURING ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY FILLING GAS TANK. IT WOULD CHOKE OR TRY TO CUT OFF WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. SOMETIMES EVENTUALLY SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD, REQUIRING MULTIPLE KEY TURNS TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SITTING IDLE IN TRAFFIC, A BUS CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,762.

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVING SHORTLY AFTER FUELING. ENGINE STARTED AGAIN AFTER CRANKING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, BUT STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER STARTING. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE NEXT REFUEL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REPEATEDLY AFTER REFUELING EVER SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT ON THE DATE GIVEN. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN HAPPENING PERIODICALLY OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, BUT BEFORE THIS IT WAS INFREQUENT ENOUGH THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT. WE NEVER TOP OFF THE TANK, STOPPING FUELING AFTER THE NOZZLE INITIALLY CLICKS OFF. *TR

AS PULLING INTO BUSINESS PARKING LOT, NOTICED SUDDENLY INTERNAL CAR TEMPERATURE RAISED SUDDENLY. AS I PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE NOTICED THE TEMP. GAUGE WENT FROM MED. TO HOT WITHIN SECONDS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BEEPED. IN REVIEWING THE MANUFACTURER MANUAL, WAS ADVISED TO SHUT OF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AND TAKE IN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. I CONTACTED MY SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM FOR ADVISE. WE DETERMINED DUE TO NATURE OF PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT GO FAR. I TOOK TO LOCAL MIDAS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHOM ADVISED THERE WAS A GENERAL RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT DENIED COMPLAINTS OR LIABILITY FOR MY VIN. I THEN CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT ALSO DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SAFETY NOTICES. I REQUESTED THE COST FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, 1.5 LATER NO ESTIMATE. I DECIDED TO CHECK ONLINE MYSELF THOUGHT IT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CURRENT/FUTURE DODGE OWNERS TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION COMPLAINT. *TR

BEFORE ARRIVING AT WORK STOPPED AT MCDONALDS TO GET COFFEE. AFTER 10MIN RETURN TO CAR AND TRIED TO START AND WOULD NOT START. I TURNED KEY AGAIN CAR STARTED SHAKING AND STARTED WITH WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST. CAR WAS SHAKING REAL HARD I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND PLACE IT IN DRIVE I DROVE TO THE NEXT STREET TO WORK LOCATION AND AS I WAS PUTTING CAR IN REVERSED CAR CUT OFF AGAIN. I STARTED IT AGAIN SMOKE AGAIN CAME OUT I PUT IN REVERSE WHILE GIVING GAS AND BACKED CAR INTO PARKING SPOT AT WORK LOCATION. I CALLED TOW TRUCK J & J TOWING THEY CAME AND I STARTED CAR AND DROVE UNTO FLATBED AND HAD TOWED TO MYERS AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS. THEY SAID THE VALVE/CYLINDER #2 HAD BROKEN CAUSE SPARK PLUG TO BEND AND MELTED OTHER THINGS AND THAT THIS YEAR OF THE 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT WITH THE HEMI 5.7 WAS KNOW FOR THIS ISSUE THEY HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE MODELS/MAKE OF DODGE AND THAT EVEN GETTING A USED ONE IT WOULD DO THE SAME. THEY ADVISED A NEW MANUFACTURED ONE THAT DODGE APPARENTLY HAVE REVISED EDITIONS. THEY NEED TO REPLACED ALL THESE ENGINE ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT BUT LEFT THE CONSUMER TO DEAL WITH UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

FILLED UP GAS A LOCAL CITGO 7 ELEVEN GAS STATION. PULLED AWAY ABOUT 100- 200FT CAR STALLED AS I WAS MAKING LEFT TURN INTO MOVING TRAFFIC MY DAUGHTER WAS IN BACK SEAT. NO ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR OR ANYTHING. PLACE CAR BACK IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. FIRST TIME HAD TO GET SOME SENSOR RELAY REPLACED. NOT TO LONG AGO. SINCE THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER AFTER FUELING OVER THE WEEKEND WENT TO WORK STOPPED AT A MCDONALDS CAME OUT TO DRIVE A STREET OVER TO WORK CARD WOULD NOT START. HELD DOWN GAS PEDAL CAR STARTED SHAKING HAD AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT EXHAUST. I PLACED CAR IN DRIVE DROVE TO WORK PARKING LOT AS I WAS PUTTING IN REVERSED IT STALLED AGAIN. SHAKING REAL HARD. GOT TOWED TO MYERS AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY ADVISED DODGE CHARGERS 2006 RT 5.7L ARE HAVING THESE ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH CYLINDERS AND LIFTER/VALVES. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE DESERT ON I-10 IN ARIZONA, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CHIMED, MY RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN JUST AS SUDDENLY THEY ALL WENT RIGHT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE ENGINE JERKED US FORWARD AS THE TRANNY FIGURED OUT WHAT GEAR IT BELONGED IN. IT STARTED LIKE THAT, ONLY HAPPENING ON OCCASION. NOW, I CAN'T MAKE IT MORE THAN 1-2 MILES (LITERALLY) WITHOUT STALLING OUT OR LOSING ENGINE FIRE. IF IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M AT A LOW MPH THE CAR JUST STALLS OUT AND DIED. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, BUT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO ARE WORKING. ON THE HWY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT LURCHES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ON THE ON-RAMP, HOWEVER, IT BECOMES A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN STARTING ON A DOWNHILL RAMP WITH A BIG RIG WAILING UP BEHIND ME. I HAVE BEEN MISSED BY TRULY ONLY INCHES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR, THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT'S WRONG WITH MINE, AND I CAN'T SELL A VEHICLE THAT WON'T MAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. CAN WE PLEASE GET A FIX? ANSWERS? WASN'T IT MY TAX DOLLARS THAT BOUGHT THIS COMPANY OUT OF BANKRUPTCY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MOTOR OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.