2006 Dodge Charger complaints

OUR 2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF THE WHEELS BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC. WE KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO SAY BEFORE HE CAME BACK WITH HIS ASSESSMENT; ITS THE TIE RODS ONCE AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIE RODS ON THIS CAR FROM THE 3RD MONTH OF OWNING IT. WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED BY THE DEALER 3 TIMES ALONG WITH NEW BRAKES AND TIRES AT THE COST OF $2,000 EACH TIME. WE DRIVE 20 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK, THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE TIE RODS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. HE HAD 4 CHARGERS IN THAT DAY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER 2 DAYS AGO BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE THE TIE RODS FIXED FOR THE 4TH TIME. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD FORWARD MY COMPLAINT TO THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS THEY ARE SELLING! I'M AFRAID FOR OUR FAMILY OF 4 TO RIDE IN THIS CAR. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED? I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS CAR BUT I HATE TO PAWN IT OFF ON ANOTHER FAMILY, ITS DANGEROUS! PLEASE DO AN INVESTIGATION, AND ASK DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS HOW MANY DEFECTIVE TIE RODS THEY PLACE ON THESE CARS A DAY. *TR

I WAS READY TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE NIGHT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WE TRIED TO USE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFT BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE CAME OUT GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SHIFTER ASSEMBLY DEFECT,AS HE LOOKED AT THE ASSEMBLY THERE WAS NOTED TO B A CABLE WIRE THE WAS ALSO DISLODGED,HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER FOR REPAIR.THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND CABLE HAD TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

AFTER FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, CAR STALLS AND DIES SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FLOODING. WEB SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND ONLY SOLUTION TO FULLY RESOLVE IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK WITH ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS PERVASIVE AS IT SEEMS, THEN AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED AND A RECALL BEGUN. A CAR DYING REPEATEDLY IN TRAFFIC IS A VERY BAD THING. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN PARK POSITION AND THERE IT STAYED WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR TO ANYTHING AND HAD TO TAKE THE CONSOLE AROUND THE LEVER APART TO SHIFT GEARS. AND THE BRAKES SQUEAK ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED AND THE ROTORS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE STRUTS. CHRYSLER THEY SAY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE ONES THAT THEY WILL FIX THE SHIFTER ON. AM MAD ENOUGH OVER A 69 CENT PINK PLASTIC PART TO WANT TO STICK THIS CAR UP [XXX] IN CUSTOMER CARES REAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,740. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL ONE DAY, IT BEGAN TO STALL OUT WHEN STOPPED. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT SEEMS TO MOMENTARILY LOSE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL POWER, THEN A WARNING SOUND WILL CHIME AND EVERYTHING RETURNS TO NORMAL... TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER, WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP AND TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WE DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS UNTIL WE HAD TO REDUCE OUR SPEED WHEN APPROACHING TOWNS. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF IF IT IS BEING USED WHEN "POWER SURGE" HAPPENS AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY RESET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED TO COVER SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,237. *TR UPDATED 05/28/13*LJ UPDATED 06/11/2013 *JS

IT HAPPEN AFTER I PUT GAS IN THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST DIE, I PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED RIGHT AWAY BUT IT WAS DRIVING LIKE IF IT NEEDED OXYGEN TO BREATH. THE NEXT STOP IT DIE AGAIN I PUT IT IN PARK AGAIN AND STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND I CONTINUE TO GO HOME. IT IS VERY SCARY I DRIVE THE FREEWAY A LOT THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY I WOULD IT CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT. NOW EVERY TIME I PUT GAS THE CAR DOES THE SAME THING I NEED TO FIND AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL, CAR STALLS AND DIES. SPOKE TO THE DEALER MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TOTAL GAS TANK IN AN 06 CHARGER A FEW DAYS AGO FOR THE SAME REASON. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. COST STARTS AT 1700.00 UP TO 2500.00. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS... CHRYSLER DODGE WILL BE PAYING MUCH MORE WHEN ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES START HAPPENING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE FREEWAY AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. IT WAS PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS. I THREW IT IN NUTRAL TO RESTART AND GO, I MADE IT TO THE SLOW LANE AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON UNTIL I COULD EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY. CAR DIED 2 MORE TIMES UNTIL I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY. I WIL NOT DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY WITH THIS CAR UNTIL ITS FIXED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY DODGE CHARGER IN AUGUST OF 06. AT 22,316 MILES, I STARTED EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END. THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 5/50,000. AT 51,972 THE CLUNKING RETURNED. THE REMAINING TIE RODS, INNER AND OUTER, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WAS REPLACED AT 22,316 HAD TO BE REPLACED. AS OF NOW MY CAR HAS 67,800 MILES ON IT AND IN BETWEEN 51,972 AND 67,800 MILES, THE CLUNKING HAS RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE HAD A LEFT CONTROL ARM, LOWER BALL JOINT, SWAY BAR LINK, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, RT AND LT TENSION STRUTS AND SWAY BAR BUSHINGS ALL REPLACED. I THINK FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT...... THIS IS WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE IN ONE AREA OF THE CAR. IT SURE WOULD BE GREAT IF DODGE WOULD OWN UP TO THESE FRONT END PROBLEMS AND STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND HELP THE AMERICAN CONSUMERS OUT WITH THE REPAIR BILLS. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT HWY. SPEED THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF AND BACK ON BY ITSELF. IF IM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT DOES IT I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND CRANK IT BACK UP BUT THEN IT TAKES A 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL GO INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM USE TO HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE IN A DAY AND THEN IT MAY BE 2 WEEKS BEFORE IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AS IT DOES THIS CONSTANT. I GOT A NEW FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES AND IT STARTED AGAIN. *TR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED AFTER START UP WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOPPED OFF, BUT HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS TO DATE, BOTH OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE DIED AT LEAST TWICE, ONCE THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE IN PARK AND THE OTHER INCIDENTS WERE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND MOVING AT A LOW SPEED THROUGH TRAFFIC. *TR

ON 03/21/2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS MY CAR WOULD NOT START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED WATER LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. HE STATED THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING WHEN THE GAUGE NEVER DOCUMENTED SUCH A THING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A DAMAGED HEAD GASKET AND MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A "WEIRD" NOISE AND THE ONLY WAY TO DIAGNOSE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS IS THROUGH TAKING THE ENGINE APART. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A 2006 VEHICLE. NEVER PURCHASING ANOTHER DODGE EVER AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE NEVER GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS AND NOW ALL THIS MECHANICAL STUFF HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE. ALL THE FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN UP TO DATE AND NO THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE PURGE SOLENOID. THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM STORES FUEL VAPORS FROM THE TANK AND THEN BURNS THEM IN THE ENGINE, TO KEEP THE VAPORS FROM GOING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. WHEN YOU FILL THE TANK WITH FUEL THE AIR AND VAPOR THAT THE FUEL DISPLACES HAS TO GO INTO THE EVAP SYSTEM. THERE IS A VALVE ON TOP OF THE TANK THAT ALLOWS THE VAPOR OUT, BUT IS SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF WHEN LIQUID FUEL HITS IT AS THE TANK FILLS. WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS VALVE FAILS AND IT ALLOWS YOU TO PUSH LIQUID FUEL INTO THE EVAP SYSTEM WHEN YOU PUSH TOO MUCH FUEL INTO THE TANK. THIS LIQUID FUEL GOES INTO THE VAPOR CANISTER AND LINES. WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE A COUPLE MINUTES LATER THE PURGE SOLENOID WILL COME ON TO DO IT'S JOB AND BURN THESE VAPORS, BUT WITH THIS FAILED VALVE IT SUCKS UP LIQUID FUEL INSTEAD, SO THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND CAN DIE AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE STALLS FOR THE NEXT 5 MILES OR SO WHENEVER YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, I.E. TAKING A TURN OR SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE BUCKS VIOLENTLY AS WELL. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS IT CUTS ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE CAUSING YOU TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE ABS. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS VAPOR LOCKED IT WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. MY FEAR IS THAT I AM GOING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART OR I'LL BE INJURED WHEN IT HAPPENS TAKING A CURVE OR TURN. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER SAYS THEY HAVE NO SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT STARTED SMOKING I PULLED OVER . CALLED MECHANIC HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE HE LATER TOLD ME THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN . SECOND INCIDENT THERE'S A BEEPING SOUND AND ALL MY GAUGES KEEPING GOING CRAZY ON ME .THIRD INCIDENT THAT PINK PIECE INSIDE THE GEAR SHIFT ACTUAL WAS STUCK AND CAME LOSE SO IT WAS REMOVED AND THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR . *TR

THE CAR WOULD LOSE ALL POWER WITHIN A 10TH OF MILE AFTER FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE. THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING SIGNALS, BUT STALLS OUT. THIS HAPPEN ALSO WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS A FOURTH OF TANK OF GAS. THE CAR WOULD RESTART, WITHIN MINUTES AFTER PLACING IT IN PARK. ( REMIND YOU I AM SITTING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS, OR FLASHERS) THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET REAR ENDED WHEN THE CAR STALLED DURING "RUSH HOUR" TRAFFIC. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED AND FIXED. I WAS INFORMED THE FUEL TANK CANISTER HAD A VALVE THAT WAS OPERATING INCORRECTLY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL TANK AND CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $1548.00. THE COST WAS HIGH, BUT THE CHANCE OF GETTING INTO A WRECK AND CAUSING INJURIES WAS WORTH THE PRICE TO FIX TO ME. I FEEL SINCE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2006 CHARGERS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PART NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STALLED AND THEN DIED. HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES SOME AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. TODAY THE CAR STALLED JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, HE HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT UNHOOKED THE FAULTY BATTERY AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 55 MPH ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND RESTART WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. WHILE DRIVING OFF THE LOT VEHICLE STALLED AND STARTED BACK UP AGAIN WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY. DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS. FELT THAT AFTER MARKET STARTER WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. DOING IT AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING WOULD SHUT OFF BUT NOW YOU MUST PULL OVER AND PHYSICALLY TURN THE KEY TO RESTART. WILL DO IT AT ANY SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY, THE VEHICLE STALLED THEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL OPERATIONAL CANISTER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. ...UPDATED 03-20-13 *BF UPDATED 04/02/2013 *JS

THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER I FILL THE FUEL TANK TO ITS FULL CAPACITY. THIS STALLING USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN A BLOCK OR SO AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION. I THEN HAVE TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL RE-START. LATELY, I HAVE NOT FILLED THE GAS TANK TO ITS FULL CAPACITY. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROLLOVER VALVE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IS TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,807. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER FUELING MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SPUTTER AND COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF. THIS RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND HAVING TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART. IT WILL OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES, SOMETIMES WHILE IDLING, BEFORE IT WILL BEGIN TO ACT NORMALLY.IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AT FIRST, IT WAS SPORADIC BUT NOW IT IS EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT SMELL BURNING FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALL TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE. UPON INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE PLACED IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES HAD TO BE UTILIZED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A BRACKET TO ENSURE THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT WAS RETAINED IN THE PROPER POSITION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,038 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,040.

WENT TO THE STORE AND GOT INTO THE CAR AND THE GEAR SHIFT WANT COME OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE CHARGERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I TURNED MY KEY OVER AND THE BATTERY EXPLODED. BOTH CAPS WERE BLOWN AGAINST THE FIBERGLASS LID IN THE TRUNK. BATTERY WAS SPLIT ACROSS THE FRONT AND SIDE. BATTERY ACID COVERED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUNK AREA. WHITE ODORLESS SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TRUNK AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,693.

MY CAR STARTED DYING AFTER BEING FILLED AT THE GAS STATION. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN TO HAVE IT DIE. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK TUESDAY MORNING AND MY HEADLIGHTS, FOGLIGHTS & DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT FLICKERING OFF & ON EVEN WHEN THE KNOB WAS TURNED OFF. I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T. HOWEVER, AFTER READING THE BLOGS & REVIEWS THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE & MODEL THAT I HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, AS WELL AS THE CONTROL ARM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WHILE BEING TEST DRIVEN, THE MECHANIC FOUND A FAILURE WITH THE STEERING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A TELESCOPIC STEERING SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER IT WAS IN A FORWARD POSITION THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN SINCE IT WAS IN CONTACT WITH A METAL PIECE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,065.

APRIL 6TH 2011:AFTER LEAVING WORK & GETTING INTO MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER SXT,WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT,I STARTED THE VEHICLE & STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE THE SHIFTER,UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE,EVEN DOING THE BYPASS METHOD AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL,IT STILL WOULD NOT ENGAGE,FINALLY I CALLED ROAD SIDE SERVICE & HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DODGE DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS WORKING OUT OF STATE @ THE TIME,STAYING IN A MOTEL SO THIS ADDED EXPENSE REALLY STRETCHED MY BUDGET:$461.04 OUT OF POCKET!! *TR

THE CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC AFTER IT IS FILLED WITH GAS. THIS HAPPEN REPEATEDLY AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DODGE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE CAR STILL STALLS AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS AND CONTINUES TO STALL AND "STUTTER" UNTIL ABOUT 1-2 GALLONS ARE USED. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD.

THE SHIFTER SELECTOR IS STUCK IN THE "PARK" POSITION. A SMALL PLASTIC PART BREAKS UNDERNEATH THE SHIFT SELECTOR CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHRYSLER 300, DODGE MAGNUM, AND CHARGER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ONLY ON SOME 2005-2007 MODELS. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ALL OF THESE CARS YET WHY IS ONLY SOME VINS COVERED? THERE IS VARIOUS AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS MADE OF METAL AS THE ORIGINAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN SINCE IT IS A VITAL COMPONENT. THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN MADE OF WEEK MATERIAL. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, BUT DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER THE SHIFTER STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I TURNED MY IGNITION KEY TO START THE VEHICLE AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I OPENED MY TRUNK WITH THE KEY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. I DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED AND SPRAYED BATTERY ACID IN THE TRUNK AREA. THE TRUNK WAS FILLED WITH WHITE SMOKE AND SMELLED LIKE CHEMICALS. MY PROPERTY INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ALSO HAD A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR TO IT. AFTER LOOKING AT THE BATTERY, IT APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED FROM THE REAR AND THE MAIN THING THAT KEPT IT FROM SENDING ACID SOAKED DEBRIS WAS THE NYLON STRAP THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY IN PLACE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE IS NOW COATED WITH ACID FUMES/POWDER FROM THE EXPLOSION. I SPOKE WITH HUNTINGTON BEACH DODGE AND THEY SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS OF REPAIRS BECAUSE THE BATTERY ONLY HAS A 12 MONTH/12K MILE WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT A BATTERY GOES DEAD, BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND A BATTERY EXPLODING! MY 2 CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION, BUT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE INJURY TO MY KIDS IF THEY WERE THERE? BATTERY ACID IN THE FACE AND EYES, ACID SOAKED DEBRIS STRIKING THEM OR HEARING LOSS FROM THE EXPLOSION? I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR HAVING MY CHILDREN IN IT. MCPEEK DODGE IN ANAHEIM REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CLEANED THE TRUNK AT A COST OF $250.00 (20% DISCOUNT THEY SAID), BUT STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD RATTLE WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY TYPE OF ROAD BUMP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY STIFF WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TENSION STRUTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE RODS HAD ALSO BEEN REPLACED ON AUGUST 4, 2010. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,033. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS

I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PICK UP SOMETHING THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE FLOOR AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. THE WHEN I STARTED TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. I WAS OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALONE AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR EVEN LEAVE PARK. SINCE IT WAS SUNDAY AND DODGE DEALERS ARE CLOSED. ITS HOT OUTSIDE SO I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE THAT WORKS ON AUTOMOBILES. THEY CAME OUT AND FOUND THAT THE SAFETY NEUTRAL SWITCH WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC PARTS MAINLY WAS BROKEN/NO LONGER WORKING. I NEEDED TO MOVE MY CAR, SO HE TOOK ALL THESE PIECES OUT OF THE SHIFTER SO THAT I COULD DRIVE THE CAR HOME, AND TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED. THE CAR WAS IN PARK I KNOW, BUT I COULDN'T BEEN IN A PLACE THAT I NEEDED TO RELY ON MY CAR MOVING FOR MY SAFETY OR MY LITTLE GIRLS SAFETY AND IT GIVE NO WARNING. THIS THING JUST LOCKED INTO PARK, AND YOU ARE STUCK WHERE EVER IT MAY BE, A SAFE PLACE OR UNSAFE PLACE. *TR

I GOT OFF WORK STARTED CAR PUT ON SEAT BELT. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRIED TO MOVE GEAR SHIFT IT WOULDNT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DESIGN DEFECT ON GAS TANKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR, IT STARTED STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. IT KEPT GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AS TIME WENT BY, BUT HE NEVER REALIZED WHAT WAS CAUSING THE STALLING, UNTIL ONE AFTERNOON HE LEFT THE GAS STATION, AND AS HE TURNED ONTO A ROADWAY, HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HIM, BUT THAT VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN A TREE. A POLICE OFFICER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HIS VEHICLE HAD A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER READ WHERE THE VALVE WAS MOLDED IN THE GAS TANK, SO RAW FUEL FLOODED THE VALVE, STALLING THE ENGINE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVER BROKE, CAUSING THE GEAR SHIFT TO BE LOCKED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE, AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE GEARSHIFT (LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE) WAS LOCKED IN PLACE, DESPITE THE VEHICLE STARTING UP AND THE ENGINE RUNNING PROPERLY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PINK, PLASTIC "TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK" WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE MY CAR IS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED ON OVER 23,000 CHARGERS, CHRYSLER 300S AND MAGNUMS FROM THE YEARS 2005-2007, AND THAT THIS SPECIFIC PART IS THE ONE THAT FAILED ON THE VEHICLE, I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR AND VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THAT EXPENSES INCURRED FIXING THIS PART SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE FELT THE VEHICLE DECELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY AS THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERNAL SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000....UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF UPDATED 07/19/12

I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO FILL MY GAS TANK TO THE FULL LEVEL EVERY TIME. VERY INCONVIENT. *TR