2006 Dodge Charger complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER BECAME LOCKED INTO PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE GEAR BOX IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A PINK PLASTIC TAB LOCATED IN THE GEAR SHIFTER COMPARTMENT HAD FRACTURED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 .

COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC RED LIGHT, ENGINE DIED. PUT TRANS IN NEUTRAL, RESTARTED VEHICLE. DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ENGINE DIED. REPEATED START PROCEDURE AS ABOVE. DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ON GREEN MADE LEFT TURN ACROSS INTERSECTION. HALFWAY ACROSS INTERSECTION ENGINE STOPPED. GAS TANK 1/2 FULL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. YET MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FORUMS RE THIS ISSUE. ALSO MANY REPORTS OF ENGINE STALL IN NHTSA WEBSITE. DEALER ADVISED ME THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY COMPUTER TROUBLE CODES AND COULDN'T HELP. NEVER HAD ANY STALLING ISSUES UNTIL DEALER SERVICED CAR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE WITH NEW SPARK PLUGS, RECALLED COOLING FAN REPLACE. PER FACTORY RECALL. THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE! FILED COMPLAINT WITH DODGE BY PHONE, REP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ENGINE STALL BEFORE!!!! *KB

SLOWED TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT. ENGINE DIED. PUT TRANS IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED VEHICLE 2ND OCCURRENCE SAME DAY , MADE LEFT TURN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT , PARTWAY THOUGH INTERSECTION ENGINE STOPPED. 3RD OCCURRENCE SAME DAY , CAME TO STOP AT RED LIGHT, ENGINE DIED. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR. THIS IS A NEW OCCURRENCE AS NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. HOWEVER ENGINE COOLING FANS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL FROM DODGE ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. CAR WAS FINE BEFORE THIS THOUGH. HAVE APPT WITH DEALER THIS FRIDAY. NOTICE CHARGER FORUMS FULL OF SAME COMPLAINT AS MINE. SEEMS DODGE NOT RESPONSIVE TO THIS ISSUE BASED ON FORUM POSTS. HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-35997-P-2.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS WORKING PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS EXCESSIVELY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVEL WAS FRACTURED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 ( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,227.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING AREA SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE FAN MOTOR AND THE COOLING RELAY SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,700.

THE SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK AND WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPON ARE ARRIVAL THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE 3 OTHER DODGE AUTO'S WERE THERE FOR THE SAME REASON. OUR NEIGHBOR HAS A CHRYSLER SEBRING WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE SAME REPAIR JUST LAST YEAR. AS THE CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON IT AND WE FEEL THAT THE DODGE SHOULD ALSO HAVE A RECALL. OUR CAR IS NOT 5 YEARS OLD AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF REPAIR AT THIS TIME.

2006 CHARGER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CALLED AAA, THEY SAID THEY'VE HAD MANY SIMULAR CALLS ABOUT DODGE CHARGERS. TOW COMPANY DRIVER SAID HE'S HAD SEVERAL CALLS ABOUT THIS AND KNEW HOW TO TEMPORARLY GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. DODGE DEALER SAID THAT I HAD TO GET THE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $500 & $600. FOUND A REPAIRMAN THAT REPLACED ONLY THE BROKEN PART. IT WAS THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK THAT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE AFTER-MARKET PART HE REPLACED WITH WAS MADE OF METAL. IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY IT WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART. WHY DOESN'T DODGE DO A RECALL ON THIS?

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AT STOPLIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SHIFT LEVER CLIP BROKE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

HEADLIGHT SWITCH APPEARS TO BE FLAKING OUT; WITH SWITCH ON HEADLIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED PARKING AND DASHBOARD LIGHT FLUTTER ON AND OFF, SAME EFFECT WHEN I TURN SWITCH TO OFF POSITION. JUST STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AT 90K MILES. I BELIEVE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE DASHBOARD IS DEFECTIVE. *KB

OWN 2 CHARGERS AND BOTH OF THEM HAD THE SAME SHIFTER PROBLEM. UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SHIFTERS MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 42 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A SHIFTER PROBLEM. DODGE SHOULD REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS SINCE IT IS AA COMMON PROBLEM TO ALL 2006 CHARGERS. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE, CHARGER SXT. IT JUST PASSED 76,000 MILES WHEN WE STARTED SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AND EXHAUST. ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE HEARD EXHAUST NOISE AND TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC. WHEN HE CHECKED IT HE FOUND THE RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. HE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THEY WERE SELLING 15 RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLDS EVERY WEEK. AFTER HE REPLACED IT HE SAID HE STILL HEARD EXHAUST NOISE AND RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WE DID AND THE LEFT SIDE MANIFOLD WAS ALSO BROKEN. THE BILL FOR BOTH MANIFOLDS WAS $1035.20. CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% OF THE DEALERS BILL ONLY OR $250.96. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS DEFECT WHEN NOT ONLY ONE, BUT BOTH CAST IRON MANIFOLDS FAIL WITHIN 6,000 MILES OF THE MANDATORY CALIFORNIA EPA WARRANTY PERIOD FOR MANIFOLDS (70,000). I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED BECAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES WERE ENTERING THE CAR WHEN TRAVELING 65MPH. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN STUCK IN LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC AT 5-10MPH. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH V8 HEMI ENGINE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM I.E INNER/OUTER TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON NEW JERSEY HIGHWAYS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES TWICE BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION PARTS OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILES, SECOND AT 68,000 MI. AND LASTLY NOW AT 86,000 MI. COSTING ME APPROXIMATELY A TOTAL OF $4,000.00. EVERY MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE CLAIMS THAT THE 2006 DODGE CHARGER IS NOTORIOUS FOR THESE ISSUES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER/DODGE HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS MATTER SERIOUS, AND DID A RECALL OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM PARTS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WHEELS WOBBLING WHILE BRAKING AND LOTS OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND ESPECIALLY BRAKING WHILE TURNING AROUND CURVES. PLEASE HELP THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I TOLD THE LAST MECHANIC TO SAVE ALL OLD PARTS. I NOW HAVE THEM IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,785. ..UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM THAT POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,500.

OUTER TIE ROD IS MAKING MY CAR SHACK WHILE DRIVING, PRESSING ON BRAKES, AND GOING OVER BUMPS. IT FEELS AS IF THE WHEEL IS GOING TO POP OFF. I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED YET. *TT

GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN "PARK". THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME CHARGERS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT MINE. OBVIOUSLY, THE SAME PART IS DEFECTIVE ON MINE AS THE PART IN THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.

CAR WOULD KEEP ACCELERATING FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM PEDAL. WHEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED THE CAR WOULD REV TO 4000 RPMS IN NEUTRAL WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE WHEN THE RPMS DROPPED AND IT JUST TOOK OFF. PEDAL APPEARED TO BE FINE AND WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE TECH DUPLICATED THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN ACCOMPANYING WARNING CHIME. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER LINKAGE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,874.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE RELEASE MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN IN NUMBER: 06V149000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT), WERE RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000, POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 72,964. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE DEALER FOUND THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY CAME APART INTERNALLY. UPDATED 02/03/12

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER 13 SEPARATE TIMES FOR ISSUES. THEY WERE NEVER RESOLVED FULLY. THE DEALER ACTUALLY BROKE THE WINDOW CONTROLS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN FRONT OF ME, AND TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS ALREADY LIKE THAT.... LUCKILY, HE WAS SEEN, AND WAS DEALT WITH. THE NEWEST ISSUE, WHICH I SEE VIA ONLINE RESEARCH A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING IS THE SHIFT KIT. THE PARK LOCK MECHANISM BROKE, AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. WE'VE REMOVED THE CONSOLE, AND EVERY DAY, I HAVE TO PUSH THE BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC DOWN IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. THE DEALER WANTS $450 TO FIX THIS, AND I WILL NOT PAY IT. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THE PIECE THAT BROKE IS A PATHETIC BRIGHT PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS AS CHEAP AS A TOY FROM THE DOLLAR STORE, AND I AM NOT EXAGGERATING. IT'S PATHETIC. IT'S UNSAFE, IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. ASAP. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NO ONE HAS ISSUED A RECALL OR SAFETY CALL ON THIS. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERY REPUTABLE WEBSITES THAT SELL THE CHEAP PIECE THAT'S BROKEN BECAUSE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS BROKEN. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE. FUNNY'THE PIECE I'M REFERRING TO COSTS $49.99 TO REPLACE, AND IS MADE OUT OF METAL. DODGE REPLACES IT WITH THE SAME PLASTIC, WHICH BREAKS A YEAR LATER. AND, THEY CHARGE $450 TO DO IT, AS THEY REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFT KIT. SAD. I'VE CONTACTED THE WEBSITE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY PROVIDED A LOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,682 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,683.

2006 CHARGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. APPARENT INTERLOCK FAILURE, RESULTING IN BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH FOUND THAT CHRYSLER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39, WHICH ONLY COVERED CERTAIN VEHICLES. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY BROAD DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T. ON 6/3/11, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AND I LOST ALL POWER. THE CAR COASTED FOR ABOUT A QUARTER MILE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO COST IT OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A TWO LANE ROAD WITH A VERY SMALL SHOULDER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY DODGES (ENGINE STALLING AND VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER) WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT DODGE SHOULD CORRECT. *TR

THE ROCKER BEARING ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE MOTOR WAS BROKEN (SET BACK AND NOT ROLLING. I HAD A HEATING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP . AT WHICH TIME THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND TOLD ME THAT IF I HAD A PROBLEM THAT THEY WOULD DEAL WITH IT THEN. WELL NOW IS THEN AND I AM REPLACING THE MOTOR THAT I CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000-5000 MILES THEY EVEN SAID IT IS THE CLEANEST MOTOR THEY HAD EVER SEEN. SO THE MOBIL 1 0-40 DID NOT HELP. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR AWHILE. FIRST THE BRAKES WENT OUT AT 13,000 MILES IN WHICH A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS OUT ON , BECAUSE THE WRONG SYSTEM WAS PUT ON AT THE FACTORY . SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT HAD 13,000 MILES ON IT AND OUT OF THE 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAD CALLED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE CONCERN OF THE TEMP. OF THE ENGINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE CARS RUN A LITTLE HOTTER THAN OTHERS. IT TURNED OUT THAT AGAIN SOMETHING FROM THE FACTORY WHERE A SERVICE NOTICE PUT OUT SHORT OF A RECALL AND THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THOSE. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS , BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS 109,000 MILES . CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD . *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER AND THE ROCKER ARM BROKE. *TR

ROLL OVER VALVE ON MY 06 DODGE CHARGER POLICE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK UP TO FULL THE CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS JUMPS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY , AND STALLS ON TURNS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHARGER 3.5L. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR'S SYSTEM ISSUES BEGAN AROUND 31K MILES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS CONTINUED UNTIL EVEN RECENTLY. THE CONSENSUS AMONG REPAIR FACILITIES IS THAT IT COULD LIKELY BE THE COMPUTER UNIT WITH THE SECONDARY CONCERN BEING THE POOR WIRING HARNESSES THAT DODGE IS KNOWN FOR. THE ISSUES ARE AS FOLLOWS: - ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND FLASH CONTINUOUSLY FOR 10-15 SECONDS OR SO AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN- VARIOUS SPEEDS - ALL INSTRUMENT NEEDLES BEGIN TO SWEEP BACK AND FORTH LIKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS - SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL ACT LIKE ITS STALLING BUT SPUTTERS ALONG NEVERTHELESS UNTIL I TURN IT OFF. WHEN I TURN IT RIGHT BACK ON IT DOESN'T DO IT- THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL INTO THE GARAGE AND IT SITS IN IDLE. - SOMETIMES ALL DASH LIGHTS JUST GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING- VARIOUS SPEEDS - RECENTLY (4-20-11) ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, KEY CHIME KEPT CHIMING AND ENGINE BEGAN TO FALTER AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION...AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CHARGER AND MY CONCERNS TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE FIRST 3 YEARS (OUT OF BUSINESS NOW, IN THE CHRYSLER REORGANIZATION) AND WAS TOLD EACH TIME: "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG; WE CAN'T DUPLICATE WHAT YOU ARE TELLING US. AND I WASN'T TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I HAVE STRONGLY VOICED MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS ISSUE TELLING DODGE THAT A COMPUTER FAILURE OUT OF WARRANTY IS VERY COSTLY, BUT THEY REFERRED ME TO CHRYSLER CORPORATE, WHO ESSENTIALLY IN SO MANY WORDS JUST BL

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER GOT STUCK IN PARK POSITION. I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $500 (NOT TO MENTION TOWING EXPENSE). NOW I'M LOOKING AT THIS SITE AND SEE MANY, MANY OTHER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL??? *TR

ROCKER ARM TICKING IN ENGINE TO SOON FOR THAT KIND OF MECHANICAL PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER 5 OTHER PEOPLE WERE THEIR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD THAT CONTROLLED THE STEERING FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AROUND A CURVE. THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE CURB WHILE THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS PROTRUDING INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERR CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,163.

ROCKER ARM CLICKING IN ENGINE TO SOON FOR THAT KIND OF MECHANICAL PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. *TR

2006 DODGE CHARGER -- FOR NO APPARENT REASON ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AND SOME TIMES THE ENGINE STALLS. SOME TIMES THE ALARM GOES ON WITH BRAKE LIGHT ON/OFF PROBLEM. I TURNED BATTERY KILL SWITCH OFF AND ON, IT STARTED THE STALLED ENGINE. I PULLED AND PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER, IT HELPED; BUT I WILL WATCH IT FOR RECURRANCE. THE ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM MAY BE A TICKING TIME BOMB. NHTSA, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

CAR ENGINE STALLS AND DIE EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK, DEALER IS TELLING ME SOMETHING BAD WITH THE ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE GAS TANK AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME $1600 FOR THE REPAIR. I FOUND ON THE INTERNET FORUMS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. :-( *TR

ON FEB. 17, 2011, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO I-495 IN MARYLAND. HITTING THE ACCELERATOR FOR A FAST TAKE OFF, THE ACCELERATOR BROKE OFF AND THE CAR WENT FROM 15 MPH TO 80 MPH IN 5 SEC. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. IF THERE HAD BEEN A ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE MAKING THIS POST RIGHT NOW. SO FAR, CHRYSLER OF DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING. I DID ORDER A REPLACEMENT ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY AND MADE THE REPAIR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY, IF NOT FOR GOD AND MY OWN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A DRIVER. DODGE SHOULD AT THE LEAST PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR OF THIS REPAIR. *TR

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

WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND SLOWER WITH DEFROSTER ON AT 20 DEGREE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY FOGGED UP, HAD TO PULL OF TO SIDE OF ROAD TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD ONLY CLEARED ABOUT 2/3RDS, AND WOULD NOR CLEAR ON SIDES OF WINDSHIELD. I COULD NOT SEE AROUND CORNERS WITHOUT OPENING WINDOWS. AFTER A WEEK OF FRUSTRATION AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING, I DISCOVERED FROM AN ONLINE COMPLAINT THAT THE RECIRCULATION COVER ON THE HEATER BLOWER WAS STUCK OPEN, AND WAS NOT LETTING FRESH AIR INTO THE VEHICLE. I FOUND THAT THE ARM THAT MOVES THE COVER HAD BROKEN, SO AFTER REMOVING MY GLOVE BOX, I MANUALLY CLOSED THIS COVER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON IN CHARGERS. I AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD AROUND ME WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD BE MAKING OWNERS AWARE OF THIS HAZARDOUS PROBLEM, AND SINCE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RE-CALL. FOR A VEHICLE OWNER TO FIX THIS $30 PART, THE REPAIR BILL IS ALMOST $900 DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE JOB OF REMOVING THE WHOLE DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN, AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND THE PROBLEM BEFORE I OR ANYONE ELSE GOT HURT, BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE BEING EMITTION FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED AND SAW FIRE SPARKS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS AROUND THE WIRING; THE FIRE WAS WORKING ITS WAY UP TO THE MOTOR AND REST OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DROVE HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT; THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2007 (2ND OWNER) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES DEAD. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6 OCCASIONS ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW GOING TO BE 2011 AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PANEL STILL SHUTS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

ON MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T I HAD A LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. I TRIED TO REMOVE THE TIRES VALVE STEM COVER AND THE VALVE STEM WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR BROKE IN HALF WHICH DEFLATED MY TIRE COMPLETELY WITHIN 10 SECONDS. 3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEMS DID THIS. AFTER CONTACTING MY LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE CHARGER MODEL BUT ALL OF THE MODELS. IF THIS VALVE STEM BROKE OFF DURING DRIVING YOU WOULD HAVE NO WARNING AND AN IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE COULD OCCUR. WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS IN THE FRONT DURING THE WINTER LIKE IT IS NOW. LUCKILY MINE BROKE WHILE IN THE GARAGE. *TR

THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN THIS FORM HAS HAD THE RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR BY A CERTIFIED DODGE DEALERSHIP USING MOPAR PARTS. 4/15/2010 THE RIGHT TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED WITH TIE ROD END PART NUMBER 52013468-AC AND HEX NUT PART NUMBER 6505623-AA WITH ONLY 29,458 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. 12/16/2010 THE RIGHT TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED WITH TIE ROD END PART NUMBER 52013468-AD AND HEX NUT PART NUMBER 6505623-AA WITH ONLY 38,954 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRIOR TO A FRONT END ALIGNMENT.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER 3.5L.THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. I TURN THE SWITCH ON AND THE LIGHTS MAY COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. I TURN THE SWITCH TO CUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. THIS IS JUST CRAZY. CAR ONLY HAS 70K MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD PUT THE WRONG TYPE OF OIL WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,070 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,320.