2006 Dodge Charger complaints

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE MY BRAKES LOCKED ON ME AND I WENT SLIDING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURRED MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHARGER R/T WITH APPROX 80K MILES. I WENT INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. I ASKED IF IT WAS SERIOUS AND THE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT HAPPENS "ALL THE TIME" ON CHARGERS LIKE MINE. WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS THAT THERE IS NO DIPSTICK TO MONITOR YOUR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. IT SEEMS A LITTLE ODD THAT A SEAL WOULD WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

THE ENGINES' ROCKER ARMS & LIFTERS ARE TAPPING & CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL & CONSUME MORE GAS ALL BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER-DODGE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN REPLACING ONLY 5QTS OF OIL RATHER THAN THE 6QTS THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT THIS MAINTENANCE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED HIS VEHICLE USED FROM THE DEALER ON MARCH 9, 2009. THREE DAYS LATER, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHIMMY BADLY AND THE TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT BALANCE THE WHEELS ON THE FRONT END. HE WAS ADVISED TO VISIT A DODGE DEALER; HOWEVER, DODGE COULD NOT BALANCE THE WHEELS AS WELL. CURRENLTY, THE DODGE DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE TRUNK ISSUE AND POSSIBLY THE WHEELS AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,120.

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES TO HAVE ISSUES FIXED. EACH TIME I GOT THE CAR BACK, IT WAS WORSE. I HAD 13 ISSUES ORIGINALLY WITH THE CAR. I ENDED UP SUING, AND GOT A VERY SMALL SETTLEMENT- DODGE REFUSED TO COOPERATE. I STILL HAVE EACH AND EVERY PROBLEM, AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. MY CAR DIES WHILE IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION CONSTANTLY, THE WINDOW PANEL REMAINS BROKEN DUE TO THEIR INEPT WORK, THE RADIO CUTS OFF, THE DASH LIGHTS DIE @ NIGHT, ETC. I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD ACTUALLY HELP ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I LOVE MY CAR DEARLY, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE DATE I PUT AS DATE OF INCIDENT IS WHEN THIS ALL STARTED. *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN AN SUV DOING APPROXIMATELY 120 MPH. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE DID NOT SPIN OUT OF CONTROL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT HAD I NOT HAD CONTROL OF MY CAR, WHO KNOWS IF THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE ASSIST QUITE WORKING WITH NO NOTICE. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON DASH AND GO OUT NOT SETTING TROUBLE CODE TILL COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

REPEATED ISSUES WITH 2006 DODGE CHARGER. VIBRATION IN FRONT END CAUSES RIPPLING DAMAGE TO TIRES, REQUIRING NEW TIRES 3 X IN 40,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS ITS NOT AN ISSUE, BUT TIRE STORES SAY THEY SEE A LOT OF DODGE CHARGERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DODGE DEALER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM IS NOT CONSUMER CAUSED. *TR

AT 12,500 MILES TOOK VEHICLE TO DODGE DEALER COMPLAINING OF THE FRONT BRAKES SQUEALING. THEY TOLD ME THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, PROBABLY FROM GOING THOUGH A PUDDLE WHEN THEY WERE HOT, WHICH I HAD NOT DONE. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. STILL SQUEALED. ENDED UP HAVING TO BUY NEW ROTORS AND PADS FOR FRONT. NOW, THE REAR SQUEAL SO BAD I AM EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE IT. WILL END UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED HEADLIGHT. SHE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND BURNED WIRES IN THE FUSE BOX AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY STATE HIGHWAY PATROL CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT AND STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 2 OF MY OTHER PARTNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY AND THEY HAD THE RECALL FIXED THE NEXT DAY. MY OTHER 2 PARTNERS WENT TO THIS DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY AND HAD THE RECALL FIXED QUICKLY ALSO. THIS LOCAL DEALERSHIP ALSO HAS NOT PERFORMED 1 OTHER BULLETIN ON THIS SAME PATROL CAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE ITEM BEING FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP IN ANOTHER STATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER, PURCHASED IN CLEVELAND OH IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005. I HAD ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE STARTING IN THE BEGINNING OF 2006. I INITIALLY NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AND THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2006 O FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLIP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN ANOTHER ISSUE, THAT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED, BEGAN TO EMERGE IN EARLY 2007. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RUMBLE AS IF WAS PREPARING TO SHUT OFF, USUALLY WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP. ADDITIONALLY, MY VEHICLE WOULD AT TIMES SEEM TO BE STUCK IN IDLE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP 5 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TWICE THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. TWO OTHER TIMES I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO BRAKE ISSUES AND THAT MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY, MEANING A SERVICE CHARGE EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN, AND ONCE AGAIN THE ISSUE HAS GONE TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO TAKE IT ONE MORE TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE ON THIS ISSUE, ONCE IN 2007 AND AGAIN RECENTLY, TO NO RESOLVE. I HAVE TALKED TO ONE OTHER CHARGER (2007)OWNER WHO INDICATED THEY HAVE A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE ISSUE ONLY OCCURS PERIODICALLY, BUT PREVENTS ME FROM TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES IN MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. I FEEL AS MY LAST OPTION IS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

CAR PURCHASED APRIL 06 DEFECTIVE MOTOR REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS, CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, JAN. 07 AND WAS TOLD AS LONG AS THE DIAL RETURNED BACK TO COOL VEHICLE OK, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AGAIN AT 34,000 MILES BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED DEALER REPLACED THERMOSTAT JULY 07, DROVE 3 WEEKS AFTER REPAIR MADE, CAR HAD 55,490 MILES, CAR STILL RUNNING HOT, PER DEALER NEED RADIATOR, HAD RADIATOR REPLACED WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT, PICKED UP CAR AND DROVE DOWN ROAD WHEN CAR RAN HOT AGAIN, HOT WATER RAN INSIDE VEHICLE ON DRIVER, NOW TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP ADVISED NEED HEATING COIL, CALLED CHRYSLER SAID DEALER WAS MISDIAGNOSING, DEALER SAID CAR IS FAULTY, CAR HAD BEEN CUTTING OFF ON HWY. ALSO. HAVE PRINT OUT OF NUMEROUS TIME VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT. SINCE PURCHASE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER IN OCTOBER 06. SINCE MY PURCHASE I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR REGULARLY. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE WHEN SHE SPOTTED SMOKE COMING FOR THE FRONT HOOD. AS I STARTED TO PULL OVER FLAMES WERE COMING OUT. SHE YELLED FOR US TO RUN FROM THE CAR AND AS WE DID THE GLASS BURST OUT AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY DID FORENSIC TESTING AND SAYS IT WAS STARTED BY SOMETHING IGNITING (FLUID). CHRYSLER CLAIMS THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NOW I AM OUT OF A CAR AND MONEY. CHRYSLER PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME I AM SCREWED AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT ME GETTING A NEW CAR OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TWO YEARS I PAID INTO THE CAR. THEY DEFINITELY DO NOT TO CARE AND SENT A FORM LETTER INSTEAD OF ANYONE PERSONALLY CALLING. WE COULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WHEN I CALLED CORPORATE THEY SAID THE INVESTIGATORS DECISION WAS FINAL. SO LIKE I SAID I AM SCREWED BIG TIME. *TR

THE ALARM SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SO I HAD TO CONTACT AAA AND SEND A TOW TRUCK OUT. SOON AS THE TOWTRUCK DRIVER CAME OUT HE SD IT IS THE ALARM SYSTEM, EVEN BEFORE WE TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM. HE SD THAT HE HAVE HAD A FEW DODGE CHARGERS TOWED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SO NW I HAVE TO SEE IF DODGE WILL FIX IT . BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT I BOUGHT IT USED,AND IT IS OVER 50K MILES. SO I HAVE TO FIND OUT IF DODGE WILL CHECK IT OUT FOR FREE AND FIX THE PROBLEM OR DO I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM WHICH WAS NOT A DODGE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER AND NOTICED ON THE RECALL STATS I GET SENT ON THE E-MAIL THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THEIR CHARGERS HESITATING OR STALLING ON TAKE OFF. I HAVE HAD THE HESITATION EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2006. I HAD IT INTO THE SHOP ONCE IN MIDLAND, TEXAS WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS HOW THAT PARTICULAR CAR DID AND IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. SEEMS LIKE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM AFTER ALL. I HAVE RIGHT AT 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW. IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES IT IS WORSE THAN OTHERS. *TR

06 DODGE CHARGER WITH 33,000 MILES. CAR HAS BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL BEGIN BLINKING WHILE ALMOST STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR FULLY STOPPED. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN RESTART TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS CAN POSSIBLE BE SAFE FOR MY PASSENGERS(3 & 7 YR OLD), MYSELF OR OTHER CARS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES SINCE MAY 2008. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR, FLASHED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (SAYING LOST COMMUNICATION WITH STEERING CONTROL MODULE), AND ON JULY 29TH REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. HAD CAR BACK A FEW DAYS AND BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ACCELERATOR WORKED & I MOVED ABOUT 10 FEET. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY/ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS AROUND ME THIS TIME. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANT(NOT BLINKING), WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER & OVER BY THE DEALERSHIP IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 2 MILES HOME. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON AUG 4, 2008. WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT THERE IS A TSB & THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. BUT TO PICK IT UP UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD AN EVAPORATION LEAK. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ESP/BAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER THEN STATED TH

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER V6 3.5L HO, FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW AND IN THAT TIME THE CAR HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERS CAN'T FIX OR EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WOULD GO TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD CRANK UP, TURN OVER THEN CUT BACK OFF. IT WOULD DO THAT ABOUT THREE TIMES BEFORE STARTING AFTER I TURN THE RADIO OFF. IT HAS ALSO HAD ABOUT A 30 SECOND PAUSE WHEN STARTING THE CAR, IN WHICH THERE WOULD BE NO ENGINE CRANKING, NO NOISE... JUST THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND NOTHING ELSE. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY THREE TIMES BEFORE I GOT IT TO START. THE ABSOLUTE WORST IS THE CAR IDLES DOWN LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED IN EVERYDAY TRAFFIC NOT TO MENTION THE PREVIOUS 2 I STATED BEFORE, HAPPENS IN SPURTS. ITS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER WAS RETURNING "NO CODES" SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY HAVE TESTED THE BATTERY, IGNITION AND THEY WERE ALL FINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER THAT ATTEMPTS TO STALL ~ WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ~ AND THEN WILL HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION BEFORE LURCHING FORWARD. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES YET, BUT POTENTIAL IS THERE. MIRACLE I HAVEN'T BEEN REAR ENDED OR REAR ENDED SOMEONE ELSE. FRIGHTENING TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT AROUND 60-65 MPH AND THE CAR DID STALL. I FOUND A FORUM ONLINE WITH NUMEROUS DODGE CHARGER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. NO RECALL THAT I CAN SEE...YET. I'VE HAD MINE IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL ACTS UP. *TR

1.MULTI CYLINDER MISFIRES, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, ROUGH IDLE AND ENGINE FAILURE. 2. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 TO 6 WEEKS AND 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. 3. SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE 10 TIMES, REPLACING SHIFT MODULE,VALVE KEEPERS, COMBUSTION CHAMBER CLEANING (TWICE), CAM SEAL,ROCKER ARM, BOTH EXH., ROCKER RAILS AND PEDESTALS. *TR

WANLI S-1098 TIRE. 265/35R22 102V XL DOT 4HSA (3205) PLEASE NOTE; YOUR TIRE SELECTION DID NOT HAVE THIS BRAND IDENTIFIED. INSIDE SIDE WALLS CRACKING WITH > 60% TREAD LIFE. 22MONTHS PUT ON NEW 2006 DODGE DAYTONA-CHARGER BY DEALERSHIP. ALL 4 TIRES WITH CRACKING. ONE HOWEVER, SO MANY CRACKS THAT DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE CAR DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD OF POTENTIAL TIRE RUPTURE. ALL 4 TIRES RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT THE DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T HONOR THE "MANUFACTURERS" WARRANTY. ONE TIRE COMPANY INDICATED A PRIOR RECALL OF WANLI BRAND TIRES, YET, I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS TIRE ON THIS SITE. WAS THERE AN ACTUAL RE-CALL ON WANLI PERFORMANCE TIRES FOR SIDEWALL DEFECTS? I FOUND, ON THE INTERNET, THAT THIS TIRE, WANLI S-1098,HAS A "100 PERCENT FREE REPLACEMENT" WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO DEALERS IN MY AREA THAT DEAL WITH WANLI ANYMORE, PRESUMABLY DUE TO "POOR QUALITY", "TOO MANY PROBLEMS" AND AN ALLEGED RECALL PER MY LOCAL LES SCHWAB TIRE STORE. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW OF ANY RECALLS ON THE WANLI BRAND TIRE? SINCE THE TIRE WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER PRIOR TO SALE( TO ENCOURAGE SALE) DOES THAT MAKE THE AUTO DEALERSHIP THE TIRE DEALER AND SHOULD THEY HONOR THE WARRANTY? *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2006. EVER SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING AND SQUEAKING AND THE FACT THAT I COULD BE ACCELERATING UP TO ABOUT 20-30MPH AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER. THE CAR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS LEAD ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND NOTHING ELSE WAS WRONG, WHICH I GOT BRAKE PADS FROM A DIFFERENT BUSINESS. THE CAR STILL CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKES. I SEE THERE WAS NO RESULTS WITH GOING TO THE DEALER SO I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE # AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I ADVISED THEM THAT I PREVIOUSLY DONE THAT AND THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE DEALER WOULD NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. *TR

JUST THIS PAST YEAR I'VE HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION SEAL CHANGED TWICE AND NOW TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING AGAIN. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER CHARGER OWNERS AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS ABOUT 50,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT PIECES OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE SHEARING OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

BRAKES: THE CHARGER R/T BRAKES ONLY HAVE 17K MILES ON THEM AND THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AT 11K BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE SHAKING WAS NORMAL. THE DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS WARPING AND REFUSE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY PAST 12K MILES. *TR

REPEATED WARPING AND SQUEALING COMING FROM BRAKES. DEALERSHIP TURNS THE ROTORS TO "FIX" THE ISSUE TILL IT IS OUT OF ORIGINAL 12,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR BRAKES. THEY WILL THEN NO LONGER CORRECT THE ISSUE WITHOUT PAYMENT. THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH 47,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED (GOODYEAR), THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE STEERING TIE ROD (RT SIDE) WAS SO BADLY WORN THEY DID NOT EVEN WANT ME TO DRIVE IT HOME ( I HAVE SAVED THE PART). IT IS A SEALED UNIT AND SHOULD NOT NEED ANY LUBRICATION OTHER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY DESIGNED INTO THE PART. OBVIOUSLY IF ONE LOSES STEERING ABILITY AT SPEED THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. INTERESTINGLY, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I GOT THE LAST ONE AVAILABLE IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF ALL THE OTHERS WERE USED FOR A SIMILAR REPLACEMENT DEFECT AND/OR IT IS BEING REDESIGNED. *TR

IT WAS ABOUT 8:00 A.M. IT WAS NOT HOT ABOUT 60 DEGREES, ME AND MY HUSBAND WERE STANDING BY THE CAR AND WHEN HE GOT IN AND SHUT THE DOOR WITHOUT STARTING THE VEHICLE FIRST, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WE BOTH STOOD THERE WATCHING IN AWW AS IT CONTINUED TO FALL IN PIECES AT FIRST IT EXPLODED OUTWARDS THEN JUST FELL IN SIDE THE REAR SEATS IF THE CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH US GLASS WOULD HAVE FALLEN ALL OVER THEM NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW AND IT DID NOT HAVE ANY EXISTING CRACKS AT ALL IT JUST SHATTERED FIRST IN ONE SMALL AREA THEN AROUND THE EDGES AS IT BEING EATEN OR SOMETHING THEN JUST ALL OVER I DON'T HAVE A VIDEO CAMERA BUT I TOOK STILL PATTERS AS IT WAS HAPPENING. THEN I LOOKED ON LINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHERS HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN AND I FOUND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES. THIS GLASS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THERE WAS VERY SMALL SHARP SHARDS OF GLASS ALL OVER I GOT SOME IN MY HAND AND FINGERS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO BELIEVE ME AND DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. BUT I STOOD THERE AND WATCHED THIS HAPPEN. THIS GLASS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

POOR BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE DODGE DAYTONA RT 2006. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT AND MY REAR AND FRONT ROTORS ARE SHOT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ONCE ALREADY. DODGE IS SAYING THAT THIS IS "COMMON" AND IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. TO HAVE THIS FIXED WILL BE APPROX $700. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL BUYERS OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REVIEWED MESSAGES ON WWW.CHARGERFORUMS.COM WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND DODGE DOES NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM ARISING. UPON TAKING MY 2006 CHARGER IN TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON IT I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT END HAD FALLEN AND IT WOULD NOT TAKE ALL OF THE SPECS ON THE ALIGNMENT. I TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ODESSA, TEXAS AND THEY NEVER DID GET TO IT ON THE DAY SPECIFIED. ALL THEY DID SAY WAS THAT MOST ALIGNMENT CENTERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS JOB. ONLY THE DEALERS THEY ALLOWED WOULD DO IT. PROBABLY BECAUSE THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PUT FORTH THE REPAIRS FOR WARRANTY WORK AND THEIR PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT IT IS DONE RIGHT. I WILL GET A SECOND OPINION BUT IT WILL NOT BE WITH THEIR PEOPLE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH SINCE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL CARS OF LIKE MINE THAT HAVE HAD TIE ROD ENDS FALL OFF AND CAUSE NEAR ACCIDENTS. I ALSO READ MANY COMPLAINTS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS OF BRAKE FAILURES AND THE CHRYSLER CORP WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THAT IS DANGEROUS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A COUPLE OF DEATHS BEFORE THEY TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY? *TR

CONSTANT BRAKE SQUEAL WHEN PUSHING BRAKES AT ONLY 6,500 MILES. DODGE UNWILLING TO FIX. *TR

FIRST AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL. THEN AROUND 30,000 MILES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEED AROUND 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. LATER FOLLOWED BY EXTREME MOTION IN THE WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND EVENTUALLY THE BRAKES BEGAN TO CEASE DURING ACCELERATION. HAD THE ROTOR RESURFACED AND NEW PADS. 8,000 MILES LATER STEERING WHEEL DOING THE SAME THING AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE BAD AND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE AS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED BEFORE ENDING UP WITH A BILL AROUND $1,000. SO NOW I AM WAITING FOR THE BREAKS TO GET SO BAD THAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY SERVICE THE PROBLEM. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE. *TR

SQUEAKY BRAKES/ROTORS I HAVE BEEN READING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ABOUT 2006 DAYTONA R/T OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SQUEAKY BRAKES. I TOO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY GMG DAYTONA IN MAY OF 2006. MY BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK IN AUGUST 2006. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED. EACH TIME I RECEIVED ANSWERS FROM THE DEALER SIMILAR TO THE ONES I HAVE READ HERE. FINALLY I WAS FORCED TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE DEALER. "JANUARY 8, 2008 I RECEIVED A QUICK REPLY AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF T HE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED MY REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING AS BAD AS BEFORE. I WAS QUITE DISMAYED. I TELEPHONED THE VP OF THE DEALERSHIP, WHOSE REPLY WAS BASICALLY "WE DID WHAT WE CAN, WE CHANGED YOUR BRAKES, THEIR AS GOOD AS NEW, AND IF THE SQUEAK, WELL THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL DO, AND WE ARE BASICALLY DONE WITH THIS...". I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY. GOOD LUCK SELLING A $25,000 CAR WITH SCREAMING BRAKES. I HAVE THOUGHT OF INVOKING THE LEMON LAW, AS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS SAFE, THE BRAKE ISSUE COULD SEVERELY IMPACT MY RESALE VALUE. I HAVE FINALLY BROKEN DOWN AND BOUGHT HAWK CERAMIC PADS WHICH I'M GOING TO HAVE INSTALLED. THIS TO ME DOES NOT SEEM THE WAY THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE SOLVED. I DON'T BUY THE "HI-PO" BRAKE SELL THAT WE ARE GETTING FROM DODGE. I THINK THE PADS ARE SUBSTANDARD, AND PERHAPS SO ARE THE ROTORS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE ON A CAR FOR WHICH I

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER SRT8 IS JUST UNDER 2 YEARS OLD, WITH 10,500 MILES. MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR HAS A CONSTANT SQUEALING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS NOISE HAS INCREASED IN BOTH FREQUENCY AS WELL AS VOLUME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT NORMALLY PLACES THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR APPLIES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE, EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,372 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE TIE ROD ENDS BECAUSE THEY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS SOME PLUG THAT GOES INTO THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE SERVICE ADVISOR DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR, BECAUSE HE SAID THERE HAD OTHER VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THE FOLLOWING MONDAY FOR REPAIR. THE RECEIPT STATES THAT THEY REPLACED AN O-RING AND BUSHINGS. IT COST ME A LITTLE OVER $153, NOT OVERLY EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM HAD THE LEAK NOT BEEN DETECTED AND MORE FLUID LOST. I CHECKED IN ON A FORUM OVER THE WEB AND NOTICED OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN FILED FOR THIS. HAVE THERE NOT BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS? *TR

BOTH CARS I GOT FROM THE DEALER BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM I DON'T WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM ANYMORE . THEY NEVER CONTACTED THE BANK THAT THE DEAL WAS NO LONGER IN AFFECT AND THEY NEEDED TO RETURN THE MONEY. NOW MY BANK HAS ME AND THE OWNER OF THE FIRST CAR THAT WAS SOLD TO SOMEONE ELSE. I CALLED THE DMV AND WAS TOLD ITS TRUE THE FIRST CAR BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE. I NEED HELP THIS IS FRAUD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER USED HIS HAND TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE PEDAL WAS ELECTRIC. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CHARGER SRT8. MY BRAKES HAS BEEN SQUEAKING SINCE 7,500 MILES. THE BRAKES WERE WORE OUT BY THAT TIME. THE LIFE OF A BRAKE IS 12,000 MILES. THERE IS ONLY 21,500 MILES NOW. I CHANGED MY FRONT AND BACK BRAKES THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. EVEN CHANGED THE ROTORS. TO NO AVAIL THEY STILL SQUEAK! I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER AT LEAST 10 TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES. LAST VISIT WAS IN NOVEMBER 2007. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS MY SON HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE THOUGHT MY CHARGER MIGHT BE HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAD ALSO NOTICED AND MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED. THEY CHECKED THE FLUIDS, ETC, BUT FOUND NOTHING OF CONCERN. ON TUESDAY, NOV 27, 2007 I DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES TO CINCINNATI FOR A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND TO TAKE AN ELDERLY FRIEND TO LUNCH. AFTER I ARRIVED WITH IN THE 275 BY-PASS LOOP I TRAVELED MOSTLY ON LOCAL ROADS AT SPEEDS OF 30-45 PMH. WHEN RETURNING MY FRIEND TO HER APARTMENT FOR SOME REASON I DID NOT HOP IN THE FREEWAY, WHICH I USUALLY DO. I TOOK A CROSS CUT ROAD THAT I HAD NOT TAKEN FOR OVER A YEAR. AS I PULLED INTO THE APARTMENT PARKING SPACE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STRAINING AS IF THE BRAKE WERE ON. WHEN I BACKED UP TO LEAVE, THE CAR BARELY MOVED. I GOT OUT AND WALKED AROUND THE CAR BUT SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL. I AGAIN TRIED TO BACK OUT WITH THE SAME DIFFICULTY. I THEN DECIDED I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR AROUND THE PARKING LOT BEFORE I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I AGAIN BACKED UP THERE WAS A CLANG. THIS TIME WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE CAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS AT A SHARP ANGLE BUT THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE NOT. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR BEHIND THIS WHEEL AND SAW THE PROBLEM. THE TIE ROD WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE ASPHALT. I DID NOT MOVE THE CAR AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK FROM MY HOME TOWN. WHEN CHECKED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE TIE ROD (TO THE WHEEL) HAD WORN DOWN.

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES SQUEAL AND DRAG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE AND, OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. INITIALLY, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE AND THEY FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,900. UPDATED 12/11/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SUCH AS THE AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS, AND PHONE SYSTEM WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN SWITCH, CLOCK SPRING, WIRING HARNESS, HEAD UNIT, AMPLIFIER, AND RADIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED AFTER THE REPLACEMENTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2007. AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT REPLACED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,700.

UPON BRAKING, I EXPERIENCE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. TOOK TO A DEALER WHO EXAMINED MY WHEELS AND DETERMINATION IS WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAVE 16, 000 MILES ON MY CAR AND WARPED ROTORS? SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED TO REPLACE ROTORS AT CONSUMER EXPENSE. I FEEL AS MANY OTHER DODGE CHARGER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT BRAND NEW IN 4/2006. AT APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES WE STARTED HEARING THE BRAKES SQUEAL. IT CAME AND WENT BUT AT 12K WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. WE WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I KNEW THERE WAS A PRETTY BIG ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SQUEAL BECAUSE I HAD DONE MY RESEARCH. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AND THEY REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT SINCE ASBESTOS WAS OUTLAWED THAT ALL BRAKES ARE MADE WITH MORE METAL SO THEY WILL SQUEAK. YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT TRUE I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND THERE BRAKES DON'T SQUEAL. I WAS THEN TOLD MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR TO PASSIVELY AND THE BRAKES ARE HEAVY DUTY AND THE CAR NEEDED TO BE "STOPPED MORE AGGRESSIVELY". I TRIED TO DO THE PANIC STOP THING BUT IT IS DANGEROUS AND OF COARSE IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. OUR LAST CONTACT WAS THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HAD NO RESOLUTION AND THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THEY DID. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CANNOT RUN AROUND WITH YOUR BRAKES SQUEALING AND HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THERE IS NOT SOMETHING WRONG. CHRYLSER KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND I WANT TO LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO CALL THE CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE AND COMPLAIN TO THEM. WHICH I WILL DO. HOWEVER WHAT HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY IF THE BRAKES FAIL. THE DEALER SHIP HAS KEPT ALL THE PARTS

SQUEAKY BRAKES ON MY 06 DODGE CHARGER SINCE I HAD 9,000 MILES ON THE CAR. NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING (SERVICE DEPT.'S AND CHRYSLER-DAIMLER) SAYING IT'S NOT AN ISSUE YET THEY SEE FIT TO UPGRADE TO SLOTTED BRAKES ON ALL THE 07 MODELS. *JB

MY CENTER CONSOLE SHIFTER OF MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT, HAS A MALFUNCTION. IT WILL NOT LET ME OUT OF PARK. WHEN I TRY TO RELEASE IT WITH THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUTTON, IT WILL NOT RELEASE EITHER. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR IS STILL IN GEAR, IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO PARK. THIS POSES A LARGER PROBLEM IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THAT PART BREAKS. *TR

CAR PURCHASED 2/2006 W/ APPROX. 5,600 MI. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN 6/2007: VEHICLE IN DRIVE AT STOPPED POSITION. PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH INTERSECTION. VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS AND SPUTTERS (ENGINE MAKES ROUGH WINDING NOISE). DOES NOT ACCELERATE. ENGINE LIGHT ON BRIEFLY. PULLED OVER, PUT IN PARK, RETURNED TO DRIVE TO TRY AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENS. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN BACK ON. DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS. THOUGHT MAYBE BAD GAS. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS IT HAPPENED APPROX. 5 MORE TIMES AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY (HOT AND COOL DAYS, ENGINE COOL AND WARM). TWICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD TO TURN OFF FOR OVER 5 MINUTES BEFORE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT TO PROCEED. BROUGHT IN TO CHRYSLER DEALER ON SEP. 13, 2007 WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASE FOR OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP, NEW TIRES AND EXPLAINED ROUGH/WHINING IDOL,LACK OF ACCELERATION AND STALLING/BOGGING DOWN OCCURRENCES FROM A STOPPED POSITION. SAID PROBLEM WAS FIXED AFTER MOUSE NEST REMOVED FROM ENGINE AND INJECTOR WIRE REPAIR FROM CHEWING. SEPT. 17 & 18, HAPPENED AGAIN - BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY (EACH MORNING), CAME TO A STOP, PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND ROUGH/WHINING ENGINE SOUND AND NO ACCELERATION ABOVE 20 MPH. BROUGHT BACK TO SAME DEALER ON 18 SEPT. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO "DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" SO LEFT OVERNIGHT. *TR UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/08. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T USED, WITH ONLY APPROX. 4,500 MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING IT THE REMAINING PART OF THE WINTER (DEC THRU FEB) AND INTO THE WARMER MONTHS, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL WHEN I WOULD BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FROM UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD CONTACTED THE DEALERS SERVICE CENTER AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE BRAKES AND ALL I RECEIVED WAS THE EXPLANATION THAT THE BRAKES GLAZED OVER AND THE ONLY THING TO DO WOULD BE TO TURN THE ROTORS WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $200. I WENT ELSEWHERE AND HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED FOR LESS MONEY, HOWEVER, AFTER APPROX. 3 WEEKS THE SQUEAL CAME BACK. PRIOR TO OWNING THIS VEHICLE I OWNED A PONTIAC GRAND AM WHOSE BRAKES NEVER SQUEALED EVEN WHEN AFTERMARKET BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE PUT ON. IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT A CAR OF THIS PRICE, WOULD NOT HAVE BRAKES THAT SQUEAL AFTER LESS THAN 7,000 TO 11,000 MILES BEING DRIVEN. *TR