2006 Dodge Charger complaints

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED OR " DUPLICATED" WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? A SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT? I DON'T THINK SO. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER IN AUGUST OF 2006. THE FIRST COUPLE THOUSAND MILES I WOULD HEAR MY FRONT BRAKES GRINDING, THINKING IT WOULD GO AWAY I KEPT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE GRINDING NOISE FROM MY BRAKES CONTINUED TO GET WORSE SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 8000 MILES ON IT. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BUT THEY WOULD LUBE AND CLEAN THE PADS. THAT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER IN WHICH THEY STILL TOLD ME THE GRINDING NOISE IS NORMAL AND THERE ARE NO SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I KNOW HAVE UNDER 10,000 MILES ON MY CHARGER AND THE GRINDING NOISE IS GETTING WORSE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE ,I KNOW THE NOISE IS NOT NORMAL AND I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS THAT TOO. *JB

INTERMITTENT BRAKE SQUEAL ON 2006 DODGE CHARGER VEHICLES. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE BRAKES HAVE HAD A SLIGHT NOISE TO THEM. NOT SO MUCH A SQUEAK. NOW TODAY WHILE DRIVING I PUSHED MY BRAKES PEDAL DOWN AND IT PUSHED BACK. I ASKED A MECHANIC AT MY JOB. I WORK FOR FEDEX AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. *JB

BRAKES SQUEAL AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN APPLIED. PULSATING OR SHAKING WHEN DECELERATING FROM HIGH SPEEDS. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MANY MILES AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH SAME STORY: BRAKES ARE METALLIC AND WILL SQUEAK FROM TIME TO TIME. *NM

THE FAILURE WITH MY VEHICLE IS THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAL/SCREECH EVERY TIME I BRAKE BETWEEN 0-50 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES AND IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THIS. THIS IS RUINING MY BRAKE ROTOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND BOTH OF THE TIMES THEY SAID IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THAT WAS NO HELP AT ALL BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

BRAKES FADE RAPIDLY AND BRAKING POWER IS DECREASED AND BECOMES DANGEROUS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. *NM

BRAKE SYSTEM WARPING ON POLICE PACKAGE DODGE CHARGER. *NM

BRAKE CALIPER MAKES NOISES WHEN CAR IS DRIVING SLOW. *NM

MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING SEVERELY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I BOUGHT IT AT, WHICH IS ALSO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND NOT TO WORRY. THIS WAS ALMOST 2000 MILES AGO AND THE CAR STILL CONTINUES TO SQUEAK. I AM PART OF A ONLINE FORUM FOR CHARGERS (WWW.CHARGERFORUMS.COM) AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA TOP BANANA DEVELOPED GROOVES IN BRAKE ROTORS. AT 5600 MILES THERE IS SEVERE ROTOR GROOVING THAT RESULTED IN SEVERE BRAKE FADE THAT RESULTED IN THE CAR STRIKING A CURB SINCE THE BRAKES FAILED. *JB

2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T FRONT BRAKE ISSUE, AT 16,000 MILES ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, PADS SQUEAK. DEALER CUT ROTORS AND CHARGED 100.00 BRAKES STILL SQUEAKING AT 19.000 MILES SUSPECT A BAD COMPOUND MIX IN BRAKE PADS, MANY FELLOW CHARGER OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE WILL NOT SATISFY. *JB

2006 DODGE CHARGER SE BRAKES SQUEALING ON TURNS AND DURING STOPS. ROTORS SHOWING NO MACROSCOPIC SIGNS OF WEAR. SEVERAL OWNERS WITH SAME MODEL AS WELL AS UPGRADED MODELS, HAVE NOTICED SIMILAR SITUATIONS AT EXTREMELY LOW MILES. BRAKE RETURN SPRING IS ALSO MAKING NOISE WHEN PEDDLE IS DEPRESSED AND RETURNS TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *NM

MY BRAKES ON MY DODGE CHARGER SE WITH THE 3.5 L V6 HAVE BEEN SQUEALING. IT FIRST STARTED ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A INTERSECTION. AS I GETTING VERY CLOSE THE INTERSECTION I HEARD A SQUEALING LIKE A SCHOOL BUS, SO NATURALLY I ASSUMED IT WAS A OLDER VEHICLE WITH BAD BRAKES. I KEPT DRIVING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NO OTHER CARS PRESENT AND AGAIN WHEN I CAME TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE SQUEAL WAS PRESENT. I ONLY SEEMED TO GET THE SQUEAL WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. ALSO THE BRAKES SOMETIMES MAKE A MOANING SOUND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COME TO SLOW DOWN. GOOD EXAMPLE IS IF YOU ARE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PRESS THE GAS TOO MUCH, YOU NATURALLY PRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP AND THEN WILL EASE OFF OF IT. I GET THE MOANING SOUND GOING IN REVERSE MOTION AND FORWARD MOTION. I LET ME DEALER KNOW WHO SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PAST 12,000 AND THAT I WOULD SIMPLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. THIS MAKES NO SENSE FOR A NEW CAR TO BE DOING THIS. *JB

BRAKE ROTORS ON MY CHARGER DAYTONE KEEP WARPING OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DODGE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT STARTED HAPPENING AT 7K STILL ONGOING 6TH TRIP TO DEALER. *NM

FRONT BRAKES ARE REQUIRING A RESURFACE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 11,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY COVER BRAKES FOR 12,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. *NM

SEVERE GROOVING OF THE BRAKING DISCS. POTENTIAL FAILURE EMINENT. *JB

2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T BEEN HAVING FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T BEEN HAVING FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. BRAKE VIBRATIONS, RATTLING NOISES, SQUEAKS, AND BRAKE FADE. HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST FEW TIME WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. BUT NOW THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REPLACE MY ROTORS FOR FREE. ON WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND, AND THEN FIRST GEAR. AT THE NEXT EXIT, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE BRAKE WELL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED INTO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE ABS FAILED AND ALL FOUR BRAKES WERE WHITE HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO REPORT WAS GIVEN.

I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER APPRX 2 WKS AGO. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED CAR. I TOOK THE CAR IN THAT FRIDAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SERVICE RECALL ISSUE AND TO BRING THE CAR BACK BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE ALL DAY TO REPAIR. I TOO AM FILING UNDER THE TEXAS LEMON LAW. CAR ONLY HAD LESS THAN 19000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LOUD SQUEAKING BRAKES. *NM

CONTINUED BREAK SQUEAKING CAUSED BY THE GLAZING OF THE BREAK PADS DUE TO POOR PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. *NM

EVER SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER SXT I HAVE HAD A STRONG VIBRATION IN MY BREAKS, IT SHAKES MY STEERING WHEEL, AND WHOLE CAR, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR NEW CARS TO BREAK LIKE THAT, WELL ON MY LAST SERVICE THE PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT MY ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THATI AM GOING TO NEED TO REPLACE THEM SOON, I DONT HAVE THE BREAKING POWER THAN I FEEL IS SAFE. I AM A UNITED STATES ARMY SOLDIER STATIONED IN GERMANY SO MY OPTIONS ARE SLIGHTLY LIMITED AS TO WHAT TO DO. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? MY VIN NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS [XXX] PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS, I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER CHARGER OWNERS AND THEY SAID THAT THEIR BREAKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. I GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP... [XXX] *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

SQUEAKING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS, POSSIBLE ROTOR GROOVES. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE CHARGER R/T + RT ON 7/29/06 FROM WESTOAKS DODGE IN THOUSAND OAKS, CA. STARTING AT AROUND 1500 MILES, I NOTICED A SQUEALING SOUND FROM WHAT SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THIS SOUND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON A CONSISTENT BASIS WHEN BRAKING LIGHTLY. I WAITED TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND SO I BROUGHT IT INTO WESTOAKS DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 10/16/06. AFTER WESTOAKS INSPECTED, THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME IN THE SAME STATE AND TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE NOISE IS NORMAL AND THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE THE CAR UNLESS DAIMLER CHRYSLER APPROVED. I THEN SUBMITTED MY PROBLEM TO DODGE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AT HTTP://WWW.DODGE.COM ON 10/17/06 AND RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING REPLY ON 10/24/06 (PARAPHRASED): UNFORTUNATELY, GIVEN THE MANY VARIABLES INVOLVED, WE ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE YOUR VEHICLE'S PROBLEM VIA EMAIL. WE RECOMMEND CONTACTING YOUR AUTHORIZED DAIMLERCHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. IF YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT YET RESOLVED, SEEKING A SECOND OPINION FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER MAY BE A VIABLE OPTION. SENIOR STAFF REPRESENTATIVE CHRYSLER GROUP CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REFERENCE NUMBER: 15560270 EMAIL CASE NUMBER: 1546160 BASICALLY, TO ME THIS SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER EXERCISE IN FUTILITY AND TO WASTE TIME AND MONEY BRINGING MY CAR IN TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HEAR THE SAME THING. MY CONVERSATION WITH THE OTHER DEALER IN MY AREA HAS NOT ADDED TO MY CON

CONSISTENT BRAKE SQUEALING AND MINOR VIBRATING WHEN STOPPING. *NM

DCX SOLD ME A $30,000 DODGE CHARGER. THEY RECALL THE CAR 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE WITH ONLY 8000 MILES AND EXPRESS THAT 75% OF THE ENGINEERING OF THE CAR (THE ENGINE) NEEDS REPLACEMENT. EVERY WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS THE CAR HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER. WHERE IS THE CUSTOMER VALUE AND CARE DCX ? *NM

I'VE HAD A 2006 CHARGER RT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEALING AND FEELING LIKE THERE GRINDING AT TIMES WHEN I STOP. EACH TIME I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS WERE METALLIC. I RECENTLY TOOK A TRIP UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, COMING DOWN I COULDN'T EVEN USE THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND PULSATING RAPIDLY I COULD BARELY HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL, LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T ANY OTHER CARS AROUND. AFTER CHECKING OUT THIS WEBSITE AND CHARGER FORUMS I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO DEMAND THAT MY ROTORS BE CHECKED AND FIXED. *NM

I BOUGHT A NEW '06 DODGE CHARGER R/T A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. CAR HAS ONLY 3,000 MILES AND BRAKES ARE SQUEALING BAD, AND GROOVES IN THE ROTORS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEALING SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 2200. *NM

FRONT ROTOR WARPING AND FRONT ROTOR PREMATURE DETERIORATION. I TOOK MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA IN AT 600 MILES WITH PREMATURE ROTOR GOUGING. I WAS TOLD BY KEENE DODGE IN JARRESTSVILLE MD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I BELIEVED AND TOLD THEM NO WAY IT WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE. THEY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THEIR SERVICE AREA. AFTER A SHORT VISIT TO THE SERVICE AREA I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I WAS NOT HAPPY, BUT WHAT IS ONE TO DO IN A SITUATION WHERE ONE IS BLOWN OFF. I DROVE THE CAR THE WAY IT WAS AND KIND OF IGNORED THE PROBLEM. WELL IT GOT WORSE AS THE MILES WENT BY UNTIL WHILE BRAKING THE CAR HAD SHAKING AT HIGHWAY BRAKING ALONG WITH PULSATING. I TOOK THE CAR TO COOK MOTORCARS OF ABERDEEN MD AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL SITUATION. I AGAIN OBJECTED. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT. MY CAR NOW HAD 7900 MILES ON IT. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF WHILE I WAS AT WORK AND CALLED AROUND 1PM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE INDEED WARPED. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT THEY TRIED TO TURN THE ROTORS AND WHEN THEY DID THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH METAL LEFT FOR SAFE BRAKING. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS, WITH THE SAME KIND THAT WAS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I BELONG TO THE DODGE CHARGER FORUMS AND THERE ARE 100'S OF CHARGER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE BEING TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. HERE IS A LINK TO MY THREAD ON THE FORUMS AND YOU CAN READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE GOTTEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE THERE ARE DODGE CHARGER OWNER

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THE BRAKES ON MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T. EVERY TIME I BRAKE, I HEAR A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. MY CAR HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT. I ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET MY CAR SERVICED AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF BRAKE PAD. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAS MADE THIS AWFUL NOISE AND I DO NOT SEE HOW IT CAN BE NORMAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION WILL WORSEN AND MY BRAKING SYSTEM WILL DETERIORATE. *NM

FRONT BRAKE SQUEALING @ LESS THAN 10K MILES. RETURNED TO DEALER, ROTORS FOUND TO BE WARPED AND GROOVED. DEALER TURNED ROTORS. *NM

BRAKE SQUEALING!!! I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA R/T AND I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 9K MILES ON IT. BUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICE A SQUEALING ON MY BRAKES. EVERYTIME I COMING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, AND AFTER A STOP AT THE LIGHT, ETC.... SEEMS TO HAPPEN ALSO, ABOUT A 40 MPH. SO, I TOOK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AND THEY SAID THAT IS CAUSED BY A PANIC BRAKING. I DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR THE MUCH AND I DON'T BRAKE HARD. BUT YOU WOULD IT THINK THAT A 40K + CAR WOULD HAVE A BETTER BRAKE SYSTEM ON IT, BECAUSE DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU BRAKE IS A PROBLEM. I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE BRAKING. HERE'S WHAT IT SAYS ON THE RECEIPT :CAUSE: ROTORS OUT OF SPECS. ROAD TESTED AND INSPECTED. TRUED SURFACE OF ALL 4 ROTORS, CLEANED. *NM

PURCHASED JULY 14, 2006. IT RAN GREAT WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL JULY 26. I WENT TO TAKE A LEFT OUT OF MY COMPANY'S PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND WOULD ACCELERATE FAST. I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GAVE IT SOME GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO GO AGAIN WHEN THE TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR AND IT SPUTTERED MORE UNTIL I GAVE IT A LOT OF GAS AND THEN IT DROVE FINE. I THOUGH IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT SO I DROVE IT HOME. THAT NIGHT MY WIFE, SON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MALL. UPON LEAVING THE MALL IT DID IT AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS STILL OPEN AND CLOSE BY SO I DROVE IT DIRECTLY THERE. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER TO DRIVE WHILE THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. ON AUGUST 9, THEY GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. THAT NIGHT IT DID IT AGAIN, EXCEPT THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IS SAT FOR 37 DAYS WHILE THEY TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL THE OXYGEN SENSORS, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, THE WIRING HARNESSES AND I AM SURE THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS. THEY TEST DROVE IT FOR 9 KEY CYCLES AND 250 MILES AND WERE 98% CONFIDENT THEY FIXED IT SO I GOT THE CAR BACK ON SEPTEMBER 15. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED AND I WAS 50 MILES FROM HOME AND THIS TIME THE IDLING OF THE CAR WAS SO ROUGH THAT THE CAR WAS VISIBLY SHAKING. I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOW ME HOME AND SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT OPEN AND

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. IN MARCH OF 2006, I HAD A BLOW-OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AFTER BUMPING A CURB. THE IMPACT WAS NOT THAT GREAT AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR, BUT THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. ON 8/25/2006, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE IT IN FOR SERVICE TODAY TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT TWO TIRES HAVE FAILED AT UNDER 12,000 MILES. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 06 DODGE CHARGER R/T. VIN: [XXX]. MANUFACTURED 3/06. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED AIR BAGS, AND AN OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM THAT WILL DISABLE THE AIR BAGS IF IT DETECTS A SMALL CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT. HOWEVER, ON MY CAR, AND ON THE OTHER (20+) CARS ON THE DEALERS LOT, THE INDICATOR THAT TELLS YOU WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS DISABLED IS NOT PRESENT. THERE IS SIMPLY A PLASTIC PLACE-HOLDER WHERE THE INDICATOR LIGHT SHOULD BE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL OTHER CHARGER AND 300C OWNERS, AND VIRTUALLY ALL MODELS PRODUCED AFTER JAN 06 DO NOT HAVE THIS LIGHT. HERE IS A MEMO THAT MY DEALER FOUND FROM CHRYSLER CONCERNING THIS: NOTE FOR ALL MARKETS; AS OF 12/23/2005, FOR CARS WITHOUT SIDE AIRBAGS, AND AS OF 01/05/2006 FOR CARS WITH SIDE AIRBAGS, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLE[PAD] LAMP IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. IT IS STILL PRESENT, BUT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME. ACCORDING TO NHTSA LAW: HTTP://WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/NCAP/AIRBAG...FRONTABS.HTM#5 VEHICLES WITH ADVANCED FRONTAL AIR BAGS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPRESS THE AIR BAGS (NOT ALLOW THEM TO DEPLOY) ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE AN INDICATOR LIGHT WITH THE PHRASE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" OR "PASS AIR BAG OFF". WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDICATOR LIGHT IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG HAS BEEN AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF (SUPPRESSED) BY THE ADVANCED FRONTAL AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THEREFORE WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAN HAPPEN IF SENSORS DETECT A SMALL-STATURED PASSENGER SUCH AS AN INF

CAR STALLS. USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP BUT HAS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON TA TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN 120 DEGREE WEATHER. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. *NM

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP. I FELT MY BRAKES SLIPPING AS IF THEY WERE PRESSING FULLY TO THE FLOOR NOT STOPPING MY VEHICLE. IN RESULT I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THAT CHAIN REACTED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BEING THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED AND 2 ROTORS NEEDED RESURFACED. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 MODEL. I'VE MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED UPON THEIR DIAGNOSIS AS WELL. *NM

THE CAR STOPS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL WHILE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER 2ND TIME IN SHOP WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF BUYING CAR, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. DAIMLER CHRYSLER ASSURED ME IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. IT DID AND I AM FILING UNDER THE LEMON LAW FOR A NEW CAR. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 17 DAYS OUT OF THE FIRST 30 I OWNED IT. IT IS GOING IN AGAIN. *JB

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS STREAMED OUT OF THE TANK. TO THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER'S KNOWLEDGE, NO FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE STRUCK BY THE VEHICLE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIR BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS TANK IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, AND THE CORNER THAT WAS PUNCTURED WAS NOT PROTECTED BY AN ADDITIONAL SHIELDING DEVICE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A LEFT HAND CURVE AT 23 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN THE CONTACT OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A TRENCH, BOUNCING BETWEEN EITHER SIDES OF THE TRENCH. THE VEHICLE HIT SIX TREES AND ENDED UP PINNED AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. THE INDICATOR LIGHT THAT STATES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEACTIVATED WAS ILLUMINATED. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE REPAIRS WERE STARTED. THAT DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE CONTACT.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE ABS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO SEVERAL TREES. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AND SIDE/CURTAIN AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT FELT IT WAS A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THE ABS FAILED ONCE BEFORE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

I WORK FOR A CHRYSLER-DODGE AUTO DEALERSHIP IN TEXAS. WE ARE CURRENTLY REPAIRING A 2006 DODGE CHARGER HEATER CORE LEAK. THE HEATER CORE LEAKED HOT ANTIFREEZE ONTO THE GAS PEDAL AND ONTO THE LEG OF ONE OF OUR SALESMAN.*JB THE HEATER CORE IS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BURNED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE HEATER CORE TUBES ARE HELD ON TO THE CORE BY A SMALL CHEESY CLAMP THAT COMES OFF VERY EASY. EVEN THE NEW HEATER CORE WE RECEIVED FROM CHRYSLER TUBES WERE HALF WAY OFF OF THE HEATER CORE. *JB

I AM ABOUT TO FILE A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT BECAUSE DODGE HAS BEEN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED MY VEHICLE, A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T, SINCE DAY FOUR OF MY OWNERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 68 DAYS AND OF THOSE, I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE FUNCTIONING CAR FOR 19 DAYS. THEY HAVE FIXED A NUMBER OF MINOR ISSUES AND NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIX OR DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX AT THIS TIME, SOME MINOR ISSUES INCLUDING THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS (WHICH THEY SAY THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE". THE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT ARE OCCURRING WHEN IT IDLES, WHEN IT ACCELERATES AND WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE SUSPENSION AND POSSIBLY BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. OF THOSE 68 DAYS, THEY HAVE COME TO PICK UP MY CAR ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO TRY AND FIX IT, THE LAST TIME (WHICH CONTINUES CURRENTLY) THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR FOUR WEEKS. I HAPPEN TO KNOW (UPON RESEARCHING AFTER THE PROLONGED PERIOD THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR) THAT TSB'S OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EVERY PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING WITH MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS (ONE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC) THAT HAVE WITNESSED THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE LEGALLY FOR GETTING SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION. *JB