Dodge Charger Complaints (2006)

1,294 consumer complaints on file.

#10747446August 10, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I GOT MY FUEL TANK REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (NEW FUEL TANK & O-RING PART #S: CNSTX531AA AND CNSTX532AA) AND NOW STALLING IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. ENGINE WANTS TO STALL ANYWHERE FROM 0-30 MPH NOW WHETHER THE TANK IS FULL, HALF EMPTY OR NEAR EMPTY. THE CAR'S STALLING CAN BE PREVENTED BY PROVIDING QUICK ACCELERATION, WHICH WILL TEMPORARY FIX THE ISSUE, ONLY TO HAVE IT COME BACK LATER. THE CHOICE BETWEEN STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND LOSING POWER STEERING & OTHER NECESSITIES, OR QUICKLY ACCELERATING TO PREVENT A STALL, LEAVE DRIVERS WITH TWO UNSAFE, DANGEROUS CHOICES EACH. THE FUEL TANK RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. IF ANYTHING, IT MADE IT WORSE, MORE DANGEROUS, AND MADE A MINOR DEFECT/ANNOYANCE INTO A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN NOT BE "BURNT OFF" LIKE THE EXCESS GAS IN THE PREVIOUS FUEL TANK. DEALERSHIPS GIVE US THE RUN AROUND. SAYING THEY EITHER DON'T HAVE THE PIECE, OR THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE THE NEW, YET STILL FAULTY, FUEL TANK. IT'S BECOMING A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH NO REAL REMEDY IN SIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES CHRYSLER/DODGE AND CHRYSLER/DODGE BLAMES THE DEALERSHIP. THE TWO POINT FINGERS AND SCAPEGOAT EACH OTHER, LEAVING THE CUSTOMER TO EITHER REPLACE EVERYTHING OUT-OF-POCKET OR DRIVE A SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I WENT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH TWO MINOR DTC CODES THAT I PLANNED ON REPAIRING (THEY WERE NONIMMEDIATE AND NOT SERIOUS) AND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH 15 CODES. CHRYSLER EVEN GAVE ME A "CASE MANAGER" FOR THIS, BUT THE CASE MANAGER SAID ALL THEY CAN DO IS RELY ON THE DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSTICS... LITERALLY JUST A WASTE OF TIME. WHY EVEN ASSIGN A CASE MANAGER? I TOOK THE CAR IN TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY (AKA FREE)... I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT WITH NO FINANCES FOR REPAIR. NOW, I'M LEFT WITH A FAULTY, UNSAFE, NEARLY INOPERABLE VEHICLE WITH NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747659August 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745979August 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS, WHEELS
I WAS IN ROUTE HOME AND STOPPED TO GET FUEL AND PROCEEDED ON MY ROUTE WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITH NO USE OF BREAKS OR STEERING AVAILABLE. IN ATTEMPT TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I CRASHED INTO A DITCH. END RESULTED IN ME WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALING OUT MY VEHICLE. I HAD NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND AT COMPLETE LOSS OF A VEHICLE THAT I FINALLY WAS THRU PAYING FOR!! I WISH SOMEONE WILL HELP ME AND MY FAMILY THE LOSS OF THIS VEHICLE TOOK A GREAT TOLL ON MY FAMILY! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS AND EVEN LAWYERS!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10745687August 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I FILLED MY GAS TANK (BUT DID NOT TOP IT OFF WITH FUEL) AND LEFT THE GAS STATION AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION. THE CAR STALLED WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR CAME BACK ON, ACCELERATED AGAINST BRAKES, DIED AGAIN AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER AFTERWARD. HAD TO TURN THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON TO RESTART THE CAR, ONLY TO HAVE IT DO IT THREE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. IT FEELS LIKE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I READ UP ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IT'S VERY COMMON. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE PAID FOR A VEHICLE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT US -- THIS IS NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745720August 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745954August 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,047. UPDATED 09/25/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745345July 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744148July 28, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
MY VEHICLE BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE IDLE ABOUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. INITIALLY THERE WERE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS THAT CAME UP. IT SOON HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY PULLED SOME CODES THAT THEY SAID THE DEALER HAD TO REPAIR. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE DEALER THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND I SHARED THE OTHER DIAGNOSTIC WITH THEM BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS REALLY WRONG. IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN MONTHS LATER AND I TOOK IT TO YET ANOTHER MECHANIC. THIS MECHANIC 'RESET THE COMPUTER" AND MADE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TURN OFF. IT STOPPED FOR A TIME BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. THIS TIME (140,000 MILES) THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY! I WAS SLIGHTLY TAPPED ON THE REAR BY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME. ANOTHER TIME A SEMI TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND I STALLED. LUCKILY WE WERE IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. AGAIN AT HIGH SPEEDS THE ENGINE WOULD TURN BACK ON BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY BABY IN THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE A TON OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON DODGE FORUMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744054July 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY CUT OUT NOT COMPLETELY STALL THEN KEEP GOING. IT HAS STALLED ON OCCASION BUT MOST OF THE TIME DOES NOT. WHEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED PROBLEM GOES AWAY THEN WILL RANDOMLY REOCCUR DAYS LATER. ALSO HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME WHEN A CHEAP METAL PART IN THE START MECHANISM BROKE MY HUSBAND HAD TO TAKE THE IGNITION SWITCH APART TO FIX IT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743736July 27, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING AROUND WITH SOME FRIENDS ONE NIGHT AND STOPPED TO TALK TO THEM FOR A MINUTE. I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T START AND WHEN IT FINALLY DID, IT SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SHUT OFF. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE CAR DROPPED A VALVE SEAT AND RUINED THE MOTOR OF THE CAR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 5.7 HEMI IN THE CHARGERS. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CHARGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743500July 26, 2015
ENGINE
DROVE TO A DENTIST APPOINTMENT, CAME OUT, STARTED CAR, IT MADE A LOUD BOOM THEN SHUT DOWN. TRIED STARTING AGAIN, NO BUENO, WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY OIL IS NOT GOING INTO THE PISTONS. CYLINDER IS SHOT, NEEDS NEW ENGINE. IT'S BEEN SITTING AT THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. REALLY...A NEW ENGINE THAT'S GONNA COST ME $8,000 NO WARNING, NO SENSORS....NOTHING! JUST HAD CAR SERVICE A FEW MONTHS PRIOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743561July 26, 2015
ENGINE
CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER THREE TRIES. SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BLEW UP THE FIRST TIME I TRIED STARTING IT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DODGE. IT WAS THERE A WEEK BEFORE THEY LOOKED AT. THEY CALLED US ON A WEDNESDAY SAID THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN WAS GONNA COST $4500 TO FIX. THEN THEY CALLED BACK ON A FRIDAY SAID THE PISTONS WERENT' GETTING ANY OIL, ENGINE, NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE. NOW IT'S GONNA COST $8,000. HOW YOU GO FROM $4500 TO $8000 IN A MATTER OF TWO DAYS???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735781July 22, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CAR STALLED WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ENGINE MISFIRE/STUTTERING. THE STALL WAS AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED AND THE CAR STARTED PERFECTLY, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES, RESTARTED AND IT STALLED AGAIN - THIS CONTINUED, EACH TIME WITH THE TIME DRIVEN BEING LESS. ALL THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. I FINALLY MADE IT TO A SHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE STALLING ISSUE. THE CAR WILL HAVE THE PCM REPLACED IN HOPE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE FAILURE ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS - THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE INTO THE SHOULDER WHEN IT STALLS (NO POWER STEERING). THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT CAN BE CATASTROPHIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735453July 21, 2015
ENGINE
FIRST TIME IT SHUT DOWN ON ME I WAS AT STOP LIGHT GOING TO WORK IN LELAND NC. THE OTHER TIME IT SHUT DOWN ON ME I PUT GAS IN THE CAR IN CHARLOTTE NC. I WAS AWAY FROM HOME.THE SYSTEM SHUT CAN'T WANT CRANK .I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON MY WAY TO WORK IN LELAND THE FIRST TIME. LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE SECOND TIME SHUT DOWN AT THE LIGHT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735311July 20, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED A SECOND OCCASION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,152.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735036July 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGE RT WITH 130000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT STALLS WHEN DRIVING WITH NO WARNING, LOOSING AL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. THIS IS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734547July 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733125July 15, 2015
AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE FUEL TANK AND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN STALL. FOR THE NEXT YEAR, THE VEHICLE STALLED OCCASIONALLY. IN MAY OF 2014, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FUEL TANK OR THE AIR BAG. *JB....UPDATED 09/08/15 *BF..UPDATED 05/19/16 *BF UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733777July 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733042July 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, WHILE OPERATING WITH CRUISE CONTROL, A SINGLE ALARM SOUNDED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ONLY TO RESTART SECONDS LATER AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT NEARLY ANY SPEED, ACCELERATING, STOPPED AT LIGHTS, EVERY SCENARIO IMAGINABLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED LEAVING ME SITTING IN THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC, ONCE NEARLY BEING HIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IF I HAD TO DESCRIBE ONE SITUATION THAT SEEMS TO TAKE PRECEDENCE, IT WOULD BE MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, AND AT TIMES WILL NOT STALL AT ALL FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEN STALL 10 TIMES IN ONE DAY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL LEVEL, FULL TANK FULL, HALF, OR EMPTY, RIGHT AFTER FILL-UPS, OR BEFORE. IT IS A RANDOM PROBLEM THAT CAN AND WILL OCCUR ANYTIME, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN SOMEONE'S INJURY. IN READING MULTIPLE POST ON THE INTERNET (HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS) IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THERE DOES NOT REALLY EVER SEEM TO BE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO CORRECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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