Dodge Charger Complaints (2006)
1,294 consumer complaints on file.
- #10558882January 7, 2014ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,729.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558289January 3, 2014POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. WHILE I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IT WILL SHUT OFF OR WHILE I AM WAITING FOR THE CAR TO WARM UP. WHEN I TAKE OFF THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF FOR A BRIEF SECOND. THE ENGINE STARTS UP AND THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF IT WONT GO BACK INTO GEAR AND SOME OF THE GAUGES FLASH. I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TWICE WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558343January 3, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
ON OR ABOUT 03 OCTOBER 2013, THE ENGINE (5.7L HEMI) STALLED GOING AT 30-35 MPH. THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT DISAPPEARED WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. SINCE THAT DAY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ENGINE STALL INCIDENTS (ABOUT 10 TIMES) USUALLY AT A TRAFFIC STOP BEING IDLE OR APPROACHING A STOP, AND DURING REVERSE. IN NOVEMBER, WHILE CRUISING ON A HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE ACTED AS IF TO STALL AGAIN WITH ALL THE LIGHTS AND CHIMING ON THE EVIC ON AND OFF, BUT DID NOT STALL PROBABLY DUE TO THE MOMENTUM OR INERTIA. AT THAT TIME, I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY (SIZE OF FOUR) WITH ME IN THE VEHICLE AND FEARED FOR THEIR SAFETY. I WENT TO MULTIPLE CHRYSLER DEALERS AND SERVICE CENTERS, BUT COULD NOT PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM REOCCURING AGAIN. IT APPEARS FROM MY ONLINE RESEARCH AND READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THE SYMPTOMS I AM EXPERIENCING ARE PROBABLY CONSISTENT WITH THE FAULTY SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558381January 3, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER FUELING CAR FOR A TRIP, WHILE IN PARK THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED THEN THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT WHILE PULLING INTO THE STREET THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. LUCKILY IT STARTED BUT WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE RED LIGHT IT STALLED AGAIN AND TOOK 3-4 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN, IT WOULD TURN OVER AND THEN DIE. FINALLY I GOT THE CAR STARTED AND WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL STOPS IN MY ROUTE I MADE IT HOME WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS) YESTERDAY AND TODAY I WAS TOLD I NEED TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED, THE "BROKEN" GAUGE CAN NOT BE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD 2 ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY IN THE LAST MONTH, BOTH AFTER FUEL UPS, BUT THE CAR HAD NEVER STALLED UNTIL RECENTLY. SEEMS VERY COSTLY, BUT MORE DANGEROUS! I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY DODGE DUE TO QUANTITY OF SAME COMPLAINTS! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558398January 3, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR STALLED JUST AFTER FUELING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY ROAD. I WAS LUCK THAT I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW TRYS AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR STALLED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN ONE MILE. EACH TIME, I BLOCKED TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER SINCE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANY LONGER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10557923December 31, 2013ENGINE
MY CAR FROM WORK LIKE ANY NORMAL NIGHT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. EVENTUALLY I CALLED MY INSURANCE TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME SINCE AFTER 11PM. THE NEXT MORNING I HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO DODGE TO BE INFORMED THAT ENGINE HAD BLOWN. MY CAR GAVE ME NO INDICATION OR SIGNS AT ALL BEFORE THIS HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE OIL SLUDGE. I VERY ANGRY ESPECIALLY SINCE DODGE ONLY CHANGED MY OIL AND WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS EARLIER. MY COUSIN HAS DODGE CHARGER AS WELL AND ENGINE BLOWN 8 MONTHS BEFORE MINE FOR THE SAME REASON. WHEN I TOLD THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME I SHOULDN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING I HEAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A CAR FROM DODGE AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558023December 31, 2013STEERING, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THIS IS FLAT OUT DANGEROUS! AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY I WAS ALMOST OUT OF GAS SO I STOPPED AT ONE OF MY REGULARLY USED GAS STATIONS. AS LIKE I ALWAYS DO WHEN I GET GAS I GOT A FULL TANK AND I DO NOT OVERFILL, ONCE THE HANDLE POPS I'M DONE PUMPING. VEHICLE STARTED FINE AND I DROVE OFF THE GAS STATION WITH NO PROBLEMS. ONCE ON THE MAIN ROAD I APPROACHED MY FIRST TURN AND IN MID TURN GOING ABOUT 20MPH MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED,NO WARNING OR NOTHING IT JUST RANDOMLY STALLED. ONCE THE CAR ROLLED OFF THE MAIN STREET I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN. NO LUCK, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. IT TOOK A FEW TRIES BUT MANAGED TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN. TO MY SURPRISE I DIDN'T HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO I SAT THERE FOR A WHILE REVVING THE ENGINE AND EVEN SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE SO I WENT ON MY WAY. SHORTLY AFTER I DROVE OFF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT. FROM THE GAS STATION TO MY HOME IS ABOUT 10MIN AND IN THAT SHORT TIME FRAME THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED 4 TIMES! THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL MY FUEL LVL WAS ABOUT 3/4 FULL? AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE ON DODGE FORUMS I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT MAY AND MOST LIKELY BE THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. SOME SAY ITS A COLLAPSED GAS TANK WHICH AFFECTS A CHECK VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS FOR THE EVAP SYSTEM. WHEN YOU HAVE A FULL TANK AND THE SYSTEM OPENS UP TO RELEASE GAS VAPORS BACK INTO THE ENGINE IT'S ACTUALLY SENDING RAW FUEL BACK INTO THE ENGINE WHICH IN TURN FLOODS THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES THE STALL. OF COURSE THIS PART CAN'T BE REPLACED OR FIXED SINCE THE TANK AND THOSE PARTS ARE SOLD AS ONE PIECE WHICH IS BIG $$$! MY ONLY FIX FOR THIS UNTIL THIS IS RECALLED IS I DON'T GET A FULL TANK ANYMORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10557868December 30, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK VALVE WAS DAMAGED AND THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 02/06/14*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10557276December 26, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED, CAR WILL STALL A FEW BLOCKS LATER. DODGE SAYS THE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK IS FAULTY AND CAUSES THE SYSTEM TO SUCK GAS BACKWARDS THROUGH THE VAPOR RECOVERY LINES AND DEPOSIT IT INTO THE ENGINE, FLOODING THE CAR. ALL POWER IS LOST TO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND DRIVE TRAIN. IF YOU ARE TURNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE A CRASH. TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AND DODGE/CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGE THE DANGER (I HAVE THE EMAILS TO PROVE IT). THEY SAY IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THEY WILL ONLY HELP WITH FIXING THE PROBLEM IF YOU (NHTSA) ASKS THEM TO RECALL THE CARS. NOTE THAT THE SENSOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK IS THE PROBLEM. THE PART CAN BE REPLACED, BUT DODGE ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AS AN ASSEMBLY, CAUSING INCREASED COST ON THOSE OF US THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. WE ALL ASKING YOU (THE GOVERNMENT) TO HELP KEEP US AND OUR FAMILIES SAFE BY REQUESTING DODGE RECALL VEHICLES AND REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THERE IS NO WAY A SIMPLE VAPOR RECOVERY SENSOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK SHOULD CAUSE THE GASOLINE TO FLOW THE WRONG DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A STALL THAT PRODUCES COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IT IS WORSE WHEN PERFORMING TURNS (U-TURNS) OR AT TURNS. THIS IS A DANGER TO PEDESTRIANS, AS THE DRIVER DOES NOT EXPECT SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE GAS STATION'S FUEL PUMP CUT OFF AFTER ACCURATELY FILLING THE TANK AND STOPPED WHEN FULL. THE TANK IS NOT OVER-FULL. IT'S A DEFECTIVE DESIGN (ADMITTED BY DODGE) THAT CAUSES GASOLINE TO BE SUCKED UP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, FLOODING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH EXCESS FUEL. PLEASE ASSIST THE TAXPAYERS BY KEEPING US SAFE AND RECALLING THE VEHICLES WITH THIS DESIGN TO GET THE PARTS REPLACED WITH ONES THAT WILL NEVER FAULT OUT IN THE SAME MANNER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10557338December 26, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STALLS AND DIES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND EACH INCIDENT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GASOLINE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10557100December 23, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON 12-14-2013, I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK. I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND INTO TRAFFIC AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHILE AT THE RED LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLED AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED THE CORNER AT THE RED LIGHT AND GOT INTO MY PARENTS SUBDIVISION AND VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED AND PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ON 12-15-2013, VEHICLE STALLED CLOSE TO PARENTS DRIVEWAY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT AND ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, I HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO START THE VEHICLE. GOT IT STARTED AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE ROLLOVER (VENT) VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. THEY CHECKED THE ROLLOVER (VENT) VALVE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE PROBLEM. GOT IT REPAIRED AND THE FINAL COST WAS $1446.47. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556952December 22, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 DODGE CHARGER SRT8 WITH ABOUT 31,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST GOT THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 25, 2013 AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A MONTH. A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I HAD THE CAR, I NOTICED A BIG PROBLEM. MY ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT OF WHEN I WAS IDLING. USUALLY THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC, OR AT A RED LIGHT, OR AT A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE ENTIRE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND I WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WAY OF BEING ABLE TO TELL WHEN THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR BECAUSE THERE WERE NO EARLY WARNING SIGNS SUCH AS CHUGGING OR NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT STARTED GETTING REALLY BAD TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS RESEARCHING ONLINE AND READING FORUMS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER ENGINES OF THIS MODEL. HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, IT IS A FAULTY FUEL VAPOR VALVE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME WELL OVER $1000. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY RECALL AND WHY IT HASN'T BEEN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556603December 19, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
PROBLEM OCCURRED AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. FIRST INSTANCE WAS IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND MOST RECENTLY DECEMBER 2013. CAR WILL STALL NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL SOME AMOUNT OF GAS IS BURNED OFF AFTER DRIVING. FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED MAKING A TURN IN FRONT OF A RAILROAD TRACK. OTHER INSTANCES HAVE BEEN ON A FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER. CAR CAN RESTART ON THE FIRST RE-ATTEMPT OR TAKE UP TO 4 ATTEMPTS. CAR WILL USUALLY STALL AGAIN SECONDS LATER. A WORKAROUND IS NOT TO FILL UP THE TANK ALL THE WAY (TO THE AUTO SHUTOFF OF THE GAS PUMP) BUT THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS WITH A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH A 5.7 LITER HEMI. CHRYSLER DENIED THE ISSUE BACK IN 2010 ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS STARTING TO BE DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET AT THAT TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556737December 19, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, WITHOUT OVER FILLING BY ROUNDING OFF, THE CAR WILL STALL OUT WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF RUNNING. IT TAKES TIME CRANKING ENGINE TO START, THEN WILL BUCK AND STALL OCCASIONALLY UNTIL IT IS DRIVEN AT LEAST 2-3 MILES. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE LOST AT THIS TIME AS WELL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556526December 18, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONTINUES TO STALL AFTER GAS FILL-UP IN TRAFFIC CAUSING OTHER CARS TO DODGE TO RIGHT OF LEFT TO AVOID COLLUSION. MAKES FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING AFTER FILL-UP. APPARENTLY MANY OTHER CHARGER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM AT AN INCREASING RATE. THIS IS SOMETHING CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO BEFORE PEOPLE GET INJURED OR WORSE! THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556561December 18, 2013ENGINE, STEERING
VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. HARD TO START AFTER STALLING. JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK, AND CAR STALLED TWO OR THREE TIMES GETTING FROM THE GAS STATION TO HOME. CAR STALLED THE NEXT MORNING THREE TIMES, AGAIN HARD TO START. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556340December 17, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR STALLS AFTER EVERY FILL UP FOR FUEL. I LATER DISCOVERED THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT CAUSING RANDOM FIRES AS WELL AS REAR END COLLISIONS FROM STALLING ONTO FREEWAYS . I PAID $40K FOR THIS VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER NOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS DEFECT. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE RECTIFIED BY A MANUFACTURES' RECALL OR CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556363December 17, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FUELING MY VEHICLE, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AROUND A CORNER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED. ONCE THE ENGINE DIED, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER AND HAD TO HARD BREAK TO AVOID GOING INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY AVOIDED MISSING THE ONCOMING VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE. ONCE I WAS STOPPED I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO STALL THREE MORE TIMES WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, ON A CORNER WITH LITTLE VISIBILITY. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A COUPLE MILES TILL I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED AGAIN RIGHT AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I AGAIN HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD STAY RUNNING. THERE WERE MULTIPLE VEHICLES BEHIND ME AT THE LIGHT, THANKFULLY THEY HAD COME TO A STOP BEFORE I STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I NO LONGER FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS OVER $2,000 AND THERE IS NO MANUFACTURERS RECALL AT THIS POINT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS IS NOT A WEAR ITEM, IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN AS THERE IS A GREAT RISK TO THEIR SAFETY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556447December 17, 2013ENGINE
THE CAR STALLED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN TRAFFIC. I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555998December 13, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER FILLING UP FUEL, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND CAR STARTED SPUTTERING, THIS HAPPENED WHILE MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. SECOND TIME WAS WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED. WAS ABLE TO COAST 2 LANES OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WOULD RESTART BUT DIE AFTER 30 SECONDS. HAD TO CAR TOWED HOME. THIRD TIME, CAR DIED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND MOVED TO A SAFE PLACE. FOURTH TIME IT DIED WHILE TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAULT IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND PAID BY CHRYSLER, LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE REAR ENDING ME. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $2000 CHARGE TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAYING THIS, AS IT IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR ITSELF!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0