Dodge Charger Complaints (2006)

1,294 consumer complaints on file.

#10367337November 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER (HEMI)THE CAR WONT' SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CAN CRANK IT AND ALL BUT WHEN I GO TO MOVE IT INTO GEAR . NOTHING . IT'S STUCK. IF THIS HAPPENS REALLY OFTEN AND THE CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC IS AN ISSUE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL AND TO MAKE A BETTER STRONGER PROPER PART OTHER THAN A PLASTIC MILK TOP PIECE THAT CAN KEEP A 20,000 DOLLAR CAR FROM FUNCTIONING. PLEASE HELP. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE TO ME AT $370 THE FIRST TIME AND $150 THE SECOND TIME . THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DARN SURE COSTLY FOR THE SAME PART. PARTS REPLACED WAS A SIMPLE PINK PLASTIC. WELL I BE D....(DARN). ;-( I AM SOOOOO NOT HAPPY. *TR
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#10365559November 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER, ALWAYS HAD ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED VIA DEALERSHIP ON SCHEDULED TIME. OUT OF THE BLUE, ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO BLINK ON/OFF, CAR HESITATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, AND WE NEED A NEW ONE. DEALERSHIP STATES "SOMETHING" IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BROKE OFF AND ENTERED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO RUIN THE ENGINE, AND WE NEED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH ENGINE UP TO THIS POINT, AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY WHEN ISSUES BEGAN. WE STILL OWE 4K ON THIS CAR, AND FEEL WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WITHIN DEALERSHIP/CAR REQUIREMENTS REGARDING HAVING ONLY THE DEALERSHIP WORK ON THIS VEHICLE FOR EVERY ENGINE NEED. NO WARNING, NO PRIOR ISSUE(S), NO REASON FOR THIS TO OCCUR OTHER THAN A FAILURE WITH THE MANUFACTURING. *TR
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#10364868November 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN
APPROXIMATELY AROUND MAY 2010 THE VEHICLE BEGAN RANDOMLY STALLING. WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN IT WAS VERY INFREQUENT, ABOUT ONCE EVERY 25 DAYS, BUT IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND WORSE. IT IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE IT WILL STALL EVERY 5 TO 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING/APPROACHING A STOP OR STOPPED OR WHEN DOING LOW SPEED MANEUVERING. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AS WELL. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT STALLS. THE VEHICLE WILL GENERALLY RESTART WITHOUT MUCH PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE SYMPTOMS DESCIBED INVOLVING THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO (NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #EA05018 AND INVESTIGATION #PE05027).
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#10364085November 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DESCRIBED IN THE MANUEL DOES NOT WORK TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SO COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10358225September 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE STOPPED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED FOR 20 MINUTES OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10357507September 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS DRIVING FINE YESTERDAY, PARKED THE CAR, NEXT MORNING WENT TO START CAR AND STARTED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. TOWED CAR TO DEALER AND FOUND SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAD A BROKEN PART - FOR A PART TO BREAK WHILE BEING PARKED AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THE DODGE CHARGER, WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS BREAKS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING? BIG SAFETY ISSUE THEN. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356611September 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE R/T DAYTONA CHARGER. IT HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS GIVEN ME VERY FEW PROBLEMS . I TRIED TO PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I TRIED VARIOUS THINGS AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND BY THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. (SHIFTER REPLACEMENT). EVERYONE I HAVE DELT WITH SEEMS TO KNOW OF THESE PROBLEMS AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 2005 AND NEWER DODGE VEHICLES WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND A FLOOR SHIFTER. I WONDER WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. COULD IT BE THAT THEY CHARGE OVER $300 TO PERFORM A 45 MINUTE JOB TO REPLACE A $60 PART? *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10355044September 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL DOES NOT WORK TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SO COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355045September 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AS DESCRIBED IN MANUAL. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355086September 12, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 CHARGER RT FRONT END I HAVE REPLACED INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND A WHEEL BEARING OVER 61K MILES. THE FRONT END WOBBLES BADLY AT HIGH SPEED. PARTS (TENSION STRUTS) ARE NATIONAL BACK ORDER ETC ETC. ANY DEALER AND/OR LOCAL SERVICE STATION WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE FRONT ENDS ARE VERY WEAK AND NOT DURABLE. THE COMPONENTS LAST FOR JUST ABOUT THE MIN WARRANT (3/36) PERIOD. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10354840September 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS MORNING I BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN, I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE BUT I COULD FEEL THE PRESSURE OF THE ACCELERATION AGAINST THE BRAKE. I STOPPED THE CAR THEN PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT AGAIN, AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I THEN SHIFTED IT INTO DRIVE AND BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. I LIVE OFF OF A DIRT ROAD SO I USUALLY LIKE TO DRIVE VERY SLOW, SOMETIMES COASTING (THE TERRAIN IS FLAT WITH NO DOWN OR UPGRADE)BUT I USUALLY HAVE TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP IT COASTING. THIS MORNING IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN GOING FORWARD, AND I HAD TO REPEATEDLY PUSH THE BRAKES. SO THIS HAPPENED MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT IN FEAR OF SEVERE ACCELERATION. ALSO, PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT,I HAVE RECENTLY FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING ACCELERATION AS I COASTED, IT FEELS SLIGHTLY JERKY, BUT I AM DRIVING ON SOMEWHAT SOFT SAND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ONLY, IT'S NEVER DONE THAT IN THE PAST. I HAVEN'T BEEN TOO WORRIED ABOUT THIS SINCE IT SEEMS FINE WHEN I AM DRIVING ABOVE 10 MPH. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY REPORTS OF THIS NATURE? *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354400September 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED IN TO, AS WE THE CONSUMER ARE PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT DODGE OBVIOUSLY KNOWS IS A TRENDING PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352272August 27, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER TIE-RODS ON MY 2006 CHARGER.CAR HAS ONLY 37,500 MILES. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10351208August 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. DRIVER STRANDED ON RURAL SECONDARY ROAD AT NIGHT. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE TO ME. UPON RESEARCHING THE MATTER FURTHER, THIS PROBLEM IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME SHIFTER AND HAS OCCURRED THOUSANDS OF TIMES. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR $312.00. HAVE POSSESSION OF OLD PARTS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10350242August 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T EXPERIENCED AN OVERHEATING ENGINE. AFTER MY MECHANIC PERFORMED MANY TESTS, HE FOUND OUT THE A/C FAN HAD NUMEROUS DEFECTS. THE A/C FAN BROKE APART, CAUSING THE ENGINE COOLING FAN TO ALSO FAIL - RESULTING MY VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THIS FAULTY A/C FAN IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN TOWN AND NOT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE MY ENGINE TEMP SPIKED TO RED WHEN THE FANS FAILED. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTS I REPLACE THE FAN PERIODICALLY, TO KEEP FROM HAVING IT CONTINUE TO FAIL AND DAMAGE THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM. *TR
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0
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0
#10349530August 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEEL HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 96000KM. RECENTLY I NOTICED A DIFFERENT FEEL FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND INSPECTION FOUND THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS BAD AND REQUIRED CHANGE. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10349589August 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN
A PLASTIC PART INSIDE THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE OFF AND THEN COULD NOT MOVE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349660August 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO PROBLEMS UP TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. I HAVE 42,000 MILES ON DODGE CHARGER. WHEN I GOT IN CAR TWO DAYS AGO, THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, I DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, SHE TOLD ME THAT THS GEAR SHIFTER HAD SEIZED AND WHAT THE PRICE WAS TO FIX IT. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, THERE WERE SO MANY HITS, I KNEW IT HAD TO BE A RECALL ITEM BUT IT IS NOT. ALSO, THE TOW SERVICE SAID HE WAS CERTAIN THERE WAS A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CHARGERS HE PICKS UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM BUT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES, IT APPEARS THERE SHOULD BE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349427August 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DISK BRAKE NOISE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAVE HAD FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, MOSTLY INB THE FRONT AXEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AT LEAST 2 TIMES I BELIEVE, AND RECENTLY A FEW MONTHS AGO, I CHANGED THE FRONT PADS AGAIN TO TRY TO GET RID OF THE SQUEALING NOISE. I HAVE PURCHASED OEM BRAKES AND ROTORS FROM THE DEALER, AND LAST TIME I REPLACED THEM, I USED A BRAND FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. IT SEEMS THAT I THE BRAKES STAY QUIET FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND SERVICES, BUT SOON START RETURNING TO MAKING A HORRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE ANYTIME THE BRAKES ARE USED. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS FOR THIS AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND READING UP ON THE MANUFACTURES WEB FORUMS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST ME. I FEEL THERE MUST BE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO CORRECT THIS TYPE OF CHRONIC PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347779August 6, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
I HAVE A DODGE CHARGER RT 06. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO TO REPLACE A PART ON THE FRONT END. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. NOW RECENTLY, I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE BRAKES ALMOST DIDN'T STOP ME IN TIME AND I WASN'T SPEEDING. BEFORE ALL OF THIS, WHEN I SPEED UP, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OR WOBBLES AND THIS HAS ME WORRIED. IF BY CHANCE I ENCOUNTER BAD WEATHER, BECAUSE I DO LIVE IN MICHIGAN, I HOPE SOMETHING ON THE CHARGER DOESN'T FAIL WHEN I NEED IT THE MOST. TO OF MY FRIENDS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH 300 C'S AND CHARGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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