Dodge Charger Complaints (2006)

1,294 consumer complaints on file.

#10173742November 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173549November 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173219November 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10173299November 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173106November 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172977November 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172736November 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
SEVERE GROOVING OF THE BRAKING DISCS. POTENTIAL FAILURE EMINENT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172795November 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172473November 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172476November 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172499November 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONTINUED BREAK SQUEAKING CAUSED BY THE GLAZING OF THE BREAK PADS DUE TO POOR PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. *NM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172379November 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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)
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10172382November 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
SQUEAKING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS, POSSIBLE ROTOR GROOVES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172416November 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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 CONFIDENCE. AS A BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF, I KNOW THAT I MUST STAND BEHIND MY PRODUCTS OR I WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL. CONSUMERS ARE MUCH TOO SOPHISTICATED TO BE TOLD THAT A PROBLEM IS "NORMAL" WHEN THEY CAN FIND MANY COMPARABLE PRODUCTS WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. IF I TOLD MY CUSTOMERS THIS I WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL FOR VERY LONG. PLEASE HELP ME IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172104October 29, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSISTENT BRAKE SQUEALING AND MINOR VIBRATING WHEN STOPPING. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171734October 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171604October 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171616October 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171455October 20, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEALING SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 2200. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171295October 19, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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 OWNERS WHO ARE PAYING FOR THIS APPARENT DEFECT ON OUR CARS. HTTP://WWW.CHARGERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=23835 I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT AS CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AND ADDRESS THIS NOW. *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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