Dodge Charger Complaints (2006)

1,294 consumer complaints on file.

#11187340March 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER, AN UNPRECEDENTED MECHANICAL PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH THE IGNITION. IT IS UNPRECEDENTED AS IT WORKED PERFECTLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE IGNITION WILL ONLY TURN FROM 'OFF' TO 'A/C' AND FINALLY TO 'ON' BUT IT WILL NOT TURN ANY FURTHER TO 'START'. THIS MEANS THE ENGINE CAN NOT BE STARTED. WITH FURTHER RESEARCH, IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT SAME GENERATION CHARGERS AND MAGNUMS ARE AFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH OWNERS REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATOR PIN. MY CAR IS STATIONARY AND AS OF LATE CAN'T MOVE WITH AN OUTSIDE SOURCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186920March 14, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK (NOT TOPPING OFF AT ALL) THE CAR WILL STALL RANDOMLY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER FILL UP EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS. STEERING IS LOST AND EVEN WHEN RESTARTING IT TAKES A SECOND FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186163March 12, 2019
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SOME DAYS YOU COME OUT AND CRANK VEHICLE AND IT JUST CUTS OFF ON YOU WILL YOU RUN DOWN THE ROAD IT MAKES A BEEP NOISE AND CUTS OFF ON YOU IF YOU STOP AT A LIGHT IT CUTS OFF ON YOU THIS HAPPENS RECENTLY ALMOST EVERYDAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185420March 8, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED. SPENT OVER $6,000 AT DEALERSHIP STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. VERY VERY DANGEROUS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINESHUTS DOWN. WILL RESTART AND DRIVE AFTER MALFUNCTIONING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184825March 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE EAS CODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND A MANUFACTURER RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VILLAGE DODGE, INC. (819 NY-66, HUDSON, NY 12534, (518) 828-1585) AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE STALLING FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM MISREAD THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANK. AS A RESULT, ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182323February 25, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED UP TANK. DROVE CAR FOR 1/2 HOUR APPROX 30 MILES. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE CAR STALLED, SHUT IT SELF OFF. THE OIL LAMP AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT FIRE BACK UP. TOOK A FEW ATTEMPTS. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. CONTINUE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO PARKING STALL CAR AGAIN STALLED AND SHUT IT SELF OFF. FELT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE HOME. HAD IT TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176469February 12, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER COMPLETELY DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ALONE ON A CITY ROAD BUT LOST ALL CONTROL AND FELT I WAS BARLEY BRAKING AND STEERING WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. I WAS ABLE TURN EVERYTHING OFF IN THE CAR AND RESTART BUT IT HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES WITHIN 2 MILES. AT ONE POINT WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A HIGHWAY IT DIED; I WAS ALMOST TO A POINT TO HITTING OTHER CARS TURNING LEFT IN SAME DIRECTION AND OTHERS BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 4 MILES TODAY WITHOUT INCIDENT HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING THIS EXACT ISSUE AMONG OTHER CHARGER OWNERS I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL AND NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID BY DODGE. THIS ISSUE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE FROM PERSONAL ACTIONS BUT A FLAW IN A SYSTEM ON THIS MAKE/MODEL. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE BEFORE A FEW YEARS AGO HOWEVER I READ SOMETHING ABOUT A GAS CAP AND FELT IT WAS ISOLATED. AFTER LAST NIGHT AND READING BLOGS TODAY I SEE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AND NOT CAUSED BY NOT MAINTAINING A VEHICLE OR BAD DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUE IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN ANY OTHER DRIVING SETTING DURING RUSH HOUR SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I NOTIFIED DODGE AND REPORTED THE ISSUE BUT THEY SAID I WOULD NOT BE CONTACTED AND TO KEEP RECEIPTS IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG IN CASE THEY DO RECALL SOMETHING. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN CORRECTED AFTER ALL THESE REPORTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE TO THIS MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES? THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I REPORTED IT IN JAN OF 2017 ON SAFERCAR.GOV. NO ACTION OR CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171942January 24, 2019
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, Other/Unknown
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL MY CHARGER WILL STALL. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I GENERALLY DO NOT FILL THE CAR UP ALL THE WAY BECAUSE OF THIS. HOWEVER JUST TODAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ACCIDENTALLY FILLING IT. I DO NOT TOP OFF THE CAR WHEN FILLING ONCE THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF I STOP. TODAY AFTER GETTING GAS I WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STALLED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I WAS STRANDED HALFWAY OUT INTO THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. I DID MANAGE TO GET THE CAR HOME WHICH IS ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY BUT I HAD TO RESTART IT FOUR MORE TIMES. I'VE GOT ROUGHLY 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND WITH ANY REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. I SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE CHARGERS BUT WITH THREE HUNDREDS AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170522January 17, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER HAS NO WARNING...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170453January 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVETRAIN PROBLEMS MAKING NOISE IS THERE A RECALL NEED HELP SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE IT KICKS THE GEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165926January 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STUTTERS AND SHUTS OFF AFTER I FUEL UP MY 19GAL GAS TANK. CAR TURNS OFF WHEN IDLE AFTER FUELING UP. DID SEE THAT FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR THERE WERE WARRANTIES EXTENDED FOR GAS TANK TO BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME ISSUE, NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TOUCH MY GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165498January 6, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHY WOULD DODGE BE ALLOWED TO MANUFACTURE A VEHICLE WITHOUT A CABIN AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM BUILT IN? THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS INSECTS, DEBRIS, EXHAUST, POLLEN AND OTHER ALLERGENS CONSTANTLY ENTER VEHICLES WITHOUT THIS CRITICAL HEALTH SAFETY COMPONENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163845December 28, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR WILL SHUT OFF GOING 45 MPH, AT A STOP LIGHT (0 MPH) OR WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS FOR EXAMPLES (AT MOST GOING 10 OR 15 MPH). I WILL ATTEMPT TO RESTART AND THE CAR WILL START UP, STALL UP AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN - WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO SWITCH GEARS FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND THEN TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN IN HOPES IT WILL START. AS YOU'RE DRIVING, YOU CAN FEEL WHEN THE CAR IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF, IT THROTTLES AHEAD A BIT AND REVS, THEN THE CAR BEEPS AND TURNS OFF, WHILE THE GEAR IS IN DRIVE AND TURNING MY WHEEL DOES NOTHING. I NOTICE THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD USUALLY HAPPEN AFTER A FILL UP MY GAS TANK, SO I STARTED ONLY FILLING UP HALFWAY ,BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. THIS ISSUE BECAME HEAVILY FREQUENT YESTERDAY WHERE THE CAR STALLED AND CUT OFF AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE MAKING A 7 MILE DRIVE BACK HOME. THIS WAS VERY VERY SCARY IN MY EYES, ESPECIALLY WITH A PASSENGER IN MY SEAT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN MOTION AND POWERING STEERING IS LOST. IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60+ MILES PER HOUR, OR TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THERE IS A GUARANTEED ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK AND THE EVAP CANISTER THAT CAUSES THE SENSORS TO THINK THAT GAS IS OVERFILLING THE ENGINE, WHICH SHUTS OFF THE CAR. THIS WAS FILED UNDER NHTSA PE13-016 (WHICH APPEARS TO BE CLOSED OR INACCESSIBLE- HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/DOCUMENTLIST.XHTML?DOCID=PE13016&DOCTYPE=INV). THIS SAFETY CONCERN REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163569December 26, 2018
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE FREEWAY ALL OF THE SUDDEN ENGINE STARTS RUNNING ROUGH. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF CAR AND WAS NEVER ABLE TO TURN IT ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC.. HE SAID I HAD A BROKEN SEAT VALVE, EVERYTHING DAMAGED...NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE. AFTER LOOKING UP ONLINE IT SEEMS IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE HEMI ENGINE FROM 2005-2006.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162527December 19, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, IT STALLED IN TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT OTHER TIMES THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART IT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER (STERLING CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 5504 I-49 FRONTAGE RD, OPELOUSAS, LA 70570, (337) 942-1241) AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S HOUSE WITH NO REPAIRS COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162122December 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY SON'S CAR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER HE HAD PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT. AFTER 10 MINUTES HE WAS CALLED AT HIS APARTMENT BY A FRIEND WHO TOLD HIM HIS CAR WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS WHATSOEVER. NO WARNING LIGHTS, UNUSUAL SMELLS, OR HINTS OF IMPENDING DOOM FOR HIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161718December 15, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD THIS 2006 DODGE CHARGER FOR A WHILE .NOW IT'S BEEN STALLING AND SOMETIMES SHUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. ME AND MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDBABY WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO GO CAR STALLED AND SHUT OFF. NO WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME, SO I WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO START,WHEN I LOOKED UP . SAW A TRUCK FLYING UP ON US. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS BESIDE US OR HE WOULD OF REAR ENDED US. MY BOYFRIEND IS A MECHANIC.HE HAS WORKED FOR CHRYSLER FOR OVER 32 YEARS. HE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE OF IT. NO CODES NOTHING. HE CAN'T TALKING TO HALF OF THE BUS. WE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY,TCM,PCM AND SOME OTHER THINGS. STILL NOTHING HAS HELPED. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER CHARGERS. THIS ONE IS A NIGHT MARE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. I'M GETTING TO THE POINT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161210December 13, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME USING ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON HIS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157215December 10, 2018
ENGINE
CAR CUTS OFF RANDOMLY- WHEN MOVING OR WHEN STATIONARY. MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED, TURNING, OR IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156561December 6, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FUELING GAS TANK TO FULL LEVEL THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET THEN THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUTS OFF AND STALLS IN TRAFFIC (DANGEROUS). THE VEHICLE REQUIRES RESTARTING TWICE MORE BEFORE IT WILL RUN NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK IS FULLY FILLED. NO PROBLEM IF THE TANK IS FILLED LESS THAN FULL. THIS HAS OCCURRED THE LAST THREE TIMES GAS TANK WAS FULLY FUELED. 2006 DODGE CHARGER SRT8 6.1L HEMI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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