2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER BECAME LOCKED INTO PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE GEAR BOX IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A PINK PLASTIC TAB LOCATED IN THE GEAR SHIFTER COMPARTMENT HAD FRACTURED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 .

COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC RED LIGHT, ENGINE DIED. PUT TRANS IN NEUTRAL, RESTARTED VEHICLE. DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ENGINE DIED. REPEATED START PROCEDURE AS ABOVE. DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ON GREEN MADE LEFT TURN ACROSS INTERSECTION. HALFWAY ACROSS INTERSECTION ENGINE STOPPED. GAS TANK 1/2 FULL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. YET MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FORUMS RE THIS ISSUE. ALSO MANY REPORTS OF ENGINE STALL IN NHTSA WEBSITE. DEALER ADVISED ME THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY COMPUTER TROUBLE CODES AND COULDN'T HELP. NEVER HAD ANY STALLING ISSUES UNTIL DEALER SERVICED CAR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE WITH NEW SPARK PLUGS, RECALLED COOLING FAN REPLACE. PER FACTORY RECALL. THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE! FILED COMPLAINT WITH DODGE BY PHONE, REP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ENGINE STALL BEFORE!!!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS WORKING PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS EXCESSIVELY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

SLOWED TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT. ENGINE DIED. PUT TRANS IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED VEHICLE 2ND OCCURRENCE SAME DAY , MADE LEFT TURN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT , PARTWAY THOUGH INTERSECTION ENGINE STOPPED. 3RD OCCURRENCE SAME DAY , CAME TO STOP AT RED LIGHT, ENGINE DIED. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR. THIS IS A NEW OCCURRENCE AS NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. HOWEVER ENGINE COOLING FANS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL FROM DODGE ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. CAR WAS FINE BEFORE THIS THOUGH. HAVE APPT WITH DEALER THIS FRIDAY. NOTICE CHARGER FORUMS FULL OF SAME COMPLAINT AS MINE. SEEMS DODGE NOT RESPONSIVE TO THIS ISSUE BASED ON FORUM POSTS. HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-35997-P-2.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 ( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVEL WAS FRACTURED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,227.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING AREA SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE FAN MOTOR AND THE COOLING RELAY SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.