2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

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).

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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