2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER TIE-RODS ON MY 2006 CHARGER.CAR HAS ONLY 37,500 MILES. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BRAKES SQUEAL WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING. ROTORS TURNED AT 30K, PADS ROTORS REPLACED AT 60K. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES. IT WAS IN REGULAR USE AS A POLICE CAR. THE ENGINE STALLS OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR A POLICE OFFICER DRIVING AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST SIX TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. *TR