2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THERE WAS A LEVER IN THE SHIFTER BOX THAT POTENTIALLY FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CHARGER 2006 MODEL THERE ARE VAST NUMBER OF CHARGERS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER ON THE FLOOR BEING STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT RELEASE IT HAS BEEN A KNOWN FACT OF DODGE CARS ARE BEING BROUGHT IN DAILY TO LANDMARK DODGE IN GEORGIA AND NOBODY HAS INDICATED TO THE TOP THAT ITS A PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGE KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THE PINK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK EITHER, I HAVE TO SLIDE A STEEL WIRE ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GIVE. THERE ARE A MILLION FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS BASED OFF OF THIS EXACT ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? MAYBE NOT BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX THE ISSUE SO I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I GET INTO MY CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS NEED TO GO UP BEFORE THEY MAKE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART? *TR

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THEY HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER AND ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX IT. THE EMPLOYEES AT THE TOWING COMPANY ALSO ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. IN RESEARCHING IT, I FOUND IT IS A FLIMSY PINK PIECE CALLED THE PARK LOCK OUT MECHANISM, WHICH COSTS $49.99 TO REPLACE. IF THERE HAVE BEEN THIS MANY ISSUES, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE STUCK A PEN IN THE SHAFT AND MOVED THE WIRE OVER, THE SHIFT WOULD RELEASE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,500. UPDATED 10/27/10.*LJ

2 STRUT TENSION ARM AS TO BE CHANGE ON MY CHARGER 2006 DO NOT NO WHEN ILL BE GETTING THAT PART CAUSE THERE 4200 B/O AND 2200 IN PROCESS PART ARE HARD TO GET AND ORDERS ARE LONG TO GET WORST CAR EVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. IN APRIL 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION . THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER BUT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT OFF SUDDENLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. A ENGINEER SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND TRANSMISSION SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,567.

CHARGET R/T 5.7 L: STARTING AT ABOUT 30,000 MI --SEVERE (VERY SCARY) VIBRATION AND SHAKE IN FRONT END AND IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DOES NOT OCCUR AT LOW SPEEDS. INSPECTION OF ROTORS/PADS SHOW NO PROBLEMS. BASED ON MY RESEARCH I BELIEVE TO BE A SUSPENSION DEFECT. *CN

1. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STEERING AND DRIVING PROBLEMS SUCH AS MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP OR WANTS TO GO STRAIGHT(THIS BEING THE WORST SO FAR).OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS THE CARS FRONT END HAS BEEN GRADUALLY BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM ENTERING AN EXPRESS-WAY FOR EXAMPLE OR PASSING ANOTHER CAR, AND CONSEQUENTLY HAVING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, BUT THEN IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, SAY, TO SLOW DOWN OR STEP ON THE BREAKS, THE CAR WILL STALL, AND THIS IS EVERY TIME. I AM NOT TALKING HERE OF A SUITUATION OF "RED-LINING", JUST EVERY-DAY NORMAL DRIVING. IF I AM ACCELERATING, SAY IN THE 3000 RPM RANGE, AND THEN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE CAR WILL JERK AND BASICALLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE FROM THE ENGINE SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WILL STILL BE RUNNING AND EVERY THING ELSE WILL BE OK, EXCEPT ACCELERATING. USUALLY, WHEN I GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR, I LET THE CAR COAST UNTIL THE SPEED IS SOMEWHERE ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL RE-ENGAGE AND I CAN PROCEED. THE PROBLEM I AM DESCRIBING HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE SERVICE REP AT A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HE OF CAUSE DOWN-PLAYS THE PROBLEM, BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ANOTHER CAR WILL SLAMS INTO MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE MY CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY EXPECIALLY A PORTION OF THE ROAD THAT MAY NOT HAVE A PULL-OFF SHOLDER. I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. I KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS AND I CAN SAY WITH SOME DEGREE OF CERTAINTLY THAT MY CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO CEASE REAPONDING SIMPLY BECAUSE A DRIVER TAKES THEIR FOOT OFF THE GAS IN THE MIST OF A HARD ACCELERATION. *CN