2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 06 DODGE CHARGER R/T 5.7L ON 12/24/07. I AM THE 2ND OWNER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 1ST OWNER TRADED BECAUSE HE NEEDED A MINIVAN. I HAVE LEARNED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PROBABLY NOT THE CASE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS (IT HAD 1/8 TANK). I FILLED UP AND THE PROBLEM QUIT. LATER THAT DAY I WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE BEACH TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD TO WAIT ALMOST AN HOUR WITH IT 105 DEGREES OUTSIDE! AFTER IT WAS TOWED HOME, IT CRANKED FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG; I MUST HAVE PURCHASED BAD GAS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT HOME WHEN IT FINALLY COMPLETELY STALLED. UPON CRANKING, IT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY, RED LINE, BACK FIRE, THEN SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN. IT DID NOT THROW ANY CODES. THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AROUND TOWN AND COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE CAUSE STILL REMAINS A MYSTERY TO ME, THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, AND 2 PRIVATE MECHANICS. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON HAS NOT BEEN WITH ME ANY OF THE TIMES THAT THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED! IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

IN SEPT. 2008, DEC. 2008, MAY 11 2009, MAY 21, 2009, BOTH COOLING FANS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY CAUSING A SUDDEN RISE IN COOLING TEMPS. SINCE DECEMBER THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FANS AT N/C. ON JUNE 1 2009 THE LOW SPEED COOLING FAN HAS QUIT WORKING CAUSING A HOTTER THAN NORMAL OPERATING TEMP OF THE COOLING SYSTEM, AS HIGH AS 230 DEGREES. EVERYTHING POSSIBLE HAS BEEN CHECKED ON THE CAR BY THE DEALERSHIP & PHONE CALLS TO CHRYSLER BY THE DEALERSHIP WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY REASON FOR THESE FANS TO FAIL THIS OFTEN. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2005. THIS IS THE 5TH FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2008. *TR (THREE RELATED VOQS FROM SAME COMPLAINANT: 10272632,10267070, 10269939)

2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T 5.7 ENGINE. BOTH COOLING FAN MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT 4 TIMES SINCE SEPT. 2008. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT SET LASTED TILL DECEMBER 08, 2008. THAT SET LASTED UNTIL MAY 11, 2009. THAT REPLACEMENT SET LASTED UNTIL MAY 21, 2009. EACH TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CHECKED FOR A CAUSE OF FAILURE, WHICH SHOWS EVERYTHING TO BE NORMAL. THIS SET FROM MAY 11 HAD 1 MOTOR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. THE TEMP GAUGE NEEDLE IMMEDIATELY SPIKES INTO THE RED AREA AND THE TEMP READOUT WENT TO ABOVE 240 DEGREES FROM 195 DEGREES IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE FAN BLADES SHOW SIGNS OF HITTING THE SHROUD, BUT ON INSPECTION THE FAN BLADES AND SHROUD SHOW NO SIGNS OF DEFORMITY AND ARE THE SAME SIZE AS NORMAL. THIS IS THE 4TH FAILURE IN APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS WITH THE LAST ONLY BEING 10 DAYS FROM REPAIR TO FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN FANTASTIC, CHRYSLER WAS CALLED AND COULD OFFER NO SUGGESTIONS OTHER THAN CHECKING EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM & ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH WERE NORMAL. EACH TIME THE COOLING FAN MOTORS WERE REPLACED, ONLY TO FAIL WITHIN DAYS TO A FEW MONTHS. THE LAST TIME ON MAY 21 I HAD TO HURRY AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, IN TRAFFIC, AND COAST TO A SIDE STREET TO LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN. *TR (THREE RELATED VOQS FROM SAME COMPLAINANT: 10272632,10267070, 10269939)

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. IT WAS BOUGHT IN 7/06 WITH 41 MILES ON IT. IN 10/07 (AT 20,463 MILES) I HAD TO HAVE THE PASSENGERS SIDE TIE-ROD REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY). I NOW NEED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE-ROD AND TENSION STRUT REPLACED (AT 44,120 MILES). I AM TOLD THAT THE TENSION STRUT THAT I NEED IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER BECAUSE CHRYSLER HAS NOT PAID THEIR MANUFACTURER SO THEY REFUSE TO MAKE THE PARTS. THIS ISSUES HAVE CAUSED UNDUE WEAR ON MY TIRES AS WELL AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO REPLACE THEM UNTIL THE OTHER PROBLEMS ARE FIXED BECAUSE IT WILL JUST WEAR THEM DOWN TOO. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES THAT CHRYSLER APPARENTLY HAS IGNORED. I CAN NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG BEFORE THIS PART MAY EVEN BE AVAILABLE. WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED, I JUST ASSUMED THAT IT WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE IN ASSEMBLY, BUT NOW THAT'S ITS HAPPENED AGAIN, I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT ANYMORE. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTIONING LIKE THIS WITHIN 3 YEARS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A BEEPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE HESITATION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOW POWER RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,723 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 06/09/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD JUST DROP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NO ERROR CODES DISPLAYED ON THE COMPUTER. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

AN ACCIDENT AND OR DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. MAY 8, 2009. I AM A MOTHER WITH A NOW 1 YR. OLD CHILD WHO TRAVELS 80% OF THE TIME IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY 2006 CHARGER R/T WITH HEMI 5.7L WHICH NOW HAS 40,000 MILES. SINCE FEB 2008 BEING 8 MTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME WITH CAR HAVING 23,723 MILES I HAVE REPEATEDLY GONE TO POTAKIN PLANET DODGE IN MIAMI, FL COMPLAINING ABOUT AN INCONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. IT WILL SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT A RED LIGHT (NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER) IT WILL SHUT OFF IN THE PARKING LOT AT 10-20 MPH (NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER) BUT THE BIGGEST FEAR IS WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 TIMES SO FAR WITH THE BABY IN THE BACK SEAT! FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH ON THE STREET AND THE 2 TIME I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR STALLS AS IF GETTING READY TO SHUT OFF, YOU LOOK AT THE DASH AND ALL GAUGES ARE BEGINNING TO DROP, I STEP ON THE GAS AND THE CAR HAS SOME TROUBLE REMEMBERING WHAT IT SHOULD BE DOING (DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND THEN PROCEEDS AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE SERVICE DEPT. CAN NOT TELL ME WHY THE CAR DOES THIS. THE "16 POINT INSPECTION" STATES THE CAR IS FINE. NO ERROR CODES COME UP. NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT EITHER. THIS CAR IS ALL I HAVE TO MOVE AROUND IN FOR MY GIRLS AND MYSELF. I AM IN SOOOOO MUCH SHOCK TO READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE DOES NOTHING. IF SOMETHING WHERE TO HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY OR MYSELF BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF AND IS DOING NOTHING IT IS NOW NOTED HERE THAT I HAVE BEEN TURNING FOR OVER A YEAR TO RESOLVE MY ISSUE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. PLEASE. LETS AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND OR DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN! ! ! SIGNED A DESPERATE MOTHER. *TR

RADIATOR COOLING FAN MOTORS QUIT WORKING & VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY PEGGED THE TEMP GAUGE. THE MOTORS WERE HOT WHEN CHECKING AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED IN SEPT. 2008, NOV. 2008 & APRIL 2009. REPLACING BOTH OF THE MOTORS SOLVED THE PROBLEM THE 1ST 2 TIMES. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED ON THE 3RD FAILURE. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ABOUT 40,000 ON 1ST INCIDENT, 42,000 ON 2ND INCIDENT & 45,000 ON 3RD INCIDENT. *TR (THREE RELATED VOQS FROM SAME COMPLAINANT: 10272632,10267070, 10269939)

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE MY BRAKES LOCKED ON ME AND I WENT SLIDING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURRED MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED. *TR

PLEASE HELP ME PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES THAT WILL RESULT FROM CHRYSLER'S REFUSAL TO ADDRESS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RECENTLY MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER BEGAN STALLING, NUMEROUS TIME, WITH THE STEERING LOCKING SOMETIMES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS SITUATION FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. MY CAR'S BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS A MYSTERY TO THE TECHNICIANS. THEY'VE CHANGED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WITH NO CHANGE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY REGISTER 'LOST COMM WITH THE PCM' DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. AT TIMES THE CAR PERFORMS FLAWLESS, AND OTHER TIMES IT STALLS AND WON'T RESTART SOMETIMES FOR DAYS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CHARGERS, OLD AND NEW, AND ONE THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS SUFFER. A CHRYSLER REP TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF A STALL PROBLEM, BUT SAID THAT SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO UNLESS THE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR EXPENSIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL DIAGNOSES. WHY IS IT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO FIND A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD KILL MOTORISTS? WHEN DO THEY INTEND TO ADDRESS IT? AFTER A FAMILY IS WIPED OUT? THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. AND A PREVENTABLE ONE IF WE CAN CONVINCE CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND AFFECT A RECALL TO FIX IT. CHRYSLER'S DISREGARD FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER AT THE VERY LEAST, AND TOWARD THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AT MOST, IS ALARMING. I CANNOT FATHOM HOW AN AMERICAN CORPORATION THESE DAYS CAN SO BRASHLY TURN A BLIND EYE TO A KNOWN AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE COVERUP MIGHT BE A STRONG WORD TO APPLY THIS EARLY IN THE GAME, LETS NOT LET IT GET TO THAT POINT. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, AND KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHARGER R/T WITH APPROX 80K MILES. I WENT INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. I ASKED IF IT WAS SERIOUS AND THE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT HAPPENS "ALL THE TIME" ON CHARGERS LIKE MINE. WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS THAT THERE IS NO DIPSTICK TO MONITOR YOUR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. IT SEEMS A LITTLE ODD THAT A SEAL WOULD WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR