2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

THE ENGINES' ROCKER ARMS & LIFTERS ARE TAPPING & CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL & CONSUME MORE GAS ALL BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER-DODGE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN REPLACING ONLY 5QTS OF OIL RATHER THAN THE 6QTS THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT THIS MAINTENANCE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED HIS VEHICLE USED FROM THE DEALER ON MARCH 9, 2009. THREE DAYS LATER, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHIMMY BADLY AND THE TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT BALANCE THE WHEELS ON THE FRONT END. HE WAS ADVISED TO VISIT A DODGE DEALER; HOWEVER, DODGE COULD NOT BALANCE THE WHEELS AS WELL. CURRENLTY, THE DODGE DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE TRUNK ISSUE AND POSSIBLY THE WHEELS AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,120.

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES TO HAVE ISSUES FIXED. EACH TIME I GOT THE CAR BACK, IT WAS WORSE. I HAD 13 ISSUES ORIGINALLY WITH THE CAR. I ENDED UP SUING, AND GOT A VERY SMALL SETTLEMENT- DODGE REFUSED TO COOPERATE. I STILL HAVE EACH AND EVERY PROBLEM, AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. MY CAR DIES WHILE IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION CONSTANTLY, THE WINDOW PANEL REMAINS BROKEN DUE TO THEIR INEPT WORK, THE RADIO CUTS OFF, THE DASH LIGHTS DIE @ NIGHT, ETC. I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD ACTUALLY HELP ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I LOVE MY CAR DEARLY, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE DATE I PUT AS DATE OF INCIDENT IS WHEN THIS ALL STARTED. *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN AN SUV DOING APPROXIMATELY 120 MPH. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE DID NOT SPIN OUT OF CONTROL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT HAD I NOT HAD CONTROL OF MY CAR, WHO KNOWS IF THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE ASSIST QUITE WORKING WITH NO NOTICE. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON DASH AND GO OUT NOT SETTING TROUBLE CODE TILL COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

REPEATED ISSUES WITH 2006 DODGE CHARGER. VIBRATION IN FRONT END CAUSES RIPPLING DAMAGE TO TIRES, REQUIRING NEW TIRES 3 X IN 40,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS ITS NOT AN ISSUE, BUT TIRE STORES SAY THEY SEE A LOT OF DODGE CHARGERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DODGE DEALER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM IS NOT CONSUMER CAUSED. *TR

AT 12,500 MILES TOOK VEHICLE TO DODGE DEALER COMPLAINING OF THE FRONT BRAKES SQUEALING. THEY TOLD ME THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, PROBABLY FROM GOING THOUGH A PUDDLE WHEN THEY WERE HOT, WHICH I HAD NOT DONE. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. STILL SQUEALED. ENDED UP HAVING TO BUY NEW ROTORS AND PADS FOR FRONT. NOW, THE REAR SQUEAL SO BAD I AM EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE IT. WILL END UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED HEADLIGHT. SHE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND BURNED WIRES IN THE FUSE BOX AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY STATE HIGHWAY PATROL CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT AND STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 2 OF MY OTHER PARTNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY AND THEY HAD THE RECALL FIXED THE NEXT DAY. MY OTHER 2 PARTNERS WENT TO THIS DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY AND HAD THE RECALL FIXED QUICKLY ALSO. THIS LOCAL DEALERSHIP ALSO HAS NOT PERFORMED 1 OTHER BULLETIN ON THIS SAME PATROL CAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE ITEM BEING FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP IN ANOTHER STATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER, PURCHASED IN CLEVELAND OH IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005. I HAD ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE STARTING IN THE BEGINNING OF 2006. I INITIALLY NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AND THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2006 O FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLIP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN ANOTHER ISSUE, THAT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED, BEGAN TO EMERGE IN EARLY 2007. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RUMBLE AS IF WAS PREPARING TO SHUT OFF, USUALLY WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP. ADDITIONALLY, MY VEHICLE WOULD AT TIMES SEEM TO BE STUCK IN IDLE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP 5 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TWICE THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. TWO OTHER TIMES I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO BRAKE ISSUES AND THAT MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY, MEANING A SERVICE CHARGE EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN, AND ONCE AGAIN THE ISSUE HAS GONE TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO TAKE IT ONE MORE TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE ON THIS ISSUE, ONCE IN 2007 AND AGAIN RECENTLY, TO NO RESOLVE. I HAVE TALKED TO ONE OTHER CHARGER (2007)OWNER WHO INDICATED THEY HAVE A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE ISSUE ONLY OCCURS PERIODICALLY, BUT PREVENTS ME FROM TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES IN MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. I FEEL AS MY LAST OPTION IS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR