2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT STOPLIGHTS AS WELL AS ON THE ROAD. IF IF THE CAR IS MOVING THE ENGINE WILL USUALLY CATCH AND RESTART BUT DUE TO THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES, THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION REENGAGES SO THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALLS WITH CONFLICTING TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS. A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE WILL SHOW THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND THERE IS NO KNOWN ROOT CAUSE AND DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO INVESTIGATE THE ROOT CAUSE. AS A RESULT IT HAS BEEN LEFT TO THE OWNER TO SPEND POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR PARTS SWAPPING TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM BUT WITH LITTLE SUCCESS. IN MOST CASES THE PROBLEM IS NEVER RESOLVED OR SIMPLY RETURNS SHORTLY AFTER BEING "FIXED" BY THE DEALER. NOTE: THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE GAS TANK ISSUE WHICH HAS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. I HAVE REPLACED THE GAS TANK IN MY CAR HOPING IT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT.

FILLED UP MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER 5.7L HEMI V8 TODAY AND I GOT OUT OF THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT THEN IT STALLED OUT AND DIED. I HAD MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME, AND I WAS ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY HOUSTON STREET HAVING TO TRY TO GET MY CAR HOME WITH IT REPEATEDLY DYING ANYTIME I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL I FILLED IT UP. I DID NOT OVER FILL, I NEVER TOP OFF.

MY CAR HAS A CONSTANT SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN. THIS ODOR IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR AND REMAINS.THE ODOR IS STRONGEST WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE AC IS ON, THE ODOR IS MADE WORSE BY SWITCHING THE AC SELECTOR TO PULL IN AIR FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS GREATLY CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO BE ENGAGING DEADLY METHANE FUMES.DODGE TOLD ME THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE FOR 130 BUT I FEEL A SAFETY RISK SUCH AS THIS SHOULD BE EXAMINED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOME IS POISONED OR DIES

MY CAR MOTOR BLEW OUT OF NO WHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING IT. IT WAS BEING WELL MAINTAINED UP UNTIL THIS HAPPENED TOO. ANYTHING THAT COULD OF CAUSED THIS?

TAKATA RECALL MY MOTOR DROP A VALVE INSIDE THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR CAUSING IT TO DESTROY THE MOTOR THERE IS A DEFECT ON 06 5.7 LITERS THERES A COMPONENT THAT DOESN'T PUSH OUT ENOUGH OIL TO EVENLY DISTRIBUTE TO ALL THE VALVES I HAVE TAKING THIS CAR TO TIRE PLUS I HAVE TAKING IT TO AMACCO BRANDON AUTO SALVAGE AN EVERY MECHANIC HAS SAID THE SAME THIND THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THE MOTOR HAS DEFECT INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM THEY ARE WAITING FOR THISTO JUST BLOW OVER. ITS UNFAIR I HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE MOTOR DIED 5000 TO FIX THIS I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT AN ME AN MY FAMILY ARE STUCK CATCHING THE BUS . I HAD THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY RAN IN THE HOUSE WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING AN CAME OUT TGE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. PLEASE HELP US THESE COMPANIES STAY SCREWING THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD OVER

DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN FOB IS IN RANGE. CONTINUOUSLY CHIRPING. WHEN KEY INSERTED ON DRIVER SIDE ( ONLY DOOR SITE TO INSERT KEY) THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE CHIRPING. ( BATTERY TO FOB NEW).EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO SLIGHTEST TOUCH OR HOVER; DOOR LOCKS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN( UP AND DOWN REPETIVELY).ONCE UNLOCKED, ALARM GOES OFF UNTIL KEY IS INSERTED INTO IGNITION TO SILENCE. MAY TAKE 3-4 MINUTES TO ENTER CAR. POSE DANGER AT NIGHT OR DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. VEHICLE PERFORMED THE ABOVE STATIONARY BUT HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING AFTER KEY INSERTED; DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY AFTER UNLOCKED AND CAR LOCKED BY ITSELF WHEN DOOR CLOSED INSTANTLY. REQUIRED A LOCK SMITH TO OPEN.

THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN PARK THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER DODGE AND CHRYSLER CARS. THERE IS A LIMITED RECALL BUT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FCA US LLS AND FILED A COMPLAINT THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU HAPPEN TO PARK ON A ROADSIDE AND CANT GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR

AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL THAT DAY IN MY CAR, I WENT HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I WENT TO PICK HER UP THAT AFTERNOON MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT NEVER LEFT MY DRIVEWAY BEFORE IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DODGE HEMI 5.7 L ARE NOTORIOUS FOR PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VALVE SEAT DROPS INTO THE PISTON CAUSING CATASTROPHIC AND SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE COST INVOLVED TO REPLACE MY TRANSPORTATION. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN SAID AND DONE. THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MY CAR'S ENGINE HAPPENED TO FAIL MINUTES BEFORE MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR. HONESTLY, IF THE ENGINE FAILURE WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, WHETHER IT BE IT IN A 20 MPH SCHOOL ZONE OR ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH TO HER FAVORITE STORE TO GET A TREAT AFTER SCHOOL; I PROBABLY WOULD'VE NOT KNOWN WHAT TO DO. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE VERY WELL CAUSED A WRECK HURTING ME MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND POSSIBLY OTHER PEOPLE. I TRULY JUST DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONES LITTLE GIRL OR ANYBODY. CAN YOU PLEASE RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR HURT? IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT AND DODGE IS HOLDING NO RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED GROGAN'S TOWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM AT 419-476-0761 (LOCATED AT 6100 TELEGRAPH RD, TOLEDO, OH 43612) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. *TT

STALLS AND DIES AFTER FUELING UP. CAN DIE RIGHT IN AN INTERSECTION OR THE HIGHWAY. YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING.