2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

DURING TRAVEL FROM FT. BELVOIR, VA TO FAYETTEVILLE, NC THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. IT HAD 3/4 OF A TANK. MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. ABLE TO GIVE IT THROTTLE AND GET IT STARTED YOU CAN HEAR RATTLING IN THE TOP END OF THE MOTOR. HAD IT TOWED TO CROWN DODGE IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BROKEN VALVE SEAT WHICH FELL INSIDE THE CYLINDER SCARRING THE CYLINDER WALLS. THE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COSTS ON THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED BY A MECHANIC WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WHERE THE POWDERED METAL VALVE SEATS EXPAND AT A DIFFERENT RATE THAN THE ALUMINUM HEAD LEADING TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. DODGE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED THEIR DESIGN IN THE 2010-UP MODELS, HOWEVER HAS FAILED THE PUBLIC IN COMPENSATING THOSE THAT HAVE HAD ENGINE FAILURE IN 2006-2009 MODELS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR MONTHS AND INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY VIA PHONE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE HOWEVER A CALL WAS NEVER RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2006 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAGS, FUEL TANK, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND SERVICE BRAKES/HYDRAULIC RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 09/19/2016. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.

VALVE GUIDE FAILURE IN 2005 AND 2006 DODGE MAGNUMS AND DODGE CHARGERS.THIS IS AN WELL KEEP EPIDEMIC THAT DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED.THERE ARE MANY HUNDREDS OF FAILURES BETWEEN 60,000 MILES AND 100,000 MILES

I DROVE MY CHARGER OUT TO LUNCH, WAS RUNNING IMPECCABLE, AFTER HAVING MY MEAL, WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TRIED STARTING IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE A HARD, DIFFICULT START AND ONCE IT IGNITED THE CYLINDERS, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE BANGING NOISES, AND KILLED ITSELF. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO OVERHEATING, MY CAR HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF IT, AS I SHOULD KNOW HOW TO BEING A MECHANIC. I PULLED THE MOTOR OUT OF THE CAR, AND OPENED IT UP TO FIND A DESTROYED COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND A DESTROYED PISTON. THERE ARE MUCH MORE UNRELIABLE CARS OUT THERE THAT CAN MAKE IT PAST 88,000 MILES WITHOUT SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. SO DOES THAT MAKE DODGE THE MOST UNRELIABLE MANUFACTURER? IF DODGE DOES NOT ASSIST IN FIXING THE PROBLEM (A PARTIAL REFUND TO HELP COVER THE MASSIVE COST) I WILL NEVER BE BUYING ANOTHER DODGE. UPLOADED IS A PICTURE LOOKING DOWN THE INTAKE PORT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE 6TH CYLINDER. THE OTHER PICTURE IS OF THE PISTON DAMAGE. THIS IS AN RT CAR WITH 5.7 HEMI.

MY CAR WILL STALL WHEN STOPPED OR COMING TO A STOP. STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF.

CAR RANDOMLY STALLS, SOMETIMES WHILE STATIONARY AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS.

FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE PERTAINING TO LACK OF FUEL TO ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD HARD STARTING AND STALLING, NOW THE VEHICLE WON'T START. AFTER INVESTIGATING COMMON ISSUES (I.E., AIR, FUEL, SPARK) IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL WAS NOT TRAVELING TO THE FUEL RAIL AT THE ENGINE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE PERSISTED. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IN NON-OPERATIONAL DUE TO THE LACK OF FUEL. I FELL THIS ISSUE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE NHTSA PE13016 INVESTIGATION WHERE THE DETERMINATION WAS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AS THE INTEGRATED MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE (MFCV) WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE ISSUE, HOWEVER IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7L AND 6.1L 8-CYLIDER ENGINES. WE FIND THIS INACCURATE AS OUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.5L 6-CYLINDER AND IS SUSPECT TO HAVE THE IDENTICAL ISSUES AS STATED IN THE ALL OF THE INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTS FOR PE13016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER STICK FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER FAILED AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.