2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

THE FIRST TIME THE ISSUE HAPPENED WAS RIGHT AFTER WE FILLED UP GAS, WE DROVE ONTO THE I-5 AND PROCEEDED UP THE GRAPEVINE IN CALIFORNIA, VERY STEEP GRADE. AS WE STARTED GOING UP THE CAR BOGGED AND DIED, WHICH SLOWED OUR SPEED DRAMATICALLY AS WELL AS GAVE ME VERY HARD STEERING AT 65 MPH. WE ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED BY A LARGER VEHICLE BEHIND US, DO TO OUR RAPID DE-ACCELERATION GOING UP HILL WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE REASON FOR NO BRAKE LIGHTS IS BECAUSE I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN ON MY OWN. THAN THE CAR TOOK ABOUT 15 CRANKS TO START ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THAN I PROCEEDED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHICH WAS A SAFE MERGE, UNTIL THE CAR BOGGED A SECOND TIME IN THE SLOW LANE WHICH THIS TIME I HAD A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND US. ANOTHER CLOSE CALL GETTING TO THE SHOULDER. WE WAITED 5 MINUTES STARTED CAR AGAIN AND PROCEEDED ON OUR WAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT IN JAN 2013, OUR CAR HAS DONE THIS ABOUT A DOZEN OTHER TIMES. THERE WERE TIMES DRIVING AROUND CORNERS WHEN THE CAR BOGGED AND DIED WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING. AFTER MANY INCIDENTS WERE FIGURED OUT THIS ONLY HAPPENS DIRECTLY AFTER FILL UP. IF THE TANK IS FILLED MORE THAN 7/8 OF THE WAY THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND THIS PROBLEM IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, EXP. CHARGER, MAGNUM, 300. *JS

CAR STALLS NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER FUELING. DODGE SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS. REFER TO (PE13-016) *JS

THE PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2013 AT 77,000 MILES. WHEN I FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION (I NEVER TOP OF) THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. I PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND IT SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. MY MAIN CONCERN IS SAFETY AND THE REPEATED SERVICE VISITS AND COST. THE LAST TIME WAS SCARY BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I STARTED UP THE CAR AGAIN IT SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET HOME BUT THE CAR SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DRIVE. *JS

VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME (ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR). I HAD JUST FILLED UP THE GAS TANK (DID NOT OVERFILL--GAS IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR THAT). HAD IT TOWED AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, O-RING UNIT, VAPOR CANISTER, SOLENOID-PROPORTIONAL PURGE AND SOME MISC. PINS ETC. COST ME $1900.00 OUT OF MY POCKET WITH THE DEALER GIVING ME A 10% SERVICE DISCOUNT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT WITH THE VAPOR CANISTER FAILING, IF YOU WERE IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT THE CAR MOST LIKELY WOULD CATCH FIRE WHICH WOULD DEFINITELY DECREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE THAT IS DRIVING OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE EVEN IF IT ONLY SHUTS OFF. YOU CAN NOT BRAKE OR STEER WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF SO GETTING OUT OF HARMS WAY IS A CHALLENGE WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I SEE THAT THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT AS A SERVICE RECALL. NOT AN ALERT OR BULLETIN BUT AN ACTUAL RECALL. I GUESS WHEN PEOPLE START LOSING THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR LOVED ONES THAT ARE PASSENGERS THEN MAYBE DODGE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. I SEE THAT THERE IS SOME INFO OUT THERE THAT DODGE WAS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL TANK/SYSTEM AND LETTERS WERE TO BE SENT TO THE CAR OWNERS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. DODGE USED TO HAVE "SAFETY FIRST" ON THEIR WEBSITE. ODD, I DON'T SEE THAT ANYMORE. *TR

PE13-016, THIS ISSUE APPLIES TO MY CHARGER R/T AND ANYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED FROM THE LOW SPEEDS MENTIONED TO AS HIGH AS 45 WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING AND I HAD SLOSHED THE GAS TANK. ANYWAY, I HAVE TALKED WITH MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING IN THEIR SYSTEM THAT WOULD SHOW THEM MY CAR WAS AFFECTED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS CRAZY AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I HAVE A CAR THAT WILL KILL ITSELF AFTER ANY FILLUP AND I CAN'T GET THE MANUFACTURER TO OWN UP TO WHAT THEY PROMISED. *TR

I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT HONORING THE AGREEMENT OF EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL TANKS AS STATED. ITS BEEN MONTHS AND CHRYSLER EITHER ISN'T GOING TO WARRANTY THE TANKS OR THEY ARE BEING VERY SELECTIVE ON WHICH TANKS THEY CONSIDER DEFECTIVE. MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING BEING COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT MEETS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS. THIS IS THE MESSAGE I RECEIVED FROM THE LOCAL DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REGARDING MY FUEL TANK ISSUE ON APRIL 10, 2014: IN CHECKING ON CHRYSLER'S WEBSITE, THERE IS NO LISTED EXTENDED COVERAGE REGARDING YOUR FUEL TANK PERTAINING TO YOUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. RECALL'S ARE VIN SPECIFIC AND AFTER CHECKING YOURS ON CHRYSLERS WEBSITE IT DOES NOT SHOW ANY EXTENDED LIFETIME COVERAGE REGARDING YOUR VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS MATTER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT CHRYSLER/DODGE AT 1-800-423-6343. MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS FILED: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 01/07/2014 COMPONENT(S): FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM DATE OF INCIDENT: 11/28/2013 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10558790. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH A FULL TANK, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES AS I EXIT THE FUEL STATION, OTHER TIMES IT'S 10 MINUTES LATER WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING IT'LL BUCK, STALL AND THEN START BACK UP AS IT'S COASTING. MOST OF THE TIME IT'LL STALL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN IT STALLS, IT'LL START BACK UP, BUT THERE'S A COMPUTER-RELATED DELAY THAT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM GOING INTO GEAR FOR ABOUT 10-20 SECONDS... WHICH SEEMS LIKE AN ETERNITY WHEN YOU'RE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I'VE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THIS, HAVE LEARNED NOT TO TRUST THE CAR, AND HAVE NOW LEARNED NOT TO FILL IT UP FULLY. NOTE THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN IT'S ANYTHING OVER 3/4 FULL. I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE NEW, IT'S WELL MAINTAINED, AND NOW HAS 102K MILES. THE STALLING PROBLEM IS THE ONLY SAFELY RELATED ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD. *TR

FILLED MY TANK AT GAS STATION, GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLED (AT OVER 60MPH). CAR WOULD RESTART W/OUT PROBLEM, BUT IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. IT CLEARED UP AND I ASSUMED IT WAS BAD GAS (WATER, PERHAPS). HAD COMPANY IN TOWN THE NEXT WEEK. SAME, FILLED TANK, GOT ON IH-35, AND THE CAR STALLED ON A FLYOVER (MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF THOSE DRIVING BEHIND ME). I LOST POWER STEERING/BRAKING AND ALMOST RAN INTO TO WALL (WITH 3 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR). I FOUND OTHERS WHO'D HAD SIMILAR TROUBLE, AND KNEW I COULDN'T AFFORD THE NEW TANK. RECENTLY, I SAW THAT DODGE HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TANK; SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET MY MAINTENANCE DONE. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A FUEL TANK PROBLEM (THE SAME OTHERS HAVE HAD), BUT DENIED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THE SAME. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT BOTH TIMES IT OCCURRED GOING OVER 60MPH FOR ME, AND I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK COMPLETELY MY CAR WILL DIE EVERY TIME, SOMETIMES ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO REFERENCE PE13-016, DODGE/CHRYSLER SAYS I WILL HAVE TO 1800$ TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND THAT THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS FAULTY SETUP. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING. I AM NOT TOPPING OFF THE TANK, OR EVEN COMPLETELY FILLING THE TANK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN THE CAR. *TR