2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,400.

MY SHIFTER DOES NOT ENGAGE FULLY INTO PARK. WHILE IN PARK WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO R-N-D. YOU HAVE TO PULL SHIFTER ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT TO REMOVE KEY FROM STEERING COLUMN BUT SHIFTER WILL NOT LOCK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER AFTER JUST GETTING IT OUT OF THE SHOP. WITH NO NOTICE THE CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE CAR WOULDN'T START. WENT TO DODGE WHERE THEY SAID I EITHER NEEDED A NEW ENGINE OR THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE THE OTHER ONE FIRST I HAD TO PAY $370 FOR THE TEST. I SHOULD NOT BE DEALING WITH ENGINE ISSUES AT 95K MILES. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO FIX THIS OR EVERYONE SHOULD FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

FIRST INSTANCE WAS ON SUNDAY, 6 MAY 2012. CAR STALLED AFTER TURNING ONTO CITY STREET WHILE ACCELERATING TO POSTED SPEED: 35 MPH. IF FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO CLICK ON GAS PUMP (FULL TANK) THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN VERY HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS/RAIN. CAR HAS ALSO STALLED ON HILLS AT STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND HAS STALLED AT ON-RAMPS TO LOCAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY/CITY BYPASS, GIVEN THE ABOVE FULL FUEL TANK ISSUE. IF I DON'T FILL THE TANK ABOVE THE 7/8 MARK ON THE FUEL GAGE INDICATOR, THE CAR DOES NOT STALL. IF I EXCEED THE 7/8 MARK, THEN THE CAR DOES STALL, MULTIPLE TIMES IF VERY HUMID CONDITIONS EXIST AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FUEL TANK IS AT OR BELOW 7/8 CAPACITY. I'VE HAD APPROXIMATELY 22 STALLS SINCE SUNDAY 6 MAY 2012. IT'S INCONVENIENT TO HAVE TO GUESS WHEN TO STOP THE FUEL PUMP AT GAS STATIONS AND VERY FRIGHTENING TO STALL IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY AT ON-RAMPS TO HIGHWAYS. *TR

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE DROVE APPROXIMATELY .25 MI AND VEHICLE STALLED. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND AFTER A COUPLE TRIES WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. VEHICLE STAYED RUNNING UNTIL I WENT TO BACK OUT AND THEN STALLED AGAIN. I LET CAR SIT FOR A BIT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME SAFELY. TOOK TO A SHOP THE NEXT DAY WHERE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES STATING AN ISSUE. CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FINE FOR NOW, BUT I AM FEARFUL OF WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

CAR BEGAN GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR COMING TO A STOP AND RESTARTING. NOW THROWS ENGINE LIGHTS FOR CYLINDER 3 AND CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE LIKE IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WAS STALLING, THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. WE STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT AND REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEY, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. IT ATTEMPTED 3-4 TIMES TO RESTART WITH NO LUCK. I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO ENDURE THE GAS CAP WAS ON AND IT WAS. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CURRENTLY PENDING INVESTIGATION. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE BUT I HAVE NOT FILLED UP THE GAS TANK SINCE EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 6-8 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING AFTER FILLING MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER UP WITH GASOLINE. IN ADDITION TO THE STALLING, ON ONE OCCASION THE ENGINE CUT OFF COMPLETELY. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN A LOW TRAFFIC AREA AND IT DIDN'T CAUSE A CRASH. THE STALLING DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS FILLED UP PARTIALLY OR WITH ABOUT $20.00 WORTH OF GASOLINE. ON SEPTEMBER 1ST AFTER LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE, MY HUSBAND WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED SMOKING PROFUSELY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS OIL IN THE GAS TANK AND, THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. ONE OF THE DIAGNOSIS CODES INDICATED THAT CYLINDER # 5 HAD MISFIRED. THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE AT ALL. *TR

I HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK AND WHEN I MADE A TURN THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS TURNING. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR A FEW TIMES AND IT FINALLY STARTED. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED AND IT MADE ME ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR WHO HAD TO ADJUST HIS ROUTE SO I WOULD NOT HAVE A COLLISION WITH HIM. THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AS WELL. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH THE MOTOR DYING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON BUT NOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MOTOR ONLY FAILS WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK MORE THAN 3/4 FULL. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR CUTTING OFF AFTER FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. TO AVOID THIS DANGEROUS SCENARIO I HAVE HAD TO ESTIMATE THE GAS REMAINING TO ADJUST FILLING TO ABOUT 3/4 OF A TANK. I UNDERSTAND AFTER READING DODGE BLOGS THAT THERE IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR THIS BY REPLACING THE GAS TANK. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE IN A POSITION TO ONLY FILL MY TANK 3/4 FULL TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS AWARE OF AFTER READING THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. *TR