2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP AT A GAS STATION I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED ON ME ON THE ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND THE CAR LOCKED UP AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. FURTHER DIAGNOSES FROM THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED THAT THE EVAP VALVE WAS BAD ON THE CAR AND NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF DODGE CHARGERS, MAGNUMS AND CHRYSLER 300'S. *TR

STALLING HAPPENS AFTER FUEL UP. STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS WHILE ACCELERATION AND WHILE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. LOOSES POWER INSTANTLY ON FREEWAY THE KICKS BACK IN. *TR

DROVE TO A BUSINESS AND ONCE PLACED IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK. CALLED AAA, THEY WERE GOING TO TOW IT, THEN ANOTHER DRIVER SHOWED UP FOR AAA AND KNEW JUST WHAT TO DO. HE TAKES APART THE CASE THAT GOES AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT AND PRESSES ON A PINK COLORED EMERGENCY PARK RELEASE LEVER, ( WHY IS THAT EVEN AN OPTION??!!! ) IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ATTACHED TO ANY THING AS IT FELL DOWN INTO THE SPACE AROUND THE SHIFTER AND STILL RESIDES THERE. THE DISCUSSION OF TOWING IT CAME UP AGAIN, THEN WE NOTICED A CABLE ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER AND AFTER PLAYING WITH IT HAVE DEVELOPED A SYSTEM TO UNLATCH IT FROM PARK. YOU HAVE TO PULL THE CABLE TO THE LEFT WITH A PEN TO DISABLE THE GEAR SHIFT. TODAY I TOOK IT TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP KNEW JUST WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT DENIES A RECALL ON THIS. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT FIXED MONDAY THE 12TH. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT, THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DISASTER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN FIXED ABOUT 4 TIMES FOR VIGOROUSLY SHAKING AND A GOD AWFUL RATTLING NOISE ( GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME THEN RETURNS SHORTLY AFTER BEING FIXED!!), NUMEROUS TIRES HAVE BEEN BOUGHT BECAUSE THAT MUST BE THE PROBLEM TOO ( OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF THE DEALERSHIP), THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE ABS LIGHT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND HAS LEFT ME WITH A NO BRAKE SENSATION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED DODGES, BUT NEXT TIME I PURCHASE A VEHICLE IT WONT BE A DODGE. *TR

AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR STALLED UPON MODERATE ACCELERATION. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME ISSUE, BUT TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY WITH A PURGE SOLENOID VALVE THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK BEING REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE EVAP CANISTER. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF DOING IT EVERY FILL UP. IF IT DOESN'T STALL WHEN THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED, IT DOES IT RANDOMLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. EITHER WHILE ACCELERATING, OR CRUISING. THIS IS A LARGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR INTO THE CITY OF CINCINNATI FOR WORK, AND THE CAR HAS STALLED AFTER SHE REFUELS. WE ARE NOT LEAVING THE ENGINE RUNNING DURING REFUELING, AND WE ARE NOT TOPPING OFF THE TANK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND I HAVE BARELY AVOIDED CRASHING A FEW TIMES WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING. THE CAR IS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK WITH FUEL I DROVE MY CAR ABOUT 16 MILES AND IT STALLED OUT, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT DID START BACK UP. NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY ADVISER ASKED ME IF I TOPPED OFF MY TANK AFTER FILLING UP AND I SAID YES, SO HE TOLD ME NOT TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE 06 MODEL CHARGERS HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE GAS TANKS THAT CAUSE'S THE CAR TO STALL OUT AFTER TOPPING IT OFF. I TOOK HIS ADVISE AND MY CAR DIDN'T STALL OUT FOR ABOUT 7 MONTH'S. ON 08/01/13 I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK WITHOUT TOPPING IT OFF, GOT ON THE HIGHWAY DROVE ABOUT 16 MILES AGAIN AND EXITED, AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN AND IT DID THAT TWO MORE TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME MY ADVISER TOLD ME TO ONLY FILL UP 3/4 OF A TANK.THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS RIDICULOUS AND THE CUSTOMERS WHO PAID 30K TO 45K FOR THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE STUCK WITH THE BILL. THERE SHOULD BE A URGENT RECALL ON ALL OF THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR TURN'S INTO ROAD KILL ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WILL SPUTTER FOR SOME TIME AND CONTINUE TO CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DRIVING SMOOTHLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY GAS TANK. AFTER REMOVING THE GAS TANK, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP LATER THAT DAY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. THE TOTAL COST WENT FROM $1300 TO AN ADDITIONAL $300. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE OIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

ON 5 OR 6 OCCASIONS, WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL, MY CHARGER STALLS. ON ONE OCCASION, IT RESTARTED EASILY ONLY TO STALL AGAIN SECONDS LATER. ANOTHER OCCASION, STALLED,RESTART, STALLED, RESTART, STALLED, RESTART. ANOTHER OCCASION, STALLED AND TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. HAS STALLED FROM SITTING AND IDLING , 10MPH AND 30 MPH. ONCE IT STALLED AS I WAS COMING TO STOP AT SIGNAL LIGHT AND NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY BRAKE. *TR

2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T (CLOSE TO 70K MILES) FAILED TO ACCELERATE SHORTLY AFTER FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY FILLED (3/4 OF GAS TANK). INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A 2 WAY/DOUBLE LANE CITY STREET. AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN A CLEAR SECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OPPOSITE "ONCOMING" TRAFFIC AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PROPER ACCELERATION, I HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE (WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS FORCED TO STOP, ABRUPTLY). FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE ANY INJURIES NOR FATALITIES. THEREFORE THE REASON WHY THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED. NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF THIS ISSUE WAS EVER NOTICED, NOR DID IT HAPPENED BEFORE. *TR

AFTER REFUELING OF VEHICLE AND DRIVING FROM GAS STATION VEHICLE STALLS AND HARD TO START. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. NOW WHEN TRYING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE THE PUMP KICKS OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS, UNABLE TO REFUEL AT A GAS STATION AT THIS POINT. ONLY WAY TO REFUEL AT THIS POINT IS BY USING A FIVE GALLON GAS CAN SO THAT THE AIR CAN ESCAPE THE GAS TANK THROUGH THE GAS TANK FILLER TUBE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CHECK VALVE ON THE GAS EVAP SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHICH IS INTERGRATED WITHIN THE GAS TANK. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES AND THE CHECK VALVE CANNOT BE REPLACED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM A NEW GAS TANK WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED AT A COST OF $1,350. *TR