2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS FOULED TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS DUE TO FLUID CONTAMINATION. THE SPEED SENSORS AND CONNECTORS AT THE TRANSMISSION WERE DAMAGED BY THE LEAKING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BY THE O-RINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SENSORS AND HARNESS. *TR

NEARLY EVERY TIME I REFUEL THE VEHICLE IT STALLS 4-6 TIMES IN THE FIRST 5 MILES. THIS HAS LEFT ME IN TURNS WITHOUT POWER STEERING, ON HIGHWAY ON RAMPS WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, AND SITTING IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS ATTEMPTING TO RE-START THE CAR. IT IS WORSE IF I TURN LEFT AFTER GASSING UP - CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY DIE WHILE IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE CAR STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. FIRST OUT OF THE GAS STATION , THEN 2 MORE TIMES WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. VERY NERVE RACKING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT SITUATION EVERYTIME I HAVE FILLED UP FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO WORK OR OTHER BUSINESS NEEDS. NOT REAL HAPPY RIGHT NOW. HAVE CONTACT DEALER AND WAITING RESPONSE. *TR

DURING START-UP ENGINE "SPUN A BEARING" AND DEVELOPED A "ROD KNOCK" ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP ENGINE MECHANIC. *TR

FILLED GAS TANK TILL THE PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF. PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 20 MPH, LET OFF TO TURN AT NEXT INTERSECTION AND CAR STALLED. RESTARTED AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. WAITED 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED, RAN ROUGH UNTIL GOT BACK ON INTERSTATE. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 6/6/2013. *TR

THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WITH A LOSS OF ALL POWER. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING WHILE IN MOTION TYPICALLY WORKS TO REGAIN POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WITH NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN OR WHY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO NO AVAIL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH IN THE CENTER LANE DURING BUSY TRAFFIC AND IT WAS DARK, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. I ALSO HAD A MY 14 MONTH BABY IN THE CAR. THERE WAS LOST OF POWER, STEERING WAS LOST. I HAD TO SHIFT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GLIDE TO THE SHOULDER LANE ALMOST BEING HIT BY A TRUCK. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE CAR STARTED, WHEN I SHIFTED IT IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO TRY AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE ENGINE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL & ELECTRICAL LIGHT WAS ON. I TRIED RESTARTING IT AND IT STARTED AND DROVE LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED, EVEN THE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AND SAYS THAT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD KEEP MY VEHICLE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON, IF THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING THAN THEY WOULD KEEP IT AND TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I COULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR UNTIL THEY FIGURE IT OUT. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEASE 10 MORE TIMES. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THERE IS NOW AN INVESTIGATION ONGOING BUT UNTIL THEN MANY OWNERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM OR GO WITHOUT THEIR VEHICLE. MANY HAVE SAID THAT IT HAPPENED AFTER REFUELING THEIR CAR, FOR ME IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER REFUELING, BUT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IT WAS AT 1/2 AND 1/4 TANK. A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT TO INCLUDE SERIOUS INJURIES AND OR DEATH TO THE DRIVER CAN HAPPEN AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN? BEFORE THIS OCCURS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY AND THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO CORRECT HIS ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH IN THE CENTER LANE DURING BUSY TRAFFIC AND IT WAS DARK, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. I ALSO HAD A MY 14 MONTH BABY IN THE CAR. THERE WAS LOST OF POWER, STEERING WAS LOST. I HAD TO SHIFT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GLIDE TO THE SHOULDER LANE ALMOST BEING HIT BY A TRUCK. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE CAR STARTED, WHEN I SHIFTED IT IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO TRY AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE ENGINE & ELECTRICAL LIGHT WAS ON. I TRIED RESTARTING IT AND IT STARTED AND DROVE LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AND SAYS THAT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD KEEP MY VEHICLE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON, IF THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING THAN THEY WOULD KEEP IT AND TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I COULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR UNTIL THEY FIGURE IT OUT. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THERE IS NOW AN INVESTIGATION ONGOING BUT UNTIL THEN MANY OWNERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM OR GO WITHOUT THEIR VEHICLE. A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT TO INCLUDE SERIOUS INJURIES AND OR DEATH TO THE DRIVER CAN HAPPEN AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN? BEFORE THIS OCCURS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY AND THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO CORRECT HIS ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP WITH GAS, I TURNED THE CAR ON SO I COULD LEAVE THE LOT. AFTER IT RAN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. I WAITED A MOMENT OR SO, AND THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR. IT DID STAY UP LONGER THIS TIME, BUT EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN, AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE GAS STATION LOT. ONCE I PULLED UP TO THE LIGHT, THE CAR THEN STALLED OUT. ON A FOURTH RESTART, I MADE SURE TO KEEP THE CAR IN MOTION AS IT SEEMS TO EXPERIENCE SOME SORT OF VAPOR LOCK. WHILE THE CAR DID SPUTTER, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK SAFELY. I ONLY EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE IF THE CAR IS FULLY GASSED UP. IF I HEAR A HISSING SOUND FROM THE TANK, I KNOW THAT THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STAY STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. ..UPDATED 08-07-13 *BF