2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

OUR 2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF THE WHEELS BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC. WE KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO SAY BEFORE HE CAME BACK WITH HIS ASSESSMENT; ITS THE TIE RODS ONCE AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIE RODS ON THIS CAR FROM THE 3RD MONTH OF OWNING IT. WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED BY THE DEALER 3 TIMES ALONG WITH NEW BRAKES AND TIRES AT THE COST OF $2,000 EACH TIME. WE DRIVE 20 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK, THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE TIE RODS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. HE HAD 4 CHARGERS IN THAT DAY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER 2 DAYS AGO BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE THE TIE RODS FIXED FOR THE 4TH TIME. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD FORWARD MY COMPLAINT TO THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS THEY ARE SELLING! I'M AFRAID FOR OUR FAMILY OF 4 TO RIDE IN THIS CAR. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED? I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS CAR BUT I HATE TO PAWN IT OFF ON ANOTHER FAMILY, ITS DANGEROUS! PLEASE DO AN INVESTIGATION, AND ASK DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS HOW MANY DEFECTIVE TIE RODS THEY PLACE ON THESE CARS A DAY. *TR

I WAS READY TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE NIGHT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WE TRIED TO USE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFT BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE CAME OUT GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SHIFTER ASSEMBLY DEFECT,AS HE LOOKED AT THE ASSEMBLY THERE WAS NOTED TO B A CABLE WIRE THE WAS ALSO DISLODGED,HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER FOR REPAIR.THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND CABLE HAD TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

AFTER FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, CAR STALLS AND DIES SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FLOODING. WEB SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND ONLY SOLUTION TO FULLY RESOLVE IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK WITH ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS PERVASIVE AS IT SEEMS, THEN AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED AND A RECALL BEGUN. A CAR DYING REPEATEDLY IN TRAFFIC IS A VERY BAD THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,740. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN PARK POSITION AND THERE IT STAYED WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR TO ANYTHING AND HAD TO TAKE THE CONSOLE AROUND THE LEVER APART TO SHIFT GEARS. AND THE BRAKES SQUEAK ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED AND THE ROTORS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE STRUTS. CHRYSLER THEY SAY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE ONES THAT THEY WILL FIX THE SHIFTER ON. AM MAD ENOUGH OVER A 69 CENT PINK PLASTIC PART TO WANT TO STICK THIS CAR UP [XXX] IN CUSTOMER CARES REAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL ONE DAY, IT BEGAN TO STALL OUT WHEN STOPPED. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT SEEMS TO MOMENTARILY LOSE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL POWER, THEN A WARNING SOUND WILL CHIME AND EVERYTHING RETURNS TO NORMAL... TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER, WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP AND TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WE DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS UNTIL WE HAD TO REDUCE OUR SPEED WHEN APPROACHING TOWNS. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF IF IT IS BEING USED WHEN "POWER SURGE" HAPPENS AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY RESET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED TO COVER SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,237. *TR UPDATED 05/28/13*LJ UPDATED 06/11/2013 *JS

FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL, CAR STALLS AND DIES. SPOKE TO THE DEALER MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TOTAL GAS TANK IN AN 06 CHARGER A FEW DAYS AGO FOR THE SAME REASON. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. COST STARTS AT 1700.00 UP TO 2500.00. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS... CHRYSLER DODGE WILL BE PAYING MUCH MORE WHEN ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES START HAPPENING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE FREEWAY AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. IT WAS PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS. I THREW IT IN NUTRAL TO RESTART AND GO, I MADE IT TO THE SLOW LANE AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON UNTIL I COULD EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY. CAR DIED 2 MORE TIMES UNTIL I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY. I WIL NOT DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY WITH THIS CAR UNTIL ITS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.