2006 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

IN JULY 2011 I BROUGHT MY 2006 CHARGER SXT TO THE DEALER FOR A REAR HARNESS (THE ONE FROM THE FUSE BLOCK TO THE BRAIN BOX) REPLACEMENT DUE TO A GATOR AID INCIDENT (ANOTHER STORY) IT WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES GOING TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING AND ALL THE DUMMIE LIGHTS COMING ON WITH ACCELERATION DIMINISHING. NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. I REALLY DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY AND A SEMI COMING DOWN ON ME. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS DODGE GOING TO WAIT ON A FEW MAJOR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS CLEARED OR IS BIG MONEY MORE IMPORTANT THAN SAVING SOMEBODY'S LIFE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T HEMI. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 1/2 YEARS. IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 47,000, DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH, BUT IT HAS START GIVING ME PROBLEMS. TODAY, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BECAUSE MY CAR SHUT OFF AT THE RED LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR.THIS WAS ON THE WAY BACK TO THE SHOP.. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP LAST MONTH ON MARCH 7, 2012, TO HAVE IT FIXED, THEY PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND SUPPOSED TO HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS WIRES AND OTHER THING AROUND THE TCM.THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T. OUT OF MY POCKET $241.00. THIS IS WHAT IT WAS AND IS STILL DOING: DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH AND YOU HEAR A DING SOUND AND IT JERKS AND THE LIGHTEN BOLT LIGHT FLASHES IN THE CONTROL PANEL ON THE DASH THE RPM GAUGE WILL DROP AND IT ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO SHUT OFF. WITHIN A 20 MILE RADIUS IT DID THIS 8 TIMES. IT THEN SHUT OFF ON MY TWICE AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE LIGHT, OIL AND THE LIGHTEN BOLT LIGHT CAME ON. AND ONCE APPROACHING THE RED LIGHT I PUNCHED THE GAS AND IT TOOK OFF. JUST AFTERNOON THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY TCM WANTING TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER 600 + DOLLARS TO FIX IT.THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIXED LAST MONTH AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM REALLY P.... THAT THEY ARE TURNING TO CHARGE ME AGAIN FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD CLAIM TO HAVE ALREADY FIXED. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME WITH A FAMILY AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND. I NOTICED A FEW MONTHS OR EVEN A YEAR AGO, I WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THEY CLAIMED THEY REPLACED AN O-RING OR SOME KIND OF PLUG. I SEE NOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS AND I WAS CHARGED FOR IT. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES IN THE MAIL ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND NOW I AM READING THESE RECALLS AND THERE ARE 3 THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF AND THAT WORRIES ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COLUMN SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2006. I ALWAYS FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS UNTIL THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTOFF. I NEVER TOPPED OFF WITH GAS OR CONTINUED FILLING THE TANK ONCE THE PUMP WOULD AUTOMATICALLY STOP. THIS WAS NEVER A PROBLEM FOR 5 YEARS. LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER OF 2011 AT AROUND 73,000 MILES THE CAR WOULD STALL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP IN LIVE TRAFFIC USUALLY AT A STOP LIGHT OR PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FROM DRIVE TO PARK SINCE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. TODAY AT 75,600 MILES ON MARCH 27, 2012; I FILLED UP AS USUAL AND THE CAR ENGINE TURNED OFF IN TRAFFIC ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I READ ON CHRYSLER OWNERS' FORUMS ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PLENTY OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF IT. THE FIX IS A WHOLE NEW FUEL TANK WITH A BETTER FUEL VAPOR VALVE AND THE COST WOULD RUN $1300-$2000 FOR VARIOUS CAR, VAN, AND TRUCK OWNERS. THE ONLY OTHER METHOD I WAS ADVISED BY A DODGE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS NOT TO FILL THE CAR UP ALL THE WAY, PERHAPS TO 3/4 OF A TANK FULL. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ANY DRIVER WHEN A CAR ENGINE STOPS, STEERING LOCKS, AND THERE IS TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU. SOME DRIVERS WILL NOT KNOW HOW TO REACT IN THIS SITUATION. CHRYSLER SHOULD OFFER A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK INSTEAD OF CHARGING THE OWNER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT 5.7L HEMI. I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR. AT TIMES WHEN I AM ACCELERATING QUICKLY OR PRESS WIDE OPEN THROTTLE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF FOR A SECOND AND THEN CUTS RIGHT BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS THE LIGHTNING BOLT ICON FLASHES AND I ALSO HEAR A CHIME AS WELL. THE RPMS DROP ALL THE WAY TO ZERO AS IF IT IS STALLING AND LOSING ALL POWER BUT IMMEDIATELY CUTS RIGHT BACK ON. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF CHARGER OWNERS AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY DODGE BY NOW BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. TSB# 1803105 NHTSA# 10016027 *JS

THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER I FILL THE FUEL TANK AND LEAVE THE GAS STATION . USUALLY THIS OCCURS WITHIN A BLOCK OR SO AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION AND IT CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING. I DO NOT 'TOP OFF' THE TANK, AND I HAVE MINDFUL LATELY TO NOT EVEN FILL UP ALL THE WAY IF POSSIBLE. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED SEVERAL 'NEAR ACCIDENTS' WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS IN THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. IT CAUSES ME TO BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS AFTER FILLING UP. I DO NOT TRUST THAT I CAN ANY LONGER DRIVE WITH OTHER TRAFFIC AFTER FILLING UP, FORCING ME TO DRIVE ON SIDE ROADS/ACCESS ROADS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT, IN THE EVENT THE ENGINE STALLS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VENTILATION VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IS TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL FAIL HESITATE IN THE 5.7L HEMI. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND THE NOTIFICATION SOUNDS BEEPS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT REMAIN ON. FAILURE TO ACCELERATE IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CAN RESULT IN COLLISION INCLUDING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. UPON DOING RESEARCH (YOU CAN GOOGLE THIS EASILY) THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH DODGE HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THIS DEFECTIVE PART/PROGRAMMING IS MOST DEFINITELY NOT GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR AND SHOULD BE A MANDATED RECALL PRIOR TO INJURY/DEATH. *TR

FILL UP WITH GAS CAR STALL NUMEROUS TIMES IS DANGEROUS NOT ALWAYS RE START IMMEDIATELY NEEDS GAS TANK BECAUSE VENT VALVE FOR EVAP SYSTEM IS BAD CON ONLY BE CHANGED WITH NEW GAS TANK ON OTHER BRAND OF CARS YOU CAN CHANGE JUST THE VALVE. COST ON THIS CAR APROX. 1350.00 ALL DODGE AND CHRYSLERS WITH 5.7 LITRE DO IT. *TR

ON FEB. 27TH, 2012, I STARTED MY CAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE CAR STARTED UP FINE. I TRIED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION TO REVERSE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR - IT WAS STUCK ON PARK. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL WHICH ADVISED TO PRESS THE OVERRIDE SWITCH LOCATED IN THE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE SHIFTER. THIS DID NOT WORK. INSTEAD, I HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS PRESENTED WITH A BILL OF $456 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THE SHIFTER. APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING WITH MANY DODGE CHARGERS, YET A RECALL ON THIS HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE IS A FORUM WHERE PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE COMPLAIN OF THE SAME THINGS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AND DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CHARGER/2007/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/GEAR_SHIFT_STUCK.SHTML. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. COULD CAUSE A COLLISION IF THE CAR STALLS IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY COMMON TO THE CHARGER BUT TO ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VALVE IS NOT SERVICEABLE. *TR