2006 Dodge Charger Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT PIECES OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE SHEARING OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

AN ACCIDENT AND OR DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. MAY 8, 2009. I AM A MOTHER WITH A NOW 1 YR. OLD CHILD WHO TRAVELS 80% OF THE TIME IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY 2006 CHARGER R/T WITH HEMI 5.7L WHICH NOW HAS 40,000 MILES. SINCE FEB 2008 BEING 8 MTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME WITH CAR HAVING 23,723 MILES I HAVE REPEATEDLY GONE TO POTAKIN PLANET DODGE IN MIAMI, FL COMPLAINING ABOUT AN INCONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. IT WILL SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT A RED LIGHT (NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER) IT WILL SHUT OFF IN THE PARKING LOT AT 10-20 MPH (NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER) BUT THE BIGGEST FEAR IS WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 TIMES SO FAR WITH THE BABY IN THE BACK SEAT! FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH ON THE STREET AND THE 2 TIME I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR STALLS AS IF GETTING READY TO SHUT OFF, YOU LOOK AT THE DASH AND ALL GAUGES ARE BEGINNING TO DROP, I STEP ON THE GAS AND THE CAR HAS SOME TROUBLE REMEMBERING WHAT IT SHOULD BE DOING (DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND THEN PROCEEDS AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE SERVICE DEPT. CAN NOT TELL ME WHY THE CAR DOES THIS. THE "16 POINT INSPECTION" STATES THE CAR IS FINE. NO ERROR CODES COME UP. NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT EITHER. THIS CAR IS ALL I HAVE TO MOVE AROUND IN FOR MY GIRLS AND MYSELF. I AM IN SOOOOO MUCH SHOCK TO READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE DOES NOTHING. IF SOMETHING WHERE TO HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY OR MYSELF BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF AND IS DOING NOTHING IT IS NOW NOTED HERE THAT I HAVE BEEN TURNING FOR OVER A YEAR TO RESOLVE MY ISSUE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. PLEASE. LETS AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND OR DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN! ! ! SIGNED A DESPERATE MOTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A BEEPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE HESITATION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOW POWER RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,723 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 06/09/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD JUST DROP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NO ERROR CODES DISPLAYED ON THE COMPUTER. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND EVERY THING N THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF LIKE YOU TURNED THE KEY OFF, AND BE TRAVELING AT SPEED AND SPEEDOMETER GO TO 0 ALL GAUGES INTERIOR LIGHTS DASH CLUSTER I MEAN OFF, AND COME BACK UP LIKE YOU JUST GOT IN AND TURNED THE KEY BUT SPEED COMES TACH COMES BACK UP ALL YOUR DASH LIGHTS PRESTART LIGHT UP, OIL TIRE PRESSURE ALL YOUR COMPUTER TEST SAFETY WARNING LIGHTS AND DOOR DING, IT MIGHT DO IT 5 OR 6 TIMES SOMETIMES STAY OFF LONGER COME BACK FOR A WHILE AND ITS DONE IT 20 30 TIMES AND THE MOTOR STILL RUNNING AND I BELIEVE LIGHTS STILL WORKING , 1 TIME I WAS LEAVING WORK AND USED THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE AND SHE STUMBLED AND JUST LAID DOWN WENT QUARTER MILE IT LIT BACK UP, THAT CONCERNED ME AS WELL AS THE SHUT DOWNS OF ALL INSTRUMENTATION, UP N DOWN AND I DON'T GET QUITE AS CONCERNED AS THE FIRST 35 TIMES, BUT WIFE DRIVING IT TO WORK AND IT DONE IT SHE WASN'T FEELING NEAR AS FUZZY AS I HAD BECAME AND HER BOSS HAD ONE SAME YEAR SAME COLOR GOMANGO HE TOLD HER HIS DIDIT TO, JUST WONDERING IF SOME SOLUTION HAD COME ABOUT OUT OF QUANTITY, CAUSE I KNOW HOW ALL OF THEM ARE ABOUT FESSING UP AND DOING A RECALL TO FIX THEIR DEFECTS IN ENGINEERING PROBLEMS DESPITE THE PRICE WE PAY FOR A NEW ONE? AND THEY STILL OWE ME DOOR GUARDS THAT CHANGED COLORS A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT, LOOKED BAD, BUT JUST HAD GOT FLOOR CARPET THAT FIT AND COULDN'T SEE METAL UNDER DOG HOUSE SO I LET UM SLIDE AND THIS ALSO THEY DISMISSED? OH AND HELL YEA IM MAD ABOUT MY 2004 DODGE DULLY DASH BREAKING ALL TO CRAP AND THE DAM CLEAR COAT COMING OFF LOOKS LIKE I OVER PAID FOR THAT TRUCK? *TR

SQUEAKY BRAKES/ROTORS I HAVE BEEN READING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ABOUT 2006 DAYTONA R/T OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SQUEAKY BRAKES. I TOO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY GMG DAYTONA IN MAY OF 2006. MY BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK IN AUGUST 2006. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED. EACH TIME I RECEIVED ANSWERS FROM THE DEALER SIMILAR TO THE ONES I HAVE READ HERE. FINALLY I WAS FORCED TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE DEALER. "JANUARY 8, 2008 I RECEIVED A QUICK REPLY AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF T HE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED MY REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING AS BAD AS BEFORE. I WAS QUITE DISMAYED. I TELEPHONED THE VP OF THE DEALERSHIP, WHOSE REPLY WAS BASICALLY "WE DID WHAT WE CAN, WE CHANGED YOUR BRAKES, THEIR AS GOOD AS NEW, AND IF THE SQUEAK, WELL THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL DO, AND WE ARE BASICALLY DONE WITH THIS...". I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY. GOOD LUCK SELLING A $25,000 CAR WITH SCREAMING BRAKES. I HAVE THOUGHT OF INVOKING THE LEMON LAW, AS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS SAFE, THE BRAKE ISSUE COULD SEVERELY IMPACT MY RESALE VALUE. I HAVE FINALLY BROKEN DOWN AND BOUGHT HAWK CERAMIC PADS WHICH I'M GOING TO HAVE INSTALLED. THIS TO ME DOES NOT SEEM THE WAY THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE SOLVED. I DON'T BUY THE "HI-PO" BRAKE SELL THAT WE ARE GETTING FROM DODGE. I THINK THE PADS ARE SUBSTANDARD, AND PERHAPS SO ARE THE ROTORS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE ON A CAR FOR WHICH I PAID $32,000. I LOVE THE CAR, AND WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO DITCH IT BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING WOULD NEED REPLACING AGAIN, AS WELL AS THE ABS MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,300.

CONSTANT BRAKE SQUEAL WHEN PUSHING BRAKES AT ONLY 6,500 MILES. DODGE UNWILLING TO FIX. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2006. EVER SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING AND SQUEAKING AND THE FACT THAT I COULD BE ACCELERATING UP TO ABOUT 20-30MPH AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER. THE CAR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS LEAD ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND NOTHING ELSE WAS WRONG, WHICH I GOT BRAKE PADS FROM A DIFFERENT BUSINESS. THE CAR STILL CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKES. I SEE THERE WAS NO RESULTS WITH GOING TO THE DEALER SO I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE # AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I ADVISED THEM THAT I PREVIOUSLY DONE THAT AND THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE DEALER WOULD NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE TIE ROD ENDS BECAUSE THEY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

CHARGET R/T 5.7 L: STARTING AT ABOUT 30,000 MI --SEVERE (VERY SCARY) VIBRATION AND SHAKE IN FRONT END AND IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DOES NOT OCCUR AT LOW SPEEDS. INSPECTION OF ROTORS/PADS SHOW NO PROBLEMS. BASED ON MY RESEARCH I BELIEVE TO BE A SUSPENSION DEFECT. *CN

BRAKES SQUEAL WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING. ROTORS TURNED AT 30K, PADS ROTORS REPLACED AT 60K. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS SOME PLUG THAT GOES INTO THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE SERVICE ADVISOR DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR, BECAUSE HE SAID THERE HAD OTHER VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THE FOLLOWING MONDAY FOR REPAIR. THE RECEIPT STATES THAT THEY REPLACED AN O-RING AND BUSHINGS. IT COST ME A LITTLE OVER $153, NOT OVERLY EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM HAD THE LEAK NOT BEEN DETECTED AND MORE FLUID LOST. I CHECKED IN ON A FORUM OVER THE WEB AND NOTICED OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN FILED FOR THIS. HAVE THERE NOT BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS? *TR

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

FIRST AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL. THEN AROUND 30,000 MILES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEED AROUND 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. LATER FOLLOWED BY EXTREME MOTION IN THE WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND EVENTUALLY THE BRAKES BEGAN TO CEASE DURING ACCELERATION. HAD THE ROTOR RESURFACED AND NEW PADS. 8,000 MILES LATER STEERING WHEEL DOING THE SAME THING AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE BAD AND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE AS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED BEFORE ENDING UP WITH A BILL AROUND $1,000. SO NOW I AM WAITING FOR THE BREAKS TO GET SO BAD THAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY SERVICE THE PROBLEM. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER USED HIS HAND TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE PEDAL WAS ELECTRIC. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER SRT8 IS JUST UNDER 2 YEARS OLD, WITH 10,500 MILES. MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR HAS A CONSTANT SQUEALING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS NOISE HAS INCREASED IN BOTH FREQUENCY AS WELL AS VOLUME. *TR

IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS MY SON HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE THOUGHT MY CHARGER MIGHT BE HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAD ALSO NOTICED AND MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED. THEY CHECKED THE FLUIDS, ETC, BUT FOUND NOTHING OF CONCERN. ON TUESDAY, NOV 27, 2007 I DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES TO CINCINNATI FOR A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND TO TAKE AN ELDERLY FRIEND TO LUNCH. AFTER I ARRIVED WITH IN THE 275 BY-PASS LOOP I TRAVELED MOSTLY ON LOCAL ROADS AT SPEEDS OF 30-45 PMH. WHEN RETURNING MY FRIEND TO HER APARTMENT FOR SOME REASON I DID NOT HOP IN THE FREEWAY, WHICH I USUALLY DO. I TOOK A CROSS CUT ROAD THAT I HAD NOT TAKEN FOR OVER A YEAR. AS I PULLED INTO THE APARTMENT PARKING SPACE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STRAINING AS IF THE BRAKE WERE ON. WHEN I BACKED UP TO LEAVE, THE CAR BARELY MOVED. I GOT OUT AND WALKED AROUND THE CAR BUT SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL. I AGAIN TRIED TO BACK OUT WITH THE SAME DIFFICULTY. I THEN DECIDED I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR AROUND THE PARKING LOT BEFORE I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I AGAIN BACKED UP THERE WAS A CLANG. THIS TIME WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE CAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS AT A SHARP ANGLE BUT THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE NOT. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR BEHIND THIS WHEEL AND SAW THE PROBLEM. THE TIE ROD WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE ASPHALT. I DID NOT MOVE THE CAR AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK FROM MY HOME TOWN. WHEN CHECKED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE TIE ROD (TO THE WHEEL) HAD WORN DOWN. THE OTHER FRONT WHEEL WAS CHECKED AND THE SAME WEAR WAS FOUND. I HAD BOTH REPLACED AND HAVE THE TWO DAMAGED TIE RODS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS VERY RELIEVED THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. BECAUSE MY CAR IS A 2006, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN UNUSUAL SITUATION. IT COULD EXPLAIN WHY I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT AROUND 34,000 MILES. HOPEFULLY THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE, BUT I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT IN CASE THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CHARGER SRT8. MY BRAKES HAS BEEN SQUEAKING SINCE 7,500 MILES. THE BRAKES WERE WORE OUT BY THAT TIME. THE LIFE OF A BRAKE IS 12,000 MILES. THERE IS ONLY 21,500 MILES NOW. I CHANGED MY FRONT AND BACK BRAKES THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. EVEN CHANGED THE ROTORS. TO NO AVAIL THEY STILL SQUEAK! I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER AT LEAST 10 TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES. LAST VISIT WAS IN NOVEMBER 2007. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

BOTH CARS I GOT FROM THE DEALER BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM I DON'T WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM ANYMORE . THEY NEVER CONTACTED THE BANK THAT THE DEAL WAS NO LONGER IN AFFECT AND THEY NEEDED TO RETURN THE MONEY. NOW MY BANK HAS ME AND THE OWNER OF THE FIRST CAR THAT WAS SOLD TO SOMEONE ELSE. I CALLED THE DMV AND WAS TOLD ITS TRUE THE FIRST CAR BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE. I NEED HELP THIS IS FRAUD. *TR

JUST THIS PAST YEAR I'VE HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION SEAL CHANGED TWICE AND NOW TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING AGAIN. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER CHARGER OWNERS AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS ABOUT 50,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE AND, OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. INITIALLY, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE AND THEY FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,900. UPDATED 12/11/07 *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T HAVE BEEN SQUEALING FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO SQUEAL. I HAVE TAKEN MY DODGE CHARGER TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE PAID FOR MY BRAKE ROTORS TO BE RESURFACED. I HAVE MORE THAN 60% OF BRAKE PAD LIFE LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS ISSUE IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND A NEED FOR A RECALL IS NECESSARY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

BRAKES SQUEAK AT LOW SPEEDS, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA R/T. SHE IS DRIVEN VERY LITTLE AND ONLY HAS 5200 MILES. THE BRAKES HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO DEVELOP A SQUEAL AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHER 2006+ CHARGERS ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE.*JB UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB

UPON BRAKING, I EXPERIENCE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. TOOK TO A DEALER WHO EXAMINED MY WHEELS AND DETERMINATION IS WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAVE 16, 000 MILES ON MY CAR AND WARPED ROTORS? SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED TO REPLACE ROTORS AT CONSUMER EXPENSE. I FEEL AS MANY OTHER DODGE CHARGER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB

BRAKES ARE SQUEALING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE PRESSURE. STILL HAS SIGNIFICANT PAD MATERIAL REMAINING. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. MANY CHARGER RT OWNERS SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY CENTER CONSOLE SHIFTER OF MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT, HAS A MALFUNCTION. IT WILL NOT LET ME OUT OF PARK. WHEN I TRY TO RELEASE IT WITH THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUTTON, IT WILL NOT RELEASE EITHER. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR IS STILL IN GEAR, IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO PARK. THIS POSES A LARGER PROBLEM IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THAT PART BREAKS. *TR

I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN I NOTICED A CAR COMING UP FROM BEHIND ME. TO AVOID GETTING HIT I ATTEMPTED TO THROTTLE DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS A CAR IN THE SLOW LANE AND GET IN FRONT OF HIM TO AVOID THE SPEEDER COMING UP BEHIND ME. IN DOING SO I HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND. I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE RIGHT LANE(SLOW LANE) AND PULL INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND TO MY AMAZEMENT SAW MY ENTIRE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY LYING ON THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. I WAS ALSO AMAZED TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE GAS PEDAL IS MADE OF EITHER A PLASTIC OR RESIN COMPOUND AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL SO IS THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A STRONG ENOUGH MATERIAL TO BE USED ON SUCH CRUCIAL PARTS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY DEALER AND THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME PART. I WILL BE ASKING FOR THE OLD PART BACK. *TR

2006 DODGE CHARGER 3.5L INCONSISTENT PERFORMANCE STALLING BUT NOT SHUTTING OFF TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/25/07 THE CHANGED A BRAKE TOGGLE SWITCH STALL HAPPEN AGAIN TODAY 7/26/07 @ 8PM. *TR

HAD BRAKE TSB DONE IN SEPT. 06. MAYBE 3000 MILES ON CAR. DROVE MY CAR ON 7/12/07 AND HEARD SCREECHING FROM LEFT REAR BRAKE. IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO CONNEL IN OAKLAND, CA. I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATING THAT ALL OF MY ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE CAR HAS 12,500 MILES ON IT. I'VE OWNED A 2004 HONDA ELEMENT AND STILL HASN'T REQUIRED BRAKE SERVICE. HOW DO REAR PADS WERA BEFORE FRONT PADS ON ANY VEHICLE? I HAD AN OIL CHANGE IN JUNE AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF BRAKE PROBLEM.

THE BRAKES SQUELING REAL BAD ROTORS WARP AT 11,000 MILES BEEN HAVIN PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT

1.MULTI CYLINDER MISFIRES, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, ROUGH IDLE AND ENGINE FAILURE. 2. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 TO 6 WEEKS AND 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. 3. SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE 10 TIMES, REPLACING SHIFT MODULE,VALVE KEEPERS, COMBUSTION CHAMBER CLEANING (TWICE), CAM SEAL,ROCKER ARM, BOTH EXH., ROCKER RAILS AND PEDESTALS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING RACK INTHE 2006 DODGE CHARGERWAS MAKING A WHINNING NOISE AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND WAS EXPECTED TO PAY $1200 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK. THISWAS ABSURD, THE CARS' WARRANT YWAS 36000 MILES, MY CAR IS AT 39,000 MILES. THIS WAS UNFAIR, AND AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE EXPIERENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM HAVE EVEN RESULTED IN DEATH. I'M VERY UPSET.*AK

NO SIGNAL AVAILABLE FOR SIRIUS SAT RADIO. CALL SIRIUS AND THEY CONFIRMED MY RADIO WAS ACTIVE BUT WAS NOT PICKING UP A SIGNAL. TOOK IT TO DODGE WHERE THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE SAT ANTENNA. 3-4 DAY DELIVERY TIME. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T USED, WITH ONLY APPROX. 4,500 MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING IT THE REMAINING PART OF THE WINTER (DEC THRU FEB) AND INTO THE WARMER MONTHS, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL WHEN I WOULD BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FROM UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD CONTACTED THE DEALERS SERVICE CENTER AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE BRAKES AND ALL I RECEIVED WAS THE EXPLANATION THAT THE BRAKES GLAZED OVER AND THE ONLY THING TO DO WOULD BE TO TURN THE ROTORS WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $200. I WENT ELSEWHERE AND HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED FOR LESS MONEY, HOWEVER, AFTER APPROX. 3 WEEKS THE SQUEAL CAME BACK. PRIOR TO OWNING THIS VEHICLE I OWNED A PONTIAC GRAND AM WHOSE BRAKES NEVER SQUEALED EVEN WHEN AFTERMARKET BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE PUT ON. IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT A CAR OF THIS PRICE, WOULD NOT HAVE BRAKES THAT SQUEAL AFTER LESS THAN 7,000 TO 11,000 MILES BEING DRIVEN. *TR

BRAKE PROBLEMS

THE FRONT ROTORS ON THE 5.7 2006 CHARGER NEED TURNING. THEY HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING FOR SOME TIME, AND I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE FINE. NOW, I AM BEING TOLD THEY NEED TURNING AT MY EXPENSE. THE CAR WILL BE A YEAR OLD TOMORROW. *AK

WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, THE CAR SIMPLY DIED WHILE IN DRIVE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ONCE I GOT IT RE-STARTED, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SINCE THEN. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE ROTOR IS GROOVED. BREAKS SQUEAL. CAR ONLY HAS 12000 MILES. YET BRAKES THAT ARE TO LAST 50-10000 MILES ARE ALREADY IN DANGER OF PREMATURE FAILURE. ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. A TSB IDENTIFIED IT AS A DEFECT AND NOT A RECALL. *AK

THE 20'06 DODGE CHARGER HAD LESS THAN 32,000 MILES ON IT, AND WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE 5 DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STALLED. MOMENTARILY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND IT DID IT AGAIN AND THEN IT RESUMED POWER. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT ON THE PAPER WORK IT STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE , 108 INSPECT AND FLASH PCM TO LATEST SOFTWARE VERSION. I TOOK IT HOME, AND IT HAS DONE IT 5 MORE TIMES , 3 TIMES IN ONE AFTERNOON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL THE THEY COULD. WE HAVE REFRAIMED FROM DRIVING THE 1994 VEHICLE BECAUSE WE NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING IT. *AK

I OWN A 2006 CHARGER 3.5L. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR'S SYSTEM ISSUES BEGAN AROUND 31K MILES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS CONTINUED UNTIL EVEN RECENTLY. THE CONSENSUS AMONG REPAIR FACILITIES IS THAT IT COULD LIKELY BE THE COMPUTER UNIT WITH THE SECONDARY CONCERN BEING THE POOR WIRING HARNESSES THAT DODGE IS KNOWN FOR. THE ISSUES ARE AS FOLLOWS: - ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND FLASH CONTINUOUSLY FOR 10-15 SECONDS OR SO AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN- VARIOUS SPEEDS - ALL INSTRUMENT NEEDLES BEGIN TO SWEEP BACK AND FORTH LIKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS - SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL ACT LIKE ITS STALLING BUT SPUTTERS ALONG NEVERTHELESS UNTIL I TURN IT OFF. WHEN I TURN IT RIGHT BACK ON IT DOESN'T DO IT- THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL INTO THE GARAGE AND IT SITS IN IDLE. - SOMETIMES ALL DASH LIGHTS JUST GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING- VARIOUS SPEEDS - RECENTLY (4-20-11) ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, KEY CHIME KEPT CHIMING AND ENGINE BEGAN TO FALTER AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION...AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CHARGER AND MY CONCERNS TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE FIRST 3 YEARS (OUT OF BUSINESS NOW, IN THE CHRYSLER REORGANIZATION) AND WAS TOLD EACH TIME: "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG; WE CAN'T DUPLICATE WHAT YOU ARE TELLING US. AND I WASN'T TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I HAVE STRONGLY VOICED MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS ISSUE TELLING DODGE THAT A COMPUTER FAILURE OUT OF WARRANTY IS VERY COSTLY, BUT THEY REFERRED ME TO CHRYSLER CORPORATE, WHO ESSENTIALLY IN SO MANY WORDS JUST BLEW ME OFF. THIS KIND OF DISRESPECT FOR A CUSTOMER WITH, AT THAT TIME, AN ENFORCEABLE WARRANTY IS DISGRACEFUL, AND I HOPE YOU WILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A RATHER COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG CHARGER OWNERS. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE BY ACCIDENT OTHERWISE I WOULD BE PART OF THE GREATER MASSES OF CHARGER OWNERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR IN WHAT SHOULD BECOME A RECALL (AND FINANCIAL RESTITUTION IF I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED ON MY OWN BEFORE THE RECALL) ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

DODGE CAVALIER HAD A FAULTY SHIFTER AND DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. HAD IT FIXED , AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PICK UP THE VEHICLE. MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL FIX IT, BUT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. *AK

BAD BRAKES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH 19,000 MILES. AT APPROX. 15,000 MILES, I NOTICED THE CAR SHAKING SLIGHTLY WHEN BRAKING. DURING A RECENT TRIP THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, FRONT WHEELS SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITH SLIGHT BRAKING WHEN DESCENDING DOWN A MOUNTAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE ROTORS NEEDED RESURFACING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN HARD AND ROTORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 15,000 MILES. DODGE WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST OF RESURFACING THE ROTORS. MECHANIC AT THE DEALER SAID DODGE OWNERS WERE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON 2006 CHARGERS. *TR

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED....HAVE BEEN SINCE ABOUT 20,000 MILES. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEALING LONGER THAN THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE UPGRADED CHARGERS ARE BEING SWAPPED OUT FOR SLOTTED ROTORS BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I CAN'T KEEP REPLACING PARTS ON THIS CAR DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. *TR

WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE SKIDS AND PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS.INFORMED DEALER AND DODGE OF ISSUES. HAS NOT CORRECTED ISSUES AS OF YET. 1ST THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS LEFT THE OLD PADS THEN WITH IN 3K MILES THE Y REPLACED THE ROTORS AND LEFT THE OLD PADS AND WITH IN THE SAME 3K MILES THEY MACHINED THE ROTORS WHILE ONTO HE CAR AND THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH " POLICE ISSUE" BRAKES FOR MY VEHICLE. I FEEL ALL OF THIS AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 9500 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURES AND SHOULD GIVE ME FREE BRAKE SERVICE FOR THE LIFE THE CAR APPARENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS MANUFACTURER BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA, FRONT BRAKES STARTED RUBBING AT ABOUT 8000 MILES, WAS TOLD THATS NORMAL. BRAKE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO 22,000 MILES AND NOW THE ROTORS ARE BADLY GROOVED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS FRONT BRAKE PADS. WARRANTY PERIOD FOR BRAKES IS 12,000 MILES (I FULLY UNDERSTAND THIS A WEAR PART). DEALERSHIP HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE, HOWEVER THE BRAKES ARE PAST THEIR WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHIL WITHIN WARRANTY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED, AND NOW THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE ROTORS ARE REPLACED/TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED.

I OWN A 2006 CHARGER R/T. PURCHASED ON 12/26/2007. I CURRENTLY HAVE 3200 MILES ON THE CAR AND FOR THE LAST 500 MILES THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ROTORS WERE SQUEALING. SEEING THAT THERE WERE SO MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER IN THE MORNING TO SCHEDULE THIS TO BE RESOLVED.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE GLAZED AND BRAKES SQUEALED AFTER ABOUT 11,000 MILES, PAD THICKNESS 65% REMAINING. BRAKING DISTANCES ARE DRAMTICALLY INCREASED AS A RESULT OF THE GLAZED ROTORS. *AK

BRAKES SQUEELING AT LOW SPEEDS. *AK