2006 DODGE CHARGER Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while idling at the traffic light, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart on several occasions and was towed to the residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where DTC: U0100 and P0700 were retrieved. The dealer flashed the computer; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, were the same DTC were retrieved and the failure was related to a loss of communication with the PCM and the Transmission Control Module. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,415.

Mileage: 111,415

My 2006 Dodge Charger R/T HEMI 5.7 has experienced multiple breakdowns in my transmission. Come to find out it is actually a Mercedes Benz transmission. Replaced multiple times after getting towed multiple times for transmission going out. Totally unacceptable.

On 3/10/2023 my vehicle suddenly starting trembling and shaking profusely! It terrified me severely. I immediately called my mechanic and it was towed in to be repaired. I was told it needed a tune- up. Towing, 3-Direct Ignition coils replaced, 6-spark plugs replaced and 1- fuel injection plenum gasket set replaced. Four weeks later on 4/16/2023 a warning sign of a backwards meeting parenthesis with a lightening bolt between to the two backwards parenthesis showed up on my warning lamp-Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Indicator symbol; causing my vehicle on shake, jump and stall as I was driving on 29S heading toward 70W towards Baltimore to get home. I was able to drive to side of the road and my car completely stopped. A the horrific sounds of the traffic wizzed by me and my 12 year old child, I immediately called AAA, as we were in danger and severely terrified. We were finally picked up after 3 long hours!!!!! My car was the towed up the street from my home because the huge tow truck was unable to get directly in front of my door at that late hour. As I called AAA back the next morning to have my car towed to my mechanic shop, I was told I could only get 1 tow/ breakdown. I was totally in disbelieve after all we endured the evening/ night before. After explaining to a supervisor at AAA, she agreed that we had such a horrible experience the night before and adjusted the policy to accommodate my vehicle to be towed to my mechanic for repairs. This time, my fuel pump needed to be replaced and it has been. My vehicle still feels hesitate in its acceleration and as of today my engine light is on on my warning panel. I have been contacted by a NHTS recall team agent and have been scheduled for an appt

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, he was unable to shift the gear shifter out of park(P). The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with Customer Satisfaction Number: K39. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

My Dodge charger has 4 codes I can't figure out and one is a is a manufacturer code that popped up and lost connection to tcm and something to do with the fuel

PCM/ECM failure during driving. Caused entire vehicle to shut off during speeds as little as 20 or as high as 70 mph. Severe safety issue and potential for critical component damage to other parts of the vehicle! Warning tone and lamps do not appear until after the incident happens. And it has been confirmed by 3 consecutive car shops and dealers. Happens repeatedly, day to day.

I've owned this car a little over a month. I filled up the gas tank today, after leaving the gas station the car stalled in the middle of a busy intersection. thankfully no one was coming the opposite direction at the time before i could get the car restarted. at the next light it stalled again, and then was able to restart the car. i was able to pull into a parking lot to access any issues. nothing looked wrong visibly. while idling the car stalled again. i researched the issue and found other similar issues with this year and make of the car stalling after filling the tank. this is a huge safety issue as there was no warning and the car completely stalled and had no function. if cars were coming at me in the intersection or i was on the highway which was the next exit, it could have been worse for me and others on the road.

The transmission console shift lever stays in Park. The console shift lever will not go into Reverse. Sunday morning my wife was on her way to church and found that the Dodge Charger RT transmission would not go into reverse. I tried it and she was right. My concern is if this happened while in traffic the vehicle could be rear ended or could cause a traffic night mare. My wife was in New Hampshire as the driver of our car with three other ladies just prior to this problem. . She was about sixty miles away and if the transmission locked up there with the four of them they would have been stranded. The plastic shift lock out located in the console is a plastic piece and should be replaced with a metal or aluminum piece by a Recall or at least a Technical Bulletin. The following is the current vehicle replacement Shift Interlock Repair Kit P/N 68088259AB. If any more information is required please feel free to contact me.

EVERY TIME I FILL MY CAR UP WITH GAS AND DRIVE OFF FROM THE GAS STATION INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE SIDE JUST YESTERDAY. I GOT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANKS ON THESE CARS THAT CAUSE THEM TO STALL AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THEM.

Mileage: 215,915

PURCHASED VEHICLE AS IS ON 03/16/2021 AT DATE OF PURCHASE VEHICLE HAD ALMOST 200,000 MILES ON IT IT NEEDED FRONT END LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS REPLACEMENT ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES THE AIR CONDITIONING DIDN'T WORK DUE TO THE AC COMPRESSOR BEING NO GOOD SO THE COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULDN'T GO DOWN REGULATOR. HAD TO BE BROUGHT AND REPLACED AS WELL ALSO AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN WHICH VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS IS WITH A MALFUNCTIONING SEATBELT ISSUE IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WAS FASTENED AND WILL NOT UNFASTEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WORKS HOWEVER THE CARS SENSOR BEEPS AND FLASHES INDICATING THAT SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITHOUT THEIR SEATBELT ON EVEN WITH THE SEATBELT BEING FASTENED WITHOUT AN ACTUAL BODY OR WEIGHT BEING IN THE SEAT AT ALL.... SINCE COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED CAR HAS STARTED RUNNING HOT COOLANT AND WATER HAS TO CURRENTLY BE ADDED JUST FOR REGULAR DAILY USE

Mileage: 200,997

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON WITH OUT HAVING TO RESTART IT. IT'S LIKE IF YOU WERE TO TURN A LIGHT SWITCH ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN, IT'S THAT QUICK. I'M TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN, THE LIGHTS THE RADIO THE GAUGES EVERYTHING AND THEN SOMETIMES IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. THERE HAS BEEN SOME OCCASIONS WHERE IT DOESN'T COME BACK ON THO.

Mileage: 71,000

VEHICLE ORIGINAL KEYS WILL ENABLE/DISABLE ALARM, UNLOCK THE DOORS BUT WILL NOT START ENGINE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE (SKREEM) SENTRY KEY REMOTE ENTRY MODULE INTERNAL AND SKIM. WHEN THE WEATHER BECOMES COLD, THE SKIM MALFUNCTIONS WORST MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. B1A28 ECM MISMATCH WITH SKIM B1A35 UNIDENTIFIED KEY COMMUNICATION ERROR B2224 (SKREEM) SENTRY KEY REMOTE ENTRY MODULE INTERNAL P0513 INVALID SKIM KEY

Mileage: 123,534

2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA R/T RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GETS PRODUCED. IN THAT SPLIT SECOND THAT IT SHUTS OFF, THE CAR LOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. MOST SOURCES POINT TO A FAULTY GAS TANK THAT HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY NOW BUT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER CEASED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND REMAINED AT THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. INVALID VIN.

Mileage: 75,000

TRANSMISSION.. BAD AIR LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME.. BAD TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 1,652,901

CAR WILL RUN FINE ONE DAY NEXT DAY IT WON'T, CAR CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPING AN STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. CAR JERKS WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL TOO HARD, GAS ODORS COMING FROM MUFFLER.

TURNING ONTO ON-RAMP OF A HIGHWAY I WAS MOVING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. ADDITIONALLY, I FELT A VERY TOUGH TRANSMISSION SHIFT 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE I LOST POWER STEERING AND WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. THE CAR TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO TURN OVER. A VERY LOUD WHIRRING NOISE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AREA AND IS YET TO STOP.

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVETRAIN PROBLEMS MAKING NOISE IS THERE A RECALL NEED HELP SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE IT KICKS THE GEAR

Mileage: 12,600

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER THAT RANDOMLY DIES WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TOWN AT SLOW SPEEDS TURNING CORNERS OR SITTING STILL IN PARK IT'S DIED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE SIDE OF ME AND IT HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT GEAR ITS IN OR WHAT THE RPM IS AT I'VE REPLACE THE ECM THE TCM ALTERNATOR BATTERY AND EVERYTHING I'VE LOOKED UP ABOUT IT ONLINE NOBODY HAS A DEFINITE FIX BUT THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN A LOT OF 2006 DODGE CHARGERS, AND IT ALMOST ALWAYS GIVES ME ONE OF TWO CODES ONE IS LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE ECM AND THE OTHER IS LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE TCM AND THEN THERE'S OTHER TIMES THAT IT GIVES NO CODE

Mileage: 161,908

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED GROGAN'S TOWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM AT 419-476-0761 (LOCATED AT 6100 TELEGRAPH RD, TOLEDO, OH 43612) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. *TT

Mileage: 111,000

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2006 CHARGERS AND "SOME" 2006 MODELS ARE COVERED UNDER A RECALL "K39." IT SEEMS LIKE MY 2006 CHARGER IS ONE OF THE 2006 CHARGERS THAT ISN'T COVERED FOR SOME REASON. I CHECKED MY VIN ON YOUR WEBSITE AND THE RECALL DOESN'T SHOW. THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SLOWS DOWN, THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHEN PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. THE SHIFTER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GEARS HOWEVER THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR RUNS NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE( OCCURRED THE LAST 3 TIMES CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN). THIS IS HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY SETTING UP APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS PROBLEM HOWEVER NO CAUTION LIGHT IS APPEARING ON THE DASH. THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED ON HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET.

Mileage: 22,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES LASTED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. LANDERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (315 GOODMAN RD E, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, (662) 349-3006) WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE TCM, ECM, OR PCM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

Mileage: 172,000

THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY, THE ERROR CODE KEEPS POINTING BACK TO THE ECM AND I HAVE HAD THAT REPLACED NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY IT JOLTS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUTOFF BUT IT DOESN'T THE RPM'S GO DOWN AND IT REVS BACK UP, IT STARTED JUST WITH IT HAVING THE RPM'S GO DOWN AND REV BACK UP RANDOMLY AND ITS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS NOW IT JUST SHUTS OFF AND STARTS BACK UP IMMEDIATELY BUT SOMETIMES ILL DRIVE A COUPLE FEET AND IT WILL DIE AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. THEY HAVE SENT THE COMPUTER BACK TO HAVE IT ANALYSED AND TO REPAIR THE NEW ONE I GOT NOW. WHEN DRIVING IT ALSO SHUTS OFF AND THEN JUST STARTS UP BACK BY ITSELF. I SEE THIS EVERYWHERE ON THE INTERNET AND FORUMS, SOME SAY ECM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OTHER SAY THE FUEL TANK AND THE OTHER SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE KEY FOB NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. I WANT THIS INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. FROM EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO EVERY SINGLE 2006 DODGE CHARGER HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 5.7 LT WITH THE HEMI.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. SAHARA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5050 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN NUMBER: K39 (TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER) WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO HIS VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

CANNOT SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK.

Mileage: 115,000

" TAKATA RECALL" BOUGHT MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER LAST MARCH HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS THE ENGINE BLEW. REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A V6 2008 2.7 WITH ONLY 57000 . ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER STARTED TO GET THE LIGHTNING BOLT .THEN STALLING WITH THE LIGHTNING BOLT WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE CITY IT ALSO DOES IT AT STOP SIGNS AND SOMETIMES WONT START BACK RIGHT AWAY.. I HAVE NO CODES NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NO WARNING. MY DASH LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING. WE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX THIS I'M VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYWHERES.. PLEASE HELP FIGURE OUT WHATS GOING ON WITH THESE PROBLEMS. WE ALREADY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, GAS PEDAL, SENSORS AND THE ENGINE. MILEAGE ON THE BODY 260000 ON THE SECOND ENGINE 63000.

Mileage: 256,000

MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40MPH. I WENT TO THE MECHANICS AND IT SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER ISN'T FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I CONTACTED DODGE THEY SAID SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL THEN THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

Mileage: 100,000

TWO YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. YESTERDAY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 150,000

GEAR SHIFTER FROZEN IN PARK, RELEASE BUTTON DID NOT WORK HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED ON FLAT BED AIR BAG LIGHT STILL ON EVEN AFTER AIR BAG RECALL

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK, SAFETY RELEASE SWITCH DOES NOTHING

Mileage: 51,800

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVIEWAY, PARTIALLY BLOCKING IN OTHER VEHICLES IN GARAGE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF PARK ON THE MORNING OF 6/29/17, STRANDING VEHICLE FROM BEING MOVED BY OWNER. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE USING GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND PROBLEM LISTED UNDER CHRYSLER RECALL OF SOME 2005-2007 CHARGER/MAGNUM/300 MODELS, AND FOUND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TEMPORARILY INSERT SCREWDRIVER INTO SIDE OF TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY BY REMOVING ONE PIECE OF TRIM, AND WAS ABLE TO THEN DRIVE OVER TO DARCARS CHRYSLER/JEEP/DODGE ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND DEALERSHIP TO DROP FOR RECALL REPAIR. I LEFT VEHICLE AND THEN WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPT STAFF NEXT DAY ON 6/30/17 THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF RECALL, AND WOULD COST ME $510 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY RATHER THAN REPLACE THE SMALL CHEAP PLASTIC KNOWN CHRYSLER DEFECT THAT HAS PROBABLY ALREADY HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF CHARGERS/MAGNUMS/300S. LUCKY FOR ME THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUAITON WHERE I NEEDED TO MOVE MY CAR IMMEDIATELY TO GO TO HOSPITAL, OR AVOID A FLASH FLLOOD, HURRICANE, OR TORNADO OR THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. IN ADDITION, I DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THE $16 PART ONLINE NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ALONG WITH MANY VIDEOS ON HOW TO FIX IT YOURSELF, AND ORDERED IT ON 6/30/17 AND HAD THE CAR REPAIRED MYSELF AT HOME ON 7/2/17 A FEW HOURS AFTER RECEIVING THE PART IN THE MAIL. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTRED VEHICLES BECAUSE THE COST TO REPAIR IT IN PARTS AND LABOR IS VERY CHEAP, SINCE I ESTIMATE THEY COULD DO THE SAME JOB IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND THE PART WOULD ONLY COST THEM MAYBE UNDER $5. SEE ATTACHED RECALL AND $16 PART COST WHEN ORDERED ON AMAZON.

Mileage: 136,000

1. AFTER FILLING THE TANK THE CAR IS SUBJECT TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF PERIODICALLY. 2. CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND CANNOT BE GOTTEN OUT OF PARK

Mileage: 58,000

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER HEMI POLICE INTERCEPTOR I PURCHASED FROM THE STATE OF OREGON AT 137,000 RANDOMLY DIES. THE LIGHTNING BOLT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL CODE COMES ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PCM $750 HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE PLUGS $350 HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. I ALSO GET TCM CODES. MY CAR HAS DIED AT VERY DANGEROUS TIMES, WHEN PASSING OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT.

Mileage: 142,000

TAKATA RECALL THE SUSPENSION IS SHOT. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE MY TIRES DUE TO THE BUSHINGS BEING JUNK AND HAVE ATE MY TIRES AWAY ON THE INSIDE DOWN TO THE METAL DUE TO THE TOE POSITIONING BEING INCORRECT. THE CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BUT I AM IN FEAR THE REAR CAMBER MAY BE COMPLETELY OUT. ALSO, SOMETIMES MY CAR DOES NOT WANT TO TURN OVER, BUT YET THE BATTERY, STARTER AND ALTERNATOR ARE FINE. ALSO, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A MESS. I CAN'T ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW UNLESS I SHUT OFF MY AIR OR HEAT. THEN WHEN I TURN ON MY AIR OR HEAT ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT. PLUS, SOMETIMES MY TACHOMETER DOESN'T WANT TO WORK. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, IT IS ALWAYS MAINTAINED, BUT YET I FEEL LIKE I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO DUMP THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS CHEAPLY MADE SUSPENSION. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL CHARGER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR STATING THEY HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES AND IF A RECALL CAN NOT BE DONE THEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD BE PUT INTO MOTION. I'M HOPING DODGE WILL GIVE US A CHANCE TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS, BECAUSE AT THIS MORNING I AM READY TO GIVE UP. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DODGE FAN, BUT THIS TIME, ON MY FAVORITE LOOKING CAR, YOU ALL HAVE DROPPED THE BALL!

Mileage: 191,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LEVER FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

Mileage: 151,000

THE LAST TIME I FILLED UP MY CAR, IT KEPT STALLING AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR. NOT VERY SAFE FEELING. SCARED I WAS GOING TO GET HIT WITH FAMILY IN CAR. IT WOULD START UP BUT IT WOULD KEEP STALLING UNTIL I RAN A FEW GALLONS OUT OF IT. I FILLED IT UP AGAIN TODAY AND NOTICED A SUCKING NOISE COMING FROM GAS TANK. IT STARTED UP THEN STALLED AS I TOOK OFF. SO I PULLED OVER AND KEPT STARTING IT UP EVERY TIME IT STALLED. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF NOT STALLING I DROVE HOME AND PARKED IN GARAGE. IT WOULD STALL GOING STRAIGHT AND TURNING.

Mileage: 70,400

2006 DODGE CHARGES WITH 5.7 HEMI V8 - EXPERIENCING RANDOM STALLING. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND ABS. FIRST HAPPENED WHILE MERGING ONTO FREEWAY AND I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A SEMI-TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED WITH MY YOUNG CHILD IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE GAS TANK, FUEL CANISTER, AND PURGE VALVE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE AND REGARDLESS OF WHEN IT WAS REFUELED. EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELP AND EVEN TRIED CHARGING ME FOR UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSTICS. CAR DOES NOT FLASH A CODE SO AFTER REPLACING WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ISSUE, DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IF IT IS FIXED. THIS HAS LEAD TO A FEW DANGEROUS CLOSE CALLS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 180,000

THE DODGER CHARGER RT HAS BEEN THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PAID FOR. MY CHARGER IS ONLY AT 80,000 MILES AND THE CHARGER HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUES WITH GOING OVER 50 MPH AND THE ENGINE NOW KNOCKS. I AM JUST SITING HERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW A VEHICLE AT 80,000 HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND KNOCKED EXCESSIVELY AT LOW AND HIGH RATES OF SPEED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT HESITATED SEVERAL TIMES AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) 16V352000, BUT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND NOTICE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 14,200

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK WITHOUT PRESSING THE PINK SWITCH INSIDE THE GEAR SHIFT. SIMILAR RECALL ON OTHER CARS, BUT NOT MY VIN. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT APART SO I CAN SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE PINK SWITCH IS BROKEN. $400 REPAIR REQUIRED. JUST LUCKY IT BROKE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHEN MY FAMILY WAS ON A TRIP 2 HOURS FROM HOME.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

2006 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAGS, FUEL TANK, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND SERVICE BRAKES/HYDRAULIC RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 09/19/2016. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER STICK FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER FAILED AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

GEAR SHIFTER IS LOCKED IN PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT TO OTHER GEARS. THIS HAS TO DO WITH A BROKEN SPRING IN THE GEAR SHIFTING ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 08/05/16*LJ

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SMELL NEAR THE TIE ROD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,300.

Mileage: 59,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION BUT THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SWITCHED TO THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,665.

Mileage: 199,665

I WAS LEAVING A STORE AND STARTED MY CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AND CAME HOME AND FOUND A MULTITUDE OF INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR. I ALSO FOUND OUT HOW TO TAKE THE CONSOLE APART TO GET IN AND SHIFT THE CAR WITHOUT THE SHIFTING LEVER, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR "CERTAIN 2005-2007 DODGE CHARGERS, MAGNUMS, AND 300S." I HAD THEM REPAIR IT FOR $155. THE DEALERSHIP SHARED WITH ME THAT THEY SERVICE 4-5 VEHICLES A WEEK WITH THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THAT IS IN GREENSBORO NC, WHICH IS NOT A SUPER-LARGE MARKET BUT IS NOT A TINY MARKET EITHER. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN TO ME IN DETAIL WHY MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 139,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION BUT THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK BROKE. A BROKEN INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. SAME AS CHRYSLER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39. I WAS TOLD THIS DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR. IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 138,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CAR STALLED WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ENGINE MISFIRE/STUTTERING. THE STALL WAS AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED AND THE CAR STARTED PERFECTLY, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES, RESTARTED AND IT STALLED AGAIN - THIS CONTINUED, EACH TIME WITH THE TIME DRIVEN BEING LESS. ALL THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. I FINALLY MADE IT TO A SHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE STALLING ISSUE. THE CAR WILL HAVE THE PCM REPLACED IN HOPE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE FAILURE ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS - THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE INTO THE SHOULDER WHEN IT STALLS (NO POWER STEERING). THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT CAN BE CATASTROPHIC.

Mileage: 177,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SHIFT LEVER REMAINED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AUTO SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900.

Mileage: 20,900

2006 DODGE CHARGER RT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER LATCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH WAS MADE OF PINK PLASTIC AND HAD A TENDENCY TO SNAP OFF IT THE RETURN SPRING HOOK. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, IT ONLY PERTAINED TO CERTAIN VIN'S MANUFACTURED AT CERTAIN PLANTS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVER WAS DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SHIFT LEVER REMAINED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE COLUMN SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,296.

Mileage: 78,296

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TWO OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN HOT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE RADIATOR AND A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK CAR IN GARAGE AAA TOWING CAME OUT TOWED CAR AND REPAIRED $312.16 OTHER 2006 CHARGERS ON RECALL LIST FOR THIS SAME ISSUE THIS ONE NEEDS TO BE ALSO IT IS A SPECIAL EDITION MODEL SO ONLY 2000 MADE OF THESE IT'S OBVIOUS BY RECALL LIST THIS IS AN ISSUE, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY JUST BECAUSE MY CAR IS A SPECIAL MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 95,411

I HAD JUST TANKED UP THE CAR WITH PREMIUM UNLEADED, PULLED OUT AND CAME TO A STOP AT LIGHT . THE CAR SURGED AND SHUT OFF, I PLACED IT IN PARK RESTARTED IT. THEN DRIVING AGAIN 2MINS LATER THE CAR STARTED STALL I PUT IT IN (N) REVVED THE ENGINE. I HAD TO STOP AT LIGHT AND THE ENGINE AGAIN SHUT OFF,, PUT IN (P) RESTARTED IT AND BEFORE REACHING HOME IT STARTED TO STALL AGAIN, BUT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT RUNNING UNTIL HOME THIS TRIP WAS ONLY 4MILES. *TR

Mileage: 64,112

RANDOM STALLS AT LOW RPM. SOMETIMES IS PARK BUT MOSTLY AT REST IN DRIVE. YESTERDAY IT STALLED WHILE MOVING. *TR

Mileage: 110,500

VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO SHOP "PINK" PLASTIC "SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH" BROKE THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 56,400

THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGE. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE CAR STALLS REPEATEDLY NEARLY CAUSING MY FAMILY AND I TO BE REAR ENDED ON THE EXPRESSWAY KILLING ALL OF US. THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS. EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE VEHICLE IT STALLS NUMEROUS TIME PUTTING US AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROADWAY IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE A SCREWDRIVER IN ORDER TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

FOOT ON BRAKE... START CAR... CAN NOT MOVE SHIFT LEAVER FROM PARK POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

WHEN DRIVING @40MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, DASH SIGNALED 'DING', AND THROTTLE BODY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT RESTARTED AS THE CAR COASTED. HAS REPEATED NUMEROUS TIMES, INCLUDING TODAY, 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 1/2 MILES, AT LESS THAN 20MPH. NO TROUBLE CODES SCANNED OR DISPLAYED. SYMPTOM WENT AWAY FOR 1 1/2 MONTHS AFTER CHANGING OUT SPARK PLUGS, AS A DODGE TECH RECOMMENDED. HE ALSO SAYS THE IGNITION COILS DETERIORATE OVER TIME, AND THE INTERNAL SHIELDING DOES NOT KEEP STRAY 'NOISE' FROM TRAVELLING INTO THE ENGINE CONTROLLER, EFFECTIVELY RESETTING IT, AND SHOWING NO CODES. HAVING 8 FACTORY COILS TO REPLACE AT $55 EACH IS QUITE A GAMBLE THAT MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTERMARKET COILS APPARENTLY DO NOT FIX THIS, EITHER. I HAVE TIGHTENED EVERY ELECTRICAL GROUNDING POINT I CAN FIND ON THE CAR, UNPLUGGED/PLUGGED NUMEROUS CONNECTORS TO RESEAT THEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS ON '06 AND SOME 07 CHARGERS. IF THIS HAPPENS AND A COLLISION OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS, I WILL SEEK FULL LEGAL REMEDY FROM FCA(CHRYSLER) AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS LIABILITY/SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVE REGULARLY MAINTAINED IT AND PERFORMED ALL THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED INTERVALS. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANY ISSUES. ON 8/12/14, I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT MADE A HORRENDOUS BANGING NOISE BEFORE IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING DOWN. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME (AS I WAS THIRTY MILES AWAY) AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE VALVE IN PISTON #2 HAD BROKEN AND SHATTERED, CAUSING AN ENGINE FAILURE, WITH THE ONLY REPAIR BEING A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT. A CHECK ON-LINE SHOWED THIS IS A COMMON AND RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND ENGINE TYPE (2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T). I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO DODGE, AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE OF VALVES, HOWEVER THE DODGE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE EVIDENCE TO THIS IS THE ENGINE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THIS (BLOCK, VALVES, ETC.) ARE ON A 2 TO 6 MONTH BACK-ORDER. PLEASE HELP! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BASICALLY PAY FOR A NEW CAR FOR A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 55,072

I WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD GOING AROUND 45 MPH. THEN MY CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS IF I WASN'T IN DRIVE. I CONTINUE TO PUSH THE GAS AND MAKE I WAS IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED TO PULL OF THE ROAD BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE CAR CONTINUE TO ROLL. I HAD TO SIT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME TO TOW MY CAR. HAD MY CAR WORKED ON PAID $1500 DOLLARS AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR WANT GO IN GEAR OR IT JUST STALLS. SO FAR I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED 6 TIMES SINCE JUNE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS STUCK ON THE PARK POSITION. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER IN REGARDS TO THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER RECALL THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IN RECALL BUT ON THE NOTIFICATION IT STATES 2005 - 2007 DODGE CHARGERS WHERE ON RECALL FOR THE SHIFTER INTER LOCK BEING STUCK ON THE PARK POSITION. I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS WHERE ON RECALL & THAT ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART ITS NOT ON RECALL, BUT IF MY CAR WAS IN THAT SAME TIME FRAME, HAS THE SAME PARTS & IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHERS THAT WHERE ON RECALL WHY IS MY CAR NOT ON THAT RECALL & WHY I CANNOT GET MY CAR REPAIRED? *TR

Mileage: 122,000

I BOUGHT MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER 3.5L V6 NEW IN MAY 2006. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS CAR UNTIL SUMMER OF 2009 JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, MY GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AFTER READING ABOUT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD SAME ISSUE. WAS TOLD NO, I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED SOMEWHERE AROUND $450-500. ON MONDAY I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO EXPLODE LIKE IN A CARTOON. IT WAS MAKING KNOCKING NOISES AND SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS SHOT. HOW COULD THIS BE? MY CAR HAS 67,716 MILES ON IT!!! VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR A 2006 VEHICLE. CALLED DODGE AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE PROBLEM. I READ OF MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. NO RECALL, BUT IF I CAN HAVE IT TOWED TO AN APPROVED DODGE DEALER AND GET A DIAGNOSIS FROM THEIR MECHANIC, CALL BACK. I WAS GIVEN A CLAIM # FROM DODGE HQ. I HAVE AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER GOING OUT TOMORROW MORNING TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND THE PROBLEM. I AM FURIOUS! I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 67K MILES! UPDATE FROM AUG 5, 2014 UPDATE: 8/5/14 INSURANCE TOLD ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN COMMON ISSUE WITH THE DODGE CHARGER AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE ARE NOT MANY RECYCLED ENGINES AVAILABLE OR IF THEY ARE FOUND, IT MIGHT HAVE SAME ISSUE AS MINE DID. ADJUSTER SAID THAT IT WAS A PRESSURE LEAK THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE FILTER TO EXPAND AND OIL TO LEAK. MY ENGINE IS BEYOND REPAIR! I CALLED DODGE HQ AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AFTER CHECKING MY VIN#. ALSO TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THEY TOLD ME I CAN FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. MEANWHILE I AM TAKING THE BUS. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER! *TR

Mileage: 67,700

COLUMN SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. SHIFTS INTO OTHER GEARS, BUT WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO PARK. CAR WILL ROLL IF PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED, OR SWITCH INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE RECALL IS ONLY VIN# SPECIFIC, BUT CLEARLY IT IS EFFECTING ALL 2006 CHARGERS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

2006 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, AND IT SHUDDERED, THE SUN ROOF RATTLED AND THE SIDE TRIM FELL OFF. A FORMER TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE CONDENSATION DRAIN FOR THE AIR CONDITION DRIPPED ONTO THE TRANSMISSION AND POOLED AROUND THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED A 140,000 MILES, IT BEGAN EMITTING WHITE SMOKE, TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE VALVE SEAT OF THE #3 CYLINDER HAD DROPPED OUT, SMASHING TWO LARGE HOLES ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE PISTON, THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. THERE WAS ALSO A HAIRLINE CRACK ACROSS THE APEX OF THE PISTON HOLE-TO-HOLE, THE DEBRIS HAD PUMMELED THE CYLINDER HEAD. ALSO, DEBRIS FROM THE DAMAGE HAD BEEN SUCKED BACK INTO THE INLET MANIFOLD DEPOSITING METAL CHUNKS INTO THE #1 AND #2 CYLINDERS DAMAGING THE PISTONS AND HEADS WITH SMALL CHUNKS OF METAL EMBEDDED IN THEM. *JB UPDATED 08/28/14

2 MONTHS AGO I WAS LEAVING WORK AND GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME. MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND WAS CHARGED 1500 TO REPAIR!! AFTER LEARNING OF ALL THE GO RECALLS, I'VE COME ACROSS MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME CARS WERE RECALLED AND SOME NOT, FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? I AM REQUESTING THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED AND GO TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! SOME ARE BEING TOLD IT WASN'T RECALLED DUE TO NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE??? HOW IS IT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CAN'T MOVE YOUR CAR? I COULD HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO LEAVE. FURTHERMORE, EVEN IF IT'S NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, HOW IS THE CONSUMER TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT?? PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT HAD RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT HAD RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE OVERIDE BUTTON TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,693.

Mileage: 86,693

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE OVERIDE BUTTON TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,693.

Mileage: 86,693

CAR STALLS OUT AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN AT LIGHT. CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROBLEMS RAISED CONCERNING THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER SPRING BROKE INSIDE GEARSHIFT. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NHTSA WEBSITE AND PHONE CALL REVEALED THAT 2005-2007 AVENGERS RECALLED FOR SAME EXACT ISSUE, BUT NOT CHARGERS. READ OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND AT LEAST 80% OF SAID COMPLAINTS ARE SAME EXACT ISSUE. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPENED ABOUT THIS. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR THE OWNER, AND NOT THEIR FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

CANNOT SHIFT FROM PARK HAVE TRIED SO MANY THINGS AND DOESN'T WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SO HOPEFULLY I DON'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *TR

Mileage: 94,538

MY DODGE CHARGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SOME (NOT ALL) CHARGERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. UPON SEARCHING ONLINE, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER ADDRESSED SOME CUSTOMERS VIA CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39. IT STATES THAT "SOME 2005 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEAR DODGE CHARGER, MAGNUM, AND CHRYSLER 300 EQUIPPED WITH A FLOOR SHIFTER" ARE AFFECTED. THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVEL INTERLOCK SPRING HOOK ON YOUR VEHICLE MAY BREAK. A BROKEN INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK WILL RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION." THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS TO STALL AND THE DRIVER PUT IT INTO PARK TO RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNABLE TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE. IT IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT CHRYSLER IS CHARGING $375 BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART TO ADDRESS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECOGNIZED THIS DEFECT ON SOME CHARGERS BUT WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS THE SAME YEAR AS SOME OF THE CARS IMPACTED BY THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FLAWLESS SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. IN NOV. 2013 IT STALLED WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND WAS FINE FOR 5 MILES THEN STALLED AGAIN. EVER SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR IN MONTHS DUE TO THIS AS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $2,000.00 IN MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING REPAIR MANUAL PROCEDURES VIA THE DEALER. I HAVE HAD THE PCM, REPLACED TWICE (FIRST ONE WAS DEFECTIVE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX), TCM REPLACED, BATTERY REPLACED, THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, MAP SENSOR REPLACED, ASD RELAY REPLACED AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED WITH ZERO IMPROVEMENTS. I USED TO ENJOY THIS VEHICLE AND NOW IT IS A DEATH TRAP WITH THE WAY IT IS BEHAVING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND DEALER TECHS UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THEM. *TR

Mileage: 103,354

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,119.

Mileage: 109,119

CAR WILL STALL AT IDLE OR WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE CAR WILL CUT OFF BY IT SELF AND THEN RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 82,547

WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHTS, CAR IDLES FINE. THE MOMENT THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I RELEASE THE BRAKE TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED UP TO 4 TIMES IN ONE DAY. HAPPENED ONLY ONCE TODAY 3/6/2014.

Mileage: 96,000

THIS ISN'T THE 1ST TIME THAT THE ENGINE HAS STALLED AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. MOST RECENT EPISODE HAPPENED AS I WAS PREPARING TO ENTER THE GAS STATIONS DRIVE-THRU CAR WASH...I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO ENTER THE CODE FOR THE WASH AND JUST AS I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD THE ENGINE STALLED. HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT (JUST AFTER A FUEL UP AND JUST BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE FREEWAY). ANOTHER TIME I WAS IN MOTION AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE STALLING AFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE IS WARM WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT TAKES ABOUT 3 ATTEMPTS TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 19,031

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH A 5.7 HEMI. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER PUTTING IN INTO PARK, IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. IT ALSO STALLED ONCE WHILE COASTING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AGAIN IT WAS HARD TO RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON LIKE NOTHING HAPPEN THEY REALLY NEED TO RECALL THIS AND IT A HEMI 5.7 DAYTONA. *TR

Mileage: 58,345

VEHICLE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND THEN STALLED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. ONLINE FORUMS ATTRIBUTE THE CAUSE TO A FAULTY VAPOR PURGE VALVE/EVAP CANISTER AND REQUIRES FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 35,078

WARMED UP MY CAR AS I ALWAYS DID IN THE MORNING FOR 15 MIN PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED TO THE DOWN THE STREET TO THE STOP SIGN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND MY CAR STARTED TO IDLE HARD CONTINUED DOWN THE STREET AT 35 MPH AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR STARTED TO IDLE HARD AGAIN THEN THE RED LIGHTING BOLT STARTED TO FLASH AND CAR SHUT OFF. I PUT MY CAR BACK IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR PROCEEDED FOR ANOTHER FILE MILE APPROACHED ANOTHER STOP LIGHT LIGHT AND SAME THING HARD IDLE AND SHUT OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ONE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT COULD BE THROTTLE BODY SO I HAD HIM REMOVE IT AND CLEAN IT HE ALSO REMOVED THE CABLES TO BATTERY TO RESET IT CAR WORK FINE FOR THREE DAYS NO PROBLEM THE ON THE FOURTH DAY DID AS I ALWAYS DID WARM UP CAR AND TAKE OFF CAR SHUT OFF AT FIRST STOP LIGHT. I NOTICED THAT IT DIDN'T DO IT WHILE IT WAS WARM OUT SIDE THIS MORNING WAS REALLY COLD AND SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 1,220,000

INITIALLY, AFTER REFUELING MY VEHICLE (2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH 5.7L HEMI) AT A GAS STATION, THE ENGINE WOULD HESITATE AND STUMBLE A MILE OR SO LATER, AND OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. HOWEVER, BEGINNING WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, WHENEVER I REFUEL AT THE GAS STATION, THE ENGINE WILL HESITATE AND THEN STALL.THE OBD DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE MIL OR REGISTER A DTC. THE ENGINE IS THEN HARD TO RESTART, AND ONCE RESTARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BEGIN TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY UPON PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE STALLING HAPPENS WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, WHEN STOPPED AND IDLING, AND HAS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS AS THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND MILES. I HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE PRACTICE OF REFUELING AND DRIVING STRAIGHT HOME TO PARK THE CAR OVERNIGHT, AS IT SEEMS TO DRIVE BETTER GIVEN TIME TO SIT AFTER REFUELING. *TR

Mileage: 42,354

MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. WHILE I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IT WILL SHUT OFF OR WHILE I AM WAITING FOR THE CAR TO WARM UP. WHEN I TAKE OFF THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF FOR A BRIEF SECOND. THE ENGINE STARTS UP AND THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF IT WONT GO BACK INTO GEAR AND SOME OF THE GAUGES FLASH. I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TWICE WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 92,557

MY CAR HAS STALLED 3 SEPARATE TIMES RIGHT AFTER I HAVE RE-FUELED. WHEN DRIVING AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AND ONTO THE STREET IT HAS SPUTTERED AND THEN TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. MY VEHICLE WILL CONSTANTLY TURN OFF MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE ONCE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED, I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAVING THIS HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 43,523

THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *JS

Mileage: 92,000

MY SHIFTER DOES NOT ENGAGE FULLY INTO PARK. WHILE IN PARK WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO R-N-D. YOU HAVE TO PULL SHIFTER ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT TO REMOVE KEY FROM STEERING COLUMN BUT SHIFTER WILL NOT LOCK. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE LIKE IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WAS STALLING, THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. WE STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT AND REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEY, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. IT ATTEMPTED 3-4 TIMES TO RESTART WITH NO LUCK. I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO ENDURE THE GAS CAP WAS ON AND IT WAS. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CURRENTLY PENDING INVESTIGATION. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE BUT I HAVE NOT FILLED UP THE GAS TANK SINCE EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

CAR BEGAN GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR COMING TO A STOP AND RESTARTING. NOW THROWS ENGINE LIGHTS FOR CYLINDER 3 AND CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. *TR

Mileage: 65,457

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER RETURN SPRING HOOK BROKE MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS IN PARK OVERNIGHT, WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE, ONCE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, TRIED TO TAKE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. TURNED CAR OFF, SAT FOR 5 MINUTES, STARTED CAR AGAIN, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRIED TO TAKE GEAR OUT OF PARK, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. CALLED MECHANIC AND INFORMED HIM OF THE SITUATION, MECHANIC CAME TO SEE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER SPRING HOOK WAS BROKEN, THAT'S WHY THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO 2ND VEHICLE THAT I OWN (DODGE MAGNUM) AS WELL, FOR HE'S HAD A LOT OF DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

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

Mileage: 80,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Mileage: 27,000

WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE WORK I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. I GOT A RIDE HOME AND RETURNED THE NEXT DAY AND CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THAT IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. ONE OF THE MECHANICS HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN HE STOPPED FOR FUEL. THE PART COST $7 AND THE LABOR IS $175. I FEEL I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I HAD MY INFANT GRANDKIDS WITH ME AND THAT IT HAPPENED AT WORK, SO AT LEAST I WAS NOT STRANDED SOMEWHERE ALONE. EVIDENTLY DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SAID THEY USED TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFT MECHANISM AND NOW DODGE HAS COME OUT WITH A CHEAPER PART TO FIX IT. IT EVIDENTLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE YEAR BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN ON BRAND NEW VEHICLES AS WELL AS OLDER MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK - RESEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE PRODUCTS THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM FAILS AND THE CAR BECOMES UNDRIVEABLE AS IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. TOOK APART SHIFT CONSOLE TO MANUALLY MOVE MECHANISM OUT OF PARK AND GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER CONFIRMS SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM WAS AT FAULT. CONTACTED DODGE - ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER MODELS/YEARS - THE 2006 CHARGER IS NOT "OFFICIALLY ON THE RECALL LIST", SO I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FAULTY MECHANISM REPLACEMENT OUT OF POCKET. *TR

Mileage: 172,970

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STOP. THE EVENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. OFTEN IT OCCURS AFTER FUELING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO A GARAGE FOR REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. SOMETIMES WHEN THE EVENT OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND TURN ON THE IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 45,540

MY CAR HAVE MIS FIRE CYLINDER 1 IT SHAKES WHEN IT COLD THEN AFTER A WHILE IT GOES AWAY,TRANSMISSION DRIVING BAD OUT OF NO WHERE GOING ONLY 30 MILES THE FASTEST IN MY CAR STUCK IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO STALL AND START BACK. THE MOST SCARIEST TIMES ARE ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE BEEN IN THE FAST LANE AND HAD IT HAPPENS CAR STALLS AND KICKS BACK ON. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO DODGE DEALERS AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I'M REALLY GETTING SICK OF THEM NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE SO I'M NOT GOING TO TYPE IT UP IN DETAIL. BUT THERE IS NO REASON WHY A CAR CAN STALL ITSELF AND RESTART BACK UP WITH NO TRACE IT EVER HAPPEN. IT'S DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AND INCOMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED FROM THE ENGINE OWN AND ITS SHOWING NOTHING. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT CHAPMAN DODGE CHRYSLER AND JEEP AND I GOT THE CALL TODAY SAYING ITS NOTHING SHOWING WRONG. IT SEEMS ITS ELECTRICAL BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS IT LOSES POWER AND WHEN I STARTS BACK ON IT HAS A KICK TO IT. I'M JUST ASKING FOR IT TO BE FIX BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER 5.7 HEMI I HAD JUST FILLED MY CAR WITH GAS COMPLETELY FULL UNTIL THE ONE CLICK OF THE HANDLE, REPLACED THE FUEL CAP CLOSED THE FUEL DOOR AND STARTED THE ENGINE RAN JUST FINE, I MAKE A LEFT TURN OUT OF THE GAS STATION MAKE IT ABOUT 100 FEET AND IT STALLS I LOSE ALL POWER AND IT DIES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT CONTINUED TO THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP SO I REPLACED THE PUMP AND STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUES DO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AFTER THREE DAYS I WAS TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY A BAD COIL PACK BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH ONE IT WAS THEY REPLACED ALL PLUGS AND ONE PACK IT NOW RUNS BUT NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD I LOOKED UP SIMILAR ISSUES AND KEPT COMING ACROSS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHARGERS OF THE SAME YEAR THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE DESERT ON I-10 IN ARIZONA, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CHIMED, MY RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN JUST AS SUDDENLY THEY ALL WENT RIGHT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE ENGINE JERKED US FORWARD AS THE TRANNY FIGURED OUT WHAT GEAR IT BELONGED IN. IT STARTED LIKE THAT, ONLY HAPPENING ON OCCASION. NOW, I CAN'T MAKE IT MORE THAN 1-2 MILES (LITERALLY) WITHOUT STALLING OUT OR LOSING ENGINE FIRE. IF IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M AT A LOW MPH THE CAR JUST STALLS OUT AND DIED. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, BUT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO ARE WORKING. ON THE HWY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT LURCHES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ON THE ON-RAMP, HOWEVER, IT BECOMES A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN STARTING ON A DOWNHILL RAMP WITH A BIG RIG WAILING UP BEHIND ME. I HAVE BEEN MISSED BY TRULY ONLY INCHES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR, THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT'S WRONG WITH MINE, AND I CAN'T SELL A VEHICLE THAT WON'T MAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. CAN WE PLEASE GET A FIX? ANSWERS? WASN'T IT MY TAX DOLLARS THAT BOUGHT THIS COMPANY OUT OF BANKRUPTCY? *TR

Mileage: 97,000

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

Mileage: 9,500

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

Mileage: 53,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED THIS 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T FROM A DEALERSHIP IN WOODLAND, CA IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE LOT I DROVE APPROX. 20 MILES ON MY WAY HOME THE CAR STARTED STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND IT WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND LOSE ALL POWER FOR A SPLIT SECOND (IF SOMEONE WAS RIDING MY BUMPER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT FOR SURE) AS IT LOST POWER THE RPM GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND JUMPED BACK UP AS IF THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED ITSELF, IT CHIMED EVEN AS IF I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND SEE ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MY HOMETOWN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SAID IT WAS SPARK PLUGS ETC I ENDED UP SPENDING $550 AND ITS STILL STALLING SOMETIMES UP TO 15-20 TIMES A DAY ITS VERY DANGEROUS UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP DISHING MONEY OUT TO DODGE. I SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES AS I'VE SEEN ONLINE VERY MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THERE'S NO SOLUTION AS FAR AS I CAN FIND! IM KINDA SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THIS BUT ITS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SO THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO!! ITS DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 99,818

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH THE 5.7. AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY (AND OFTEN MUCH MORE OFTEN), DURING ACCELERATION, CAR WILL GO INTO "LIMP" MODE, WHERE THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION WILL STOP PRODUCING POWER TO THE WHEELS. ENGINE LIGHT WILL "DING" AND RPM WILL DROP FROM ACCELERATION RPM DOWN TO ABOUT 2000 RPM AND CAUSE THE CAR TO HESITATE, CREATING AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGHWAY MERGING. CAR WILL COME BACK ON LINE AFTER ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS, AND RUN NORMALLY. THE MORE I PUSH THE ACCELERATION, THE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR. ALSO, CAR WILL SIMPLY STALL AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE IN IDLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO, AND REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY, AND THEY DUPLICATED THE ISSUE. THEY THOUGHT IT COULD BE A SHORT, BUT AFTER 3 HOURS LABOR (THEY COVERED THIS COST), DID NOT CORRECT IT. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS, AND ARE NEXT LOOKING INTO A TORQUE CONVERTER POSSIBILITY, AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE THROTTLE BODY. NOT SURE AT THIS TIME IF THEY WILL COME GOOD FOR THE FIX IN THE LONG TERM. THIS STALLING LOSS OF POWER AND GOING INTO "LIMP MODE" SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVELY COMMON ON THESE CARS, ACCORDING TO BLOGS AND DODGE SITES ONLINE. WHILE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND GREAT WORK WITH SO FAR, THIS SHOULD FALL ON DODGE ITSELF, NOT THE DEALER, TO MAKE GOOD FOR, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT AND DANGEROUS ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR EVERYONE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

I JUST READ AN ARTICLE ON YAHOO STATING AN INVESTIGATION IN THE 2006 DODGE CHARGER ENGINE STALLING. FOR 2 YEARS I HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS INADVERTENT BUT DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT, ALMOST LIKE YOU TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT ALMOST COST ME A WRECK ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WOULD ALSO DO IT AT IDLE SPEEDS BUT AT THAT RPM IT WOULD KILL THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. WHEN IT FINALLY GOT WORSE, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW PLUGS. I CHANGED THEM AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY CHANGED ALL 8 COILS AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. FINALLY AS A LAST RESORT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS WHOLE PROCESS COST ME ABOUT $4,000. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED DRAGGING AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, SO INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AGAIN I DECIDED TO GET RID OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I HAD SOME ISSUES WITH MY CAR STALLING AND GETTING STUCK IN GEAR, I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC TO CHANGE THE STRAINER WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE THERE AT HIS SHOP ALONG WITH SOME BODY WORK. AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK I DROVE IT MAYBE 2 DAYS BEFORE IT COMPLETELY JUST STOPPED GOING INTO GEAR. I CAN CRANK IT UP BUT THE CAR WILL NOT BUDGE. NOW TODAY 5/12/2013 MY BROTHER SHOWED ME A BUTTON THAT IS IN THE GEAR SHIFT THAT YOU CAN PUSH TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR. SO I GUESS THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BUTTON THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PUSHED THIS IN WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKES DOWN IS NO LONGER WORKING. I WAS THINKING TRANSMISSION AND THAT IS NOT MY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 82,096

TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TUNE-UP;AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON MARCH13, 2013; ON APRIL 17, 2013 THE CAR TOTALLY SHUTDOWN AS I TURNED INTO THE GAS STATION. I GOT IT STARTED, IT JERKED AS IF IT WAS CHOKING,I MANAGED TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN,JUST BEFORE I MADE IT UP TO THE SERVICE LANE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED,ALSO THAT AN UPDATED MEMORY CHIP SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN MARCH,SO THAT WAS DONE. PICKUP MY CAR ON APRIL 18, 2013 AND WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO CUTOFF. I PUT IN PARK WHILE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PRESSED ON THE GAS TO RAISE THE ENGINE;AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, IT STALLED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP,THEY INITIALLY SAID THERE WAS A COIL THAT WAS MISFIRING BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE COULD NOT DETECT IT. I PICKED MY CAR UP ON APRIL 25, 2013 ONLY TO HAVE SOMETHING ELECTRICALLY DRAINING MY BATTERY DOWN TO 4 OR 5 VOLTS EVERY OTHER DAY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TECHNICIAN SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY,ALTERNATOR NOR ANY OF ELECTRICAL PARTS. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR PRIOR TO HAVING THE ABOVE SERVICES DONE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY AFTER A NEW SOFTWARE CHIP HAS BEEN INSTALLED. PERHAPS THIS AND OTHER ISSUES NEED TO REALLY BE ADDRESSED WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 78,467

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

Mileage: 83,000

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

Mileage: 84,052

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

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 83,475

WHEN TRAVELING AT HWY. SPEED THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF AND BACK ON BY ITSELF. IF IM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT DOES IT I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND CRANK IT BACK UP BUT THEN IT TAKES A 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL GO INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM USE TO HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE IN A DAY AND THEN IT MAY BE 2 WEEKS BEFORE IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AS IT DOES THIS CONSTANT. I GOT A NEW FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES AND IT STARTED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT STARTED SMOKING I PULLED OVER . CALLED MECHANIC HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE HE LATER TOLD ME THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN . SECOND INCIDENT THERE'S A BEEPING SOUND AND ALL MY GAUGES KEEPING GOING CRAZY ON ME .THIRD INCIDENT THAT PINK PIECE INSIDE THE GEAR SHIFT ACTUAL WAS STUCK AND CAME LOSE SO IT WAS REMOVED AND THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE PLACED IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES HAD TO BE UTILIZED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A BRACKET TO ENSURE THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT WAS RETAINED IN THE PROPER POSITION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,038 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,040.

Mileage: 158,038

WENT TO THE STORE AND GOT INTO THE CAR AND THE GEAR SHIFT WANT COME OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE CHARGERS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

APRIL 6TH 2011:AFTER LEAVING WORK & GETTING INTO MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER SXT,WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT,I STARTED THE VEHICLE & STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE THE SHIFTER,UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE,EVEN DOING THE BYPASS METHOD AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL,IT STILL WOULD NOT ENGAGE,FINALLY I CALLED ROAD SIDE SERVICE & HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DODGE DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS WORKING OUT OF STATE @ THE TIME,STAYING IN A MOTEL SO THIS ADDED EXPENSE REALLY STRETCHED MY BUDGET:$461.04 OUT OF POCKET!! *TR

THE SHIFTER SELECTOR IS STUCK IN THE "PARK" POSITION. A SMALL PLASTIC PART BREAKS UNDERNEATH THE SHIFT SELECTOR CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHRYSLER 300, DODGE MAGNUM, AND CHARGER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ONLY ON SOME 2005-2007 MODELS. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ALL OF THESE CARS YET WHY IS ONLY SOME VINS COVERED? THERE IS VARIOUS AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS MADE OF METAL AS THE ORIGINAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN SINCE IT IS A VITAL COMPONENT. THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN MADE OF WEEK MATERIAL. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, BUT DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER THE SHIFTER STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PICK UP SOMETHING THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE FLOOR AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. THE WHEN I STARTED TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. I WAS OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALONE AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR EVEN LEAVE PARK. SINCE IT WAS SUNDAY AND DODGE DEALERS ARE CLOSED. ITS HOT OUTSIDE SO I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE THAT WORKS ON AUTOMOBILES. THEY CAME OUT AND FOUND THAT THE SAFETY NEUTRAL SWITCH WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC PARTS MAINLY WAS BROKEN/NO LONGER WORKING. I NEEDED TO MOVE MY CAR, SO HE TOOK ALL THESE PIECES OUT OF THE SHIFTER SO THAT I COULD DRIVE THE CAR HOME, AND TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED. THE CAR WAS IN PARK I KNOW, BUT I COULDN'T BEEN IN A PLACE THAT I NEEDED TO RELY ON MY CAR MOVING FOR MY SAFETY OR MY LITTLE GIRLS SAFETY AND IT GIVE NO WARNING. THIS THING JUST LOCKED INTO PARK, AND YOU ARE STUCK WHERE EVER IT MAY BE, A SAFE PLACE OR UNSAFE PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I GOT OFF WORK STARTED CAR PUT ON SEAT BELT. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRIED TO MOVE GEAR SHIFT IT WOULDNT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVER BROKE, CAUSING THE GEAR SHIFT TO BE LOCKED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE, AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE GEARSHIFT (LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE) WAS LOCKED IN PLACE, DESPITE THE VEHICLE STARTING UP AND THE ENGINE RUNNING PROPERLY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PINK, PLASTIC "TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK" WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE MY CAR IS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED ON OVER 23,000 CHARGERS, CHRYSLER 300S AND MAGNUMS FROM THE YEARS 2005-2007, AND THAT THIS SPECIFIC PART IS THE ONE THAT FAILED ON THE VEHICLE, I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR AND VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THAT EXPENSES INCURRED FIXING THIS PART SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE FELT THE VEHICLE DECELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY AS THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERNAL SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000....UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF UPDATED 07/19/12

Mileage: 151,000

WIFE WAS TRYING TO GO TO WORK, STARTED THE CAR NO PROBLEMS, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I DID A INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT WAS PROBABLY "THE PINK THINGY" PARK LOCKOUT, WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER ESPECIALLY YEARS 2005-2007. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM IT WAS THE PINK THING. THE SERVICE REP LOOKED AT ME AND SAID "OH! YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT." INFORMED ME IT IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD TO PAY $112.00 TO GET IT FIXED WITH ANOTHER PART MADE OUT OF THE SAME CHEAP PLASTIC. IT IS INEXCUSABLE FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE, AND CHRYSLER NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP PEOPLE OUT. HAS TURNED ME OFF ON BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE SINCE THEY DO NOT SEEM TO WANT TO HELP OUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 46,820

STARTED THE CAR, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PROCEEDED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. MY GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, FORCE AND EFFORT. CALLED AAA AND WHEN THE AAA DRIVER CAME I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT MY GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE DRIVER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE GETS OVER 100 CALLS A WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER REMOVED THE TOP OFF OF MY GEAR CASE AND SHOWED ME HOW TO RELEASE THE CABLE TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO COME OUT OF PARK. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY CAR'S VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. IT IS AN INSULT AND DEPRESSING THAT SUCH AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER ONLY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VEHICLES ARE RECOGNIZED AS BEING UNDER THE RECALL. THIS HAS TO BE CHANGED. WHAT DO CUSTOMERS HAVE TO DO TO GET CUSTOMER SATISFACTION? CUSTOMERS ARE THE ONES SUPPORTING AND BUYING CHRYSLER CARS. MAKES YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE AND VOW NOT TO BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER CAR AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 46,235

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.

Mileage: 66,000

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

Mileage: 78,900

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

Mileage: 57,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, BUT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CLIP FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 100,000

GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT IN PARK WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK COULD NOT PUT IT IN GEAR, 2007 AND 2008 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT PROBLEM AND SERVICE HAS BEEN ACCOMMODATED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHEN ENGAGED IN PARK, WILL NOT DISENGAGE, EVEN WITH USE OF EMERGENCY RELEASE DETENT. WILL ONLY RELEASE WITH USE OF HIDDEN RELEASE AT FRONT OF SHIFTER, AND IF REENGAGED INTO PARK, WILL REOCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 101,001

VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK DUE TO FAILED SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM. SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILS DUE TO A 1/8 INCH TAB BREAKING OFF AND RELEASING THE SPRING NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE STILL STARTS BUT WILL NOT MOVE. THIS PROBLEM WILL MAKE IT APPEAR THIS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SEVERAL DODGE CHARGER(S) AND CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLES. EXAMPLES CAN BE FOUND ON WWW.YOUTUBE.COM. RECOMMEND FAILED MECHANISM BE REPLACED BY PART : DORMAN 924-706. MAN PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REPAIRS FOR THIS ITEM, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURES RECALL. THANK YOU. HAPPY HOLIDAYS *TR

RECENTLY I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY CHARGER. UPON ENTERING A HIGH WAY AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER UPON ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL BUT THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO NEAR ZERO, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER LIGHT FLASHED BRIEFLY AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT WITH THE CARS BEHIND ME AND THE ONES I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY WITH. THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN STARTED AGAIN AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT INVESTIGATED AND FOUND IT TO BE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE QUITE EXPENSIVE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON A FORUM THAT I BELONG TO AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF THIS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND SIMPLY PUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE. THERE ARE MANY DEFECTS ON THIS YEAR OF CHARGER AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAS EVER BEEN COVERED, AT LEAST THE ONES THAT I HAVE. I CONSIDER THIS LATEST INCIDENT TO BE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND HOPE THAT IT GETS INVESTIGATED. AS FOR ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, NEVER AGAIN IN MY LIFETIME. I RELY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WORK AND THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE HAS TO START CHECKING OFF ACCIDENT AND DEATH WHEN SUBMITTING A FORM. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE MOVED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFT COVER TO UNLOCK THE GEAR SHIFT. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SHIFT GEAR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,698.

Mileage: 53,698

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS SLIGHTLY MOVED INTO A DIFFERENT POSITION IN ORDER FOR THE GEAR TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HER TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,839.

Mileage: 105,839

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, THE CONTACT ADJUSTED SOME OF THE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 ( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 11/16/11

Mileage: 103,000

THE COLUMN SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE STARTED FINE, HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I NOTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 DODGE CHARGER FOR POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE COLUMN SHIFT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I WAS INFORMED BY DODGE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS THE RECALL. *TR

THE COLUMN SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE STARTED FINE, HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I NOTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 DODGE CHARGER FOR POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE COLUMN SHIFT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I WAS INFORMED BY DODGE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED NY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER BECAME LOCKED INTO PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE GEAR BOX IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,800.

Mileage: 92,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A PINK PLASTIC TAB LOCATED IN THE GEAR SHIFTER COMPARTMENT HAD FRACTURED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 .

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS WORKING PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS EXCESSIVELY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVEL WAS FRACTURED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 ( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,227.

Mileage: 68,227

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,700.

Mileage: 110,700

2006 CHARGER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CALLED AAA, THEY SAID THEY'VE HAD MANY SIMULAR CALLS ABOUT DODGE CHARGERS. TOW COMPANY DRIVER SAID HE'S HAD SEVERAL CALLS ABOUT THIS AND KNEW HOW TO TEMPORARLY GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. DODGE DEALER SAID THAT I HAD TO GET THE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $500 & $600. FOUND A REPAIRMAN THAT REPLACED ONLY THE BROKEN PART. IT WAS THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK THAT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE AFTER-MARKET PART HE REPLACED WITH WAS MADE OF METAL. IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY IT WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART. WHY DOESN'T DODGE DO A RECALL ON THIS?

Mileage: 16,539

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SHIFT LEVER CLIP BROKE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

OWN 2 CHARGERS AND BOTH OF THEM HAD THE SAME SHIFTER PROBLEM. UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SHIFTERS MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 42 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A SHIFTER PROBLEM. DODGE SHOULD REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS SINCE IT IS AA COMMON PROBLEM TO ALL 2006 CHARGERS. *TR

Mileage: 49,086

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM THAT POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,500.

Mileage: 87,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN ACCOMPANYING WARNING CHIME. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER LINKAGE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,874.

Mileage: 74,874

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE RELEASE MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN IN NUMBER: 06V149000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT), WERE RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000, POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 72,964. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE DEALER FOUND THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY CAME APART INTERNALLY. UPDATED 02/03/12

Mileage: 72,964

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER 13 SEPARATE TIMES FOR ISSUES. THEY WERE NEVER RESOLVED FULLY. THE DEALER ACTUALLY BROKE THE WINDOW CONTROLS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN FRONT OF ME, AND TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS ALREADY LIKE THAT.... LUCKILY, HE WAS SEEN, AND WAS DEALT WITH. THE NEWEST ISSUE, WHICH I SEE VIA ONLINE RESEARCH A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING IS THE SHIFT KIT. THE PARK LOCK MECHANISM BROKE, AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. WE'VE REMOVED THE CONSOLE, AND EVERY DAY, I HAVE TO PUSH THE BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC DOWN IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. THE DEALER WANTS $450 TO FIX THIS, AND I WILL NOT PAY IT. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THE PIECE THAT BROKE IS A PATHETIC BRIGHT PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS AS CHEAP AS A TOY FROM THE DOLLAR STORE, AND I AM NOT EXAGGERATING. IT'S PATHETIC. IT'S UNSAFE, IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. ASAP. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NO ONE HAS ISSUED A RECALL OR SAFETY CALL ON THIS. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERY REPUTABLE WEBSITES THAT SELL THE CHEAP PIECE THAT'S BROKEN BECAUSE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS BROKEN. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE. FUNNY'THE PIECE I'M REFERRING TO COSTS $49.99 TO REPLACE, AND IS MADE OUT OF METAL. DODGE REPLACES IT WITH THE SAME PLASTIC, WHICH BREAKS A YEAR LATER. AND, THEY CHARGE $450 TO DO IT, AS THEY REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFT KIT. SAD. I'VE CONTACTED THE WEBSITE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY PROVIDED A LOT OF HELP. DODGE; NONE. *TR

Mileage: 41,462

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,682 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,683.

Mileage: 69,682

2006 CHARGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. APPARENT INTERLOCK FAILURE, RESULTING IN BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH FOUND THAT CHRYSLER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39, WHICH ONLY COVERED CERTAIN VEHICLES. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY BROAD DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 72,689

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER AND THE ROCKER ARM BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER GOT STUCK IN PARK POSITION. I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $500 (NOT TO MENTION TOWING EXPENSE). NOW I'M LOOKING AT THIS SITE AND SEE MANY, MANY OTHER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL??? *TR

Mileage: 85,596

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER (HEMI)THE CAR WONT' SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CAN CRANK IT AND ALL BUT WHEN I GO TO MOVE IT INTO GEAR . NOTHING . IT'S STUCK. IF THIS HAPPENS REALLY OFTEN AND THE CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC IS AN ISSUE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL AND TO MAKE A BETTER STRONGER PROPER PART OTHER THAN A PLASTIC MILK TOP PIECE THAT CAN KEEP A 20,000 DOLLAR CAR FROM FUNCTIONING. PLEASE HELP. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE TO ME AT $370 THE FIRST TIME AND $150 THE SECOND TIME . THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DARN SURE COSTLY FOR THE SAME PART. PARTS REPLACED WAS A SIMPLE PINK PLASTIC. WELL I BE D....(DARN). ;-( I AM SOOOOO NOT HAPPY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

APPROXIMATELY AROUND MAY 2010 THE VEHICLE BEGAN RANDOMLY STALLING. WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN IT WAS VERY INFREQUENT, ABOUT ONCE EVERY 25 DAYS, BUT IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND WORSE. IT IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE IT WILL STALL EVERY 5 TO 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING/APPROACHING A STOP OR STOPPED OR WHEN DOING LOW SPEED MANEUVERING. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AS WELL. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT STALLS. THE VEHICLE WILL GENERALLY RESTART WITHOUT MUCH PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE SYMPTOMS DESCIBED INVOLVING THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO (NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #EA05018 AND INVESTIGATION #PE05027).

Mileage: 55,000

2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DESCRIBED IN THE MANUEL DOES NOT WORK TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SO COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS.

Mileage: 88,000

2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS DRIVING FINE YESTERDAY, PARKED THE CAR, NEXT MORNING WENT TO START CAR AND STARTED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. TOWED CAR TO DEALER AND FOUND SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAD A BROKEN PART - FOR A PART TO BREAK WHILE BEING PARKED AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THE DODGE CHARGER, WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS BREAKS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING? BIG SAFETY ISSUE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE R/T DAYTONA CHARGER. IT HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS GIVEN ME VERY FEW PROBLEMS . I TRIED TO PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I TRIED VARIOUS THINGS AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND BY THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. (SHIFTER REPLACEMENT). EVERYONE I HAVE DELT WITH SEEMS TO KNOW OF THESE PROBLEMS AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 2005 AND NEWER DODGE VEHICLES WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND A FLOOR SHIFTER. I WONDER WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. COULD IT BE THAT THEY CHARGE OVER $300 TO PERFORM A 45 MINUTE JOB TO REPLACE A $60 PART? *TR

Mileage: 48,000

2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL DOES NOT WORK TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SO COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR

Mileage: 47,555

2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AS DESCRIBED IN MANUAL. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR

Mileage: 47,555

2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED IN TO, AS WE THE CONSUMER ARE PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT DODGE OBVIOUSLY KNOWS IS A TRENDING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 84,275

VEHICLE SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. DRIVER STRANDED ON RURAL SECONDARY ROAD AT NIGHT. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE TO ME. UPON RESEARCHING THE MATTER FURTHER, THIS PROBLEM IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME SHIFTER AND HAS OCCURRED THOUSANDS OF TIMES. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR $312.00. HAVE POSSESSION OF OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

A PLASTIC PART INSIDE THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE OFF AND THEN COULD NOT MOVE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

NO PROBLEMS UP TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. I HAVE 42,000 MILES ON DODGE CHARGER. WHEN I GOT IN CAR TWO DAYS AGO, THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, I DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, SHE TOLD ME THAT THS GEAR SHIFTER HAD SEIZED AND WHAT THE PRICE WAS TO FIX IT. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, THERE WERE SO MANY HITS, I KNEW IT HAD TO BE A RECALL ITEM BUT IT IS NOT. ALSO, THE TOW SERVICE SAID HE WAS CERTAIN THERE WAS A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CHARGERS HE PICKS UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM BUT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES, IT APPEARS THERE SHOULD BE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. *TR

Mileage: 42,300

THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES. IT WAS IN REGULAR USE AS A POLICE CAR. THE ENGINE STALLS OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR A POLICE OFFICER DRIVING AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST SIX TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THERE WAS A LEVER IN THE SHIFTER BOX THAT POTENTIALLY FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CHARGER 2006 MODEL THERE ARE VAST NUMBER OF CHARGERS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER ON THE FLOOR BEING STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT RELEASE IT HAS BEEN A KNOWN FACT OF DODGE CARS ARE BEING BROUGHT IN DAILY TO LANDMARK DODGE IN GEORGIA AND NOBODY HAS INDICATED TO THE TOP THAT ITS A PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,186

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGE KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THE PINK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK EITHER, I HAVE TO SLIDE A STEEL WIRE ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GIVE. THERE ARE A MILLION FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS BASED OFF OF THIS EXACT ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? MAYBE NOT BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX THE ISSUE SO I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I GET INTO MY CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS NEED TO GO UP BEFORE THEY MAKE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THEY HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER AND ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX IT. THE EMPLOYEES AT THE TOWING COMPANY ALSO ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. IN RESEARCHING IT, I FOUND IT IS A FLIMSY PINK PIECE CALLED THE PARK LOCK OUT MECHANISM, WHICH COSTS $49.99 TO REPLACE. IF THERE HAVE BEEN THIS MANY ISSUES, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE STUCK A PEN IN THE SHAFT AND MOVED THE WIRE OVER, THE SHIFT WOULD RELEASE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,500. UPDATED 10/27/10.*LJ

Mileage: 24,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. IN APRIL 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION . THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER BUT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT OFF SUDDENLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. A ENGINEER SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND TRANSMISSION SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,567.

Mileage: 52,000

THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM ENTERING AN EXPRESS-WAY FOR EXAMPLE OR PASSING ANOTHER CAR, AND CONSEQUENTLY HAVING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, BUT THEN IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, SAY, TO SLOW DOWN OR STEP ON THE BREAKS, THE CAR WILL STALL, AND THIS IS EVERY TIME. I AM NOT TALKING HERE OF A SUITUATION OF "RED-LINING", JUST EVERY-DAY NORMAL DRIVING. IF I AM ACCELERATING, SAY IN THE 3000 RPM RANGE, AND THEN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE CAR WILL JERK AND BASICALLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE FROM THE ENGINE SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WILL STILL BE RUNNING AND EVERY THING ELSE WILL BE OK, EXCEPT ACCELERATING. USUALLY, WHEN I GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR, I LET THE CAR COAST UNTIL THE SPEED IS SOMEWHERE ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL RE-ENGAGE AND I CAN PROCEED. THE PROBLEM I AM DESCRIBING HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE SERVICE REP AT A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HE OF CAUSE DOWN-PLAYS THE PROBLEM, BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ANOTHER CAR WILL SLAMS INTO MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE MY CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY EXPECIALLY A PORTION OF THE ROAD THAT MAY NOT HAVE A PULL-OFF SHOLDER. I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. I KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS AND I CAN SAY WITH SOME DEGREE OF CERTAINTLY THAT MY CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO CEASE REAPONDING SIMPLY BECAUSE A DRIVER TAKES THEIR FOOT OFF THE GAS IN THE MIST OF A HARD ACCELERATION. *CN

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING IN THE FALL OF 2008, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SLOWED DOWN WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, HE TRIED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT YET THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND; INSTEAD THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE STOPPED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. HE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD GO N O FASTER THAN 10 MPH. UPDATED 09/02/10

Mileage: 30,000

DODGE CHARGER. ROTOR/BRAKE TROUBLE. SQUEAKING DURING 5-15MPH, AND VIOLENT VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN STOPPING DURING 30+MPH. *TR

Mileage: 600

BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP X3. VEHICLE ALMOST SKIDDED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE @ 40MPH. AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY DEALERSHIP & REPAIR SHOP, NOTHING WRONG. REPAIR SHOP DID NOTE BRAKE SQUEAK AND VEHICLE SHAKING EVEN AT LOW MPH DURING TEST DRIVE- HE HAD JUST PUT NEW ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS LESS THAN 3MNTHS AGO! VEHICLE ALSO HAS A NOTICEABLE 'KICK' OR 'JARRING' WHEN DRIVING- EVEN AT 5-10MPH IN PARKING LOT WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT EVEN PRESSED. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ESPECIALLY W/MY CHILD. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND AS A SINGLE MOTHER AND EDUCATOR -SAFETY, SECURITY, AND RELIABILITY IS IMPORTANT. *TR

WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WHICH DIDNT ALLOW THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 102724. BML

Mileage: 102,724

PLEASE HELP ME PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES THAT WILL RESULT FROM CHRYSLER'S REFUSAL TO ADDRESS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RECENTLY MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER BEGAN STALLING, NUMEROUS TIME, WITH THE STEERING LOCKING SOMETIMES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS SITUATION FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. MY CAR'S BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS A MYSTERY TO THE TECHNICIANS. THEY'VE CHANGED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WITH NO CHANGE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY REGISTER 'LOST COMM WITH THE PCM' DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. AT TIMES THE CAR PERFORMS FLAWLESS, AND OTHER TIMES IT STALLS AND WON'T RESTART SOMETIMES FOR DAYS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CHARGERS, OLD AND NEW, AND ONE THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS SUFFER. A CHRYSLER REP TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF A STALL PROBLEM, BUT SAID THAT SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO UNLESS THE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR EXPENSIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL DIAGNOSES. WHY IS IT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO FIND A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD KILL MOTORISTS? WHEN DO THEY INTEND TO ADDRESS IT? AFTER A FAMILY IS WIPED OUT? THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. AND A PREVENTABLE ONE IF WE CAN CONVINCE CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND AFFECT A RECALL TO FIX IT. CHRYSLER'S DISREGARD FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER AT THE VERY LEAST, AND TOWARD THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AT MOST, IS ALARMING. I CANNOT FATHOM HOW AN AMERICAN CORPORATION THESE DAYS CAN SO BRASHLY TURN A BLIND EYE TO A KNOWN AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE COVERUP MIGHT BE A STRONG WORD TO APPLY THIS EARLY IN THE GAME, LETS NOT LET IT GET TO THAT POINT. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, AND KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHARGER R/T WITH APPROX 80K MILES. I WENT INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. I ASKED IF IT WAS SERIOUS AND THE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT HAPPENS "ALL THE TIME" ON CHARGERS LIKE MINE. WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS THAT THERE IS NO DIPSTICK TO MONITOR YOUR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. IT SEEMS A LITTLE ODD THAT A SEAL WOULD WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

REPEATED ISSUES WITH 2006 DODGE CHARGER. VIBRATION IN FRONT END CAUSES RIPPLING DAMAGE TO TIRES, REQUIRING NEW TIRES 3 X IN 40,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS ITS NOT AN ISSUE, BUT TIRE STORES SAY THEY SEE A LOT OF DODGE CHARGERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DODGE DEALER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM IS NOT CONSUMER CAUSED. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY STATE HIGHWAY PATROL CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT AND STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 2 OF MY OTHER PARTNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY AND THEY HAD THE RECALL FIXED THE NEXT DAY. MY OTHER 2 PARTNERS WENT TO THIS DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY AND HAD THE RECALL FIXED QUICKLY ALSO. THIS LOCAL DEALERSHIP ALSO HAS NOT PERFORMED 1 OTHER BULLETIN ON THIS SAME PATROL CAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE ITEM BEING FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP IN ANOTHER STATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER, PURCHASED IN CLEVELAND OH IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005. I HAD ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE STARTING IN THE BEGINNING OF 2006. I INITIALLY NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AND THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2006 O FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLIP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN ANOTHER ISSUE, THAT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED, BEGAN TO EMERGE IN EARLY 2007. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RUMBLE AS IF WAS PREPARING TO SHUT OFF, USUALLY WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP. ADDITIONALLY, MY VEHICLE WOULD AT TIMES SEEM TO BE STUCK IN IDLE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP 5 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TWICE THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. TWO OTHER TIMES I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO BRAKE ISSUES AND THAT MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY, MEANING A SERVICE CHARGE EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN, AND ONCE AGAIN THE ISSUE HAS GONE TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO TAKE IT ONE MORE TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE ON THIS ISSUE, ONCE IN 2007 AND AGAIN RECENTLY, TO NO RESOLVE. I HAVE TALKED TO ONE OTHER CHARGER (2007)OWNER WHO INDICATED THEY HAVE A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE ISSUE ONLY OCCURS PERIODICALLY, BUT PREVENTS ME FROM TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES IN MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. I FEEL AS MY LAST OPTION IS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

06 DODGE CHARGER WITH 33,000 MILES. CAR HAS BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL BEGIN BLINKING WHILE ALMOST STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR FULLY STOPPED. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN RESTART TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS CAN POSSIBLE BE SAFE FOR MY PASSENGERS(3 & 7 YR OLD), MYSELF OR OTHER CARS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES SINCE MAY 2008. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR, FLASHED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (SAYING LOST COMMUNICATION WITH STEERING CONTROL MODULE), AND ON JULY 29TH REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. HAD CAR BACK A FEW DAYS AND BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ACCELERATOR WORKED & I MOVED ABOUT 10 FEET. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY/ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS AROUND ME THIS TIME. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANT(NOT BLINKING), WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER & OVER BY THE DEALERSHIP IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 2 MILES HOME. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON AUG 4, 2008. WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT THERE IS A TSB & THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. BUT TO PICK IT UP UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD AN EVAPORATION LEAK. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ESP/BAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A MULTI-CYLINDER MISFIRE AT CYLINDERS 2-4. UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

Mileage: 31,876

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER V6 3.5L HO, FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW AND IN THAT TIME THE CAR HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERS CAN'T FIX OR EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WOULD GO TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD CRANK UP, TURN OVER THEN CUT BACK OFF. IT WOULD DO THAT ABOUT THREE TIMES BEFORE STARTING AFTER I TURN THE RADIO OFF. IT HAS ALSO HAD ABOUT A 30 SECOND PAUSE WHEN STARTING THE CAR, IN WHICH THERE WOULD BE NO ENGINE CRANKING, NO NOISE... JUST THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND NOTHING ELSE. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY THREE TIMES BEFORE I GOT IT TO START. THE ABSOLUTE WORST IS THE CAR IDLES DOWN LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED IN EVERYDAY TRAFFIC NOT TO MENTION THE PREVIOUS 2 I STATED BEFORE, HAPPENS IN SPURTS. ITS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER WAS RETURNING "NO CODES" SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY HAVE TESTED THE BATTERY, IGNITION AND THEY WERE ALL FINE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

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

Mileage: 24,998

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

Mileage: 24,998

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 47,000

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

Mileage: 62,200

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

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ROLLED FROM THE DRIVEWAY INTO A DITCH, CAUSING $1500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE HAND BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ON EACH OCCASION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE GROUND WAS WET FROM MELTING SNOW AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,155 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

Mileage: 8,000

SQUEAKY BRAKES, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *JB

WELL YESTERDAY EVENING. I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE CAR WAS JUST REVVING WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. IF THERE WERE ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC I COULD OFF GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR HARD, DEFINITELY DON'T RACE. WHY WOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN LIKE THIS? IT IS PRETTY MUCH A BRAND NEW CAR WHICH I KEEP UP THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I'VE READ A FEW DIFFERENT FORUMS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR OR HESITATING TO GO INTO GEAR. SO THIS ISN'T JUST A ONE TIME THING. I LOST SOME OF THE PRIDE IN HAVING THIS CERTAIN VEHICLE. FROM MY KNOWLEDGE THE SAME TRANSMISSION WERE OFFERED IN THE OLDER E CLASS MERCEDES BENZ AND THEY TOO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 17,990

PURCHASED JULY 14, 2006. IT RAN GREAT WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL JULY 26. I WENT TO TAKE A LEFT OUT OF MY COMPANY'S PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND WOULD ACCELERATE FAST. I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GAVE IT SOME GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO GO AGAIN WHEN THE TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR AND IT SPUTTERED MORE UNTIL I GAVE IT A LOT OF GAS AND THEN IT DROVE FINE. I THOUGH IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT SO I DROVE IT HOME. THAT NIGHT MY WIFE, SON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MALL. UPON LEAVING THE MALL IT DID IT AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS STILL OPEN AND CLOSE BY SO I DROVE IT DIRECTLY THERE. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER TO DRIVE WHILE THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. ON AUGUST 9, THEY GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. THAT NIGHT IT DID IT AGAIN, EXCEPT THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IS SAT FOR 37 DAYS WHILE THEY TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL THE OXYGEN SENSORS, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, THE WIRING HARNESSES AND I AM SURE THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS. THEY TEST DROVE IT FOR 9 KEY CYCLES AND 250 MILES AND WERE 98% CONFIDENT THEY FIXED IT SO I GOT THE CAR BACK ON SEPTEMBER 15. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED AND I WAS 50 MILES FROM HOME AND THIS TIME THE IDLING OF THE CAR WAS SO ROUGH THAT THE CAR WAS VISIBLY SHAKING. I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOW ME HOME AND SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT OPEN AND WOULD NOT BE UNTIL MONDAY. MONDAY MORNING I STARTED THE CAR UP AND LET IT IDLE 5 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING. WHEN I GOT IN, IT WAS IDLING ROUGH AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I SHUT IT DOWN, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IT IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WILL STAY BECAUSE I AM NOT TAKING IT BACK. I HAVE REQUESTED VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FROM CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP. NOW HERE I AM 5 DAYS LATER AND THERE IS STILL NO ANSWER AS TO WHEN I WILL GET A NEW VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 1,100

I AM ABOUT TO FILE A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT BECAUSE DODGE HAS BEEN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED MY VEHICLE, A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T, SINCE DAY FOUR OF MY OWNERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 68 DAYS AND OF THOSE, I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE FUNCTIONING CAR FOR 19 DAYS. THEY HAVE FIXED A NUMBER OF MINOR ISSUES AND NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIX OR DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX AT THIS TIME, SOME MINOR ISSUES INCLUDING THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS (WHICH THEY SAY THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE". THE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT ARE OCCURRING WHEN IT IDLES, WHEN IT ACCELERATES AND WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE SUSPENSION AND POSSIBLY BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. OF THOSE 68 DAYS, THEY HAVE COME TO PICK UP MY CAR ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO TRY AND FIX IT, THE LAST TIME (WHICH CONTINUES CURRENTLY) THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR FOUR WEEKS. I HAPPEN TO KNOW (UPON RESEARCHING AFTER THE PROLONGED PERIOD THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR) THAT TSB'S OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EVERY PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING WITH MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS (ONE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC) THAT HAVE WITNESSED THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE LEGALLY FOR GETTING SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION. *JB

Mileage: 100