Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal. She immediately heard a beeping noise followed by excessive hesitation. In addition, there was an extremely low power response during acceleration. The failures occurred without warning. The vehicle resumed normal operation and was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on five separate occasions for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. The failure mileage was 23,723 and current mileage was 39,000. Updated 06/09/09. *lj the consumer stated while driving, the vehicle would shut off for no apparent reason. All of the gauges on the dashboard would just drop. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer on several occassions, but to no avail. No error codes displayed on the computer. There was no check engine light. Updated 06/11/09.
2006 Dodge Charger electrical complaints
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An accident and or death waiting to happen. May 8, 2009. I am a mother with a now 1 yr. Old child who travels 80% of the time in the back seat of my 2006 charger r/t with hemi 5.7l which now has 40,000 miles. Since feb 2008 being 8 mths pregnant at the time with car having 23,723 miles I have repeatedly gone to potakin planet dodge in miami, fl complaining about an inconsistent problem with the car. It will shut off for no apparent reason at a red light (no warning lights before or after) it will shut off in the parking lot at 10-20 MPH (no warning lights before or after) but the biggest fear is what I have experienced 2 times so far with the baby in the back seat! First time I was traveling 35 MPH on the street and the 2 time I was traveling 65 MPH on the highway and out of the blue the car stalls as if getting ready to shut off, you look at the dash and all gauges are beginning to drop, I step on the gas and the car has some trouble remembering what it should be doing (driving on the highway) and then proceeds as if nothing ever happened. The service dept. Can not tell me why the car does this. The "16 point inspection" states the car is fine. No error codes come up. No "check engine" light either. This car is all I have to move around in for my girls and myself. I am in sooooo much shock to read all the complaints on the federal safety agency website regarding this same problem and dodge does nothing. If something where to happen to my family or myself because of this malfunction that dodge is aware of and is doing nothing it is now noted here that I have been turning for over a year to resolve my issue just like everyone else with the same problem. Stalling for no apparent reason. Please. Lets avoid an accident and or death waiting to happen! ! ! Signed a desperate mother.
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.
I have taken my car to the dealership 5 times to have issues fixed. Each time I got the car back, it was worse. I had 13 issues originally with the car. I ended up suing, and got a very small settlement- dodge refused to cooperate. I still have each and every problem, and do not know what else to do. My car dies while in reverse, the brakes malfunction constantly, the window panel remains broken due to their inept work, the radio cuts off, the dash lights die @ night, etc. I would truly appreciate it if someone could actually help me. I do not know what else to do. I love my car dearly, but something needs to be done. The date I put as date of incident is when this all started.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. While test driving the vehicle, the contact noticed that one of the headlights was out. The dealer replaced the failed headlight. She later discovered that the turn signals were also inoperable. An independent mechanic found burned wires in the fuse box and electrical failure. No repairs were made at that time. On a separate occasion, the vehicle stalled and was towed to a dealer. The dealer stated that the wiring harness was defective and needed to be replaced at an estimated cost of $500. The failure mileage was 31,000 and current mileage was 32,000.
The alarm system failure. The car would not start. So I had to contact aaa and send a tow truck out. Soon as the towtruck driver came out he sd it is the alarm system, even before we told him the problem. He sd that he have had a few dodge chargers towed with the same problem. So nw I have to see if dodge will fix it . But the problem is that I bought it used,and it is over 50k miles. So I have to find out if dodge will check it out for free and fix the problem or do I have to take it back to the dealership where I bought it from which was not a dodge dealership.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. The contact stated that all of the components related to the instrument panel, such as the air conditioner, steering column controls, and phone system worked intermittently. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure; however, they replaced the steering column switch, clock spring, wiring harness, head unit, amplifier, and radio. The contact stated that the failure worsened after the replacements. The manufacturer stated that they would replace the vehicle in july of 2007. As of november 13, 2007, the manufacturer had not replaced the vehicle. The failure mileage was 2,000 and current mileage was 7,700.
The 20'06 dodge charger had less than 32,000 miles on it, and while driving one day I stepped on the accelerator to merge onto interstate 5 during rush hour traffic and the car stalled. Momentarily, the check engine light came on, I stepped on the gas and it did it again and then it resumed power. I took vehicle to the dealer, and they said they couldn't find anything wrong, but on the paper work it stated that the cause was a software issue , 108 inspect and flash PCM to latest software version. I took it home, and it has done it 5 more times , 3 times in one afternoon. I have taken it to the dealer twice for the same stalling problem, and they told me that they have done all the they could. We have refraimed from driving the 1994 vehicle because we no longer felt safe driving it.
While waiting at a red light yesterday afternoon, the car simply died while in drive for no apparent reason. Once I got it re-started, the transmission violently shifted into drive from park. Unable to duplicate since then.
Vehicle stalls without warning and has not been able to be repaired or " duplicated" what will it take to fix this problem? A serious traffic accident? I don't think so.
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.
Car stalls. Usually when coming to a stop but has stopped while driving on ta two lane highway in 120 degree weather. Almost got rear ended.
The car stops without warning while driving. No power to the gas pedal while the dashboard lights up with all warning lights. This has happened 3 times, once while driving on the highway. After 2nd time in shop within 2 weeks of buying car, the power control module was replaced. Daimler chrysler assured me it would never happen again. It did and I am filing under the lemon law for a new car. The car was in the shop for 17 days out of the first 30 I owned it. It is going in again.
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.
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