Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. While stopped with his foot on the brake pedal, the contact heard a loud whining noise. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer stated that the vehicle was performing as it should. The failure continued intermittently when the vehicle was operated for 20 minutes or more. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was informed that a new motor was needed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 1,200 and the current mileage was approximately 43,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2006 Dodge Charger engine complaints
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My 2006 dodge charger r/t experienced an overheating engine. After my mechanic performed many tests, he found out the A/C fan had numerous defects. The A/C fan broke apart, causing the engine cooling fan to also fail - resulting my vehicle overheating. This faulty A/C fan is apparently a known issue but not important enough for a recall. Thankfully, I was in town and not on the road because my engine temp spiked to red when the fans failed. My mechanic suggests I replace the fan periodically, to keep from having it continue to fail and damage the entire cooling system.
I purchased my 06 dodge charger r/t 5.7l on 12/24/07. I am the 2nd owner. I was told that the 1st owner traded because he needed a minivan. I have learned since purchasing the vehicle that was probably not the case. Approximately 3 months after I purchased the vehicle, I was traveling at 35 MPH when the engine began to sputter and the car began to shake violently. It acted as if it was running out of gas (it had 1/8 tank). I filled up and the problem quit. Later that day I was on the way home from the beach traveling at 75 MPH on the interstate when the same problem occurred again. I had to quickly pull over in heavy traffic. I called a tow truck and had to wait almost an hour with it 105 degrees outside! After it was towed home, it cranked fine. I took it to the dealer who said that they could find nothing wrong; I must have purchased bad gas. It happened again about a month later. I managed to drive it home when it finally completely stalled. Upon cranking, it would shake violently, red line, back fire, then shut off. I took it to the dealer again. It did not throw any codes. They inspected my vehicle and drove it around town and could never duplicate the problem. It has since happened on at least 3 separate occasions and the cause still remains a mystery to me, the dodge dealership, and 2 private mechanics. I am thankful that my 5 year old son has not been with me any of the times that this car has left me stranded! It's an accident waiting to happen!
In sept. 2008, dec. 2008, may 11 2009, may 21, 2009, both cooling fans quit working completely causing a sudden rise in cooling temps. Since december the dealership has replaced the fans at n/c. On june 1 2009 the low speed cooling fan has quit working causing a hotter than normal operating temp of the cooling system, as high as 230 degrees. Everything possible has been checked on the car by the dealership & phone calls to chrysler by the dealership were unable to find any reason for these fans to fail this often. I bought the car new in september 2005. This is the 5th failure of this component since september of 2008. *tr (three related voqs from same complainant: 10272632,10267070, 10269939)
2006 dodge charger r/t 5.7 engine. Both cooling fan motors have gone out 4 times since sept. 2008. The first replacement set lasted till december 08, 2008. That set lasted until may 11, 2009. That replacement set lasted until may 21, 2009. Each time the car has been completely checked for a cause of failure, which shows everything to be normal. This set from may 11 had 1 motor completely locked up. There is no warning signs of impending failure. The temp gauge needle immediately spikes into the red area and the temp readout went to above 240 degrees from 195 degrees in a matter of seconds. The fan blades show signs of hitting the shroud, but on inspection the fan blades and shroud show no signs of deformity and are the same size as normal. This is the 4th failure in approximately 8 months with the last only being 10 days from repair to failure. The dealership has been fantastic, chrysler was called and could offer no suggestions other than checking everything associated with the cooling system & electrical system which were normal. Each time the cooling fan motors were replaced, only to fail within days to a few months. The last time on may 21 I had to hurry and shut the engine off, in traffic, and coast to a side street to let the engine cool down. *tr (three related voqs from same complainant: 10272632,10267070, 10269939)
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.
Radiator cooling fan motors quit working & vehicle immediately pegged the temp gauge. The motors were hot when checking as soon as it happened. This has now happened in sept. 2008, nov. 2008 & april 2009. Replacing both of the motors solved the problem the 1st 2 times. Vehicle has not yet been fixed on the 3rd failure. The mileage on the vehicle has been about 40,000 on 1st incident, 42,000 on 2nd incident & 45,000 on 3rd incident. *tr (three related voqs from same complainant: 10272632,10267070, 10269939)
The engines' rocker arms & lifters are tapping & causing engine to stall & consume more gas all because the chrysler-dodge dealership have been replacing only 5qts of oil rather than the 6qts the manual instructs. Nothing has been done by the dealer to correct this maintenance issue.
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.
Car purchased april 06 defective motor replaced within 6 months, car has been running hot, taken to dealership, jan. 07 and was told as long as the dial returned back to cool vehicle ok, took back to dealer again at 34,000 miles before warranty expired could not find anything wrong, after warranty expired dealer replaced thermostat july 07, drove 3 weeks after repair made, car had 55,490 miles, car still running hot, per dealer need radiator, had radiator replaced within 3 weeks of thermostat replacement, picked up car and drove down road when car ran hot again, hot water ran inside vehicle on driver, now took back to dealership advised need heating coil, called chrysler said dealer was misdiagnosing, dealer said car is faulty, car had been cutting off on hwy. Also. Have print out of numerous time vehicle has been to the service dept. Since purchase.
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.
I have a 2006 dodge charger that attempts to stall ~ while driving and while sitting at a traffic light ~ and then will hesitate upon acceleration before lurching forward. No accident or injuries yet, but potential is there. Miracle I haven't been rear ended or rear ended someone else. Frightening to think of what could happen if traveling on a highway at around 60-65 MPH and the car did stall. I found a forum online with numerous dodge charger owners experiencing the same problem. No recall that I can see...yet. I've had mine in the shop five times for this problem and it still acts up.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. The check engine light continues to illuminate and, occasionally, the vehicle begins to shake. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer three times. Initially, the dealer could not find any failure with the vehicle. Two weeks later, the contact returned to the dealer and was informed that there was cooling system failure and they flushed the cooling system. Two weeks later, the failure recurred and the vehicle was returned to the dealer, where it currently remains. The failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 17,900. Updated 12/11/07
Car purchased 2/2006 w/ approx. 5,600 mi. First occurrence in 6/2007: vehicle in drive at stopped position. Proceeded to accelerate through intersection. Vehicle almost stalls and sputters (engine makes rough winding noise). Does not accelerate. Engine light on briefly. Pulled over, put in park, returned to drive to try again. Same thing happens. Turned vehicle off, waited a few seconds, and then back on. Drove fine for about 30 days. Thought maybe bad gas. Over the next couple of months it happened approx. 5 more times at different times during the day (hot and cool days, engine cool and warm). Twice engine light came on and had to turn off for over 5 minutes before light would go out to proceed. Brought in to chrysler dealer on sep. 13, 2007 where car was purchase for oil change, tune up, new tires and explained rough/whining idol,lack of acceleration and stalling/bogging down occurrences from a stopped position. Said problem was fixed after mouse nest removed from engine and injector wire repair from chewing. Sept. 17 & 18, happened again - backed out of driveway (each morning), came to a stop, put it in drive, and rough/whining engine sound and no acceleration above 20 MPH. Brought back to same dealer on 18 sept. Have not been able to "duplicate the problem" so left overnight. *tr updated 01-14-08. *kb updated 12/12/08.
2006 dodge charger 3.5l inconsistent performance stalling but not shutting off took to dealer on 7/25/07 the changed a brake toggle switch stall happen again today 7/26/07 @ 8pm.
I purchased a 2006 dodge charger apprx 2 wks ago. The engine light came on the day after I purchased car. I took the car in that friday and was told it was a service recall issue and to bring the car back because it would take all day to repair. I too am filing under the texas lemon law. Car only had less than 19000 miles when purchased. I also have a problem with loud squeaking brakes.
Dcx sold me a $30,000 dodge charger. They recall the car 4 months after purchase with only 8000 miles and express that 75% of the engineering of the car (the engine) needs replacement. Every week for 3 weeks the car has gone back to the dealer. Where is the customer value and care dcx ?
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.
I work for a chrysler-dodge auto dealership in texas. We are currently repairing a 2006 dodge charger heater core leak. The heater core leaked hot antifreeze onto the gas pedal and onto the leg of one of our salesman.*jb the heater core is a very poor design and should be recalled before someone gets burned while driving down the road. The heater core tubes are held on to the core by a small cheesy clamp that comes off very easy. Even the new heater core we received from chrysler tubes were half way off of the heater core.
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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