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.
2006 Dodge Charger engine complaints
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Pcm shuts down briefly without warning at seemingly random times, although this seems to be more common when accelerating from stationary such as at a stoplight. Sometimes the outrage is extremely short and there is a ding from the instrument cluster, sometimes it is longer with one or more warning lights illuminate briefly including the electronic throttle, and sometimes the cel will illuminate. Outage never seems to last more than a fraction of a second. If the cel comes on the code is u0100 lost comm. W/PCM. If speed is above about 15 MPH the engine doesn't actually stop, there's just a big jolt, as if they hey had been turned off and then rapidly back on. At slower speeds the engine stops and must be restarted with the key. This has resulted in near accidents when pulling into traffic and suddenly stopping. Dealer had the car for a week, at first couldn't duplicate but when it did happen they couldn't diagnose. They reprogrammed the TCM and changed the transmission fluid and filter (which were due anyway) and replaced the battery for lack of any better ideas. This problem can go a week or two without happening or happen 10 times in 3 days. I added a recording voltmeter to monitor key voltages in and out of the PCM (measured and recorded approximately 20 times per second) and this showed the first sign of trouble is the auto shutdown relay control voltage out of the PCM going to zero while the battery voltage and keyswitch 'run' voltages both remained high(~14.2 volts). I replaced the PCM with a refurbished one (could not locate a new replacement) and the problem was not observed for two months, but then resumed. Multiple similar reports on the internet, mostly related to filling the gas tank but my problem has no correlation to refueling or fuel level.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and back on in order for it to resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken to cerritos dodge chrysler jeep ram (18803 studebaker rd cerritos, ca 90703, (888) 879-5229) where it was diagnosed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for additional diagnostic testing, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
My 2006 dodge charger has developed a stalling issue every time I fill with gas. I have tried different things as far as not filling to the top or not topping it off with gas. I filled with gas along an interstate and when I was trying to get on the interstate it quit on me down the off ramp when I was to merge with traffic. Was able to get car to the side of the interstate and re-start but died again. Started again and then it ran with no issues. Now it has issues every time it is gassed up. I filled up yesterday and same thing died out at a stop sign trying to get on the highway. I have heard this is a big issue with these cars and I'm surprised that there hasn't been anything done to dodge to fix this issue. I've heard it could cost up to $1,500 to fix. I like the car but it is a safety issue to drive it. Please help! Thanks
My 2006 dodge charger rt with the road and track option will intermittently loose power and often die after filling gas tank. Even if you don't completely fill it still will die unexpectedly. I never top the tank off with more gas. In addition when car dies going around a curve, the power steering goes out making driving really dangerous. The engine dies at nearly any condition. When traveling at highway speed, after accelerating after stopping. It happens most during acceleration after turns.
After fueling car up, I traveled a short distance, stopped at the main intersection of the city I was driving in, the light changed, I accelerated to turn left and my charger died right in the middle of busy intersection. I had my daughter with me, so I told her to get out and push, scared that I was going to be t-boned. We discovered how heavy my hemi was, but thankfully 2 men jumped out of there vehicles and pushed us to safety in a nearby parking space. I called a tow truck and had to be towed home after trying to get it to start again and it wouldn't stay running. If you know what my problem is, please help me. My car has 95,000 miles on it. Condition: unknown
My 2006 dodge charger daytona will stall while driving. Also while sitting at a stop light or sign. It happens during random times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently without warning. East carolina chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (3401 s memorial dr, greenville, nc 27834, (888) 848-5262) was notified. The vehicle was taken to multiple independent mechanics for diagnostic testing, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired and was not being driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Car was operating just fine no check engine lights or anything of that nature stopped at wal-mart and was in store for about 30 mins.. Came out and went to start car and it sounded like a popcorn popper full of metal and started smoking so bad it filled entire parking lot with smoke so thick that you couldn't see 3 feet beyond your face.. So had to pull car home and when I pulled valve cover and plugs on left side I noticed meral shavings in cylinder 1 and plugs in cylinder 4 were completely smashed smashed in on themselves ( gap gone ).. Apparently the valve seats dropped into cylinders and puctured pistons... I have looked online and it seems that this has been a pretty regular occurrence with other 2006 hemi chargers...
Some days you come out and crank vehicle and it just cuts off on you will you run down the road it makes a beep noise and cuts off on you if you stop at a light it cuts off on you this happens recently almost everyday
Engine shuts off at any speed. Spent over $6,000 at dealership still has same problem. Very very dangerous at freeway speeds lose of power steering and power brakes when the engineshuts down. Will restart and drive after malfunctioning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. While driving 60 MPH, the engine would shut off. The eas code indicator illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who found a manufacturer recall pertaining to the fuel tank. The contact did not receive a recall notification. The manufacturer stated that they could not assist since the vehicle was too old. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled after fuel was added to the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to village dodge, inc. (819 ny-66, hudson, ny 12534, (518) 828-1585) and the failure was repaired. The stalling failure had not been resolved. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle's computer system misread that there was no fuel in the tank. As a result, all the electrical components shut off. The failure mileage was 54,000.
My 2006 dodge charger completely died on me while driving at 40 MPH. Luckily I was alone on a city road but lost all control and felt I was barley braking and steering was near impossible. I was able turn everything off in the car and restart but it happened 3 other times within 2 miles. At one point while turning left on a highway it died; I was almost to a point to hitting other cars turning left in same direction and others behind me. I was able to drive 4 miles today without incident however after researching this exact issue among other charger owners I searched for a recall and nothing has been said by dodge. This issue doesn't seem to be from personal actions but a flaw in a system on this make/model. It has happened to me twice before a few years ago however I read something about a gas cap and felt it was isolated. After last night and reading blogs today I see that this is a wide spread issue and not caused by not maintaining a vehicle or bad driving. This is an issue in design or manufacturing. Had this happened in any other driving setting during rush hour someone could be seriously injured or killed. I notified dodge and reported the issue but they said I would not be contacted and to keep receipts if something was wrong in case they do recall something. Why hasn't this been corrected after all these reports for the same issue to this many of the same vehicles? This has been happening since I reported it in jan of 2017 on no action or contact has been made.
Car shuts off without warning while in motion after filling gas tank. Power steering goes out as well. Very dangerous as the driver has no warning...
Car will shut off going 45 MPH, at a stop light (0 MPH) or when crossing traffic intersections for examples (at most going 10 or 15 MPH). I will attempt to restart and the car will start up, stall up and then shut off again - when this happens, I lose power steering. I have to switch gears from drive to park and then turn the car off and then on again in hopes it will start. As you're driving, you can feel when the car is about to cut off, it throttles ahead a bit and revs, then the car beeps and turns off, while the gear is in drive and turning my wheel does nothing. I notice that this issue would usually happen after a fill up my gas tank, so I started only filling up halfway ,but the issue still persists. This issue became heavily frequent yesterday where the car stalled and cut off at least 4 different times while making a 7 mile drive back home. This was very very scary in my eyes, especially with a passenger in my seat. This is a huge safety concern because the vehicle is shutting off while in motion and powering steering is lost. If this happens on the highway going 60+ miles per hour, or turning into oncoming traffic, there is a guaranteed accident, possibly resulting in serious injury or death. I believe there is an issue with the gas tank and the evap canister that causes the sensors to think that gas is overfilling the engine, which shuts off the car. This was filed under the federal safety agency pe13-016 (which appears to be closed or inaccessible- https://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentlist.xhtml?docid=pe13016&doctype=inv). This safety concern really needs to be looked into.
I was driving home from work, going about 40 MPH on the freeway all of the sudden engine starts running rough. Pulled over, turned off car and was never able to turn it on again. Took it to the mechanic.. He said I had a broken seat valve, everything damaged...need to replace engine. After looking up online it seems it is a known defect with the hemi engine from 2005-2006.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. After filling the vehicle with fuel, it stalled in traffic. Sometimes the vehicle would restart, but other times the contact would have to crank the vehicle several times to restart it while in traffic. The dealer (sterling chrysler jeep dodge ram, 5504 I-49 frontage rd, opelousas, la 70570, (337) 942-1241) and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle remained parked at the contact's house with no repairs completed. The failure mileage was 170,000.
My son's car caught fire after he had parked it for the night. After 10 minutes he was called at his apartment by a friend who told him his car was on fire. There were no warning signs whatsoever. No warning lights, unusual smells, or hints of impending doom for his car.
I have had this 2006 dodge charger for a while .now it's been stalling and sometimes shutting off for no reason. Me and my 3 year old grandbaby was at a red light and the light turned green, I started to go car stalled and shut off. No was behind me at the time, so I was trying to get it to start,when I looked up . Saw a truck flying up on us. Thank god no one was beside us or he would of rear ended us. My boyfriend is a mechanic.he has worked for chrysler for over 32 years. He can't seem to find the cause of it. No codes nothing. He can't talking to half of the bus. We replaced throttle body,TCM,PCM and some other things. Still nothing has helped. I have owned two other chargers. This one is a night mare. Please do something. I'm getting to the point I'm scared to drive it.
Car cuts off randomly- when moving or when stationary. May or may not restart immediately. It has happened when stopped, turning, or in motion.
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
Car stalls without warning at stoplights as well as on the road. If if the car is moving the engine will usually catch and restart but due to the way the transmission operates, there is a period of time before the transmission reengages so the car acts as if it is in neutral which is extremely dangerous and has caused many close calls with conflicting traffic at intersections. A quick search on google will show this is a chronic problem with these cars and there is no known root cause and dodge has not done anything to investigate the root cause. As a result it has been left to the owner to spend potentially thousands of dollars for parts swapping to troubleshoot the problem but with little success. In most cases the problem is never resolved or simply returns shortly after being "fixed" by the dealer. Note: this is not related to the gas tank issue which has similar symptoms. I have replaced the gas tank in my car hoping it would resolve the problem but it did not.
Valve seat dropped into piston chamber; dropped valve seat
My car motor blew out of no where in the middle of me driving it. It was being well maintained up until this happened too. Anything that could of caused this?
Takata recall my motor drop a valve inside the bottom of the motor causing it to destroy the motor there is a defect on 06 5.7 liters theres a component that doesn't push out enough oil to evenly distribute to all the valves I have taking this car to tire plus I have taking it to amacco brandon auto salvage an every mechanic has said the same thind the manufacturer knows the motor has defect instead of correcting the problem they are waiting for thisto just blow over. Its unfair I had this car for 3 months before the motor died 5000 to fix this I cant afford to fix it an me an my family are stuck catching the bus . I had the car in my drive way ran in the house while the car was running an came out tge engine was making a loud grinding sound. Please help us these companies stay screwing the people in the world over
Running hot. Replaced can motors thermostat radiator water pump
After dropping my daughter at school that day in my car, I went home and parked the vehicle in my driveway. When I went to pick her up that afternoon my car would not turn over. It never left my driveway before it was towed to a mechanic. Dodge hemi 5.7 l are notorious for premature engine failure due to a manufacturing defect. The valve seat drops into the piston causing catastrophic and sudden engine failure. The reason for my complaint has nothing to do with the cost involved to replace my transportation. The damage has been said and done. The reason for this complaint is the thought that my car's engine happened to fail minutes before my daughter was in the car. Honestly, if the engine failure would have happened while the car was in motion, whether it be it in a 20 MPH school zone or on the freeway at 70 MPH to her favorite store to get a treat after school; I probably would've not known what to do. This defect could have very well caused a wreck hurting me my eight-year-old daughter and possibly other people. I truly just don't want this to happen to someones little girl or anybody. Can you please research and investigate this problem before someone is killed or hurt? It's just not right and dodge is holding no responsibility. Thank you for your time.
Stalls and dies after fueling up. Can die right in an intersection or the highway. You lose power steering and power braking.
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.
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