I took my car in to the dealer for an alignment and they had to replace the tie rod assembly on both wheels. My car had just turned 50,000 miles.
2006 Dodge Charger steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. The contact stated that the steering wheel began to vibrate while driving approximately 65 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they stated that the drivers side outer tie rod end needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 61,785. ..updated 09/21/11 *bf updated 12/13/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. The contact stated that the tie rod that controlled the steering fractured while driving 40 MPH around a curve. There was a clunking noise which caused the steering to become uncontrollable. The vehicle had to be pulled to the curb while the contact pumped the brake pedal to come to a complete stop. After the vehicle was stopped, the front driver side tire was protruding inward. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer werr contacted. The failure mileage was 113,163.
The vehicle described in this form has had the right tie rod ends replaced twice within a year by a certified dodge dealership using mopar parts. 4/15/2010 the right tie rod end was replaced with tie rod end part number 52013468-AC and hex nut part number 6505623-aa with only 29,458 miles on the vehicle. 12/16/2010 the right tie rod end was replaced with tie rod end part number 52013468-ad and hex nut part number 6505623-aa with only 38,954 miles on the vehicle. The defective right tie rod ends were found during routine maintenance performed prior to a front end alignment.
2006 charger rt front end I have replaced inner and outer tie rod ends and a wheel bearing over 61k miles. The front end wobbles badly at high speed. Parts (tension struts) are national back order etc etc. Any dealer and/or local service station will tell you that there front ends are very weak and not durable. The components last for just about the min warrant (3/36) period.
Have to replace both lower tie-rods on my 2006 charger.car has only 37,500 miles.
I have a dodge charger rt 06. I took it to the dealership a year ago to replace a part on the front end. There was a noise coming from the front end. Now recently, I almost got into an accident because brakes almost didn't stop me in time and I wasn't speeding. Before all of this, when I speed up, the front end and steering wheel shakes or wobbles and this has me worried. If by chance I encounter bad weather, because I do live in michigan, I hope something on the charger doesn't fail when I need it the most. To of my friends have also experience problems with 300 c's and chargers.
1. We have been experiencing steering and driving problems such as making a right turn the steering wheel locks up or wants to go straight(this being the worst so far).over the past 2 months the cars front end has been gradually been getting worse.
Dodge charger. Rotor/brake trouble. Squeaking during 5-15mph, and violent vehicle shaking when stopping during 30+MPH.
I have a 2006 dodge daytona charger r/t. 28881 miles 3 yrs and 3 months old. Just replaced passenger side outside tie rod end and need to replace tension strut also on passenger side. Now I need to check other tie rod ends because I think there going bad also. Also passenger side shock is leaking. This should not be happening to a vehicle at 3 yrs old and 28881 miles. Car is not driven hard.
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 coming to a stop, the steering wheel vibrated. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that pieces of the front tires were shearing off. The contact took the vehicle to a tire dealer and was informed that the vehicle could not be aligned. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer and the tie rod ends were replaced. The current mileage was 27,200 and failure mileage was 25,500.
I have a 2006 dodge charger with 47,000 miles on it. When I went to my mechanic to have the tires rotated (goodyear), they advised me that the steering tie rod (rt side) was so badly worn they did not even want me to drive it home ( I have saved the part). It is a sealed unit and should not need any lubrication other than what was initially designed into the part. Obviously if one loses steering ability at speed the consequences could be significant. Interestingly, the mechanic told me that I got the last one available in the milwaukee area. It makes me wonder if all the others were used for a similar replacement defect and/or it is being redesigned.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for regular maintenance. The contact had the mechanic check the tie rod ends because they failed and needed to be replaced on three previous occasions. The diagnosis was that the tie rod ends needed to be replaced. There are no warning indicators prior to the failures. The current mileage was 42,900 and failure mileage was 18,000.
In the last 2 months my son had mentioned to me that he thought my charger might be having a transmission problem. I had also noticed and mentioned it to the service department when I had my oil changed and tires rotated. They checked the fluids, etc, but found nothing of concern. On tuesday, nov 27, 2007 I drove about 60 miles to cincinnati for a doctor's appointment and to take an elderly friend to lunch. After I arrived with in the 275 by-pass loop I traveled mostly on local roads at speeds of 30-45 pmh. When returning my friend to her apartment for some reason I did not hop in the freeway, which I usually do. I took a cross cut road that I had not taken for over a year. As I pulled into the apartment parking space the car seemed to be straining as if the brake were on. When I backed up to leave, the car barely moved. I got out and walked around the car but saw nothing unusual. I again tried to back out with the same difficulty. I then decided I would drive the car around the parking lot before I attempted to drive on the highway. When I again backed up there was a clang. This time when I walked around the car the right front tire was at a sharp angle but the other three tires were not. I looked under the car behind this wheel and saw the problem. The tie rod was hanging down on the asphalt. I did not move the car again and immediately called for a tow truck from my home town. When checked, it was determined that the connector for the tie rod (to the wheel) had worn down. The other front wheel was checked and the same wear was found. I had both replaced and have the two damaged tie rods. Needless to say, I was very relieved that I was not driving at a high speed. Because my car is a 2006, this seems to be an unusual situation. It could explain why I had to replace all 4 tires at around 34,000 miles. Hopefully this was just a fluke, but I felt it was important to report in case this is a product defect.
The power steering rack inthe 2006 dodge chargerwas making a whinning noise and was very hard to steer. Brought it in to the certified dealership and was expected to pay $1200 to replace the power steering pump and rack. Thiswas absurd, the cars' warrant ywas 36000 miles, my car is at 39,000 miles. This was unfair, and after researching other consumers with the 2.7 litre engine expierenced the same problem, this should be recalled. Instances of this problem have even resulted in death. I'm very upset.
Dodge cavalier had a faulty shifter and dealer acknowledges that it could not be fixed. Had it fixed , and it went out again within 24 hours of pick up the vehicle. Mechanics told me that they will fix it, but it will go out again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. The current mileage on the vehicle is 15,500. When driving 60 MPH or higher the entire vehicle vibrates. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer for this reason; however the dealer had been unable to duplicate the problem. The contact did not want to guess the failure mileage.
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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