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.
2006 Dodge Charger transmission complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v583000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 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.
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.
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.
Random stalls at low RPM. Sometimes is park but mostly at rest in drive. Yesterday it stalled while moving.
Vehicle would not come out of park. Had to have it towed to shop "pink" plastic "shift interlock latch" broke the shifter was replaced.
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.
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.
Foot on brake... Start car... Can not move shift leaver from park position.
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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v583000 (power train). The failure mileage was 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.
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.
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