2006 Dodge Charger: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Jan 11, 2023 · Electrical · 125,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle would start after the second attempt. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle shut off while driving from a complete stop. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure occurred while driving at various speeds. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact restarted the vehicle and continued driving. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and shuddered. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a communication failure to the transmission. The independent mechanic cleaned the throttle body; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Engine · 140,000 miles · CA

Driving at 65 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle began to shudder/ hesitate, there was so much white smoke from my vehicle that I could not see anything behind me in my rear view mirror. I had to have the vehicle loaded onto a flat bed tow truck. The number 3 valve seat had dropped out and smashed holes in the piston, the debris had pummeled the cylinder head. The debris had then been sucked back into the inlet manifold, the debris was deposited into number 1 and 2 cylinders pummeling the head of the pistons and cylinder heads. There were actually shards of metal embedded in the cylinder head. The vehicle is next to worthless at this time. The vehicle is a limited addition daytona and cost about $35k new. I have been dealing with dodge for more than a year as this is a design fault and appears to be quite common. Dodge refuses to do anything about it. I spoke to an executive of dodge with the title of head of top care customer care for fiat chrysler automobiles on 4/9/2015, her statement "you should not expect much more than 100,000 miles from any vehicle". Really wants you to go and buy a chrysler product, I have owned 5 of their vehicles in 15 years, never again.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Body, Electrical · CA

2006 dodge charger. Consumer writes in regards to faulty ignition switch. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle had a transmission leak, and it shuddered, the sun roof rattled and the side trim fell off. A former transmission specialist, informed the consumer, the condensation drain for the air condition dripped onto the transmission and pooled around the transmission filler tube. When the vehicle reached a 140,000 miles, it began emitting white smoke, to the point where the consumer was unable to see out of his rear view mirror. An inspection revealed the valve seat of the #3 cylinder had dropped out, smashing two large holes one on each side of the piston, the size of a quarter. There was also a hairline crack across the apex of the piston hole-to-hole, the debris had pummeled the cylinder head. Also, debris from the damage had been sucked back into the inlet manifold depositing metal chunks into the #1 and #2 cylinders damaging the pistons and heads with small chunks of metal embedded in them. *jb updated 08/28/14

Filed May 14, 2013 · Engine · 80,000 miles · CA

My 2006 dodge charger rt with the 5.7l engine stalls intermittently. This is especially true after filling the gas tank or on cold/cool mornings. This has only happened at low speeds below 35 MPH. Forcing me to roll to a stop in traffic, put the car in park and re-start it, which it does. However, now at higher speeds (65mph) the engine will stutter momentarily. The RPM gage will show the engine at near zero and then jump back to normal, shuddering the car. Searching the dodge charger websites I have learned this may be related to a vent on the top of the gas tank which fails. The fuel flow sensor on the engine detects this as over-pressure and turns the engine off for safety. I have spoke to my dealer about this and they stated they are unaware of any issues. I have not been able to reproduce it in front of them, as I said it is an intermittent issue. I fear that the stalling may finally happen at freeway speeds forcing me to lose power when I need it most!

Filed Jul 8, 2007 · Brakes · TX

I own a 2006 dodge charger r/t that has a recurring brake problem. There is a noticeably loud sound coming from at least 2 and possibly all 4 wheel wells. When the parking brake is engaged I have intermittent slippage before the car settles. And finally, when attempting to brake I receive occasional shuddering in the car. I have attempted to take the car into three separate dodge dealerships in the dallas texas area on seven different occasions and on six of those trips was informed nothing was wrong with the brakes. On my fifth service trip a brake job was performed, but has had no effect in fixing the problem. On the subsequent two trips I was again told that nothing could be found wrong with the brakes and that the noise was normal. This problem began at the 11,000 mile mark and has been deteriorating since then (currently at 27,000 miles). If nothing is done soon, I feel that I will need to unnecessarily and unjustly purchase an entirely new brake system for my car to ensure my driving safety.