NHTSA Complaint #10411618 — 2006 DODGE MAGNUM

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM I HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AT ABOUT 95,000 MILES WHEN I GOT OFF FROM WORK I'VE GOTTEN INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP AND JUST WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO DRIVE REVERSE ARE NEUTRAL AT ALL AND I HEARD THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES SUCH AS CHARGERS ETC. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT IT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND ITS A VERY COMMON THING THAT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF THESE PARTICULAR CARS AND TO ME THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN AND IT SHOULD BE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THAT'S A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL YOU CAN BE IN A MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND I TRY TO TAKE OFF AND I CAN'T PUT MY CAR INTO PARK WHILE AT A DRIVE THREW SOMEWHERE AND I CAN'T MOVE MY CAR INTO DRIVE AND NOW AM STRANDED MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP RIGHT NOW GETTING PREPARED TO BE FIX AND THERE CHARGING ME 360 DOLLARS PLUS TAX JUST TO FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS COMMON ON THOSE CARS AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKING INTO BECAUSE NO CAR SHOULD DO THAT I WAS BETTER OFF BUYING ME A TOYOTA ARE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO BRAKE SO EASILY LIKE THAT AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT DODGE DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THESE CARS COMMONLY BRAKING LIKE THAT AND I WILL BE GETTING THAT SHIFTER ASSEMBLY PART THAT BROKE AS WELL. *TR