NHTSA Complaint #10522826 — 2006 DODGE CHARGER

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10522826
Vehicle	2006 DODGE CHARGER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 12, 2012
Date Filed	July 2, 2013
Mileage	103,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

WAS DRIVING TO MY OFFICE AND DIDN'T GET ANY WARNING AND THE CAR ENGINE SOUNDED REAL BAD AND ONCE I GOT TO MY OFFICE TO PARK IT IT KILLED . HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO HELP ME MOVE THE CAR OUT THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO CALL A TOW SERVICE TO TOW IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE ENGINE FAILURE. NOW I ONLY HAD OVER 100K AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED!! THE PISTON HIT THE HEAD AND PISTON ARM SHATTERED AND IT CAUSE MY ENGINE TO FAIL!! NOW MY CAR IS PARK IN THE YARD BECAUSE OF THE COST OF A NEW MOTOR!!! I TRIED TO SEE WITH DODGE BUT THE MOTOR I HAVE IS ON BACK ORDER . SO TO ME IT SEEMED IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF ALL THE STORIES I READ ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MOTOR FAILURE OF THE 06 CHARGER 5.7 HEMI . *TR

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