NHTSA Complaint #11299529 — 2006 DODGE CHARGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE ABS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V149000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (563 N GRAND AVE, NOGALES, AZ 85621) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.