2006 DODGE CHARGER Engine Problems

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#10939009 |
MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER KEEP STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT GETTING TO READY TO TURN AND THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. THANKFUL IT WAS A TURN SIGNAL OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE CAR JUST STALLS THEN - YOU CAN WAIT ABOUT 5 MIN. AND IT WILL START BACK UP. UPON DOING MY RESEARCH I AM UNSURE TO WHY THEIR HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT STARTS TO STALL THEN I HIT THE GAS AND IT KEEPS GOING. *TR
#10938831 |
2006 DODGE CHARGES WITH 5.7 HEMI V8 - EXPERIENCING RANDOM STALLING. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND ABS. FIRST HAPPENED WHILE MERGING ONTO FREEWAY AND I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A SEMI-TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED WITH MY YOUNG CHILD IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE GAS TANK, FUEL CANISTER, AND PURGE VALVE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE AND REGARDLESS OF WHEN IT WAS REFUELED. EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELP AND EVEN TRIED CHARGING ME FOR UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSTICS. CAR DOES NOT FLASH A CODE SO AFTER REPLACING WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ISSUE, DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IF IT IS FIXED. THIS HAS LEAD TO A FEW DANGEROUS CLOSE CALLS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE...
#10938855 |
AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION, THE CAR WILL STALL OUT RANDOMLY AT ALL SPEEDS OF TRAVEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS SHT DOWN THE CAR WHILE MERGING ONTO FREEWAY IN FRONT OF SEMI-TRUCKS ONLY TO HAVE POWER STEERING AND PROPULSION STOP. LUCKILY TRUCK WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND HONKED AND SWERVED AROUND, WHILE I RODE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN IT RESTARTED, RAN FOR ANOTHER MINUTE AND STALLED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO GET BACK OFF THE SHOULDER. I ENDED UP LETTING IT IDLE FOR 5 MIN BEFORE BEING ABLE TO MERGE SUCCESSFULLY AND GET HOME. ONLINE I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE SAYING THEY HAVE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR 2006 DODGE VEHICLES AS WELL. PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS RESOLVED AS THIS COULD HAVE VERY WELL KILLED SOMEONE.
#10928952 |
AS PER DODGE/CHRYSLER MECHANIC, #4 CYLINDER VALVE SEAT DROPPED AND INTERNALLY DESTROYED MY 5.7 HEMI ENGINE.
#10929483 |
(DROPPED VALVE SEAT) I WAS ON MY WAY TO LUNCH WHEN I REALIZED I LEFT AN ITEM IN MY DESK THAT WAS NEEDED. I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO THE OFFICE. I PARKED MY CAR, RAN BACK IN TO THE OFFICE AND RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE WITHIN 5 MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY ENGINE, IT WOULD NOT START. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MACHINE SHOP. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT A VALVE SEAT DROPPED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. MY MECHANIC WAS QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS. AS HE STATED THAT IT HAPPENED VERY OFTEN WITH DODGE HEMI 5.7 ENGINES. HE STATED THAT THE VALVE SEATS WERE MADE OF POOR METAL MATERIAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS VERY AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND WHAT IT CAN CAUSE. I DID MY RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF THREADS...
#10928929 |
WHAT CAN I SAY I HAVE A BAD HYDRAULIC LIFTER FROM A BAD VALVE SEAL THAT CAUSE ALOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS. I WAS STIFFED 1415.00 FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP.
#10928250 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL LEAKED ONTO THE VALVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.
#10927101 |
MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I'M TURNING A CORNER ON A CITY STREET OR STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT STALLS, I DO NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I COULD GET HIT. SOMETIMES IT STALLS MORE OFTEN AFTER I FILL UP WITH GAS. I DO NOT OVERFILL. I HAVE BEEN FILING MY GAS TANK THE SAME WAY FOR 10 YEARS AND UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2016 IT HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM.
#10926150 |
AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, VEHICLE WILL RAPIDLY LOSE RPMS AND STALL WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND AM ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WILL STALL AGAIN WHILE MOVING RIGHT AFTER. THIS CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH MULTIPLE TIMES. I ONLY BOUGHT THE CAR 12 DAYS AGO AND IT HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE READ THE MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE PCM, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. OTHERS HAVE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE GAS TANK BECAUSE THE STALL COULD BE CAUSED BY THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM FAILING FOLLOWING REFUELING. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION PE13016. THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT WILL STALL WHILE MOVING AND LOSE POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED...
#10926161 |
CHARGER IS STALLING FREQUENTLY. AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. STALLED AND WENT INTO SOME SAFE MODE WHERE IT WOULDN'T GO INTO SECOND GEAR. STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY, SIDE ROADS AND WHILE MAKING A TURN. WHILE MAKING THE TURN IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE A TRUCK WAS COMING AT US. I HAD MY SON IN THE CAR AND WE WERE STRANDED IN THE ROAD. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! I HAVE READ UP ON THIS AND IT SEAMS TO BE A FAULTY SENSOR AT THE GAS TANK FILL UP. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE DOING ANYTHING. GREAT COMPANY!!!
#10920546 |
MY 2006 CHARGER WILL STALL AND OR JOLT VIOLENTLY AS SOON AS I LEAVE THE GAS STATION, AND IT IS ONLY WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE TWICE AND DRIVING A SHORT WHILE I DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. I KNOW THAT NEWER VEHICLE FUEL TANKS ARE DESIGNED NOT TO BE FORCE FILLED DUE TO THE SPECIAL EVAP SYSTEM. I ONLY FILL THE TANK TILL THE STATION PUMP NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS TOLD HOW TO FILL THESE NEWER VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, THOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD ANY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, I FEAR THAT THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
#10920088 |
THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH. EVERYTHING WENT OUT. EVENTUALLY THE CAR STARTED. NOW, WHEN I STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT STALLS OUT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT AND I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED WITH A COMPUTER. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
#10917807 |
ENGINE KNOCKS, WON"T EXCEED 55 MPH. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE TRANSMISSION IS GERMAN AND WILL COST $800 FOR THE PART ALONE, THANKS DODGE.
#10915911 |
CAR ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MOMENTARILY AND BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES ENGINE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ENGINE RESTARTS NO FAULT LIGHTS COME ON AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE VERY DANGEROUS IF DODGE HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM I FIND NO RECALLS IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE ON MY VEHICLE TODAY BEING THE LATEST EPISODES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016
#10915314 |
THE DODGER CHARGER RT HAS BEEN THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PAID FOR. MY CHARGER IS ONLY AT 80,000 MILES AND THE CHARGER HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUES WITH GOING OVER 50 MPH AND THE ENGINE NOW KNOCKS. I AM JUST SITING HERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW A VEHICLE AT 80,000 HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES.
#10908933 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
#10898654 |
WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT MY ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS AND RUN BAD.I PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF.AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES I TRIED AGAIN,IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP,THEY TORE IT APART AND INFORMED ME I HAD DROPPED THE VALVE SEAT IN CYLINDER 4,IT DESTROYED THE INTAKE VALVE,MDS SOLENOID AND SCRATCHED THE CYLINDER WALL
#10893439 |
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER THAT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 97284 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AT PHILLIPS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN OCALA FL. THE PCM HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THIS ISSUE STILL CONTINUES. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING.
#10892311 |
MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA 5.7L ENGINE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A VALVE SEAL/LIFTER / SOLENOID IN 2015, WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER IN DECEMBER. NOW, 7 MONTHS LATER, IT HAS LOST A PISTON IN THE ENGINE, AND NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. WHEN THE LIFTER PROBLEM OCCURRED, THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN, AND STARTED TO MISFIRE. WHEN THE PISTON WENT (THE DEALER SAYS THAT IS WHAT IT IS), THE ENGINE WAS BEING STARTED. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT MISFIRED, AND STARTED CLANKING. AND THEN DIED.
#10891812 |
I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO THE STORE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I CAME OUT AN HOUR LATER AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T START. I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED BUT THE ENGINE SOUNDED HORRIBLE SO I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER #3 AND THE VALVE WAS UNSEATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER. I TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THIS TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED WITH ONLY 105K MILES ON IT. UPON READING SEVERAL THOUSAND REVIEWS ON THIS 5.7L HEMI ENGINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE BELOW IS THE DIAGNOSIS FOR THIS EARLY ENGINE FAILURE: "FAULTY VALVE SEATS ACCORDING TO THE ENGINE COMPANY, THE ORIGINAL CHRYSLER DESIGN PRESSES THE VALVE SEATS INTO THE CYLINDER...
#10885955 |
DURING TRAVEL FROM FT. BELVOIR, VA TO FAYETTEVILLE, NC THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. IT HAD 3/4 OF A TANK. MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. ABLE TO GIVE IT THROTTLE AND GET IT STARTED YOU CAN HEAR RATTLING IN THE TOP END OF THE MOTOR. HAD IT TOWED TO CROWN DODGE IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BROKEN VALVE SEAT WHICH FELL INSIDE THE CYLINDER SCARRING THE CYLINDER WALLS. THE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COSTS ON THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED BY A MECHANIC WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WHERE THE POWDERED METAL VALVE SEATS EXPAND AT A DIFFERENT RATE THAN THE ALUMINUM HEAD LEADING TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. DODGE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED THEIR DESIGN...
#10884585 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.
#10883260 |
I DROVE MY CHARGER OUT TO LUNCH, WAS RUNNING IMPECCABLE, AFTER HAVING MY MEAL, WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TRIED STARTING IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE A HARD, DIFFICULT START AND ONCE IT IGNITED THE CYLINDERS, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE BANGING NOISES, AND KILLED ITSELF. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO OVERHEATING, MY CAR HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF IT, AS I SHOULD KNOW HOW TO BEING A MECHANIC. I PULLED THE MOTOR OUT OF THE CAR, AND OPENED IT UP TO FIND A DESTROYED COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND A DESTROYED PISTON. THERE ARE MUCH MORE UNRELIABLE CARS OUT THERE THAT CAN MAKE IT PAST 88,000 MILES WITHOUT SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. SO DOES THAT MAKE DODGE THE MOST UNRELIABLE MANUFACTURER? IF DODGE DOES NOT ASSIST IN FIXING THE PROBLEM (A PARTIAL REFUND TO HELP COVER THE MASSIVE COST) I WILL NEVER BE BUYING ANOTHER...
#10883267 |
VALVE GUIDE FAILURE IN 2005 AND 2006 DODGE MAGNUMS AND DODGE CHARGERS.THIS IS AN WELL KEEP EPIDEMIC THAT DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED.THERE ARE MANY HUNDREDS OF FAILURES BETWEEN 60,000 MILES AND 100,000 MILES
#10873995 | Fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
#10872942 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN REACHING HIGH SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE RPMS WOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATION MATCHING THE RPM INCREASE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OPENED A CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATING TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
#10863695 |
FILLED TANK UP WITH GAS DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 25 MPH THE CAR STALLED. IT WOULD RESTART AND STALL AGAIN.
#10863440 |
AFTER REFILLING MY TANK WITH GAS, MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO STALL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFILLING, I STARTED MY CAR AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT SHUT OFF. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS OF STARTING IT AND REMAINING STATIONARY, MY CAR FINALLY REMAINED ON FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AND I ASSUMED IT WAS SAFE TO BEGIN DRIVING. 5 MINUTES INTO DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND TURN INTO THE NEAREST SHOPPING CENTER WHERE I CONTACTED CHRYSTLER, WHO CLAIMED THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE. I'VE SEEN A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR, IF NOT THE SAME, ISSUES I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE.
#10862091 |
22 MAY 2015 OIL PUMP FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DENNIS DILLON DODGE OF CALDWELL IDAHO 26 MAY 2015. REPAIR QUOTED AT $996.00. ACTUAL CHARGE $1816.66. RECEIVED CAR BACK 8 JULY 2015 WITH THUMPING. RE COMPLAINED TO SERVICE 24 JULY 2015. THEY WANTED TO REPAIR UNKNOWN WHICH DID NOT EXIST BEFORE THEIR HANDLING. CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL 11 NOVEMBER 2015 WHEN 1 QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED & VEHICLE BEGAN THRASHING & DIED, REFUSING TO RUN AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS SAT PARKED IN STORAGE AT HOME EVER SINCE. FILED COMPLAINT WITH IDAHO ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. DENNIS DILLON CFO DUANE SESSIONS REPLIED & LIED COVERING HIS SERVICE MANAGER & MECHANIC. AG OFFICE CEASED FURTHER ACTION.
#10854483 |
DODGE CHARGER STALLS WHILE STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS LIKE ITS OUT OF GAS. AT FIRST IT WOULD DO IT MAYBE ONCE A WEEK AFTER FILLING UP MY TANK, BUT NOW IT IS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. MY VEHICLE IS AROUND 137,000 MILES.
#10853329 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
#10846453 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND THE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
#10839218 |
HEAD LIGHTS FLASH WHILE DRIVING THEN SHUT OFF THEN COME BACK ON. AS I DOWN SHIFTED ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DIED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOW I'M STUCK WITH A BROKE DOWN CAR. IT SHIFTED REALLY HARD AND DIED AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON
#10838871 |
VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AND HAS CAUSE MANY HEADACHE CAUSE OF NO WAY TO TRANSPORTATION FOR ME OR FAMILY TO WORK,SCHOOL ECT. SPENT LOT OF MONEY OF TRYING TO FIX FROM DEALERSHIP TO NOT GET RESOLVED. FEEL LIKE IM BEING ROB!
#10836810 |
CAR STALLS AND ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, LOSS OF STEERING WHILE EITHER SITTING STILL OR DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE CAR.
#10817369 |
OUR PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE CAR CONTINUES TO "DIE IN FLIGHT." I HAVE UPLOADED A VIDEO TO YOUTUBE. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/SSAWXDFDSWA THIS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE RPMS JUMP UP AND DOWN. THE OIL LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASH AND DING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.
#10811763 |
MY CAR KEEPS STALLING EVEN WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 20 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHILING PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY CAR IS NOT SAFE.
#10794906 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A PISTON IN THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
#10789695 |
I HAVE COMPLAINED ON THIS VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES NOW. IT CONTINUES TO HAVE A RANDOMLY STALLING ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS NOT THE GAS TANK. IT HAS FINALLY STARTED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON (YAY! IT MIGHT ACTUALLY GET FIXED). JUST KIDDING! THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE CODES THAT SHOW UP ARE GENERAL PCM CODES THAT MEAN NOTHING. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS IT MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE PCM, ECM, OR NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS. EITHER WAY, MOST OF US GO WITHOUT CARS FOR WEEKS WHILE MECHANICS CANNOT FIND THE ACTUAL CAUSE THUS CANNOT FIX A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. MOST OF US DON'T WANT TO DRIVE VEHICLES THAT STALL WHILE GOING 40 MPH.
#10780963 |
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL CUT OFF . THE LIGHTS HAVE FLICKERED OFF AND ON. THE ROOM NEEDLE GOES DOWN LIKES IS CUTTING OFF AND THEN GOES BACK UP. I HAVE THE CHARGER 2006 RT POLICE PACKAGE. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TURNING AT CORNER, AND SITTING AT THE LIGHT. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS.
#10781189 |
ENGINE JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING. CAR WAS JUST SERVICED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. PRE MATURE ENGINE FAILURE
#10778340 |
I NOTICE THAT NUMEROUS 2006 DODGE CHARGERS HAVE HAD PRE MATURE ENGINE FAILURE. NUMEROUS OF THEM HAVE A "DROPPED VALVE". I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER THAT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I DROVE MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS RUNNING FINE WITH NO ISSUES AND PARKED IT AT THE STORE. WHEN I FINISHED AT THE STORE, I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, GOT IN AND I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE MADE A HORRIFIC NOISE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART OR EXPLODE. I SHUT IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOME. I CALLED DODGE IN 2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD...
#10778133 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.
#10777851 |
WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO FORE WARNING. THE GAS PEDDLE WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, ALL STEERING FUNCTIONS WILL BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE LOCKS FROM 70 TO 0 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS!!! SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THUS FAR, NUMEROUS MECHANICS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM.
#10763573 |
AFTER FUELING, LEAVING STATION, TURN CORNER CAR STALLS. STARTS BACK UP DRIVE A LITTLE BIT STALLS AGAIN,TRYING TO PUT INTO GEAR WOULDN'T SHIFT, FINALLY GOT IT HOME. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT 2YR AGO, TOOK IT IN HE CLEANED SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE, BILL WAS $400 SOMETHING, NOW HAPPENING AGAIN
#10760002 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
#10760072 |
AFTER FILLING UP GAS ON MY DODGE CHARGER 2006 RT, THE ENGINE STALLS AND STOP WHILE AT THE TRAFFIC STOP. TRIED TO RE-START THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES BUT WON'T START. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND TRIED TO RE-START THE ENGINE IT DID START AND WAS ABLE TO CROSS TO TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AVOID HOLDING THE OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. BUT AFTER A FEW AT LEAST A HUNDRED FEET, THE ENGINE STARTS STALL AGAIN THIS TIME HAVE TO ROLL MY CAR INTO THE SIDE ROAD. TRIED A FEW TIMES TO RESTART, ENGINE BUT DID NOT START. AT THAT POINT DECIDED TO CALL FOR HELP AND WHILE WAITING ON THE SIDE ROAD FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES, TRIED TO RE-START THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THIS TIME AROUND THE ENGINE STEADIED AND RUNS NORMAL AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE STALL AND IT SEEMS THIS...
#10759356 |
2006 DODGE CHARGER RT CAR SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING SHUTS OFF AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN I'M DRIVING UNDER 60 MPH IT STALLS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STOP AND THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT POPS ON AND GOES OFF BUT IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF. WHEN I AM DRIVING UNDER 40 IT WILL SHUT OFF AND I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND PUT IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. BUT THE BEST PART OF THIS WHICH IT'S REALLY NOT A BEST PART THAT IT STARTS RITE UP AFTER EACH ENCOUNTER. THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHT THROUGH OUT THIS ISSUE SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CODE IT'S GOING TO READ. I TOOK IT TO NAPLETON DODGE IN LANSING, IL YESTERDAY AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND SHOWED THEM THE EDMUNDS REPORT FOR THE EXTENDED FUEL TANK WARRANTY BUT OFF COURSE THEY WANT TO...
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND A CLICKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED, WHICH DESTROYED THE CYLINDER WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,111.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY, A SENSOR AND MULTIPLE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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