FaultScore

2006 Dodge Charger other reported problems

49 of the 1,904 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Charger are about the other systems — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 110,000 miles.

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49

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Unknown OR Other 48 98.0%
Other/Unknown 1 2.0%

Other & Unspecified across every Dodge Charger year

2006 49 12.6%
2007 24 6.2%
2008 28 7.2%
2010 10 2.6%
2011 21 5.4%
2012 34 8.7%
2013 28 7.2%
2014 45 11.6%
2015 22 5.7%
2016 33 8.5%
2017 31 8.0%
2018 33 8.5%
2019 21 5.4%
2020 10 2.6%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Blaine, WA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severe rust under the car on frame and rear wheel wells. Looks likely unsafe to drive

NHTSA complaint #11731019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Columbia, MO

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I was almost rear-ended by a semi when the vehicle stalled at a light while picking my son up from work. It seems to stall at stop signs or waiting at lights completely. It stalls while idling here and there sometimes. Sometimes when driving on the e-way it jerks as it wants to stall but not completely. The main codes that pop up is u0100. Sometimes p0700 pops up and then sometimes the u0100 pops up along with a bunch of other codes. This has just started happening with my previous 2006 Dodge Charger 5.7 which has happened once or twice and a u0100 code pops up when scanned. I've scoured the internet for solutions and notice. There's a lot of people going through this similar situation and it so happens to be the 2006 year that's plagued with this problem. Even getting a new PCM doesn't solve the problem. Whomever is in charge of the Dodge company needs to figure out the exact cause of this problem before a driver/passengers gets injured or killed in an accident because of it. Please put some fire under their butt

NHTSA complaint #11645715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 20 miles Federalsburg, MD

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT V8 5.7 KEEP STALLING AFTER I PUT GAS IN AND SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND WHEN I PULL OVER AND IT START RIGHT BACK UP I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY BECAUSE IT DONE THAT MULTIPLE TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK AND AFTER WORK

NHTSA complaint #11363807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 58,861 miles Davenport, IA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE VEHICLE IS STALLING,JERKING AND HESITATING AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK.THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

NHTSA complaint #11360102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 206,500 miles East Point, GA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

IT CUTS OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING IT SLOWS DOWN AND I HAVE TO TRYIN GET OVER .AND IT TAKES ALMOST A 1.5 HOURS BEFORE IT CRANKS BACK UP. THAT CAN CAUSE A CAR CRASH.

NHTSA complaint #11331268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 121,000 miles Huntingdon, TN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT ME PUSHING ON THE GAS/ACCELERATOR

NHTSA complaint #11316473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 120,000 miles Victoria, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

K39 2006 DODGE CHARGE SHIFTER RECALL MY VEHICAL WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK UNLESS YOU MANUALLY DO IT ...

NHTSA complaint #11252076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Olney, MD

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THERE IS A RECALL K#39 FOR 2005-2007 DODGE CHARGERS FOR WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT LEAVE THE PARKED POSITION. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 DATES OF CARS THAT WERE AFFECTED!. I WANT CLARIFICATION OF WHY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED WHEN IT FITS EVERY DESCRIPTION IN THE RECALL. THEY HAD ME TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW SAYING I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #11220690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Albany, GA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY, STALLING, ACCELERATION LOST, BUT WILL FIRE RIGHT BACK UP IF YOU FLIP THE KEY AROUND OR PUT IN NEUTRAL. VERY UNSAFE IF TRAFFIC COMING AND IT SHUTS RIGHT DOWN. ALSO WHILE IN PARK IT'S SHUTS OFF

NHTSA complaint #11218395 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 147,000 miles Loxley, AL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. ALSO WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. IT HAPPENS DURING RANDOM TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #11209526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 196,721 miles Newport News, VA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

-THE SUNROOF WILL NOT ALWAYS CLOSE ALL THE WAY. IT WILL REOPEN ITSELF UPON EXITING -MY CAR STALLS OFTEN WHENEVER I ACCELERATE, IT SEEMS THE GAS HAS TO "CATCH UP" THIS UNCOMFORTABLE/UNSAFE.) HOME. ALSO, IT IS EMBARRASSING FOR MY CAR TO 'CONK OUT'. - I AM CURRENTLY BROKEN DOWN DUE TO THE FUEL PUMPS' INCORRECT ASSERTIONS OF GAS. DISAPPOINTED ANDNEED ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR SAID ISSUES. THANK YOU

NHTSA complaint #11192272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 210,000 miles Scottsburg, IN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ON MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER, AN UNPRECEDENTED MECHANICAL PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH THE IGNITION. IT IS UNPRECEDENTED AS IT WORKED PERFECTLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE IGNITION WILL ONLY TURN FROM 'OFF' TO 'A/C' AND FINALLY TO 'ON' BUT IT WILL NOT TURN ANY FURTHER TO 'START'. THIS MEANS THE ENGINE CAN NOT BE STARTED. WITH FURTHER RESEARCH, IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT SAME GENERATION CHARGERS AND MAGNUMS ARE AFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH OWNERS REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATOR PIN. MY CAR IS STATIONARY AND AS OF LATE CAN'T MOVE WITH AN OUTSIDE SOURCE.

NHTSA complaint #11187340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 146,000 miles Santee, SC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SOME DAYS YOU COME OUT AND CRANK VEHICLE AND IT JUST CUTS OFF ON YOU WILL YOU RUN DOWN THE ROAD IT MAKES A BEEP NOISE AND CUTS OFF ON YOU IF YOU STOP AT A LIGHT IT CUTS OFF ON YOU THIS HAPPENS RECENTLY ALMOST EVERYDAY

NHTSA complaint #11186163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 78,000 miles Kirkland, WA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED. SPENT OVER $6,000 AT DEALERSHIP STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. VERY VERY DANGEROUS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINESHUTS DOWN. WILL RESTART AND DRIVE AFTER MALFUNCTIONING.

NHTSA complaint #11185420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80,000 miles Cowpens, SC

Other/Unknown

AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL MY CHARGER WILL STALL. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I GENERALLY DO NOT FILL THE CAR UP ALL THE WAY BECAUSE OF THIS. HOWEVER JUST TODAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ACCIDENTALLY FILLING IT. I DO NOT TOP OFF THE CAR WHEN FILLING ONCE THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF I STOP. TODAY AFTER GETTING GAS I WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STALLED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I WAS STRANDED HALFWAY OUT INTO THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. I DID MANAGE TO GET THE CAR HOME WHICH IS ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY BUT I HAD TO RESTART IT FOUR MORE TIMES. I'VE GOT ROUGHLY 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND WITH ANY REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. I SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE CHARGERS BUT WITH THREE HUNDREDS AS WELL

NHTSA complaint #11171942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 150,000 miles Knoxville, TN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER HAS NO WARNING...

NHTSA complaint #11170522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 176,000 miles Ruskin, FL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHY WOULD DODGE BE ALLOWED TO MANUFACTURE A VEHICLE WITHOUT A CABIN AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM BUILT IN? THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS INSECTS, DEBRIS, EXHAUST, POLLEN AND OTHER ALLERGENS CONSTANTLY ENTER VEHICLES WITHOUT THIS CRITICAL HEALTH SAFETY COMPONENT

NHTSA complaint #11165498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 100,000 miles Lawrenceville, GA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CAR LOSES POWER AND STALLS/SHUTS OFF WHILE IDLING AT STOPS, SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AFTER FILLING UP. HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH, HOWEVER WHEN HAPPENING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR RESTARTS ON ITS OWN. WHEN IT CUTS OFF AFTER IDLING YOU MUST MANUALLY RESTART VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11152382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 75,000 miles Louisville, KY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN PARK THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER DODGE AND CHRYSLER CARS. THERE IS A LIMITED RECALL BUT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FCA US LLS AND FILED A COMPLAINT THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU HAPPEN TO PARK ON A ROADSIDE AND CANT GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR

NHTSA complaint #11120094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 122,000 miles Tallahassee, FL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN FOB IS IN RANGE. CONTINUOUSLY CHIRPING. WHEN KEY INSERTED ON DRIVER SIDE ( ONLY DOOR SITE TO INSERT KEY) THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE CHIRPING. ( BATTERY TO FOB NEW).EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO SLIGHTEST TOUCH OR HOVER; DOOR LOCKS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN( UP AND DOWN REPETIVELY).ONCE UNLOCKED, ALARM GOES OFF UNTIL KEY IS INSERTED INTO IGNITION TO SILENCE. MAY TAKE 3-4 MINUTES TO ENTER CAR. POSE DANGER AT NIGHT OR DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. VEHICLE PERFORMED THE ABOVE STATIONARY BUT HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING AFTER KEY INSERTED; DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY AFTER UNLOCKED AND CAR LOCKED BY ITSELF WHEN DOOR CLOSED INSTANTLY. REQUIRED A LOCK SMITH TO OPEN.

NHTSA complaint #11120192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 88,048 miles ST. George, SC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I PARKED VEHICLE. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT THE GEAR, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO WHEN I BLOW THE HORN IT GETS STUCK OR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AFTER AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RECALL. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN A PARKING LOT SINCE.

NHTSA complaint #11104912 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 108,000 miles Oxnard, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY 2006 CHARGER RT JUST STOPS FOR NO REASON WHEN I'M AT A RED LIGHT OR AS SIMPLE AS A STOP.CANT FIND A RECALL IT'S VERY DANGEROUS DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S NOT A RECALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COUNT FIND A THE PROBLEM AND GAVE UP AND GAVE THE CAR BACK.

NHTSA complaint #11089541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 183,200 miles Augusta, GA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CAR CONTINUES TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, MAKES A LOT NOISE AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH CUT ON AND DOES NOT MOVE WHEN IN GEAR.

NHTSA complaint #11066790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Spring, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION, ENGINE STALLS SHUTS ITSELF OFF ON START UP OR WHILE IN MOTION IN TRAFFIC. LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR STARTING IN JANUARY OF 2016. DODGE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND WHY IT STALLS EVEN THOUGH IT STALLED ON THEM WHILE THEY HAD IT IN THERE SHOP. THE REASON FOR THE STALL IS UNKNOWN . NORMAL VEHICLE SERVICING IS UP TO DATE BUT THE CAR STALLING CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11033286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 1 miles Mililani, HI

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CAR KEEPS STALLING RANDOMLY AT STOPS. IT WILL EVEN STALL WHILE DRIVING GOING UP HILLS OR ON THE HIGHWAY. MOST TIMES IT WILL NOT COMPLETELY STALL (STUDDER) AND CONTINUE ON. IF IT DOES STALL COMPLETELY, SOMETIMES TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO TRY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COME AND RANDOMLY TURN OFF. DTC SHOWS P0700 AND U0100. LOTS OF OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. JUST GOOGLE CODES AND LOOK AT ALL DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP FORUMS.

NHTSA complaint #11011481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Houston, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE CAR KEEPS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ALSO AT AT COMPLETE STOP. LIKE A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I LOVE MY CAR BUT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, WITH THIS BEING A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 06 MODEL. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. I ONLY HAVE 62K ON IT AND I KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE. IF SOMEONE IS READING THIS PLEASE HELP ME.

NHTSA complaint #10995045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Conyers, GA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

CAR WAS IN MOTION THEN SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHEN TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION ON S A A CITY STREET AND STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND DO THE SAME THING AGAIN THREE DAYS LATER WITH NO ENGINE FAULT CODE OR NO WARNING AT ALL

NHTSA complaint #10991736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 90,000 miles Greenwood, MS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE GEAR SHIFT TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR IS STUCK AND ITS KEEPS THE CAR FROM COMING OUT OF PARK. YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE RELEASE BUTTON TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10979375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Memphis, TN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

KEY SWITCH

NHTSA complaint #10916572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 67,800 miles Thomaston, CT

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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

NHTSA complaint #10915911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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