Problems with 2006 Dodge Charger ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. while driving approximately 35 mph on normal road conditions, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal. she immediately heard a beeping noise followed by excessive hesitation. in addition, there was an extremely low power response during acceleration. the failures occurred without warning. the vehicle resumed normal operation and was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on five separate occasions for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. the failure mileage was 23,723 and current mileage was 39,000. updated 06/09/09. *lj the consumer stated while driving, the vehicle would shut off for no apparent reason. all of the gauges on the dashboard would just drop. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer on several occassions, but to no avail. no error codes displayed on the computer. there was no check engine light. updated 06/11/09.*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. the check engine light continues to illuminate and, occasionally, the vehicle begins to shake. the contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer three times. initially, the dealer could not find any failure with the vehicle. two weeks later, the contact returned to the dealer and was informed that there was cooling system failure and they flushed the cooling system. two weeks later, the failure recurred and the vehicle was returned to the dealer, where it currently remains. the failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 17,900. updated 12/11/07 *tr

2006 dodge charger 3.5l inconsistent performance stalling but not shutting off took to dealer on 7/25/07 the changed a brake toggle switch stall happen again today 7/26/07 @ 8pm. *tr

1.multi cylinder misfires, resulting in the inability to accelerate, rough idle and engine failure. 2. approximately every 4 to 6 weeks and 3 times over the last 2 weeks. 3. service to the vehicle 10 times, replacing shift module,valve keepers, combustion chamber cleaning (twice), cam seal,rocker arm, both exh., rocker rails and pedestals. *tr

I purchased a 2006 dodge charger apprx 2 wks ago. the engine light came on the day after i purchased car. i took the car in that friday and was told it was a service recall issue and to bring the car back because it would take all day to repair. i too am filing under the texas lemon law. car only had less than 19000 miles when purchased. i also have a problem with loud squeaking brakes. *nm

Dcx sold me a $30,000 dodge charger. they recall the car 4 months after purchase with only 8000 miles and express that 75% of the engineering of the car (the engine) needs replacement. every week for 3 weeks the car has gone back to the dealer. where is the customer value and care dcx ? *nm

Purchased july 14, 2006. it ran great with no problems until july 26. i went to take a left out of my company's parking lot and the car sputtered and would accelerate fast. i had to pull off on the left side of the road to get out of the way of oncoming traffic. i put it in neutral and gave it some gas. i attempted to go again when the traffic was clear and it sputtered more until i gave it a lot of gas and then it drove fine. i though it was an isolated incident so i drove it home. that night my wife, son and i took the car to the mall. upon leaving the mall it did it again and the engine light was on. the dealership was still open and close by so i drove it directly there. they gave me a loaner to drive while they attempted to fix it. on august 9, they gave the vehicle back to me. that night it did it again, except the vehicle actually died on me in the middle of traffic. the next day it was back to the dealer where is sat for 37 days while they tried to figure out what was wrong. they replaced all the oxygen sensors, the power control module, the wiring harnesses and i am sure there were some other things. they test drove it for 9 key cycles and 250 miles and were 98% confident they fixed it so i got the car back on september 15. the next day the same problem returned and i was 50 miles from home and this time the idling of the car was so rough that the car was visibly shaking. i had a friend follow me home and since it was a saturday night, the dealership was not open and would not be until monday. monday morning i started the car up and let it idle 5 minutes before leaving. when i got in, it was idling rough again and the engine light was flashing. i shut it down, called a tow truck and it is back at the dealership where it will stay because i am not taking it back. i have requested vehicle replacement from chrysler and the ...

Car purchased 2/2006 w/ approx. 5,600 mi. first occurrence in 6/2007: vehicle in drive at stopped position. proceeded to accelerate through intersection. vehicle almost stalls and sputters (engine makes rough winding noise). does not accelerate. engine light on briefly. pulled over, put in park, returned to drive to try again. same thing happens. turned vehicle off, waited a few seconds, and then back on. drove fine for about 30 days. thought maybe bad gas. over the next couple of months it happened approx. 5 more times at different times during the day (hot and cool days, engine cool and warm). twice engine light came on and had to turn off for over 5 minutes before light would go out to proceed. brought in to chrysler dealer on sep. 13, 2007 where car was purchase for oil change, tune up, new tires and explained rough/whining idol,lack of acceleration and stalling/bogging down occurrences from a stopped position. said problem was fixed after mouse nest removed from engine and injector wire repair from chewing. sept. 17 & 18, happened again - backed out of driveway (each morning), came to a stop, put it in drive, and rough/whining engine sound and no acceleration above 20 mph. brought back to same dealer on 18 sept. have not been able to "duplicate the problem" so left overnight. *tr updated 01-14-08. *kb updated 12/12/08. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. while stopped with his foot on the brake pedal, the contact heard a loud whining noise. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer stated that the vehicle was performing as it should. the failure continued intermittently when the vehicle was operated for 20 minutes or more. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was informed that a new motor was needed. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 1,200 and the current mileage was approximately 43,000. the vin was unavailable.

I work for a chrysler-dodge auto dealership in texas. we are currently repairing a 2006 dodge charger heater core leak. the heater core leaked hot antifreeze onto the gas pedal and onto the leg of one of our salesman.*jb the heater core is a very poor design and should be recalled before someone gets burned while driving down the road. the heater core tubes are held on to the core by a small cheesy clamp that comes off very easy. even the new heater core we received from chrysler tubes were half way off of the heater core. *jb

I have taken my car to the dealership 5 times to have issues fixed. each time i got the car back, it was worse. i had 13 issues originally with the car. i ended up suing, and got a very small settlement- dodge refused to cooperate. i still have each and every problem, and do not know what else to do. my car dies while in reverse, the brakes malfunction constantly, the window panel remains broken due to their inept work, the radio cuts off, the dash lights die @ night, etc. i would truly appreciate it if someone could actually help me. i do not know what else to do. i love my car dearly, but something needs to be done. the date i put as date of incident is when this all started. *tr

I am about to file a lemon law complaint because dodge has been "unable to duplicate" the most serious problems that have plagued my vehicle, a 2006 dodge charger r/t, since day four of my ownership. i have owned this car for 68 days and of those, i have only been able to drive the functioning car for 19 days. they have fixed a number of minor issues and notified me that they would be unable to fix or do not know how to fix at this time, some minor issues including the air conditioning compressor problems (which they say they have also been "unable to duplicate". the serious issues that are occurring when it idles, when it accelerates and with what seems to be the suspension and possibly both the engine and transmission. of those 68 days, they have come to pick up my car on three different occasions to try and fix it, the last time (which continues currently) they have had my car for four weeks. i happen to know (upon researching after the prolonged period they have had the car) that tsb's or technical service bulletins have been issued for every problem that is occurring with my car. additionally, i have taken my car to two different mechanics (one dodge dealership and one independent mechanic) that have witnessed these malfunctions. i would like to know what my options are legally for getting some kind of resolution. *jb