1.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
92,780 miles

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2006 Dodge Charger drivetrain problems

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2006 Dodge Charger Owner Comments (Page 1 of 9)

problem #174

Sep 092022

Charger

  • 78,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, he was unable to shift the gear shifter out of park(P). The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with Customer Satisfaction Number: K39. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

- Midland, MI, USA

problem #173

May 192022

Charger

  • miles
My Dodge charger has 4 codes I can't figure out and one is a is a manufacturer code that popped up and lost connection to tcm and something to do with the fuel

- Oscoda , MI, USA

problem #172

Apr 192022

Charger

  • miles
PCM/ECM failure during driving. Caused entire vehicle to shut off during speeds as little as 20 or as high as 70 mph. Severe safety issue and potential for critical component damage to other parts of the vehicle! Warning tone and lamps do not appear until after the incident happens. And it has been confirmed by 3 consecutive car shops and dealers. Happens repeatedly, day to day.

- Fort Campbell, KY, USA

problem #171

Dec 082021

Charger

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I've owned this car a little over a month. I filled up the gas tank today, after leaving the gas station the car stalled in the middle of a busy intersection. thankfully no one was coming the opposite direction at the time before i could get the car restarted. at the next light it stalled again, and then was able to restart the car. i was able to pull into a parking lot to access any issues. nothing looked wrong visibly. while idling the car stalled again. i researched the issue and found other similar issues with this year and make of the car stalling after filling the tank. this is a huge safety issue as there was no warning and the car completely stalled and had no function. if cars were coming at me in the intersection or i was on the highway which was the next exit, it could have been worse for me and others on the road.

- Glen Allen, VA, USA

problem #170

Aug 152021

Charger

  • miles
The transmission console shift lever stays in Park. The console shift lever will not go into Reverse. Sunday morning my wife was on her way to church and found that the Dodge Charger RT transmission would not go into reverse. I tried it and she was right. My concern is if this happened while in traffic the vehicle could be rear ended or could cause a traffic night mare. My wife was in New Hampshire as the driver of our car with three other ladies just prior to this problem.. She was about sixty miles away and if the transmission locked up there with the four of them they would have been stranded. The plastic shift lock out located in the console is a plastic piece and should be replaced with a metal or aluminum piece by a Recall or at least a Technical Bulletin. The following is the current vehicle replacement Shift Interlock Repair Kit P/N 68088259AB. If any more information is required please feel free to contact me.

- Groton, MA, USA

problem #169

Apr 172021

Charger

  • 215,915 miles
Every time I fill my car up with gas and drive off from the gas station into on coming traffic the car will stall in the middle of the road I almost got hit in the side just yesterday. I got online and did some research and found out that there is a problem with the gas tanks on these cars that cause them to stall after putting gas in them.

- Huntingdon, TN, USA

problem #168

Mar 172021

Charger

  • 200,997 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Purchased vehicle as is on 03/16/2021 at date of purchase vehicle had almost 200,000 miles on it it needed front end lower control arms and bushings replacement on both driver and passenger sides the air conditioning didn't work due to the ac compressor being no good so the compressor had to be replaced as well the driver side window wouldn't go down regulator. Had to be brought and replaced as well also at the time of purchase in which vehicle was sold as is with a malfunctioning seatbelt issue in which the driver's side seatbelt was fastened and will not unfasten the passenger side seatbelt works however the cars sensor beeps and flashes indicating that someone is in the passenger seat without their seatbelt on even with the seatbelt being fastened without an actual body or weight being in the seat at all.... since compressor has been replaced car has started running hot coolant and water has to currently be added just for regular daily use

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #167

Feb 112019

Charger

  • 71,000 miles
When driving the car it will randomly turn off and then come back on with out having to restart it. It's like if you were to turn a light switch on and then off again, it's that quick. I'm talking about everything shuts down, the lights the radio the gauges everything and then sometimes it comes right back on. There has been some occasions where it doesn't come back on tho.

- Libby, MT, USA

problem #166

Dec 192020

Charger

  • 123,534 miles
Vehicle original keys will enable/disable alarm, unlock the doors but will not start engine due to a malfunction in the (skreem) sentry key remote entry module internal and skim. When the weather becomes cold, the skim malfunctions worst making the vehicle inoperable. B1A28 ECM mismatch with skim B1A35 unidentified key communication error B2224 (skreem) sentry key remote entry module internal P0513 invalid skim key

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #165

Dec 092020

Charger

  • 48,000 miles
2006 Dodge Charger daytona R/T randomly stalls while driving or parked. No check engine light gets produced. In that split second that it shuts off, the car loses power completely and no brakes or power steering. This is extremely dangerous, and Dodge should issue a recall immediately to fix this issue. Most sources point to a faulty gas tank that has a lifetime warranty now but should be recalled.

- Castro Valley, CA, USA

problem #164

Jul 182020

Charger

  • 75,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the gear shifter ceased in the park position. The vehicle failed to shift out of the park position. The vehicle was turned off and remained at the residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 75,000. Invalid VIN.

- Georgetown, TX, USA

problem #163

Feb 132020

Charger 6-cyl

  • 1,652,901 miles
Transmission.. bad air light on all the time.. bad transmission hard shift.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #162

Sep 192019

Charger

  • 0 miles
Car will run fine one day next day it won't, car cuts off when stopping an stop sign or light. Car jerks when pressing gas pedal too hard, gas odors coming from muffler.

- Wilmington, NC, USA

problem #161

Aug 302019

Charger

  • 160,000 miles
Turning onto on-ramp of a highway I was moving about 20 miles an hour when the engine died and I lost power steering. Additionally, I felt a very tough transmission shift 2-3 seconds before I lost power steering and when the engine died. The car took multiple attempts to turn over. A very loud whirring noise began in the engine/transmission area and is yet to stop.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #160

Jan 152019

Charger

  • 12,600 miles
Drivetrain problems making noise is there a recall need help sometimes when I drive it kicks the gear

- Manteno, IL, USA

problem #159

Oct 022018

Charger

  • 161,908 miles
I have a 2006 Dodge Charger that randomly dies when I'm driving on the highway in town at slow speeds turning corners or sitting still in park it's died on me several times when people have had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the side of me and it happens no matter what gear its in or what the RPM is at I've replace the ECM the tcm alternator battery and everything I've looked up about it online nobody has a definite fix but the problem exists in a lot of 2006 Dodge Chargers, and it almost always gives me one of two codes one is loss of communication with the ECM and the other is loss of communication with the tcm and then there's other times that it gives no code

- Langdon, KS, USA

problem #158

Jul 162018

Charger

  • 91,000 miles
My 2006 Dodge Charger rt will not shift out of park. This is a well known problem with 2006 Chargers and "some" 2006 models are covered under a recall "K39." It seems like my 2006 Charger is one of the 2006 Chargers that isn't covered for some reason. I checked my VIN on your website and the recall doesn't show. This happened in my driveway. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

- Hollister, CA, USA

problem #157

Jul 142018

Charger

  • 22,700 miles
While driving the car loses power and slows down, the engine is running rough and when pulled over the side of the road, the car will not move at all. The shifter will move through the gears however the car will not move(automatic transmission). After turning the vehicle off and restarting the car runs normal until the next episode( occurred the last 3 times car has been driven). This is hazardous especially in traffic. Currently setting up appointment with Dodge dealership to address problem however no caution light is appearing on the dash. This malfunction happens at any speed on highway or city street.

- Fallon, NV, USA

problem #156

Jun 012016

Charger

  • 70,000 miles
The car will shut off randomly, the error code keeps pointing back to the ECM and I have had that replaced now it is doing it again and there is no warning when it happens on the freeway it jolts like it wants to shutoff but it doesn't the RPM's go down and it revs back up, it started just with it having the RPM's go down and rev back up randomly and its been happening for 2 years now it just shuts off and starts back up immediately but sometimes ill drive a couple feet and it will die again. It has been in and out of the shop for the last 8 months. They have sent the computer back to have it analysed and to repair the new one I got now. When driving it also shuts off and then just starts up back by itself. I see this everywhere on the internet and forums, some say ECM needs to be replaced other say the fuel tank and the other says something about the key fob not recognizing the key. I want this investigated and a recall to be issued. From everyone I have spoken to every single 2006 Dodge Charger has this problem with the 5.7 lt with the hemi.

- Brier, WA, USA

problem #155

Apr 252018

Charger

  • 115,000 miles
Cannot shift vehicle out of park.

- Bensalem, PA, USA

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