Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM
0602406/28/200610020055Police package - oil cooler line may contact the generator pulley/belt. *tt07/14/2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN
CSN-L0806/01/201110041252Chrysler service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. the radiator cooling fans may separate during operation and damage the radiator. *rm09/21/2011
CSN-L0806/01/201110041252Ready09/21/2011
070010703/02/200710021414Install a high capacity cooling fan. *kb04/25/2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
180270704/17/200710021686Mil illumination due to egr position sensor dtc - p0404, p0405, p0406. *kb06/15/2007
4703/01/200710021409Catalytic converter and reprogram pcm. *kb04/24/2007
180130702/17/200710021209Mil illumination - dtc po300 - multiple cylinder misfire. *kb03/22/2007
3508/01/200610020669Engine connecting rod bearings might have sand like debris. this could cause excessive wear on the rod bearings or could result in engine failure. *kb12/08/2006
0602507/10/200606025A100201923.5l #2 rod bearing and crankshaft journal inspection for contamination. *tt08/09/2006
180110603/23/200610019743Rough idle, malfunction indicator lamp illumination, diagnostic trouble code p0303. *ak04/25/2006
0601102/23/200610019538Valve seat not properly seated in the cylinder head. *tt03/24/2006
090050509/16/2006090100610018981Multiple cylinder misfire or rough idle. *tt01/26/2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
090050609/13/2007090020710023131This bulletin involves the replacement of mechanical clips for the intake manifold runner swirl valve linkage. *nj10/29/2007

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10/19/201173000
 I bought my 2006 dodge charger r/t brand new in june of 2006. i always filled the tank with gas until the pump automatically shutoff. i never topped off with gas or continued filling the tank once the pump would automatically stop. this was never a problem for 5 years. last year in october of 2011 at around 73,000 miles the car would stall and turn off the engine occasionally right after filling up in live traffic usually at a stop light or parking lot driveway. i would have to put the transmission shifter from drive to park since the vehicle shut off and restart the car with no problem. today at 75,600 miles on march 27, 2012; i filled up as usual and the car engine turned off in traffic on 3 different occasions. i read on chrysler owners' forums online this is a common problem with plenty of chrysler vehicles and chrysler is aware of it. the fix is a whole new fuel tank with a better fuel vapor valve and the cost would run $1300-$2000 for various car, van, and truck owners. the only other method i was advised by a dodge service advisor was not to fill the car up all the way, perhaps to 3/4 of a tank full. this is dangerous for any driver when a car engine stops, steering locks, and there is traffic behind you. some drivers will not know how to react in this situation. chrysler should offer a recall to fix this problem with the gas tank instead of charging the owner.
02/05/201278900
 I have a 2006 dodge charger rt 5.7l hemi. i just recently purchased this car. at times when i am accelerating quickly or press wide open throttle the vehicle shuts off for a second and then cuts right back on. the check engine light comes on as well as the lightning bolt icon flashes and i also hear a chime as well. the rpms drop all the way to zero as if it is stalling and losing all power but immediately cuts right back on. through research i have noticed this is an on-going problem with a lot of charger owners and a recall should have been issued by dodge by now before someone loses their life. tsb# 1803105 nhtsa# 10016027
11/22/201157000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle and took the vehicle to a local mechanic for inspection. the mechanic noticed engine sludge and advised that the build up of sludge caused the vehicle to stall. in addition, the engine needed to be replaced. the mechanic advised that anti-freeze mixed with the oil and caused the sludge build-up. the failure mileage was 57,000. kmj
11/22/201157000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. the contact stated while driving 45 mph the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to push the vehicle to the side of the road. the vehicle was able to restart and the contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic. the mechanic notice engine sludge build up and caused the vehicle to stall. the mechanic stated the engine needed to be replaced. the mechanic stated anti-freeze mixed the oil and caused sludge. failure mileage was 57,000. jo
10/27/201181000
 Recently i started having an issue with my charger. upon entering a high way and attempting to merge with traffic during morning rush hour, my car lost all power upon acceleration. the engine did not stall but the tachometer dropped to near zero, the engine light and power light flashed briefly and then returned to normal. i attempted to accelerate again and same thing happened. fortunately i was able to avoid a pretty significant accident with the the cars behind me and the ones i was merging on to the highway with. the symptoms disappeared for a few weeks and then started again and progressively became worse. i brought the car to the dealer that investigated and found it to be the power control module which turned out to be quite expensive. i did some research on a forum that i belong to and found many instances of this. contacted chrysler and simply put they did not seem to care. there are many defects on this year of charger and not one of them has ever been covered, at least the ones that i have. i consider this latest incident to be serious safety problem and hope that it gets investigated. as for another chrysler product, never again in my lifetime. i rely on my vehicle for work and this is by far the worst that i have ever owned. please look into this before someone has to start checking off accident and death when submitting a form.
10/26/2011
 My car was recalled for the cooling fans letting my car overheat. the dealer replaces the fans and the asks if i want him to fix my overheating issue. i thought that was why my cooling fans were the issue. it stopped overheating for a month maybe at most the i had to have a new radiator, t-stat, and water pump. within a couple weeks on my way to my doctor the temperature guage dropped to 140 and died. i started it up and it has a quick knocking noise that seem to tick too quickly toto be a rod plus the car doesn't die. i turned it off after hearing the knocking and had it towed home. now my brother is letting me drive his car and mine is a yard ornament.
08/20/201191100
 Driving to the beach, suddenly all warning lights on dashboard came on, then engine shut off, loss of power, then thick white smoke coming from hood, then flames underneath the car, then within a minute the car was completely engulfed, destroying the engine compartment, and front seat, dashboard & windshield blew out... scariest thing ever.! i nearly escaped in time, lucky to have not been burned, lucky i got out alive... there should be a recall dodge charger r/t hemi, 2006 (5.7 liter)
10/26/201199000
 On several different days and times, the 2006 dodge charger cuts off in the middle of driving, when car comes to a halt/stop at a red light or stop sign and the engine cuts completely off yet the radio and lights still work. just today, travelling within 7-8 miles from my work to home the car cut off 6 times and i am scared to death that this car will cause an accident. it sputters then shuts off but when u press teh gas it accelerates and continues forward. or it'll cut off completely, in which i have to turn the key all the way off and sit for a few minutes before cranking back up. at that time it stalls to crank up before turning over completely. it can't be the starter or alternator because i can hear it turning over.
08/24/201147000
 While driving my 2006 dodge charger, it died as i was turning. the stearing wheel locked on me completely. i took it in to our local dodge service center and they said they could not find anything wrong with it. a month and a half later the same problem happens, this time while stopped at a red light on our local highway. we have taken it back to the same dodge service center and they still cannot find anything wrong with it. i have been researching on line and this is a common problem with dodge vehicles. if they do not fix this and this causes an accident which injures one of my family members i will be suing dodge! this will turn into a class action lawsuit.
09/07/201166000
 Coming to a stop at traffic red light, engine died. put trans in neutral, restarted vehicle. drove about 2 miles, stopped at red light, engine died. repeated start procedure as above. drove about 1/2 mile stopped at red light, on green made left trun across intersection. halfway across intersection engine stopped. gas tank 1/2 full. took vehicle to dealer who informed me they had never heard of this problem. yet many complaints on internet forums re this issue. also many reports of engine stall in nhtsa website. dealer advised me they could not see any computer trouble codes and couldn't help. never had any stalling issues until sdealer serviced car several weeks befor with new sparkplugs, recallled cooling fan replace. per factory recall. this car is no longer safe to drive! filed complaint with dodge by phone, rep said they has never heard of this engine stall before!!!!
09/07/201166100
 Slowed to stop for red light. engine died. put trans in neutral and restarted vehicle 2nd occurence same day , made left turn at traffic light , partway though intersection engine stopped. 3rd occurence same day , came to stop at red light, engine died. was able to restart car. this is a new occurrence as never had this issue before. however engine cooling fans were replaced under recall from dodge about 1 week ago. car was fine before this though. have appt with dealer this friday. notice charger forums full of same complaint as mine. seens dodge not responsive to this issue based on forum posts. http://www.challengertalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-35997-p-2.html
04/03/201183000
 Rocker arm ticking in engine to soon for that kind of mechanical problem to happen. when i went to the dealer 5 other people were their with the same problem. i also looked online hundreds of others have same problem.
03/20/201160000
 Rocker arm cticking in engine to soon for that kind of mechanical problem to happen.
10/10/201028070
 Tl-the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. while driving approximately 40 mph she heard a loud tapping noise in the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and she was advised that the engine lifters needed replacing. the vehicle had not been repaired. she also took the vehicle to two local mechanics and they advised her that the engine lifters needed replacing. the failure had been on going for two months. she called the manufacture and filed a complaint. the manufacture advised her that the hyundai dealer put in the wrong type of oil and that caused the failure. the hyundai dealer bought out the dodge dealer. the failure mileage was 28,070 and the current mileage was 28,320. vwb
01/01/20061200
 Tl-the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. while stopped with pressure being applied to the brake pedal he began to hear a loud whining noise. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed the vehicle was operating normally. the failure continued to recur intermittently while the vehicle was being operated for at least 20 minutes. the vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer where he was informed it needed a new motor. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 1,200 and the current mileage was 43,000. the vin was unavailable. sm.
07/04/20091
 I purchased my 06 dodge charger r/t 5.7l on 12/24/07. i am the 2nd owner. i was told that the 1st owner traded because he needed a minivan. i have learned since purchasing the vehicle that was probably not the case. approximately 3 months after i purchased the vehicle, i was traveling at 35 mph when the engine began to sputter and the car began to shake violently. it acted as if it was running out of gas (it had 1/8 tank). i filled up and the problem quit. later that day i was on the way home from the beach traveling at 75 mph on the interstate when the same problem occurred again. i had to quickly pull over in heavy traffic. i called a tow truck and had to wait almost an hour with it 105 degrees outside! after it was towed home, it cranked fine. i took it to the dealer who said that they could find nothing wrong; i must have purchased bad gas. it happened again about a month later. i managed to drive it home when it finally completely stalled. upon cranking, it would shake violently, red line, back fire, then shut off. i took it to the dealer again. it did not throw any codes. they inspected my vehicle and drove it around town and could never duplicate the problem. it has since happened on at least 3 separate occasions and the cause still remains a mystery to me, the dodge dealership, and 2 private mechanics. i am thankful that my 5 year old son has not been with me any of the times that this car has left me stranded! it's an accident waiting to happen! *tr
02/21/200823723405/28/2007
 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
09/04/2008550001
 Car purchased april 06 defective motor replaced within 6 months, car has been running hot, taken to dealership, jan. 07 and was told as long as the dial returned back to cool vehicle ok, took back to dealer again at 34,000 miles before warranty expired could not find anything wrong, after warranty expired dealer replaced thermostat july 07, drove 3 weeks after repair made, car had 55,490 miles, car still running hot, per dealer need radiator, had radiator replaced within 3 weeks of thermostat replacement, picked up car and drove down road when car ran hot again, hot water ran inside vehicle on driver, now took back to dealership advised need heating coil, called chrysler said dealer was misdiagnosing, dealer said car is faulty, car had been cutting off on hwy. also. have print out of numerous time vehicle has been to the service dept. since purchase. *tr
08/03/2008318763
 06 dodge charger with 33,000 miles. car has began to violently shake and engine light will begin blinking while almost stopped at a stop light or fully stopped. i have to shut the car off stopped at an intersection for a short time and then restart to get out of the intersection. i do not see how this can possible be safe for my passengers(3 & 7 yr old), myself or other cars. this has occurred 4 times since may 2008. the dealership has replaced oxygen sensor, flashed the powertrain control module (saying lost communication with steering control module), and on july 29th replaced the powertrain control module. had car back a few days and backed out of a parking space, put car in drive and pushing the accelerator did nothing. after a few seconds the accelerator worked & i moved about 10 feet. the car started shaking violently/engine light began blinking and i had to shut the car off. fortunately, no one was around me this time. when i restarted the car, the engine light stayed on constant(not blinking), which i have been told over & over by the dealership is safe to drive. i was able to drive the 2 miles home. took car into dealership again on aug 4, 2008. was told this time that there is a tsb & they have to order parts. but to pick it up until the parts come in that it is safe to drive. *tr the consumer was told the vehicle had an evaporation leak. there were times when the vehicle would not accelerate, the engine light and esp/bas light illuminated. the dealer then stated the cause of the problem was a multi-cylinder misfire at cylinders 2-4. updated 10/09/08. *jb
07/01/2007249981
 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
06/27/200624000802/10/2006
 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
07/13/200710210/15/2005
 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
10/21/2006110/21/2006
 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
10/09/20068500304/26/2006
 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
11/03/2005321
 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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM
10/13/201081000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. while the vehicle was in the parking area she noticed the vehicle was overheating. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the mechanic stated the fan motor and the cooling relay system had to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 81,000. rvk
10/13/201081000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge charger. while stopped in a parking area the contact noticed the vehicle was over heating. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop. the mechanic stated the fan motor and the cooling relay system had to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 81,000. ds
05/27/2011109000
 The rocker bearing on the top side of the moter was broken (set back and not rolling. i had a heating problem with the car and had it back to the dealership . at which time they replaced the thermostat and told me that if i had a problem that they would deal with it then. well now is then and i am replaceing the moter that i changed the oil every 3000-5000 miles they even said it is the cleanest moter they had ever seen. so the mobil 1 0-40 did not help. i have had problems with this car for awhile. first the brakes went out at 13,000 miles in which a service bulliten was out on , because the wrong system was put on at the factory . so i had to replace the brake system because it had 13,000 miles on it and out of the 12 month 12,000 mile warrenty. i had called them numerous times about the concern of the temp. of the engine and was told that these cars run a little hotter than others. it turned out that again something from the factory where a service notice put out short of a recall and they are not required to disclose those. i really believe that nothing is going to be done about this , but enough is enough. the mileage on the car is 109,000 miles . car has never been driven hard .
08/15/201061000
 My 2006 dodge charger r/t experienced an overheating engine. after my mechanic performed many tests, he found out the a/c fan had numerous defects. the a/c fan broke apart, causing the engine cooling fan to also fail - resulting my vehicle overheating. this faulty a/c fan is apparently a known issue but not important enouugh for a recall. thankfully, i was in town and not on the road because my engine temp spiked to red when the fans failed. my mechanic suggests i replace the fan periodically, to keep from having it continue to fail and damage the entire cooling system.
06/01/2009459501
 In sept. 2008, dec. 2008, may 11 2009, may 21, 2009, both cooling fans quit working completely causing a sudden rise in cooling temps. since december the dealership has replaced the fans at n/c. on june 1 2009 the low speed cooling fan has quit working causing a hotter than normal operating temp of the cooling system, as high as 230 degrees. everything possible has been checked on the car by the dealership & phone calls to chrysler by the dealership were unable to find any reason for these fans to fail this often. i bought the car new in september 2005. this is the 5th failure of this component since september of 2008. *tr
05/21/2009456001
 2006 dodge charger r/t 5.7 engine. both cooling fan motors have gone out 4 times since sept. 2008. the first replacement set lasted till december 08, 2008. that set lasted until may 11, 2009. that replacement set lasted until may 21, 2009. each time the car has been completely checked for a cause of failure, which shows everything to be normal. this set from may 11 had 1 motor completely locked up. there is no warning signs of impending failure. the temp gauge needle immediately spikes into the red area and the temp readout went to above 240 degrees from 195 degrees in a matter of seconds. the fan blades show signs of hitting the shroud, but on inspection the fan blades and shroud show no signs of deformity and are the same size as normal. this is the 4th failure in approximately 8 months with the last only being 10 days from repair to failure. the dealership has been fantastic, chrysler was called and could offer no suggestions other than checking everything associated with the cooling system & electrical system which were normal. each time the cooling fan motors were replaced, only to fail within days to a few months. the last time on may 21 i had to hurry and shut the engine off, in traffic, and coast to a side street to let the engine cool down. *tr
09/15/2008400001
 Radiator cooling fan motors quit working & vehicle immediately pegged the temp gauge. the motors were hot when checking as soon as it happened. this has now happened in sept. 2008, nov. 2008 & april 2009. replacing both of the motors solved the problem the 1st 2 times. vehicle has not yet been fixed on the 3rd failure. the mileage on the vehicle has been about 40,000 on 1st incident, 42,000 on 2nd incident & 45,000 on 3rd incident. *tr
10/01/200717000303/28/2007
 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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
11/10/201085000
 We have a 2006 dodge charger, always had all maintenance performed via dealership on scheduled time. out of the blue, engine light starts to blink on/off, car hesitating. dealership says the engine has completely failed, and we need a new one. dealership states something in the exhaust system broke off and entered into the engine, causing it to ruin the engine, and we need a replacement engine. we have never had any issue with engine up to this point, and the car was taken into the dealership immediately when issues began. we still owe 4k on this car, and feel we have done everything within dealership/car requirements regarding having only the dealership work on this vehicle for every engine need. no warning, no prior issue(s), no reason for this to occur other than a failure with the manufacturing.
08/27/2008530001
 The engines' rocker arms & lifters are tapping & causing engine to stall & consume more gas all because the chrysler-dodge dealership have been replacing only 5qts of oil rather than the 6qts the manual instructs. nothing has been done by the dealer to correct this maintenance issue. *tr
09/30/20051
 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
07/26/20061100307/14/2006
 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 dealership. now here i am 5 days later and there is still no answer as to when i will get a new vehicle. *nm
08/24/200510010
 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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
07/14/201176505
 We own a 2006 dodge, charget sxt. it just passed 76,000 miles when we started smelling a strong odor of gas and exhaust. about a week later we heard exhaust noise and took it to our mechanic. when he checked it he found the right side exhaust manifod was broken into two pieces. he replaced the manifold and the dealership told him they were selling 15 right (passenger side manifolds every week. after he replaced it he said he still heard aexhaust noise and recommended we contact chrysler. chrysler told us to take it to a dealer for diagnosis. we did and the left side manifold was also broken. the bill for both manifolds was $1035.20. chrysler has agreed to pay 50% of the dealers bill only or $250.96. there is obviously a serious defect when not only one, but both cast iron manifolds fail within 6,000 miles of the mandatory california epa warranty period for manifolds (70,000). i am seriously concerned because carbon monoxide fumes were entering the car when traveling 65mph. what would have happened if we had been stuck in los angeles traffic at 5-10mph. this defect should be immediately investigated before someone dies from carbon monoxide poisoning.
04/21/2008170001
 I have a 2006 dodge charger that attempts to stall ~ while driving and while sitting at a traffic light ~ and then will hesitate upon acceleration before lurching forward. no accident or injuries yet, but potential is there. miracle i haven't been rear ended or rear ended someone else. frightening to think of what could happen if traveling on a highway at around 60-65 mph and the car did stall. i found a forum online with numerous dodge charger owners experiencing the same problem. no recall that i can see...yet. i've had mine in the shop five times for this problem and it still acts up. *tr
08/24/200510010
 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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL
08/03/2008318763
 06 dodge charger with 33,000 miles. car has began to violently shake and engine light will begin blinking while almost stopped at a stop light or fully stopped. i have to shut the car off stopped at an intersection for a short time and then restart to get out of the intersection. i do not see how this can possible be safe for my passengers(3 & 7 yr old), myself or other cars. this has occurred 4 times since may 2008. the dealership has replaced oxygen sensor, flashed the powertrain control module (saying lost communication with steering control module), and on july 29th replaced the powertrain control module. had car back a few days and backed out of a parking space, put car in drive and pushing the accelerator did nothing. after a few seconds the accelerator worked & i moved about 10 feet. the car started shaking violently/engine light began blinking and i had to shut the car off. fortunately, no one was around me this time. when i restarted the car, the engine light stayed on constant(not blinking), which i have been told over & over by the dealership is safe to drive. i was able to drive the 2 miles home. took car into dealership again on aug 4, 2008. was told this time that there is a tsb & they have to order parts. but to pick it up until the parts come in that it is safe to drive. *tr the consumer was told the vehicle had an evaporation leak. there were times when the vehicle would not accelerate, the engine light and esp/bas light illuminated. the dealer then stated the cause of the problem was a multi-cylinder misfire at cylinders 2-4. updated 10/09/08. *jb