2006 Dodge Charger Tires & wheels Problems

2006 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED CORROSION WAS THE REASON, THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS BROKE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE HAD 2 REAR TIRE BLOW OUTS DUE TO THE SENSORS BREAKING OFF. ONE OF THE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2013, WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN. THE SECOND BLOW OUT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2014. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE REPLACED 5 TIMES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10584841

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

TIRES HAVE STRESS CRACKS ABOUT 1-INCH FROM WHERE THE TIRE IS MOUNTED TO THE RIM AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND MY TIRES. SCARED THAT THE TIRE MAY BE DEFECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10562860

Incident

Feb 3, 2014

Mileage

150,000 mi

ON MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T I HAD A LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. I TRIED TO REMOVE THE TIRES VALVE STEM COVER AND THE VALVE STEM WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR BROKE IN HALF WHICH DEFLATED MY TIRE COMPLETELY WITHIN 10 SECONDS. 3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEMS DID THIS. AFTER CONTACTING MY LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE CHARGER MODEL BUT ALL OF THE MODELS. IF THIS VALVE STEM BROKE OFF DURING DRIVING YOU WOULD HAVE NO WARNING AND AN IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE COULD OCCUR. WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS IN THE FRONT DURING THE WINTER LIKE IT IS NOW. LUCKILY MINE BROKE WHILE IN THE GARAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10371042

Incident

Dec 17, 2010

Mileage

31,000 mi

TREAD SEPARATION, GOODYEAR F1 SUPERCAR TIRES. 4 FAILURES OUT OF 5 TIRES AT APPROX 15,000 MILES. THESE ARE TOP OF THE LINE TIRES 245/45ZR20 . OE ON DODGE SRT 8 CHARGERS AND CHRYSLER 300 SRT 8 CARS. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN AGGRESSIVELY DRIVEN. PRODUCT REPORTS AT TIRE RACK AND OTHER FEEDBACK LOCATIONS INDICATE THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. CONSIDERING THAT THESE TIRES ARE PLACED ON HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND KEPT TWO OF THEM THAT EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM. THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE BECOMES SLICK WHILE RETAINING SIGNIFICANT TREAD DEPTH ELSEWHERE. THE SEPARATION OCCURS ON THE INSIDE EDGE. GOODYEAR DOES NOT HONOR WARRANTY CLAIMS STATING POOR ALIGNMENT OR INSUFFICIENT TREAD DEPTH. CHRYSLER CORP DEALERS HAVE NOT FOUND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND OTHER BRANDS OF TIRES DO NOT EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE INSTANCES OF OUTER EDGE WEAR OR TREAD SEPARATIONS AS A TYPICAL CONDITION WHEN USED AS REPLACEMENT TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278747

Incident

Jul 30, 2009

Mileage

37,754 mi

WANLI S-1098 TIRE. 265/35R22 102V XL DOT 4HSA (3205) PLEASE NOTE; YOUR TIRE SELECTION DID NOT HAVE THIS BRAND IDENTIFIED. INSIDE SIDE WALLS CRACKING WITH > 60% TREAD LIFE. 22MONTHS PUT ON NEW 2006 DODGE DAYTONA-CHARGER BY DEALERSHIP. ALL 4 TIRES WITH CRACKING. ONE HOWEVER, SO MANY CRACKS THAT DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE CAR DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD OF POTENTIAL TIRE RUPTURE. ALL 4 TIRES RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT THE DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T HONOR THE "MANUFACTURERS" WARRANTY. ONE TIRE COMPANY INDICATED A PRIOR RECALL OF WANLI BRAND TIRES, YET, I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS TIRE ON THIS SITE. WAS THERE AN ACTUAL RE-CALL ON WANLI PERFORMANCE TIRES FOR SIDEWALL DEFECTS? I FOUND, ON THE INTERNET, THAT THIS TIRE, WANLI S-1098,HAS A "100 PERCENT FREE REPLACEMENT" WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO DEALERS IN MY AREA THAT DEAL WITH WANLI ANYMORE, PRESUMABLY DUE TO "POOR QUALITY", "TOO MANY PROBLEMS" AND AN ALLEGED RECALL PER MY LOCAL LES SCHWAB TIRE STORE. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW OF ANY RECALLS ON THE WANLI BRAND TIRE? SINCE THE TIRE WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER PRIOR TO SALE( TO ENCOURAGE SALE) DOES THAT MAKE THE AUTO DEALERSHIP THE TIRE DEALER AND SHOULD THEY HONOR THE WARRANTY? *TR

NHTSA ID

10235232

Incident

Jul 11, 2008

Mileage

27,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH 47,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED (GOODYEAR), THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE STEERING TIE ROD (RT SIDE) WAS SO BADLY WORN THEY DID NOT EVEN WANT ME TO DRIVE IT HOME ( I HAVE SAVED THE PART). IT IS A SEALED UNIT AND SHOULD NOT NEED ANY LUBRICATION OTHER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY DESIGNED INTO THE PART. OBVIOUSLY IF ONE LOSES STEERING ABILITY AT SPEED THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. INTERESTINGLY, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I GOT THE LAST ONE AVAILABLE IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF ALL THE OTHERS WERE USED FOR A SIMILAR REPLACEMENT DEFECT AND/OR IT IS BEING REDESIGNED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225737

Incident

Apr 24, 2008

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER R/T WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. IN MARCH OF 2006, I HAD A BLOW-OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AFTER BUMPING A CURB. THE IMPACT WAS NOT THAT GREAT AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR, BUT THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. ON 8/25/2006, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE IT IN FOR SERVICE TODAY TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT TWO TIRES HAVE FAILED AT UNDER 12,000 MILES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10166825

Incident

Aug 25, 2006

Mileage

6,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A LEFT HAND CURVE AT 23 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN THE CONTACT OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A TRENCH, BOUNCING BETWEEN EITHER SIDES OF THE TRENCH. THE VEHICLE HIT SIX TREES AND ENDED UP PINNED AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. THE INDICATOR LIGHT THAT STATES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEACTIVATED WAS ILLUMINATED. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE REPAIRS WERE STARTED. THAT DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE CONTACT.

NHTSA ID

10151622

Incident

Mar 2, 2006

Mileage

1,287 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE ABS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO SEVERAL TREES. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AND SIDE/CURTAIN AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT FELT IT WAS A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THE ABS FAILED ONCE BEFORE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142590

Incident

Nov 12, 2005

Mileage

1,433 mi