2006 Dodge Charger Transmission Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while idling at the traffic light, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart on several occasions and was towed to the residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where DTC: U0100 and P0700 were retrieved. The dealer flashed the computer; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, were the same DTC were retrieved and the failure was related to a loss of communication with the PCM and the Transmission Control Module. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,415.

NHTSA ID

11655418

Incident

Dec 31, 2020

Mileage

111,415 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED GROGAN'S TOWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM AT 419-476-0761 (LOCATED AT 6100 TELEGRAPH RD, TOLEDO, OH 43612) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. *TT

NHTSA ID

11119926

Incident

Aug 9, 2018

Mileage

111,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES LASTED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. LANDERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (315 GOODMAN RD E, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, (662) 349-3006) WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE TCM, ECM, OR PCM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

NHTSA ID

11103344

Incident

Jun 14, 2018

Mileage

172,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. SAHARA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5050 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN NUMBER: K39 (TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER) WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO HIS VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

NHTSA ID

11099148

Incident

May 31, 2018

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT HAD RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ID

10606000

Incident

Mar 1, 2007

Mileage

33,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE OVERIDE BUTTON TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,693.

NHTSA ID

10598865

Incident

Jun 17, 2014

Mileage

86,693 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE FELT THE VEHICLE DECELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY AS THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERNAL SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000....UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF UPDATED 07/19/12

NHTSA ID

10463580

Incident

Jun 27, 2012

Mileage

151,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 ( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 11/16/11

NHTSA ID

10428705

Incident

Oct 1, 2011

Mileage

103,000 mi

THE COLUMN SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE STARTED FINE, HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I NOTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 DODGE CHARGER FOR POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE COLUMN SHIFT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I WAS INFORMED BY DODGE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10428228

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA ID

10422401

Incident

Aug 29, 2011

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SHIFT LEVER CLIP BROKE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10416682

Incident

Jul 31, 2011

Mileage

110,000 mi

OWN 2 CHARGERS AND BOTH OF THEM HAD THE SAME SHIFTER PROBLEM. UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SHIFTERS MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 42 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A SHIFTER PROBLEM. DODGE SHOULD REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS SINCE IT IS AA COMMON PROBLEM TO ALL 2006 CHARGERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10416415

Incident

Jul 27, 2011

Mileage

49,086 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE RELEASE MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN IN NUMBER: 06V149000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT), WERE RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NHTSA ID

10411774

Incident

Jul 9, 2011

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000, POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 72,964. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE DEALER FOUND THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY CAME APART INTERNALLY. UPDATED 02/03/12

NHTSA ID

10407249

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

Mileage

72,964 mi

2006 CHARGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. APPARENT INTERLOCK FAILURE, RESULTING IN BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH FOUND THAT CHRYSLER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39, WHICH ONLY COVERED CERTAIN VEHICLES. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY BROAD DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10405314

Incident

Jun 5, 2011

Mileage

72,689 mi

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER GOT STUCK IN PARK POSITION. I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $500 (NOT TO MENTION TOWING EXPENSE). NOW I'M LOOKING AT THIS SITE AND SEE MANY, MANY OTHER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL??? *TR

NHTSA ID

10395573

Incident

Apr 1, 2011

Mileage

85,596 mi

2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DESCRIBED IN THE MANUEL DOES NOT WORK TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SO COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS.

NHTSA ID

10364085

Incident

Nov 4, 2010

Mileage

88,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE R/T DAYTONA CHARGER. IT HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS GIVEN ME VERY FEW PROBLEMS . I TRIED TO PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I TRIED VARIOUS THINGS AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND BY THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. (SHIFTER REPLACEMENT). EVERYONE I HAVE DELT WITH SEEMS TO KNOW OF THESE PROBLEMS AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 2005 AND NEWER DODGE VEHICLES WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND A FLOOR SHIFTER. I WONDER WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. COULD IT BE THAT THEY CHARGE OVER $300 TO PERFORM A 45 MINUTE JOB TO REPLACE A $60 PART? *TR

NHTSA ID

10356611

Incident

Sep 18, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AS DESCRIBED IN MANUAL. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355045

Incident

Sep 10, 2010

Mileage

47,555 mi

2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL DOES NOT WORK TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SO COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355044

Incident

Sep 10, 2010

Mileage

47,555 mi

VEHICLE SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. DRIVER STRANDED ON RURAL SECONDARY ROAD AT NIGHT. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE TO ME. UPON RESEARCHING THE MATTER FURTHER, THIS PROBLEM IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME SHIFTER AND HAS OCCURRED THOUSANDS OF TIMES. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR $312.00. HAVE POSSESSION OF OLD PARTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10351208

Incident

Aug 20, 2010

Mileage

53,500 mi

NO PROBLEMS UP TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. I HAVE 42,000 MILES ON DODGE CHARGER. WHEN I GOT IN CAR TWO DAYS AGO, THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, I DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, SHE TOLD ME THAT THS GEAR SHIFTER HAD SEIZED AND WHAT THE PRICE WAS TO FIX IT. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, THERE WERE SO MANY HITS, I KNEW IT HAD TO BE A RECALL ITEM BUT IT IS NOT. ALSO, THE TOW SERVICE SAID HE WAS CERTAIN THERE WAS A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CHARGERS HE PICKS UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM BUT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES, IT APPEARS THERE SHOULD BE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349660

Incident

Aug 15, 2010

Mileage

42,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THERE WAS A LEVER IN THE SHIFTER BOX THAT POTENTIALLY FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

NHTSA ID

10345932

Incident

Jul 22, 2010

Mileage

103,000 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CHARGER 2006 MODEL THERE ARE VAST NUMBER OF CHARGERS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER ON THE FLOOR BEING STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT RELEASE IT HAS BEEN A KNOWN FACT OF DODGE CARS ARE BEING BROUGHT IN DAILY TO LANDMARK DODGE IN GEORGIA AND NOBODY HAS INDICATED TO THE TOP THAT ITS A PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10345751

Incident

Jul 27, 2010

Mileage

68,186 mi

MY 2006 DODGE CHARGE KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THE PINK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK EITHER, I HAVE TO SLIDE A STEEL WIRE ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GIVE. THERE ARE A MILLION FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS BASED OFF OF THIS EXACT ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? MAYBE NOT BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX THE ISSUE SO I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I GET INTO MY CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS NEED TO GO UP BEFORE THEY MAKE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART? *TR

NHTSA ID

10343164

Incident

Jul 12, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi