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vehicle
2006 / dodge / charger
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
1,294 on file (2005-10-26 → 2026-08-26)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
148 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission shifter stuck in park positionPOWER TRAIN10 complaints2017-12 → 2022-09charger-2006-shifter-stuck-in-park
11097826 CANNOT SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK
11111810 MY 2006 DODGE CHARGER RT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK
11430870 The transmission console shift lever stays in Park. The console shift lever will not go into Reverse
Stalling after refueling due to fuel tank valveFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM69 complaints2017-11 → 2026-03charger-2006-stall-after-refueling
11689604 After filling the gas tank with gas.Car starts missing and engine will stall
11408601 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
11103941 THE CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK. DODGE HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE TANKS BUT SAYS MY CAR IS NOT COVERED
Loss of PCM communication causing engine stallPOWER TRAIN, ENGINE13 complaints2018-06 → 2025-04charger-2006-pcm-communication-stall
11461362 PCM/ECM failure during driving. Caused entire vehicle to shut off during speeds as little as 20 or as high as 70 mph
11655418 The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while idling at the traffic light, the vehicle stalled
11255646 PCM SHUTS DOWN BRIEFLY WITHOUT WARNING AT SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIMES, ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STATIONARY SUCH AS AT A STOPLIGHT
Hemi engine valve seat and rocker arm failureENGINE8 complaints2018-04 → 2026-08charger-2006-hemi-valve-seat-failure
11759741 I have a beautiful 2006 dodge daytona charger with 5.7L Hemi engine that has failed with 170,000 miles
11143772 VALVE SEAT DROPPED INTO PISTON CHAMBER; DROPPED VALVE SEAT
11259139 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS MELTED
Airbag deployment failures and inadvertent deploymentAIR BAGS10 complaints2018-01 → 2024-04charger-2006-airbag-deployment-fault
11551866 Was backing our of a parking spot when the driver's airbag went off
11529633 The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while parked, the driver's and the passenger air bags unintendedly deployed
11062044 THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT DURING A CRASH
Engine compartment fire while parked or idlingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints2018-12 → 2022-01charger-2006-engine-compartment-fire
11445987 The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle approximately 30 minutes later flames were discovered coming from under the engine compartment
11413544 THE CONTACT WAS GETTING A JUMPSTART TO THE VEHICLE AND AS HE WAS UNPLUGGING THE JUMPER CABLES, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE
11162122 MY SON'S CAR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER HE HAD PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Dodge Charger vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/dodge/charger
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_dodge_charger_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Dodge Charger},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/dodge/charger}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
