This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Gear shifter was put in park would not come out of park could not put it in gear, 2007 and 2008 has been recalled for that problem and service has been accommodated at dealership.
When engaged in park, will not disengage, even with use of emergency release detent. Will only release with use of hidden release at front of shifter, and if reengaged into park, will reoccur.
Vehicle will not come out of park due to failed shift interlock mechanism. Shift interlock fails due to a 1/8 inch tab breaking off and releasing the spring not allowing the driver to take the vehicle out of park. The vehicle still starts but will not move. This problem will make it appear this something wrong with the vehicles transmission. This has happened with several Dodge Charger(s) and Chrysler 300 vehicles. Examples can be found on www.youtube.com. recommend failed mechanism be replaced by part : dorman 924-706. Man people have complained about repairs for this item, which should be covered under a manufactures recall. Thank you. Happy holidays
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 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.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and would not shift into gear. The contact called a tow truck to have the vehicle moved. The tow truck driver was able to remove the gear shift cover to unlock the gear shift. The contact was then able to drive the vehicle home. The dealer and manufacture were notified, but the vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.
- Gardena, CA, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the gear shifter became stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the shift gear at the owners expense. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 53,698.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact started the vehicle and the gear lever failed to shift from park to drive. After waiting a few moments, the gear shift cable was slightly moved into a different position in order for the gear to shift correctly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who advised the contact of a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 08V583000 (power train: Automatic transmission: Lever and linkage: Column shift). The dealer was notified and they informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the shift gear was stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the shift gear was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 96,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger R/T. the contact stated the gear shift broke and would not shift back into gear. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified and advised her to contact NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 105,839.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park. In order to shift the vehicle out of park, the contact adjusted some of the components within the gear shift. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 05V460000 (power train:automatic transmission). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
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.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact attempted to shift into park to shut off the vehicle but the shifter would not respond. The contact was able to shift into neutral and applied the emergency brake in order to shut the vehicle off. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 05V460000 (power train: Automatic transmission) but was advised NY the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the shifter became locked into park and would not shift out of gear. The contact had to disassemble the gear box in order to shift out of park. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who advised that the gear shift cable would need to be replaced. The dealer replaced the gear shift cable. The failure mileage was 92,800.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. While the vehicle was parked the gear shift would not shift from park to drive. The contact noticed that a pink plastic tab located in the gear shifter compartment had fractured. NHTSA recall campaign id number: 08V583000 (power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift) may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated the gear shift became stuck in the park position. The contact stated the gear shift was working properly prior to the failure. The transmission jerks excessively while shifting gears. The vehicle was not inspected. The current mileage was 63,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the gear shift would not release from park. The dealer and manufacturer made the contact aware of the NHTSA campaign id number: 08V583000 ( power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift) but advised that the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 40,000.
The contact 2006 Dodge Charger. While parked the contact attempted to shift the gear shifter from park to drive but was unable to because the shifter was stuck. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated the shift interlock level was fractured and the gear shifter would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park gear. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, where the gear shift was replaced. The failure mileage was 68,227.
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 have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were 110,700.
2006 Charger would not shift out of park. Called aaa, they said they've had many simular calls about Dodge Chargers. Tow company driver said he's had several calls about this and knew how to temporarly get the car out of park. Dodge dealer said that I had to get the whole shifter assembly replaced and it would cost between $500 & $600. Found a repairman that replaced only the broken part. It was the shifter interlock that was made of plastic. The after-market part he replaced with was made of metal. If the dealer would have replaced the whole shifter assembly it would have had the same defective plastic part. Why doesn't Dodge do a recall on this?
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- Columbus, GA, USA