2006 Dodge Charger Problems and Recalls (1,282 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 2006 Dodge Charger is Fuel system (32% of 1,282 owner reports). There are 5 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Fuel system — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-10-16 1,282 complaints · 5 recalls
What problems show up on the 2006 Dodge Charger?
408 of 1,282 filings named Fuel system (32% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Engine (257 reports).
There are 5 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Transmission / driveline and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The previous year is not published here. Use the year list to jump around.
What owners reported
System named most often: Fuel system 408 complaints · 31.8% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
- Crashes 20
- Fires 12
- Injuries 27
- Deaths 2
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Which systems owners named
Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.
“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.
View component data as a table
| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) | 408 | 31.8% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 257 | 20.1% | 1 crashes · 6 fires |
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 172 | 13.4% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) | 95 | 7.4% | 3 crashes · 2 fires |
| Airbags (AIR BAGS) | 89 | 6.9% | 12 crashes · 0 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 70 | 5.5% | 2 crashes · 3 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 51 | 4.0% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) | 34 | 2.7% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Suspension (SUSPENSION) | 18 | 1.4% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 390 | 30.4% | 3 crashes · 2 fires |
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
When reports and recalls showed up
When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.
- Campaign 08V583000 was reported 625 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V313000 was reported 3,373 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 16V352000 was reported 3,736 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2006-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2006-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2006-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2006-Q4 | Owner reports | 26 | |
| 2007-Q1 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2007-Q2 | Owner reports | 22 | |
| 2007-Q3 | Owner reports | 22 | |
| 2007-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2008-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2008-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2008-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2008-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2009-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2009-Q2 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2009-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2009-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2010-Q1 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2010-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2010-Q3 | Owner reports | 22 | |
| 2010-Q4 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2011-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2011-Q2 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2011-Q3 | Owner reports | 27 | |
| 2011-Q4 | Owner reports | 21 | |
| 2012-Q1 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2012-Q2 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2012-Q3 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2012-Q4 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2013-Q1 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2013-Q2 | Owner reports | 80 | |
| 2013-Q3 | Owner reports | 49 | |
| 2013-Q4 | Owner reports | 68 | |
| 2014-Q1 | Owner reports | 87 | |
| 2014-Q2 | Owner reports | 81 | |
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 42 | |
| 2014-Q4 | Owner reports | 38 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 28 | |
| 2015-Q2 | Owner reports | 26 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 59 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 28 | |
| 2016-Q1 | Owner reports | 23 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 28 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 2016-Q4 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 2017-Q1 | Owner reports | 35 | |
| 2017-Q2 | Owner reports | 21 | |
| 2017-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 2018-Q1 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2018-Q4 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2019-Q2 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2019-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2019-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2020-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2020-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2020-Q3 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2020-Q4 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2021-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2021-Q2 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2021-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2021-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2022-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2022-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2022-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2022-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2023-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2023-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2023-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2023-Q4 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2024-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2024-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2025-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2025-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2025-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2026-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2026-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2026-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 05V460000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 06V149000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 08V583000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V313000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 16V352000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE13016 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE14016 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA15001 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA21002 |
Safety Recalls (5)
Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.
In short, these campaigns were filed about Transmission / driveline and Airbags.
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Recall campaign 05V460000
Transmission / driveline
- Report date
- Component:
- Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
- Consequence:
- IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND INSTALL A BRACKET TO ENSURE THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT IS RETAINED IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaign 06V149000
Safety recall 06V149000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- THIS CAN RESULT IN A DECREASE OF BRAKING FORCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE TUBES FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. A CLIP WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED TO SECURE THE BRAKE TUBES TO THE RIGHT FRONT SHOCK TOWER TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaign 08V583000
Transmission / driveline
- Report date
- Component:
- Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
- Consequence:
- THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION STARTLING THE DRIVER, AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL ADD A REDUNDANT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE GEARSHIFT CABLE AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO ENSURE PROPER RETENTION AND SHIFT LINKAGE FUNCTION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaign 15V313000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for Chrylser on June 8, 2015. The recall for Mitsubishi started on June 24, 2015. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is R25. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V817 in its entirety. Vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.
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Recall campaign 16V352000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- Consequence:
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S43. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-7700.
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
What owners actually wrote
Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.
Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-10-16
Showing 8 of 1,282 complaints · page 1 of 52
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I have a beautiful 2006 dodge daytona charger with 5.7L Hemi engine that has failed with 170,000 miles. It has been impeccably maintained with on time oil changes using Mobil 1 synthetic oil. The problem is the roller on the lifter for cylinder # 4 locked up and wiped the lobe off the camshaft...So now theres a misfire and the engine needs a rebuild! I know nothing lasts forever BUT.... most engines now a days make 200,000 no problem and most go well beyond that if maintained properly. I was expecting the same for this engine but This well-known problem finally struck me... I have had my lifetime warranty denied because the cost of the engine exceeds the value of the car so there lifetime warranty is a very mis leading and really an out rite lie!!! Chrysler/Stellantis knows all about these hemi engines failing but is leaveing its customers holding the bag! I think you should do an investigation do the huge number of failures!!!
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Severe rust under the car on frame and rear wheel wells. Looks likely unsafe to drive
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I filled up my gas tank on way home from work in [XXX] . Once i got on on ramp to get on freeway my 2006 dodge charger stalled. I lost all power and barely was able to get to side of on ramp. I waited a couple minutes after shutting car off. Then it started up again for me to get home. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
CrashFireInjuryDeath
After filling the gas tank with gas.Car starts missing and engine will stall . If you stop at red light after filling up car will stall and the engine stops running. If you dot fill the car up to full it has no problem running it does as it should
CrashFireInjuryDeath
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.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I HAVE A DODGE CHARGER RT 2006 HEMI. I WAS COMMING OFF THER HIGHWAY . AFTER TAKING THE EXIT RAMP I WAS HEADING TO A RED LIGHT MY BREAKS FAILED! I HAD NO BREAKS AT ALL SUDDENLY CAUSING MY CAR TO CRASH INTO THE CAR AT THE LIGHT. MY CAR THEN TRAVELED BACKWARDS WITHOUT BREAKS. THE POLICE DID ARRIVE ON SCENE. THE GUY IN OTHER CAR THOUGHT I FELL ASLEEP AS MY CAR DIDNT EVEN SKID. I HAD TO GO IN TH EAMBULANCE AND HOSPITAL SAID I HAD A CONCUSSION. I HAD INSURANCE SINCE BUYING THE DODGE SECOND HAND BUT, DUE TO WRONG INFO MY INCURANCE WAS CANCELLED. IN nh you dont have to have insurance but now im left with my car in need of serios repair!! im devastated. i had no issue to say i was at risk for break issues.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
My 2006 Dodge Charger stalls after refueling, and now stutters when driving as if not getting fuel. I have noticed when attempting to break and stopping at stops this is happening more often. The car shuts down and could cause a accident. After researching this issue I found that this has been addressed already under investigation number PE13-016 by the NHTSA.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I was almost rear-ended by a semi when the vehicle stalled at a light while picking my son up from work. It seems to stall at stop signs or waiting at lights completely. It stalls while idling here and there sometimes. Sometimes when driving on the e-way it jerks as it wants to stall but not completely. The main codes that pop up is u0100. Sometimes p0700 pops up and then sometimes the u0100 pops up along with a bunch of other codes. This has just started happening with my previous 2006 Dodge Charger 5.7 which has happened once or twice and a u0100 code pops up when scanned. I've scoured the internet for solutions and notice. There's a lot of people going through this similar situation and it so happens to be the 2006 year that's plagued with this problem. Even getting a new PCM doesn't solve the problem. Whomever is in charge of the Dodge company needs to figure out the exact cause of this problem before a driver/passengers gets injured or killed in an accident because of it. Please put some fire under their butt
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 2006 Dodge Charger?
Owners named Fuel system most often — 408 of 1,282 reports (32%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 2006 Dodge Charger?
NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Transmission / driveline and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.
What should I inspect before buying a 2006 Dodge Charger?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Check for fuel smell, leaks and whether it starts and idles cleanly. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.
Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?
No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-10-04
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Methodology & Data Integrity
Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-10-16. YearTell is not a government agency.