2006 Dodge Charger electrical system problems
146 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2006 Dodge Charger, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 146 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 126 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 27 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 126 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 5 fires, 8 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
The occupant classification system was defective and failed to recognize a passenger was seated in the front seat during a crash. As a result, the passenger's airbag failed to deploy in a severe frontal impact collision. The vehicle was involved in a severe, direct frontal impact with another vehicle while traveling at highway speeds. The impact was severe, deformed frame rails and was directly frontal. The driver's airbag deployed, but the passenger airbag failed to deploy.
Every time the vehicle gas tank is filled, the engine stalls shortly after driving away. It requires several cranks of the engine to get started again. After the engine is restarted, driving /idle is rough for some amount of time before returning to normal. This happens all the time. This is very dangerous as the car stalls on me in traffic and merging on to the freeway after filling up at any gas station.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Dodge Charger
- Fuel system 521 complaints
- Engine 447 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 177 complaints
- Brakes 152 complaints
- Air bags 103 complaints
- Steering 90 complaints
- Cruise control 52 complaints
- Transmission 45 complaints