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2006 Dodge Charger lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 24 complaints for the 2006 Dodge Charger, 1% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
24 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
93,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2006 Dodge Charger Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 93,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 93,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 15% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 20 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

I am about to file a lemon law complaint because dodge has been "unable to duplicate" the most serious problems that have plagued my vehicle, a 2006 dodge charger r/t, since day four of my ownership. I have owned this car for 68 days and of those, I have only been able to drive the functioning car for 19 days. They have fixed a number of minor issues and notified me that they would be unable to fix or do not know how to fix at this time, some minor issues including the air conditioning compressor problems (which…

Reported at 100 miles, August 2005

Theres seems to be a short in the electrical system which cause the instrument cluster to completely shut down and light to flicker when driving. Usually happens when car heater is on or driving for a long period of time. Dealer will not acknowledge issue very known problem on the internet boards with charger owners.

Reported at 95,000 miles, November 2017

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