Dodge Charger owners have reported 13 problems related to automatic transmission column shift (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Dodge Charger based on all problems reported for the Charger.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. When the vehicle was started, the gear shifter failed to shift from the park position without warning. The contact called grogan's towne Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram at 419-476-0761 (located at 6100 telegraph rd, toledo, OH 43612) and was informed that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.
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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. When attempting to drive the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift from park. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from park into any gear intermittently. The contact was assisted by a tow truck driver, who temporally remedy the problem by pressing the reset button and adjusted the shifter using a screw driver. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The technician diagnosed that the shifting mechanism needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from park to drive. The contact applied the overide button to no avail. The vehicle was to be inspected, diagnosed and repaired by an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,693.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger awd. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park. The contact discovered there was a manufacturer¿s recall for the exact same failure however, his VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer advised him that the vehicle was 65 days outside of the in-service date for the recall to apply to his vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 101,000.
I own a 2007 Dodge Charger rt with a hemi. The gear shifter is stuck in park. I contacted the manufacturer and was told there is a recall for this problem on police cars but that my VIN number was not part of that recall. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The mileage is 88,125. It's funny I have the same problem that was found through a defect investigation conducted on more than 20,000 police cars. The problem was corrected in those vehicles and it should be fixed. The vehicles are built the same and I understand police cars need to be programmed differently with reinforced suspension and other features to do their jobs but its the same cable on my car that dislodges that's found on an officers car. I fixed my car. The NHTSA campaign id number 08v58300 (power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift. ).
2007 Dodge Charger. Consumer states locked transmission the consumer stated her daughter's vehicle would not come out of park. The consumer discovered Chrysler had recalled approximately 21,000 vehicles of the 2007 model year that had transmission problems. However, when her daughter took the vehicle to the dealer for repair, she was informed the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the gear shift became stuck in the park position. The contact stated that if he stuck a pen in the shaft and moved the wire over, the shift would release. The contact spoke with the dealer who stated that the vehicle was not included in recall 08v583000 (power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift). The current and failure mileages were approximately 24,500. Updated 10/27/10.
2007 Dodge Charger. Consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for repairs the consumer stated when she returned to her vehicle, she was unable to get the gear out of park. The dealer replaced the shifter and cable. The consumer also stated the rear window was damaged due to a defective heating element in the defroster grid. It occurred when the window shattered on November 18, 2011. It was the second time she used the rear window defroster since purchasing the vehicle. The first use was in 2010. She has since realized during that first use, the heating element in the defroster grid malfunctioned through overheating which caused a brown spot on the rear window. The automatic rear window defroster timer failed to take effect causing complete drainage of the battery.
The ohio state highway patrol reports that the transmission shift cable on 2 of the 20, 2008 Dodge Charger police cruisers it is evaluating was found to be detached from its mounting bracket. This caused the miss-alignment between the prndl and the transmission which could cause the vehicle to still be in drive when the prndl indicates park.
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On Dodge Chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park.
On Dodge Chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park.
On Dodge Chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Power Train problems | |
Automatic Transmission problems | |
Manual Transmission Column Shift problems | |
Transmission Stuck In Gear problems | |
Automatic Transmission Control Module problems | |
Transmission Not Go Into Gear problems | |
Automatic Transmission Column Shift problems | |
Automatic Transmission Floor Shift problems | |
Driveshaft problems | |
Vehicle Shudder problems |