Underhood Wiring Problems of Dodge Charger

I own a 2006 Charger 3. 5l. I am the second owner. My experience with this car's system issues began around 31k miles while still under warranty and has continued until even recently. The consensus among repair facilities is that it could likely be the computer unit with the secondary concern being the poor wiring harnesses that Dodge is known for. The issues are as follows: - all dash lights come on without warning and flash continuously for 10-15 seconds or so and then go out again- various speeds - all instrument needles begin to sweep back and forth like windshield wipers - sometimes the car will act like its stalling but sputters along nevertheless until I turn it off. When I turn it right back on it doesn't do it- this happens sometimes when I pull into the garage and it sits in idle. - sometimes all dash lights just go out without warning- various speeds - recently (4-20-11) all dash lights came on, key chime kept chiming and engine began to falter and would not allow acceleration. . . At all. I have taken the Charger and my concerns to the local Dodge dealer several times over the first 3 years (out of business now, in the Chrysler reorganization) and was told each time: "there is nothing wrong; we can't duplicate what you are telling us. And I wasn't to worry about it. I have strongly voiced my concern about this issue telling Dodge that a computer failure out of warranty is very costly, but they referred me to Chrysler corporate, who essentially in so many words just blew me off. This kind of disrespect for a customer with, at that time, an enforceable warranty is disgraceful, and I hope you will hold them accountable for what appears to be a rather common occurrence among Charger owners. I found this website by accident otherwise I would be part of the greater masses of Charger owners that have not been accounted for in what should become a recall (and financial restitution if I have to get it fixed on my own before the recall) action by the government.

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Purchased July 14, 2006. It ran great with no problems until July 26. I went to take a left out of my company's parking lot and the car sputtered and would accelerate fast. I had to pull off on the left side of the road to get out of the way of oncoming traffic. I put it in neutral and gave it some gas. I attempted to go again when the traffic was clear and it sputtered more until I gave it a lot of gas and then it drove fine. I though it was an isolated incident so I drove it home. That night my wife, son and I took the car to the mall. Upon leaving the mall it did it again and the engine light was on. The dealership was still open and close by so I drove it directly there. They gave me a loaner to drive while they attempted to fix it. On August 9, they gave the vehicle back to me. That night it did it again, except the vehicle actually died on me in the middle of traffic. The next day it was back to the dealer where is sat for 37 days while they tried to figure out what was wrong. They replaced all the oxygen sensors, the power control module, the wiring harnesses and I am sure there were some other things. They test drove it for 9 key cycles and 250 miles and were 98% confident they fixed it so I got the car back on September 15. The next day the same problem returned and I was 50 miles from home and this time the idling of the car was so rough that the car was visibly shaking. I had a friend follow me home and since it was a Saturday night, the dealership was not open and would not be until Monday. Monday morning I started the car up and let it idle 5 minutes before leaving. When I got in, it was idling rough again and the engine light was flashing. I shut it down, called a tow truck and it is back at the dealership where it will stay because I am not taking it back. I have requested vehicle replacement from Chrysler and the dealership. Now here I am 5 days later and there is still no answer as to when I will get a new vehicle.