2006 Dodge Charger Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 145 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2006 Dodge Charger, 11% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 91,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “shuts off” (6% of reports).
- 145electrical system complaints
- 91,000median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 38%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Shuts off: mentioned in 8 of 145 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 125 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 145 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 5 a fire, 4 an injury.
Dodge Charger electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Charger | 1 | 50% | 190 |
| 2024 Charger | 1 | 100% | — |
| 2023 Charger | 10 | 38% | 25,000 |
| 2022 Charger | 4 | 25% | 93,000 |
| 2021 Charger | 2 | 6% | 256 |
| 2020 Charger | 6 | 11% | 2,975 |
| 2019 Charger | 22 | 18% | 16,000 |
| 2018 Charger | 45 | 37% | 38,975 |
| 2017 Charger | 48 | 38% | 38,000 |
| 2016 Charger | 25 | 14% | 62,500 |
| 2015 Charger | 22 | 16% | 52,600 |
| 2014 Charger | 109 | 32% | 52,000 |
| 2013 Charger | 167 | 46% | 58,000 |
| 2012 Charger | 359 | 55% | 64,000 |
| 2011 Charger | 395 | 57% | 57,000 |
| 2010 Charger | 74 | 32% | 100,000 |
| 2009 Charger | 45 | 26% | 95,000 |
| 2008 Charger | 391 | 64% | 99,150 |
| 2007 Charger | 50 | 9% | 87,500 |
| 2006 Charger | 145 | 11% | 91,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2006 Dodge Charger. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
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…
My car has been stalling intermittently. But lately it's becoming more frequent. I've taken it to 3 different repair shops. Diagnostics shows P0700 and U1000 codes. The last shop charged me 150 dollars just to tell me that they don't know what's causing my car to stall. So I'm kind of lost here…
Vehicles pcm failed causing the vehicle to shutdown randomly with no warning leaving you with a non running car in the middle of running traffic the PCM is not available for inspection sadly but have found through research that this is a common issue the PCM was found to be faulty by a technician…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2006 Dodge Chargers have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 145 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2006 Dodge Charger (11% of the 1,294 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Dodge Charger electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 91,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2006 Dodge Charger?
The most frequent phrase is “shuts off”, in 8 of 145 complaints.
Other 2006 Dodge Charger problems
See all 2006 Dodge Charger problems or electrical system problems across all Charger years.