Other suspension problem on the 2006 Dodge Charger
When other suspension problem gets reported
Owners of the 2006 Dodge Charger report other suspension problem at a median of 45,000 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 30,000 miles and a quarter after 50,000 miles, from 10 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 100,000 miles. It is the 23rd most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 25,000 miles at the tenth percentile to 80,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 51,465 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
Reports bunched into a band this tight usually mean the component has a life of its own: it goes at roughly the same mileage regardless of who owns it.
30% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,005 miles | 31,713 miles | 42,500 miles | 51,092 miles | 78,470 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $350–$2,000 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 11 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2018, at a median of 600 miles, and latest on the 2013 at 75,000 miles.
By volume the 2006 is the worst of them, which makes this a problem of this specific year rather than of the model as a whole.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
Charget r/t 5.7 l: starting at about 30,000 mi --severe (very scary) vibration and shake in front end and in steering wheel when braking at highway speeds. Does not occur at low speeds. Inspection of rotors/pads show no problems. Based on my research I believe to be a suspension defect. *cn
I have a dodge charger rt 06. I took it to the dealership a year ago to replace a part on the front end. There was a noise coming from the front end. Now recently, I almost got into an accident because brakes almost didn't stop me in time and I wasn't speeding. Before all of this, when I speed up, the front end and steering wheel shakes or wobbles and this has me worried. If by chance I encounter bad weather, because I do live in michigan, I hope something on the charger doesn't fail when I need it the most. To of my friends have also experience problems with 300 c's and chargers. *tr
I have a 2006 dodge charger with v8 hemi engine. I have had nothing but problems with my front suspension system I.e inner/outer tie rods, ball joints and wheel bearings. Most of my driving is done on new jersey highways. I have had to replace my tires twice because of these problems. My first experience with defective suspension parts occurred at 40,000 miles, second at 68,000 mi. And lastly now at 86,000 mi. Costing me approximately a total of $4,000.00. Every mechanic that worked on this vehicle claims that the 2006 dodge charger is notorious for these issues. This is not normal and needs to be seriously looked into. I do not understand why chrysler/dodge have not taken this matter serious, and did a recall of the suspension system parts. I am currently driving this vehicle and still have problems with my wheels wobbling while braking and lots of noise coming from the front when I hit bumps in the road and especially braking while turning around curves. Please help this is an accident waiting to happen. I told the last mechanic to save all old parts. I now have them in my possession. *tr
Also reported on the 2006 Dodge Charger
Fuel tank, filler or EVAP failure
Other engine problem
Other fuel system problem
Other powertrain problem
Stalling while driving
Other electrical problem
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 11 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other suspension problem happen on the 2006 Dodge Charger?
Across 10 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 45,000 miles. A quarter were filed before 30,000 miles and a quarter after 50,000 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other suspension problem on the 2006 Dodge Charger?
11 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.2 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed