Most common 2006 Chrysler SRT8 problems
Share of the 5 complaints; one complaint can involve more than one system. "~" is the median mileage when the problem started.
Chrysler SRT8 complaints by model year
2006 Chrysler SRT8 recalls (1)
Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and…
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners.
NHTSA defect investigations
Federal safety investigators have looked into 2 possible defects involving the 2006 Chrysler SRT8:
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag…
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag…
What 2006 Chrysler SRT8 owners say
Transmission & drivetrain
The car is randomly bucking, jerking and stalling. I'm getting ridiculous error messages all at the same time including u0100 (lost communication with the ECM/PCM), c121c (torque request denied), u140e (implausible vehicle configuration), c2202 (original VIN missing/mismatch), p0700 (TCM malfunction), u0164 (lost communication with heating, venting and cooling), and u110b (lost engine coolant message). All of these error messages came up at the same time after the car jerked, bucked and then stalled. This happens almost every week. This is not related to the stalling due to the faulty gas tank. I had my fuel tank replaced already under that extended lifetime warranty. This seems to be a short circuit somewhere. My best guess is a bad ground or splice point where water might be shorting things out. …
In the morning when you go to start the car to warm up it doesn't even stay running for a minute and the car idols for less then a minute and the rpms start droping and just dies other times I could be driving and the car just dies after like 5 seconds of standing by it just dies a title and sometimes when I reverse r going 4 miles per hour it'll die in reverse even on the electronic shifter....at this point car can't be driven because shuts off at light and intersections
Frequently asked questions
Is the 2006 Chrysler SRT8 a good car?
That is a low number of complaints for a car on sale this long. So far owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA.
What is the most common problem with the 2006 Chrysler SRT8?
The transmission & drivetrain — 4 complaints, 80% of all complaints for this model year. Next are the engine & cooling (2) and fuel & propulsion system (2).
How many recalls does the 2006 Chrysler SRT8 have?
There is 1 recall for the 2006 Chrysler SRT8, the most recent from May 26, 2015 (inflator module). Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer — check whether yours has been done with the VIN recall check.
At what mileage do 2006 Chrysler SRT8 problems happen?
The median mileage reported in complaints is about 74,000 miles; 33% of problems with a recorded mileage started before 50,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.