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Re: quality [manybmws]
by batista
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Dec 13, 2006 (10:14 pm)
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Replying to: manybmws (Dec 12, 2006 5:15 pm)
My 06 Charger shifts kind of hard (differently)when cold and once the engine/transmission warms-up it is fine.
I found it frustrating at first because with it being a brand new car I didn't want to take it to the dealer.
The manual states that when the car is new it learns the shift points and when cold you need to pause for a few seconds when shifting from park to drive.
What exactly do you mean by klunking? When (cold?) and at what speed and hard acceleration?
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- #13 of 64
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Re: quality [batista]
by manybmws
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Dec 14, 2006 (5:48 pm)
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Replying to: batista (Dec 13, 2006 10:14 pm)
It does it after warmed up and at low speeds with no stress in the equation. It is an auto tranny with the 6. I can actually feel the klunk - a momentary thud sound in an otherwise smooth gear transition.
If I owned this car - it would be back at the dealership.
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Re: quality [manybmws]
by xtec
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Dec 14, 2006 (7:14 pm)
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Replying to: manybmws (Dec 14, 2006 5:48 pm)
Are you talking about the 4 speed tranny or the 5 speed tranny.There is a big differance in the two.If the car has the 2.7,its a 4speed,if it has the 3.5 then its a 5 speed.I have the 3.5 with the 5 speed,and mine is smoother then any tranny I had.I did have the 4 speed in my 02 Intrepid SXT that did clunk when you slowed down then take off.
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Re: quality [xtec]
by batista
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Dec 14, 2006 (10:05 pm)
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Replying to: xtec (Dec 14, 2006 7:14 pm)
I have the 3.5L with 5 speed. One time going up a hill and at about 30mph I floored it and there was a 1-1.5 sec hesitation followed by some shake then it climbed hard.
Have you floored it while driving at 30-40 mph?
I remember test driving before I bought and the 3.5L isn't that great at highway speeds when you floor it.
The acceleration and smoothness is best when flooring it from a stop. It makes some nice sounds too.
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Re: quality [xtec]
by manybmws
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Dec 16, 2006 (4:09 pm)
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Replying to: xtec (Dec 14, 2006 7:14 pm)
the charger only comes with the 3.5 liter six.
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Re: quality [manybmws]
by xtec
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Dec 16, 2006 (6:47 pm)
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Replying to: manybmws (Dec 16, 2006 4:09 pm)
The Charger has the 2.7 for fleet and rental cars.I just talked to a salesman at Compusa and he had a 06 Charger with a 2.7.I read that they were going to have the 2.7 for the 07 model.If you see a Charger with no badge on the fenders,thats the ones with the 2.7.If you go on the Dodge website and look under Charger ,it shows the 2.7 as standard.
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Re: quality [xtec]
by manybmws
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Dec 17, 2006 (12:26 pm)
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Replying to: xtec (Dec 16, 2006 6:47 pm)
It was an Enterprise rent-a-car. Returned it already since the 530 got fixed. I was impressed by the car though.
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Re: quality [manybmws]
by xtec
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Dec 17, 2006 (2:11 pm)
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Replying to: manybmws (Dec 17, 2006 12:26 pm)
Thanks, thats pretty good coming from someone who has a Beemer.I like my Charger SXT,The 3.5 has plenty of power for me,plus all my driving is in the city.Your rental car was probably the 2.7 with the 4 speed which I had the same clunking you had with my Intrepid SXT with the 3.5.It might me the nature of the 4 speed to do that.
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Re: quality [batista]
by xtec
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Dec 18, 2006 (3:52 pm)
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Replying to: batista (Dec 14, 2006 10:05 pm)
I did your test at 30-40 range,and mine kicked in fine with no weird sound other then normal engine,and exhaust sound.No
shake.
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Re: quality [xtec]
by batista
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Dec 18, 2006 (6:02 pm)
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Replying to: xtec (Dec 18, 2006 3:52 pm)
Thank you for your reply.
I have a little less than 1000 miles so once I hit 1000 I will try it more often. What I felt was probably the transmission downshifting hard.
Once the rpms go down to 650 I can tell the transmission will shift a lot smoother.
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