Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#10575141March 27, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK IN DECEMBER, 2013. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT STALLED AGAIN, AND CONTINUED STALLING FOR THE NEXT MILE OR SO. NOW, EVERY TIME I GET GASOLINE, I MUST USE CAUTION FOR THE FIRST FEW MILES, AS THE CAR WILL STALL AT RANDOM TIMES. I DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK WHEN FILLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574686March 25, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY DODGE MAGNUM R/T, 2005, PERIODICALLY STALLS FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MILES AFTER A FILL-UP. THIS WAS SPORATIC AT FIRST, BUT NOW HAPPENS WITH NEARLY EVERY FILL-UP. NORMALLY IT WILL BE A MOMENTARY EVENT WHILE UNDER POWER, BUT IF I AM STOPPED AND IDLING THE ENGINE WILL DIE. IT WILL TYPICALLY RESTART RIGHT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574779March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED STARTED THE VEHICLE AND APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BLEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD, SPREAD TO THE DASHBOARD AND MELTED THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND PERFORMED AND INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE, ADVISING THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE BAY AREA DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574110March 21, 2014
WHEELS
ON MARCH 19, 2014, WHILE CLEANING MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM, I NOTICED A SMALL AIR LEAK ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED A NAIL IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD TO THE TIRE CENTER TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE TIRE WAS COVERED BY THE ROADSIDE HAZARD COVERAGE. I FIGURED I WOULD KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE AND ALSO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. WHEN I GOT TO THE TIRE CENTER, THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE TIRE BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT MORNING BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE IN STOCK. THE NEXT MORNING THE TIRE CENTER CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ANY OF THE TIRES OFF BECAUSE 13 OF THE 20 LUG NUTS CHROME DECORATING WAS JUST SPINNING AROUND THE LUG NUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT LUG NUTS. I TOLD THE TIRE CENTER THIS COULD NOT BE HAPPENING AGAIN. THE LUG NUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. THE TIRE CENTER INFORMED ME THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO THE CHRYSLER (DODGE) OEM LUG NUTS. I ALSO DISCOVERED DURING A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THERE ARE OVER 200,000 DODGE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THE COST FOR CUTTING OFF THE LUG NUTS AND REPLACEMENT WAS $300. THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR LUG NUT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT SINCE PURCHASING THE DODGE MAGNUM IN 2005 IS OVER $600. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WAS NOT ON TRAVEL. IF SO, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT ON THE SPARE AND WOULD HAVE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE WHY CHRYSLER (DODGE) AND ITS SUPPLIERS CONTINUE TO USE FAULTY, POOR ENGINEERED, LUG NUTS ON ITS AUTOMOBILES. REQUEST CHRYSLER AND ITS SUPPLIERS BE DIRECTED TO RECALL AND REIMBURSE ITS DODGE CUSTOMERS FOR THE FAULTY LUG NUT. THE LUG NUTS REMOVED ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE INVESTIGATION. DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CASE PENDING REVIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573429March 19, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED, NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT CAR STALLS WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED AND PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO MANUALLY PUMP GAS TIL IT GET TO THE FULL LINE STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573027March 18, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON MULTIPLE OCASSIONS, DURING THE RE-FUELING OPERATION UP TO FULL LEVEL, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. NO TROUBLE CODES ARE STORED. AFTER RESTART, AND WHILE DRIVING AWAY THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY STALL-OUT ON ONE OR MORE OCASSIONS WHILE STOPPED IN GEAR, OR AT SLOW SPEED OR WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AFTER THE REFUELING HAS TAKEN PLACE. WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLES BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND NEAR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, IF ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, CROSS TRAFFIC ALSO DOES NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR CAR, AND NEAR ACCIDENTS HAVE AGAIN ALMOST OCCURRED BECUASE YOU HAVE NOT CLEARED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AT THE RATE/TIMING THAT THE OTHER DRIVER WOULD HAVE REASONABLY EXPECTED. THESE UNEXPECTED STALLS MAY OCCUR UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS BURNED OFF SOME FUEL BY EITHER TIME OR BY HIGHER SPEEDS, BUT EVEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS YOU CAN STILL HAVE SOME HESITATION AND "SURGING". SITUATION OCCURS AFTER RE-FUELING UP TO FULL LEVEL ONLY, AND WITHOUT REGARD TO FUEL OCTANE LEVEL, WHETHER COLD OR HOT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OR ENGINE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572953March 17, 2014
ENGINE
CAR STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER REFUELING, INCLUDING IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572963March 17, 2014
ENGINE
SITTING IDLE AT LIGHT CAD DIED. RESTARTED AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND CARD DIED AGAIN AFTER COMING TO STOP. RESTARTED AND DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT AND CAR DIED AGAIN WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO PARKING STALL. RESTARTED AND THEN TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO WAIT FOR HELP. VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILES (50K +) AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEPENDABLE UNTIL NOW. DROVE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC (BECAUSE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 25 MINUTES AWAY AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DEPENDABILITY). MECHANIC CONNECTED TO COMPUTER AND PERFORMED TWO ROAD TESTS BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAVE CALLED DODGE AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572783March 17, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,437.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572835March 17, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING TANK OF GAS; ENGINE QUITS LEAVING GAS STATION AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THE LAST 5 TIMES WE HAVE FILLED WITH GAS. SEEMS TO RUN FINE AFTER 2-3 MILES. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569415March 14, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE OR STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569171March 13, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
IF I FILL MY TANK AND I DRIVE IT AWAY FROM THE PUMP, IT WILL STUTTER, HESITATE, JERK, THEN DIE. I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ENGINE. AFTERWARDS, IT WON'T IMMEDIATELY RESTART. IT WILL START AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. IT WON'T START DRIVING GOOD AGAIN UNTIL I RUN THE GAS LEVEL DOWN A LITTLE. AFTER I FILL, IT WILL RUN OK UNTIL I MAKE A TURN OR COME TO A STOP, SOMETHING THAT WILL SLOSH THE FUEL IN THE TANK AGAIN THEN IT WILL ACT LIKE IT IS STARVED FOR FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL MY TANK. IF I DON'T FILL IT COMPLETELY THEN IT WILL DO IT. IT NEVER DID THIS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR. ONE TIME AFTER I THIS HAPPENED, I OPENED THE GAS CAP AND IT WAS HISSING AND SPITTING GAS JUST SITTING THERE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD BECOME INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN TIME AND HAVE SINCE NOT FILLED MY TANK UP UNTIL TODAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568479March 11, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER LOCKED IN PARK. CANNOT BE SHIFTED UUNDER ANY CONDITON. FAILURE DISABLES VEHICLE AND CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568529March 11, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK WITHOUT TOPPING OFF, MY CAR STALLS WITHIN THE FIRST 300 FEET OF THE GAS STATION AND IS THEN HARD TO START. ONCE IT'S RESTARTED, FOR THE NEXT 40-60 MILES OF DRIVING, MY CAR HESITATES AND WILL OFTEN STALL AT ANY LOW SPEEDS OR STOPS UNLESS I DROP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND REV IT UP. 60-100 MILES AFTER A FULL TANK, THE CAR WILL BUCK WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN AND THEN STALL IF I LET OFF THE GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568324March 10, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED. CRANKED IT TWICE AND GOT IT STARTED. ON THE NEXT LIGHT IT STALLED AGAIN WHEN SLOWING. THE GAS WAS AT 3/4 FULL. NEXT TIME, MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHEN SLOWING TO STOP AT AN EXIT. DEEMED UNSAFE BUT REALIZED THE IT HAPPENED AFTER GAS WAS FILLED OR CLOSER TO FULL. HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES WITH THE LAST BEING ON 3/5/14. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567716March 6, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I RAN OUT OF FUEL ON MY WAY TO GAS STATION. CALLED AAA, THEY BROUGHT ME 1 GAL OF GAS. CAR STARTED FINE AND DROVE TO GAS STATION (4 MILES) WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER FILLING TANK CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON STREET (5 OR 6 TIMES ON WAY HOME, MAYBE 5 MILES). PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE NEXT WEEK. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. SINCE THIS TIME EVERYTIME I FILL THE GAS TANK THE PROBLEM RE-APPEARS AND CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR AT STOP LIGHT. PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR A WEEK OR SO. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR STALLS AND THE ENGINE IS RE-STARTED THE TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR THE MOST RIGHT AFTER I FILL UP AND GRADUALLY DISAPPEARS AS FUEL LEVEL GETS LOWER. AFTER A WEEK OR SO THE CAR RUNS FINE, NO STALLING. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN DAILY SO IT TAKES A WHILE TO BURN SOME OF THE GAS OUT. I'VE PROBABLY FILLED THE TANK 4 TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL ONSET OF PROBLEM. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567544March 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,403 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,423. PM *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567688March 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS AND PULLING ONTO THE STATE HIGHWAY THE CAR MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING. IT STARTED BACK UP AND GOT UP TO AROUND 45 MPH THEN THE MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN. AGAIN THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND GOT UP TO AROUND 25 MPH AND THE MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING. THEN IT STARTED BACK UP, BUCKED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES AND GOT ME HOME. NEXT DAY THE CAR RAN FINE. FIVE DAYS LATER, FILLED THE CARS GAS TANK UP AGAIN AND PULLED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING, WAS ALMOST HIT BY A DUMP TRUCK. AGAIN THE CAR STARTED BACK UP GOT UP TO AROUND 35 MPH AND THE MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING. THIS HAS NOW BEEN HAPPENING AFTER EVERY REFILL. I DON'T TOP OFF THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567385March 5, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN CAR HAS JUST BEEN FILLED UP IT BEGINS TO STALL. IT WILL STALL PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. THEN IT WILL STALL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE WAY BACK TO THE HOUSE TURNING CORNERS, AT STOP LIGHTS OR JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY LOUD NOISES IT JUST CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN THE FIRST DAY OR TWO AFTER FILLING UP. (I DO NOT DRIVE VERY FAR) THEN IT DRIVES NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE CAR GETS FILLED UP. THEN THE CAR WILL STALLS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567486March 5, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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