Dodge Magnum Complaints (2006)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#10568396February 27, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS, STARTED TO EXIT THE STATION AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE OUT OF FUEL LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FULL AND IT CONTINUED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST EVENT AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567237February 27, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHENEVER I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHIN ONE OR TWO BLOCKS FROM GAS PUMPS. IT CAN HAPPEN AT 20 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS. IT CAN HAPPEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WILL START RIGHT UP AND WILL NORMALLY RUN FINE AFTER STALLING. ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS IT STALLED TWICE AFTER A FILL UP. LATELY IT HAPPENS AFTER EACH FILL UP REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION OR BRAND OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567254February 27, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SUDDEN ENGINE STALL MOSTLY FEW MILES AFTER FUEL CHARGE. THIS PROBLEMS WERE HAPPENED FROM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT ALMOST EVERY FUEL CHARGE. WHEN STALL ENGINE, IT'S DIFFICULT RESTART FEW MINUTES. ONE CASE SUDDEN STALL AT DRIVING MAKES ME PANIC LOOSING POWER ASSIST OF STEERING AND BRAKE, ALMOST HIT SIDE WALK AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO SEE AND MADE SOME REPAIR FOR FUEL INJECTION, EGR VALVE. BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565613February 24, 2014
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS REPEATEDLY AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565638February 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
AFTER FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE, THE ENGINE DIED. RESTARTED ENGINE AND IT DIED AGAIN. AFTER THE THIRD RESTART IT CONTINUED TO RUN. AFTER HAVING THIS OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 12-15 TIMES OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, I DISCOVERED THAT IF I FILL IT NO MORE THAN14 GALLONS MAXIMUM, THE PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR. THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS REPORTED IN PE13016, HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE DIE AT BOTH LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS (50-65 MPH). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565428February 22, 2014
ENGINE
AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS, EXITED THE GAS STATION AND PROCEEDED THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT 10-15 MPH AND THE ENGINE STUMBLED FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A CHECK OIL LIGHT (NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT) AND ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I COASTED TO A STOP, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE; AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STARTED AND I DROVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY IF I FILL THE FUEL TANK FROM A NEARLY EMPTY CONDITION (AT ON NEAR "E"). THE ENGINE WILL ALWAYS STUMBLE ONCE BEFORE IT STOPS RUNNING. AS SUCH, I'M RELEGATED TO EXERCISING CAUTION AFTER ANY/ALL FILL-UPS (DRIVE AROUND A PARKING LOT FOR EXAMPLE) AND NEVER HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR. FILLING THE TANK FROM A 1/4 FULL CONDITION SEEMS TO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564964February 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I'M A 78 YEAR OLD SENIOR CITIZEN, AND I'M THE ONLY OWNER MY 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM A FRIENDS FUNERAL AND I WAS JUST A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE HOUSE WHEN THE CAR STARTED SKIPPING AND JERKING. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PULL UP MY DRIVEWAY.I SEE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 RECALLS FOR THE POWERTRAIN AND 10 SERVICE BULLETINS. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT SINCE IT IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. CAN THE MANUFACTUR OFFER ANY GOODWILL ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564365February 14, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHENEVER I FILL UP MY 2006 DODGE MAGNUM 5.7 RT, IT DIES WITHOUT NOTICE AFTERWARDS. IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 10 MILES TO WORK OUT ALL OF THE DIEING AND STALLING BEFORE IT WORKS NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED TO THE TOP. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO I'M VERY PARANOID AFTER GETTING GAS NOW, THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY DODGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563635February 10, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING MY CAR AND DRIVING ON THE 710 FREEWAY, WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JUST STALLED. THE STEERING GOT HARD TO TURN AS THE VEHICLE WAS STALLED. I MANAGED TO CRUISE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING IT DID IT 2 MORE TIMES UNTIL MY GAS STARTED TO GO DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563540February 9, 2014
ENGINE
AFTER FUELLING CAR DRIVE A FEW MILES CAR STALLS TURNS ON THEN DRIVE AND STALLS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562568February 2, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER REFUELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562157January 30, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
THE MAGNUM CONTINUALLY STALLS AFTER FILL UP. WE HAVE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT NOT TO OVER FILL THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUES TO STALL FOR A FEW MILES AFTER FILL UP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR ALMOST 20,000 MILES NOW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. EITHER MY WIFE OR I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIX IT FOR AROUND $1400. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, NOT SOMETHING DUMPED ON THE OWNER. WHEN YOU GO TO ALL THE MOPAR BLOGS, THIS ISSUE IS COMMON ON ALL 06 - 07 CHARGERS, MAGNUMS AND CHRYSLER 300S. THEY KNOW IT'S THE CHECK VALVE, AND KNOW IT WAS A POOR DESIGN, BUT TOO BAD CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561958January 29, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER REFUELING,SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO SIT LIKE 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561967January 29, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FUELING THE CAR UP IT STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES (IN TRAFFIC) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. UPON STOPPING AND RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGED AND STALLED AGAIN. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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