Dodge Magnum Complaints (2006)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#10552495November 15, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AFTER THE LATEST GASOLINE FILL UP, THE CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552029November 13, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE CAR STALLED AT THE NEXT 3 INTERSECTIONS AND RAN ROUGH ONCE ON MODERATE ACCELERATION. NO ENGINE CODES OR WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED NUT ONLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY. WOULD NOT RE-START OTHERWISE. PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. SINCE THEN, ISSUE HAS RE-SURFACED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS; OCCASIONALLY WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN BUT STILL MOVING. ALL TIME ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF OPERATION AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551703November 10, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY MAGNUM, THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THREE DODGE DEALERSHIPS, COSTING ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, AND THE PROBLEM IS NEVER FIXED. IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR STOPS MOSTLY WHEN I FIRST DRIVE OFF IN THE MORNING AND AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551528November 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET BROKE LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ABILITY TO IDLE ONLY. I WAS AT AN 8 LANE INTERSECTION, VERY BUSY SPOT, THE TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING, THEY WERE FLASHING RED. I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, NOBODY WANTS TO LET YOU TURN, TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP BIG TIME. I STARTED TO TURN AND HIT THE GAS PETAL AND THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN. NEXT THING I'M LOOKING AT A TRUCK RIGHT AT ME AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO QUICKLY GET OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR SAVE MY OWN LIFE. THE PETAL, BRACKET & WIRING LIED ON THE FLOOR-USELESS. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED TO A SQUAD CAR, I'LL BET SURE THE CHARGERS THE POLICE USE ARE BUILT THE SAME WAY. WELL I SUPPOSE THE CRIMINAL WOULD GET AWAY BECAUSE THE POLICE COULD ONLY IDLE TO CATCH THEM. I TOOK PICTURES IF INTERESTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551208November 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS EVERY TIME FUEL TANK IS FILLED. TYPICALLY OCCURS AT AN IDLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLUP. LEAVES ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO STALLING AT LOW SPEED, OR ACCELERATION FROM A LOW SPEED. HAS STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, CAUSING PEOPLE TO SWERVE OUT OF MY WAY ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL COLLISIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550570November 1, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILL UP AND NOT TOPPING OFF TANK CAR WILL SPUTTER OR EVEN DIE AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FIRST 10 OR SO MILE. MY CAR HAS DIED SEVERAL TIMES IN BUSY TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION FROM CARS BEHIND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550338October 31, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED TWO TIMES AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. DIFFICULT TO RESTART--HAD TO TRY 3-4 TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART. EACH STALLING INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I CAME TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550309October 30, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK OF MY 2006 SRT8 DODGE MAGNUM. I THEN PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DIED. THE CAR DIED MANY MORE TIMES THE REST OF THIS DAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. IT ACTED AS IF THERE WAS VAPOR LOCK. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE WITH GAS GETTING INTO THE EVAP CANISTER, THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THEIR LX CHRYSLER PRODUCTS OF THIS YEAR. AFTER I BURNED OFF ABOUT FOUR GALLONS OF GAS, THIS SYMPTOM STOPPED HAPPENING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES THIS YEAR WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK AND THE TEMPERATURE IS COOLER. I DO NOT TOP OFF. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549592October 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ENGINE COMPUTER THAT TALKS TO KEY TO DETERMINE "MATCH" DIES AND SHUTS OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. 14000 MILES LATER (TWO YEARS LATER) COMPUTER THAT WAS REPLACED DOES THE EXACT SAME THING AND DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE AS A DEFECTIVE, BUT RATHER CHARGING 1200 BUCKS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT RANDOMLY JUST CUTS OFF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND CAN BE REAR ENDED. THIS IS NOT A PART THAT "WEARS". AND THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD EVER HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR GO BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548946October 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED VARIOUS TIMES AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/05/13*LJ UPDATED 11/8/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548983October 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548595October 20, 2013
ENGINE
I EXPERIENCE 2 TYPES OF ENGINE STALL. FIRST INCIDENT - CAR ENGINE WOULD STALL AT A STOP LIGHT AND HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. I COMPLETED A TUNE UP THINKING IT WAS A SPARK PLUG AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. MY MECHANIC TESTED THE CAR FOR ONE DAY AND CANNOT TELL ME WHY IT WOULD STALL. SECOND INCIDENT - CAR ENGINE WOULD STALL AT 10 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP WHICH IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547256October 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED AT THE STOP SIGN. I RECEIVED HELP IN PUSHING THE CAR OUT OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION. DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS I CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS AND IF THE GAS CAP WAS SECURED PROPERLY. BOTH WERE FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE TO THE ON-RAMP OF THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY ON-RAMP AND WAS A HAZARD TO THE MANY SEMI TRUCKS MAKING THE TURN ONTO THE FREEWAY. AFTER WAITING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR FOR THE CAR TO COOL I CHECKED THE OIL AGAIN. IT WAS FULL AND FRESH AFTER BEING SERVICED RECENTLY. A CHP OFFICER SPOTTED ME ON THE RAMP AND I INFORMED HIM OF WHICH PANEL LIGHTS LIT UP AND THE WHAT THE MANUAL SUGGESTED. HE WANTED TO CHECK IF I HAD OIL PRESSURE AND SUGGESTED I ATTEMPT TO TURN IT ON. INDEED THE PRESSURE WAS FINE BUT THE CAR HAD A ROUGH IDLE, SPUTTERED AND DIED AGAIN. AFTER TURNING IT OVER AGAIN THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL, I TRIED REVVING THE ENGINE. IT DIED AGAIN. THE CHP OFFICER AND I AGREED IT WAS A FUEL PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE CHEAPER IF I CALLED A TOW TRUCK THAN IF HE DID AND SAID HE WOULD BE BACK TO CHECK ON ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RUNNING LONG ENOUGH TO BACK OFF THE ON-RAMP AND INTO A PARKING LOT. IT DIED TWO MORE TIMES. AFTER GETTING IT STARTED AGAIN I REVVED THE ENGINE UNTIL IT IDLED PROPERLY AND WENT HOME. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LXFORUMS.COM I BECAME AWARE OF A FAULTY GAS TANK ISSUE WHICH WAS THE CAUSE. WHILE I'M GRATEFUL I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT WAS STILL A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS TO HAVE A CAR DIE SO SUDDENLY. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WILL BE SUBMITTING THIS ISSUE TO THEM AS WELL. ON LXFORUMS.COM A SURPRISING NUMBER OF VEHICLES HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542070September 5, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SUDDEN ENGINE STALL FEW MILES AFTER FUEL CHARGE. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT ALMOST EVERY FUEL CHARGE. WHEN ENGINE STALLED, IT'S DIFFICULT TO RESTART. ONE INCIDENT WAS THE SUDDEN ENGINE STALL DURING DRIVING CAUSES ME TO PANIC DUE TO LOSING POWER ASSIST OF STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT SIDE WALK AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, AND THEY MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THE FUEL INJECTION, AND EGR VALVE. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537838August 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
NORMAL FILL UP AT COSTCO 91 OCTANE - STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY THE MAGNUM SRT8 STALLED AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME LEAVING THE PARKING LOT HIT ME. COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. MY WIFE AND BABY IN THE CAR VERY WORRIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537347August 26, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLING AFTER FUEL FILL-UP. THE TEMPORARY FIX OF NOT "TOPPING OFF" THE TANK WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY HOWEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE FUEL LEVEL. CAR SHUTTING OFF/LOSING POWER RANDOMLY IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536069August 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER RETURN SPRING HOOK BROKE AUGUST 16, 2013, I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AT 9PM, NO PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. I RETURNED ON AUGUST 18, 2013 APPROXIMATELY 1:00PM TO START MY CAR AND I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PRESSED ON THE BREAK AGAIN AND TRIED AGAIN TO TAKE THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS WAS HAPPENING AGAIN FOR I ALSO CO-OWN A DODGE CHARGER AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THAT VEHICLE ON JULY 30TH. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE WALKED ME THROUGH THE STEPS TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK (REMOVE THE PLATE AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT, TAKE A LONG SCREW DRIVER AND MOVE THE WIRE EXTENDING TO THE GEAR SHIFT TO THE LEFT, WHICH WOULD RELEASE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK) AND IT WORKED. I WAS OUT-OF-TOWN AND COMPLETELY STRESSED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MY 2ND DODGE VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND FROM THE SAME DEALER. (MICHAEL JORDAN NISSAN). A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PART BUT NEITHER OF MY VEHICLES ARE COVERED. I REALLY NEED THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED, FOR I NEED BOTH OF MY VEHICLES TO WORK PROPERLY. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF OWNING 2 VEHICLES FROM DODGE, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM TO OCCUR WITH BOTH VEHICLES WITHIN WEEKS A PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535255August 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE 3.5L SXT MODEL VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS DANGEROUS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PROPER RUNNING TEMPERATURE. WHEN YOU PULL OUT ONTO A STREET YOU EXPECT THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT IS LIKE DRAGGING AN ANCHOR BEHIND ME. I HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS OF READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS COULD BE A SIMPLE FIX FROM CHRYSLER BY A CORRECTED PROGRAM ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A TSB BE ISSUED FOR THIS AS IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A BAD CRASH DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING AS IT SHOULD. THIS PROBLEM, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, IS ONLY WITH ONE SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION USED IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. LIKE I SAID ABOVE, THIS IS AN EASY FIX FOR CHRYSLER BY REPROGRAMMING THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION BUT THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534238August 8, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP. I FILLED THE TANK FULL UP TO WHEN THE GAS-REFILL-NOZZLE CLICKED OFF, AND THEN A LITTLE MORE - UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE DOLLAR. RECAPPED MY TANK, AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AWAY. THE ENGINE BUCKED A BIT THEN STALLED. WAS A BIT HARDER THAN NORMAL TO GET IT RESTARTED. THEN SLOWED FOR THE FIRST TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND IT SUDDENLY DIED IN BUSY TRAFFIC! HARD TO GET IT RESTARTED. PULLED AWAY FROM THE STOP LIGHT AND IT BUCKED AND STUTTERED SOME MORE AND THEN CLEARED UP IN A COUPLE MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE THIS BEHAVIOR STARTED. TWO TIMES FOR SURE THE CAR WAS RUNNING DURING THE REFILL. I WILL PAY ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE TO SEE IF IT ONLY HAPPENS DURING REFILL WITH IT STILL RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533655August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AND DIAGNOSED AS A DRIVE SHAFT MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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