Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10561321January 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561408January 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH, THEN REFIRED SEVERAL TIMES. LEAVING FROM A STOPLIGHT THE MAGNUM DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO INTERSECTING HIGHWAYS, RESTARTED, THEN DIED AGAIN. ISSUES STARTED SHORTLY AFTER RE-FUELING WITH A FULL TANK. NOW, AFTER A MONTH, THE STALLING OCCURS AS LOW AS 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL. WILL RUN FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS, THEN WITH NO WARNING, STALLING COMES BACK AND IS CURRENTLY ON-GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561239January 23, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
BOUGHT A USED 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 5.7L RT IN 2011. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE STALLING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. LIKES TO STALL RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. ALSO STALLS WITH GAS TANK AT NEARLY EMPTY. CAN SOMETIMES STALL WHEN MAKING RIGHT/LEFT TURNS OR U-TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS. I'VE LEARNED TO ONLY FILL UP TO HALF A TANK, BUT ISSUES STILL OCCUR. THE VEHICLE ALWAYS STALLS WHEN GOING UP A RAMP IN A MULTIPLE STORY PARKING GARAGE. WHEN GOING UP THE RAMP, JUST AS THE CAR BEGINS TO GET LEVEL WITH THE FLOOR AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STALLS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME. SEEMS LIKE A GAS TANK FUEL PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT A SAFETY FEATURE BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE TURNS THE ENGINE OFF IN THE EVENT OF FUEL DETECTION IN AN AREA OF THE GAS TANK WHERE NO GAS SHOULD BE. MOST LIKELY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT LEADING TO ROLL OVER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. POSSIBLE FLAW IN THE DESIGN. CHRYSLER/DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING A SIMPLE U-TURN OR WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD SUPERSEDE ANY COST CONCERNS THE COMPANY MAY HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561011January 22, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING, ENGINE
TIME: AFTER A FUEL REFILL EARLIER IN THE DAY (ALWAYS ASK GAS STATION ATTENDANT TO -NOT- TOP OFF THE TANK AND USUALLY PROVIDE AN EXACT NUMBER OF GALLONS TO MAKE SURE THE GAUGE WILL READ JUST UNDER FULL AFTER THE GAS REFILL) EVENT: CAR STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 25MPH THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR WILL STALL AT JUST ABOUT ANYTIME (ON THE HIGHWAY, MAKING A TURN, DRIVING ALONG SUBURBAN ROADS). AT THIS TIME THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT IS TO REV THE ENGINE SIGNIFICANTLY FAST AFTER THE REFUEL AND/OR DRIVE IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR (BY DOWNSHIFTING VIA THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER) FOR AT LEAST 10MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. IT HAS NOW BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST ACTIVITY ON THE CURRENT NHTSA PE13-016 INVESTIGATION (LAST ACTIVITY REFERRED TO ON THE WEBSITE WAS AUGUST OF 2013). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL IS CLEARLY NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. CAN SOMEONE AT NHTSA PLEASE POST AN UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560735January 21, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RECENTLY PURCHASED AN 2005 MAGNUM R/T TOOK IT TO FILL UP FOR THE FIRST TIME. FILLED UP AND NOTICED GAS WAS SPITTING OUT OF THE BREATHER TUBE AND DOWN INTO THE FILLER 6 TIMES APPROXIMATELY, DROVE OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND THE CAR STALLED. RESTARTED AND WENT ALONG. STALLED 5 MORE TIMES ON MY 2 MILE DRIVE HOME. STARTED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT STALLED 3 MORE TIMES. STARTED RESEARCHING ON LINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WANTED TO SUBMIT MY ISSUE TO OTHERS, BEING DAY 4 OWNING THIS CAR/ ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560822January 21, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR FELT SHAKY AND ROUGH AND STARTED SPUTTERING AND LOSING IDLE UNLESS I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. CAR WILL START UP BUT AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT DIES.ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. MECHANIC STATED THERE IS NO COMPRESSION IN #4 CYLINDER OF ENGINE. COST IS ESTIMATED AT $1800 JUST TO TEAR ENGINE DOWN TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE. CAR WAS RUNNING EXCELLENTLY AND NEXT SECOND THIS. NO WARNING. MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY 93899 AT TIME OF FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560640January 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM THE CAR STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES AS I DRIVE HOME. THE STALLS SEEM TO HAPPEN AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN COMING TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE CAR IS HARD TO START AND LEAVES ME STALLED IN TRAFFIC UNTIL IT STARTS AGAIN. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR JERKS AND BUCKS AS THE ENGINE DIES AND RESTARTS. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IT IS HARD TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. RESEARCH INDICATES IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WILL REQUIRE REPLACING THE WHOLE FUEL TANK. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. TO GET A BETTER PICTURE OF HOW BIG THIS PROBLEM, ASK DODGE TO PROVIDE SALES NUMBERS FOR REPLACEMENT GAS TANKS SOLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560037January 15, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE ABOUT 300 FEET AND THE ENGINE STALLED. STOPPED CAR AND RESTARTED IT, DROVE ANOTHER 600 FEET TO A RED SIGNAL LIGHT AND CAR STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED FIVE MORE TIMES THAT DAY ON THE WAY HOME, ( ABOUT 25 MILES ) BY THEN IT WASN'T STALLING ANYMORE. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN TILL I REFILLED THE FUEL TANK AND THE STALLING STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN.THIS TIME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. AFTER THAT I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER THEY FILLED THE FUEL TANK. SINCE THEN I ONLY FILL TANK 3/4 FULL AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY STALLING PROBLEMS. PAIN IN THE ASS WHEN I GO ON LONG TRIPS !! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560078January 15, 2014
STRUCTURE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 OF THE ISSUES OF THE COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING HERE AND WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ISSUED: 1) CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR IT WOULD DIE AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM. FIX: DO NOT FILL YOUR GAS TANK UP ALL THE WAY AND ALSO DO NOT LET IT GET TOO CLOSE TO EMPTY. 2) NEITHER THE BACK HATCH OR THE HOOD WILL STAY UP ON THEIR OWN. HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD WITH THE BACK HATCH NUMEROUS TIMES - SOMETIMES IT WORKS. 3) COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK. AGAIN WENT ON LINE AND EVEN FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO EXPLANING HOW TO REMOVE THE PINK THINGY FROM THE GEAR COUNSEL AND ALL WILL BE OK. SAVED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS BUT NOW NO SAFETY DUE TO THE FACT THAT CAR CAN BE TURNED OFF IN ALL GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558764January 7, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558422January 3, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, ALSO STALLS WHILE CAR IS NOT MOVING, WHETHER IN PARK, REVERSE, OR DRIVE THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND SOMETIMES STARTS UP IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, IF CAR IS MOVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 AND THE STALL HAPPENS IT WILL KICK RIGHT BACK UP ON IT'S OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558097January 1, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED UP MY TANK AND DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE AND IT JUST DIED WHEN I CAME TO A STOPPED. DEALER SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE EVAP CANISTER AND THE. FUEL TANK. HAVE NOT DONE THAT. I REMOVED THE GAS CAP AND IT SEEMS TO BE OK FOR NOW. I HAVE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557838December 30, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON 4 OCCASIONS TO DATE, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRING ON 12/21/13, THE ENGINE STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER REFUELING. ALL OCCASIONS OCCURRED AT IDLE. SAFETY HAZARD EXISTS WHILE EXITING VEHICLE ON BUSY ROADS TO PUSH TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557892December 30, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILL UP, MY MAGNUM BEGINS TO JERK AND STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO START FOR 3 MIN.. AFTER STARTING AND STOPPING FOR 15 MIN IT BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMAL.I NOTICE THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING FILL UPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557546December 28, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AFTER HAVING BEEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR REGULARLY AFTER REFUELING. IT OCCURRED BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND ALSO WHILE IN MOTION. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WAS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT. ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY SURGED WHILE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OF OPERATION UNTIL RETURNING TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SAFETY RISK. AS OF APRIL 2013, I NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE PRESENTLY EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM WITH HER 2006 DODGE MAGNUM SRT-8 WITH THE 6.1L ENGINE. SHE HAS ALSO FILED A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557544December 28, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION VERY SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR REGULARLY AFTER REFUELING. IT HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND ALSO WHILE IN MOTION. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT. ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY SURGES WHILE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OF OPERATION UNTIL RETURNING TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SAFETY RISK. MY HUSBAND ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH HIS 2006 DODGE MAGNUM RT WITH THE 5.7L ENGINE, RECENTLY TRADED IN FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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