2006 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

SECOND INCIDENT: NOVEMBER 27, 2014 DRIVING TO VAN NUYS, CA FROM SIMI VALLEY, CA AT APPROX. 5:30 PM, FILLED UP GAS TANK AND PROCEEDED DOWN STREET TOWARDS FREEWAY ONRAMP, CAR STALLED 3 TIMES BEFORE GETTING ON FREEWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT (HAPPENED TWO WEEKS PRIOR, ALSO FOLLOWING FUEL FILL-UP). FIRST INCIDENT (TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO SECOND INCIDENT): FILLED UP TANK IN PORTER RANCH, CA, HEADED TO VAN NUYS, CA... DROVE ON FREEWAY OK, EXITED FREEWAY AT ROSCOE BLVD AND TURNED LEFT. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF LEFT HAND TURN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING IF CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT HAND TURN AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHES. *TR

(TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE TIPM) ONE MORNING I TRIED TO START MY CAR. THE CAR ACTED IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, SO I JUMPED THE CAR. AFTER I JUMPED THE CAR I NOTICED THAT MY ESP/BAS LIGHT WAS ON. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET TO WORK. AS I LEFT MY HOUSE I TRIED TO USE MY TURN SIGNALS. THEY DID NOT TURN ON. I TRIED TO USE MY WIND SHIELD WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT WORK EITHER. THIS IS ALARMING BECAUSE THESE ARE A COUPLE OF SAME ATTRIBUTES THAT MAKE A CAR SAFE. AFTER MORE INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING THINGS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. HORN CRUISE CONTROL FRONT WINDOWS TURN SIGNALS SO ALL OF MY MAJOR COMPONENTS THAT ALLOW ME TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING ALL AT ONCE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT A UNCOMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE AROUND $1200-$1000. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THE SERVICE WRITER WAS NOT FAR OFF WHEN HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER READING PAGE, AFTER PAGE, AFTER PAGE OF FORUMS OF "CHRYSLER " OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FURTHER MORE THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR PUTTING FAULTY PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLES WITHOUT ANY SORT OF RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING, IF THIS COMMON FAULTY PART GOES OUT, SO DOES MOST OF YOUR VISUAL AND AUDIO COMMUNICATION INDICATORS ON YOUR VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER GAS FILL UP, ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN STOPPING, AND DIE IN MOTION BUT RESTART ITSELF, FOR 5 OR 10 MILES. THIS CONDITION IS ONGOING SINCE MARCH 2014. CONDITION HAS ALSO HAPPENED RANDOMLY ON ONE OCCASION. *TR

HI, I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM SRT8. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT IN APRIL 2014, MY CAR STALLED AT LIGHTS AND ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. I GOT GASOLINE AFTER THE FIRST STALL AND IT CONTINUED AFTER I FILLED MY TANK WITH GAS. THE SECOND INCIDENT JUST OCCURRED LAST NIGHT 11/4/14 AND I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL THE TANK. I NOTICED A SOUND LIKE AIR PRESSURE WAS BEING RELEASED FROM MY GAS TANK (NORMAL FROM FILLING UP) AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART VERY EASILY AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED BUT IT STALLED AT EVERY IDLE AT STOP LIGHTS. I JUST NOTICED THAT THOUGH A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THE FED IS PROBING ENGINE STALLS ON APPROX 192K CHRYSLER/DODGE MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://ARTICLES.LATIMES.COM/2013/MAY/14/AUTOS/LA-FI-HY-CHRYSLER-ENGINE-STALLS-20130514 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED ALL GAUGES ON DASHBOARD DROP TO ZERO AND IDIOT LIGHTS COME ON - SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS ONLY ONCE AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO NORMAL. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES - EVEN HAD TO PAY THEM $269 TO DISCONNECT MY AFTER MARKET REMOTE START FOR THEM "PROVE TO THEMSELVES" THAT IT WASN'T THE CAUSE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE REMOTE START WAS EVER INSTALLED, BUT THEY WOULDN'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. ALSO PROVIDED THE DEALER WITH MULTIPLE INTERNET PRINTOUTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ACROSS MULTIPLE MAKES (ONE SAID THAT THEIRS WAS DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION UNDER THE BATTERY HOUSING), BUT THEY "HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM" AND "COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" EVEN AFTER DRIVING THE CAR SEVERAL MILES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. FUNNY HOW IT HAPPENS TO ME ON MOST RIDES! *TR

I STOPPED TO GET FUEL AND STARTED OFF ON MY TRIP I WENT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR STALLED WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. HAD TO DODGE A FEW CARS AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR A FEW TIMES AND IT FINALLY RESTARTED. I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL I STOPPED AND FILLED THE GAS TANK BACK UP. THIS TIME I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD NO PLACE TO GO, PISSED OFF A FEW PEOPLE FOR BLOCKING TRAFFIC BUT FINALLY GOT THE CAR RESTARTED. *TR

FOR THE LAST 60 TO 90 DAYS , MY CAR HAS BEING TURNING OFF SEVERAL TIMES . I TOOK IT FOR MAINTENANCE AND EVERYTHING WAS UPDATED, BRAKES , OIL CHANGE . I WAS ADVISED IT WAS MY FUEL TANK . THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP , I DRIVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME ALL THE TIME . *TR

AT 66,000 MILES THIS CAR STARTED TO STALL DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION, AROUND 30-40 MPH. THIS CONTINUED ON WITH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTED, EXPENSIVE TRIES BY THE DEALER TO FIX IT, INCLUDING THE UNNECESSARY REMOVAL OF A REMOTE START SYSTEM. PART OF THE FIX ATTEMPTS INCLUDED INSTALLING A DOORBELL LIKE BUTTON THAT I PUSHED WHENEVER THE EVENT HAPPENED IN AN ATTEMPT FOR THEM TO FAULT ISOLATE. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO THEM THAT THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. AFTER THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE CONTROL COMPUTER BUT NO GUARANTEE ON THAT. COMPUTER HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. JUNE 2014 THIS CAR HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED AT A PART OF THE NON-RECALL 'EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE GAS TANK' FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. THE CAR RESPONDED WITH A INCREASE IN HORSEPOWER/PERFORMANCE BUT NOT BETTER STALL PERFORMANCE. AFTER A WEEK OR TWO THE STALL CONDITIONS RETURNED AND ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER. THE CAR WILL STALL PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, IT WILL STALL DURING OPEN ROAD RUNNING (NOW AT VIRTUALLY ANY SPEED), OR SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN IT STALLS, IF THE CAR HAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM IT WILL RESTART AND OCCASIONALLY BOLT FORWARD DUE TO THE COMPUTER SENSING THE STALL, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS. A FURTHER FEATURE IS THAT IF THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WAS ON PRIOR TO THE STALL, IT WILL BE EXTINGUISHED AND NO CODES REMAIN IN THE COMPUTER.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAR WILL STALL AND ONLY GIVE ABOUT 5PERCENT POWER. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND CANNOT DETERMINE THE ISSUES. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY MOVING VEHICLES MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR WITH FUEL IT WOULD STALL WHEN DRIVING IT. ON 11/23/12 I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER,SANTA MARIA CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE. THEY INFORMED ME THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VENT VALVE ON FUEL TANK WAS FAULTY. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT COST OF $1607.25 ON 11/28/12. I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY MY VIN# DOES NOT QUALIFY. THE PROBLEM WAS A SCARY SITUATION. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT IF THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR