2006 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE TO A FULL TANK OF GAS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN DRIVING. IN SOME CASES MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE STALL AND THE TIMING OF THE INCIDENT SEEMS RANDOM - SOMETIMES RIGHT AWAY AFTER FILL-UP, SOMETIMES A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. ONLY OCCURS AT FULL TANK CONDITION BUT DOES OCCUR EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS IT IS DIFFICULT TO START BACK UP - POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST DURING THIS TIME. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS TRAVELED 10-15 MILES THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY - UNTIL FILLING THE GAS TANK AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE AN EMISSIONS SYSTEMS TYPE OF PROBLEM - MAYBE PART OF THE FUEL TANK VENTING SYSTEM. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR TYPE OF VEHICLES (CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHARGER) ON THE INTERNET. *TR

V8 ENGINE REPEATEDLY AND UNPREDICTABLY STALLS AND LOSES POWER DURING DRIVING AND TURNING SITUATIONS. RECOVERS AFTER 1-2 SECONDS IN SOME INSTANCES, STALLS COMPLETELY AND IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART IN OTHERS. PRODUCES EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN TRAFFIC AND AT INTERSECTIONS. LOCAL DODGE DEALER (HALL DODGE) HAS HAD CAR FOR SIX WEEKS+ AND HAS FAILED TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE & REPAIR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM INVOLVES FUEL TANK VALVE, AS IT IS MORE PREVALENT (SEE MANY ONLINE POSTS OF IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS SINCE 2005 AND BEFORE) AFTER FULL FUEL FILL AND PERSISTS UNTIL UNRESTRICTED FUEL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN USED TO SUFFICIENT DEGREE. DEALER HAS REPLACED UNLIKELY ITEMS SUCH AS SUNROOF MODULE AND THE ABS MODULE IN FUTILE AND INEPT ATTEMPTS TO SKIRT THE REAL ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN ONE OF THESE CARS WHEN IT STALLS --CHRYSLER DODGE IS 100% KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THIS DEFECT IN MANY OF THEIR CARS, AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT. WE IMPLORE NHTSA TO INTERVENE IMMEDIATELY! POSTED 27 FEB 2013. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 55 MPH (SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH). THE FAILURE RESOLVED TEMPORARILY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. WHEN THIS DOES OCCUR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BOTH COME ON AND THE CAR REVS UP LOUDLY UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE GOING 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DROPS DOWN TO 35 MPH. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS COLDER IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN INCLUDING AS SOON AS YOU START THE CAR. THERE ALSO IS A LOT OF SHAKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE BRAKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SUSPENSION IS EXTREMELY LOOSE, WHICH AGAIN IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WHEEL COULD JUST FALL OFF. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT I CANNOT GET THE GEAR OUT OF PARK AT ANY POINT. I DID FIND THE RECALL AND CALLED CHRYSLER, BUT THEY SAY MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL (WHY NOT? IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM). THEY NOTATED IT, BUT HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I HAVE TO KEEP MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON ANYTIME I PARK. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS I CANNOT PARK IN SPOTS BECAUSE EVEN WITH THE BRAKE ON THE CAR STILL ROLLS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND SEE THESE ARE ALL COMMON PROBLEMS AND MAY ALL HAVE RECALLS AND I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THOSE. *TR

WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CONTENTS FROM THE TRUNK OF MY VEHICLE, THE TRUNK RELEASED ITSELF WITHOUT PRESSURE OR FORCE AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR CONTUSIONS TO THE HEAD. I SUSTAINED BLEEDING AND BRUISING TO THE HEAD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000. *TR

I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK OF MY 2006 DODGE MAGNUM AND DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES INTO TOWN. AFTER MAKING A QUICK STOP AT A LOCAL STORE I ONCE AGAIN GOT INTO THE CAR AND BEGAN DRIVING APPROX. 30 MPH. AS I BEGAN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ALL POWER WAS LOST TO THE CAR; STEERING BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK AND I BASICALLY WAS DEAD IN THE ROAD. I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF, PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT STARTED RIGHT UP, BEGAN TO DRIVE AND AT THE NEXT LIGHT NEEDED TO TAKE ANOTHER LEFT; WITH CARS COMING AT ME FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION I WENT TO TAKE THE LEFT WHEN ONCE AGAIN THE ENTIRE CAR LOST POWER..NO STEERING, NO GAS POWER, CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ONCOMING CARS DID NOT HIT ME AND THAT I HAD ALLOWED ENOUGH SPACE INCASE THE SAME THING OCCURRED OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW OTHER TIMES WITHOUT ANY REASON BUT WE ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND THEN IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BEEN TOLD IT IS THE "ROLL OVER VALVE" FAILING $2 GRAND TO FIX!!!!! *TR

I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL FOR CHRYSLER FOR THE DODGE MAGNUM 2006 SINCE I HAD IT FOR 6 YRS+EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND MADE TURN TO HEAD TOWARDS MY DESIGNATED LOCATION. AS SOON AS I CROSS OVER THE FIRST LIGHT ( GOING THE SPEED LIMIT) MY VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ACCELERATED MORE SPEED WITHOUT ME ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK ALL OVER THE STREET. (UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKE). LOST CONTROL WENT OFF THE ROAD INSTANTLY HIT A TREE AND SPUN SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I HIT ANOTHER TREE,AND THAT IS WHAT MADE THE VEHICLE CRASH AND COME TO A STOP. *TR

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2007. AT 60,000 I HAD THE RACK IN PINION REPLACED AT ABOUT 1000 DOLLARS, NEXT WAS THE COOLING FAN AT 75,000 MILES (COST 700.00 DOLLARS). THEN AT ABOUT 90,000MILES THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, TENSION PULLEY AND TIMING BELT HAD TO BE CHANGED FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 1300 HUNDRED. I AM NOW AT 100,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD SUSPENSION ISSUES SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES HAVE MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. THIS SEEMS UNFAIR! *TR

THE PARKING INTERLOCK PAWL ON NEARLY ALL OF THE DODGE MAGNUMS AND CHARGERS, CHRYSLER 300 INDICATES A VERY SIGNIFICANT FAILURE RATE. THIS PIECE FUNCTIONS TO PREVENT SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK UNLESS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. DODGE HAS CHANGED THE DESIGN AND MATERIAL DUE TO QUALITY AND RELIABILITY PROBLEMS FROM THE PREVIOUSLY USED PART WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF A VERY INEXPENSIVE PLASTIC. AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST FAILURE, MANY OWNERS HAVE CHOSEN TO REMOVE THE PAWL TO PREVENT BEING STRANDED. IN REMOVING THE PAWL, THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK MECHANISM BECOMES INEFFECTIVE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED FROM PARK WITHOUT THE KEY INSERTED IN THE IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. WHILE THE MALFUNCTION AT HAND IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DIRECTLY RELATED TO PART FAILURE, THE RESULTING OUTCOME FROM THE REMOVAL OF THIS PART CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE OF GREAT CONCERN. TO DATE DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PART. I ASK THAT NHTSA CONSIDER THE HIGH PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND DEATHS RESULTING FROM THIS DEFECT OF THIS PART AND/OR ITS REMOVAL AND RECOMMEND THE ISSUANCE OF A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ATTEMPTED TO SHUT DOWN. THIS FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF IT WERE GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO SLIP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLES TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,200.