2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING TO A FULL TANK ENGINE STALLED AND ALMOST STOPPED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT ONLY ABOUT 100 FEET FROM GAS STATION. WHILE STOPPED STUMBLE OCCURRED TWO TIMES, BUT NEVER STOPPED COMPLETELY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE A STALL COULD CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, BRAKE BOOSTER DEGRADATION AND DRIVER INSECURITY. THIS SECOND OCCURRENCE IN A MONTH. *TR

THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT SO TEMPERATURE CHANGES ARE NOT EXTREME ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. USUALLY ON DAYS WHERE IT IS BELOW 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND AFTER A DRIVE THE REAR HATCH LOCK BUTTON WILL STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION BUT WILL NOT ALLOW THE REAR HATCH TO OPEN. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. TO ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE HATCH I MUST ENTER THE CARGO AREA FROM THE SECOND ROW WITH A FLAT HEAD SCREW DRIVER AND MANUALLY RELEASE THE LATCH TO OPEN THE HATCH. WHAT I AM PERSONALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT IF WE NEED TO REMOVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM THE REAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

THE CAR WILL STALL EVERY TIME AFTER I FILL UP THE GAS. IT 'S VERY SCARY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL DIE ON ME WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD AND CARS ARE BEHIND ME AND JUST VERY AFRAID OF SOMEONE IS GOING TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND WHEN MY CAR DIES ON ME SUDDENLY. YESTERDAY I WENT TO FILL UP THE TANK ( NOT ALL THE WAY FULL ), AFTER I DROVE ABOUT 1 BLOCK, THE CAR STALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES LOST POWER, I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT TO A PARKING LOT RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AS I HIT THE CURB. SOME MINOR BODY DAMAGE. *TR

DRIVING A CAR THAT STOPS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME YOU FILL CAR WITH GAS IT STALLS YOU HAVE TO BURN OFF GAS BEFORE YOU CAN DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM (45000) ACTUAL MILES WITH THE 3.5 HIGH OUTPUT ENGINE. WHEN THE CARE IS STARTED IT MAKES A HIGH END VALVE COVER ROCKER ARE NOISE. I TOOK IT TO DODGE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT, THEIR RESPONSE WAS YEP TYPICAL 3.5 L MOTOR. THEY SAID THAT IS I PURCHASE THE PARTS THEY WILL INSTALL AT DISCOUNTED RATE. THE PARTS ARE $345.00 PER SIDE. SO NEARLY $1500.00 TO GET THIS FIXED THAT SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER A RECALL STATUS. DOING INTERNET RESEARCH, TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT. THE CONSUMER IS GETTING THE SHAFT ON THIS ONE. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE BRACKET THAT MOUNTS TO THE CYLINDER AND IS LINED UP INTO PLACE VIA A STEEL DOWEL PIN, THE PIN IS SHEARING OFF FORCING THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT TO ROTATE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE OIL GALLEYS THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO LUBRICATE THE TOP END OF THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. THIS CAUSES THE ROCKERS TO GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE SHAFT HOLDING THE ARMS, AND THEN JUST WIPES OUT THE TOP END. PLEASE HELP THOSE OF US THAT CANNOT SEEM TO CATCH A BREAK ON THIS PROBLEM. IMAGINE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH AND THE ENGINE LETS GO. IT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR MANY THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NO HELP, THEY SIMPLY DO NOT REPLY TO EMAILS. *TR

ENGINE STALLS JUST AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS WAS HANDLED UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13016 IN THE PAST. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS CLOSED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2014, BUT HAS BEEN RECENTLY REOPENED. *TR

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, CAR SHUT OFF LEAVING STATION ONTO BUSY STREET. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. CAR DID RE-CRANK WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JS

AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH REGULAR 87 OCTANE AND TRAVELING LESS THAN A MILE THE VEHICLE STALLED. I WOULD RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD STALL AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL ABOUT 10-15 MILES IT WOULD SUBSIDE. I REALIZED AFTER SEVERAL FILL UPS THERE MUST BE A CORRELATION SO I TOOK MY 2005 V8 MAGNUM INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 1,500 TO 2 GRAND TO EVALUATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY THOUGHT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL TANK. SINCE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR COST THE ONLY REMEDY WAS TO STOP SHORT OF FILLING UP THE TANK. NO STALLS OCCURRED IF I WOULD FILL UP THE TANK 3/4. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS DISTRACTED AND FILLED THE TANK UP 100%. IT DID NOT STALL AT LOW SPEEDS BUT WHEN I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY STALLED AT 55 LEAVING ME IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION (NOT HAVING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL). FORTUNATELY I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO MANIPULATE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FEARFUL TO BEGIN AGAIN AT HIGH SPEEDS SO I PLACED MY FLASHERS ON AND TRAVELED SEVERAL MILES AT 35 MPH WITH SEVERAL STALLS TO FOLLOW. NOW IT IS MAY OF 2014 AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL NOTICED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE IDLING IN GEAR, RESTARTED CAR AND IT AGAIN DIED AFTER 30 SECONDS OF IDLING. RESTARTED ONCE AGAIN AND CAR STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 15 MPH. STALLS FREQUENTLY HAPPEN AFTER REFUELING. *TR