2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT AWD FILLED VEHICLE WITH 89 OCTANE GAS FROM SPEEDWAY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAR WOULD STALL UPON LEAVING THE PARKING AREA TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TR

DROVE TO MY NEARBY GAS STATION. FILLED UP THE TANK WITH 89 OCTANE FUEL UNTIL THE HANDLE CLICKED. CLOSED THE GAS CAP, STARTED THE CAR. DROVE APPROXIMATELY FOUR CAR LENGTHS AND THE CAR STALLED. AT THE TIME I WAS HALF WAY IN THE ROAD, HALF WAY IN THE GAS STATION. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO START. I NEEDED TO CRANK THE ENGINE FOR PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME APPROXIMATELY 4-5 SECONDS AND THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. ANOTHER START ATTEMPT AFTER THAT AND THE ENGINE STARTED WITH A RPM SURGE. ONCE THE RPM SMOOTHED OUT I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AWAY. ABOUT HALF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD OR LESS WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT AT SLOW SPEED THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON QUICKLY. ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, THE CAR STARTED WITH SIMILAR SURGE IN RPM. AS OF THIS MORNING I HAVE 80824 AND HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR RECENTLY WITH 80151. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME I FILLED THE CAR UP ON MY WAY FROM THE DEALER. USED RECOMMENDED 89 OCTANE FUEL, LEFT THE GAS STATION AND CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO TURN TO A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS RIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH TWO SEMI TRUCK STOPS WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED AND IT LOOKS LIKE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

AFTER A COMPLETE FILL UP (LETTING THE PUMP SHUT OFF ON IT'S OWN, AND NOT ADDING ANY ADDITION FUEL AFTERWARDS), I LEFT THE GAS STATION, AND THE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HAD A ROUGH IDLE. AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, THE CAR STALLED. IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND STALLS TO FINALLY GET THE CAR MOVING FORWARD. WHEN I LEARNED THE PROBLEM WAS $800+ TO FIX, I DECIDED TO TRY AND FILL THE CAR NOT QUITE TO FULL. IT'S SOMETIMES WORKS, AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENED TO ME A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL FAULT. *TR

THIS INCIDENT, FIRST THAT I REMEMBER, HAPPENED A FEW MILES AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GAS (89 OCTANE AS RECOMMENDED). I WAS SLOWING DOWN WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AT ABOUT 10 MPH, MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OF THE SAME INCIDENTS THE YEARS SINCE (ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES A YEAR, I DON'T REALLY KEEP TRACK, BUT IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN STILL) AND THAT'S EVEN AFTER SWITCHING TO 93 OCTANE, THEN INSTALLING AN UPGRADED CAMSHAFT AND GETTING MY MOTOR TUNED FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE. *TR

I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS STALLING AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. TAKES SEVERAL STARTING ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL GET BACK TO RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND STAY RUNNING. IT IS COMPLETELY REPEATABLE AS IT HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. SOME HAVE SAID THAT THE ANSWER IS TO FILL ONLY UNTIL THE FUELING PUMP CLICKS OFF OF AUTOMATIC. WELL, NOT WITH MINE! ANYWHERE NEAR A FULL TANK WILL CAUSE THE STALLING PROBLEM ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED - NO SAFETY ISSUES YET WITH THIS ISSUE BUT WOULD NOT LIKE ANY EITHER! *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AT SERVICE STATION AND WHEN I PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD, MY ENGINE STALLED. VERY HARD TO RESTART. PROBLEM GOT WORSE OVER THE YEARS SINCE THEN, I CAN NO LONGER FILL UP MY GAS TANK OR THE ENGINE WILL STALL EVERY TIME. I HAVE TO KEEP THE TANK AT 3/4 FULL OR LESS. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND/OR STALLS. THIS CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER ONE FILLUP. THE VEHICLE IS DISABLED IN TRAFFIC AND CAN BE DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES NOW AND I AM AFRAID SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OF KILLED. I RUFUSE TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. I WAS DRIVING FROM UTAH TO MISSOURI FOR WORK. ONCE I GOT TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA IT WAS RAINING AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND MY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A VERY BAD KNOCKING NOISE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE FOUND THAT A VALVE SEAL DROPPED IN CYLINDER 6. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. NO SMALL TICKING NOISE FROM THE VALVE HITTING THE SEAL, NO WATER IN THE OIL, NO OIL IN THE WATER, NO METAL FLAKES IN THE OIL. FROM THE KNOWLEDGE OF MYSELF, MY DAD (12 YEAR DIESEL MECHANIC), THE MECHANIC THAT I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO WHO (HAS AN A+ BBB RATING AND HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 14 YEARS), AND FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE A VALVE SEAT DOESN'T JUST DROP OUT OF NO WHERE WITHOUT WARNING. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE LIKE THIS WITH THE 2004-05 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7L HEMI AS WELL. I AM NOT 100% SURE MY ISSUE IS RELATED, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THIS ENGINE IS NOW ON BACK ORDER THROUGH CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T ORDER THE ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW ENGINE THROUGH A 3RD PARTY COMPANY. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF MY CAR AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND MY SELF HAVE BOTH KEPT UP ON REGULAR MAINTENANCE VERY WELL (OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES). THIS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ENOUGH PEOPLE FOR THE ENGINE TO BE ON BACK ORDER! *TR

UPON FILLING UP OR TOPPING OFF THE TANK,THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO LEAKAGE OR VISIBLE SIGNS AROUND THE GAS CAP.THIS ODOR REMAINS UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN RUN APPROX. 100 MILES, THEN GOES AWAY.THE ODOR IS SO STRONG THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIRE AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER MAGNUM OWNERS ON ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

BOTTOMING OUT AT LESS THAN 5 MPH UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, SEVERE GRUNTING/GROANING WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND HITTING BRAKES, FREQUENT ALIGNMENT NEEDED (EVERY 2 - 3K MILES), FRAME BOLTS NEED PERIODIC TORQUING. MULTIPLE SERVICING UNDER WARRANTY ON SUSPENSION. CAR NOW HAS 57000 MILES AND AGAIN HAS WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR SUSPENSION ISSUES AND NOW THEY TELL ME THAT REAR FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE BUSHINGS ARE SHOT - PRICED AT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS - STATING BUSHINGS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THESE ARE SERIOUS DEFECTS. *TR