263 of the
1,580 complaints filed about the Dodge Magnum
are about the fuel system —
17% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2005.
My 2007 Dodge Magnum RT (5.7L Hemi) suffers from a dangerous engine stall immediately after refueling. The vehicle is equipped with the 19-Gallon Fuel Tank. When refueling, if the tank is filled to capacity, the engine stumbles and shuts off completely upon leaving the gas station. This stall occurs without warning in traffic, causing an immediate loss of power steering and power braking assistance, which creates a severe risk of a collision. This is the identical failure addressed in NHTSA Investigation PE13-016 and Chrysler Warranty Extension X53. The internal Multifunction Control Valve (MFCV) is defective; the float has swollen and remains stuck in the "open" position. This allows liquid fuel—not just vapor—to flood the EVAP system and the engine intake. I have already replaced the charcoal canister and purge valve, but the stalling persists, proving the defect is internal to the fuel tank assembly. Despite the 2007 models using the same defective tank design as the 2005-2006 models, Chrysler has excluded my year from the lifetime warranty extension. I am reporting this because it is a safety hazard.
NHTSA complaint #11714342 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
This is the second time I have been stuck on the side of the road showing that my car has a quarter tank of gas and it just dies on me. I was rescued with some fuel and it started right back up again. Upon checking for recalls for this issue, I came across some 2005 to 2006 Dodge magnums or chargers with fuel tank recalls. I called Chrysler and they are saying my vin does not apply to the fuel tank recall. How is it, I am having the same exact issue as those vin’s affected by this recall. I think it is something to look into. I have gone on Dodge forums and read people’s stories about the same issue as I am having and I am sure they are unaware of the steps they can take with the NHTSA to file a complaint where an investigation could be imminent. Please advise. This has happened more than once so now I consider an empty tank when I am at a quarter tank reading on my gas meter.
NHTSA complaint #11610165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I have an 05 Dodge Magnum RT 5.7L Hemi, that intermittently stalls after filling the gas tank, and continues to do this until gas goes down a little. After dealing with/living with this problem for a while, I finally took my car to a shop and told them what was happening. They told me I needed to replace the right fuel pump module, which I did. This was 02/19/2016, at a cost of $287.94. The car had78,728 miles on the vehicle at this time. This did not fix the problem. I told the shop this, and I was told they couldn't find any other problem. After which I learned to live with it by not filling the tank up all they way. Recently I was not paying close enough attention when putting gas in, because I was washing my windshield. The car filled up until the pump clicked off. Upon leaving the gas station in morning rush hour traffic, my car immediately stalled. I was nearly rear ended. it took about 10 to 15 seconds to restart it. I was able to make the next green light to merge onto freeway, so I didn't need to slow down. (I should mention that the stalls only occur at slow speeds and stops, after the car has been filled with gas.) I had to slow way down to merge, and my car again stalled. I finally go it to start again only to have this happen 6 more times in stop and go traffic in 1 mile! Even though I was able to get to the right shoulder of the freeway until I could turn off, I caused major traffic delays. After telling a a co-worker about this, he told me he has the exact same car, which had the exact same problem. He then informed me there was an lifetime warranty to fix this problem, and his was fixed under this warranty a couple of months ago. I have found information regarding this warranty on-line, but nothing comes up when I enter my vin, even though it is the exact same year, make, and model of all the other cars that were fixed. I keep my car in top shape. It has no other issues than this...and I have been dealing with it since 2015!
NHTSA complaint #11600179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The malfunction to report is after fueling the vehicle will stall out. There is the sign of the fuel sending unit and fuel pump cycling after the ignition is turned on. This only occurs after topping off the fuel. The safety of operation is the stalling may occur while driving as well as at sitting still. When driving and the vehicles stalls causes the steering wheel to stiffen and the must come to a complete stop, placed in park, turn off the ignition and wait for the possible reset. The problem has not been reviewed on my particular vehicle but has been reported by other 2005 Magnum owners. No other manufacturing process has inspected my vehicle. And there are no warning lights that come to indicate there is a problem.
NHTSA complaint #11562741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Vehicle has stalled 3 times in past year and won't start back up. I have mechanic fix fuel pump and other related parts to fuel. It is very unsafe. The car just stalls driving and wants to start but dies on me.
NHTSA complaint #11539430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated while driving 10-15 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power while coming to a stop. Additionally, the vehicle lost motive power after refueling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE13016 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,886.
NHTSA complaint #11503631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE STALL AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE STALLED AFTER JUST LEAVING THE GAS STATION ON MAIN ROADS AND EVEN THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAFFIC IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65+. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS TO REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SO I DONT HAVE RECORD OF THAT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER BEFORE TO ASK ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THEY ONLY SAID IT WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST A FEW YEARS (I DONT HAVE AN EXACT TIME FRAME) BUT ONLY THIS LAST YEAR DID THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I HAD THE CODE CHECKED WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WAS NOT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUE, SO I DONT THINK MY VEHICLE IS REGISTERING THE STALLING.
NHTSA complaint #11502357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The vehicle stalled during normal use traveling about 35 miles an hour right after an intersection. MY husband was able to safely make it off the road as we live in a small town he did this by feathering the accelerator pedal. He is a mechanic so he was able to get it home by lightly tapping the pedal. If he pressed the pedal too hard the car stalled without warning so he lightly tapped on it and made it 2 blocks to our home where it has set in the driveway ever since. We spent over $1000 replacing parts such as the throttle body and the fuel pump and sending unit, egr, pcv, crankshaft sensor, plugs,injectors, intake seals, air intake temperature sensor and throttle body which include the throttle position sensor. Before we went for the cam sensor I decided to look up the issue and found so many with the same problem as us. We are veterans on a semi fixed income with a 10 month old daughter and this is our only vehicle we live in a super hot place in northern Arizona and can not afford further repairs as every part seems to be quite expensive. I don't have the fear of it dying while transporting my daughter again as it won't even stay started since the first incident. Additionally there are no codes or dash indicator lights staying on. We will be contacting Dodge in Kingman Arizona today.
NHTSA complaint #11486857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
When vehicle has been filled up with gas it will intermittently die until it has around 50 miles on it. Usually sputters and dies without warning leaving you with no steering or brakes. Will restart but die until some fuel is ran out. I have scheduled to have the gas tank replaced but the fee is around $150
NHTSA complaint #11446826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The engine in my 2006 dodge Magnum has begun stalling out after fueling precisely as described in NHTSA action number PE13016. The first time it happened I was in the middle of a U-turn at a busy intersection. The engine died and I lost power steering and power brakes. I was able to brute-force the steering wheel and narrowly avoided hopping the curb and hitting the light pole on the corner. This light pole might have just as easily been a pedestrian. I called my local Dodge dealer (Ontario Dodge, Ontario California) to explain the problem and arrange to bring the car in. I let them know that I was aware that this issue was addressed under NHTSA action number PE13016 and should be covered under the lifetime warranty extension. I was told by the service adviser that I am required to drop off my car and that it would be 7-10 days before they would look at it. I suggested that they put me on a list and I could bring my car in 7-10 days at a time when they were able to look at it. They were unwilling to do this. They're insisting that my car sit in their lot for 7-10 days before they will even look at it. This isn't a scheduling issue. I can go on their website today and schedule my car for any other service tomorrow. No, this is a punitive action. Clearly they don't want to do the repairs and they're hoping I'll just go away by making it unreasonably difficult; not to mention expensive considering that a rental car will now be required. Chrysler and their dealers are not acting in good faith with regards to their agreement with the NHTSA and PE13016. In my experience and opinion they're doing whatever they can to evade these repairs. I'm a little disappointed that a full recall wasn't ordered. The agreement the NHTSA made with Chrysler left them with a little too much wiggle room in my opinion.
NHTSA complaint #11434849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT A HALF TANK THE FAILURE WAS NOT EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK INTEGRAL MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONTROL VALVE FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED TSB 14-002-14 REGARDING THE ENGINE STALL FOLLOWING FUEL TANK FILL UP. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S X53 LIFETIME WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
NHTSA complaint #11402492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HERE WE ARE 15 MONTHS LATER AND ONLY 2,330 MILES FROM MY LAST COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 DODGE MAGNUM STALLING AFTER A FUEL FILL UP OR WHEN TURNING LEFT, IT HAPPENED YET AGAIN TODAY, I KNOW THERE IS A CURRENT FUEL TANK RECALL FOR 2005 - 2006 DODGE CHARGER, MAGNUM & CHRYSLER 300'S WITH THE V8 5.7L & 6.1L, YET NOTHING FOR THE V6 2.7L & 3.5L, WHY? THEY ALL USE THE SAME EXACT GAS TANK, WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO BE DEFECTIVE, I;M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR AND IT STILL ONLY HAVE 76,233 MILES, SO IT SHOULD BE COVERED BUT IS NOT, PLEASE EXPAND THIS RECALL X53 TO COVER ALL MAGNUMS AND CHARGERS AND CHRYSLER 300S....WE V6 OWNERS SHOULD ALSO HAVE A VOICE IN OUR OWN SAFETY AND RECALLS WHEN OUR CARS ALL USE THE SAME GAS TANKS
NHTSA complaint #11396104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CAR WILL EXCEED OVER 60 MPH AND KEEPS FLASHING LIGHTS ON THE DASH THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AT TIMES AND MAKES A LOUD SCREECH WHEN I TRY STARTING THE CAR
NHTSA complaint #11373955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE FULL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STALLING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAL TO THE TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO ENTER THE PURGE LINE TO LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HUNTER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (1130 AUTO MALL DR, LANCASTER, CA 93534) WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 204,000.
NHTSA complaint #11364626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN APRIL 2013 I TOOK MY 05 MAGNUM TO SUNSET DODGE IN SARASOTA TO FIND OUT WHY THE CAR WAS STALLING AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF GOING BACK TO THEM AND THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I STOPPED FILLING THE CAR UP ALL THE WAY AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO DO TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. I NOW FIND OUT IT WAS A KNOW ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT CAN YOU DO.
NHTSA complaint #11318038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AFTER STARTUP FOLLOWING REFUELING, AND SEVERAL TIMES THEREAFTER, REQUIRING THAT THE ENGINE BE RESTARTED EACH TIME. IT OCCURS AFTER EACH REFUELING. ALL OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS LOST WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #11317172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER (NAPLETON'S NORTHWESTERN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED AT 5950 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60659) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
NHTSA complaint #11306377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN APRIL 2013 I TOOK MY 05 MAGNUM TO SUNSET DODGE IN SARASOTA TO FIND OUT WHY THE CAR STALLS. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF GOING BACK TO THEM AND THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I STOPPED FILLING THE CAR UP ALL THE WAY AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. I NOW FIND OUT IT WAS A KNOW ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #11289807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.