2006 Dodge Magnum Engine Problems

vehicle engine codes were all corrected properly in hopes of fixing the stalling issues. the vehicle was seemingly better for a few days. upon driving the vehicle on the highway at normal highway speed, the vehicle suddenly began flickering and shutting off and on. the vehicle would shut off and on rapidly. each time the vehicle turned back on it would accelerate causing the vehicle to jolt forward and stop rapidly. the car would not allow me to brake safely. the vehicle behind was within inches of a collision but their quick response to slam on their brakes and swerved to the shoulder thankfully missed. this is not an isolated event. speaking to other hemi 5.7 vehicle owners this is a very common issue. I had a baby in a carseat in the backseat who was jolted around slamming the back of his head into his car seat. this is so dangerously unsafe. not dealership can find the problem even after replacing every part possible on these vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11639532

Incident

Jan 29, 2025

The car won’t go in gear

NHTSA ID

11514691

Incident

Mar 11, 2023

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 ID

11434849

Incident

Sep 27, 2021

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 ID

11402492

Incident

Feb 22, 2021

Mileage

128,000 mi

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2006 DODGE MAGNUM SE V6 2.7L FROM NEW, BOUGHT IN APRIL 2006, THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS WITH THE CAR STALLING, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, HAPPENING TODAY WHEN TURNING LEFT AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTING UPHILL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER PULLING TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT POWER, COMING TO A STOP, PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, AND RESTARTING. I MADE IT BACK HOME, BUT THE CAR HAS BEEN CRANKING OVER AND NOT STARTING WHEN IN MY GARAGE, THIS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN BEFORE FROM 2006 ONWARD TO TODAY, ONLY A FEW TIMES A YEAR, AND CHANGED OUT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY EACH TIME AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR HAS NEVER STALLED WHILE DRIVING BEFORE NOW, ONLY WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. THE CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES NOW AFTER 13 YEARS, I ALWAYS BABY THE CAR AND IT STILL LOOKS NEW. THANKS FOR ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER

NHTSA ID

11281908

Incident

Nov 22, 2019

Mileage

73,460 mi

MY CAR (2006 DODGE MAGNUM 5.7 HEMI)WAS RUNNING TOTALLY FINE.... NO WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. I TURNED IT OFF TO RUN INTO THE GYM AND IT WOULDN'T START. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RUN AND THEY SAID THE PISTON BLEW AND IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE

NHTSA ID

11221544

Incident

Jun 19, 2019

Mileage

183,000 mi

ON 07/06/2018 STARTED ENGINE, WITHIN 30 SECONDS CAR SHUT OFF . AS IF I TURNED OFF THE KEY.RESTARTED CAR AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVE, STALLED. STARTED CAR ,PUT CAR IN REVERSE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT INGAGE 15 TO 20 SECONDS LATER CAR WENT INTO GEAR AND STALLED 4 TIMES BEFORE CAR WOULD MOVE WITHOUT STALLING. TWO TENTHS OF A MILE CAR STALLED PULLING OUT ON MAIN ROAD. CAR STARTED WOULD NOT MOVE WAITED FOR TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE AS TRAFFIC IS IS STARTING TO LINE UP. MILE LATER CAR STALLS AGAIN EVERTHING OFF START CAR AND WAIT FOR TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS EVER DAY FOR THE PASS 2 MONTHS DODGE DEALER SAID MY COILS WERE BAD HAD THEM CHANGED NEXT DAY SAME PROBLEM. CAR NOW SITS TILL SOMETHING IS DONE.DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON ROAD. THIS HAPPENS MOVING AND STATIONARY

NHTSA ID

11118230

Incident

Jul 6, 2018

Mileage

95,000 mi

WITHOUT WARNING VALVE RING SEAT BROKE OFF FELL INTO CYLINDER PUNCHING HOLE IN PISTON. BOUGHT A REBUILT MOTOR FOR $7,000 AND 70K MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENS. BOTH INSTANCES THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING.

NHTSA ID

11096953

Incident

May 20, 2018

Mileage

90,000 mi

CAR STALLS RANDOMLY WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL OR AFTER FILL UP. MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND SIMILAR MODELS. CAUSE IS A FAULTY FUEL TANK.

NHTSA ID

11079819

Incident

Mar 16, 2018

Mileage

264,000 mi

THE CAR STALLS SOON AFTER REFILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FILLING WAS STOPPED WHEN THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A STREET, AND ALSO WHILE TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY. THE CAR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST PROVIDED TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES BY THE ENGINE. THIS APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A LACK OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS RESTARTED, SO FAR, AFTER A FEW SECONDS SITTING STILL IN THE TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

11072805

Incident

Feb 6, 2018

Mileage

88,000 mi

THE CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FINE ONE MINUTE WHEN I COME UP TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHILE IT IS IN GEAR THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THE NEXT PROBLEM IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON SOMETIMES DON'T COME BACK ON FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES VERY ANNOYING WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AN ONCOMING TRAFFIC

NHTSA ID

11053850

Incident

Dec 11, 2017

HELLO, IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN, WHETHER I FILL IT UP OR NOT, WEATHER I TOP IT OFF OR NOT, THE ENGINE WILL RUN ERRATICALLY, OFTEN STALLING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR NO REASON. IT HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AT ANY OTHER SPEEDS, AND GOING THROUGH TURNS, NEEDLESS TO SAY, WITH NO ENGINE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE THE STRENGTH TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL, BUT A LESS EXPERIENCED OR LESS STRONG DRIVER MAY LOOSE CONTROL, POSSIBLY WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A FEW HOURS, IT WILL USUALLY RUN OK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

11051884

Incident

Dec 2, 2017

AFTER FILLING UP GAS CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, WILL START BACK UP BUT SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. GOING UP HILL CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF I HAVE TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT RUNNING.

NHTSA ID

11040060

Incident

Oct 26, 2017

Mileage

121,445 mi

DROPPED VALVE SEAT: AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 800 MILES FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO NORTH CAROLINA, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND I STOPPED AT A MCDONALDS TO USE MY CELL PHONE AND I TURNED OFF THE CAR, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START, THEN AS THE ENGAINE TURNED OVER IT BEGAN TO MAKE CLUNKING SOUNDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEAR BY DODGE DEALER, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE FAILED, COSTING ME $8,466.33 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING THAT THIS FAILER SHOULDN'T HAD HAPPENED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN THE FLAW IN 2005-2007 HEMI 5.7 ENGINE AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REFUND ME THE $8,465.33 THAT I HAD TO SPEND TO BUY A NEW ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

11021846

Incident

Aug 24, 2017

Mileage

192,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

NHTSA ID

10991007

Incident

Apr 20, 2017

Mileage

118,000 mi

I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT AT MY DR.S OFFICE TO GO HOME. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING TYPE SOUND AND THE ENGINE STALLED. IT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. LOTS OF SMOKE WHEN STARTED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT THERE WAS OVER 90% COMPRESSION. LOSS. INTERNAL CYLINDER OR OTHER FAILURE INDICATED. RECOMMENDED TEAR DOWN FOR $1850.00 ONLY 80,000 MILES, SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALER. NO WARNING. I DECLINED THE TEARDOWN AND HAD CAR TOWED HOME. HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE OCTOBER 2016. RETIRED/DISABLED. I CANNOT AFFORD ANY MAJOR REPAIR. FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA ID

10969786

Incident

Oct 6, 2016

Mileage

80,214 mi

WENT TO PARKING LOT AFTER DR. APPOINTMENT TO GO HOME. TRIED TO START ENGINE, MADE A RATTLING SOUND AND DIED. RESTARTED, MADE MORE OF THE RATTLING NOISE. HAD CAR TOWED HOME. TOWED CAR TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR INSPECTION. WAS LEFT BANK SPARK PLUGS REMOVED. 2 SPARK PLUGS WERE BENT/DAMAGED. LEAKDOWN TEST ON #1 CYLINDER 90% LEAKAGE MEASURED. INTERNAL DAMAGE INDICATED.. ON;Y 80K MILES. WELL MAINTAINED.

NHTSA ID

10948527

Incident

Oct 12, 2016

Mileage

80,214 mi

MY DODGE MAGUM SHUT DOWN ON SIDE OF ROAD THEN TRIED TO TURN ON IT OVERHEATED AND STARTED TO CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TIMING BELT BURNT THROUGH THE HEAD GASKETS AND NOW CAR IS TOTAL. ONLY HAD THIS CAR FROM NOVEMBER 2016 TO JANUARY 1ST. NO ENGINE LIGHTS WERE SHOWING . REALLY WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE ME FOR THIS CAR , THE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE CAUSE ME TO SUFFER SMOKE INHALATION. . [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

NHTSA ID

10943737

Incident

Jan 4, 2017

DODGE MAG TIMING BELT RECALLED. CAR HEATED UP AFTER DRIVING IT FOR TWO MONTHS AND THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED AND LEFT ME AND MY CHILD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , NOTHING INDICATED THAT IT WAS HEATING UP UNTIL THE CAR SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF WHEN I WAS DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10939032

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

Mileage

126,000 mi

VALVE SEAT IN 5.7 HEMI DROPPED AND DAMAGED ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, COASTED CAR TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF. TRIED TO START BUT RAN REALLY ROUGH OR WOULDN'T START. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING, VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GONNA BLOW UP AND ENGINE OVERHEATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10928930

Incident

Jul 10, 2012

Mileage

90,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM R / T V8 5.7LTS. ON JULY 24, 2015 I WAS USING MY CAR AS USUAL, I WENT TO THE BANK, I WENT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE MAIL WHEN I RETURN TO MY CAR I'LL LIGHTS ON AND THE ENGINE FAILING WITH AN INTERNAL NOISE. I TURN OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY, I CALL MY MECHANIC AND TELLS ME TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR INFORMS ME THAT HE WILL OPEN THE MOTOR. WHEN YOU OPEN THE ENGINE INFORMS ME DAMAGE A VALVE SEAT AND IT HAD DAMAGED THE PISTON. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN HEATED, BEFORE TURNING IT OFF IN THE MAIL WAS WORKING VERY WELL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES, HAS ITS DAILY MAINTENANCE, THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN DAILY USE. TAKE VALVE CAPS FIX THE MACHINE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TOPS OF THESE ENGINES HEMI HAS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT KIND OF PROBLEM. CHRYSLER (TRIANGLE) PUERTO RICO DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

NHTSA ID

10885178

Incident

Jul 24, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

VEHICLE BEGAN TO JUST SHUT OFF WHEN NOT IN MOTION. TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN EXPECTED TO FIX WHAT THE MECHANIC THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM, WE STILL WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FINALLY, WTE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE GAS TANK. AFTER WAITING MONTHS FOR CHRYSLER TO SEND THE DEALERSHIP A GAS TANK FOR OUR CAR, WE FINALLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED. CHANGED OUT THE GAS TANK , DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR A FEW DAYS TO TEST IT OUT, CALLED US TO PICK UP THE CAR. ON THE WAY HOME, THE VEHICLE KEPT KILLING. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY THE CAR IS STILL SHUMTTING OFF AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10821334

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10794441

Incident

Jan 15, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

CAR STALLING WHILE STOPPED OR AT LOW CRUISING SPEEDS. THEN THE CAR IS HARD TO RESTART. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR FOR A WHILE.

NHTSA ID

10787962

Incident

Nov 2, 2015

Mileage

119,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

NHTSA ID

10783297

Incident

Jun 15, 2015

Mileage

22,000 mi