Problems · by component
2005 Dodge Magnum engine problems
84 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 Dodge Magnum cite engine, 13% of all 638 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
84
13% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the engine
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“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…”
“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”
“The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled after refueling. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the issue to an unknown recall. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,478.”
“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.”
“AFTER FUELING AT A GAS STATION AND ONLY FUELING UNTIL THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, THE ENGINE DIES ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE GETS A FULL TANK OF GAS.”
“CAR KEPT STALLING WHILE DRIVING. ON TWO OCCASIONS IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. SPENT $1500 ON REPLACING/FIXING PARTS THAT NEVER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. FINALLY I RESEARCHED IT FOUND OUT IT COULD BE A FUEL TANK ISSUE.”
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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.