2005 Dodge Magnum: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jan 19, 2024 · Airbags, Seat belts · FL

Airbag lights suddenly always on. Unknown if they are working or about to deploy. Hesitation in transmission while shifting, not sure if working properly. I haven't had any recalls fixed on this vehicle. It showed recalls and suddenly it shows all repaired. Is it due to the year?2005? Seat belts don't retract and are have to be manually maneuvered.

Filed Jan 31, 2020 · Fuel system, Transmission · 150,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Apr 21, 2019 · Fuel system · 178,000 miles · NY

Engine stalls immediately following fuel fill-up. Stalled on highway, difficulty maintaining the car steady. Car now hesitates to start. Can only fill gas tank halfway.

Filed Jul 7, 2016 · Engine · 159,000 miles · AZ

I have a 2005 dodge magnum that I take extremely good care of. My car has had all of it's regular maintenance. A month ago I stopped at the lube shop to have the fluids and air pressure checked on my car before I headed out of town. The only fluid that was topped off was my windshield wiper fluid. When I tried to start my car to leave, it would not start. I had my car towed to dodge. Two days later I was informed by my service writer that I needed a new motor. Dodge told me that I dropped a #4 valve seat. The service manager told me that this problem was "really, really, really rare" and that only about "1 in a billion" this happens to. I am crushed. I went home and have been researching this issue in depth. This is not rare like dodge claims. I have come across 100's of other dodge owners with the same exact problem who are now left holding the bag. Something has to be done about this. Most of the vehicles this has happened to are already out of warranty. Dodge is aware of the faulty valve seats that are basically (for lack of a better term) glued in. There is absolutely no warning this is going to occur. My car never got hot, never smoked, never burned oil, never hesitated, never ran rough; it always happens when a car is being started and that is why it hasn't been recalled, because it is not considered a "safety" issue. Interestingly enough, the new models have the valve seats pressed and pinned in so this issue doesn't continue to occur. Recognizing that there was a flaw in the hemi motor and re-engineering it to fix the issue is admitting there was a defect. Dodge needs to recall the 2005-2007 hemi motors and address the dropping valve seats. This is not fair and dodge knows it.

Filed Mar 13, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 68,000 miles · TX

If I fill my tank and I drive it away from the pump, it will stutter, hesitate, jerk, then die. I lose all power steering, brakes, engine. Afterwards, it won't immediately restart. It will start again after a few minutes. It won't start driving good again until I run the gas level down a little. After I fill, it will run ok until I make a turn or come to a stop, something that will slosh the fuel in the tank again then it will act like it is starved for fuel. This happens everytime I fill my tank. If I don't fill it completely then it will do it. It never did this when I first bought my car. One time after I this happened, I opened the gas cap and it was hissing and spitting gas just sitting there. This is a very dangerous situation as if this happened on the highway I could become involved in a collision. It has happened at least a half dozen time and have since not filled my tank up until today and it happened again.

Filed Mar 11, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 73,600 miles · MD

After filling my gas tank without topping off, my car stalls within the first 300 feet of the gas station and is then hard to start. Once it's restarted, for the next 40-60 miles of driving, my car hesitates and will often stall at any low speeds or stops unless I drop it into neutral and rev it up. 60-100 miles after a full tank, the car will buck when coming out of a turn and then stall if I let off the gas.

Filed Oct 15, 2013 · Fuel system · 67,500 miles · NJ

Every time I fill up the car with gas it hesitates and stalls immediately after I pull away from the pump. If I do not fill up - it never happens. At the dodge dealership - I have been told I need a new evaporation canister and fuel tank as recommended by chrysler. I have done some research and the issue appears over multiple dodge/ chrysler models. Yet there seems there is no recall or service bulletin on this issue. Original owner.

Filed Sep 5, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 124,000 miles · FL

Without warning, the car shuts down. This first occurred at a red light. The car just shut off unexpectedly and I was able to turn the key and restart it without problems. The engine shuts off while at a stop, while driving at lower speeds, while driving at high speeds, in town driving, highway driving, when it's hot outside, when it's cool outside, when idling. There are no dashboard lights (engine, oil, etc). There are no sounds, no shuddering, no kicking. My only indication that the car has suddenly turned off is that the tach needle goes immediately to zero. I have been able to use the momentum of the vehicle to pull off the road at which time I turn the key to off, wait a moment, and turn it back on. It restarts without problems. If I try to restart too quickly, there seems to be a hesitation in starting. We have attempted to repair many parts on the vehicle but it has not cured the problem.

Filed Jun 17, 2008 · Brakes, Engine · 20,000 miles · IL · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the steering wheel loosened and the interior lighting became very dim. On occasion, the contact smelled a burning odor inside the passenger compartment. There were no warning indicators prior to the failures because the warning light indicators have never worked since the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle would start roughly from time to time. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the contact heard a loud noise underneath the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle shutters when proceeding to turn, the air conditioning unit is not working properly, and the transmission hesitates intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the steering failure was related to the front suspension. The mechanic replaced two control arms and tie rods. A diagnostic was performed and the mechanic stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 23,000. Updated 07/08/08. *bf there was a loud clicking noise when braking. The vehicle was hard to start and when it start it would stall. The transmission make a shuttering noise. Updated

Filed Aug 30, 2006 · Engine · 57,289 miles · GA

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle idled very fast and hesitated. On each occasion, the check engine light illuminated. Each time the check engine light illuminated, a diagnostic test ran which indicated there were multiple misfires. The vehicle was taken to two dealerships and an independent mechanic. Between the three, two fuel injectors, spark plugs and three ignition coils were replaced. The problem persisted.