My dodge magnum stalls after filling up the fuel tank. It happens shortly after filling up and will continue until the car has been driven about 30 miles. It will stall regardless of what speed I am driving. It will restart after a couple tries.
2006 Dodge Magnum fuel system complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge magnum. While driving various speeds, fuel leaked onto the muffler. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact repaired the fuel line, but the failure continued. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 152,000.
Car stalls unexpectedly immediately after a fuel fill up. Problem clears up within 10 minutes of continuous driving.
I purchased a 2006 dodge magnum last week on 4/4/2019 odometer reading at 109, 545. 2 days after I purchased the car it needed fuel and I filled the gas tank. I then left the gas station. Within less than a mile the engine stalled as if it were trying to shut off. This happened 4 times within 1 minute and less than a mile from the gas station. Since I was merging onto a highway, I could not just pull over. I continued off the merge and into the highway. Then it stopped. With hesitation I continued down the highway. About 20 miles down the highway later and driving at the speed limit of 70 MPH, I accelerated on the gas pedal to go up a small hill and maintain the speed limit of 70 MPH. The car again tries to stall out and shut off and it continued to do this 3 more times. I had to drive yet another 50 miles to make it home and I was very uneasy the whole time. I did make it home without any additional insidents. The incident was very unsettling. I dread what happens the next time I put gas in it as this seemed to be the trigger of the incident. I went home to research the issue and sure enough this a common complaint among dodge magnum owners. Apparently there had been a recall for an issue with the gas tank. My VIN does not show up or qualify for the recall but is indeed having this shared problem. I feel it is a major safety issue for anyone on the highway. Causing serious injury and or death to myself, my passengers and any other drivers on the road. This issue needs to be resolved and addressed! Especially after finding there are so many other 2006 dodge magnum owners having the same problem! To replace the gas tank by a certified dodge mechanic it will cost about $2,000 in parts and labor. How do I get help with this recall issue even though the VIN on my car is not showing it is eligible or included in the recall??
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge magnum. After fueling the vehicle and traveling approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle started to hesitate and shut off. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. After driving approximately one block, the failure recurred. An independent mechanic was able to restart the vehicle and it was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 58254079. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
On several occasions, I have filled the fuel tank and when attempting to leave, the engine has stalled, sometimes in the parking lot of the gas station, other times attempting to stall but not cutting off, while driving on the road. I have been able to start the car when it has cut off in the parking lot, and if it stalled while driving, I have been able to keep it running by "feathering" the accelerator until it starts to run normally. I have read similar complaints about other owners with similar vehicles to mine, each having the 6.1l hemi engine or the 5.7 hemi. It appears that I may have the same problem, where the fuel shut-off float fails to perform properly. I read that the federal safety agency pe13016 was issued that relates to this problem. I cannot provide a specific date since I no longer fill the tank. (note that I haven't had the problem unless I have filled the tank. Months ago, I was able to fill the tank without experiencing the problem, but that was a while back. (I estimated the latest date in order to complete this form.)
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge magnum. After refueling the vehicle, it stalled without warning while driving. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.
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.
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.
My car stalls with a full tank of gas. The stall occurs after slowing down and coming to a stop. After placing the car in park and trying several times to start the car, the engine finally starts. I put it into drive, but it doesn't engage immediately. I then have to repeat by turning the car off and going thru the start and engage several times. This has happened several times while driving on the road with cars behind me. I get real panicky and don't feel at all safe with this situation. I noticed the connection between the full tank and the stalling after quite some time as the owner of the vehicle. I did some online research to find that many other owners have the same problem with the 300, charger and magnum. I've also read articles online stating that you investigated the issue and found chrysler at fault. With this finding, I would like chrysler to fix the problem. At this time I have not contacted chrysler as I'd like to find out if they will indeed fix the problem with a replacement. After all, this is what they said they would do. I also read they were mailing owners, but since owning the car since 2013, I have not received any contact from them concerning the fuel tank issue. What path do you suggest I take to remedy the situation of a fuel tank replacement by chrysler? Regards.
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.
This has happened two times since owning the car only 2 weeks. Both times when we filled up at a gas station, the car would stall several times immediately after leaving the gas station and getting up to speed or at speed. The car would stop in the middle of traffic, and would always restart when put in park, but this causes a safety situation if we are turning, entering a freeway, etc.
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.
Engine stalls while stopped also while driving. Which can cause serious accident.
Every time I fill gas the engine stalls repeatedly for about a minute or longer. Becomes dangerous when trying to accelerate out of an intersection and it stalls.
Engine light on will not turn off. Comes back on after , dealer turned it off.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge magnum. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, fuel fumes emitted inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.
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.
For four years my vehicle stalls each time I put gasoline in the tank. On several occasions I have stalled in an intersection as well as busy roads.
Engine stalled while driving minutes after filling the fuel tank. A known problem with these cars. Had to pull over and run the vehicle for 15 minutes before the engine could run steadily without stalling .
After filling the fuel tank car has been stalling, shutting off on me. Been reading about this issue and seems to be the fuel tank called the dealer that wasn't much help. Just bought the car about a month ago happens every time I fill up.
My car falls under the gas tank replacement program but the dealers keep putting off the replacement stating no parts availability. I was recently nearly hit while making a legal u turn when the car stalled twice leaving me sideways across 2 lanes of oncoming traffic. I do not want to sell my car but the situation is scary enough for me to park the car. But waiting a year for the part is ridiculous.
Had filled up gas tank, upon pulling out experienced engine hesitation and lack of power. A few minutes later while passing though a major intersection with 3 children in car, vehicle stalled, causing loss of power steering and of course any means of propulsion. The vehicle started again but stalled three more times before returning home. This is an extremely hazardous situation which can endanger lives in a high speed and high traffic situation.
Car stalls after fueling rendering all power assisted features useless..ie: power steering & power brakes. Wife and kids almost rear ended in normal traffic and t-boned when turning left in intersection!!!!!!! Please help!!!!!!
After fueling car to near the full mark I was attempting to enter the traffic flow on interstate 75 at ocala. The car lost power and the engine died ( no power brakes or steering) attempted to restart car in neutral while attempting to maintain control of car. Traffic was running 70mph and I was merging into the traffic flow. The car would not restart acting as if flooded. Luckily I was driving and not my wife who has muscular dystrophy as she would not have been able to control the car. My research indicates the problem is known by dodge and is related to a purge vent valve in the fuel tank. It seems the velvet sticks open and allows gas , not just the fumes to be recirculated to the throttle body (intake) and floods the engine. Dodge states this problem can affect all dodge charger, magnum and 300 model cars. It requires a fuel tank replacement as the purge valve is incorporated into the tank itself.
Second incident: november 27, 2014 driving to van nuys, ca from simi valley, ca at approx. 5:30 pm, filled up gas tank and proceeded down street towards freeway onramp, car stalled 3 times before getting on freeway. This is the second incident (happened two weeks prior, also following fuel fill-up). First incident (two weeks prior to second incident): filled up tank in porter ranch, ca, headed to van nuys, ca... Drove on freeway ok, exited freeway at roscoe blvd and turned left. Car stalled in the middle of left hand turn. Extremely dangerous and life threatening if car stalls in the middle of a left hand turn as oncoming traffic approaches.
I stopped to get fuel and started off on my trip I went to get on the freeway and the car stalled when trying to merge into traffic. Had to dodge a few cars and coasted to the side of the road. I tried to restart the car a few times and it finally restarted. I continued on my trip without any problems until I stopped and filled the gas tank back up. This time I was in heavy traffic and had no place to go, pissed off a few people for blocking traffic but finally got the car restarted.
For the last 60 to 90 days , my car has being turning off several times . I took it for maintenance and everything was updated, brakes , oil change . I was advised it was my fuel tank . This needs to be fixed asap , I drive my children with me all the time .
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