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 the federal safety agency 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.
Dodge Magnum loss of power problems
30 of the 1,163 owner complaints about the Dodge Magnum describe sudden loss of power, most of them for the 2005 model year.
- owner complaints
- 30
- worst model year
- 2005
- typical mileage
- 68,000
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 19Power steering loss 7Engine failure 5Hesitation 3Check engine light 3Won't start 1
What owners say
The engine in my 2006 dodge Magnum has begun stalling out after fueling precisely as described in the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency 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 federal safety agency 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 federal safety agency made with Chrysler left them with a little too much wiggle room in my opinion.
After filling up gas tank car will stall out. Big safety concern, car stalled while making a turn on city street, lose power steering very dangerous. Happens every time I fill up gas tank.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled and lost power without warning. The vehicle was towed to puente hills chrysler dodge jeep ram (17280 gale ave, city of industry, ca 91748) where it was diagnosed that the engine failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 174,000.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost power and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 dodge magnum. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost power and the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed to be repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) to correct the failure. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The VIN was also included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v352000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts unavailable.
I have been having some problems with my 2006 dodge magnum rt for the past year: 1. Car stall at a stop light or stop sign (engine would start again) 2. Car will lose power (hesitate for about 2-3 seconds and it would chime) 3. Engine died on the freeway and had to pull over (very dangerous) dodge replace the gas tank 2 times and still not repaired. The dodge dealer in elk grove ca charged me $140 and I according to the recall it should be waived. There are a lot of people having the same issues and someone should look into this because it is very dangerous.
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.
Just filled up vehicle, was leaving parking lot, and the car stalled. I lost all power steering and brakes, it was very scary. Hard to restart, was afraid to drive it after that. Stalled a couple times subsequently.
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The model years with the most reports are 2005 (14 complaints), 2006 (12 complaints) and 2007 (2 complaints).
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