Owners have filed 1,003 complaints on the Dodge Magnum, covering 2005–2008. The system named most often is Air Bags (172 reports). Worst years by volume: 2005, 2006, 2007; cleanest: 2008, 2007, 2006. 42 reports describe a crash, 10 a fire, 2 a death. On average the car was 7.2 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Dodge Magnum
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 1,003 Magnum complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Air Bags 172 Read
Son drove my car and lost control as it sprung out of control and he hit a tree. No airbags deployed during that impact. My insurance company totaled my car out but really didn’t give a reason as to why they didn’t deploy with such a hard hit. Police impounded my car and insurance company inspected my car for a…
The contact owns a 2007 dodge magnum. While driving 10 mph, an ambulance crashed into the driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (south county dodge chrysler jeep, 7127 s lindbergh blvd, st louis, mo) where it was diagnosed that the air bags needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired.…
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated that while driving approximately 32 mph the vehicle crashed into a second vehicle causing severe damage to the front end but the front driver side air bag did not deploy and the front passenger-side airbag was partially deployed. The driver sustained head, neck,…
Power Train 171 Read
The contact owns a 2007 dodge magnum. While stopped, another vehicle crashed into the front passenger side causing significant damage to the front end. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained a left shoulder and neck injury and did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not…
The vehicle rolled away while in park
Normal fill up at costco 91 octane - started to drive away the magnum srt8 stalled and the vehicle behind me leaving the parking lot hit me. Could not get it to run correctly for about 30 minutes. My wife and baby in the car very worried
Electrical System 119 Read
Alternator catch fire while driving no other problems good battery good everything
The contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact noticed smoke escaping from the instrument panel. The contact parked and exited the vehicle as the interior began to fill with black smoke. The fire and police department were called and a report was filed. The manufacturer was…
The contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. The contact stated started the vehicle and approximately five minutes later, the vehicle was on fire. The fire spread rapidly and blew out the windshield, spread to the dashboard and melted the dashboard area. The fire department was present and performed and inspection on the…
Engine 94 Read
The contact owns a 2007 dodge magnum. While driving at 25 mph, the vehicle stalled. In addition, the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment and the check engine warning light was previously illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the motor needed to be replaced. The…
The contact owns a 2008 dodge magnum. While driving at 50 mph, the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000
While sitting at red light (foot on brakes w engine idling) city street waiting for a green light, I heard a loud noise (sound like a loud clunk; belt or something breaking apart) coming from the engine compartment. I quickly looked at the dashboard for some indication (no warning/red lights/high temp/ low oil…
Fuel/propulsion System 90 Read
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…
The contact owns a 2007 dodge magnum. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
After filling up the gas tank my car died about a half dozen times
Fuel System 88 Read
The car will stall every time after I fill up the gas. It 's very scary because I don't know when the car will die on me when I'm on the road and cars are behind me and just very afraid of someone is going to hit me from behind when my car dies on me suddenly. Yesterday I went to fill up the tank ( not all the way…
Gas fumes enter car when AC is on, engine is hot and when under harder acceleration . Putting windows down clears fumes. The car has done this since new and still does it. I took it to the dealer once and nothing was found ? I thought may be it would go away after awhile and was coating burning off of the exhaust…
Failed fuel tank control valve has caused the gas to contaminate the vapor canister and purge valve. After every fill up when I pull out into traffic the car will die out in front of on coming cars
Steering 65 Read
Help!! I have a 2008 magnum. I tried for 3 months to get the ignition recall done. "parts weren't available". Suddenly 3/2016 my car shut off while driving. It was towed to a dealer where they did the p57, r25 recalls. Upon return of car to me I notice dash functions inoperable. I went right back inside and was told I…
At gas station pumped gas turned car on go ling approximately 5mph hit brake to stop before crossing street brakes failed went completely to floor had to slam into pole to prevent from going into on coming traffic
I have never received any recall for chrysler for the dodge magnum 2006 since I had it for 6 yrs+exited the freeway, and made turn to head towards my designated location. As soon as I cross over the first light ( going the speed limit) my vehicle lost control and accelerated more speed without me able to control the…
Engine And Engine Cooling 52 Read
I brought a 2006 dodge magnum in march of 2007 with 19,230 miles. The engine is now at 50,000 miles and the engine is no good. The dodge company can't tell even tell me the problem with the engine
The contact owns a 2006 dodge magnum. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle overheated. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and after thirty minutes added water to the radiator reservoir. The vehicle was taken to several authorized dealerships but the dealers could not find the duplicate or diagnose…
I purchase the dodge magnum in december of 2008 in february and april of 2009 I had to take it to the dealer because the car would not move after making a stop at the signal light on two occasions without shutting the car off and restarting it. In may on 2010, I had to take my car to the dealer because coolant leaking…
Magnum years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 7 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Air Bags | 15 | 1 | |
| 2005 | Air Bags | 19 | 7 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 266 |
| Average complaints per series | 3.8 |
| Worst single series | 21 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 7.2 years |
A model average of 3.8 hides a worst series at 21. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Magnum?
By complaint volume, 2005, 2006, 2007 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Magnum years are the cleanest?
2008, 2007, 2006 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Dodge Magnum have?
1,003 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2005–2008. Of those, 42 describe a crash and 10 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.