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2006 Dodge Magnum engine problems

85 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2006 Dodge Magnum26% of all complaints for this model year.

85
Engine complaints
26%
share of all complaints
89,350 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • vehicle engine codes were all corrected properly in hopes of fixing the stalling issues. the vehicle was seemingly better for a few days. upon driving the vehicle on the highway at normal highway speed, the vehicle suddenly began flickering and shutting off and on. the vehicle would shut off and on…

    filed Jan 30, 2025

  • The engine in my 2006 dodge Magnum has begun stalling out after fueling precisely as described in NHTSA 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…

    filed Sep 29, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other Magnum years

YearReportsShare
2008 Magnum1314%
2007 Magnum1211%
2005 Magnum8413%
Magnum engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.