2006 Dodge Magnum problems
The 2006 Dodge Magnum has 454 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns fuel system. Next are engine (23%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 454 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 367 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 51 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 77 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 84 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 43 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 31 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 367 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (107 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Dodge Magnum with enough data (121 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge magnum. The contact stated that the driver side air bag deployed without warning due to the humidity. The contact mentioned that the highway patrol indicated that the driver sustained fatal injuries due to metal fragments that were projected from the air bag. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. A police report was filed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v313000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.
My dodge magum shut down on side of road then tried to turn on it overheated and started to caught on fire. The timing belt burnt through the head gaskets and now car is total. Only had this car from november 2016 to january 1st. No engine lights were showing . Really would like dodge to replace me for this car , the smoke from the engine cause me to suffer smoke inhalation. . [xxx] '
Rear and front collision. Front impact air bags failed to deploy. Indicator light for air bags came on. Sensors were defective. They had to be replaced. Vehicle sustained damage, & passenger sustained major injury, driver moderate injury.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge magnum. Upon attempting to turn off the vehicle, the key would not disengage from the ignition. The contact stated that the failure occurred on more than one occasion. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.
On 07/06/2018 started engine, within 30 seconds car shut off . As if I turned off the key.restarted car and shifted to reverse to back out of drive, stalled. Started car ,put car in reverse transmission would not ingage 15 to 20 seconds later car went into gear and stalled 4 times before car would move without stalling. Two tenths of a mile car stalled pulling out on main road. Car started would not move waited for transmission to engage as traffic is is starting to line up.