2006 Dodge Magnum Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 67about this part
- Share
- 21%of 321 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,500miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 67 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2006 Dodge Magnum, 21% of the 321 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Engine stalls every time fuel tank is filled. Typically occurs at an idle immediately after fillup. Leaves me stranded in traffic and has caused several near miss accidents due to stalling at low speed, or acceleration from a low speed. Has stalled while pulling out into traffic, causing people to swerve out of my way almost causing several collisions.”
NHTSA complaint #10551208, filed 2013-11, 134,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10939032, filed 2017-01, 126,000 miles“I have a 2006 Dodge Magnum I had the car for about 5 years at about 95,000 miles when I got off from work I've gotten into my car and started it up and just when I apply my brakes to put the car in drive it would not move into drive reverse are neutral at all and I heard this happening to other vehicles such as chargers etc. …”
NHTSA complaint #10411618, filed 2011-07, 95,000 miles“I had just filled the tank of my 2006 Dodge Magnum and drove about 20 miles into town. After making a quick stop at a local store I once again got into the car and began driving approx. 30 MPH. As I began to make a left hand turn all power was lost to the car; steering became nearly impossible, gas pedal did not work and I basically was dead in the road. I turned the key to off, placed the car in park and then restarted the engine. …”
NHTSA complaint #10483522, filed 2012-11, 80,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10537838, filed 2013-08, 46,000 milesRelated recalls
- 08V583000Nov 6, 2008Chrysler is recalling 20,283 my 2006-2009 charger and magnum vehicles built with the police package and equipped with a column shifter. The gearshift cable…Covers: Dodge Magnum 2006–2009, Charger 2006–2009
- 05V460000Oct 6, 2005On certain pickup trucks, sport utility and passenger vehicles equipped with 42rle automatic transmissions, the cup plug that retains the park pawl anchor…Covers: Dodge Magnum 2005–2006, Chrysler 300 2005–2006, Dodge Durango 2005–2006 +4 more
Related service bulletins
- 10221097Apr 7, 2021Transmission Kit with Torque Converter 1. All Promaster (VF) 3.6L/62TE equipped vehicles. If the transmission bracket to the transmission case fasteners are removed during…
- 10218816Apr 22, 2014Engine Stall Immediately Following Fuel Tank Fill-Up (X53 Lifetime Warranty Extension) This bulletin involves replacing the fuel tank with a revised part. Some customers may…
- 10021238Nov 17, 2006Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on for p0573.
- 10020541Oct 28, 2006Delayed engine crank or mil illumination with dtc p0573.
- 10019959Oct 3, 2006Flash: 1 - 2 upshift shudder or rough shift.
- 10021239Aug 25, 2006Powertrain control module initialization.
- 10017629Apr 19, 2006Transfer case shudder.
- 10015066Feb 18, 2006Nag1 (w5a580) transmission - shudder when torque converter clutch engages.
- 10016585Aug 23, 2005Clicking sound from rear of vehicle after accelerating from a stop.
- 10016026Jul 23, 2005New 42rle variable line pressure transmission (vlp).
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Dodge Magnum
112 complaintsEngine
85 complaintsAir bags
48 complaintsElectrical system
31 complaintsEngine cooling
21 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Dodge Magnum
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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