NHTSA Complaint #10561239 — 2005 DODGE MAGNUM

BOUGHT A USED 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 5.7L RT IN 2011. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE STALLING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. LIKES TO STALL RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. ALSO STALLS WITH GAS TANK AT NEARLY EMPTY. CAN SOMETIMES STALL WHEN MAKING RIGHT/LEFT TURNS OR U-TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS. I'VE LEARNED TO ONLY FILL UP TO HALF A TANK, BUT ISSUES STILL OCCUR. THE VEHICLE ALWAYS STALLS WHEN GOING UP A RAMP IN A MULTIPLE STORY PARKING GARAGE. WHEN GOING UP THE RAMP, JUST AS THE CAR BEGINS TO GET LEVEL WITH THE FLOOR AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STALLS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME. SEEMS LIKE A GAS TANK FUEL PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT A SAFETY FEATURE BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE TURNS THE ENGINE OFF IN THE EVENT OF FUEL DETECTION IN AN AREA OF THE GAS TANK WHERE NO GAS SHOULD BE. MOST LIKELY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT LEADING TO ROLL OVER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. POSSIBLE FLAW IN THE DESIGN. CHRYSLER/DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING A SIMPLE U-TURN OR WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD SUPERSEDE ANY COST CONCERNS THE COMPANY MAY HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR