Dodge Magnum Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10470178August 10, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ALUMINUM WHEEL BECAME CRACKED ACROSS THE VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT APPLIED EPOXY TO THE CRACK HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO SLOWLY BECOME BIGGER. THE OWNER OF THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463184June 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. SIX YEARS LATER, THE CAR HAS DONE THE SAME THING AGAIN. AFTER A QUICK RESEARCH OF GOOGLE, YAHOO, AND YOUTUBE, I NOTICED THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE FOR MY VEHICLE BUT IS IN PLACE FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME SHIFTER AND MAKE THAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP. A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455415April 16, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
MAGNUM 5.7L RT AWD..... STALLS REPEATEDLY AFTER GAS TANK FILL-UP. TAKES ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF RUNNING BEFORE ENGINE RUNS NORMALLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG (IE NO ERROR CODES). INTERNET SEARCH LOCATES MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME DEALER RESPONSE, BUT INDICATE THAT IT IS A FAULT OF THE GAS TANK EMISSIONS COMPONENTS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454645April 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
BOUGHT AN 05 HEMI AWD MAGNUM W/20,000 MILES IN 07. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 85,000MILES. PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS, RACK AND PINION FIXED, EGR VALVE FIXED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ONCE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SHUDDERS, VIBRATIONS, HARD ENGINE NOISES AND STALLS, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS, SUNROOF, SEATS, GPS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, POWER OUTLETS, HOOD AND HATCHBACK JUST FALL DOWN AND BUMP YOUR HEAD. PASSENGER SEAT WAS MISSING BOLTS AND WASN'T FASTENED TO FRAME. $200 KEYLESS ENTRY KEY REPLACEMENT. NO WHERE NEAR 24 MPG MORE LIKE 14 DOWN A FLAT 55MPH HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY 114,000 MILES OIL ALWAYS CHANGED AROUND 3,000 MILES AND HAD A 3 TRANNY FLUSHES. TAKE IT TO CERTIFIED DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH ANY OF THOSE PROBLEMS AND TRY AND TELL ME THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. UHHHHHHHUH..... LEMON? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454435April 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT, 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. CAR STALLS SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL MILES, AFTER REFUELING. STALLING WITHOUT WARNING OCCURS WHILE CAR IS MOVING OR TURNING. CONDITION APPEARS MORE PRONOUNCED AT LOWER TEMPERATURES AND WHEN ENGINE HAS NOT YET REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. NO CODES SET DURING EPISODES. EPISODES UNEXPECTED, WITHOUT WARNING, INTERMITTENT, AND DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE FAILURE IN FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY LEADING TO RAW FUEL CONTAMINATION OF PURGE CANISTER. LIQUID FUEL APPEARS TO BE ENTERING EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM (ON-BOARD VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM) WITH FUEL ENTERING ENGINE UPON ACTIVATION OF PURGE SOLENOID, RESULTING IN RICH CONDITION LEADING TO STALLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451628March 14, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING, RESET THE COMPUTER, REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 04/26/12*LJ UPDATED 04/27/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451731March 14, 2012
SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN, SEATS
PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF - OFF TRACK, PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION - LEAKING, PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION - AXLE, PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT - WOULD NOT ENGAGE OUT OF PARK, PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT - CRACKING, PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT - JAMS AND PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULIC HINGES ON THE HOOD AS WELL AS THE REAR HATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451016March 9, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PURCHASED 4 NEW CONTINENTAL TIRES AFTER 5 MONTHS TIRES ARE WORE OUT. LESS THAN 5000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447428February 10, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO FUEL THE VEHICLE TO ITS CAPACITY OR THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VENT VALVE FAILED AND ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442418January 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD PERIODICALLY GET STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442242January 3, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CONNECTER IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS TO HAVE THE AIR BAG RESET BECAUSE THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH THE PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,931 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440911December 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AFTER STARTING MY CAR, I ATTEMPTED (WITHOUT SUCCESS) TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER (AS CHRYSLER CALLS IT) HAD BROKEN AND LOCKED THE SHIFTER IN PARK. I FORTUNATELY HAD TOOLS IN THE BACK AND WAS ABLE TO DISASSEMBLE THE CENTER CONSOLE AND GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY FRIENDS THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS FORWARDED A COPY OF CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39, WHICH DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO COVER THE REPAIRS, AS IT IS A SEEMINGLY VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE LX PLATFORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437322November 26, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ~40MPH WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY DARK OUTSIDE, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING, MY HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY DIMMED FOR ~5 SECONDS AND THEN I HAD NO LIGHTS WHATSOEVER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY PROVED TO BE FATAL. FORTUNATELY I AM OK. THUS, I AM TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FILE A REPORT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET BUT INTEND TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436775November 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A SPRING ATTACHED TO A CLIP THAT MOVES IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CLIP USUALLY BRAKES (ABOUT 50-60K MILES) AND THEN YOU CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PRESS A BUTTON AT THE FRONT OF THE SHIFT BOX IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON CHRYSLER AND DODGE CARS. I ALSO HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND THE SAME HAPPENED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT AFFECTS VARIOUS CHRYSLER/ DODGE CARS DIFFERENT YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432834October 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 M.P.H. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LOUD HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR JERKED TO A FULL STOP. TRIED TO MOVE SHIFT SELECTOR TO GET CAR TO MOVE, NO HELP. DISCONECT BATTERY TO RESET SYSTEM. ABLE TO GET A GEAR TO GET CAR 2 MILES TO HOME. HAVE CAR TOWED TO SHOP. 7DAYS LATER, AND $3800.00 OUT OF WALLET, HAVE NEW TRANSMISSION. 63,000 MILES AND TRANNY FAILS? GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR DODGE. CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON SO PEOPLE CAN RECOVER SOME OF THE OUT OF WARRENTY COST!!!!!!!!! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432556October 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR ALOT OF CONSUMERS. OTHER DODGE MODELS HAD A RECALL SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE DODGE MAGNUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432656October 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
I HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE AS DOCUMENTED BELOW - I FOUND THIS ON YOUR WEB SITE AND DECIDED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 77,854 MILES ON IT. I WAS STRANDED IN A CULVER'S RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH, OBSTRUCTING THEIR BUSINESS. I COULD NOT MOVE MY RUNNING VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE, AND CHRYSLER EVEN ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 (WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/K39.PDF) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WENT INTO THE DEALER TO GET THE EXPECTED REPAIR, AND WAS ALSO TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND THUS WASN'T COVERED. THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR $450. I SAID NO. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HOTLINE, AND EVENTUALLY THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT IF I PAY A $100 CO-PAY. I ALSO REJECTED THIS OFFER. THE PART THAT FIXES THIS PROBLEM IS SOLD BY NAPA AND ANOTHER ONLINE COMPANY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD. FORUM POSTS EVERYWHERE MENTION THIS PROBLEM. GOOGLE "PINK THINGY". IT IS THE PART THAT BREAKS INSIDE THE SHIFTER - CALLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE THE PINK THINGY IS BROKEN, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT IN ORDER TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE. NOW, THE VEHICLE CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL! THIS IS A HORRIBLE SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU HAVE KIDS! CHRYSLER MUST EXPAND THE RECALL TO COVER ALL THE OTHER CARS SUPPOSEDLY NOT COVERED BY THE K39 RECALL! THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 2D (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430323October 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM ACCELERATOR PEDAL (P/N 04726004AB) FELL OFF DURING A DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I REACHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO THEN OPERATE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL CONTROL BY SQUEEZING THE PEDAL IN MY HAND UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PARK THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE PLASTIC MOUNTING STRUCTURE ON THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO HAVE FATIGUE CRACKED AT ALL THREE MOUNTING LOCATIONS RESULTING IN THIS BAZAAR INCIDENT. THE DESIGN APPEARS TO HAVE HIGH STRESS CONCENTRATIONS OWING TO ITS HARD CORNERS IN THE MOLDED MOUNTING PART FEATURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429066October 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REITERATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426674September 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
2005 DODGE MAGNUM THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS DEFECT IS WIDELY KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT AFFECTS MANY VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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