Dodge Magnum Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10261962March 16, 2009
STRUCTURE
FOUR YEAR OLD 55,000 MILE CAR. HOOD WILL NOT STAY OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261799March 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO PLAYING WITH BRAKES, THEN LATER ESCALATED TO IT HAVING TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK IT INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WOULD ADJUST SOMETHING AND SAY IT WAS GOOD. FINALLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. SOLENOID WAS FAILING AND THEY CHARGED $350.00 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS / WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY STRAND YOU SOMEPLACE AND IN MY CASE STANDARD ME ONCE AT A MILITARY CHECK POINT FOR 20 MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260056February 26, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE, THE HOOD SPONTANEOUSLY COLLAPSED. HE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,125. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259778February 24, 2009
SUSPENSION
BALL JOINTS. 2005 MAGNUM, 1999 DODGE DURANGO, 2007 DODGE DURANGO .*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255272January 16, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. ION JANUARY 15, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:20 P.M I WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF 35 MPH. I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOPLIGHT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND IT ACCELERATED IN SPEED. I TRIED TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS DRAGGING TIRES.. I HAD TO SWERVE IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, IT THEN IDLED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 5 MARK. IT STEADILY IDLED AT THIS RATE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO STOP SO I SHUT THE ENGINE FF. I WAS VERY SCARED AT THAT POINT AND DID NOT KNOW I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE ELSE TOOK OVER MY CAR. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING INCIDENT. IF I HADN'T TAKEN ADVANCED DRIVERS COURSE I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED SOMEONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254858January 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM'S GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE LEAVING US STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME. IT COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR. A CHECK OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND THUS IS PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT DODGE SHOULD CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240741September 3, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT OUTER TIE RODS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACMENT TIE RODS ENDS ONLY LASTED FOR 36,000. UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240091August 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ON ITS OWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO ROLL AWAY AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CHASE THE VEHICLE DOWN TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY VEHICLES TO SERVICE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO COME BACK ANOTHER DAY. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO RESCHEDULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235963July 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR OVER THE LAST 50,000 MILES. I HAVE GOTTEN ALL KINDS OF REASONS WHY MY TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SHIFTS HARD INTO MOST GEARS. ON 7/26/08 I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, I ASKED THEM TO JUST FIX THE PROBLEM THAT COULD NOT BE FOUND OVER THE YEAR AND A HALF. IT WAS FINALLY DECIDED THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM, NO ONE KNOWS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, WHICH IS NOT TRUE BASED UPON ALL THE RECENT INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235704July 24, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE SAFETY BRAKE INTERLOCK THAT IS PART OF THE SHIFTER BROKE, AS I FOUND OUT FROM TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND 2 DODGE SERVICE WRITERS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND WHEN THIS SAFETY PART BRAKES YOU ARE STRANDED FOR IT WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234110July 13, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS OF GRADUAL BRAKE FAILURE, VIBRATIONS/SHIMMIES DURING BRAKING, STRANGE NOISES WHILE BRAKING, EXTENDED STOPPING TIME, AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES, IS 3 YEARS OLD, AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. 2. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, ADVISED BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT THAT REAR ROTORS WERE GROUND DOWN TO POINT OF NO RETURN AND THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED/CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR. MECHANICS ADVISED THAT ALL BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF SYSTEM FAILURE. OVER $600 IN REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS TO A SYSTEM THAT AT MOST SHOULD HAVE ONLY NEEDED ROUTINE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233127July 3, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER THAT SAME DAY. THE ENGINEER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE CLOCK SPRING, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,775 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232925July 1, 2008
AIR BAGS
2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T, 73,000 MILES. WHEN YOU ADJUST THE TILT/TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND ESP/BAS LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE WIRING. WWW.LXFORUMS.COM DETAILS MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF A RECALL SINCE IT HAS TO DO WITH TWO PRIMARY SAFETY SYSTEMS THE AIRBAG & STABILITY CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232269June 25, 2008
SEATS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE AND NOISE FROM CAR. PUT FIRE OUT WITH HOSE. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER ASSIGNED TO DO FIRE CAUSE AND ORIGIN. ORIGIN WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY SEAT HEATER ON DRIVER SEAT. SEAT MATERIAL PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. EVIDENCE WAS NOT COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. MY OFFICE # IS THE ONE LISTED ON THIS COMPLAINT FORM. I SPECIALIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE FIRE ANALYSIS. OK TO CONTACT IF REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231306June 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSENED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING BECAME VERY DIM. ON OCCASION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS HAVE NEVER WORKED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD START ROUGHLY FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN PROCEEDING TO TURN, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED TWO CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AND WHEN IT START IT WOULD STALL. THE TRANSMISSION MAKE A SHUTTERING NOISE. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231122June 16, 2008
AIR BAGS
OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE HAD MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON 3 TIMES. ALL 3 TIMES THEY HAD STORED CODES BUT COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE STORIED CODE WAS LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE. THE FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING EXCEPT A WIRE WIGGLE TEST. BUT THEY DID TELL ME IF THE LIGHT COME ON I HAVE NO AIRBAGS. THE SECOND TIME THEY RECALIBRATED THE PASS FRONT SEAT. THIS TIME THE STORIED CODE SAID OCM OUT OF CALIBRATION. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK BECAUSE A REP FROM CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO COME AND LOOK AT IT. LIKE I SAID IT WAS THERE FOR A WEEK AND THE REP WAS TO BUSY TO GO TO THIS DEALERSHIP, SO THEY TALKED BACK AND FORTH ON THE PHONE. WHAT DID THEY DO. THEY WIPED OUT AND RESET THE COMPUTER, REINSTALLED LATEST SOFTWARE AND RECALIBRATED THE OCM AND SENSORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230872June 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STALLS ON TURNS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. FOUND OUT ON JUNE 12, 2008 THAT DODGE HAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" OUT TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER TO STOP THE CAR FROM STALLING! WHEN WERE THEY GOING TO TELL THE CUSTOMERS AFTER WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT! I AM JUST LUCKY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT FROM THIS STALLING PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 4 RECALL OF SOMETHING ON THIS CAR AND I AM VERY SORRY THAT I EVER BOUGHT THIS DODGE MAGNUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228056May 16, 2008
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. A DAY AND A HALF LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES BACK ON. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PART WAS FAULTY. REPLACED WITH ANOTHER CLOCK SPRING. MAY 12TH THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO WANTS ME TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM NEXT WEEK SO THEY CAN CALL CHRYSLER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE A WIRING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225250April 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE: 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T WITH HEMI ENGINE WITH APPROX. 76,000 MILES (CAR PUT INTO SERVICE IN LATE SPRING '04). I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED WHINING -- LIKE IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I PULLED OVER, COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD -- EVERYTHING SOUND OKAY. THE NEXT MORNING, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 MILE, THE SAME THING OCCURRED -- I WAS GOING ABOUT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY. THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR AGAIN SOUNDED FUNNY, BUT NOW IF I SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED THE VEHICLE (LIKE FOR A STOP LIGHT), THE CAR SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS STILL IN FOURTH OR FIFTH GEAR WHEN I PUT ON THE GAS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS WAS SO BURNED UP THAT TECHNICIANS COULD NOT GET A READ OUT FROM ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED COMPUTERS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ERROR CODES WERE RELATING TO MY TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE HARNESS TO MELT THE WIRING. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO EXPLORE CAUSE OR TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AND I JUST GOT LUCKY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215990January 25, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A BIG NOISE, RIGHT AFTER THE NOISE MY FRONT TIRE LOCKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND CALLED AAA TO TOW MY CAR HOME , WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK OF THE TIRE AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT MY CALIPER WITH THE BRACKET BROKE AND CRACKED MY RIM TOO. THE WEIRD PART OF IT WAS THAT ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOCKED AND THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE FINE. I STILL HAVEN'T FIXED IT DUE TO FUNDS AT THE MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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