Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#10447182February 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN POSITION. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER OFF ROAD WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR SUDDENLY MOVED AND ALLOWED HIM TO DRIVE TO A SAFE DESTINATION, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND PARK. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONTROL UNIT MODULE WAS BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447006February 7, 2012
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WOULD EITHER HAVE TO DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED OR RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443203January 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK WOULD SLAM SHUT ABRUPTLY AND ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TRUNK LID WOULD SLAM ON A PERSON'S HEAD, CAUSING INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ
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
#10438942December 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ESP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE PCM CONTROL MODULE AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438050December 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
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
#10432587October 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 63,300.
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
#10430457October 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK, SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE COLUM SHIFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
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
#10428821October 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,337.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427615September 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND NOTICED IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) THAT OULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427653September 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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