Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#10418126August 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418062August 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. I HAD CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR MY MODEL. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PLATFORM OF CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE PINK INTERLOCK WAS NOT SOLD BY ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417185August 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TL* 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 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 09/23/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417100August 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND STATED THE DEFECT WAS A COMMON ISSUE; HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415327July 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. BW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415682July 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAILED FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE HAS CAUSED THE GAS TO CONTAMINATE THE VAPOR CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE. AFTER EVERY FILL UP WHEN I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL DIE OUT IN FRONT OF ON COMING CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413439July 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 DODGE MAGNUM TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AAA INFORMED ME THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE WITH THEM. REPAIR FOR A SMALL PLASTIC REPLACEMENT PIECE OVER $400. DODGE WILL NOT RECALL, WHY SHOULD THEY WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH CHARGING OVER $400 FOR THIS SIMPLE REPAIR. DODGE WOULD BE FOOLISH TO RECALL WHEN THEY ARE MAKING OVER $400 FOR THIS REPAIR. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411618July 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
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. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT IT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND ITS A VERY COMMON THING THAT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF THESE PARTICULAR CARS AND TO ME THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN AND IT SHOULD BE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THAT'S A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL YOU CAN BE IN A MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND I TRY TO TAKE OFF AND I CAN'T PUT MY CAR INTO PARK WHILE AT A DRIVE THREW SOMEWHERE AND I CAN'T MOVE MY CAR INTO DRIVE AND NOW AM STRANDED MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP RIGHT NOW GETTING PREPARED TO BE FIX AND THERE CHARGING ME 360 DOLLARS PLUS TAX JUST TO FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS COMMON ON THOSE CARS AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKING INTO BECAUSE NO CAR SHOULD DO THAT I WAS BETTER OFF BUYING ME A TOYOTA ARE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO BRAKE SO EASILY LIKE THAT AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT DODGE DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THESE CARS COMMONLY BRAKING LIKE THAT AND I WILL BE GETTING THAT SHIFTER ASSEMBLY PART THAT BROKE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410588July 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011, MY 2007 DODGE MAGNUM WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CAR WOULD START AND THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. *KB I HAD TO HAVE THE MAGNUM TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS ON TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011, AND CALLED TO INFORM MY HUSBAND OF THE PROBLEM.............FOUND INTERNAL SHIFTER FAILURE ADN REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, AND THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS $391.51. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408715June 23, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE TWICE WITH THE LAST YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE;HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407722June 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,450.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407074June 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ESCAPING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AS THE INTERIOR BEGAN TO FILL WITH BLACK SMOKE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V334000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) WHICH COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407809June 14, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CLEARCOAT ON THE OPTIONAL WHEELS BUBBLES AND COMES OFF AROUND THE CENTER CAP. THIS IN TURNS CORRODE. MIGHT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTABLE IN THE '80S BUT TOTAL NONSENSE NOW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406119June 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. SPRING THAT CONNECTS TO SHIFTER LOCK BECAME DETACHED. I HAD TO TAKE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY APART & REMOVE THE LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406221June 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 DODGE MAGNUM ON DECEMBER 13, 2010. IN MARCH 2011, WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF AND/OR LOSING POWER; ENGINE STALLING AND SPUTTERING; AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. WE PERFORMED THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE -- OIL CHANGES, ETC. ON THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE. THE SUDDEN ENGINE CUTOFFS AND POWER LOSSES INCREASED; AND THEN ON SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011, WE STARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING VERY LOUD BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISES. TWO MECHANICS CHECKED THE CAR AND RENDERED THE SAME REPORT THAT IT IS A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND WE WERE TOLD IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED AND THEN TOLD IT WOULD BE COVERED. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESOLUTION TO DATE REGARDING GETTING OUR CAR FIXED, YET WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR WE CANNOT DRIVE. WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER TO GET SOME RESOLUTION; HOWEVER, NOTHING TO DATE. AT LAST CONTACT WITH THE MECHANIC, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAVE AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405841June 10, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE BUT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405287June 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM HAD A BRAKE FAILURE AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE IN SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405346June 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE FROM PARK, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT RESPOND. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ALL OTHER GEARS OTHER THAN DRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402165May 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THE ROTORS BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE ROTORS CHANGE TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY ROTORS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400787May 13, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING, CHILD SEAT
THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE SUNSHINE KIDS SUPER-LATCH COMPONENT OF MY RADIAN CAR SEAT. THE SUPER LATCH BECOMES LOOSE AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF NORMAL USE. I THEN HAVE TO RETIGHTED FOR A CORRECT INSTALLATION. THERE IS A NICE SUPER TIGHT INSTALL AND WITH MY 35 LBS CHILD SITTING IN IT CORRECTLY, THE LATCH BECOMES LOOSE MAKING THE CARSEAT VERY UNSAFE. THE DOM IS 10/09. LOT # 0911. PN# SSK-000306-SB-08. THE SELECTION FOR MY MODEL NUMBER IS NOT OFFERED. THE CAR SEAT MODEL # IS US19000. MANUFACTUING DATE IS 08/08 AND THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 08080052802691. I DID NOT SEE A PLACE TO PUT THE CORRECT INFORMATION FURTHER ON IN THE FORM. SUNSHINE KIDS SEND ME THE SUPER LATCH AS A REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY ORIGINAL LATCH THAT BECAME TANGLED AND UNUSABLE. THEY DID NOT OFFER THE ORIGINAL LATCH AS A REPLACEMENT AND SENT THE SUPER LATCH INSTEAD. I CONTACTED SUNSHINK KIDS TO INQUIRED ABOUT A NEW REPLACEMENT SUPER LATCH DUE TO THE LOOSENING PROBLEM AND THEY WERE HAPPY TO SEND ME A REPLACEMENT FOR ONE OF MY SEATS. THEY HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER TO PREVENTATIVELY REPLACE MY OTHER CARSEAT THAT WAS NOT YET EXPERIENCING THE SAME INSTALLATION PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT A RECAL SHOULD BE MADE ON THE SUPER-LATCH DUE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=MAGNUM). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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