Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#10125411June 15, 2005
TIRES
NOISY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. CND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125415June 15, 2005
TIRES
1 SOUNDS LIKE A TIRE IS BOUNCING 2 TIRES WEARING FUNNY 1 CHECKED ALIGNMENT--ALIGNMENT GOOD. 2 RECOMMENDED SETTING TIRE ROTATION TO 3000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125418June 15, 2005
TIRES
VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAN HEAR SLAPPING NOISE ON HIGHWAY FOUND OUT OF BALANCE TIRES. BALANCED TIRES. (CUST NOTE)STILL HEAR SLAPPING NOISE, BUT VIBRATION GONE. TIRE IS NOW WORN TO THE POINT THE SLAPPING NOISE WILL NOT GO AWAY. FIVE COMPLAINTS, SAME PROBLEM.1
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124433June 7, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
2005 DODGE MAGNUM [XXX], ORDERED 30 JUN 2004, ASSEMBLED 26-27 AUGUST 2004 IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO; DELIVERED TO PURCHASER 17 SEP 2004. LIFTGATE FAILS TO OPEN DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC RELEASE. ONLY ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO RELEASE THE LIFTGATE LOCK IS TO CRAWL INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, REMOVE AN ACCESS PANEL OVER THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND RELEASE THE LOCK MANUALLY. I NOTIFIED DODGE VIA THEIR WEB SITE (20 SEP 2004) AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN, IN 7 SUBSEQUENT EMAILS, THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT SO MUCH WITH THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISM, BUT WITH THE FACT THAT DODGE WOULD RELEASE FOR PUBLIC SALE A VEHICLE WITH SUCH A POORLY ENGINEERED BACKUP SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING THE REAR COMPARTMENT VIA THE LIFTGATE IN THE EVENT OF A LIFTGATE LATCH FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER, THERE IS A FAILURE OF THE GROUND WIRE TO THE LATCH MECHANISM. THIS SOMETIMES RESULTS IN THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT-REAR PASSENGER DOOR TO OPEN AS WELL, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PART OF THE PROBLEM. DODGELAND, USA APPARENTLY HAS A TECHNICIAN WHO HAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ON AT LEAST THREE (3) OTHER MAGNUMS IN LAS VEGAS. I AM PLANNING TO HAVE MY MAGNUM REPAIRED WITHIN A DAY OR SO. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED BY MY DEALER (DODGELAND, USA) THAT DODGE NOW RECOGNIZES A DESIGN PROBLEM AND WILL BE INSTALLING KEYLOCK ACCESS ON THE OUTSIDE LIFTGATES OF 2006 AND NEWER DODGE MAGNUMS. I INSIST ALL CURRENT OWNERS SHOULD RECEIVE A RETROFIT OF THIS KEYLOCK CAPABILITY. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. [XXX] [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124019June 2, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STEERING:COLUMN, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 MAGNUM RT, MAY 11, 2005. AS WE DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE SALESMAN PUNCHED THE TRIP METER AND A MILEAGE DIFFERENCE SHOWED UP BETWEEN THE PAPERWORK (25 MILES) AND THE ODOMETER (236 MILES). ON OUR TEST DRIVE WE DISCOVERED THAT THE HANDLE ON THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKEN. DODGE ORDERED THE PART AND I RETURNED TWO DAYS LATER TO PICK IT UP. IT WAS NOT IN, BUT HAD THE SALESMAN DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO A FEELING OF PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND A STEERING VIBRATION. HE FELT NOTHING. THE NEXT WEEK, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO SEE IF THE STEERING WHEEL PART WAS IN AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE WHOLE SHROUD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID THAT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STILL DID NOT ADJUST. THE NEXT MONDAY THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN WHICH FIXED THE ADJUSTMENT. THEY ALSO BALANCED THE TIRES AND ALIGNED THE FRONT END IN A ATTEMPT TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEMS. THAT DID NOT WORK . I TOOK THE CAR IN JUNE THE 1ST TO HAVE A KIT INSTALLED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THAT DID NOT WORK. SO THEY KEPT THE CAR AND ARE INSTALLING A NEW RACK IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. NOW THEY HAVE KEPT IT A THIRD DAY. I DON'T THINK THE DEALER KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS AS WWW.DODGEFORUM.COM SHOWS. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS STILL EXPERIMENTAL AND PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. MY CAR HAS ONLY 1,800 MILES ON IT. IT MAY BE A LITTLE EARLY TO COMPLAIN, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BEFORE CHYRSLER COMES WITH A FIX. MY WIFE DRIVES 80 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK A DAY. I THINK THE FRONT END PROBLEMS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF I BOUGHT A CAR THAT WAS A LEMON THAT WAS BOUGHT BACK AND THEN RESOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122388May 28, 2005
EQUIPMENT
AIR CONDITIONING/VENTILATION SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. EXTREME HEAT BEHIND THE AC CONTROL PANEL, DETERMINED BY TOUCH, AND AC SYSTEM SHUTDOWN AS WELL AS THE VENTILATION/FAN SYSTEM. TRIED TO CORRECT BY SHUTTING THE SYSTEM OFF, TRYING BOTH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL SETTINGS, BUT DID NOT WORK. EVEN WITH THE AC OFF THE FAN/VENTILATION SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK EITHER.ONLY AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF WOULD THE SYSTEM WORK AGAIN. IT MUST RESET AN OVERHEAT SENSOR SOMEPLACE. DEALER TOOK THE PANEL APART AND INSPECTED ALL WIRING AND FOUND NOTHING. STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN THIS FAILURE OCCURRING TWICE IN 10 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121849May 23, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
I HAVE SEVERE OUTSIDE SHOULDER WEAR ON BOTH FRONT TIRES OF MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM, VIN [XXX], MORE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAN THE PASSENGER. CHRYSLER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES ONCE, AND ALIGNED FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL COMES BACK WITHIN 600 MILES. WITHOUT ROTATING, MY TIRES WOULD ONLY LAST ABOUT 8000 MILES. THE CAR ALSO EXHIBITS ENOUGH STEERING WHEEL "FEEDBACK" ON ROAD SEEMS TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL TO ANYONE "NEW" TO DRIVING THIS CAR. THE CHRYSLER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE HAS DRIVEN THIS CAR AND CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT AGREE! HE ALSO CLAIMS THAT SEVERE VIBRATION AT VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BRAKING CONDITIONS IS NORMAL. IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, LIGHT BRAKING WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STAY IN MY PROPER LANE. ONCE AGAIN, I CANNOT AGREE WITH CHRYSLER. THANK YOU, [XXX] PS - I RETAINED TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE ON THE CAR WHEN DELIVERED. THESE WERE REPLACED BY TIRES I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121248May 18, 2005
STEERING
1 CAR PULLS BADLY TO THE RIGHT SINCE OWNERSHIP 2 TIRES PREMATURELY FAILING AND HARD TO KEEP ON ROAD 3 DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 2 TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE AT MY COST OF CAR RENTAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121367May 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN (3 TIMES) AND DRIVING OVER DIPPS IN THE ROAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH RPMS SUDDENLY DROP AND ENGINE GOES DEAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES ALMOST LOCKED AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE CONTROLED. THESE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, DIAMOND DODGE IN BASTROP, LA AND THERE ONLY EXPLANATION FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AS EXISTING WAS TO FLASH THE COMPUTER. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT WASN'T SURE. IT DID IT AGAIN THE VERY NEXT DAY! MY MAGNUM ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES IS A FIGHT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120529May 10, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DT: THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK; AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120183May 7, 2005
STEERING
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES ISSUE, ATTEMPTED FIX ISSUED BY CHRYSLER, DEALER SAYS FIX DOES NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. TIRES WEARING. BEEN IN FOR FIX 4 TIMES. STILL PULLS, ALWAYS PULLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118759April 30, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT END ALGINMENT OF MY DODGE MAGNUM HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118506April 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
MAGNUM RT, HAS VEERED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2004. BACK REAR LIGHT FULL OF CONDENSATION, APPEARED TO BE A LEAK. DEALER ORDERED A PART, AND I'M STILL AWAITING NOTIFICATION, A MONTH LATER. SUN ROOF WAS UNEVEN, CONCERNED IT MAY RESULT IN FUTURE LEAKS. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT ABNORMAL, AND SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT WORK AT TIMES. WORKS FOR THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113399April 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK DRIVING ON HWY AT 60 MPH, DRIVER SMELLED GAS. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD , FOUND FUEL LEAKED FROM GAS TANK. MECHANIC STATED ROAD DEBRIS WAS CAUSE OF FUEL TANK RUPTURE. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118123April 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2005, DODGE MAGNUM RT, 3800 MILES. STRUCK TIRE TREAD DEBRIS ON ROADWAY. BROKE VEHICLE FUEL LINE ADJACENT TO EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DISABLED DUE TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. RAW FUEL SPILLED ON GROUND. NO FIRE. FUEL SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY METAL WITH EXCEPTION OF PLASTIC CONNECTOR AT REAR WHERE FUEL TANK JOINS SYSTEM. CONNECTION NEEDS DEFLECTOR OR GUARD OF SOME SORT IF NOT TOTAL REDESIGNED TO AVOID FAILURE WITH FUEL LEAK AND FIRE HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117879April 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPEATED FAILURES OF THE WIRING HARNESS RELATED TO THE INTERIOR TEMPATURE CONTROLS, THE WIRING CONTINUES TO MELT WITHIN 5 MILES OF EACH REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS NOW WAITING FOR THE FOURTH SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO AGAIN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS WIRING HARNESS, I AM FEARFUL OF HAVING A FIRE START IN THE INTERIOR OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN SEEING "AIRBAG FAILURE" WARNING LIGHTS, I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ITEMS ARE RELATED, I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS HARSH AND OR PREMATURE SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116217April 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BACKING FROM PARKED POSITION, PUT CAR IN REVERSE, NEEDED TO CORRECT, PUT CAR BACK IN DRIVE, DROVE FORWARD, PUT CAR BACK IN REVERSE GEAR AND CAR APPEARED TO OPERATE AS IF IN NEUTRAL. NEUTRAL WAS ALSO NEUTRAL. ROLLED FORWARD, COULD NOT ACCELERATE. MOVED CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. WHEN I WAS ROLLED UP TO THE PARKING BLOCK, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN AND REVERSE WORKED. ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS TURNING OFF THE BLINKER MANUALLY, BUT THE BLINKER STAYED FLASHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116137March 31, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T EXPERIENCES ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. WHILE THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS "WITHIN SPEC" THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT DENY THE PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP TWICE REGARDING THE ISSUE AND WILL MOST LIKELY GO BACK A THIRD TIME. I AM AWARE OF A TSB THAT IS OUT REGARDING THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER I FEEL DEALERSHIPS MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION OR CHOOSE NOT TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY WORK TO FIX THIS OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117176March 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE HORN AND THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAME INOPERABLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUSE. THEN, HORN AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY PUT A HIGHER VOLTAGE FUSE IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE THE CD PLAYER AND THE BATTERY BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS TO JUMP THE VEHICLE TO GET IT STARTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117195March 31, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON THE PASSEGER'S AIR BAG, BUT HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR DRIVER AIR BAG. THE INFORMATION WAS PASSED ON TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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