Dodge Magnum Complaints (2008)

93 consumer complaints on file.

#10702245March 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE, AND THE TRANSMITTER INTEGRATED KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,145.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701997March 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694452March 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694657March 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/4/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690708February 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
THIS IS A POLICE PACKAGE 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. WE HAVE A FLEET OF THEM. ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE OFFICERS EXPERIENCE A SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE SYSTEMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALL DASH WARNING INDICATORS COME ON SUDDENLY, THE ALARM SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATES AND BEGINS TO FLASH EVERY SECOND, GAUGES GO TO ZERO, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR, POWER REDUCTION KICKS IN, IF THE OFFICER PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, IT BECOMES LOCKED. ALSO THE IF THE OFFICER SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF IT WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT BLINKS EVERY SECOND. ONLY AFTER PULLING FUSE 11 TURNING THE KEY ON AND THEN OFF REINSTALLING THE FUSE WILL THE CAR START. AND MAYBE GO INTO GEAR. THE LAST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 WEEKS AGO THE OFFICER HAD A PERP IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE CAR STALLED OUT ON HIM. HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO OPEN THE HOOD AND HIS KEYS WERE LEFT INSIDE. THE LOCKED ITSELF DOWN, AND THE DOORS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. THE PERSON IN BACK BECAME TRAPPED FOR AN HOUR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO BY PASS THE LOCKS WITH A SPARE KEY. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS CHARGED US AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO CHANGE SEVERAL MODULES, RECALIBRATE, AND TEST FOR THE FAILURE. NOTHING HAS BEEN CIRCUMVENTED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS PARKED THESE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE QUESTION REMAINS, IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAN BUS SYSTEM? OR WILL A SIMPLE KEY SWITCH FIX THE ISSUE? IF SO WHY NOT INSTALL A LATER MODEL KEY SWITCH THAT PERFORMS CORRECTLY? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690427February 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683759February 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683295February 13, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682905February 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680664February 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE AND ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN DECEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678914January 26, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 89,437.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672279January 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671167January 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A RECALL P57 AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED AT $800 AND WHEN THE MANUFACTURE HAS THE PART AVAILABLE THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US THE COST. WE DO NOT HAVE $800 AND SINCE THEY KNOW IT IS A RECALL THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD PAY UP FRONT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671139January 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,536.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668672December 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668034December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663237December 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,048. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. 03/02/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659956November 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OPENED AND CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PROVIDED TWO SETS OF KEYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659598November 19, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME WE DROVE THE CAR, EXHAUST FUMES CAME IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 25 TIMES. THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THEY PUT AN CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS POISONING US WITH DEADLY FUMES AND TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE IT. I CAUGHT PNEUMONIA FIVE TIMES IN THE EIGHT MONTHS WE OWNED IT. THE DEALER WOULDN'T HELP US, DODGE WOULDN'T HELP US. IT WAS AT THE TIME DODGE WAS FAKING BANKRUPTCY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE WRITER FINALLY SAID IT WAS OK FOR EXHAUST TO GET IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I TOLD HIM IT WAS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW FOR MY FAMILY TO BREATHE THEIR EXHAUST AND NOT TO CALL US UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN UNTIL I RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING US WE OWED CHRYSLER FINANCIAL $25,000 FOR,,, A CAR WE COULD NOT DRIVE. I TRIED TO GET IT LEMON LAWED AND COULDN'T GET ANYTHING DONE BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MAGNUM OWNERS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. GETTING SICK WHILE DRIVING THEIR CAR. PLEASE HELP, IT HAS RUINED MY CREDIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658930November 18, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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