Dodge Magnum Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10691205February 27, 2015
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
CROWHOPPING IS THE TERM USED BY MOST WEBSITES GOOGLE CROWHOPPING MAGNUM RT AWD TELLS IT ALL ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS..DODGE HAS SEEM TO TERM A BLIND EAR TO THIS YEAR MODEL THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME AS ANOTHER YEAR WITH THE ISSUE. CONTACTED DEALER MAIN OFFICE...AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS NO SURPRISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690228February 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690128February 23, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682467February 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679239January 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678875January 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN VEHICLE MOVING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AGAIN. CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF DURING VEHICLE MOVING AT 50 MPH, PUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676823January 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
2005 DODGE RT MAGNUM: RIGHT AFTER FULL-UP THE CAR START JERKING LIKE IF IT WAS TRYING TO CUT OFF, BUT THEN SMOOTHED BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION AND THEN STARTED AGAIN JERKING LIKE IF THE CAR WAS TRYING TO CUT OFF AND TRYING TO STAY STARTED. AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES THE CAR RUNNING WITHOUT A PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672024January 12, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JUST FILLED UP VEHICLE, WAS LEAVING PARKING LOT, AND THE CAR STALLED. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, IT WAS VERY SCARY. HARD TO RESTART, WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AFTER THAT. STALLED A COUPLE TIMES SUBSEQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670364January 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL AT INTERSECTIONS OR STOP AND TURNS. ALSO WILL SURGE OR LOOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. USUALLY ONLY LAST FOR 0-15 MILES OR SO AND THEN GOES AWAY UNTIL NEXT FILL UP. I BELIEVE THIS FAULT IS DUE TO A FUEL TANK ISSUE, THAT WHEN FILLED CAUSES FUEL TO BE SHUT OFF TO ENGINE. POSSIBILITY FOR BEING REAR ENDED ARE VERY GREAT WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669717January 2, 2015
ENGINE
THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ROW WHILE FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. ONCE THE FILL UP IS COMPLETE AND THE CAR IS DRIVEN AWAY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL STALL AND UPON RESTARTING WILL STALL AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH WITH A VEHICLE THAT WILL STALL WITHOUT NOTICE AND IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669158December 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667391December 19, 2014
ENGINE
WE HAVE HAD THIS STALLING ISSUE FOR YEARS. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER OF OUR 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WITH A HEMI. WE KNOW THIS CAR. I FILLED UP AT GAS STATION A COUPLE MONTHS AGO & RIGHT AFTER FILL UP PULLED INTO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR DIED..TOOK A FEW TRIES TO RESTART THEN RESTARTED, AND THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME YOU FILL THE GAS TANK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE AND TALKED WITH DODGE BUT OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED. WHY IS DODGE NOT MAKING GOOD ON THE INVESTIGATION DONE BY THE NHTSA. WE HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND REQUIRE THE SAME EXACT FIX AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO COVER THE FAULTY TANK DESIGN. IT WILL COST OVER 2K TO GET THIS FIXED. WHY ARE SOME CARS COVERED AND OTHER CARS ARE NOT COVERED? WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT YEARS FOR THIS TO GET RESOLVED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664285December 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662922December 8, 2014
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
JUST AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION I STARTED THE VEHICLE PUT IT IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO PROCEED MAKING IT ABOUT 10 FEET WHEN THE CAR STALLED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AGAIN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO PROCEED ONTO THE ROAD WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND CROSS OVER THE YELLOW LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC...., LUCKILY THE CAR APPROACHING ME SWERVED TO MISS MY VEHICLE WHICH WOULD HAVE HIT HIM HEAD ON. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE EXPRESSWAY THINKING THAT MAYBE MY INJECTORS OR SOMETHING GOT CLOGGED DURING THE FILL UP SO I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IF I WERE TO GET THE VEHICLE GOING FASTER MAKING MORE FUEL GO THRU THE FUEL SYSTEM AND INJECTORS THAT MAYBE WHATEVER IT WAS WOULD UNCLOG IT., THIS WAS DEFINITELY A BAD IDEA NOW EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE UP TO 65 MPG IT THEN DECIDED TO STALL AGAIN CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE BERM AND RESTART IT LUCKILY NOT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS AND NURSED THE VEHICLE HOME HAVING IT STALL 6 MORE TIMES. I GOT HOME AND GOOGLED MY PROBLEM TO FIND THAT SIMILAR DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEARS AND MOTORS AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THESE CARS WERE THE 2006 CHARGERS AND ALSO THE CHRYSLER 300. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ALREADY SEEMS TO BE AN OPEN CASE (# PE13-016) FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR MY VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND..., THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM AS THE OTHER CARS THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE OTHER CASE AND I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS AS THOSE OTHER VEHICLES IN QUESTION. DODGE KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE MAGNUM R/T BUT IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT. IT'S A SHAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661306November 30, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660251November 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, SEAT BELTS
TRANSMISSION FLY WHEEL TEETH WAS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FLY WHEEL CAUSE IT TO START FUNNY AND MISS STARTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659072November 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653777November 10, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED UP GASTANK WENT 5OR6 MILES CAR STALLED WOULD RESTART THEN STALL WITH IN A MILE RAN FINE ABOVE 30MPH CLEARED UP AFTER15-20 MILES I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THIS JUST PURCHASED THIS AUTO ON 11/7 2014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651878November 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER RE-FUELLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651144October 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T BURNED THROUGH THE UNIBODY FRAME RAILS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THIS CAUSED THE FRAME TO DEVELOP RUST PERFORATIONS. DAMAGE IS THE SAME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR, CONCENTRATED WHERE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS MEET THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THIS IS A DIFFICULT AREA TO SEE, LET ALONE INSPECT DUE TO TIGHT CONFINES AND HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IT WAS FOUND WHILE CHANGING THE OIL DIPSTICK TUBE. THE REST OF THE CAR IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND HAS NEVER BEEN UNDERCOATED, IN AN ACCIDENT OR WINTER DRIVEN. NUMEROUS TECHNICIANS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AT CHRYSLER AND INDEPENDENT GARAGES. ALL OF THEM AGREED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY HEAT FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BURNING AWAY THE FACTORY RUST PROTECTION AND THEN ACCELERATING RUSTING OF THIS STRUCTURAL AREA. THE CHRYSLER DEALER BODYSHOP QUOTED OVER $8000 TO REPLACE THE ROTTED FRAME RAILS, MOSTLY LABOR BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, EXHAUST, FRONT SUBFRAME AND MUCH OF THE INTERIOR. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SENT IN A REPORT TO HIS DISTRICT SERVICE REP. I ALSO FILED A REPORT WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE, CASE FILE NUMBER 25844173. THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CHRONIC WITH MAGNUMS AND THE CAR WAS PAST ITS 3-YEAR RUST PERFORATION WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CAR OR HELP WITH REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL DEFECT WITH THE FRAME OF THE CAR, NOT A MERE RUST HOLE IN A BODY PANEL! I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM MAY BE FOUND IN OTHER CHRYSLER LX-BODY MODELS OF 2005 MODEL YEAR. OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES I WALKED AROUND A LOCAL JUNKYARD AND FOUND A 2005 MODEL CHRYSLER 300 STARTING TO SHOW CORROSION PROBLEMS IN THE SAME FRAME AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING AND PHOTOGRAPHING ALL OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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