Dodge Magnum Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10136063September 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON APRIL 4, 2005 AND HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE BODY REPLACED ON APRIL 17, 2005. HARD SHIFT INTO GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND ONE DAY WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THEN WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS I HAD MY 5 AND 6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS RECALLED. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SHOP MANAGER THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE TRANSMISSION TECH TELL ME THIS CAR IS NOT NORMAL BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. THEY HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT AND HE DEEMED IT NORMAL. I AM STUCK AND AM GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FILE UNDER IND. LEMON LAW TO GET ANY RESOLUTION. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134774August 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ABOUT 3 TIMES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. . THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE CYLINDERS WERE BUILT TOO SMALL, CAUSING THE VALVES TO STICK, AND THAT WAS CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE LEMON LAW. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134345August 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM ON APRIL 9. ON APRIL 15 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WHEN I TOOK OFF THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FROM APRIL 15 UNTIL APRIL 29. THEY NEVER DID EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT ALL THEY REPLACED BECAUSE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW. THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE JULY AND AUGUST ALL UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND A MAN NAMED LARRY MCCLAIN CONTACTED ME. HE WAS IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER EVERY TIME THEY HAD THE CAR. HE ALWAYS RETURNED MY CALL UNTIL THIS TIME WHEN I SAID THE CAR FELL UNDER THE NC LEMON LAW. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE THIRD TIME THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE MOISTURE COULD BUILD UP IN A SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. THIS IS WHAT THEY REPLACED THE THIRD TIME. THIS TIME I HAVE NO IDEA BECAUSE NO ONE WILL CALL ME BACK. ALL I WAS TOLD TODAY WHEN I WENT BY THERE WAS THE PART THEY REPLACED DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS ANDERSON'S IN WAYNESVILLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THOMAS HLL BURGIN IN KODAK TN AND I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE GENERAL MANAGER GENE MORRIS BUT HE WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS EITHER. NO ONE WILL HELP ME.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133711August 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 DODGE MAGNUM - TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2 TIMES IN 1 WEEK. KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE - SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AS PER BULLETIN - PICKED UP CAR FROM DODGE REPAIR, JASPER DODGE, JASPER ALABAMA, DROVE 115 MILES WITH 3 YEAR OLD AND 7 YEAR OLD IN VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN DOING 70 MPH ON HWY 78. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THEIR SERVICE REPAIR FAILED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM - I PERSONALLY FEEL THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS. AT 70 MPH VEHICHLE JUST LOST ALL POWER. HAD I BEEN IN A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133578August 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE SIGNAL WAS ON AND TRASMISION WAS NOT REPONDING ,WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132653August 12, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2005 DODGE MAGNUM BOUGHT NEW - HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS DONE 5 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND REPLACED TWO TIRES TO NO AVAIL. IT SEEMS THAT CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO SWEEP THIS NOT UNCOMMON PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG. DEALER PLAYED GAMES WITH DATES ON INVOICES AND SERVICE RECORDS IN ATTEMPT (IN MY OPINION) TO HOLD OFF ON MY BEING ABLE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT IT VEERING TO THE RIGHT. IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT BE FIXED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE OCCURS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129980July 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 DODGE MAGNUM TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN CLUTCH ENGAGED. CAR HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES WHEN PROBELM FIRST STARTED. DODGE TECHNICIANS SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED OR GOTTEN WORSE SO THEY COULD MAKE A BETTER DIAGNOSIS. SUPPOSED WATER INTRUSION INTO THE TRANSMISSION CASING THROUGH THE VENT. NOT COVERED BY THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129730July 22, 2005
STEERING
2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT BOUGHT NEW HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS DONE 3 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, TIRES / WHEELS REPLACED, STEERING BOX REPLACED, CONTINUES TO PULL RIGHT. YOU CANNOT TAKE YOU HAD OFF THE WHEEL WITHOUT CAR IMMEDIATELY VEERING RIGHT. DEALER TIRED TO CLAIM IT AS SAFETY ITEM BUT THIS IS A LIE, SINCE NO OTHER NEW CAR HAS DONE THIS. A RECALL IS DUE BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR IS OCCURING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128753July 14, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DODGE MAGNUM 2005 STALLS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. PROBLEM CONTINUES OCCASIONALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128265July 11, 2005
STRUCTURE
DT: OWNER FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT THERE IS A BLIND SPOT BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK OUT TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, THE VIEW IS BLOCKED BY THE POSITION OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED WHEN THE OWNER WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD. THE OWNER HAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHO STATES THERE IS A DESIGN OF LOW BUCKET SEATS AND THAT THE VEHICLE FITS WITH ALL FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND REPORTED THE SAME AS DEALER. OWNER IS ALSO PURSUING THE LEMON LAW ABOUT THIS CAR. 2005 MAGNUM HAD TO BE CHOSEN EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2006 VEHICLE, DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAD NO LISTINGS IN 2006. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127385July 4, 2005
TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN MY WIFE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IN REVERSE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH NO ENGINE REACTION. APPROXIAMTELY 3-4 SECONDS LATER, THE CAR VIOLENTLY TOOK OFF BACKWARDS, RAMMING ANOTHER CAR IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THIS ACTION WAS REPEATABLE FOR MONTHS AND IT WAS DOCUMENTED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AS A MAJOR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. DODGE DID NOT ADDRESS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND EVERY TIME SAID THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. WE HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THIS COST OUR INSURANCE COMPNAY SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. ALSO, THE FACTORY TIRES HAD VERY PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 18,000 MILES. DODGE DID REPLACE SUSPENSION PARTS UNDER WARRANTY PRIOR TO THE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. AGAIN, DODGE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE TIRE WEAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125750June 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP FUEL TANK, AND DRIVING AWAY VEHICLE DIES, ENGINE CUTS OUT AND WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY. THEN ONCE IT STARTS IT WILL CUT OUT AGAIN AND ENGINE STALLS. USUALLY BY THE 3 TIME ENGINE STARTS AND CAR GETS DRIVEN THE PROBLEM OF STALLING GOES AWAY. CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS ONCE I AM DRIVING ON A ROAD WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125506June 16, 2005
TIRES
RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS VIBERATION AND SLAPPING NOISE. ABNORMAL WEAR ON OUTSIDE. 1ST TIME--CND. 2ND TIME--CND. 3RD TIME--ROTATED TIRES. 4TH TIME BALANCED TIRES. DEALER SAID I WAS MAKING TOO MANY LONG TRIPS, DRIVING ON CURVY ROADS. RECOMMENDED ROTATION EVERY 3K MILES. AFTER THREE VISITS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER ROTATED TIRES SENDING THE PROBLEM TIRE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. ON THE 4TH VISIT I INSISTED THEY REMOVE THE WHEEL AND CHECK FOR BALANCE. THE TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. BALANCED TIRES AND FIXED THE VIBERATION, BUT THE SLAPPING NOISE IS STILL THERE. I NOW HAVE TO FIGHT THE TIRE COMPANY, WHICH IN MOST CASES, THE COMPANY WINS. JH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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

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