Dodge Magnum Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10116108March 30, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING FAILURE, VEHICLE VEERED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115881March 25, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. THE DEALER STATES WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SENSOR IS RESETTING ITSELF. HOWEVER, THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THERE IS A DEFECT IF THE SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON LONGER THAN EIGHT SECONDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114550March 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM HAS STUTTERED, CLUNKED, VIBRATED, AND SURGED SINCE THE 3RD WEEK I HAD IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 15 DAYS SO FAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY DEALER CALLED STAR HOTLINE AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FLASH FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT I NEED TO DRIVE MORE AGGRESSIVELY (LIKE I CAN DRIVE 80 IN A 35 MPH ZONE!) OR JUST LIVE WITH IT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE TOLD ME THEY CANNOT HELP ME. IT HAS ALSO BEEN REALIGNED ONCE FOR PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AND NOW IT IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. I WILL BE MAKING ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112686March 8, 2005
STEERING
MY 2005 MAGNUM HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY THING THAT IT DRITS TO THE RIGHT, MY CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I ALSO HEAR A CLUNK NOISE EVERTIME I START FROM A STOP, THIS WAS PROVEN TO BE NORMAL BASED ON THE FACT EVERY OTHER MAGNUM ON THE LOT MADE THIS SAME NOISE. MY BRAKES ALSO MAKE A BAD GRINDING SOUND WHEN I STOP, THIS WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALER SHORTLY FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112507March 4, 2005
SUSPENSION
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND TWICE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MAGNUM IS DESIGNED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AS A SAFETY FEATURE TO KEEP YOU FROM GOING INTO THE LEFT LANE IN AN EMERGENCY, IE PASSING OUT ETC. I HAVE THAT STATEMENT IN WRITING ON THE SECOND SERVICE ORDER. DODGE WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112125February 24, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, TIRES
HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS MAKE SUBSTANTIAL FLICKER/PULSE WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS (ALL DAY AT WORK OR OVERNIGHT). THE FLICKER/PULSE IS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH THAT TWO VEHICLES I WAS FOLLOWING HAVE PULLED OVER TO LET ME PASS AND I GET MANY STRANGE LOOKS FROM OTHER DRIVERS. VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED AT SELLING DEALER ON 2/15/05, WORK ORDER STATES "VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE OPERATING WITHIN DESIGN SPEC'S AT THIS TIME." THIS SAFETY DEFECT STILL EXISTS. ALSO, TIRES FLAT SPOT AFTER SAME TIME AS STATED ABOVE. FOR THE FIRST 3-4 MILES, AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH, TIRES MAKE THUMPING NOISE AND CAR SHAKES. SHAKING IS FELT THROUGH SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL. AFTER 3-4 MILES, THUMP AND SHAKE GRADUALLY DISAPPEAR. TIRE DEALER HAS NOT ANSWERED QUESTIONS REGARDING REPLACEMENT THROUGH CONTINENTAL AFTER ONE VISIT AND LATER PHONE CALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113004February 24, 2005
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE KEEPS ON PULLING TO THE RIGHT MAKING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD DIFFICULT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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