Dodge Magnum Complaints (2007)

110 consumer complaints on file.

#10578045April 7, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE CAR WAS AT IDLE THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN "BROKE APART" AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. DODGE STATED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR CARS IN WARM WEATHER AREAS (I GUESS CALIFORNIA IS CONSIDERED A COLD WEATHER AREA) DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN A WARM WEATHER AREA THE RECALL WILL STILL NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL NOT CONTINUE MY BUSINESS WITH DODGE ANY LONGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544200September 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS "STUCK IN PARK". THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER STRANDED AT A LOCATION. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE AND CHRYSLER 2007 VEHICLES. (ALSO, CIRCA 2007) A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK "PINK THING" BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN VINS. MINE HAS THE SAME PART, BUT NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET AT "DODGE STUCK IN PARK" YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE LIKE ME ARE IN THIS SAME PREDICAMENT. I AM OLD AND HAVE MEDICAL PROBLEMS FOR WHICH I DON'T NEED TO BE STRANDED OR MAY NEED THE VEHICLE TO GET TO A DOCTOR, ETC. CHRYSLER DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE REST OF THESE "STUCK IN PARK ISSUES". THANKS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544211September 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE SHIFT GEAR FAILED ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK AND SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538566September 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,341.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525773July 19, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
FIRST INSTANCE, WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT FELT A SHUDDER AND ENGINE SHUT OFF, ALL OTHER SYSTEMS APPEARED NORMAL. COASTED TO STOP, ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT TROUBLE. NEAR FULL TANK OF FUEL. SECOND INSTANCE, WHILE IN A PARKING LOT SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE ENGINE SHUT OFF, ALL OTHER SYSTEMS APPEARED NORMAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT TROUBLE. FILLED FUEL TANK THE PREVIOUS DAY, 3/4 TANK TODAY. HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER THE QUANTITY OF FUEL, EACH TIME THAT CAR HAS RESTARTED WITHOUT INSTANCE AND EACH TIME EVERYTHING ELSE APPEARED NORMAL. THE ENGINE ALWAYS SEEMS TO RUN PROPERLY AND ALL OF THE CARS OTHER SYSTEMS SEEM TO OPERATE NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525617July 18, 2013
ENGINE, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ARIZONA IN MY 2007 DODGE MAGNUM SXT ONE OF THE COOLING FANS DISINTEGRATED AND DAMAGED MY RADIATOR PUNCHING HOLES AND CAUSING COOLANT TO BEGIN RAPIDLY LEAKING. AFTER ASSESSING THE DAMAGE I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR ALONG TO THE NEXT TOWN WHERE I WAITED FOR A FRIEND TO PICK UP A NEW RADIATOR AND DRIVE 2 HOURS TO OUR LOCATION WHERE WE CHANGED IT OUT IN A PARKING LOT. IT WAS 107 DEGREES. 2 DAYS LATER I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE FAN FROM THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. I RETURNED HOME THE NEXT DAY AND BEGAN RESEARCHING THE CAUSE OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE. IT TURNS OUT THAT CHRYSLER RELEASED A RECALL "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION L08 ENGINE COOLING FANS" FOR 2006 THRU 2008 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WITH "SEVERE DUTY ENGINE COOLING" SYSTEMS WITH THE SALES CODE NMS, XDL OR XDK AND BUILT THROUGH APRIL 29, 2008. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SALES CODE NMCP AND HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. HOWEVER MY RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THERE IS NO DISTINGUISHABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE FANS PART NUMBER FROM THE YEARS 2004 THRU 2014. CONTACTING CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS BROUGHT NO RESULTS. I RECOMMEND ESTABLISHING A RECORD OF THESE FAN FAILURE OCCURRENCES IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE OTHER THAN THE RECALL'S STATED SALES CODES, AND THAT A NEW RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS COOLING FAN SYSTEM BE RELEASED. THE EXISTING RECALL INCLUDES "SOLD TO SALES CODES AND/OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN WARM CLIMATE STATES...". I LIVE IN A DESIGNATED WARM CLIMATE STATE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE BLADES DIDN'T CUT ANY HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC LINES OR OTHER SAFETY CRITICAL OR FUEL LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524524July 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,347.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524332July 11, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN BEGAN TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN HAD SHATTERED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523679July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,347. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523693July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
GOT IN CAR TO LEAVE THIS MORNING, CAR STARTED FINE......BUT STUCK IN PARK. CALLED CARMAX WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ON A POSSIBLE RECALL LIST AND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE MAGNUM. THAT GENTLEMAN SUGGESTED I CALL A DODGE DEALERSHIP. THAT GENTLEMAN TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST AND TO HAVE IT FIXED WAS GONNA COST AROUND $800. GOT ONLINE FOUND THIS SITE, THE WOMAN UPDATED MY PERSONAL INFO SO I WOULD BE CONTACTED ABOUT FUTURE RECALLS AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A OPEN RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED????..... SO I AM HERE TO COMPLAIN. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED, I HAVE TWO YOUNG BOYS. ONE WITH AUTISM........I NEED MY CAR!!!! PLZ CONSIDER ADDING MY CAR TO RECALL LIST ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523746July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SHIFTER. THE DEALER STATED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT DEALER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,347.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484848November 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CAR STUCK IN PARK....THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED.. I HAVE FOUND HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAMECAR AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED IT. THERE ARE ENOUGH REPORTS COMPILED FOR NHTSA TO START AND INVESTIGATION. THE DEFECTIVE WIRING AND PARTS CAN CAUSE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WIRING CAN CAUSE ACCELERATION OR FREEZE CAR SPEEDS IN MOTION WHICH CAN CAUSE OF LOSS OF CONTROL. I WANT ALL DODGE MAGNUM OWNERS TO KNOW THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS. THIS DEFECT MUST BE REPAIR AND QUICK AT THE COST OF CHRYSLER. I WANT ME CAR FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481153October 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. PLASTIC RETAINER INSIDE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. REMOVED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLED. REPLACED BROKEN PLASTIC PART WITH NEW METAL PART, REASSEMBLED AND REINSTALLED SHIFTER AND VERIFIED OPERATION. PARTS 11.79 MISC 13.86 LABOR 277.20 DODGE REFUSED ANY GOODWILL, SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL PARTS BEING REPLACED WITH NEW AND IMPROVED PARTS. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED RECENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ETC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER CONSUMER THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE A VERY LOW COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER #5 AND RECOMMENDED HAVING A VALVE JOB, AS WELL AS REPLACING THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT, AT A COST OF $3,500. THE CONSUMER FOUND A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS WILLING TO DO THE WORK FOR $2,103. WHILE FIXING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE VALVE GUIDES ON CYLINDER #5 HAD LET THE STEM RUN AT AN ANGLE CUTTING A COLLAR INTO THE ALUMINUM ROCKER ARM. UPDATED 03/19/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477921September 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS SHAKING WHEN BRAKING. ROTORS WARPED AND PADS WERE CRACKED AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOUR TIMES. THE LAST TIME I USED TOP OF THE LINE DRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTORS AND RED CERAMIC PADS HOPING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM.. THEY LASTED A LITTLE LONGER BUT EVENTUALLY THE SAME OUTCOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454490April 9, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WENT TO LUNCH AND CAME OUT OF THE STORE TO GET IN THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447182February 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN POSITION. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER OFF ROAD WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR SUDDENLY MOVED AND ALLOWED HIM TO DRIVE TO A SAFE DESTINATION, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND PARK. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONTROL UNIT MODULE WAS BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447006February 7, 2012
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WOULD EITHER HAVE TO DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED OR RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438942December 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ESP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE PCM CONTROL MODULE AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432587October 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 63,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427653September 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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