Dodge Magnum Complaints (2007)

110 consumer complaints on file.

#10425368September 14, 2011
SUSPENSION
SINCE I HAD MY 07 MAGNUM I HAVE HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEM'S FROM TIE ROD ,TO BRACKET ARM ,TO NOW A TENSION STRUT, AND SOME OTHER TO MANY TO NAME. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO ASK WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THE CAR HE STATED THAT'S THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THEM CAR'S. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425031September 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,593.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424281September 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM RT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS FRACTURED AND HAD PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR, FAN AND FAN MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421481August 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420963August 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROAR AND THEN DECELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE DEALER PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IDLE SENSOR AND THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,900. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/11/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419601August 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND THE BTSI OVERRIDE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE IT FROM PARK. A SMALL PINK PIECE CALLED A SHIFTER INTERLOCK OE PART# 4578029AC BROKE. WENT TO THE DEALER $172 FOR THE ENTIRE SHIFTER (THEY DO NOT SELL THE $30 PLASTIC SHIFTER INTERLOCK) $187 -2 HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL. (WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS). *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413439July 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 DODGE MAGNUM TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AAA INFORMED ME THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE WITH THEM. REPAIR FOR A SMALL PLASTIC REPLACEMENT PIECE OVER $400. DODGE WILL NOT RECALL, WHY SHOULD THEY WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH CHARGING OVER $400 FOR THIS SIMPLE REPAIR. DODGE WOULD BE FOOLISH TO RECALL WHEN THEY ARE MAKING OVER $400 FOR THIS REPAIR. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410588July 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011, MY 2007 DODGE MAGNUM WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CAR WOULD START AND THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. *KB I HAD TO HAVE THE MAGNUM TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS ON TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011, AND CALLED TO INFORM MY HUSBAND OF THE PROBLEM.............FOUND INTERNAL SHIFTER FAILURE ADN REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, AND THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS $391.51. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407809June 14, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CLEARCOAT ON THE OPTIONAL WHEELS BUBBLES AND COMES OFF AROUND THE CENTER CAP. THIS IN TURNS CORRODE. MIGHT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTABLE IN THE '80S BUT TOTAL NONSENSE NOW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406119June 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. SPRING THAT CONNECTS TO SHIFTER LOCK BECAME DETACHED. I HAD TO TAKE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY APART & REMOVE THE LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400787May 13, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING, CHILD SEAT
THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE SUNSHINE KIDS SUPER-LATCH COMPONENT OF MY RADIAN CAR SEAT. THE SUPER LATCH BECOMES LOOSE AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF NORMAL USE. I THEN HAVE TO RETIGHTED FOR A CORRECT INSTALLATION. THERE IS A NICE SUPER TIGHT INSTALL AND WITH MY 35 LBS CHILD SITTING IN IT CORRECTLY, THE LATCH BECOMES LOOSE MAKING THE CARSEAT VERY UNSAFE. THE DOM IS 10/09. LOT # 0911. PN# SSK-000306-SB-08. THE SELECTION FOR MY MODEL NUMBER IS NOT OFFERED. THE CAR SEAT MODEL # IS US19000. MANUFACTUING DATE IS 08/08 AND THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 08080052802691. I DID NOT SEE A PLACE TO PUT THE CORRECT INFORMATION FURTHER ON IN THE FORM. SUNSHINE KIDS SEND ME THE SUPER LATCH AS A REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY ORIGINAL LATCH THAT BECAME TANGLED AND UNUSABLE. THEY DID NOT OFFER THE ORIGINAL LATCH AS A REPLACEMENT AND SENT THE SUPER LATCH INSTEAD. I CONTACTED SUNSHINK KIDS TO INQUIRED ABOUT A NEW REPLACEMENT SUPER LATCH DUE TO THE LOOSENING PROBLEM AND THEY WERE HAPPY TO SEND ME A REPLACEMENT FOR ONE OF MY SEATS. THEY HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER TO PREVENTATIVELY REPLACE MY OTHER CARSEAT THAT WAS NOT YET EXPERIENCING THE SAME INSTALLATION PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT A RECAL SHOULD BE MADE ON THE SUPER-LATCH DUE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=MAGNUM). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375308January 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS FUMES ENTER CAR WHEN AC IS ON, ENGINE IS HOT AND WHEN UNDER HARDER ACCELERATION . PUTTING WINDOWS DOWN CLEARS FUMES. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW AND STILL DOES IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONCE AND NOTHING WAS FOUND ? I THOUGHT MAY BE IT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER AWHILE AND WAS COATING BURNING OFF OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. STINKS SOMEWHAT LIKE SULFUR AND IS VERY ANNOYING AND I DON'T THINK VERY SAFE. FIRST COMPLAINT 21,815 MILES. EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM CANISTER IN UPPER WHEEL WELL DON'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME . YOU CAN'T SEE IF ANYTHING IS LEAKING OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372037December 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DROVE THE O STORE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS USUAL. WHEN I LEFT THE STORE AND TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. I CALLED DODGE ONLY TO BE TOLD ITS NOT COVERED. I TOLD THEM I WAS AWARE OF HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS AND THEY TOLD ME TOO BAD- ITS NOT UNDER A RECALL SO ITS YOUR PROBLEM! I FOUND OVER 300 SIMILAR CASES ONLINE - HOW CAN IT NOT BE A RECALL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366446November 16, 2010
STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (CODE C121A) INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A MONTH. IN DOING RESEARCH WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE LX SERIES VEHICLES (CHARGER, MAGNUM, 300) AND JEEP VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SENSOR IT SEEMS THAT THIS PART COMMONLY FAILS, OFTEN FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. EXPLANATIONS VARY BETWEEN CHAFING AND FRICTION CAUSING PLASTIC CHIPS TO OBSCURE THE ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSOR, TO CHAFING OR BAD WIRING HARNESSES. THE INABILITY OF THIS SENSOR TO INITIALIZE RESULTS IN A LACK OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CRASH. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND DISCUSSED ON MULTIPLE ONLINE VEHICLE FORUMS SUCH AS 300CFORUMS.COM, JEEPSUNLIMITED.COM, LXFORUMS.COM, JK-FORUM.COM, DODGEFORUM.COM AND A LITANY OF OTHER WEBSITES. SOME EVEN HAVE THREADS DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF RECALLS AND SERVICE ADVISORS TELLING CUSTOMERS IT IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM, HOWEVER DAIMLER-CHRYSLER HAS NOT SEEN FIT TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION OR ISSUE A RECALL, NOR ARE THERE ANY TSBS THAT I COULD LOCATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358925October 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP.EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED CLAIM, SAYING THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $500.00 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER. DODGE AGREED TO PAY HALF, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING CONDITION OF THESE VEHICLES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE FIX AND NOT OFFER ME HALF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352664August 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFTER ON DODGE VEHICLES. THE SHIFTER STICKS IN THE PARK POSITION AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS COST . MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPANY'S VEHICLES. I SPOKE WITH AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED, HE MADE A STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR ABOUT 10 A WEEK. IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, DO YOU NOT THINK THE CAR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN REPLACING THE PART THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING ?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350474August 19, 2010
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2007 MAGNUM HAS 48K MILES AND RECENTLY HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SHOWING CODE 1004. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS CODE TO BE VERY PREVALENT WITH THIS MODEL OF DODGE, YET THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT AN ISSUE, AND ARE ASKING $1300+ FOR REPLACEMENT/PARTS FOR THE INTAKE AND SHORT-RUNNER ACTUATORS. AS WELL, MY SUNROOF TRACK FAILED AND THE SUNROOF WILL NOT MOVE. BOTH THE GUIDE ATTACHED TO THE GLASS AND THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BOTH HAVE BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350218August 18, 2010
STRUCTURE, WHEELS
THE CLEARCOAT ON THE R/T WHEELS BUBBLES AND COMES OFF AROUND THE CENTER CAP. THIS IN TURNS CORRODE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347419August 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. IT IS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346643August 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I COULD NOT SHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR SHOWED UP HE ALREADY HAD THE TOOLS OUT TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER. HE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES. GOING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE. THERE APPARENTLY IS A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS A SPRING THAT BREAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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