Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#10885193July 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
VALUE SETS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885178July 15, 2016
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM R / T V8 5.7LTS. ON JULY 24, 2015 I WAS USING MY CAR AS USUAL, I WENT TO THE BANK, I WENT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE MAIL WHEN I RETURN TO MY CAR I'LL LIGHTS ON AND THE ENGINE FAILING WITH AN INTERNAL NOISE. I TURN OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY, I CALL MY MECHANIC AND TELLS ME TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR INFORMS ME THAT HE WILL OPEN THE MOTOR. WHEN YOU OPEN THE ENGINE INFORMS ME DAMAGE A VALVE SEAT AND IT HAD DAMAGED THE PISTON. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN HEATED, BEFORE TURNING IT OFF IN THE MAIL WAS WORKING VERY WELL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES, HAS ITS DAILY MAINTENANCE, THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN DAILY USE. TAKE VALVE CAPS FIX THE MACHINE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TOPS OF THESE ENGINES HEMI HAS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT KIND OF PROBLEM. CHRYSLER (TRIANGLE) PUERTO RICO DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885053July 15, 2016
ENGINE
CAR HAS 137,000 MILES CAR WAS RUNNING GOOD , ALL MAINTENANCE DONE, PARKED CAR , SHUT IT OFF , IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS STARTED BACK UP AGAIN , AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE WAS BANGING ON THE INSIDE OF MY HOOD , STARTED BACK FIRING THEN IT WENT DEAD WOULD NEVER START AGAIN , MANFREDI DODGE IN STATEN ISLAND TOLD ME I DROPPED A VALVE SEAT , AFTER 5 YRS I HEAR MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE SAME THING , AND DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ,BECAUSE THE CARS ARE OUT OF WARRANTEE , IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER 100,000 MILES , SO YES CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTEE , BUT BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW AND SPENDING ALMOST $36,000 I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE THEN 137,000 MILES OUT OF THAT CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885058July 15, 2016
ENGINE
THIS IS MY SECOND MAGNUM, WITH ONLY 32,000 MILES . I CALLED TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED THIS ONE HAS SAME ISSUES , BUT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR EVERYTHING , HEMI ENGINES FROM 2005 TO 2007 ARE DROPPING VALVE SEATS AFTER 100,000 MILES I WANT MINE FIXED BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO ME AGAIN WE DEFINITELY NEED A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884404July 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883482July 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS I NVOLVED IN A FRONT ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. IT WAS TURNING LEFT ON TO A ONE LANE TWO WAY STREET. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED WHEN INTO THE INTERSECTION AND SHOULD HAVE WAITED, I WENT AS IT WAS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10883180July 7, 2016
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM THAT I TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF. MY CAR HAS HAD ALL OF IT'S REGULAR MAINTENANCE. A MONTH AGO I STOPPED AT THE LUBE SHOP TO HAVE THE FLUIDS AND AIR PRESSURE CHECKED ON MY CAR BEFORE I HEADED OUT OF TOWN. THE ONLY FLUID THAT WAS TOPPED OFF WAS MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR TO LEAVE, IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO DODGE. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS INFORMED BY MY SERVICE WRITER THAT I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. DODGE TOLD ME THAT I DROPPED A #4 VALVE SEAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS "REALLY, REALLY, REALLY RARE" AND THAT ONLY ABOUT "1 IN A BILLION" THIS HAPPENS TO. I AM CRUSHED. I WENT HOME AND HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IN DEPTH. THIS IS NOT RARE LIKE DODGE CLAIMS. I HAVE COME ACROSS 100'S OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHO ARE NOW LEFT HOLDING THE BAG. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. MOST OF THE VEHICLES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ARE ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY VALVE SEATS THAT ARE BASICALLY (FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM) GLUED IN. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR. MY CAR NEVER GOT HOT, NEVER SMOKED, NEVER BURNED OIL, NEVER HESITATED, NEVER RAN ROUGH; IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN A CAR IS BEING STARTED AND THAT IS WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED, BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A "SAFETY" ISSUE. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE NEW MODELS HAVE THE VALVE SEATS PRESSED AND PINNED IN SO THIS ISSUE DOESN'T CONTINUE TO OCCUR. RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE HEMI MOTOR AND RE-ENGINEERING IT TO FIX THE ISSUE IS ADMITTING THERE WAS A DEFECT. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2005-2007 HEMI MOTORS AND ADDRESS THE DROPPING VALVE SEATS. THIS IS NOT FAIR AND DODGE KNOWS IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883431July 7, 2016
TIRES
TIRE COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70MPH. ONLY ABOUT 2 INCHES OF THE SIDEWALL ARE LEFT ON THE RIM. THE ENTIRE HALF OF THE TREAD-SIDE WAS GONE. NO IMPACT UPON EVENT. SIMPLY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE REMAINS. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882732July 5, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881318June 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876012June 22, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT THE RADIATOR FAN WAS PUNCTURED AND SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875716June 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DEFAULT MODE AND DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT MANUALLY RELEASED THE SHIFTER TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874255June 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874021June 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NO GOOD IAM PARKED ON CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871854June 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871093May 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED DURING END FRONT END COLLISION. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HIS ARM SUFFERED BURNS AND A 3 INCH LONG CUT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10864972May 15, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS COVER DISTORTED DIMINISHES LIGHTING WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, TURN SIGNAL STICK DON'T TURN OFF WHEN TURNING,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864558May 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
SANSONE DODGE DEALER,ROUTE 1, AVENEL, NJ 732 815-0500, REPAIRED MY R25/NHTSA 15V-313 DRIVER AIRBAG RECALL AND CHARGED ME. THE BILL INVOICE IS: JECS988688 AND WAS FOR $157.83 BECAUSE THEY SAID THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. I DO NOT RECALL ANY LIGHT BEING ON WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THIS SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864091May 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON RUNNING HOT ACTS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863909May 9, 2016
ENGINE
ON MAY 2, 1016 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LUBE SHOP TO HAVE MY FLUIDS TOPPED OFF AND MY AIR PRESSURE CHECKED BEFORE I LEFT TOWN. I DROVE MY CAR IN AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED OUT. AFTER LOOKING AT MY VEHICLE, DODGE TOLD ME I HAVE A BLOWN VALVE SEAT. MY CAR PURRED LIKE A KITTEN. IT NEVER OVERHEATED, DIDN'T BURN OIL, NEVER SMOKED, DIDN'T MAKE ANY KNOCKING NOISES...NOTHING. THERE WAS NO WARNING! THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED ME SQUARE IN THE FACE AND LIED TO ME SAYING, THIS PROBLEM IS "REALLY, REALLY, REALLY RARE" BUT THAT I WAS BASICALLY SCREWED SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ALL WEEK AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT RARE AND DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEFECT IN THE VALVE SEAT. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. SO YOU BUY A CAR AND EXPECT THAT SINCE YOU KEEP IT WELL MAINTAINED WITH ALL MAINTENANCE ROUTINELY DONE AND IT DOESN'T MATTER...IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE...CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHEN DODGE TOLD ME THIS WAS "REALLY, REALLY, REALLY RARE" THEY ADMITTED TO BEING AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEMI WITH THE VALVE SEATS DROPPING. I PLAN ON STARTING A PETITION THAT WOULD CAUSE DODGE TO HAVE TO INITIATE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE MOTOR. THIS IS NOT FAIR. I HAD MY CAR AT DODGE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO FOR A HEMI TUNE-UP AND WHEN I ASKED THE MECHANIC IF HE SAW ANY FOREWARNING OF THIS HE SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. THIS CAR WAS SO PERFECTLY MAINTAINED THAT AFTER I HAD IT THERE FOR SERVICE, THE SALES DEPARTMENT CALLED ME TWO DIFFERENT TIMES ASKING IF I WANTED TO SELL MY CAR TO THEM. I AM GOING TO GET SATISFACTION FOR THIS FAILURE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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