Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#10735250July 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735333July 20, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,961.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734495July 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD A LOCKSMITH MAKE A NEW KEY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734543July 16, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733991July 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733615July 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURED WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 11/18/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733570July 13, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK INJURY AND DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10733508July 12, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SOMETHING EXITED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING A LARGE HOLE. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ENSUED. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. I TURNED THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I COASTED TO THE NEAREST SIDE ROAD WHERE I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I FINISHED MY MORNING COFFEE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS, CRASHES, FIRES OR INJURIES OTHER THAN THAT DONE TO MY HEMI PRIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732858July 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732894July 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732507July 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ABS AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BULKHEAD STUD BATTERY CABLE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE REPETITIVE FUSE REPLACEMENTS HAD CAUSED THE MODULE TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732306July 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
FOR FOUR YEARS MY VEHICLE STALLS EACH TIME I PUT GASOLINE IN THE TANK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION AS WELL AS BUSY ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731717July 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE YEARS AGO. THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731205June 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THE HUMIDITY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HIGHWAY PATROL INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DUE TO METAL FRAGMENTS THAT WERE PROJECTED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,896.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10731330June 30, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06V149000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730899June 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,553.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730086June 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE AT 5 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730146June 24, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL DROPPED DOWN AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOT AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10726876June 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000, 15V313000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, 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. MA 08/17/15 UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 12/3/15 *JS THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TRADED IN. UPDATED 12/8/15 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726969June 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
I READ IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER OF RECALL ON OUR AUTOMOBILE CONCERNING AIR BAGS MADE BY TAKATA CORP. OUR AIR BAG WAS BEING RECALLED TO REPLACE AIR BAG INFLATOR BECAUSE IT COULD EXPLODE WITH TOO MUCH FORCE SPEWING SHRAPNEL INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MORE THAN 100 INJURED! TODAY JUNE 23, 2015 AT 5:36PM I CALLED THE RECALL HOT LINE 1-800-853-1403 I ASK WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR TO GET AIR BAG REPLACED [XXX] THE RECALL CUSTOMER AGENT EMPLOYEE NUMBER [XXX] TOLD ME THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET BUT WHEN THEY DO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THEY WILL CALL ME OR EMAIL ME SO I SAID YOUR TELLING ME IT'S ON BACK ORDER OR YOU DON'T HAVE THE PART TO CORRECT THE DANGEROUS AIR BAG SHE SAID WE HAVE NOT COME UP WITH A WAY YET TO FIX IT WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BUT RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A FIX I SAID SO SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BY THIS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG THAT SHARPNEL SHORT OUT OF SHE SAID WE WILL CALL OR EMAIL WHEN WE COME UP WITH A FIX I SAID WOW AND HUNG UP! NOW WHAT CAN I DO [XXX]. 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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