Dodge Magnum Complaints (2005)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10375239January 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM AND THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TACHOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING , THE SECOND PROBLEM WITHIN 3 MONTHS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO GET THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK THEN POPPED BACK ON WITHIN TWO DAYS OFF THAT NOW ITS STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF WHEREVER IT WANTS. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369232December 5, 2010
AIR BAGS
TURNING LEFT ONTO ROAD, VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY TRUCK AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED BODILY INJURY, I.E., FRACTURED RIBS, HEAD INJURY AND SHOULDER INJURY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10367155November 22, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS/TSP MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENT. DEALER STATES STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACING, $400. AFTER REPAIR, MALFUNCTION LIGHT CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367153November 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
2005 DODGE MAGNUM, SUNROOF DOES NOT SIT FLUSH IN THE BACK WITH THE ROOF. DEALER STATES 3 CRACKS HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN THE FRAME OF THE SUNROOF. $1300 FOR PARTS AND REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366486November 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DODGE MAGNUM 2005 SHIFTER BROKEN WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK HAD TO REPLACE SHIFTER BECAUSE OF A LITTLE BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. CAN NOT EVEN USE THE OVERRIDE BUTTON! CHECKING ON THE COMPUTER SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF THESE SHIFTERS BEING REPLACED. I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR OVER 35 YEARS HAVE YET TO REPLACE A SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS OR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365366November 11, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
BOTH REAR HATCH SUPPORT RODS AND HOOD SUPPORT RODS INTERMITTENTLY GIVE OUT, CAUSING THE HOOD/ REAR LATCH TO FALL ONTO PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362567October 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T HAS DEVELOPED A HUGE FUEL LEAK BEHIND THE TANK AT THE JUNCTION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE; EVIDENTLY THE HOT PLASTIC SEAL AROUND THE FILLER TUBE IS FAILING AND IS GOING TO COST ME $1100.00 TO FIX. I HAVE NEVER HAD A FUEL TANK FAIL AND AM %&:?# TICKED OFF. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW FUEL TANK AFTER ONLY 100,000 MILES. I HAVE A BUICK WITH WELL OVER 532,000 MILES WITH NOT A SINGLE FUEL TANK ISSUE. TO ME THIS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT NOBODY HAS PICKED UP ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360158October 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COASTED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSTANT COASTING TO THE RIGHT WORE ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354910September 10, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUNROOF DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THERE IS WATER LEAKING IN DURING RAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354906September 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
THE BACK HATCH CLOSES SUDDENLY IN COLD WEATHER. IT HIT ME IN THE HEAD AND CAUSED A CONTUSION AND A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10353039August 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN
SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM THE FACTORY LOCK OUT MECHANISM IS KNOWN WEAKNESS OF 2005 TO 2007 TRANSMISSIONS ON DODGE AND CHRYSLER CARS THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM OF THIS FACTORY FAILURE IS THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF PARK WHEN YOU ENGAGE YOUR TRANSMISSION. DUE TO A PLASTIC PART A.K.A. (PINK LITTLE CLIP) AND A $0.50 SPRING THE GUY FROM THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY TOLD ME THAT HE TOWS AT LEAST 1 OR 2 CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER... $450 I BOUGHT HE EXTENDED GUARANTEE FROM DODGE TO COVER MY CAR FOR 5 YEARS OR $100,000 MILES BUT OF COURSE THAT PART IS NOT COVERED AND EVEN IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I WILL GET ANOTHER SHIFTER THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352662August 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN
CAR STUCK IN PARK. SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352410August 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR 2005 DODGE MAGNUM FREQUENTLY STALLS WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS OVER A YEAR AGO, AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, 10-15 MINUTES DRIVING AT AROUND 60, PROCEEDING APROX 2 MILES TO A STOPLIGHT WHICH WENT FROM RED TO GREEN, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLED. SINCE THEN STALLS HAVE HAPPENED AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS, THEN PULLING FORWARD AND MAKING A TURN ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE CAR HAS STALLED MID TURN (VERY FREQUENT) OR EVEN DRIVING THROUGH THE SLOW ZONE AT THE AIRPORT (5MPH)...WE ARE BECOMING SO ACCUSTOMED THAT WE KNOWN TO QUICKLY PUT IN INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR AS IT CONTINUES FORWARD BUT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING MAKES THE EXPERIENCE MORE THAN A BIT NERVE RACKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351559August 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY BOX WAS TAKEN APART AND REASSEMBLED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351165August 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY ENGINE WENT OUT ON MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM AND I DID ALL THE PROPER OIL CHANGES AND CAN PRODUCE RECEIPTS. IT JUST STARTED MAKING NOISE THEN STOPPED.DODGE SAID MY WARRANTY WAS UP A 60,000 AND I AM AT 63,000. AND I AM STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE. MY ENGINE IS A 2.7L. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349395August 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART REGARDING THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY ON DODGE MAGNUMS,CHRYSLER 300'S & DODGE CHARGERS. A PLASTIC GEARPIECE ON THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY IS KNOWN BY SERVICE ADVISORS AT DODGE & TOW TRUCK OPERATORS THAT BRING IN SEVERAL CARS TO DODGE DEALERSHIPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS ONCE THIS FLIMSY PIECE OF PLASTIC IS BROKEN, IT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. THE REPAIR TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE IS ABOUT $500.00 DOLLARS AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE DODGE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349477August 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 DODGE MAGNUM WITH SHIFTING PROBLEM WILL NOT RELEASE FROM PARK POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348734August 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS WAS FOUND AFTER PARKING IT AT HOME AND TRYING TO LEAVE FOR WORK. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND DODGE HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY OVER $450 TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. DODGE CALLS THIS A SAFETY INTERLOCK PROBLEM. A PLASTIC PINK PIECE THAT BREAKS AND YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE SHIFTER NOT JUST THE 29 CENT PIECE OF PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347912August 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
CAR WAS CHANGING GEAR BY ITS SELF SO THEY REBUILD MY TRANS CHANGE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAME PROBLEM NOW ITS SUCK IN PARK AND CANNOT MOVE I CALL THEY RECALL LINE 1800 853 1403 BECAUSE I SAY A RECALL ONLINE FOR MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 2.7L V6 BUT THEY SAY THEY NO RECALL CAN SOMEONE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347523August 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR HATCH OFTEN CLOSES SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION, IT HAS STUCK SOMEONE IN THE HEAD AS HE WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES. MINOR INJURIES LIMITED TO BRUISING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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