Dodge Magnum Complaints

1,165 consumer complaints on file.

#10542000September 5, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. THIS FIRST OCCURRED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND RESTART IT WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE AT A STOP, WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, IN TOWN DRIVING, HIGHWAY DRIVING, WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, WHEN IT'S COOL OUTSIDE, WHEN IDLING. THERE ARE NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS (ENGINE, OIL, ETC). THERE ARE NO SOUNDS, NO SHUDDERING, NO KICKING. MY ONLY INDICATION THAT THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF IS THAT THE TACH NEEDLE GOES IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AT WHICH TIME I TURN THE KEY TO OFF, WAIT A MOMENT, AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT RESTARTS WITHOUT PROBLEMS. IF I TRY TO RESTART TOO QUICKLY, THERE SEEMS TO BE A HESITATION IN STARTING. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR MANY PARTS ON THE VEHICLE BUT IT HAS NOT CURED THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542070September 5, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SUDDEN ENGINE STALL FEW MILES AFTER FUEL CHARGE. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT ALMOST EVERY FUEL CHARGE. WHEN ENGINE STALLED, IT'S DIFFICULT TO RESTART. ONE INCIDENT WAS THE SUDDEN ENGINE STALL DURING DRIVING CAUSES ME TO PANIC DUE TO LOSING POWER ASSIST OF STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT SIDE WALK AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, AND THEY MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THE FUEL INJECTION, AND EGR VALVE. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. *JB
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
#10537838August 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
NORMAL FILL UP AT COSTCO 91 OCTANE - STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY THE MAGNUM SRT8 STALLED AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME LEAVING THE PARKING LOT HIT ME. COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. MY WIFE AND BABY IN THE CAR VERY WORRIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537206August 26, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537347August 26, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLING AFTER FUEL FILL-UP. THE TEMPORARY FIX OF NOT "TOPPING OFF" THE TANK WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY HOWEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE FUEL LEVEL. CAR SHUTTING OFF/LOSING POWER RANDOMLY IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536069August 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER RETURN SPRING HOOK BROKE AUGUST 16, 2013, I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AT 9PM, NO PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. I RETURNED ON AUGUST 18, 2013 APPROXIMATELY 1:00PM TO START MY CAR AND I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PRESSED ON THE BREAK AGAIN AND TRIED AGAIN TO TAKE THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS WAS HAPPENING AGAIN FOR I ALSO CO-OWN A DODGE CHARGER AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THAT VEHICLE ON JULY 30TH. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE WALKED ME THROUGH THE STEPS TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK (REMOVE THE PLATE AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT, TAKE A LONG SCREW DRIVER AND MOVE THE WIRE EXTENDING TO THE GEAR SHIFT TO THE LEFT, WHICH WOULD RELEASE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK) AND IT WORKED. I WAS OUT-OF-TOWN AND COMPLETELY STRESSED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MY 2ND DODGE VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND FROM THE SAME DEALER. (MICHAEL JORDAN NISSAN). A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PART BUT NEITHER OF MY VEHICLES ARE COVERED. I REALLY NEED THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED, FOR I NEED BOTH OF MY VEHICLES TO WORK PROPERLY. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF OWNING 2 VEHICLES FROM DODGE, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM TO OCCUR WITH BOTH VEHICLES WITHIN WEEKS A PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535255August 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE 3.5L SXT MODEL VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS DANGEROUS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PROPER RUNNING TEMPERATURE. WHEN YOU PULL OUT ONTO A STREET YOU EXPECT THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT IS LIKE DRAGGING AN ANCHOR BEHIND ME. I HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS OF READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS COULD BE A SIMPLE FIX FROM CHRYSLER BY A CORRECTED PROGRAM ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A TSB BE ISSUED FOR THIS AS IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A BAD CRASH DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING AS IT SHOULD. THIS PROBLEM, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, IS ONLY WITH ONE SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION USED IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. LIKE I SAID ABOVE, THIS IS AN EASY FIX FOR CHRYSLER BY REPROGRAMMING THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION BUT THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534238August 8, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP. I FILLED THE TANK FULL UP TO WHEN THE GAS-REFILL-NOZZLE CLICKED OFF, AND THEN A LITTLE MORE - UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE DOLLAR. RECAPPED MY TANK, AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AWAY. THE ENGINE BUCKED A BIT THEN STALLED. WAS A BIT HARDER THAN NORMAL TO GET IT RESTARTED. THEN SLOWED FOR THE FIRST TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND IT SUDDENLY DIED IN BUSY TRAFFIC! HARD TO GET IT RESTARTED. PULLED AWAY FROM THE STOP LIGHT AND IT BUCKED AND STUTTERED SOME MORE AND THEN CLEARED UP IN A COUPLE MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE THIS BEHAVIOR STARTED. TWO TIMES FOR SURE THE CAR WAS RUNNING DURING THE REFILL. I WILL PAY ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE TO SEE IF IT ONLY HAPPENS DURING REFILL WITH IT STILL RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533834August 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,071. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ UPDATED 09/06/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533655August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AND DIAGNOSED AS A DRIVE SHAFT MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532206July 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT REACH RPM OVER 3000RPM THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION . WHEN THIS OCCURS (INTERMITTENTLY) THE TRANSMISSION FORWARD GEAR SELECTION DOES NOT WORK NOR APPEAR ON THE DASH BOARD SELECTOR ONLY THE D IS LIT IT WILL NOT SHIFT TO LOWER GEARS AS IT WOULD DO NORMALLY IE. 4, 3, 2,1. IF THE CAR IS BROUGHT TO A STOP AND SHUT OFF IT WILL WHEN STARTED AGAIN IT WILL BEHAVE NORMALLY. SINCE THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING IT PRESENTS A SERIOUS HAZARD AS ACCELERATION FAILS WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532204July 28, 2013
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW ALLOWING OIL AND COOLANT TO LEAK INTO CYLINDER, BLOWING THE ENGINE. HAD A TOTAL ENGINE REBUILD, COSTING 4000.00. HAPPENED 5 MONTHS LATER, NEEDED VALVE SPRINGS AND HEAD DONE AGAIN, ANOTHER 1000.00. ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT, NO INSPECTION STICKER, NUMBER 1 CYLINDER HAS EATEN 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, AND ALWAYS PUTTING OIL IN. NO LONG DISTANCES, JUST LOCAL DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531919July 26, 2013
ENGINE
AFTER FILLING UP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION, I DROVE AWAY, ABOUT A QUARTER MILE AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE STALLED AS I STOPPED. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE MOTOR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD RUN. ONCE STARTED, I DROVE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MILE, AND WHEN I SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE AFTER THAT. THIS IS ROUGHLY THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE LAST TWO TIMES, I REALIZED THAT THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526287July 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE FRONT END HAD TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER AND THE IT IS PRETTY MESSED UP. AND FRONT WHEELS BAR MIGHT COME A LOOSE WHEN TURNING IS MADE HARD. YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT WAS FIX AT ON THE BOTTOM IN THE FRONT THE FRAME WAS WRECK PRETTY HARD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526290July 23, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CAR WAS WRECKED REALLY BAD. FRONT END A BACK WAS DAMAGED MAINLY THE FRAME OF THE CAR FRONT END ALSO THE TRUNK WAS PUSHED IN AND THE RIGHTSIDE REAR LIGHT IS DAMAGED ALITTLE INSIDE WAS MESSED UP POWER SEATS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. ALSO AT TIMES IT DON'T MOVE AT ALL IT WAS SOLD TO ME LIKE THIS AT A REALLY UNFAIR PRICE OF 17,999. THEY NEED TO BE LOCKED IN JAIL FOR SUCH A SCAM AND RIPPED ME OFF. ALSO THESE PEOPLE ARE STONE HEARTED CROOKS. PLEASE HELP THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND THIS HAS TO BE AGAINST THE LAW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10526224July 22, 2013
ENGINE
THE FIRST TIME A STALL OCCURRED I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE CAR STALLED. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT THEN WENT OFF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BOTH WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. SOME OF THE STALLS ARE ONLY A SPLIT SECOND, WITH MULTIPLE DASH WARNING LIGHTS APPEARING BEFORE THE CAR STARTS AGAIN ON ITS OWN. UNLIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN, IT DOES NOT OCCUR ONLY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK BUT IS INSTEAD COMPLETELY RANDOM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS. THE DODGE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK ON ONE OCCASION AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. NOT ONLY IS THIS PROBLEM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING SINCE MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION, IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS SINCE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES STOP WORKING WHEN THE CAR IS STALLED. *TR
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
#10525853July 19, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I FILLED THE GAS TANK UP, GOT IN CAR AND WHEN I WAS MERGING ON FREEWAY CAR JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND DIED. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS. GOT CAR INTO NEUTRAL WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT IT DIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP THE CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC AT SPEED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A FAULTY FUEL TANK BUT WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE DODGE MAGNUM AND CHRYSLER 300. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD GET SOMEBODY KILLED IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *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

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