2006 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

REAR AND FRONT COLLISION. FRONT IMPACT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. INDICATOR LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS CAME ON. SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE, & PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURY, DRIVER MODERATE INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 06V149000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT HELP TO IDLE THE VEHICLE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE HOSE LEAK AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SHIFTER. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,463.

ON 12 MAR 11, I HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM MY 2006 DODGE MAGNUM ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON MON, 14 MAR 11, TO A REPAIR SHOP AN WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. BEFORE I COULD RETURN THE NEXT DAY TO DROP THE CAR OFF, THE ENGINE STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY DODGE HAS ONLY 63K MILES AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. I AM SEEKING SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION WITH DODGE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED; THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD RETURN THE CALL BUT HAD NOT DONE SO. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

PLEASE PUT YOUR SELF IN OUR SHOE`S THIS HAS GOT TO BE DEALT WITH OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN A CRASH. PLEASE DON'T LET DODGE SKATE ON THIS ONE CAN WE NOT GET A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING? I HOPE I DON`T CRASH AND KILL SOMEBODY`S CHILD OR LOVED ONE. 1. DANGEROUS! ENTIRE CAR SHAKES WHEN TRAVELING AT 40-80+ MPH. THE SHAKE SHOWS UP IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO HANDLE AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH. THIS SHAKE IS NOT PRESENT WHEN BRAKING, ONLY UNDER ACCELERATION AND USUALLY ONLY WHEN YOU GO OVER 40MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT ACTUALLY HURTS MY EARS DO TO THE "PULSING AND POUNDING AIR PRESSURE WHEN ONLY ONE WINDOW, ANY WINDOW IS OPEN. IT IS DEAFENING!!. THE WHEELS WERE BALANCED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THAT DIDN'T NOTHING BUT WAIST MY TIME AND MONEY. 2. CAR NEARLY STALLS OUT WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR ON WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. (CAN BE DANGEROUS IF YOU EXPECT THE CAR TO GO AND IT STUTTERS. ALMOST APPEARS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL, LIKE IT'S STARVED FOR GAS). AND IF ALL THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, THE RACK AND PINION NEED REPLACING, AFTER ONLY 53 THOUSAND MILES!!!??? IT SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 150,000 MILES I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 10,000 MILES A YEAR! AND ON VERY SMOOTH ROADS. NOW I AM OUT OF MONEY AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ENDS MEET ON $995 DOLLARS A MONTH. DON`T I / WE HAVE GOVERNMENT BACKED CONSUMER RIGHTS WHEN THESE PROBLEMS ARE SO OBVIOUS AND BLATANTLY BEING IGNORED. DODGE SHOULD BY NOW, KNOW WHAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE, AND IF NOT, THEY SHOULD FEEL OBLIGATED TO AT LEAST FIND THE CAUSE OF THEM. AFTER ALL I PURCHASED A DODGE TO HELP SUPPORT AN AMERICAN ICON JUST TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ACTUALLY TREAT US WORSE THAN TOYOTA TREATS THERE CUSTOMERS. I MEAN AT LEAST THEY ARE FIXING AND ADMITTING THERE MISTAKES. I JUST HOPE MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE GET HURT OR KILLED DO TO THERE IGNORANCE BEFORE THEY FINALLY BEND OVER, GRAB THERE EARS AND PULL THERE HEADS OUT OF THERE .........! *TR

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM; IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK (70,000+ MILES). IT JUST HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. AFTER CHECKING THE SITE, I CAN SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PART; THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I ALSO KNOW TWO SEPARATE PEOPLE WITH DODGE AVENGER AND CHARGER; WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR HAS BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE $100 PART FOR $400. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM STR8, THAT WILL NOT SOME OUT OF PARK,WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ OVER MANY MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH DODGE MAGNUMS AND CHARGERS AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. WHY IS THERE STILL NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? I AM SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT RECEIVED FAR MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WITNESSED A CAR INCIDENT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND I PUT MY 2006 DODGE MAGNUM IN PARK TO CHECK ON THE VICTIM IN THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED I WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE THE AREA AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK POSITION. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A RE OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH DODGE MAGNUM AS I READ ON CAR BLOGS. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AT MY OWN EXPENSE FROM THE AREA. I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AS I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS. BUT I HAD TO DISMANTLE THE GEAR BOX IN ORDER TO PUSH THE OVERRIDE SWITCH TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM, AND THE CAR SHIFTER IS STUCK ON PARK. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO VIBRATE WHILE GOING OVER 50 MPH. DON'T THINK THE "THUMP" NOISE IS NORMAL WHEN THERE IS A SHIFT IN GEAR IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR