2006 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT THE TO THE CAR CRANKED IT UP TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER THIRTY MINUTES ADDED WATER TO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS BUT THE DEALERS COULD NOT FIND THE DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMEONE ELSE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE TEMPERATURE AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED. THE DEALER WAS ALSO INSPECTING TO SEE IF THE WATER OUTLET VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AT WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,359.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE LUG NUTS EXPAND, WHICH PREVENTED THE APPARATUS FROM CLAMPING ON TO REMOVE THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE DODGE MAGNUM HAS MANY ISSUES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF SIGNALING THAT YOUR TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. A PERSON CAN FEEL A "THUMP" AND THE CAR WILL MOMENTARILY STALL. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUOUSLY FOR REPAIR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STILL COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAY THEY CAN NOT REPEAT THE INCIDENT. A BLOG ON EDMUNDS.COM ON "DODGE MAGNUM TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" HAS SEVERAL ENTRIES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME INCIDENT AND DEALERSHIPS SAYING THE SAME ISSUES BUT NO REAL ANSWERS. MY PROBLEMS OCCURRED ABOUT WITH 40K ON THE ODOMETER. OTHERS REPORTED EARLIER INCIDENTS. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH THE APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE BY THE DODGE SERVICE CENTER. ON 07-02-09 THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FROM HOME AT 10:00AM, AT 10:30 ONCE TRYING TO DEPART THE SHOPPING CENTER LOCATION THE VEHICLES GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE PARKED POSITION, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE 2006-2007 DODGE MAGNUMS, CHARGERS, AND CHRYSLER 300'S GEAR SHIFTERS HAVE BEEN GETTING STUCK IN PARK. THE REASON GIVING IS THAT THERE'S A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC WHEEL THAT BREAKS. THIS SHOULDN'T BE TAKING PLACE, IT'S NOT KNOWN WHETHER OTHER'S HAVE BROKEN IN ANOTHER GEAR WHILE DRIVING OR NOT, AND COULD BE DETRIMENTAL IF IT DOES ESPECIALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND INSTANTLY GO IN A DIRECTION OR JUST STALL IN TRAFFIC. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST, JUST AS THE CABLE SHIFTER HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE DODGE MAGNUMS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER WITH REIMBURSEMENT TO ALL THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. *TR

I CHRISTOPHER SIMS WAS IN A MVA 3-24-09. A TRUCK HIT ME HEAD-ON AT OVER 30-35 MILES AN HOUR AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. YOU COULD SEE THE SENSOR AS PLAIN AS DAY. I DID SUSTAIN INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT WERE UNSURE OF WHAT CAUSED THE VIBRATION. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST IN CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH HER VEHICLE AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE AND FAILED TO MOVE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL AND SECURE IT OVER HER BODY. SHE WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND PLAY WITH THE BELT FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT WOULD OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT MODULE, BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FANS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE NOT COOLING THE ENGINE PROPERLY. SECONDLY, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $6,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. AS OF MARCH 20, 2009, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH WHEN THROTTLE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES ALONG WITH BAS LIGHT ON. VIBRATION OF CAR NEARLY CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL OR COME CLOSE TO STALLING. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THEIR ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DIRTY EGR SEALS AND OR DIRTY THROTTLE BODIES. *TR