2006 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

I STARTED TO HEAR A TAPPING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE RPMS WOULD DROP AS I SAT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE AN OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE OIL PRESSURE. WHICH WAS OK. THEN HE SAID I HAD A BAD LIFTER-ROCKER ARM. *TR

I HAVE NOT OWNED MY DODGE FOR MORE THAN A YEAH AND I AM ENCOUNTERING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND VARYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

CONTINENTAL CONTISEALS ON MY DODGE MAGNUM 2006 R/T. THE TIRES WORE DOWN 50,000 MILES BEFORE WARRANTY, CUPP EASILY, VIBRATE THE ENTIRE CAR, DON'T SEAL PROPERLY, AND DODGE HAS CHANGED THE TIRE QUICKLY AFTER SEEING THE DRAMATICALLY HORRIBLE RESULTS OF THESE TIRES ON MY CAR. THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. *TR

MY DODGE MAGNUM HAS ABOUT 47,000 MILES. I NOTICED IN NOVEMBER THAT I WAS GETTING A FAINT TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BAY WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IDLE. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, IT STARTED GETTING LOUDER AND PROGRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD NO CLUE. MY CAR ENDED UP BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WHOLE MONTH. FINALLY, THEY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS THE ROCKER ARMS (ALL OF THEM) WHICH HAD BROKEN PINS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LIFTER. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME AN ARM AND A LEG WAS THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND CUT ME SOME SLACK. MY ENGINE HAD TO BE BROKEN DOWN AND PUT BACK TOGETHER 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY GOT IT RIGHT. HAVE HEARD SIMILAR ISSUES ABOUT THIS, SO IT NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE THAT THE ROCKER ARMS FAIL ON THESE VEHICLES VERY EARLY AS WELL AS THE LIFTER. IF GONE UNCHECKED, COULD'VE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. I NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVE SINCE SWITCHED TO SYNTHETIC OIL TO BE SAFE. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 DODGE MAGNUM IN MAY 2007, WITH 18K MI. IT CAME WITH CONTI TOURING CONTACT CH95 CONTINENTAL TIRES. BY AUGUST 2007, WITH APPROXIMATELY 21K MI I WAS TOLD THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WAS TOLD THE MODEL USED ON MY CAR CONTAINS A RUBBER THAT WEARS DOWN QUICKLY BECAUSE OF ITS TEXTURE. *TR

THE SAME DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON, NEXT DAY OFF, COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER...IT WENT TO THE SHOP ...THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING...NEXT DAY LIGHT BACK ON..THEY SENT IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN.....NEXT DAY GUESS WHAT, YES LIGHT BACK ON..THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE....THIS IS CRAZY.....SOMEONE MESSED UP.....NEED TO BE CORRECTED.....NOT ASKING FOR BLOOD, JUST FIX MY CAR....WILL THIS KILL MY FAMILY? WHO THE HECK KNOWS!!!! IT'S A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE OIL PUMP CAUSED THE FAILURE AND BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,738 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 3/7/08 *CN THE EGINE WAS MAKING A TAPPING NOISE.

THE TIRES ON MY 2006 DODGE MAGUNUM RT MAY BE SUSPECT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CAR WAS GIVEN A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT ABOUT 6000 MILES, IT WAS FOUND TO NEED MAJOR ADJUSTMENT AT ALL FOUR WHEELS. THIS CAR HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING TO KNOCK THE WHEELS OUT OF ALIGNMENT SO I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE CAR WAS POORLY ASSEMBLED. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 21000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I STILL FEEL THAT THE CAR HAS VERY UNPREDICTABLE STEERING. I HOPE THAT THE CAUSE IS TIRES WHICH I CAN REPLACE (MUCH TOO EARLY). BUT I FEAR THAT THERE MAY BE A STEERING RACK PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MISFIRING JUST DAYS AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER IS UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE COILS TO BURN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BURNED ENGINE COILS AT THE COST OF $400, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE LOSS OF FIRE. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE, BUT LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DODGE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON AUGUST 27, 2007 AND THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AUGUST 28, 2007. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. THEY FIXE IT AND THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. *JB