2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

FILLED UP MY TANK AND DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE AND IT JUST DIED WHEN I CAME TO A STOPPED. DEALER SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE EVAP CANISTER AND THE. FUEL TANK. HAVE NOT DONE THAT. I REMOVED THE GAS CAP AND IT SEEMS TO BE OK FOR NOW. I HAVE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE INTERLOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,202.

STALLS AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, 2 TO 5 TIMES, COMING TO A STOP, JUST DRIVING. NEED TO RESTART. *TR

2005 DODGE MAGNUM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS SON STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ETC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, OR ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 15-20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. HIS SON WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, IT WAS FOR VEHICLES, THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN APRIL OF 2004, AND THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER, AND WAS NOT COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 12-26-13 *BF

THE ENGINE ON THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 3.5L HAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. IN THIS CASE AND CITING A TSB FROM DODGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ROCKER ARMS, VALVES, AND EGR VALVE THAT ALLOWS THIS ENGINE TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. I CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP OUT. I THINK SOMEONE FROM YOUR DEPT SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM IT DOES NOT ONLY AFFECT THE MAGNUM BUT ANY DODGE VEHICLE WITH THIS MOTOR. *TR

WENT OUT TO START THE CAR ON 11/7/13 AND COULD NOT GET THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE OWNER SAID THAT HE ALSO KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG AND THAT HIS SMALL TOWING SERVICE HAD TOWED HUNDREDS OF CHRYSLER / DODGE CARS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEM - CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK. I ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED - ONLY CERTAIN VIN'S ARE COVERED. IF THERE ARE 100'S OF CARS JUST IN MY SMALL LOCATION, THERE MUST BE 1000'S, IF NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS AFFECTED VEHICLES NATION WIDE. I WILL ALSO MENTION THAT THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THE SHIFTER DID NOT WORK, SO MY CAR HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR CAR OWNERS, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. WHAT IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THEN COULD NOT MOVE? I COULD LIST OTHER SITUATIONS AS WELL - ALL SAFETY ISSUES. I WOULD ASK THAT A TOTAL RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES EFFECTED BE ISSUED. THANKS. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION, I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AND THE CAR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME PROBABLY A DOZEN TIMES SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER EVERY FILL UP, PROBABLY EVERY 4 TIMES IT HAPPENS. *TR