2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

VEHICLE STUCK IN PARK. VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND AUTO REPAIR INDIVIDUALS STATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER BREAKING AS IT MADE OF PLASTIC. COMMENTS WERE "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN DODGE AND CHRYSLERS" AS "I SEE THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY". A RECALL WAS ISSUED (RECALL K39) FOR VARIOUS YEARS, MAKES, AND MODELS OF DODGE AND CHRYSLERS BUT NOT FOR THE 2005 MAGNUM SXT EVEN THOUGH RECALL K39 APPLIES TO 2005 MAGNUM LXS. WHY DOESN'T THE RECALL APPLY TO THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT WHEN IT APPLIES TO THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE? WHAT CRITERIA IS APPLIED FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED? IS THERE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD OF INCIDENTS OR COMPLAINTS THAT MUST BE REACHED PRIOR TO A RECALL BEING ISSUED? SINCE THIS DEFECT IS SO FREQUENT, PREVALENT, AND WELL KNOWN IN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY WHY HAS NO ACTION BEEN INITIATED? *TR

DAIMLER ISSUED A SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVER" ON CHRYSLER LETTERHEAD IT STATES "THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK MAY BREAK. A BROKEN INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK WILL RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. AS OF THIS MORNING 06/19/13 @ 1119 (EST) I CONTACTED CHRYSLER @(800)853-1403 AND SPOKE WITH [XXX]-EP765 REGARDING THIS MATTER. ACCORDING TO [XXX] THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC YET AND STILL THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLER ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES TO WHICH DAIMLER HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO MINIMAL TO REMEDY. I EXECUTED DUE DILIGENCE AND WENT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THE PART ON SATURDAY PRIOR TO BEING ENLIGHTENED AND WAS INFORMED: DAIMLER RECALLED ALL THE ORIGINAL PINK PARTS INTERNALLY AND FORWARDED NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PARTS WITH BETTER SPRINGS. IF THIS IS NOT AN ADMISSION THE PRODUCT PART WAS FAULTY AND REQUIRES RECALLING, I AM UNSURE HOW MUCH PLAINER THIS NEEDS TO BE. I ALSO HAD SOMEONE FROM DODGE INFORM ME, MY VEHICLE HAS 110K IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN AND SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT EARLIER?! MAYBE DAIMLER PRIOR TO SELLING THEIR VEHICLES INCLUDE A DISCLOSURE WHICH SAYS SOMETHING LIKE: " THE PARTS USED TO BUILD YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD THIS OCCUR WE AT DAIMLER WILL SELECTIVELY ELECT WHICH VIN NUMBERS ARE SERVICED BASED ON WHAT WILL SATISFY OUR BOTTOM LINE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES. SHOULD YOU STILL CHOOSE TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE PLEASE SIGN BELOW" DAIMLER NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON ALL VEHICLES INSTEAD OF BEING SNEAKY AND ONLY ADDRESSING WHAT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A HANDFUL IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS.... ACCOUNTABILITY. IF WE INTENTLY SOLD ANYTHING FAULTY THE CHARGE WOULD BE INTENT TO DEFRAUD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LIGHT BULB WARNING ICON. THE FAILURE RECURRED FORTY TIMES OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WOULD MOSTLY RECUR AFTER THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

FILLED THE CAR UP AT THE GAS STATION AND DROVE ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO NEIGHBORHOOD. PULLED INTO NEIGHBORHOOD AND CAR STALLED. RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEN DIED AFT FIRST CORNER. CAR STUMBLE A FEW MORE TIME BEFORE I REACHED MY DRIVEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I CAN NO LONGER FILL MY CAR ALL THE WAY UP. IF I FILL TANK MORE THAN 3/4 FULL CAR WILL STALL AND DIE. *TR

2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT (5.7L V8) STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. AS SOON AS I BEGIN TO DRIVE THE CAR STUTTERS THEN STALLS. THIS WILL HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES BEFORE RUNNING NORMAL. ONLY RESOLUTION SO FAR IS TO NOT FILL THE CAR PAST 3/4 FULL, WHICH IS A DEFINITE INCONVENIENCE. BASED ON RESEARCH, THERE IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

AFTER FUELING UP THE VEHICLE TO A FULL TANK THE CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A SPAN OF 3 STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN YOU GO TO RESTART THE CAR IT DOESN'T WANT TO START RIGHT AWAY LEAVING YOU VULNERABLE AT A STOP LIGHT JUST SITTING THERE. *TR

POST FILL UP AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OUT THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY THE WIFE WAS CLOSE TO HOUSE AND SHE MADE IT BACK HOME. I PULLED CODE P0300 WHICH IS A RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTED AS PER CHRYSLER SPECS. VERIFYING ALL PLUGS WERE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BY PULLING TWO AT A TIME. I RESET THE PCM BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND PULLING FUSE #11 UNDER THE HOOD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. SINCE THE INCIDENT I HAVE FELT UNSAFE PUTTING MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. POST FILL UP A WEEK LATER SAME THING. I PERFORMED THE SAME STEPS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL I HAVE RECEIVED BAD GAS AS MY WHOLE SUBDIVISION (2,600 HOMES) UTILIZES THIS LOCAL SERVICE STATION. THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT HAS BEEN PAMPERED AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. *TR

THE CAR, AFTER FILLING WITH GAS, SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, RESTART IT, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, WAIT 2 SECONDS OR SO FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RE-ENGAGE, AND THEN I COULD MOVE AGAIN. A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AFTER IT CAME TO IT'S JERKY STOP AND THE ONCOMING TRUCK DIDN'T REALIZE A PERSON WOULD BE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM WHERE THERE WAS NO LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I FOUND OUT LATER, FROM A CAR FORUM, THAT THE 5.7 LITER DODGES HAVE A RASH OF ISSUES WHERE THE CHECK VALVE THAT IS PART OF THE FUEL TANK FAILS AND CAUSES THE EMISSION SYSTEM TO GET WET AND THE COMPUTER GETS CONFUSED SIGNALS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL (SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK). I FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $1000 TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AS THE ONLY FIX TO THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. LUCKILY THE DAMAGE IN THE CRASH WASN'T SEVERE ALTHOUGH I SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH AS A RESULT. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN AFFECTING MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT 5.7L VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW. IT IS DANGEROUS! IF THE CAR IS FILLED (NOT OVERFILLED) AT A GAS PUMP THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST GUARANTEED TO STALL BECAUSE OF A FAULTY VALVE IN THE FUEL CELL THAT ALLOWS RAW FUEL TO SOAK THE CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE PROCESSING FUEL VAPOR FOR EMISSION CONTROL. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. NOT A LOOSE GAS CAP OR ANYTHING ELSE. NOT ONLY THAT, UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS DOWN TO 3/4 OF A TANK OR LESS THE STALLING CAN OCCUR DURING ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW FUEL TO SLOSH IN THE CELL SUCH AS, FAST ELEVATION CHANGES IN THE ROAD, UNDER ACCELERATION OR MILD TO HARD BRAKING OR UNDER LOAD DURING CORNERING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY MECHANIC AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS AND ALL THAT CAN BE DONE IS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY FUEL CELL AT GREAT EXPENSE. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS CHRYSLER/DODGE ENTHUSIAST FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. WE ARE JUST NOW HEARING ABOUT THE ABILITY TO REPORT IT HERE. TRY LXFORUMS.COM OR DFWLX.COM AND SEE HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. IT IS NOT JUST 2006 MODELS EITHER. THE 2005'S AND SOME EARLY-BUILD 2007'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE UNTIL THE DESIGN WAS CHANGED. ANY TIME ONE OF YOUR AGENTS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MY CAR, FILL IT AT A GAS STATION THEMSELVES AND THEN TRY TO DRIVE MORE THAN A MILE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE STALLING AND BEING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RESTART FOR UP TO HALF A MINUTE, THEY ARE WELCOME TO IT. I GUARANTEE IT WILL STALL EVERY TIME AS SOON AS YOU TURN A CORNER OR BRAKE TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION! WE HAVE ALL BEEN EITHER SPENDING A TON OF MONEY TO FIX IT OR COMPENSATING BY VARIOUS METHODS TO NOT FILL OUR TANKS TO PREVENT GETTING KILLED BY A FAULTY VALVE. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM VIA THEIR DEALER NETWORK! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! THANK YOU. *TR

CAR STALLED (LOSS OF POWER) AFTER HAVING REFUELED (TO FULL). OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL WE DETERMINED THAT FUELING TO 3/4 FULL RESULTED IN NO STALLING. STALLING OCCURRED WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF DRIVING AWAY FROM FUELING LOCATION - OFTEN IN TRAFFIC! *TR