2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STOPPED GOING I LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND IT WENT A LITTLE THEN STOPPED I HAD TO TOW IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT WATER GOT INTO TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE WATER FLOWS FROM THE RADIATOR TO TRANS TO COOL IT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MIXED IN WATER AND WATER IN TRANSMISSION SO I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AND CLEAN ENTIRE SYSTEM OUT. I ALSO AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON AT NIGHT THEY KEEP GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING I SEE THIS TOO IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP WITH FUEL, THE CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN TRAFFIC. SLOWLY MADE MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE AWAY. THE CAR STALLED AT THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. I WAS TOLD IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF MODEL, AND JUST DON'T FILL UP TANK ANYMORE. FILLED UP TANK 9/10S RECENTLY AND CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY FILLED UP THE TANK AND IT STALLED ON REPAIRMAN. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE GAS TANK AND FUEL LINES AT A COST OF OVER $2,000.00. *TR

THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY AFTER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT FOR 30 MINUTES. WHEN THE CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARDS AND BEGAN ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE FROM IDLE TO 3000RPM. I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE SAME ISSUE AROSE. FINALLY THE CAR SETTLED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND I REPLACED IT. SAME ISSUE REAPPEARED AND I WAS THEN TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE INITIALIZED TO THE NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE DAY AFTER HAVING THE WORK DONE AT THE DEALER THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN IN TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PCM'S IN THIS PARTICULAR CAR. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER HAS A CAR ON THE ROAD THAT WHEN THE PCM FAILS, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER GETTING FUEL AND ONLY WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK TO FULL, WE DON'T TOP OFF THE TANK AFTER THE FUEL SHUTS OFF. WE NOW HAVE TO GUESS WHEN TO STOP FILLING THE TANK WITH HOW MANY GALLONS TO ADD SO IT IS 1 GALLON OR SO BELOW FULL. THE CAR WILL STALL AFTER FILLING UP AND HAVE TO RE-START IF GOING AT SLOWER SPEED (5-15 MPH) VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE A GAS STATION OR STOP LIGHT. IF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN THE CAR WILL STILL TRY TO STALL AND JERKS AND SLOWS DOWN. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND AN OVERFLOW VALVE STICKS OPEN AND LET'S RAW FUEL DOWN A TUBE AND BASICALLY FLUIDS THE ENGINE. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE GAS TANK $3,000 DOLLARS AFTER LABOR. *TR

I AM IN THE MILITARY CURRENTLY STATIONED IN GERMANY AND MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM HAD TO GET A INSPECTION BEFORE I CAN DRIVE. TODAY WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE INSPECTION I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS INOPERABLE AND WILL BE PUT IN STORAGE UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE TANK AND ON THE VERY BOTTOM IT LOOKS LIKE THE OWNER PRIOR TO MYSELF HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND TRIED TO SEAL IT WITH SOME TYPE OF ADHESIVE TO FIX IT. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR 2 1/2 YEARS AGO THE DEALER DIDN'T TELL ME THAT INFORMATION SO I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A TEMPORARY FIX TO A SERIOUS PROBLEM. SO NOW I AM FORCED TO PAY OR A RENTAL CAR AND PAY WELL ABOVE THE PRICE I WOULD PAY IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE I HAVE A LEAK AND WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010 THERE WERE ONLY 60,000 MILES. PLEASE EMAIL ME A RESPONSE AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN SECTION 3 DUE TO TIME DIFFERENCES AND I AM NOT ALWAYS NEAR MY COMPUTER TO CHECK MY SKYPE #. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE. WAITING ON THAT TO HAPPEN. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT WITH V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2005 FROM A DEALERSHIP. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 36 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT EVERYONE ELSE HAD, BUT IT DOES MAKE A FUNNY SCRUBBING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AS IF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON. I HAVE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND FELT VIBRATIONS FROM PEDAL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO STOP COMPLETELY. I EVEN GOT OUT TO LOOK,THINKING I HIT SOMETHING. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE POWER OUTLET LOCATED INSIDE THE ASTRAY STOPPED WORKING. IT BLEW A FUSE, I REPLACED IT. THEN, TWO WEEKS AGO, THE POWER OUTLET IN THE CONSOLE STOPPED WORKING. JUST TWO DAYS AGO, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE MONTHS. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AGAIN. NOW ALL THE SUDDEN THE AC/HEATER STOPPED WORKING. YOU CAN HEAR IT TRYING TO COME ON, BUT THE FAN MOTOR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE COMING ON. WE'VE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO SURGE AT NIGHT. I WILL BE TAKING OUR CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, ALONG WITH COPIES OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. *TR

2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T STALLS AFTER REFUELING CAR. IT WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING SERVERAL TIMES. TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A CLUE WHAT IS WRONG AS NO CODES CAME UP. IT SEEMS TO STRAIGHTEN UP AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

STALLS EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP, DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK, ALMOST ALWAYS WAITS TILL YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. STALLS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN RUNS FINE TILL NEXT TIME YOU FILL UP. *TR

MY CAR HAD BEEN STALLING AFTER I WOULD FILL THE FUEL TANK. FIRST TIME WAS EXITING GAS STATION OFF THE NJ TURNPIKE AND MY 2005 MAGNUM STALLED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. ANOTHER TIME I HAD JUST FILLED UP AND PULLED OUT OF STATION TO MAKE A TURN FOR WHICH THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO THEN IN TURNED TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD FUEL FLOW CONTROL VALVE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. THE PRICE TO REPLACE THE THE GAS TANK WOULD BE BETWEEN $1100-$1300 AND IS ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE SOLUTION.

WHEN THE TAIL GATE WAS LIFTED TO RETRIEVE THE ITEMS PLACED INSIDE THE CAR THE TAIL GATE FAILED TO KEEP OPEN AND CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD. THE HOOD SUPPORTS STARTED TO FAIL 2 YEARS AGO SO WE PUT A SUPPORT (BROOM HANDLE) TO HOLD IT OPEN TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN THE MOTOR. THIS WAS A ENGINEERING GOOF WHEN THE CAR WAS DESIGNED, SPRINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE SUPPORTS AND HAVE BEEN USED FOR YEARS WITHOUT FAILING. I WAS VERY LUCKY AS THAT TAIL GATE MUST WEIGH AT LEAST 200 LBS. *TR