2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING, RESET THE COMPUTER, REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 04/26/12*LJ UPDATED 04/27/12

PURCHASED 4 NEW CONTINENTAL TIRES AFTER 5 MONTHS TIRES ARE WORE OUT. LESS THAN 5000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO FUEL THE VEHICLE TO ITS CAPACITY OR THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VENT VALVE FAILED AND ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD PERIODICALLY GET STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CONNECTER IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS TO HAVE THE AIR BAG RESET BECAUSE THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH THE PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,931 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,200.

AFTER STARTING MY CAR, I ATTEMPTED (WITHOUT SUCCESS) TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER (AS CHRYSLER CALLS IT) HAD BROKEN AND LOCKED THE SHIFTER IN PARK. I FORTUNATELY HAD TOOLS IN THE BACK AND WAS ABLE TO DISASSEMBLE THE CENTER CONSOLE AND GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY FRIENDS THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS FORWARDED A COPY OF CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39, WHICH DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO COVER THE REPAIRS, AS IT IS A SEEMINGLY VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE LX PLATFORM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ~40MPH WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY DARK OUTSIDE, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING, MY HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY DIMMED FOR ~5 SECONDS AND THEN I HAD NO LIGHTS WHATSOEVER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY PROVED TO BE FATAL. FORTUNATELY I AM OK. THUS, I AM TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FILE A REPORT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET BUT INTEND TO. *TR

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A SPRING ATTACHED TO A CLIP THAT MOVES IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CLIP USUALLY BRAKES (ABOUT 50-60K MILES) AND THEN YOU CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PRESS A BUTTON AT THE FRONT OF THE SHIFT BOX IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON CHRYSLER AND DODGE CARS. I ALSO HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND THE SAME HAPPENED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT AFFECTS VARIOUS CHRYSLER/ DODGE CARS DIFFERENT YEARS. *TR

HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 M.P.H. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LOUD HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR JERKED TO A FULL STOP. TRIED TO MOVE SHIFT SELECTOR TO GET CAR TO MOVE, NO HELP. DISCONECT BATTERY TO RESET SYSTEM. ABLE TO GET A GEAR TO GET CAR 2 MILES TO HOME. HAVE CAR TOWED TO SHOP. 7DAYS LATER, AND $3800.00 OUT OF WALLET, HAVE NEW TRANSMISSION. 63,000 MILES AND TRANNY FAILS? GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR DODGE. CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON SO PEOPLE CAN RECOVER SOME OF THE OUT OF WARRENTY COST!!!!!!!!! *TT

I HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE AS DOCUMENTED BELOW - I FOUND THIS ON YOUR WEB SITE AND DECIDED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 77,854 MILES ON IT. I WAS STRANDED IN A CULVER'S RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH, OBSTRUCTING THEIR BUSINESS. I COULD NOT MOVE MY RUNNING VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE, AND CHRYSLER EVEN ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 (WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/K39.PDF) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WENT INTO THE DEALER TO GET THE EXPECTED REPAIR, AND WAS ALSO TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND THUS WASN'T COVERED. THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR $450. I SAID NO. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HOTLINE, AND EVENTUALLY THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT IF I PAY A $100 CO-PAY. I ALSO REJECTED THIS OFFER. THE PART THAT FIXES THIS PROBLEM IS SOLD BY NAPA AND ANOTHER ONLINE COMPANY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD. FORUM POSTS EVERYWHERE MENTION THIS PROBLEM. GOOGLE "PINK THINGY". IT IS THE PART THAT BREAKS INSIDE THE SHIFTER - CALLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE THE PINK THINGY IS BROKEN, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT IN ORDER TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE. NOW, THE VEHICLE CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL! THIS IS A HORRIBLE SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU HAVE KIDS! CHRYSLER MUST EXPAND THE RECALL TO COVER ALL THE OTHER CARS SUPPOSEDLY NOT COVERED BY THE K39 RECALL! THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 2D (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR