2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE, THE HOOD SPONTANEOUSLY COLLAPSED. HE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,125. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

I OWN THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. ION JANUARY 15, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:20 P.M I WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF 35 MPH. I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOPLIGHT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND IT ACCELERATED IN SPEED. I TRIED TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS DRAGGING TIRES.. I HAD TO SWERVE IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, IT THEN IDLED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 5 MARK. IT STEADILY IDLED AT THIS RATE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO STOP SO I SHUT THE ENGINE FF. I WAS VERY SCARED AT THAT POINT AND DID NOT KNOW I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE ELSE TOOK OVER MY CAR. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING INCIDENT. IF I HADN'T TAKEN ADVANCED DRIVERS COURSE I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED SOMEONE. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM'S GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE LEAVING US STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME. IT COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR. A CHECK OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND THUS IS PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT DODGE SHOULD CORRECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT OUTER TIE RODS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACMENT TIE RODS ENDS ONLY LASTED FOR 36,000. UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ON ITS OWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO ROLL AWAY AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CHASE THE VEHICLE DOWN TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY VEHICLES TO SERVICE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO COME BACK ANOTHER DAY. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO RESCHEDULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR OVER THE LAST 50,000 MILES. I HAVE GOTTEN ALL KINDS OF REASONS WHY MY TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SHIFTS HARD INTO MOST GEARS. ON 7/26/08 I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, I ASKED THEM TO JUST FIX THE PROBLEM THAT COULD NOT BE FOUND OVER THE YEAR AND A HALF. IT WAS FINALLY DECIDED THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM, NO ONE KNOWS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, WHICH IS NOT TRUE BASED UPON ALL THE RECENT INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THE SAFETY BRAKE INTERLOCK THAT IS PART OF THE SHIFTER BROKE, AS I FOUND OUT FROM TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND 2 DODGE SERVICE WRITERS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND WHEN THIS SAFETY PART BRAKES YOU ARE STRANDED FOR IT WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

1. VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS OF GRADUAL BRAKE FAILURE, VIBRATIONS/SHIMMIES DURING BRAKING, STRANGE NOISES WHILE BRAKING, EXTENDED STOPPING TIME, AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES, IS 3 YEARS OLD, AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. 2. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, ADVISED BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT THAT REAR ROTORS WERE GROUND DOWN TO POINT OF NO RETURN AND THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED/CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR. MECHANICS ADVISED THAT ALL BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF SYSTEM FAILURE. OVER $600 IN REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS TO A SYSTEM THAT AT MOST SHOULD HAVE ONLY NEEDED ROUTINE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER THAT SAME DAY. THE ENGINEER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE CLOCK SPRING, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,775 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T, 73,000 MILES. WHEN YOU ADJUST THE TILT/TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND ESP/BAS LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE WIRING. WWW.LXFORUMS.COM DETAILS MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF A RECALL SINCE IT HAS TO DO WITH TWO PRIMARY SAFETY SYSTEMS THE AIRBAG & STABILITY CONTROL. *TR