2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DECELERATING OR CHANGING SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING OR CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, POWERTRAIN, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

BEGINNING ABOUT APRIL 2007 (I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN JUNE 2004), I BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM AFTER EVERY REFUELING - THE CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT TAKES 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS AT RESTART, THEN STARTS, ONLY TO STALL WITHIN 5 MINUTES OR SO OF MORE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND IT WILL NOT MISBEHAVE FOR THE DEALER. IT SEEMS THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS BELOW 1/4 TANK AT REFUELING, SO I HAVE AVOIDED PROBLEMS BY FILLING UP BEFORE THAT POINT. HOWEVER, I TESTED IT TODAY, DROVE IT BELOW 1/4 TANK, REFUELED, AND IT DID IT AGAIN. NOTE - I ONLY USE THE APPROPRIATE GRADE GAS AND ONLY CHEVRON - NEVER ANY OTHER BRAND. I NEVER TOP OFF. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, TO NO AVAIL. THEY INSIST THAT THE "COMPUTER SAYS ITS FINE" THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING, NOT JUST IDLING. *JB

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON MY O5 DODGE MAGNUM R/T. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AT 10K MILES DUE TO THEM CUPPING AND BALDING ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES. I DID THIS AND HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT. THEN AT 35K MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN!I THEN TOOK IT TO A FRONT END SHOP AND THEY ALIGNED IT AND SAID THE FACTORY HAS A BAD SET OF SPECS AS IT WILL WEAR OUT THE TIRES IN NO TIME!THIS IS NOT NORMAL OR RIGHT!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS BURNED. AS OF AUGUST 3, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT BOLTS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT, DRIVE SHAFT BOLT, TRANSFER CASE PAN, YOKE AND CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION FILTER. AS OF JULY 19, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,123. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE PLASTIC SHIELD ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE FELL OFF. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES, SIZE 215/65R17. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STATE TROOPER WITNESSED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT AND FILED A REPORT. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE RIM STRUCK THE CEMENT. THE CRASH DAMAGED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, FENDER, AND BUMPER. THE "A" FRAME (AXLE, SUBFRAME, STRUTS) OF THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED FOR $4,500. THE CONTACT INJURED HIS BACK AND IS STILL SEEING A DOCTOR. THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,950.

I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM TODAY AND I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL IT HIT ABOUT 6000 RPMS. I BRAKED, AND IT HAD NO AFFECT ON THE INCREASING SPEED. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE TO GET CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR WAS AN UNNERVING EXPERIENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER 'S SHOP SAID THIS WAS DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP IN THE BITTERLY. THIS CAR HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. IF THAT IS THE RESULT OF CARBON BUILD UP PREPARE FOR MORE COMPLAINTS SUCH AS THIS ONE . THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. WHEN YOU STAND ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR GOES FASTER SOMETHING IS PLAIN WRONG. *AK

MY SON, AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY TURNED NORTH ON CHAFFEE ROAD TO GO HOME. HE WENT TO CHANGE LANES INTO THE LEFT LANE WHERE THE ROAD TURNED TO A FOUR LANE ROAD AND, AS REPORTED BY A WITNESS, SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AREA AND THE CAR SWUNG TO THE RIGHT HITTING A POLE. AS WITNESSED, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT AND THE ENTIRE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION BEAT THE CAR TO THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. IT WAS LYING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. IF IT WERE ON THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER IT DUE TO THE WAY THE POLE TOOK OUT THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR ALL THE WAY INTO THE PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT. THE POLICE REPORTED IT AS A MECHANICAL FAILURE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,500.

WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES I QUICKLY NOTICED THE LUG NUTS SEEMED TO BE INSTALLED VERY TIGHT. THEY WERE, IN FACT, INSTALLED ABOVE THE SPECIFIED 100 LB. FT. THEY WERE ON SO TIGHT THAT THE PERMANENT CHROME CAPS STRIPED OFF 2 SEPARATE NUTS! I THEN USED A SMALLER SIZE SOCKET TO REMOVE THESE LUG NUTS. ON ANOTHER WHEEL I COULD NOT, BY NO MEANS AVAILABLE, REMOVE 2 OF 6 LUG NUTS. THE TOOLS I USED WERE; A CONVENTIONAL SOCKET WRENCH WITH THE SPECIFIED 21MM SOCKET, AIR WRENCH W/220LB OF TORQUE, AND EVEN THE WRENCH THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE JACK AND SPARE. THIS NOW LEFT ME WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT THE OTHER WHEELS BACK ON THE CAR AND HEAD OFF TO THE DODGE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY WORKED ON IT FOR 2HRS. AND WERE ONLY ABLE TO REMOVE 1 OF THE 2 STUCK LUG NUTS. AFTER ANOTHER HALF HOUR, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CUT THE WHEEL OFF TO GET THE OTHER LUG NUT OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO BRING BACK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY WHILE THEY ORDERED ANOTHER RIM. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT 7:00AM THE NEXT DAY AND IT WAS FINISHED AT 11:30AM. I WASN'T ABLE TO PICK IT UP UNTIL 6:30PM. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS CORROSION. (WHICH THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF AND THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPEATED) THEY DID REPLACE THE WHEEL, 2 STUDS, & 2 NUTS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO SAID THEY RE-TORQUE EACH LUG NUT TO SPECS. (100 LB FT) THE NEXT DAY I DECIDED TO FINISH THE TIRE ROTATION. IN THIS PROCESS ANOTHER CHROME CAP STRIPPED OFF. THIS LED ME TO REALIZE THAT THE OE NUTS ARE HARDER TO GET OFF THAN THE NEW ONES THAT WERE PUT ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I VISUALLY COMPARED THE OE NUTS WITH THE NEW ONES SIDE BY SIDE. THERE IS INDEED A DIFFERENCE THAT CAN BE SEEN. THE OE ONES HAVE A GOLD TONE TO THEM ON THE UNDERSIDE, WHERE AS THE NEW ONES HAVE A SILVER LOOK ON THE UNDER SIDE AND A MUCH TIGHTER CRIMP ON THE CHROME CAP. ALSO, WHEN EACH LUG NUT IS TORQUE TO SPECS ON THE SAME WHEEL, THE OE IS MUCH HARDER TO REMOVE. UP TO 220 LB FT OF FORCE TO REMOVE. *TR