2006 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

DROPPED VALVE SEAT: AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 800 MILES FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO NORTH CAROLINA, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND I STOPPED AT A MCDONALDS TO USE MY CELL PHONE AND I TURNED OFF THE CAR, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START, THEN AS THE ENGAINE TURNED OVER IT BEGAN TO MAKE CLUNKING SOUNDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEAR BY DODGE DEALER, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE FAILED, COSTING ME $8,466.33 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING THAT THIS FAILER SHOULDN'T HAD HAPPENED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN THE FLAW IN 2005-2007 HEMI 5.7 ENGINE AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REFUND ME THE $8,465.33 THAT I HAD TO SPEND TO BUY A NEW ENGINE.

MANUFACTURER SENT LETTER THAT MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL, AND WHEN I PUT MY VIN NUMBER INTO THE NTSHA SYSTEM YOU DON'T INCLUDE IT AS ONE OF THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED. PLEASE EXPLAIN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAM'S TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRING RETAINER BRACKETS FAILED AND THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WITHIN WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE UNKNOWN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHO SOLD THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE MADE NO MENTION OF THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY SAVE MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE JERKED, AND THE SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AND POTENTIALLY UTILIZE THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SUCH AS THE BAC AND SKID CONTROL WHICH ALSO INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE HEAD LAMPS SHORTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2006 DODGE MAGNUM. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER- 16V-352 AND DRIVER-15V-313 AIRBAGS INFLATOR RECALL NOTICES. *SMD UPDATED 06/08/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT AT MY DR.S OFFICE TO GO HOME. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING TYPE SOUND AND THE ENGINE STALLED. IT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. LOTS OF SMOKE WHEN STARTED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT THERE WAS OVER 90% COMPRESSION. LOSS. INTERNAL CYLINDER OR OTHER FAILURE INDICATED. RECOMMENDED TEAR DOWN FOR $1850.00 ONLY 80,000 MILES, SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALER. NO WARNING. I DECLINED THE TEARDOWN AND HAD CAR TOWED HOME. HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE OCTOBER 2016. RETIRED/DISABLED. I CANNOT AFFORD ANY MAJOR REPAIR. FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES SINCE OWNING THE CAR ONLY 2 WEEKS. BOTH TIMES WHEN WE FILLED UP AT A GAS STATION, THE CAR WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION AND GETTING UP TO SPEED OR AT SPEED. THE CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND WOULD ALWAYS RESTART WHEN PUT IN PARK, BUT THIS CAUSES A SAFETY SITUATION IF WE ARE TURNING, ENTERING A FREEWAY, ETC.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO BE REPAIRED ON 03/31/17. UPDATED 03/30/17*JS UPDATED 04/20/17 LJ *CN

WENT TO PARKING LOT AFTER DR. APPOINTMENT TO GO HOME. TRIED TO START ENGINE, MADE A RATTLING SOUND AND DIED. RESTARTED, MADE MORE OF THE RATTLING NOISE. HAD CAR TOWED HOME. TOWED CAR TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR INSPECTION. WAS LEFT BANK SPARK PLUGS REMOVED. 2 SPARK PLUGS WERE BENT/DAMAGED. LEAKDOWN TEST ON #1 CYLINDER 90% LEAKAGE MEASURED. INTERNAL DAMAGE INDICATED.. ON;Y 80K MILES. WELL MAINTAINED.