2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

2005 DODGE MAGNUM 3.5 V6 .ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAIL ,NO TAC , NO SPEEDOMETER. NO HEAT OR DEFROST,EMERGENCY SIGNAL LIGHT WILL FLASH. HAPPENS VERY OFTEN EVEN ON START UP .TURNING KEY OFF WILL RESET COMPUTERS. SIMILAR TO CHRYSLER DUE FEB 2007 RE: GLITCH IN BRAKE ELECTRONICS. *NM

I HAVE A DODGE MAGNUM RT (IT'S NOW 7 MOS OLD WITH 4000 MILES). 3 MOS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE OUT OF THE PARKING STALL. THEN WHEN I TRIED THE START THE ENGINE AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I BROUGHT IT IN THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME, THEY "CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERN". BROUGHT IT IN THE SECOND TIME, THEY INSTALLED A CO-PILOT IN THE CAR TO MONITOR THE STALLING HOPING THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD TELL THEM SOMETHING. I TOOK THE CAR IN THE THIRD TIME FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM, AT THE SAME TIME THEY TOOK THE READING OFF THE CO-PILOT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CO-PILOT SHOWS THAT THE ENGINE DID STALL, BUT THE SENSOR WAS SHOWING EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING WELL WITH THE CAR. THEY SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER SENSOR THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE THAT'S WHY IT IS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING. WEEKS LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE PACIFICA. THEY RE-INSTALL SOME SOFTWARE IN MY CAR AND THE ENGINE STALLING SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR. HOWEVER, THE REVERSING IS STILL NOT NORMAL. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH REVERSING. WHEN REVERSING MOST CAR WILL MOVE WITHOUT HAVING TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY CAR WILL STOP AT A CERTAIN POINT, THEN WHEN I TRY TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL GENTLY AND SLOWLY, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY REVERSE REALLY FAST. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AND ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THIS. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THIS WEEK (8TH OR 10TH TIME IN 6 MOS) FOR THIS INCIDENT. OF COURSE, THEIR RESPONSE IS "CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERN". *JB

2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT PROBLEM WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES P225/60R18 BSW TOURING TIRES SEVERE TIRE CUPPING AFTER 10K MILES - NOTICED WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DO TIRE BALANCING AFTER DRIVING 1K. 5K MILES LATER, TIRES ARE WORN WITH ONLY 16K MILES. NEED REPLACEMENTS. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T WITH 13000 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE WORE DOWN TO THE WEAR BARS. ALL CONTINENTAL TIRE WANTS TO DO IS SELL ME ANOTHER TIRE THAT IS SUBSTANDARD. 13000 MILES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT A TIRE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND STYLE. IT MAKES ME THINK DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE POOR TIRE THAT IS WHY THEY ARE GOING TO ANOTHER TIRE IN 07. *JB

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM HAS 11,000KM ON IT AND THE TIRES ARE DOWN TO THE WEAR BARS. THE DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURER (CONTINENTAL) WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE ATTENTION BY BOTH CHRYSLER AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE ALREADY 42 COMPLAINT FILES ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND IT SHOULD WARRANT A CLOSER LOOK. *NM

THE CONTINENTAL TIRES ON MY NEW, 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WERE REPLACED WITH GOODYEARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AT 10,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND THE REAR TIRES ONLY HAD 1/8" TREAD LEFT, I ROTATED THE TIRES EVERY 3000 MILES AND NOTICED THE WEAR BARS HAD STARTED SHOWING WHEN I ROTATED THEM AT 9000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD BRING IT TO A CONTINENTAL TIRE DEALER AND COMPLAIN. CONTINENTAL WOULD ONLY PAY 35% TOWARDS THE COST OF NEW TIRES. AFTER SPENDING $32,000 ON A NEW CAR THEN ONE YEAR LATER HAVING TO DISH OUT OVER $600 FOR TIRES REALLY HURTS. MY WHOLE REASON FOR BUYING THE CAR WAS TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE MECHANICAL REPAIRS FOR A LONG TIME. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2004. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A RIGHT PULL/DRIFT SINCE IT WAS NEW. CONVENTIONAL ALIGNMENTS HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. THE DEALER NOW INFORMS ME THEY NEED TO REALIGN THE SUB FRAME AND THEN REALIGN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A $300.00 OR MORE REPAIR AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL NOT COVER REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIRES HAVE PREMATURE WEAR ALSO. WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES I NEED NEW TIRES NOW. *NM

DESPITE TWO TIRE ROTATION WITHIN 18000 MILES,( FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE BY CHRYSLER AND PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP) THE CONTINENTAL TIRES ON MY NEW, 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WERE DECLARED "TRASH" BY THE BANGOR DODGE SERVICE MANAGER, TO THE EXTENT THAT HE WOULD NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO ALIGN THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. I NEEDED TO BY FOUR NEW TIRES- GOODYEARS THIS TIME- BEFORE I COULD GET A FRONT END AND REAR END ALIGNMENT. I DID NOT GET EVEN EXPECTED WEAR FROM THESE TIRES. IT COST ME $800 WITHIN 18,000 EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE MILES( I AM A RETIRED PERSON) BECAUSE OF A JUDGMENTAL ERROR BY CHRYSLER TO PUT SOFT AND INAPPROPRIATE TIRES ON MY CAR. I EXPECT COMPENSATION FOR LACK OF EXPECTED WEAR. *NM

2005 DODGE MAGNUM PULLS TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL OF THESE VEHICLES DO IT AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION. *KB (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER). *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IDLED VERY FAST AND HESITATED. ON EACH OCCASION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EACH TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN WHICH INDICATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE MISFIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BETWEEN THE THREE, TWO FUEL INJECTORS, SPARK PLUGS AND THREE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.