2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

THE 05 DODGE MAGNUM I PURCHASED CAME WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES FROM THE FACTORY. THE TIRES CURRENTLY HAVE EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MILES AND ARE NEAR BALD. THE FRONT TIRES SHOWED CUPPING AT TWELVE THOUSAND MILES AND THE FRONT END HAD TO BE RE ALIGNED. THE TIRES ARE TOURING , I BELIEVE . THEY ARE WORTHLESS ON SNOW AND ICE. *JB

ON FOUR OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM, THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAS SHUT DOWN AND THE BLINKER, HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, POWER WINDOWS, AIR-CONDITIONING, MILEAGE INDICATOR, TIME CLOCK ETC. STOP WORKING. DURING THREE OF THE EVENTS, POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES WERE LOST CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS WHERE THE CAR CANNOT BE CONTROLLED AND IN TWO OF THESE INSTANCES, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS WERE NARROWLY AVOIDED. MY COMPANY ASKED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH OR VERY SERIOUS INJURY. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS COMPLAINT, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN. *NM

PURCHASED A PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2005 DODGE MAGNUM FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP 45 DAYS AGO I EXPERIENCED VERY SERIOUS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED IT HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND TWO (2) NEW FRONT TIRES INSTALLED BEFORE PURCHASE. THEY HAVE HAD ME (THEY PAID) TAKE IT IN FOR THREE (3) MORE ALIGNMENTS WITH THE LAST TIME THE TECHNICIANS NEEDED TO REPLACE BENT TIE RODS BEFORE THE ALIGNMENT COULD EVEN BE COMPLETED. IT CONTINUES TO HAVE A VERY SERIOUS PULL TO THE RIGHT, WITH NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT. THE ALIGNMENT SHOP HAS INDICATED IT IS USING THE LATEST DODGE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE (2 PREVIOUS VERSION ALSO EXIST). FEATHERING OF THE 'NEW' FRONT TIRES IS ALREADY APPARENT AND I KNOW IT WILL ONLY GET WORST; WHETHER IT IS THE UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT OF TIRES OR AN INCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS EXCESSIVE UNEVEN WEARING OF TIRE TREAD. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW NON-RESPONSIVE AND HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING MORE. THEY HAVE DECLARED IT AS 'NORMAL' FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN PROBLEM. I HAVE A NEW BORN BABY THAT I AM SCARRED TO STRAP HER INTO THIS DEATH TRAP. IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT MY WIFE AND I OWN AND ARE AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSED THE TREAD TO WEAR OFF THE TIRES. THE DEALER REALIGNED THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION WHY THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO IMPROVE, BUT WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE DEALER REFERRED HER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER HAS A NEW DODGE MAGNUM WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TIRES ARE SHOWING TREAD WEAR. SPECIFICALLY THE FRONT TWO TIRES ON THE OUTER EDGE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THEY REALIGNED AND ROTATED THE TIRES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ON THE WORK ORDER THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. *AK (11/16/05) THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS A CHATTER WHEN DRIVING FROM REVERSE. *SC

TOOK A 45 MINUTE DRIVE. PARKED. HOUR LATER COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. TRANSMISSION SHIFTER #4578029AB HAD TO REPLACED AT 682 MILES. NO INFO ON OLD PART. *NM

DODGE MAGNUM SXT 2005. I PURCHASED JUNE 30, 2005. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A VIBRATION COULD BE FELT WHICH SEEMED TO COME FROM THE TIRES. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE ABLE TO REPLACE 1 TIRE THAT SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER FOR A ROTATION AND BALANCE AND THEY WERE OUT OF BALANCE ABOUT A 1/4. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO FOUND THE BELT PROTRUDING OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE REAR LEFT TIRE. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THAT TIRE. WE THEN WERE DIRECTED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER FACILITY TO CHECK OUT THE TIRES FURTHER. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND ONE OF THE TIRES TO HAVE AN "EGG SHAPED" CONDITION WHICH MEANT IT WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER TWO TIRES. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 4 NEW TIRES, I STILL FEEL THIS SAME CONDITION. THE MAIN CONCERN ARE THE TIRES. THE FACT THAT I ONLY HAD ABOUT 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND A BELT BROKE THROUGH THE TIRE CONCERNS ME. GOOD YEAR HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL REGARDING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. NOTES: THE TIRE SIZE SELECTED FROM YOUR DROP DOWN MENU WAS THE ONLY OPTION (175/70R13). THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT TIRE ON MY VEHICLE. THE CORRECT SIZE IS P215/65R17. *NM

IN AN OPEN ASPHALT PARKING LOT WITH NO DIVIDERS OR POTHOLES OR ANY SURFACE MATERIAL OTHER THAN PAINTED LINE, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ~ 15 MILES/HOUR I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I TURNED THE WHEELS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN I FELT LIKE MY VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. UPON COMING TO MY SENSES AND OUTSIDE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OFF THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS WHICH HOLD IT TO THE AXLE/FRAME. TWO OF THE MEMBERS HAD BROKEN. THE WHEEL ITSELF WAS "LAID OUT" IN A ~ 30 DEGREE ANGLE WITH THE GROUND AND WAS SHOVED UP AGAINST THE FIREWALL. THIS VEHICLE IS A DODGE MAGNUM AWD RT MODEL WITH HEMI ENGINE. *NM

CONSUMER HAD REPAIR DONE ON STEERING COLUMN MODULE, AND ON A/C COOLING FOR FUNGUS GROWTH WHICH HAD A BAD ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE THAT IS STILL UNRESOLVED. *TS THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE FAILED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AS A RESULT THERE WERE NO WIPERS, HORN TURN SIGNALS OR CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WERE SIX ATTEMPTS MADE TO REMOVE THE FOUL SMELL FROM THE VEHICLE, ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. ACCORDING TO TSB #24-013-05 DATED AUGUST AUG 4, 2005 THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR WAS DUE TO CONDENSATION FORMING AROUND THE A/C COOLING COIL WHICH RESULTED IN BACTERIA AND FUNGI GROWTH. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT HAS BEEN STALLING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35-65 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED NINE TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIPS TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE IT TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS. CHRYSLER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO GO TO GLOVE BOX AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FILE FOR THE LEMON LAW. THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT HEAVILY. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT ARM WAS SORE FROM PULLING AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRYING TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A THUMPING SOUND. THE ESP WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. THE LIGHT CAME ON FOUR TIMES. *AK