2005 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

REPEATED FAILURES OF THE WIRING HARNESS RELATED TO THE INTERIOR TEMPATURE CONTROLS, THE WIRING CONTINUES TO MELT WITHIN 5 MILES OF EACH REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS NOW WAITING FOR THE FOURTH SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO AGAIN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS WIRING HARNESS, I AM FEARFUL OF HAVING A FIRE START IN THE INTERIOR OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN SEEING "AIRBAG FAILURE" WARNING LIGHTS, I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ITEMS ARE RELATED, I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS HARSH AND OR PREMATURE SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING.*AK

BACKING FROM PARKED POSITION, PUT CAR IN REVERSE, NEEDED TO CORRECT, PUT CAR BACK IN DRIVE, DROVE FORWARD, PUT CAR BACK IN REVERSE GEAR AND CAR APPEARED TO OPERATE AS IF IN NEUTRAL. NEUTRAL WAS ALSO NEUTRAL. ROLLED FORWARD, COULD NOT ACCELERATE. MOVED CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. WHEN I WAS ROLLED UP TO THE PARKING BLOCK, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN AND REVERSE WORKED. ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS TURNING OFF THE BLINKER MANUALLY, BUT THE BLINKER STAYED FLASHING. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON THE PASSEGER'S AIR BAG, BUT HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR DRIVER AIR BAG. THE INFORMATION WAS PASSED ON TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE HORN AND THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAME INOPERABLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUSE. THEN, HORN AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY PUT A HIGHER VOLTAGE FUSE IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE THE CD PLAYER AND THE BATTERY BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS TO JUMP THE VEHICLE TO GET IT STARTED. *AK

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T EXPERIENCES ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. WHILE THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS "WITHIN SPEC" THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT DENY THE PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP TWICE REGARDING THE ISSUE AND WILL MOST LIKELY GO BACK A THIRD TIME. I AM AWARE OF A TSB THAT IS OUT REGARDING THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER I FEEL DEALERSHIPS MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION OR CHOOSE NOT TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY WORK TO FIX THIS OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD FLAW.

THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. THE DEALER STATES WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SENSOR IS RESETTING ITSELF. HOWEVER, THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THERE IS A DEFECT IF THE SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON LONGER THAN EIGHT SECONDS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM HAS STUTTERED, CLUNKED, VIBRATED, AND SURGED SINCE THE 3RD WEEK I HAD IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 15 DAYS SO FAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY DEALER CALLED STAR HOTLINE AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FLASH FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT I NEED TO DRIVE MORE AGGRESSIVELY (LIKE I CAN DRIVE 80 IN A 35 MPH ZONE!) OR JUST LIVE WITH IT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE TOLD ME THEY CANNOT HELP ME. IT HAS ALSO BEEN REALIGNED ONCE FOR PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AND NOW IT IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. I WILL BE MAKING ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT.*AK

MY 2005 MAGNUM HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY THING THAT IT DRITS TO THE RIGHT, MY CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I ALSO HEAR A CLUNK NOISE EVERTIME I START FROM A STOP, THIS WAS PROVEN TO BE NORMAL BASED ON THE FACT EVERY OTHER MAGNUM ON THE LOT MADE THIS SAME NOISE. MY BRAKES ALSO MAKE A BAD GRINDING SOUND WHEN I STOP, THIS WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALER SHORTLY FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND TWICE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MAGNUM IS DESIGNED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AS A SAFETY FEATURE TO KEEP YOU FROM GOING INTO THE LEFT LANE IN AN EMERGENCY, IE PASSING OUT ETC. I HAVE THAT STATEMENT IN WRITING ON THE SECOND SERVICE ORDER. DODGE WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION. *AK

THE VEHICLE KEEPS ON PULLING TO THE RIGHT MAKING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD DIFFICULT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM