2007 DODGE MAGNUM Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (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.

IGNITION INTERLOCK IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND PULL OUT THE KEYS. POWER TO THE CAR AND RADIO STAY ON RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

VEHICAL STALLS WHILE DRIVING. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD HAPPEN AT A TIME WHEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. THE DEALER CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH THINGS AND ADVISED THAT IT WAS BAD FUEL PUMPS. THE REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,200.00 AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELEIVE THAT AFTER MY RESEARCH IT IS THE TIPM MODULE. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAY ME AND I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON A M-39 SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY IN MICHIGAN ON 09SEP14, WHEN APPLYING PART THROTTLE INPUT, AND DURING A 1-2 SHIFT OR 2-3 SHIFT, AND DURING THE SHIFT REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE THROTTLE THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN STALL AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPEN TWICE DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRIP AND BOTH OCCURRENCES HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SLIGHT GRADE GOING UP HILL AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOADED WITH ONE DRIVER AND SOME ITEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TYPICALLY IN THE SPEED RANGE BETWEEN 18 MILES PER HOUR AND 22 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING CALIBRATION ID 04896403AL. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE WITH KEY IN IGNITION, HEARD LOUD BOOM FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. BATTERY EXPLODED LEAVING BATTERY ACID ALL OVER REAR OF VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN HAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH THE RADIATOR FAN AND RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,962. ..UPDATED 11/11/14*BF *BF UPDATED 12/02/14*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WHILE CAR WAS AT IDLE THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN "BROKE APART" AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. DODGE STATED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR CARS IN WARM WEATHER AREAS (I GUESS CALIFORNIA IS CONSIDERED A COLD WEATHER AREA) DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN A WARM WEATHER AREA THE RECALL WILL STILL NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL NOT CONTINUE MY BUSINESS WITH DODGE ANY LONGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE SHIFT GEAR FAILED ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK AND SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.