2005 DODGE MAGNUM Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to release and shift out of park(P). There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to Customer Satisfaction Notification: K39 (Transmission Shift Interlock Lever). The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed there was no coverage for the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to shift into drive; however, the gear shifter remained stuck in park. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle remained at the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

Airbag lights suddenly always on. Unknown if they are working or about to deploy. Hesitation in transmission while shifting, not sure if working properly. I haven't had any recalls fixed on this vehicle. It showed recalls and suddenly it shows all repaired. Is it due to the year?2005? Seat belts don't retract and are have to be manually maneuvered.

The vehicle stalled during normal use traveling about 35 miles an hour right after an intersection. MY husband was able to safely make it off the road as we live in a small town he did this by feathering the accelerator pedal. He is a mechanic so he was able to get it home by lightly tapping the pedal. If he pressed the pedal too hard the car stalled without warning so he lightly tapped on it and made it 2 blocks to our home where it has set in the driveway ever since. We spent over $1000 replacing parts such as the throttle body and the fuel pump and sending unit, egr, pcv, crankshaft sensor, plugs,injectors, intake seals, air intake temperature sensor and throttle body which include the throttle position sensor. Before we went for the cam sensor I decided to look up the issue and found so many with the same problem as us. We are veterans on a semi fixed income with a 10 month old daughter and this is our only vehicle we live in a super hot place in northern Arizona and can not afford further repairs as every part seems to be quite expensive. I don't have the fear of it dying while transporting my daughter again as it won't even stay started since the first incident. Additionally there are no codes or dash indicator lights staying on. We will be contacting Dodge in Kingman Arizona today.

My pcm and tcm needs flash update I am a new owner on vehicle and The last owner has not gotten required updates

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO SKIP AND BOUNCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE PLANETARY GEAR CLUTCH SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60, 000.

Mileage: 60,000

NOTICED WITH CERTAIN SPEEDS AND RPM RANGES, TRANSMISSION (42RLE) WILL HAVE VERY HARD UPSHIFT (FEELS ALMOST LIKE I'M BEING REAR ENDED) AND LACK POWER COMPARED TO OTHER TIMES. AS DISCUSSED IN A FORUM, OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH AND/OR THE PCM PROGRAMMING THAT MAKES THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVE IN THIS WAY. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. EVEN AFTER TRANSMISSION FLUSHES, PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER (NAPLETON'S NORTHWESTERN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED AT 5950 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60659) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

THE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT MOVE FRONT PARK. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. I HOPE YOU CAN ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED.. THE DATE THAT I PUT IN WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IS ESTIMATED. IT'S BEEN SO LONG I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN IT STARTED.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INNER LOCK CABLE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MANEUVER OUT OF PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NUMBER: K39 (TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER) WITH THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE NOTIFICATION WAS NEVER AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH FLAGLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP INC (5925 FL-100, PALM COAST, FL 32164, 386-437-4141) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HER HUSBAND WAS INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO OVERRIDE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVEL K39. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO GERRY WOOD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (525 JAKE ALEXANDER BLVD S, SALISBURY, NC 28147, (704) 508-4660) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK, MANAGED TO GET SOMEONE TO HELP ME PUT IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE CAR HOME, NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A MONTH OR SO BY NOT PUTTING IN PARK, JUST KEEPING IT IN NEUTRAL WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS RESOLVED WITH OUT HAVING TO SPEND MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS NOW AND YET NO ONE HAS ISSUED DODGE ANY NOTICE TO SUBMIT A RECALL FOR THIS. MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TIME AND MONEY TO BE DEALING WITH THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS, SO THEY END UP IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I AM HAVING TO SPEND MORE TIME SECURING THE CAR SO IT DOESN'T INJURE ANYONE AND AT THE SAME TIME KEEP ME EMPLOYED. PLEASE HELP ME I AM LOW INCOME AND A MOTHER OF 3, I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET SOMETHING REPAIRED WHEN DODGE IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS, IF THERE IS SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IT MAKES IT OBVIOUS THAT IT'S NOT A ACCIDENTAL OR A A THINGS HAPPEN TYPE OF PROBLEM IT MEANS IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. JUST SAYING THAT THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND STOP IGNORING THE FACTS. THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL AS ANY HONORABLE BUSINESS WOULD.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT REVERSED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL IN REVERSE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN). CERRITOS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (18803 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (562) 402-5335) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 179,520.

Mileage: 179,520

AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS IT RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MOVING. AFTER RESTARTING IT SEVERAL TIMES IT SEEMS OK UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I FILL THE GAS AGAIN. WHEN IT STALLS IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DRIVETRAIN IS MESSING UP. IT DOES THIS CITY HIGHWAY TURNING OR STRAIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY FOR AT LEAST 6 WEEKS ONLY RIGHT AFTER FILLING AND SPORADICALLY FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS OR MORE.

Mileage: 130,000

NO1 HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO ON AND OFF CONTINUELY.WHEN DRIVING. NO2 STEPING ON BRAKES AT A LIGHT SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 9655 FIRESTONE BLVD, DOWNEY, CA 90241) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

2005 DODGE MAGNUM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PARK PRAWL ANCHOR. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS MADE THAT WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.*JS

2005 DODGE MAGNUM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO K39 TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. *JS

THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINT'S ONLINE ABOUT THE SHIFTER PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT THE FOLLOWING YEAR MAGNUM SHIFTING PROBLEM WAS. WHEN I CAN FIND OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT MY YEAR VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK INTO ANY GEARS.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT DID NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE THE STICK SHIFT IN ORDER FOR IT TO ENGAGE IN GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DEFAULT MODE AND DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT MANUALLY RELEASED THE SHIFTER TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

THE CAR SHUTS DOWN TO A CRAWL . CAN'T GET ANY CODES FROM IT. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON THE HIGHWAY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED RAN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. GETTING WORST EVERY SINCE NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY NO CODES AFRAID TO PUT THE FAMILY IN IT.I THINK DODGE DISCONTINUED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE PROBLEMS

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING STILL THE BAS LIGHT COMES ON, CAR GOES TO 800 RPM IDLE AND TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL I COME TO A STOP, PUT CAR INTO PARK AND TURN IGNITION OFF. VEHICLE CAN THEN BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL IT DOES THIS AGAIN, EITHER A MINUTE LATER OR A MONTH LATER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY TRACTOR TRAILERS WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER AND GO AGAIN. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I BOUGHT CAR AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT.

Mileage: 128,000

THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH IS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A RECALL ON MANY OTHER SIMILAR CARS. RECALL K39. OUR CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL.

Mileage: 160,000

1). ON 7-31-13, I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE SHIFT KNOB WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK POSITION. I CALLED AAA TO TOW IT TO FINNEGAN DODGE IN ROSENBERG, TX. THE DEALER REPLACED SHIFT ASSEMBLY. PAID $390.36. SINCE THEN, CAR STILL WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK TO GO INTO GEAR MOST OF THE TIME. I HAVE TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT 4 TO 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR. 2) RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL AND CALLED FINNEGAN DODGE, AND DROPPED OFF VEHICLE ON 6-22-15. MILEAGE WAS 82,058. DEALER STATED THEY REPLACED DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATER AND TESTED THE SYSTEM. I PICKED UP CAR ON 6-23-15 AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHETHER THERE WAS A PASSENGER OR NOT. I DID NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL AIRBAG WORK WAS DONE. CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND SAID SOMEONE WILL CALL BACK, BUT NEVER DID. I CALLED ON 7-24-15, AND THEY SCHEDULED ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON 8-5-15. HOPEFULLY, THEY WON'T CHARGE ME FOR THEIR MESS-UP. UPDATED 09/14/15. *JB UPDATED 08/04/16. *JB

Mileage: 72,518

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR SITTING IN PARK, THE BAS LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL COME ON, WHEN IT DOES THIS THE ENGINE GOES TO 800 RPM IDLE AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL, RENDERING OF THE VEHICLE IN CAPABLE OF DRIVING UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IS PLACED IN PARK, IGNITION SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THEN YOU CAN OPERATE THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DOES THIS, WHICH MAY BE ONE MINUTE OR A WEEK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT IS HAPPENING TO ME GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF TIMES, AT WHICH TIME I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THEN TRY TO PULL AWAY. TWICE I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILERS AS THE VEHICLE IS COASTING WITH NO POWER. PLEASE HELP ME, I AM IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE IF I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 128,876

I WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SOMETHING EXITED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING A LARGE HOLE. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ENSUED. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. I TURNED THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I COASTED TO THE NEAREST SIDE ROAD WHERE I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I FINISHED MY MORNING COFFEE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS, CRASHES, FIRES OR INJURIES OTHER THAN THAT DONE TO MY HEMI PRIDE.

Mileage: 75,961

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRING HOOK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR WITH GAS IT STALLS AND YOU LOSE STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL, VERY DANGEROUS AND MY WIFE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. STALLING WENT AWAY AFTER AN HOUR TRYING TO GET HOME. NEXT MORNING SEEMED TO RUN FINE. NEXT FILL UP DID THE SAME THING. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE DEATHS FOR SURE IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. CONTACTING THE DEALER ASAP TO SEE IF THEY HAVE OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 48,566

CROWHOPPING IS THE TERM USED BY MOST WEBSITES GOOGLE CROWHOPPING MAGNUM RT AWD TELLS IT ALL ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS..DODGE HAS SEEM TO TERM A BLIND EAR TO THIS YEAR MODEL THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME AS ANOTHER YEAR WITH THE ISSUE. CONTACTED DEALER MAIN OFFICE...AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS NO SURPRISE. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

TRANSMISSION FLY WHEEL TEETH WAS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FLY WHEEL CAUSE IT TO START FUNNY AND MISS STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 95,895

AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH CHRYSLER ASSOCIATES, AND MANY INTERNET SEARCHES...THERE IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM AWD SYSTEMS. APPARENTLY DODGE USED A FRICTION DISK SETUP IN THE TRANSFER CASE, AFTER TIME THE LEFT OVER DEBRIS AND MINERALS CLOG THE DISKS AND CAUSE A HORRIBLE SHUTTER AT LOW SPEEDS DURING "PARKING LOT MANEUVERS." THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED IN LATER YEARS, BUT I SEE IT RIDICULOUS THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY 2005 AWD IS AFFECTED BY THIS AND THIS IS LISTED AS A TSB AND NOT A RECALL. SINCE DODGE WILL COVER THIS UNDER THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY I SEE THIS AS A RIDICULOUS REQUEST TO MAKE PEOPLE PAY THE SERVICE CHARGE TO HAVE THE CLUTCH PACK REMOVED AND HAVE THE FLUIDS CHANGED, WHEN THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION FEELS IT WAS AND ISSUE ENOUGH TO COVER IT UNDER THERE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE, COULD NOT GET SHIFTER OUT OF PARK...COMPLETELY STUCK. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. I .CALLED DEALER FOR APT, THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS...APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH DODGE CHALLENGER, MAGNUM AND CHRYSLER 300. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT I HAD TO PAY 378.00 AT THE DEALER FOR A KNOWN ISSUE...THE PINK THINGY IT IS CALLED. A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS...THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED WHO KNOWS WHERE...AND THE ADVISE ON THE INTERNET AS SELF REPAIR IS SCARY AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 72,258

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICING AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

CHRYSLER VEHICLES, DODGE MAGNUM, DODGE CHARGER AND CHRYSLER 300 HAVE AN ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE SHIFTER TO GET STUCK IN PARK, AND WILL NOT SHIFT. THIS LEAVES MANY DRIVERS STRANDED CAUSES THEM TO NEED TOWING ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE MOVED. I WAS STUCK AND NEEDED A TOW AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MINE WAS THE SIXTH ONE HE HAD DONE THAT DAY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THE ISSUE HAPPENS TO MANY VEHICLES MOST OF WHICH WERE NOT COVERED UNDER CHRYSLERS K39 RECALL. CHRYSLER DID SOME MANEUVERING TO GET OUT OF COVERING ALL THE CARS AFFECTED WITH THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS FOR A FAULTY PART IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY OF CARS FROM 2005-2007. THEY GOT OUT OF COVERING ALL OF THE CARS BY NARROWING THE RECALL TO SPECIFIC VEHICLES MADE IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION INSTEAD OF COVERING ALL VEHICLES WITH THE FAULTY PART. KIND OF LIKE COMMITTING FRAUD. THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CHILD SAFETY OR DEATH RELATED ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE TRANSMISSION (GEAR SHIFT) WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I, AS OWNER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON YEARS 2008-2010. THEN I HAD TO PAY $287.00 FOR LABOR COSTS AND $12.97 FOR THE PART. $301.01 TOTAL. I STRONGLY FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I AM AN ELDERLY WOMAN AND I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME. I FEEL THIS MATTER SHOULD FALL UNDER THE RECALL FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. *TR

Mileage: 105,195

EVERY TIME YOU FILL CAR WITH GAS IT STALLS YOU HAVE TO BURN OFF GAS BEFORE YOU CAN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING A CAR THAT STOPS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

DROVE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT 70F AMBIENT. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND WAS AWAY FROM IT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. RESTARTED ENGINE AND IT HAD LITTLE IF ANY COMPRESSION AND MADE A BAD METAL BANGING SOUND WHEN STARTED. ENGINE DESTROYED. DEALERSHIP ANALYSIS REVEALED #3 INTAKE VALVE SEAT FELL OUT OF HEAD AND DESTROYED #3 PISTON AND CYLINDER REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS 91,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 91,540

IF I FILL MY TANK AND I DRIVE IT AWAY FROM THE PUMP, IT WILL STUTTER, HESITATE, JERK, THEN DIE. I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ENGINE. AFTERWARDS, IT WON'T IMMEDIATELY RESTART. IT WILL START AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. IT WON'T START DRIVING GOOD AGAIN UNTIL I RUN THE GAS LEVEL DOWN A LITTLE. AFTER I FILL, IT WILL RUN OK UNTIL I MAKE A TURN OR COME TO A STOP, SOMETHING THAT WILL SLOSH THE FUEL IN THE TANK AGAIN THEN IT WILL ACT LIKE IT IS STARVED FOR FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL MY TANK. IF I DON'T FILL IT COMPLETELY THEN IT WILL DO IT. IT NEVER DID THIS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR. ONE TIME AFTER I THIS HAPPENED, I OPENED THE GAS CAP AND IT WAS HISSING AND SPITTING GAS JUST SITTING THERE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD BECOME INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN TIME AND HAVE SINCE NOT FILLED MY TANK UP UNTIL TODAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,403 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,423. PM *TR

Mileage: 41,403

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK AT GAS STATION AND WENT FOR A DRIVE. AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT I CAME TO THE CAR STALLED WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP COASTED TO A STOP AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, RESUMED DRIVING AND IT WAS DRIVING OK GOT ONTO THE ON-RAMP TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL WENT DOWN AFTER DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 OF THE ISSUES OF THE COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING HERE AND WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ISSUED: 1) CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR IT WOULD DIE AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM. FIX: DO NOT FILL YOUR GAS TANK UP ALL THE WAY AND ALSO DO NOT LET IT GET TOO CLOSE TO EMPTY. 2) NEITHER THE BACK HATCH OR THE HOOD WILL STAY UP ON THEIR OWN. HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD WITH THE BACK HATCH NUMEROUS TIMES - SOMETIMES IT WORKS. 3) COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK. AGAIN WENT ON LINE AND EVEN FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO EXPLANING HOW TO REMOVE THE PINK THINGY FROM THE GEAR COUNSEL AND ALL WILL BE OK. SAVED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS BUT NOW NO SAFETY DUE TO THE FACT THAT CAR CAN BE TURNED OFF IN ALL GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE INTERLOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WENT OUT TO START THE CAR ON 11/7/13 AND COULD NOT GET THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE OWNER SAID THAT HE ALSO KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG AND THAT HIS SMALL TOWING SERVICE HAD TOWED HUNDREDS OF CHRYSLER / DODGE CARS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEM - CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK. I ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED - ONLY CERTAIN VIN'S ARE COVERED. IF THERE ARE 100'S OF CARS JUST IN MY SMALL LOCATION, THERE MUST BE 1000'S, IF NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS AFFECTED VEHICLES NATION WIDE. I WILL ALSO MENTION THAT THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THE SHIFTER DID NOT WORK, SO MY CAR HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR CAR OWNERS, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. WHAT IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THEN COULD NOT MOVE? I COULD LIST OTHER SITUATIONS AS WELL - ALL SAFETY ISSUES. I WOULD ASK THAT A TOTAL RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES EFFECTED BE ISSUED. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 95,001

AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION, I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AND THE CAR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME PROBABLY A DOZEN TIMES SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER EVERY FILL UP, PROBABLY EVERY 4 TIMES IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,071. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ UPDATED 09/06/2013 *JS

Mileage: 42,071

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE STUCK IN PARK. VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND AUTO REPAIR INDIVIDUALS STATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER BREAKING AS IT MADE OF PLASTIC. COMMENTS WERE "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN DODGE AND CHRYSLERS" AS "I SEE THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY". A RECALL WAS ISSUED (RECALL K39) FOR VARIOUS YEARS, MAKES, AND MODELS OF DODGE AND CHRYSLERS BUT NOT FOR THE 2005 MAGNUM SXT EVEN THOUGH RECALL K39 APPLIES TO 2005 MAGNUM LXS. WHY DOESN'T THE RECALL APPLY TO THE 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT WHEN IT APPLIES TO THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE? WHAT CRITERIA IS APPLIED FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED? IS THERE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD OF INCIDENTS OR COMPLAINTS THAT MUST BE REACHED PRIOR TO A RECALL BEING ISSUED? SINCE THIS DEFECT IS SO FREQUENT, PREVALENT, AND WELL KNOWN IN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY WHY HAS NO ACTION BEEN INITIATED? *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DAIMLER ISSUED A SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVER" ON CHRYSLER LETTERHEAD IT STATES "THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK MAY BREAK. A BROKEN INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK WILL RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. AS OF THIS MORNING 06/19/13 @ 1119 (EST) I CONTACTED CHRYSLER @(800)853-1403 AND SPOKE WITH [XXX]-EP765 REGARDING THIS MATTER. ACCORDING TO [XXX] THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC YET AND STILL THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLER ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES TO WHICH DAIMLER HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO MINIMAL TO REMEDY. I EXECUTED DUE DILIGENCE AND WENT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THE PART ON SATURDAY PRIOR TO BEING ENLIGHTENED AND WAS INFORMED: DAIMLER RECALLED ALL THE ORIGINAL PINK PARTS INTERNALLY AND FORWARDED NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PARTS WITH BETTER SPRINGS. IF THIS IS NOT AN ADMISSION THE PRODUCT PART WAS FAULTY AND REQUIRES RECALLING, I AM UNSURE HOW MUCH PLAINER THIS NEEDS TO BE. I ALSO HAD SOMEONE FROM DODGE INFORM ME, MY VEHICLE HAS 110K IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN AND SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT EARLIER?! MAYBE DAIMLER PRIOR TO SELLING THEIR VEHICLES INCLUDE A DISCLOSURE WHICH SAYS SOMETHING LIKE: " THE PARTS USED TO BUILD YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD THIS OCCUR WE AT DAIMLER WILL SELECTIVELY ELECT WHICH VIN NUMBERS ARE SERVICED BASED ON WHAT WILL SATISFY OUR BOTTOM LINE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES. SHOULD YOU STILL CHOOSE TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE PLEASE SIGN BELOW" DAIMLER NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON ALL VEHICLES INSTEAD OF BEING SNEAKY AND ONLY ADDRESSING WHAT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A HANDFUL IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS.... ACCOUNTABILITY. IF WE INTENTLY SOLD ANYTHING FAULTY THE CHARGE WOULD BE INTENT TO DEFRAUD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE CAR, AFTER FILLING WITH GAS, SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, RESTART IT, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, WAIT 2 SECONDS OR SO FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RE-ENGAGE, AND THEN I COULD MOVE AGAIN. A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AFTER IT CAME TO IT'S JERKY STOP AND THE ONCOMING TRUCK DIDN'T REALIZE A PERSON WOULD BE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM WHERE THERE WAS NO LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I FOUND OUT LATER, FROM A CAR FORUM, THAT THE 5.7 LITER DODGES HAVE A RASH OF ISSUES WHERE THE CHECK VALVE THAT IS PART OF THE FUEL TANK FAILS AND CAUSES THE EMISSION SYSTEM TO GET WET AND THE COMPUTER GETS CONFUSED SIGNALS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL (SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK). I FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $1000 TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AS THE ONLY FIX TO THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. LUCKILY THE DAMAGE IN THE CRASH WASN'T SEVERE ALTHOUGH I SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH AS A RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 75,420

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STOPPED GOING I LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND IT WENT A LITTLE THEN STOPPED I HAD TO TOW IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT WATER GOT INTO TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE WATER FLOWS FROM THE RADIATOR TO TRANS TO COOL IT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MIXED IN WATER AND WATER IN TRANSMISSION SO I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AND CLEAN ENTIRE SYSTEM OUT. I ALSO AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON AT NIGHT THEY KEEP GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING I SEE THIS TOO IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. SIX YEARS LATER, THE CAR HAS DONE THE SAME THING AGAIN. AFTER A QUICK RESEARCH OF GOOGLE, YAHOO, AND YOUTUBE, I NOTICED THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE FOR MY VEHICLE BUT IS IN PLACE FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME SHIFTER AND MAKE THAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP. A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

BOUGHT AN 05 HEMI AWD MAGNUM W/20,000 MILES IN 07. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 85,000MILES. PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS, RACK AND PINION FIXED, EGR VALVE FIXED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ONCE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SHUDDERS, VIBRATIONS, HARD ENGINE NOISES AND STALLS, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS, SUNROOF, SEATS, GPS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, POWER OUTLETS, HOOD AND HATCHBACK JUST FALL DOWN AND BUMP YOUR HEAD. PASSENGER SEAT WAS MISSING BOLTS AND WASN'T FASTENED TO FRAME. $200 KEYLESS ENTRY KEY REPLACEMENT. NO WHERE NEAR 24 MPG MORE LIKE 14 DOWN A FLAT 55MPH HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY 114,000 MILES OIL ALWAYS CHANGED AROUND 3,000 MILES AND HAD A 3 TRANNY FLUSHES. TAKE IT TO CERTIFIED DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH ANY OF THOSE PROBLEMS AND TRY AND TELL ME THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. UHHHHHHHUH..... LEMON? *TR

Mileage: 21,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF - OFF TRACK, PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION - LEAKING, PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION - AXLE, PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT - WOULD NOT ENGAGE OUT OF PARK, PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT - CRACKING, PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT - JAMS AND PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULIC HINGES ON THE HOOD AS WELL AS THE REAR HATCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD PERIODICALLY GET STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ

Mileage: 17,600

AFTER STARTING MY CAR, I ATTEMPTED (WITHOUT SUCCESS) TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER (AS CHRYSLER CALLS IT) HAD BROKEN AND LOCKED THE SHIFTER IN PARK. I FORTUNATELY HAD TOOLS IN THE BACK AND WAS ABLE TO DISASSEMBLE THE CENTER CONSOLE AND GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY FRIENDS THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS FORWARDED A COPY OF CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39, WHICH DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO COVER THE REPAIRS, AS IT IS A SEEMINGLY VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE LX PLATFORM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A SPRING ATTACHED TO A CLIP THAT MOVES IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CLIP USUALLY BRAKES (ABOUT 50-60K MILES) AND THEN YOU CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PRESS A BUTTON AT THE FRONT OF THE SHIFT BOX IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON CHRYSLER AND DODGE CARS. I ALSO HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND THE SAME HAPPENED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT AFFECTS VARIOUS CHRYSLER/ DODGE CARS DIFFERENT YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 M.P.H. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LOUD HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR JERKED TO A FULL STOP. TRIED TO MOVE SHIFT SELECTOR TO GET CAR TO MOVE, NO HELP. DISCONECT BATTERY TO RESET SYSTEM. ABLE TO GET A GEAR TO GET CAR 2 MILES TO HOME. HAVE CAR TOWED TO SHOP. 7DAYS LATER, AND $3800.00 OUT OF WALLET, HAVE NEW TRANSMISSION. 63,000 MILES AND TRANNY FAILS? GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR DODGE. CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON SO PEOPLE CAN RECOVER SOME OF THE OUT OF WARRENTY COST!!!!!!!!! *TT

Mileage: 63,000

THE CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR ALOT OF CONSUMERS. OTHER DODGE MODELS HAD A RECALL SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE DODGE MAGNUM. *TR

I HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE AS DOCUMENTED BELOW - I FOUND THIS ON YOUR WEB SITE AND DECIDED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 77,854 MILES ON IT. I WAS STRANDED IN A CULVER'S RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH, OBSTRUCTING THEIR BUSINESS. I COULD NOT MOVE MY RUNNING VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE, AND CHRYSLER EVEN ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 (WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/K39.PDF) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WENT INTO THE DEALER TO GET THE EXPECTED REPAIR, AND WAS ALSO TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND THUS WASN'T COVERED. THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR $450. I SAID NO. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HOTLINE, AND EVENTUALLY THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT IF I PAY A $100 CO-PAY. I ALSO REJECTED THIS OFFER. THE PART THAT FIXES THIS PROBLEM IS SOLD BY NAPA AND ANOTHER ONLINE COMPANY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD. FORUM POSTS EVERYWHERE MENTION THIS PROBLEM. GOOGLE "PINK THINGY". IT IS THE PART THAT BREAKS INSIDE THE SHIFTER - CALLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE THE PINK THINGY IS BROKEN, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT IN ORDER TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE. NOW, THE VEHICLE CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL! THIS IS A HORRIBLE SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU HAVE KIDS! CHRYSLER MUST EXPAND THE RECALL TO COVER ALL THE OTHER CARS SUPPOSEDLY NOT COVERED BY THE K39 RECALL! THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 2D (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 77,854

I HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE AS DOCUMENTED BELOW - I FOUND THIS ON YOUR WEB SITE AND DECIDED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 77,854 MILES ON IT. I WAS STRANDED IN A CULVER'S RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH, OBSTRUCTING THEIR BUSINESS. I COULD NOT MOVE MY RUNNING VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE, AND CHRYSLER EVEN ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 (WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/K39.PDF) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WENT INTO THE DEALER TO GET THE EXPECTED REPAIR, AND WAS ALSO TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND THUS WASN'T COVERED. THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR $450. I SAID NO. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HOTLINE, AND EVENTUALLY THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT IF I PAY A $100 CO-PAY. I ALSO REJECTED THIS OFFER. THE PART THAT FIXES THIS PROBLEM IS SOLD BY NAPA AND ANOTHER ONLINE COMPANY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD. FORUM POSTS EVERYWHERE MENTION THIS PROBLEM. GOOGLE "PINK THINGY". IT IS THE PART THAT BREAKS INSIDE THE SHIFTER - CALLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE THE PINK THINGY IS BROKEN, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT IN ORDER TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE. NOW, THE VEHICLE CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL! THIS IS A HORRIBLE SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU HAVE KIDS! CHRYSLER MUST EXPAND THE RECALL TO COVER ALL THE OTHER CARS SUPPOSEDLY NOT COVERED BY THE K39 RECALL! THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 2D (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 77,854

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REITERATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2005 DODGE MAGNUM THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS DEFECT IS WIDELY KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT AFFECTS MANY VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND IT APPEARS IT WILL BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER FOLKS. THE GEICO CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON EVEN SAID MANY CARS WERE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS PLASTIC PIECE THAT WAS BEING CHANGED TO METAL. APPARENTLY, MANY ARE BREAKING DOWN! I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER DODGE. *TT

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT BOX WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. ALSO, THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FUNCTION WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSTALLED A NEW SHIFTER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,800. UPDATED 09/27/11*LJ UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

Mileage: 66,800

MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. I HAD CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR MY MODEL. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PLATFORM OF CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE PINK INTERLOCK WAS NOT SOLD BY ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 09/23/11*JB

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND STATED THE DEFECT WAS A COMMON ISSUE; HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

ON MARCH 19, 2011, I WAS CRUISING WITH SOME FRIENDS OF MINE THROUGH BELTON, TX. AS WE WERE DRIVING ALONG, THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. I WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. I PLACED THE CAR INTO "DRIVE" AND CONTINUED ON. AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG, I WAS LIGHTLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING UP BUT THE CAR WASN'T MOVING. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN AND TURNED IT OFF. I WAITED A FEW MORE SECONDS AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL. I THEN TRIED THE CAR IN REVERSE. AGAIN THE ENGINE WAS REVVING UP BUT THE CAR WASN'T MOVING. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION BY THE MECHANICS, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND SPREAD METAL THROUGH THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH WITH 56,980 MILES ON IT AND NOW THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!! WITH THE CAR IN THE SHOP I HAVE NO CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!!!!!!

Mileage: 56,980

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE COOLING MODULE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER HAD ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,500.

Mileage: 98,500

DODGE MAGNUM 2005 SHIFTER BROKEN WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK HAD TO REPLACE SHIFTER BECAUSE OF A LITTLE BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. CAN NOT EVEN USE THE OVERRIDE BUTTON! CHECKING ON THE COMPUTER SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF THESE SHIFTERS BEING REPLACED. I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR OVER 35 YEARS HAVE YET TO REPLACE A SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS OR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

Mileage: 59,623

SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM THE FACTORY LOCK OUT MECHANISM IS KNOWN WEAKNESS OF 2005 TO 2007 TRANSMISSIONS ON DODGE AND CHRYSLER CARS THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM OF THIS FACTORY FAILURE IS THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF PARK WHEN YOU ENGAGE YOUR TRANSMISSION. DUE TO A PLASTIC PART A.K.A. (PINK LITTLE CLIP) AND A $0.50 SPRING THE GUY FROM THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY TOLD ME THAT HE TOWS AT LEAST 1 OR 2 CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER... $450 I BOUGHT HE EXTENDED GUARANTEE FROM DODGE TO COVER MY CAR FOR 5 YEARS OR $100,000 MILES BUT OF COURSE THAT PART IS NOT COVERED AND EVEN IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I WILL GET ANOTHER SHIFTER THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NOW. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

CAR STUCK IN PARK. SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 60,958

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY BOX WAS TAKEN APART AND REASSEMBLED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

THERE IS A OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART REGARDING THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY ON DODGE MAGNUMS,CHRYSLER 300'S & DODGE CHARGERS. A PLASTIC GEARPIECE ON THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY IS KNOWN BY SERVICE ADVISORS AT DODGE & TOW TRUCK OPERATORS THAT BRING IN SEVERAL CARS TO DODGE DEALERSHIPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS ONCE THIS FLIMSY PIECE OF PLASTIC IS BROKEN, IT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. THE REPAIR TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE IS ABOUT $500.00 DOLLARS AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE DODGE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 24,500

2005 DODGE MAGNUM WITH SHIFTING PROBLEM WILL NOT RELEASE FROM PARK POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 88,234

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS WAS FOUND AFTER PARKING IT AT HOME AND TRYING TO LEAVE FOR WORK. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND DODGE HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY OVER $450 TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. DODGE CALLS THIS A SAFETY INTERLOCK PROBLEM. A PLASTIC PINK PIECE THAT BREAKS AND YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE SHIFTER NOT JUST THE 29 CENT PIECE OF PLASTIC. *TR

Mileage: 71,236

CAR WAS CHANGING GEAR BY ITS SELF SO THEY REBUILD MY TRANS CHANGE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAME PROBLEM NOW ITS SUCK IN PARK AND CANNOT MOVE I CALL THEY RECALL LINE 1800 853 1403 BECAUSE I SAY A RECALL ONLINE FOR MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 2.7L V6 BUT THEY SAY THEY NO RECALL CAN SOMEONE HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTER MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,418 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,430. UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF UPDATED 10/01/10*JB

Mileage: 38,418

LOCKED IN PARK, SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, ONLY HAS 37000 MILE, SHIFTER WAS REPLACED IN JUNE 08, 22000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 36,728

THINGS SUCH AS HAIR, LIQUIDS, DUST, DIRT AND OTHER DEBRIS FALLS DOWN INTO THE GEAR SHIFTER OF THE DODGE MODEL CARS CAUSES SHIFTER PROBLEMS. THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL LOCK IN PARK, AND WILL NOT MOVE TO ANY OF THE OTHER GEARS. DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL OF THE DODGE MODEL CARS. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE PERMANENTLY IS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THIS CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM THE LOW END OF $325 TO HIGH END $425 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. TO FORCE THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS YOU WILL HAVE TO MANUALLY REMOVE THE CONSOLE OVER THE SHIFTER AND MANUALLY SHIFT WHICH USES THE GEARS FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS NOT THE WAY A CAR DESIGNED TO DRIVE AND IS NOT SAFE TO SHIFT GEARS FROM THE DASHBOARD. THERE ARE FORUMS ONLINE REGARDING THIS FAILURE IN ADDITION TO OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.LXFORUMS.COM/BOARD/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=1538277. *TR

Mileage: 116,596

ON 5/31/2010 I DROVE OUR 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 2.7 ENGINE TO THE MALL WITH MY DAUGHTERS. UPON LEAVING THE MALL WE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. I THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I FOUND THE OVERRIDE SWITCH AND IT DID NOT WORK EITHER. WE ENDED UP HAVE TO CALL TOW TRUCK AND MY CHILDREN AND I HAD TO FIND TRANSPORTATION HOME. A MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO LOOK IN THE GEAR BOX AND HE POINTED OUT THE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALLOWS THE SHIFT PIECE TO LOCK ITSELF IN PLACE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK ITSELF IN THE PARK POSITION. HE WAS ABLE TO RIG THE VEHICLE SO THAT IT CAN BE DRIVEN BUT ONLY IF I DON'T PUT IT IN PARK. WHICH MEANS I MUST PARK THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 108,029

2005 DODGE MAGNUM, VEHICLE LOCKS UP IN PARK AND CANNOT BE MOVED, HAS TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE SHIFT PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT ON A RECALL. I HAVE READ THE DODGE FORUM AND THERE ARE 19 CASES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. DEPENDING WHERE YOU GO IT COSTS $250-$600. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ANCHOR RELEASES IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY IS CURRENTLY EXPIRED. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,583.

Mileage: 77,583

MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE I WAS ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN SUDDENLY I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STOPPED. NO PRIOR WARNINGS, NO RECALL FROM DODGE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO PLAYING WITH BRAKES, THEN LATER ESCALATED TO IT HAVING TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK IT INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WOULD ADJUST SOMETHING AND SAY IT WAS GOOD. FINALLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. SOLENOID WAS FAILING AND THEY CHARGED $350.00 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS / WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY STRAND YOU SOMEPLACE AND IN MY CASE STANDARD ME ONCE AT A MILITARY CHECK POINT FOR 20 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM'S GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE LEAVING US STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME. IT COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR. A CHECK OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND THUS IS PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT DODGE SHOULD CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 43,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ON ITS OWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO ROLL AWAY AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CHASE THE VEHICLE DOWN TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY VEHICLES TO SERVICE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO COME BACK ANOTHER DAY. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO RESCHEDULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.

Mileage: 500

MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR OVER THE LAST 50,000 MILES. I HAVE GOTTEN ALL KINDS OF REASONS WHY MY TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SHIFTS HARD INTO MOST GEARS. ON 7/26/08 I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, I ASKED THEM TO JUST FIX THE PROBLEM THAT COULD NOT BE FOUND OVER THE YEAR AND A HALF. IT WAS FINALLY DECIDED THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM, NO ONE KNOWS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, WHICH IS NOT TRUE BASED UPON ALL THE RECENT INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSENED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING BECAME VERY DIM. ON OCCASION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS HAVE NEVER WORKED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD START ROUGHLY FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN PROCEEDING TO TURN, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED TWO CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AND WHEN IT START IT WOULD STALL. THE TRANSMISSION MAKE A SHUTTERING NOISE. UPDATED

Mileage: 20,000

THE CAR STALLS ON TURNS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. FOUND OUT ON JUNE 12, 2008 THAT DODGE HAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" OUT TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER TO STOP THE CAR FROM STALLING! WHEN WERE THEY GOING TO TELL THE CUSTOMERS AFTER WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT! I AM JUST LUCKY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT FROM THIS STALLING PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 4 RECALL OF SOMETHING ON THIS CAR AND I AM VERY SORRY THAT I EVER BOUGHT THIS DODGE MAGNUM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE: 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T WITH HEMI ENGINE WITH APPROX. 76,000 MILES (CAR PUT INTO SERVICE IN LATE SPRING '04). I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED WHINING -- LIKE IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I PULLED OVER, COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD -- EVERYTHING SOUND OKAY. THE NEXT MORNING, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 MILE, THE SAME THING OCCURRED -- I WAS GOING ABOUT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY. THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR AGAIN SOUNDED FUNNY, BUT NOW IF I SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED THE VEHICLE (LIKE FOR A STOP LIGHT), THE CAR SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS STILL IN FOURTH OR FIFTH GEAR WHEN I PUT ON THE GAS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS WAS SO BURNED UP THAT TECHNICIANS COULD NOT GET A READ OUT FROM ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED COMPUTERS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ERROR CODES WERE RELATING TO MY TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE HARNESS TO MELT THE WIRING. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO EXPLORE CAUSE OR TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AND I JUST GOT LUCKY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 76,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE CONTACT MUST CONSTANTLY HAVE HER VEHICLE JUMPED IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THAT IN THE RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND BATTERY FOR HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SHE STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2007. NO REMEDY HAS YET BEEN FOUND FOR HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER THAT SHE MUST SUBMIT A PAYMENT OF $150 TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BUCK AND JERK UPON ACCELERATION. UPDATED 12/31/07. *JB

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT BOLTS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT, DRIVE SHAFT BOLT, TRANSFER CASE PAN, YOKE AND CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION FILTER. AS OF JULY 19, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,123. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE PLASTIC SHIELD ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE FELL OFF. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

Mileage: 25,523

ENGINE QUITING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT TAKE OFF, RESULTING IN UNCONTROLABLE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SHUDDER WHEN OVERDRIVE ENGAGED. DEALER CORRECTED FILL TUBE SEAL DEFECT, UNKOWN IF FLUID FLUSH PERFORMED. SHUDDER OCCURED AGAIN, DEALER SAID THIS TIME IT WAS CAUSED BY BAD/WORN SPARK PLUGS, NOT TRANSMISSION ($237). UNKNOWN IF TSB FOR IGNITION COIL WAS PERFORMED, WHEN ASKED DEALER SAID ALL RELATED TSB'S FOR MAGNUM VIN HAD BEEN APPLIED. LEFT DEALER AND IN 10 MINUTES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. MADE APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT DAY. *JB

Mileage: 35,900

BOLTS FELL OUT FROM FRONT DRIVESHAFT ALL BY THEMSELVES. *JB

Mileage: 19,717

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD 18,000 MILESON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FIRST TURNED ON AT 10,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET. IN JUNE 2006 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC 70 MPH WITH CLEAR AND DRY ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED WELL FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES. ON DEC 22, 2006 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER CAME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS CHANGED. THE CONTACT WAS CALLED ON DEC 28, 2006, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS READY. THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN THREE MILES OF LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THE CONTACT CAN NOT REMEMBER IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VIN INFORMATION, HE WILL CALL BACK. *AK

THREE TIRES ON THE CONSUMER'S 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WERE OUT OF ROUND BY DECEMBER OF 2005. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE 35 MPH OR MORE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE SHAKING. THE TIRE WERE REPLACED BUT THE VIBRATION/SHAKING CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY WHO NOTICED THAT THE VIBRATION/SHAKING WAS DUE TO A BENT DRIVE SHAFT AND LOOSE BOLTS. *NM

Mileage: 16,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKED VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED PIECES OF THE METAL CLUTCH WERE THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TORQUE CONVERTER, O-RING, AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT IS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED.

Mileage: 27,000

RECENTLY BOUGHT A 05 DODGER MAGNUM ON DEC. 13, 2005 AND HAVE BEEN BACK DEC. 14,22,23,26 FOR ALIGNMENT MY KEY TRANSMITTERS GAVE OUT THE REAR WINDOW STOPPED OPERATING AT THESE TIMES THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR. HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE SHOP JAN. 17 AND A FEW MORE TIMES SINCE THEN FOR THE SAME REASONS ONLY NOW MY KEY STILL WON'T WORK BUT WON'T GO IN KEYHOLE EITHER THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND HAS BEEN THERE SINCE SATURDAY I CANNOT CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT ME AND MY CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE IN. I HAVE CALLED THE 1800 # FOR DODGE AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE I AM ALSO MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ALSO THE TXDOT MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD SINCE THE BBB DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THESE PROBLEMS ARE RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE I HAVE TRIED TO GIVE THEM A WRITTEN COMPLAINT BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT AS TO THERE ATTORNEY DID NOT WRITE IT I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY JUST A CONSUMER WHY WOULDN'T THEY ACCEPT MY LETTER I HAVE IT HERE ALONG WITH ALL WORK ORDERS AND STILL NO HELP. THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN ON DEC. 26 AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN THE SHOP SO THEY CAN SEE I AM NOT GOING TO BE PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE AND THAT'S WHAT HAS HAPPENED THE CAR SALESMAN LIED FROM DAY ONE COME TO FIND OUT AFTER I MADE THE COMPLAINT WITH BBB HE WAS TERMINATED FOR "DRUG USE". GREAT NOW WE ARE BUYING CARS FROM LIARS AND THE MANGERS OF THIS CAR LOT WONT ACKNOWLEDGE ME OR MY PROBLEM HE SENDS A CAR SALESMAN TO ME I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH A SALESMAN I WANT AN OWNER A MANAGER OR EVEN THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO THEY HIDE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COMPLAIN ON THIS WEBSITE MAYBE IT WILL HELP OTHERS TO NOT GET A MAGNUM THEY ARE DANGEROUS AND DODGE DOESN'T CARE AT OUR EXPENSE. *NM

Mileage: 7,316

2005 DODGE MAGNUM MAKE S A BUZZING NOISE FROM THE TRUNK AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE INNER PANELING AROUND THE HATCH DOOR WAS NOT CUT PROPERLY. ONE SIDE WAS FLUSH, INSIDE THE GROOVE AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS SLIGHTLY SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VIBRATION. THE CONSUMER PLACED SMALL PIECES OF CUSHION INSIDE THE OPEN AREAS TO HOLD THE PANEL STEADY. THE FABRIC MOLDING AROUND THE WINDOW WAS SAGGING. THE WINDOW CONTROLS ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE SUNK INTO THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW LOCKED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER HAD THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE ALL DAY AND FAILED TO INFORM THEM THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THEIR VEHICLE. *JB

CONSTANT TRANSMISSION HARD JERKS @40, AND 60 MPH, DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX ,NEGATIVE RESULTS. STEERING ISSUES CONSTANT PULLING, DEALER ATTEMPT SEVERAL REPAIRS TIRE ROTATION,WHEEL ALIGNMENT, STEERING ASSEMBLY AND OWNER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES PREMATURE WEAR. *JB

Mileage: 25,464

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

Mileage: 2,000

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

Mileage: 682

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

Mileage: 340

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON APRIL 4, 2005 AND HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE BODY REPLACED ON APRIL 17, 2005. HARD SHIFT INTO GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND ONE DAY WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THEN WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS I HAD MY 5 AND 6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS RECALLED. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SHOP MANAGER THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE TRANSMISSION TECH TELL ME THIS CAR IS NOT NORMAL BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. THEY HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT AND HE DEEMED IT NORMAL. I AM STUCK AND AM GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FILE UNDER IND. LEMON LAW TO GET ANY RESOLUTION. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *JB

Mileage: 200

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM ON APRIL 9. ON APRIL 15 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WHEN I TOOK OFF THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FROM APRIL 15 UNTIL APRIL 29. THEY NEVER DID EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT ALL THEY REPLACED BECAUSE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW. THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE JULY AND AUGUST ALL UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND A MAN NAMED LARRY MCCLAIN CONTACTED ME. HE WAS IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER EVERY TIME THEY HAD THE CAR. HE ALWAYS RETURNED MY CALL UNTIL THIS TIME WHEN I SAID THE CAR FELL UNDER THE NC LEMON LAW. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE THIRD TIME THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE MOISTURE COULD BUILD UP IN A SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. THIS IS WHAT THEY REPLACED THE THIRD TIME. THIS TIME I HAVE NO IDEA BECAUSE NO ONE WILL CALL ME BACK. ALL I WAS TOLD TODAY WHEN I WENT BY THERE WAS THE PART THEY REPLACED DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS ANDERSON'S IN WAYNESVILLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THOMAS HLL BURGIN IN KODAK TN AND I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE GENERAL MANAGER GENE MORRIS BUT HE WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS EITHER. NO ONE WILL HELP ME.*JB

Mileage: 515

2005 DODGE MAGNUM - TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2 TIMES IN 1 WEEK. KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE - SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AS PER BULLETIN - PICKED UP CAR FROM DODGE REPAIR, JASPER DODGE, JASPER ALABAMA, DROVE 115 MILES WITH 3 YEAR OLD AND 7 YEAR OLD IN VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN DOING 70 MPH ON HWY 78. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THEIR SERVICE REPAIR FAILED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM - I PERSONALLY FEEL THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS. AT 70 MPH VEHICHLE JUST LOST ALL POWER. HAD I BEEN IN A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY.

Mileage: 5,000

ENGINE SIGNAL WAS ON AND TRASMISION WAS NOT REPONDING ,WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS

Mileage: 136

2005 DODGE MAGNUM TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN CLUTCH ENGAGED. CAR HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES WHEN PROBELM FIRST STARTED. DODGE TECHNICIANS SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED OR GOTTEN WORSE SO THEY COULD MAKE A BETTER DIAGNOSIS. SUPPOSED WATER INTRUSION INTO THE TRANSMISSION CASING THROUGH THE VENT. NOT COVERED BY THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 8,500

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

Mileage: 7,212

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

Mileage: 4,500

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

Mileage: 300

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SURGED WHEN PLACING IT INTO GEAR. IT RESPONDED HARD, AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN DRIVING. MANUFACTURER STATED THE DEALER WILL MAKE THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 27