2005 Dodge Magnum Electrical Problems

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

NHTSA ID

11439449

Incident

Nov 5, 2021

POWER TO DASH TURNS OF WHILE DRIVING AND COMES BACK, LOSS OF LIGHTS SIGNALS

NHTSA ID

11128431

Incident

Sep 8, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

2005 DODGE MAGNUM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SENTRY KEY THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD *TR

NHTSA ID

10927934

Incident

Jul 28, 2004

OUR DODGE MAGNUM HAS FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS DASH LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER. WE OUR CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFETY AT NIGHT. DODGE SAYS IT COULD BE 2 POTENTIAL PROBLEMS,FIRST TRY REPLACING THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN DONE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST,NEXT TO REPLACE THE FCM [FRONT CONTROL MODULE]. THE FCM IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE AVALIABLE. OK SO THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE PCM WHICH INCLUDES THE FCM WHICH IS ALSO NOT AVALIABLE. THE LIGHS ONLY FLICKER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND AT NIGHT. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN TURNING OR SPEED. WE HAVE CONTACTED MULTIPLE DEALERS AN ALL HAVE THE SAME RESPONSE. THE DEALERS SUGESTED WE TRY A JUNK YARD FOR A USE FCM, BUT HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND JANUARY 2018. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW 2005. WE FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS ASAP. PLEASE HELP US

NHTSA ID

11065772

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

Mileage

69,000 mi

AFTER MY AIRBAG RECALL, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING ABOVE 20MPH. RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, THAT WOULD COST $1500 TO FIX. SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT HERE..

NHTSA ID

11055618

Incident

Nov 27, 2017

Mileage

77,000 mi

ALTERNATOR CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING NO OTHER PROBLEMS GOOD BATTERY GOOD EVERYTHING

NHTSA ID

11043141

Incident

Nov 3, 2017

Mileage

192,065 mi

I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AFTER MY MAGNUM NEARLY KILLED ME (LITERALLY). THEY TOLD ME TO 'PAY FOR MY REPAIRS AND KEEP MY RECEIPT IN CASE OF A RECALL'. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS ATTENTION. MY GAS PEDAL LITERALLY BROKE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN. BY THAT I MEAN IT BROKE OFF COMPLETELY FROM THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE PEDAL TO THE ACTUAL CAR ITSELF! THEN, AFTER I CONTACTED THEM TO BRING IT IN TO A SHOP, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, AND WHEN I GOT IT OUT OF DRIVE, IT WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK!! I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR OF MAGNUM!!! IT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE!!! THANK GOD I WAS AT HOME SO NO ONE ELSE WOULD HAVE BEEN HARMED AND I WAS ABLE TO THINK QUICKLY! I LITERALLY ALMOST CRASHED INTO TWO VERY LARGE CEMENT SILO'S! THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE!!! IT SHOULDN'T MATTER HOW MANY MILES (IT HAS 157K WHICH IS PRETTY LOW FOR THAT YEAR) I HAVE NEVER HAD A GAS PEDAL BREAK OFF NOR HAVE I EVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE I STARTED MY SEARCH!!

NHTSA ID

11042228

Incident

Sep 16, 2017

Mileage

167,000 mi

IGNITION SWITCH KEEP GOING BAD I HAVE ASKED ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOUCHED MAGNA AND ALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAVE GONE BAD THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THEM

NHTSA ID

11024088

Incident

Sep 12, 2017

Mileage

209,001 mi

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM SXT. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 164,000. MILES ON THE CAR. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED STARTING PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. BY ACCIDENT I PRESSED THE LOCK/ALARM SET ON MY KEY WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR. SO I UNLOCKED THE CAR (STILL SITTING IN IT) AND TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW WITH MORE FREQUENCY AND DID THE SAME THING TO START THE CAR. IT HAS WORKED EVERY TIME, BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO RELY ON.

NHTSA ID

11002097

Incident

Jun 27, 2017

Mileage

164,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SAFELY LEAVING THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS AND POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS REMAINED OPERABLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 31643074. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10990563

Incident

May 18, 2017

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10934979

Incident

Dec 10, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK SEAT. IT HAS A LEAK, AND MY CAR HAS BEEN SMEELING LIKE GAS FOR A MONTH NOW WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THERE WAS A PODDLE OF GAS UNDER THE SEAT WHERE THE NIPPLE ON THE FUEL PUMP BROKE. NOT TO MENTION MY BATTERY IN THE TRUNK , WELL THE WIRES CROSS RIGHT OVER THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE NOWHERE NEAR EACH OTHER.

NHTSA ID

10908537

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

Mileage

105,503 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10871854

Incident

Dec 1, 2015

Mileage

62,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON RUNNING HOT ACTS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL

NHTSA ID

10864091

Incident

May 10, 2016

CAR SHUT OF WILE STILL IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT FUTON ANYMORE DASH LIGHTS TURNED OFF COPLEY NOW I WAS TOLD TO BE REPROGRAM I PAID FOR NEW KEY STILL NOTHING.

NHTSA ID

10840150

Incident

Jan 2, 2016

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD, THEN MOMENTS LATER MY CAR JUST DIED, SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN, I LET IT SIT FOR A LITTLE BIT THEN CRANKED IT BACK UP, BUT IT KEPT SHUTTING DOWN WITH THE ETC LIGHT CONTINUING TO COME ON , I THEN TOOK IT TO AUTO CARE TO GET IT LOOKED AT, .... THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY REPLACED IT AND I PAID $168, THE NEXT MORNING I GO TO GET IN MY CAR AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS THEY NOW SAY THEY MUST OF GOTTEN A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, CHANGED IT OUT AGAIN, NEXT MORNING SAME THING HAPPENS, NOW THEY REPLACE THE MAIN COMPUTER TAKE IT TO DODGE GET THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AND I PAY $267.00, GUESS WHAT NEXT DAY IT DOES IT AGAIN. NOW DODGE HAS MY CAR AND THEY REPLACE A SOLENOID-THROTTLE BODY , I PAY THEM $476.00 AFTER TELLING THEM THE HOLE STORY THEY STILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. GUESS WHAT THE NEXT MORNING I HAVE MY CAR TOWED BACK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP, DOING THE SAME THING.... THEY NOW REPLACE THE BOARD AND SAY IT MIGHT BE A WIRING PROBLEM BUT THEY THINK THEY GOT IT, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR .VERY FRUSTRATING I WISH SOMEONE COULD HELP ME.. OKAY NOW I STARTED TO POKE AROUND MYSELF AT HOME AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FOUR WIRE HARNESSES TO THE COUMUTER IS TO BLAME. I PUSH ON IT AND THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE. I NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE A DEALER FIX IT. I DON'T WANT TO START ONLY TO FIND I CAN'T BUY THE WIRE TERMINATORS NEEDED IN THE PLUG.

NHTSA ID

10822165

Incident

Dec 17, 2015

Mileage

161,000 mi

SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES. I DID PURCHASE THE CAR AS IS, I AM LEASING IT AT 250.00 MONTH. THE TOTAL COST OF THE CAR IS OVER 11,000 DOLLARS AND THERE ARE TOO MANY ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS FOR INSTANCE SEEM TO HAVE A SHORTAGE OF SOME SORT, BECAUSE THEY COME IN AND OUT. THE REAR AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AS WELL. I HAVE SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY MONEYS WORTH. I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR DRIVING AROUND.

NHTSA ID

10745553

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

Mileage

94,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ABS AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BULKHEAD STUD BATTERY CABLE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE REPETITIVE FUSE REPLACEMENTS HAD CAUSED THE MODULE TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10732507

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

87,000 mi

VEHICLE IGNITION WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN TAKING A CORNER CAR GOES COMPLETELY DEAD CAN BE RESTARTED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND USING IGNITION SW. AND MAY NOT DO THIS FOR A FEW DAYS BUT REPEATS THIS AT RANDOM SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES IN A ROW IN A 20 MIN PERIOD VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH !!! BOUGHT THIS NEW..... NO OTHER OWNERS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10706511

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

192,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10690128

Incident

Feb 26, 2010

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NHTSA ID

10679239

Incident

Jan 26, 2015

Mileage

72,000 mi

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN VEHICLE MOVING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AGAIN. CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF DURING VEHICLE MOVING AT 50 MPH, PUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10678875

Incident

Jan 2, 2015

Mileage

112,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

10659072

Incident

Nov 11, 2014

Mileage

105,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM ON SEPT 1ST 2014 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD, THEN MOMENTS LATER MY CAR JUST DIED, SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN, I LET IT SIT FOR A LITTLE BIT THEN CRANKED IT BACK UP, BUT IT KEPT SHUTTING DOWN WITH THE ETC LIGHT CONTINUING TO COME ON , I THEN TOOK IT TO NAPA AUTO CARE TO GET IT LOOKED AT, AFTER ALMOST HAVING SOMEONE REAR END ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION.... THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY REPLACED IT AND I PAID $304, THE NEXT MORNING I GO TO GET IN MY CAR AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS, I TAKE IT BACK TO NAPA THEY NOW SAY THEY MUST OF GOTTEN A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, CHANGED IT OUT AGAIN, NEXT MORNING SAME THING HAPPENS, NOW THEY REPLACE THE MAIN COMPUTER TAKE IT TO DODGE GET THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AND I PAY $381.00, GUESS WHAT NEXT DAY IT LEAVES ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, WON'T EVEN STAY CRANKED AT THIS POINT I HAVE IT TOAD BACK TO NAPA DEMAND THEM TO PUT ALL MY OLD PARTS BACK IN AND I'LL TAKE IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP. NOW DODGE HAS MY CAR AND THEY REPLACE A SOLENOID-THROTTLE BODY , I PAY THEM $476.00 AFTER TELLING THEM THE HOLE STORY THEY STILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. GUESS WHAT THE NEXT MORNING I HAVE MY CAR TOWED BACK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP, DOING THE SAME THING.... THEY NOW REPLACE THE BOARD AND SAY IT MIGHT BE A WIRING PROBLEM BUT THEY THINK THEY GOT IT, THE MANAGER KEEPS MY CAR OVER NIGHT JUST TO MAKE SURE, AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE CAR BREAKS DOWN ON HIM, NOW DODGE IS CALLING THE MANUFACTURE WAITING ON A CALL BACK FROM THEM, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR , AND NOW I'VE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR SINCE SEPT 2ND 2014....I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS HELPING BUT I DON'T WANT ANOTHER CAR I JUST WANT MINE FIXED, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ANYONE CAN FIND OUT OR FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON....VERY FRUSTRATING I WISH SOMEONE COULD HELP ME.... *TR

NHTSA ID

10638551

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

143,066 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10599189

Incident

May 14, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi