2005 Dodge Magnum Other / unspecified Problems

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T 5.7L. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LUG NUTS ON ALL 4 TIRES. THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT FILED. I FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IN 2014. LUG NUTS SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED WITH FANCY CHROME THAT SPINS ROUND AND ROUND AND REQUIRES SPECIAL SOCKET TO REMOVE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. NOT SURE HOW MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED MY SITUATION WITH LUG NUTS BUT THE DESIGN AND COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS CRIMINAL AND REQUIRES AN INVESTIGATION.

NHTSA ID

11291860

Incident

Mar 7, 2019

Mileage

111,000 mi

REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED RAPIDLY CLOSING THE HATCH ON MY HEAD. IT FAILS OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER AND NOW THE FRONT HOOD LATCH IS FAILING, AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

10748499

Incident

Jan 10, 2013

Mileage

52,000 mi

ON MARCH 19, 2014, WHILE CLEANING MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM, I NOTICED A SMALL AIR LEAK ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED A NAIL IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD TO THE TIRE CENTER TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE TIRE WAS COVERED BY THE ROADSIDE HAZARD COVERAGE. I FIGURED I WOULD KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE AND ALSO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. WHEN I GOT TO THE TIRE CENTER, THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE TIRE BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT MORNING BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE IN STOCK. THE NEXT MORNING THE TIRE CENTER CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ANY OF THE TIRES OFF BECAUSE 13 OF THE 20 LUG NUTS CHROME DECORATING WAS JUST SPINNING AROUND THE LUG NUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT LUG NUTS. I TOLD THE TIRE CENTER THIS COULD NOT BE HAPPENING AGAIN. THE LUG NUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. THE TIRE CENTER INFORMED ME THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO THE CHRYSLER (DODGE) OEM LUG NUTS. I ALSO DISCOVERED DURING A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THERE ARE OVER 200,000 DODGE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THE COST FOR CUTTING OFF THE LUG NUTS AND REPLACEMENT WAS $300. THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR LUG NUT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT SINCE PURCHASING THE DODGE MAGNUM IN 2005 IS OVER $600. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WAS NOT ON TRAVEL. IF SO, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT ON THE SPARE AND WOULD HAVE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE WHY CHRYSLER (DODGE) AND ITS SUPPLIERS CONTINUE TO USE FAULTY, POOR ENGINEERED, LUG NUTS ON ITS AUTOMOBILES. REQUEST CHRYSLER AND ITS SUPPLIERS BE DIRECTED TO RECALL AND REIMBURSE ITS DODGE CUSTOMERS FOR THE FAULTY LUG NUT. THE LUG NUTS REMOVED ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE INVESTIGATION. DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CASE PENDING REVIEW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10574110

Incident

Mar 19, 2014

Mileage

77,052 mi

I PURCHASED FOUR FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES ON JUNE 18, 2010 FROM A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER FOR MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. MILEAGE AT TIME OF PURCHASE 32803 TIRES WERE ALL MADE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER WITH DATE CODES OF DOT 96A67100410, 4TH WEEK OF 2010. 1ST TIRE SIDEWALL CRACKED/RUPTURED 03/01/2012 MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT 60513, 2ND TIRE SAME SIDEWALL CRACKED/RUPTURED 09/21/2012 MILEAGE 69309. TIRES ROTATED 2X, TREAD WELL WORN ON EACH TIRE. COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BY 65,000 MILE WARRANTY.. IN FEAR OTHERS MAY BLOW AN ANY TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10476795

Incident

Mar 1, 2012

Mileage

60,513 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ALUMINUM WHEEL BECAME CRACKED ACROSS THE VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT APPLIED EPOXY TO THE CRACK HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO SLOWLY BECOME BIGGER. THE OWNER OF THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

NHTSA ID

10470178

Incident

Jul 3, 2012

Mileage

79,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BECAUSE THE LUG NUTS ON THE WHEELS WERE SWOLLEN. AFTER USING EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXPOSURE TO WATER AND HEAT CAUSED THE LUG NUTS TO SWELL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE LUG NUTS ON ALL THE OTHER WHEELS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

NHTSA ID

10422810

Incident

Aug 27, 2011

Mileage

21,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM AND THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TACHOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING , THE SECOND PROBLEM WITHIN 3 MONTHS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO GET THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK THEN POPPED BACK ON WITHIN TWO DAYS OFF THAT NOW ITS STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF WHEREVER IT WANTS. *LN

NHTSA ID

10375239

Incident

Nov 25, 2010

Mileage

982 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10347912

Incident

Aug 4, 2010

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY ABS LIGHTS CAME ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 5 DIFFERENT TIMES AND WENT OUT WITHOUT REPAIR WORK. THE LIGHTS FINNALLY CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. I REPLACED THE ABS CONTROLLER WITHOUT ISSUE, HOWEVER I AM THE CURIOUS TYPE. I OPENED THE CONTROLLER BOX TO EXAMINE (POST MORTEM IF YOU WILL) AND FOUND A CLASSIC CASE OF NON-LEAD SOLDER TIN WHISKER GROTH SHORTING OUT SEVERAL POINTS ON THE BOARD. THE LINKS BELOW ARE SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE TIN WHISKERS THAT ARE CLASSIC IN NON-LEAD SOLDER. THE LINKS BELOW THE PICS ARE SOME DETAILS ON TIN WHISKER INFO. HTTP://I403.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/PP120/BIGJIM195944/DSC02608.JPG HTTP://I403.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/PP120/BIGJIM195944/DSC02609.JPG HTTP://IEEEXPLORE.IEEE.ORG/XPLORE/LOGIN.JSP?URL=HTTP://IEEEXPLORE.IEEE.ORG/IEL5/4147209/4141004/04147278.PDF%3FISNUMBER%3D4141004%26PROD%3DCNF%26ARNUMBER%3D4147278%26ARST%3D398%26ARED%3D403%26ARAUTHOR%3DSOSIATI%252C%2BH.%253B%2BKUWANO%252C%2BN.%253B%2BHATA%252C%2BS.%253B%2BIWANE%252C%2BY.%253B%2BMORIZONO%252C%2BY.%253B%2BOHNO%252C%2BY.&AUTHDECISION=-203 HTTP://MAE.PENNNET.COM/ARTICLES/ARTICLE_DISPLAY.CFM?SECTION=ARTCL&ARTICLE_ID=238657&VERSION_NUM=2&P=32

NHTSA ID

10323434

Incident

Apr 2, 2010

Mileage

199,700 mi

MY CAR WAS DOING FINE UNTIL I WENT TO BACK UP AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. I HAD NEVER HAD IT HAPPEN BEFORE. I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NO NOISE JUST WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED

NHTSA ID

10322253

Incident

Mar 26, 2010

Mileage

62,324 mi

I HAVE A 2005 MAGNUM AND A 2006 CHARGER THAT HAVE BOTH HAD ISSUES WITH THE LUG NUT CASINGS COMING APART WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TIRES FOR ROTATION OR BRAKE WORK. I USED THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER TO PURCHASE NEW LUGS THAT WERE ABOUT $4 A PIECE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10290475

Incident

Jun 26, 2009

Mileage

37,000 mi

MYRON JACKSON 1ST COMPLAINT 05/04/09 PRIOR ODI #10267714 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ATTN: ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL LANNY A. BREUER (CRIMINAL DIVISION) 950 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 05/05/09 DEAR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL BREUER: I'M WRITING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BECAUSE I JUST GAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM A CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT A THREAT IS OUT AGAINST MY LIFE. JIMMY WALDROP A SALES REPRESENTATIVE HELPED ME ON THE SALES FLOOR 04/29/09 WHEN I DROPPED MY CAR OFF FOR SERVICE. JIMMY AND I DISCUSSED COLORS PERTAINING TO NEW VEHICLES AND HE TOOK DOWN MY NAME AND NUMBER TO NOTIFY ME WHEN THE DAYTONA GREEN WAS GOING TO COME IN ON THE DODGE CHARGER. TODAY JIMMY CALLED ME AND STATED ON 05/01/09 THAT EMPLOYEES WAS ENGAGING IN SMALL TALK ABOUT ME, HE RELAYED THIS QUOTE TO ME FROM A FELLOW EMPLOYEE 'MYRON JACKSON THAT CITY EMPLOYEE HAD A LOT CALLS FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE PLACED FOR THE MANAGER TO RETURN CALL; HE MUST BE IN SOME '!@#$%.' JIMMY SAID HE DIDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THAT. ON YESTERDAY 05/04/09 JIMMY STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY GOT A CALL FROM A GUY WHO STATED HE WAS GOVERNOR BOB RILEY. JIMMY SAID THE GOVERNOR ASKED WHO WAS WORKING ON MYRON JACKSON'S CAR; JIMMY REFERRED HIM TO HIS MANAGER MIKE PARENTE. LATER THAT DAY JIMMY STATED HE SAW MIKE PARENTE TAKE A BUNDLE OF CASH MONEY FROM AN OFFICER DRESSED IN A TEXAS POLICE UNIFORM IN A BLACK UNMARK CROWN VICTORIA WITH TEXAS PLATES; JIMMY SAID THAT WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THEY DON'T ACCEPT MONEY FROM CUSTOMERS. BUT THAT WASN'T THE END OF IT; JIMMY STATED THAT A SERVICE REPAIRMAN TOLD HIM ON 05/04/09 THAT SAME DAY THAT SOMEBODY WANTS THAT CITY'S WORKER MAGNUM TO GO BOOM WITH HIM IN IT. JIMMY REFUSE TO GIVE THE SERVICE REPAIRMAN'S NAME. AFTER THIS KNOWLEDGE WAS GAIN FROM JIMMY HE PLEADED WITH ME NOT TO RELEASE HIS NAME BUT HE STATED HE WAS A GOD FEARING MAN AND HE COULD NOT HAVE THIS MESS ON HIS CONSCIOUS. REVISE INFO I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR AND TODAY IS 05/12/09. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268547

Incident

Apr 29, 2009

WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES I QUICKLY NOTICED THE LUG NUTS SEEMED TO BE INSTALLED VERY TIGHT. THEY WERE, IN FACT, INSTALLED ABOVE THE SPECIFIED 100 LB. FT. THEY WERE ON SO TIGHT THAT THE PERMANENT CHROME CAPS STRIPED OFF 2 SEPARATE NUTS! I THEN USED A SMALLER SIZE SOCKET TO REMOVE THESE LUG NUTS. ON ANOTHER WHEEL I COULD NOT, BY NO MEANS AVAILABLE, REMOVE 2 OF 6 LUG NUTS. THE TOOLS I USED WERE; A CONVENTIONAL SOCKET WRENCH WITH THE SPECIFIED 21MM SOCKET, AIR WRENCH W/220LB OF TORQUE, AND EVEN THE WRENCH THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE JACK AND SPARE. THIS NOW LEFT ME WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT THE OTHER WHEELS BACK ON THE CAR AND HEAD OFF TO THE DODGE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY WORKED ON IT FOR 2HRS. AND WERE ONLY ABLE TO REMOVE 1 OF THE 2 STUCK LUG NUTS. AFTER ANOTHER HALF HOUR, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CUT THE WHEEL OFF TO GET THE OTHER LUG NUT OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO BRING BACK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY WHILE THEY ORDERED ANOTHER RIM. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT 7:00AM THE NEXT DAY AND IT WAS FINISHED AT 11:30AM. I WASN'T ABLE TO PICK IT UP UNTIL 6:30PM. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS CORROSION. (WHICH THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF AND THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPEATED) THEY DID REPLACE THE WHEEL, 2 STUDS, & 2 NUTS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO SAID THEY RE-TORQUE EACH LUG NUT TO SPECS. (100 LB FT) THE NEXT DAY I DECIDED TO FINISH THE TIRE ROTATION. IN THIS PROCESS ANOTHER CHROME CAP STRIPPED OFF. THIS LED ME TO REALIZE THAT THE OE NUTS ARE HARDER TO GET OFF THAN THE NEW ONES THAT WERE PUT ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I VISUALLY COMPARED THE OE NUTS WITH THE NEW ONES SIDE BY SIDE. THERE IS INDEED A DIFFERENCE THAT CAN BE SEEN. THE OE ONES HAVE A GOLD TONE TO THEM ON THE UNDERSIDE, WHERE AS THE NEW ONES HAVE A SILVER LOOK ON THE UNDER SIDE AND A MUCH TIGHTER CRIMP ON THE CHROME CAP. ALSO, WHEN EACH LUG NUT IS TORQUE TO SPECS ON THE SAME WHEEL, THE OE IS MUCH HARDER TO REMOVE. UP TO 220 LB FT OF FORCE TO REMOVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189622

Incident

Apr 18, 2007

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

NHTSA ID

10134345

Incident

Apr 15, 2005

Mileage

515 mi

AIR CONDITIONING/VENTILATION SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. EXTREME HEAT BEHIND THE AC CONTROL PANEL, DETERMINED BY TOUCH, AND AC SYSTEM SHUTDOWN AS WELL AS THE VENTILATION/FAN SYSTEM. TRIED TO CORRECT BY SHUTTING THE SYSTEM OFF, TRYING BOTH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL SETTINGS, BUT DID NOT WORK. EVEN WITH THE AC OFF THE FAN/VENTILATION SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK EITHER.ONLY AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF WOULD THE SYSTEM WORK AGAIN. IT MUST RESET AN OVERHEAT SENSOR SOMEPLACE. DEALER TOOK THE PANEL APART AND INSPECTED ALL WIRING AND FOUND NOTHING. STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN THIS FAILURE OCCURRING TWICE IN 10 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

10122388

Incident

May 22, 2005