Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Dodge Magnum submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 48 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 48, in the owner's own words
TURN SIGNAL RETURN CLOCK SPRING BROKEN TENDS TO LOCK STEERING WHEN BROKEN ARE MOVED BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL #2 PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION CAN'T GET TO MOVE INTO DRIVE SOCAR CAN BE DRIVEN I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM; WHY ARE THESE TWO THINGS NOT ON RECALL? BOTH ARE SAFETY RELATED..
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.
VEHICLE DODGE MAGNUM R/T 5.7L 2005 ENGINE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN MOVING SLOW SPEED/LOW RPM, LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DOES HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY MAY GO MONTHS WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. VEHICLE START NORMALLY RIGHT AFTER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN OVER ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES AND CROSSING LANES. HAD TWO INCIDENTS YESTERDAY AS DESCRIBED. THIS ISSUE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED FOR COMPLETE REPAIR. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH AN ISSUE BUT ADMIT WARRANTY EXTENSION TO THE FUEL TANK'S MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE FUEL SHUTOFF FLOAT IN THE 19-GALLON TANKS. I FOUND NHTSA COMMENT IN ITS SUMMARY OF THE CLOSED INVESTIGATION. "THE CONDITION REPRESENTS A LOW RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND IS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY." I DISAGREE WITH NHTSA COMMENTS WHETHER THIS IS "LOW RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY". TRY TO BE STALLED ON THE LANE WHEN 20 TON DUMP TRUCK IS APPROACHING 50-60 MILES PER HOUR.
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
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
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EPS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
EVERY TIME YOU FILL CAR WITH GAS IT STALLS YOU HAVE TO BURN OFF GAS BEFORE YOU CAN DRIVE. *TR
I HAD A STARTER FAILURE ON MY CAR, AND WAS REPLACING STARTER MYSELF, SINCE I DO MOST OF MY REPAIRS, & TO REMOVE STARTER, THE STEERING SHAFT HAS TO REMOVED FOR CLEARANCE. AFTER TAKING THE STEERING SHAFT FROM THE STEERING BOX AND EXAMINING IT, I FOUND RUSTED OUT SECTION ON THE COLLAPSING JOINT OF THE SHAAFT. IT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE SHAFT. I WENT AUTO SALVAGE YARD & PUT ANOTHER SHAFT ON CAR. I LIVE IN PA, PADOT USES LIQUID DEICING SPRAY ON HIGHWAYS & IT HAS PENETRATED THIS PART. IF IT HAD GONE MUCH LONGER, IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF, WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND POSSIBLY CRASH. THIS ONLY HAS 60,000+ MILES. I DIDN'T GO TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMET, BUT SAVED THE DEFECTIVE PART. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE RECALL TO CHECK OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET IN TROUBLE. *TR
RUNNING LOW ON GAS ON JANUARY 15TH I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. I PURCHASED 91 OCTANE, PLACED THE NOZZLE IN THE GAS TANK TUBE AND BEGAN TO REFUEL. ONCE THE PUMP CLICKED I REPLACED THE GAS NOZZLE, TIGHTENED THE GAS CAP, STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE OFF. LESS THAN TWO MINUTES LATER AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON. I QUICKLY PLACED THE GEAR IN PARK, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER TRYING THREE TIMES IT FINALLY TURNS OVER AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. ONE MINUTE LATER IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN AS I AM BEGINNING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. SAME SCENARIO AS BEFORE. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK TO THE POINT WHERE THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKS THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MILES OF DRIVING. *TR
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
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTRACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ELECTRICAL POWER AND POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,500. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES SURGE JUST PRIOR TO LOSING POWER. UPDATED 11/18/11
ABS/TSP MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENT. DEALER STATES STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACING, $400. AFTER REPAIR, MALFUNCTION LIGHT CONTINUES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COASTED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSTANT COASTING TO THE RIGHT WORE ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
DRIVER'S SIDE INNER TIE ROD FAILURE CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR AND PREMATURELY FAIL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. HE STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE EXTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DUE TO A NAIL PUNCTURING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE SERVICE DEALER NOTICED THE TIE RODS HAD GONE BAD AND ADVISED HAVING THEM REPLACED AND CONTACTING DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 44,000. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIE RODS DID NOT COME WITH GREASE FITTINGS, THEREFORE THEY CAN NOT BE LUBED DURING SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES WHICH CAUSES THEM TO FAIL. UPDATED 06/04/10*JB
2005 DODGE MAGNUM, AT 40,000 THE TIE RODS WENT ON MY CAR. KIND OF STRANGE BECAUSE OUT OF ALL THINGS TO GO ON A CAR, THE TIE RODS AREN'T USUALLY ONE OF THEM, ESPECIALLY AFTER 40,000 MILES. SO I WENT TO THE INTERNET TO CHECK IT OUT AND I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MAGNUM TIE RODS BEING DEFECTIVE. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS? I HAD THEM REPLACED WITH A SUPERIOR AFTER MARKET TIE ROD. I DIDN'T WANT TO USE OEM FOR THE FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER 40,000 MILES. IT'S A KNOWN FACT THAT THE TIE RODS ON THESE CAR, AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN GENERAL, ARE DEFECTIVE. YET CHRYSLER DID NOT DO A RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
ON SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 DODGE MAGNUM AND AS SHE WAS TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE. LUCKILY SHE DIDN'T HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING. SHE WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN AND DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IS WAS A "CLOCK SPRING" WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT HAD BROKE AND LODGED IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT WOULD COST ME $550.00 TO FIX IT. I IN TURN TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T A COVERED ITEM. I TOLD THEM NOT TO FIX IT, AND I WOULD FIND OUT THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE ITEMS IN QUESTION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE UNDERNEATH HER FEET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD AND INSTALLED A NEW TIRE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID NOZZLES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WERE INOPERABLE. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, A SQUEALING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLAM DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO ABSORB THE SHOCK OF THE BUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS WERE FINE ON THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 80,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT OUTER TIE RODS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACMENT TIE RODS ENDS ONLY LASTED FOR 36,000. UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DECELERATING OR CHANGING SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING OR CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, POWERTRAIN, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
MY MAGNUM WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SINCE I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND RIMS AT THE TIME THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT BECAME WORSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT STEERING BOX AND RACK WITH A NON-DEALER ONE. PROBLEM GONE. THE ONLY REASON THE DEALER REPLACED WITH A NON CHRYSLER ITEM PART WAS THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY IN STOCK. *JB
I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM ONE MONTH AGO. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING. AS SOON AS YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR TWO DAYS EACH TIME. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE CONCERN. HOWEVER THE MOMENT I PICK UP THE CAR, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *NM
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