Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 0200304 | 03/12/2005 | 0200205 | 10013692 | Right lead/revised alignment specifications. 2005-2006 chrysler 300/charger/magnum. *sc | 04/25/2005 |
| 0200404 | 06/15/2004 | 10008424 | Suspension/towing/lifting damage. *tt | 07/30/2004 | |
| 0200304 | 05/25/2004 | 10007925 | Vehicle leads to the right. *tt | 07/15/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 87546 | 1 | |
| I have not had a complete failure. waiting on that to happen. i purchased a brand new 2005 dodge magnum sxt with v6, automatic transmission in 2005 from a dealership. it had approximately 36 miles on it. i have not had the pulling to the right everyone else had, but it does make a funny scrubbing sound while driving as if the tire was rubbing against the car on the right rear passenger side and several other problems that are common. i have depressed the brake and felt vibrations from pedal on several occasions. the car doesn't seem to be able to stop completely. i even got out to look,thinking i hit something. a few months ago, the power outlet located inside the astray stopped working. it blew a fuse, i replaced it. then, two weeks ago, the power outlet in the console stopped working. just two days ago, the battery went dead for the second time in three months. i replaced the battery again. now all the sudden the ac/heater stopped working. you can hear it trying to come on, but the fan motor doesn't seem to be coming on. we've noticed that the headlights seem to surge at night. i will be taking our car in to the dealership, along with copies of complaints from other consumers. *tr | |||
| 03/16/2010 | 56000 | ||
| Rear liftgate struts failed suddenly, causing gate to fall on my neck. | |||
| 05/02/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Driver's side inner tie rod failure causing tire to wear and prematurely fail. | |||
| 05/20/2008 | 35000 | 1 | |
| Ball joints. 2005 magnum, 1999 dodge durango, 2007 dodge durango .*tr | |||
| 10/15/2006 | 2 | ||
| Premature tire wear on my o5 dodge magnum r/t. i have replaced the front tires at 10k miles due to them cupping and balding on the outside edges. i did this and had the front end checked out. then at 35k miles i had to replace them again!i then took it to a front end shop and they aligned it and said the factory has a bad set of specs as it will wear out the tires in no time!this is not normal or right! | |||
| 01/23/2007 | 9000 | 1 | 08/19/2005 |
| 2005 dodge magnum rt, continental tires started showing tread wear at 6000 miles. dealer at 9000 miles made note of unusual tread wear and blamed it on excessive speed. at 11,000 miles 2 out of the 4 tires were completely worn through and the other 2 almost worn through. car is 1.3 years old and has only been driven 11,000 miles. dealer will not replace tires and continental will only give a 50% rebate on the tires but will not reimburse for mounting and alignment. car also pulls to the right consistently. *jb | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 398 | 3 | 06/01/2004 |
| Tl * - the contact | |||
| 09/01/2006 | 1 | 01/03/2006 | |
| 2005 dodge magnum pulls to the right. upon inspection mechanic informed consumer that all of these vehicles do it and there is no solution. *kb (lawyer wrote in on behalf of consumer). *jb | |||
| 08/07/2006 | 30000 | 1 | 06/30/2004 |
| The front tires are cupping every 3,000 miles. dealer has checked alignment, rotated the tires and replaced them for free 4 times with 2 different brands of tires. i now have 30,000 miles and the tires are worn out again and the dealer has told me that is just the way it is and to stop coming to them to resolve the issue. it has been quite rainy where i live and i feel that the tire damage is now putting me at risk. the ability of the tires to perform in rain soaked roads has diminished significantly because of the unusual wearing and i feel that it is unsafe to drive the vehicle in any inclement weather. i really hope this issue can be resolved before there is a fatality. since the tires are so badly worn on the outer edges the vehicle vibrates at highway speeds and seems quite unstable. any little bump in the highway causes the steering wheel to jerk violently. i am not sure if this is caused by the worn tires or an inherent design flaw in the front end. i know from researching the internet that there are many owners that are having the same problem. *jb | |||
| 05/17/2005 | 1 | 04/17/2005 | |
| No failure, waiting for the event. vehicle pulls to the right and continues to do so after repeated front end alignments per chrysler specifications. this vehicle has a serious potential problem that should be investigated proactively rather than after incident occurs. i would recommend searching the internet for hundreds of similar complaints. i've used may 2005 as the incident date when i bought the vehicle. what lead me to this site - frustration! *jb | |||
| 05/16/2005 | 200 | 4 | 12/20/2004 |
| I purchased my new 2005 dodge magnum r/t on 12/20/04. manufacturer date 9/04. vehicle continues to pull right. has pulled to the right from the beginning. must keep constant pressure to the left on the steering wheel. if i let up, vehicle travels right. lane does not make difference. without constant pressure to left, vehicle will travel across 3 lanes to right and keep going right. first complaint at 4400 miles 5/05. dealer realigned. second complaint 7900 miles. dealer realigned. third complaint 15900 miles. both front tires showing extreme wear on outside. tread in that area on driver front almost gone. requested tire replacement. dealer told me they contacted daimler chrysler about my complaint. two new tires were mounted, at no charge to me, on rear of vehicle. older rear tires moved to front. rear tires did not show any abnormal wear. vehicle came with continental tires. replacement tires also continentals. vehicle aligned again. on drive home, vehicle continued to pull to right. took vehicle to reputable, national company for a courtesy road test. they confirmed vehicle pulls to the right. returned to dealer a couple of hours later with the complaint that the vehicle still pulling to right. management is contacting the dodge technicians to see what can be done about my vehicle. i was told by this dealer that they had experienced similar problems with another 05 magnum, that they were told by the dodge technicians that the vehicles are within specs and within tolerances. within tolerances of what? i know that if i let go of the wheel, or do not apply constant pressure to the left, this vehicle will run off the road! the extreme tire wear i experienced was directly related to the front end of this vehicle. at present my vehicle has 16000 miles on it. left front tire that was removed was extremely scary as to how it had worn so badly. i am not in possession of the removed tires. *jb | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 1 | 12/06/2004 | |
| 2005 magnum has problems with the steering and front end alignment. vehicle pulls to the right. this caused premature wear with tires. *ts ***nar*** *jb | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 5000 | 1 | 08/01/2004 |
| The vehicle pulls excessively to the right, and all my tires have worn out even with properly rotating them. i have only 22,000 miles on my 2005 dodge magnum rt. *nm | |||
| 11/18/2004 | 117 | 1 | 11/18/2004 |
| Car has pulled right since day one. been in several times for alignments(5+) two and four wheel. now my tires are completely shot. very uneven tread wear. *nm | |||
| 12/13/2005 | 1 | 12/13/2005 | |
| First off i do not feel safe in my dodge magnum, i have had it a week and i am not satisfied that this car is safe for me and my kids. i am experiencing the sharp pull to the right, i was told it wassupposed to do this, if i would have been told this i wouldn't have bought it. i was assured this would be the best and safest car i wouldn't have problems with it according to the salesman. i am disappointed being i do not feel safe with this vehicle, this pulling is dangerous and is going to severely injure or kill someone. this problem needs to be addressed and fixed before tragedy strikes. mta. *nm | |||
| 06/11/2005 | 4000 | 1 | 06/10/2005 |
| Dt: contact stated the vehicle pulled to the right constantly. the dealer attempted to repair the problem four times since the vehicle was purchased but with no success. the manufacturer will call the contact with an appointment to have vehicle inspected by an engineer. *ak the consumer stated a service district manager came out to inspect the vehicle. the consumer was told it was a design flaw. updated 02/07/06. *jb | |||
| 11/04/2005 | 1 | ||
| The 05 dodge magnum i purchased came with continental tires from the factory. the tires currently have eighteen thousand miles and are near bald. the front tires showed cupping at twelve thousand miles and the front end had to be re aligned. the tires are touring , i believe . they are worthless on snow and ice. *jb | |||
| 10/29/2005 | 4 | ||
| Purchased a previously owned 2005 dodge magnum from local dealership 45 days ago i experienced very serious pulling to the right. the dealership has indicated it had the vehicle aligned and two (2) new front tires installed before purchase. they have had me (they paid) take it in for three (3) more alignments with the last time the technicians needed to replace bent tie rods before the alignment could even be completed. it continues to have a very serious pull to the right, with no resolution in sight. the alignment shop has indicated it is using the latest dodge bulletins pertaining to the alignment issue (2 previous version also exist). feathering of the 'new' front tires is already apparent and i know it will only get worst; whether it is the unnecessary replacement of tires or an incident caused by this excessive uneven wearing of tire tread. the dealership is now non-responsive and has refused to do anything more. they have declared it as 'normal' for this vehicle and it is due to a manufacturer design problem. i have a new born baby that i am scarred to strap her into this death trap. it is the only vehicle that my wife and i own and are afraid to even drive it. it is an accident waiting to happen. *jb | |||
| 10/07/2005 | 2000 | 3 | 08/31/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 16000 | 1 | 06/01/2004 |
| Vehicle tires were severely cupped and consumer alignment was out causing him to replace tires at 16 000. *ts the consumer stated when he went over a bump, the vehicle hit the bottom very hard and the vehicle no longer bounced. the tire company as well as the consumer believed the problem was suspension related, however the dealership claimed that it wasn't. *jb | |||
| 06/30/2004 | 2500 | 1 | 06/30/2004 |
| 2005 dodge magnum bought new - has always pulled to the right. dealer has done 5 front end alignments and replaced two tires to no avail. it seems that chrysler is trying to sweep this not uncommon problem under the rug. dealer played games with dates on invoices and service records in attempt (in my opinion) to hold off on my being able to take legal action. the car cannot be driven without it veering to the right. it is absolutely essential that such a serious defect be fixed before serious injury or worse occurs. *jb | |||
| 03/28/2005 | 800 | 2 | 12/31/2004 |
| My 2005 dodge magnum r/t experiences alignment issues with the vehicle pulling to the right. while the manufacturer claims it is within spec the dealership does not deny the problem exists. i have visited the dealership twice regarding the issue and will most likely go back a third time. i am aware of a tsb that is out regarding this issue, however i feel dealerships may not have all the information or choose not to perform the necessary work to fix this obviously widespread flaw. | |||
| 02/02/2005 | 300 | 4 | 01/08/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 12/04/2004 | 100 | 1 | |
| My 2005 dodge magnum has pulled to the right since day one. i have had it to the dealer 3 times and twice they told me that the magnum is designed to pull to the right as a safety feature to keep you from going into the left lane in an emergency, ie passing out etc. i have that statement in writing on the second service order. dodge will not take any action. *ak | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle keeps on pulling to the right making the ability to maintain the vehicle straight on the road difficult. manufacturer has been contacted by consumer. *nm | |||
| 02/11/2005 | 10 | 1 | 06/18/2004 |
| Car always pulls to the right. *jb | |||
| 07/20/2004 | 0 | 1 | 06/19/2004 |
| My 2005 magnum rt has had a right pull problem since it was purchased. i've taken the vehicle to 3 different dealers to have it fixed. now it is a mild pull but i'm experiencing uneven tire wear. the dealerships have worked hard to correct the problem but daimler chrysler is denying that it is a problem. there are hundreds of us that have this problem all through the magnum internet forums and nobody has gotten dodge to fix the issue. the vehicle is especially crown sensitive and will run off of the road if you dont keep both hands firmly on the wheel. my car still does not drive straight and the dealer says it is in spec and they act as if i'm stupid. the dodge 1800 number people are useless and only try to send you back to the dealership.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 4 | 1 | 05/27/2004 |
| Left rear window will not work from driver side car drifts to the right. *jb | |||
| 09/25/2004 | 26 | 1 | 09/25/2004 |
| Since the first time i drove my 2005 dodge magnum, it has pulled to the right. the dealer and manufacturer say that they all do that and it is an engineering problem and they can't figure it out nor can they fix it. the car comes up to specs on the alignment and everything is supposedly fine, but it continues to pull to the right.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) | |||
| 06/10/2004 | 3 | ||
| While driving at any speed vehicle swerved in opposite directions. consumer had difficulty in maintaining control of the vehicle. however, after awhile, he managed to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. while parked and under going inspection the inspector noticed the front passenger side tie rod was loose and would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the contact had not experienced a failure but was concerned about the safety of the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000. ds | |||
| 06/10/2009 | |||
| Over bumps on slow speed front suspension would make a clunk. had it looked at dealer replaced tierod ends. clunk still there. tension struts were then instected and replaced along with sway bar bushings at own expense. clunk gone. under 30,000 miles on car. | |||
| 08/10/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| I do not know what kind of accident of injury it may cause but i have a 2005 dodge magnum and i have had the bushing changed on the front end the front end is causing all kinds of problems and i know several others who have had the work repaired and it have ran into the thousands of dollars. the 300 chrysler which is pretty much made on the same line as the dodge has had the same front end problem and at this time until i find out what's wrong i wont be traveling any distance. it sounds like something is about to fall apart every bump feel like its hitting the frame and popping sound when the wheel is turned all the way. i bought new tires because of the short life they showed at 30,000 miles it sounded better and felt better for about a 3 weeks or so and back to the same problems. any bump sounds or feel as i ran into a foot hole if i could please receive some feed back on this problem. *tr | |||
| 10/28/2009 | 34000 | 1 | |
| The clunk. i have a 2005 magnum with 79000 miles and a 2006 charger with 37000 and they both clunking the front end when going over road bumps. the dealer has replaced upper and lower ball joints which include the tension arms...about $800. i also had to replace tie rods ends, which was another $250.00 the clunking noise is still there.*tr | |||
| 08/27/2008 | 40000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 80000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/07/2007 | 40000 | 1 | 06/10/2006 |
| My son, after exiting the highway turned north on chaffee road to go home. he went to change lanes into the left lane where the road turned to a four lane road and, as reported by a witness, smoke came out from the front right tire area and the car swung to the right hitting a pole. as witnessed, the vehicle was traveling no more than 25 mph. the car was totaled. the front right tire was obviously not on the vehicle because it and the entire front right suspension beat the car to the scene of the crash. it was lying in front of the car. if it were on the vehicle it would have been under it due to the way the pole took out the front right side of the car all the way into the passengers compartment. the police reported it as a mechanical failure.*ak | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 8000 | 2 | 08/16/2004 |
| Dt: the contact stated while driving vehicle it will pull to the right. the dealer said it was out of alignment. this caused the tread to wear off the tires. the dealer realigned the front and rear suspension to factory specifications. they did not offer an explanation why the vehicle was out of alignment. the problem seemed to improve, but was progressively getting worse. the dealer referred her to contact the manufacturer. *ak | |||
| 06/08/2005 | 340 | 4 | 06/02/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 05/11/2005 | 236 | 05/11/2005 | |
| We bought our 2005 magnum rt, may 11, 2005. as we drove out of the dealership the salesman punched the trip meter and a mileage difference showed up between the paperwork (25 miles) and the odometer (236 miles). on our test drive we discovered that the handle on the adjustable steering wheel was broken. dodge ordered the part and i returned two days later to pick it up. it was not in, but had the salesman drive the car due to a feeling of pulling to the right and a steering vibration. he felt nothing. the next week, i took the car in to see if the steering wheel part was in and they advised me that the whole shroud had to be replaced. they did that and the steering wheel still did not adjust. the next monday they replaced the whole steering column which fixed the adjustment. they also balanced the tires and aligned the front end in a attempt to fix the steering problems. that did not work . i took the car in june the 1st to have a kit installed to stop the vehicle from pulling to the right. that did not work. so they kept the car and are installing a new rack in the steering mechanism. now they have kept it a third day. i don't think the dealer knows how to fix the problem. many others are experiencing the same types of problems as www.dodgeforum.com shows. i feel that this car is still experimental and probably should not be on the road. my car has only 1,800 miles on it. it may be a little early to complain, but i feel that this car is unsafe and that someone is going to get killed before chyrsler comes with a fix. my wife drives 80 miles round trip to work a day. i think the front end problems should be investigated. i am also wondering if i bought a car that was a lemon that was bought back and then resold. | |||
| 08/04/2004 | 60 | 999 | 08/04/2004 |
| I have severe outside shoulder wear on both front tires of my 2005 dodge magnum, vin # 2d8gv58205h510694, more on the driver's side than the passenger. chrysler has replaced the tires once, and aligned four times, but the problem still comes back within 600 miles. without rotating, my tires would only last about 8000 miles. the car also exhibits enough steering wheel feedback on road seams to cause loss of control to anyone new to driving this car. the chrysler district representative has driven this car and claims this is normal. i do not agree! he also claims that severe vibration at various highway speeds and braking conditions is normal. in heavy highway traffic, light braking will make it difficult to stay in my proper lane. once again, i cannot agree with chrysler. thank you, edward s. mackavage, jr. ps - i retained two of the original tires that were on the car when delivered. these were replaced by tires i purchased from the dealer. | |||
| 04/05/2005 | 100 | 3 | 11/29/2004 |
| The front end alginment of my dodge magnum has been in the shop three times and the problem has not been fixed.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 5000 | 1 | 10/07/2004 |
| Car has a problem with front-end alignment and there is severe front tire wear at only 6,000 miles. i have spoken to many other car owners and they have similar problems. dealer says it's normal and manufacturer is no help. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 09/24/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 03/10/2007 | 26000 | 100 | 04/09/2005 |
| 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. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 8000 | 2 | 08/16/2004 |
| Dt: the contact stated while driving vehicle it will pull to the right. the dealer said it was out of alignment. this caused the tread to wear off the tires. the dealer realigned the front and rear suspension to factory specifications. they did not offer an explanation why the vehicle was out of alignment. the problem seemed to improve, but was progressively getting worse. the dealer referred her to contact the manufacturer. *ak | |||