general problems of the 2005 Dodge Magnum - part 1

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.

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.

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 inner lock cable became detached from the vehice; therefore,the gear shifter would not maneuver from park. The contact stated that no warning lights illuminate when the failure occurred. Upon the contact's discovery, she associated a customer satisfaction notification k39 transmission shifter interlock lever with her faliure; however, the notification was never an official recall. The contact spoke with a dealer flagler Chrysler Dodge Jeep inc 5925 FL-100, palm coast, FL 32164 386-437-4141 where she was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the matter and was informed that she would have to contact NHTSA for further assistance with the matter. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 142,000. Jo.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated that when attempted to drive, the gear shifter failed to shift out of park. The contact called an independent mechanic where the contact husband was advised how to override the gear shifter and was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The technician informed the contact that there was a recall for the transmission interlocks level k39. The vehicle was later taken to gerry wood Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram dealer, (525 jake alexander blvd s, salisbury, nc 28147, (704) 508-4660) where a diagnostic testing was completed and informed the contact that a 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. Aw.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, when the vehicle began to hesitate and then seized. 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 but continue to experience the failure. The vehicle was taken to independent mechanic and was informed needing fuel tank 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 were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. Dp.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2005 Dodge Magnum. Consumer writes in regards to k39 transmission shifter interlock lever safety recall. The consumer requested to be reimbursed for the repairs completed on the vehicle.

2005 Dodge Magnum. Consumer writes in regards to transmission park prawl anchor. The consumer requested to be reimbursed for the repairs made that were covered under the recall.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Dodge Magnum. The contact stated that while in park, the gear lever failed to shift out of park. Upon further inspection, 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. Oo.

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.

Transmission fly wheel teeth was broken on both sides of the fly wheel cause it to start funny and miss starting.

Driving a car that stops running with no warning is very dangerous. I can not believe there is not a recall for this problem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Kmj.

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 thoough 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?.

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 erin-ep765 regarding this matter. According to erin 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: diamler 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" diamler 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.