CarComplaints.com Notes: This is a classic example of why you should avoid the first model year of a new car. Sure, it's new and shiny but there's going to be some growing pains.
The 2005 Magnum has problems with the gear shifter getting stuck, a shaky and sometimes stalled engine and transmission failure at 75,000 miles.
Let someone else deal with those headaches.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
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- Average Mileage:
- 80,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
accessories - interior problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The door locks on the Dodge Magnum are prone to corrosion on their internal working parts. If this progresses far enough intermittent failure to open leads to nothing opens with the key fob, and rolling the windows down to reach out and let yourself out of this wonder car by opening your own door is the only solution. To remedy this problem I removed each door panel, removed each lock and lubricated the lock mechanism and worked the corroded and sticking locks until they moved freely. Then re-install them. I have never seen this type of failure in an American made car. The materials folks at Dodge must not have reviewed this design, or if they did they certainly didn't understand how this corrosion would likely result in tens of thousands of lock jamb ups.
- yooper, Houghton, MI, US