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vehicle
2005 / dodge / magnum
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
638 on file (2004-06-26 → 2026-07-29)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
73 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission shifter stuck in parkPOWER TRAIN13 complaints2015-10 → 2025-07dodge-magnum-2005-shifter-stuck-park
11271029 THE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT MOVE FRONT PARK. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS
11132227 THE SHIFT CONTROLLER IS STUCK IN PARK. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE FOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE 3 WEEKS AGO AND NOW THEY SAY NOV/DEC. THE WARRANTY CO TRIED TO GET THE PART AND IT CAME BACK SAYING JANUARY 2019
10863909 ON MAY 2, 1016 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LUBE SHOP TO HAVE MY FLUIDS TOPPED OFF AND MY AIR PRESSURE CHECKED BEFORE I LEFT TOWN. I DROVE MY CAR IN AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED OUT. AFTER LOOKING AT MY VEHICLE, DODGE TOLD ME I HAVE A BLOWN VALVE SEAT. MY CAR PURRED LIKE A KITTEN
10885058 THIS IS MY SECOND MAGNUM, WITH ONLY 32,000 MILES . I CALLED TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED THIS ONE HAS SAME ISSUES , BUT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR EVERYTHING , HEMI ENGINES FROM 2005 TO 2007 ARE DROPPING VALVE SEATS AFTER 100,000 MILES
11065772 OUR DODGE MAGNUM HAS FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS DASH LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER. WE OUR CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFETY AT NIGHT. DODGE SAYS IT COULD BE 2 POTENTIAL PROBLEMS,FIRST TRY REPLACING THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN DONE
11315400 MY DAHBOARD LIGHTS AND MY HEADLIGHT OSCILLATES ALL THE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING N DRIVING..IVE HAD PEOPLE SURVE N TURN THEYRE BRIGHTS ON ME IN THE DARK ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANT DRIVE MY CAR..BEEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES.THEYFIX THISN THAT AND CHARGED ME OVER 1500 DOLLARS
Stalling after refuelingFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM43 complaints2015-09 → 2024-07dodge-magnum-2005-fuel-tank-stall
11202749 ENGINE STALLS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FUEL FILL-UP. STALLED ON HIGHWAY, DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING THE CAR STEADY. CAR NOW HESITATES TO START. CAN ONLY FILL GAS TANK HALFWAY
11091962 AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK CAR WILL STALL OUT. BIG SAFETY CONCERN, CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN ON CITY STREET, LOSE POWER STEERING VERY DANGEROUS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP GAS TANK
11446826 When vehicle has been filled up with gas it will intermittently die until it has around 50 miles on it. Usually sputters and dies without warning leaving you with no steering or brakes. Will restart but die until some fuel is ran out
Takata air bag recall parts delayAIR BAGS50 complaints2015-09 → 2021-10dodge-magnum-2005-takata-airbag-recall-delay
10979325 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE
10948632 TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE AND MY DEALER CLAIMS THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS BUILDING NEW CARS WITH MODIFIED AIR BAGS WHY CAN SOME OF THOSE PARTS BE USED TO FIX THE OLDER CARS THAT THEY ARE
10924883 TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL MONTHS AGO, BUT DODGE KEEPS TELLING ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS IN YET
Air bag failure to deploy in crashAIR BAGS6 complaints2016-07 → 2020-02dodge-magnum-2005-airbag-non-deployment
10953827 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A TREE FELL ACROSS THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO THE TREE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES
11000952 MY STERRING WHEEL WAS FEELING WEIRD AND FLIMSY- IT FELT LIKE IT WAS BROKEN. I REACHED DOWN UNDER THE STERRING WHILE AND THE LEVER TO LOCK THE WHEEL HAD UNLOCKED. THE IMPACT ON MY VEHICLE WAS HARD.THE DRIVERS AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED- BUT IT DIDNT
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Dodge Magnum vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/dodge/magnum
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_dodge_magnum_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Dodge Magnum},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/dodge/magnum}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
