Both rear hatch support rods and hood support rods intermittently give out, causing the hood/ rear latch to fall onto people.
2005 Dodge Magnum body complaints
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The back hatch closes suddenly in cold weather. It hit me in the head and caused a contusion and a great deal of pain.
Rear hatch often closes suddenly and without warning. On at least one occasion, it has stuck someone in the head as he was unloading groceries. Minor injuries limited to bruising.
With my full attention on the cargo being removed from vehicle, the rear liftgate struts failed suddenly and without warning, causing liftgate to fall on my head and neck. The liftgate is approximately 125 pounds and leveraged to accelerate during closing. The liftgate struts are insufficiently sized for the application and no fail safe exists to prevent free fall. The latch mechanism struck me directly on the spine at the base of the skull causing temporary unconsciousness. This could easily be a fatal impact, especially for young children, infants or the elderly. Replacement struts are expensive and will simply fail again. The manufacturer should be responsible to repair these defects regardless of warranty or mileage.
Rear liftgate struts failed suddenly, causing gate to fall on my neck.
Both hood and rear liftgate struts have failed independently of each other. The rear gradually failed. The hood struts failed suddenly causing the hood to fall on my head and neck.
Both hydraulic struts for hood and rear lid, worn out and without any notice, will fail hitting anyone in the head. Should be a recall car has 15k miles on 05 magnum r/t. Shocks should last longer since both are not opened on a regular business. Specially with cold weather.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. The rear hatch fell and hit the contact on the back while she was taking things out the rear of the vehicle. The rear hatch would not stay in the upright locked position. The manufacturer was not contacted. One week later, the contact opened the hood and it would not stay up. A local dealer repaired the hood and replaced the shocks. The hatch has not been repaired. The contact was unhappy because she had to pay for the repair. The current mileage was 32000. The failure mileage was 30000. Updated 06/16/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. While the vehicle was parked, the rear liftgate opened and remained in a stationary position. Unexpectedly, there was an abrupt closure of the liftgate. The contact sustained a minor injury to the neck and shoulder area as a result of the unexpected closure of the liftgate. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were unavailable.
Four year old 55,000 mile car. Hood will not stay open.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. While driving 55 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise and the vehicle began to shake uncontrollably. The dealer stated that the rear drive shaft bolts failed, which caused the drive shaft to fail. The dealer also stated that they would replace the drive shaft, drive shaft bolt, transfer case pan, yoke and cracked the transmission pan as well as the transmission filter. As of july 19, 2007, the vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 25,123. The vehicle lost all transmission fluid. The plastic shield on the undercarriage fell off. Updated 09/05/07.
I purchased my 2005 dodge magnum new in october of 2004. The vehicle has had a right pull/drift since it was new. Conventional alignments have not corrected problem. The dealer now informs me they need to realign the sub frame and then realign the vehicle. This is a $300.00 or more repair and is not covered under warranty. I have complained to chrysler and they will not cover repair under warranty. The tires have premature wear also. With less than 25,000 miles I need new tires now.
2005 dodge magnum make s a buzzing noise from the trunk and windshield wipers do not work properly. *ts ***nar*** the consumer noticed the inner paneling around the hatch door was not cut properly. One side was flush, inside the groove and the other side was slightly separated, which caused the vibration. The consumer placed small pieces of cushion inside the open areas to hold the panel steady. The fabric molding around the window was sagging. The window controls on the rear left side sunk into the door and the window locked on its own. The consumer took the vehicle in to have a recall repair performed regarding the transmission and the dealer had the consumers vehicle all day and failed to inform them that they would not be able to get to their vehicle.
Dt: owner feels that it is a safety defect that there is a blind spot because when you look out to the driver's side window, the view is blocked by the position of the rearview mirror. This problem was noticed when the owner was driving on a main road. The owner has reported to dealer who states there is a design of low bucket seats and that the vehicle fits with all federal motor vehicle safety standards. The manufacture was contacted and reported the same as dealer. Owner is also pursuing the lemon law about this car. 2005 magnum had to be chosen even though it is a 2006 vehicle, daimler chrysler had no listings in 2006.
While looking at the vehicle at a dealer, the hachback door opens too fast until slamming to the end and it bumped a little up and down when completly open, it appears the two little shock absorbers or whatever they are called do not help the door to open slow. I noticed the body of the car on the sides (betwen the windows and the roof at the level where the hinges are) there was a little line and it was bent to the outside a little and it was about two inches long on each side. I told the sales people in case they sale the car without fixing it.
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