2005 Dodge Magnum: ball joint or control arm failure

Filed Aug 6, 2018 · Suspension · TX

Right front ball joint fell off the car as I was about to change the tire. My neighbor witnessed the event. He said he had never seen such a thing in 40+ years. I had to rent a press to reattach. Earlier in the day, my wife had mentioned she heard a squeaking noise when she turned the steering wheel. Thank the heavens we were not driving the car when it happened.

Filed Jun 10, 2011 · Suspension · 85,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. The contact stated that while parked and undergoing an 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.

Filed Jul 19, 2010 · Suspension · 22,000 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. While driving at low speed he noticed a noise in the front end of the vehicle. When he examined the vehicle he noticed that the front ball joint tension struts were loose. The contact replaced the front ball join tension strut. The manufacturer expedited the tension strut to the dealer to assist the contact with the repair. Case 19616527 was filed with the manufacturer regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000 and the current mileage was 37,000. Updated 09/22/10. *lj the consumer stated the problem was due to the tension strut on the left front side of the vehicle. The tension strut has a ball joint connection on one end. The ball joint on his vehicle was loose and fatigued. It would rattle at low speeds. Updated 09/23/10

Filed May 2, 2010 · Steering, Suspension · 80,000 miles · CA

Driver's side inner tie rod failure causing tire to wear and prematurely fail.

Filed Feb 9, 2010 · Steering · 44,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum which was purchased brand new. He stated that during a routine inspection, he was advised that the exterior driver's side tie rod needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the necessary repairs were made. On a separate occasion, the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop due to a nail puncturing the rear driver's side tire. The service dealer noticed the tie rods had gone bad and advised having them replaced and contacting daimler chrysler. There were no recalls for the failure and the manufacturer did not assist. No further repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were under 44,000. Updated 3/10/10 *cn the consumer stated the tie rods did not come with grease fittings, therefore they can not be lubed during scheduled oil changes which causes them to fail. Updated 06/04/10

Filed Oct 31, 2009 · Suspension · 34,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Jul 13, 2009 · Steering, Suspension · 40,000 miles · MD

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?

Filed Mar 20, 2009 · Steering, Suspension · 80,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Feb 24, 2009 · Suspension · 35,000 miles · PA

Ball joints. 2005 magnum, 1999 dodge durango, 2007 dodge durango .

Filed Sep 3, 2008 · Steering · 37,000 miles · MN

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. On two separate occasions, the contact had to replace both front outer tie rods. The current mileage was 73,000 and failure mileage was 37,000. The consumer stated the replacment tie rods ends only lasted for 36,000. Updated 10/08/08.

Filed Jun 17, 2008 · Brakes, Engine · 20,000 miles · IL · fire

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

Filed Oct 22, 2007 · Steering, Suspension · 26,000 miles · CO

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.