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2005 Dodge Magnum steering problems

48 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2005 Dodge Magnum8% of all complaints for this model year.

48
Steering complaints
8%
share of all complaints
42,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Turn signal return clock spring broken tends to lock steering when broken are moved by turning the steering wheel #2 problem: transmission locked in the park position can't get to move into drive socar can be driven I understand that this is a common problem; why are these two things not on recall?…

    filed Aug 16, 2017

  • 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…

    filed Jun 22, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other Magnum years

YearReportsShare
2008 Magnum55%
2007 Magnum44%
2006 Magnum217%
Magnum steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.