7.6

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,260 miles

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problem #2

Sep 202007

Magnum 6-cyl

  • 20 miles
I brought my 2006 Dodge Magnum to two dealerships to fix my problem on both occasions I was told nothing they could do. The check engine light would always return after a day or two. One dealership in brooklyn even charged me money, say the car had to be sent to an outside shop. The problem is the oxygen sensor and the wire harness. The rear windows will not work, I was told it is because of the window tint which came with the car. The code on the computer at the service is P2096. My warranty is good until June or 36000 miles I have 20,000 miles on the car which I bought used from major world in long island city New York. I brought the car to brooklyn Dodge about three times. And major Dodge once. Can you please help me!

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #1

Nov 062006

Magnum 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 12,500 miles
I purchased a 2006 Magnum from lithia of fairfield in may of this year, 2006. The vehicle was running fine for the first five months (may-Oct) with the only distraction being one of the rear windows operated fine from both power switches for 90% of the time. I took it in during routine warranty service and explained to one of the service managers but because the power window switches were operable that day I was told there was nothing they could do (that didn't sit to well with me, but I shrugged it off and said ok). In October, a few other incidents happened like the blue tooth quit communicating with the system. I figured to wait until my next routine service maintenance to have it looked at in a few weeks. Around the same time frame I noticed the vehicle did not shift smoothly into reverse and that while sustaining a steady highway cruising speed the vehicle would feel like it wasn't firing on all cylinders if I gradually increased the rpms. I made note and asked to have this investigate at the same time I was taking the vehicle in for the scheduled maintenance. Unfortunately (or fortunate, depending on point of view of surviving a highway accident), the transmission failed while on the way to work driving on a very, very busy and dangerous stretch of road where the average speed is about 75 mph. The fortunate part of this being I was able to limp along for about one half mile on newly completed shoulder of the road to an exit. I literally shudder, which sends chills down my spine, to think "what if my wife had been driving the vehicle?".

- Danville, CA, USA