The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Magnum. While driving approximately 35 mph, smoke came out of the air conditioning vent. The failure occurred on three occasions. The dealer stated that the air conditioner heater blower speed control switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

- Concord, NC, USA

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. 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

- Chicago, IL, USA

Consumer had repair done on steering column module, and on A/C cooling for fungus growth which had a bad odor inside vehicle that is still unresolved. The steering column module failed two days after the vehicle was purchased. As a result there were no wipers, horn turn signals or cruise control. There were six attempts made to remove the foul smell from the vehicle, all unsuccessful. According to tsb #24-013-05 dated August Aug 4, 2005 the cause of the odor was due to condensation forming around the A/C cooling coil which resulted in bacteria and fungi growth. The consumer wants the manufacturer to buy back the vehicle.

- Auburn, IL, USA

Upon driving the vehicle horn and the air conditioning became inoperable. Took the vehicle to the dealer, and they replaced the fuse. Then, horn and air conditioning failed again. Consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer. They could not find the problem. They put a higher voltage fuse in the vehicle, which made the cd player and the battery become inoperable. Consumer has to jump the vehicle to get it started.

- Forsyth, GA, USA