10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$8,000
Average Mileage:
66,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace engine (1 reports)
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problem #1

Oct 092012

Magnum RT 5.7hemi

  • Automatic transmission
  • 66,000 miles

WERE DO I START MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM RT 5.7L HEMI RED COLOR. I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 2,000 MILE ON IT FULLY LOADED. I LOVED MY CAR UNTIL . THE MOTOR WENT 66,000 MILE ONLY ON IT . THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE DROPPING METAL IN THE THE MOTOR . THREW A ROD RIGHT THREW THE BLOCK . COULD NOT FIND A USED MOTOR WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILE ON IT . SO I BOUGHT A NEW MOTOR WITH 4YR WARRENTY ON IT . 4,500 MOTOR 2,000 TO TAKE OUT AND PUT BACK IN . THAT IS WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THE IN TAKE MANIFOLD BROKE, NEED A NEW ONE , NEED A NEW OILS PAN , FOUND OUT NEEDED A NEW RACK PINION $1000.00 , MOTOR MOUNTS . NOW I AM ABOUT $8,000 IN TO THIS CAR. KILLING ME . CAR IS DONE RUNNING GREAT , 4 MONTH LATER THE A/C GOS THEY NEED TO RIP OUT MY DASHBOARD TO FIX IT , STILL NOT FIX 1 YR LATER . NOW THE FRONT END IS SQUEAKING NEED TO REPLACE UPPER BALL JOINT 300.00 A SIDE. NOT DONE YET BECAUSE I JUST HAD TO PUT A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND A NEW BELT 500.00 . MY SUN ROOF LEAKS . I ALWAY LOVE THE OLD DODGES , THE NEW ONES ARE CRAP . I HAVE SO MUCH MONEY IT TO THIS CAR RIGHT NOW I CAN NOT SELL IT . DO NOT WANT TO GET INTO ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT . ME AND MY CAR ARE HAVING A LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP , THE HATE IS WINNING .

- Ken R., Mimai, FL, US