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severe-duty engine cooling /mopar cold air intake warranty
by rolo77
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Jul 29, 2006 (5:47 am)
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Looking to buy the magnum 07 steel blue with road and track package, a couple of questions if I install a Mopar Cold air intake, will the car still be covered under warranty I heard that there are problems of water sucking up into the engine, if so would the warranty cover this if its mopar intake. Also thinking about adding Trailer Tow Prep Group, basically for better cooling, since I will be living in a hot place San Antonio and will have a lot of stop and go driving will this package help at all. Also with the 07 any chance dodge will follow suit with ford and extend their warranties, thanks I have been overseas Military last 6 years coming home and looking for a Car, tried buying a MKZ 07, but was told by the overseas dealer the car may not be ready by NOV 15th the day of my return, so the Magnum is the choice
Chief
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- #1772 of 1877
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Re: severe-duty engine cooling /mopar cold air intake warranty [rolo77]
by bbfd86
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Jul 31, 2006 (4:36 am)
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Replying to: rolo77 (Jul 29, 2006 5:47 am)
I have an AFE cold air intake on my 2005 Magnum R/T AWD. There's no problem with water getting into the engine as the AFE CAI replaces the standard air filter and uses the same air inflow as the stock filter. Check out the AFE website (www.afefilters.com). The CAI sounds awesome with the Hemi at full throttle. It is supposed to add 10 more horse power and give a bit better gas mileage, but both are hard to measure.
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- #1773 of 1877
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Re: severe-duty engine cooling /mopar cold air intake warranty [bbfd86]
by rolo77
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Aug 01, 2006 (4:49 pm)
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Replying to: bbfd86 (Jul 31, 2006 4:36 am)
Thanks for the help
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- #1774 of 1877
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Magnum road and track package news for 07
by rolo77
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Aug 02, 2006 (2:11 am)
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Military overseas just priced with the dealer the Magnum 07
are you ready for this the road and track package
performance group msrp 3192.00 and will be available
after OCT 1st, so I ran back to the Lincoln side of
the house and put a down payment on the MKZ 07
the price of the magnum was worth it but only 1700.00
MSRP, the Great warranty at Lincoln was just to hard to
pass up and they gave me 3450.00 off MSRP, but boy
I wanted to hear this magnum cat purr!!
See my post in Lincoln for the new MKZ colors for 07
Chief
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- #1775 of 1877
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Re: Why I'm interested in the Magnum [indydriver]
by buckangus
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Aug 08, 2006 (5:55 am)
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Replying to: indydriver (Feb 16, 2003 7:50 am)
Let me beg you ... don't buy the dodge magnum ... I bought a 2005 brand new june 30th and it's been in the shop 11 days since ... it rattles, vibrates, generally a big expensive piece of crap and chrysler won't help ... this is the 3rd chrysler product purchased in less than a year totalling $80,000 in sticker values... wouldn't you think I'd be a good customer? Wrong -- Chrysler doesn't care and won't help me ... oh, forgot to add -- does OK on gas mileage... however, poor quality, poor customer service, poor dealer support ... what else can you ask for?
jeff
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Re: Why I'm interested in the Magnum [buckangus]
by peterskm
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Aug 14, 2006 (1:23 pm)
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Replying to: buckangus (Aug 08, 2006 5:55 am)
A little background would be nice.
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- #1777 of 1877
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Vibration front end and felt in steering
by edvm
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Sep 04, 2006 (10:15 am)
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My 2005 Magnum (3.5L) 60K miles. Had car alignment checked - ok, tires changed twice ($750), balanced. I even had both front bearing replaced (at $280 each..ouch!). Still I experience a noticable VIBRATION in the steering wheel, floor, dash and seat. It becomes more noticable from 40 MPH and up. It is getting more noticable in the last 2K miles. Cannot figure if it is a harmonic problem (transmission -rear wheel drive). Feels like bad bearings (but both are now brand new). Note: when my mechanic ordered them they were on back order nation wide. Are others needing new ones this soon? I begin to wonder if the bearing design is flawed. The front bearing use a roller bearing on the inside and a ball bearing (like bycicle bearings) on the outer. Any one else experience the same problem? It's extremely frustrating feeling the constant vibration. Any solutions?
Edvm
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Re: Vibration front end and felt in steering [edvm]
by toalgang
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Sep 09, 2006 (10:41 pm)
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Replying to: edvm (Sep 04, 2006 10:15 am)
I am having this EXACT same problem, AND along with my ESP/BAS lights are on. I purchased my 2006 Magnum RT about a month ago with 18k miles. Started noticing the bad vibration - only way I can describe is like when you're on the highway and you get too close to the side and the grooves in the road make your car vibrate. That's what my Magnum does and it almost seems as if it is having a hard time switching gears. Like yours, the problem has progressively become worse - especially in the last few weeks of holiday driving. I'm dreading taking my car to the dealership so bad I'm just about in tears. I dread the whole, "We've fixed this and we've fixed that, but can't seem to remedy your problem. We'll just have to keep it another 2 weeks and figure it out." I plan on researching it some more online, but if you could, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep me updated on your progress and if/how your Magnum gets fixed. Thanks and good luck!
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Re: Magnum RT Shuddering at 4-8 cylinder transition [hman3]
by magnum1961
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Sep 13, 2006 (3:41 pm)
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Replying to: hman3 (Aug 04, 2005 9:54 am)
Water the in transmission caused my 2005 RT to shudder at 40 mph. I have been following this thread for quite a while and want to share my own experiences with everyone. I ran through standing water in Mentor Ohio and the shuddering started immediately. The dealer there knew nothing and said I had water in a spark plug well. This was not the problem (no way, Jose) and the shuddering continued. After I returned to Illinois the problem was gone until I hit more standing water a few months later. Again the shuddering started almost immediately but this time it did not go away. The dealer in Libertyville didn’t know about the TSB until I brought it to his attention (the problem is the leaky 0-ring and affects certain 2005 RT’s). The dealer then said he couldn’t reproduce the problem and gave me the run around. Thoroughly ticked off and thinking I would never get any satisfaction I took the car to Gurnee Dodge. Their tech, Colin, took the car for a drive with me as passenger and made it flunk half a dozen tests. The car made noises I hadn’t heard before. I have rebuilt transmissions and as far as I am concerned he is one of the very best: he advises other dealerships and provides input to the engineering department at the factory. Daimler Benz refused to exchange the transmission (our first option) so we performed the TSB: fluid change, filters and new seal at the dipstick tube. This didn’t work because water-contaminated fluid remained in the torque converter. Colin then replaced the converter and went through the transmission, replacing the pump seal only. He told me that the Mercedes transmission has an excellent reputation and the clutch in the torque converter is what chatters and causes the shuddering. I was concerned that he didn’t replace all of the clutches in the transmission as well because I thought contaminated fluid would get into all of the clutch linings. After the repairs there was slight shuddering on the 4th-5th gear change. I trust Colin’s judgment so I kept on driving the car. A week later it is as good as the day I bought it. A few days ago it rained hard again and I was hydroplaning across the puddles. Still no problems. My Magnum is still perfect! I hope this account helps anyone else that may have had or is still having the same problem.
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Re: Vibration front end and felt in steering [toalgang]
by mek0123
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Sep 27, 2006 (9:06 pm)
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Replying to: toalgang (Sep 09, 2006 10:41 pm)
Have you folks who have this vibration problem had your rotors checked for warpage? I have an '01 Grand Caravan ES and replaced the rotors (3rd time with 173K on van) with Bosch brand 5 yr warrantied rotors and less than two weeks later, there was about 10" of standing water after a downpour that I had no choice but to negotiate. Rotors were warped on my next stop attempt and vibration suddenly returned. Just an idea that a decent brake shop can verify. Next set of rotors after these Bosch brand are out of warranty will be cross-drilled high performance. Good luck.
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