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#1 of 23 Dodge Magnum Suspension & Steering Issues by pf_flyer HOST Oct 16, 2006 (3:26 am)
bb Replies to this message: islandfool (Nov 25, 2006 7:51 pm) bbfd86 (Nov 27, 2006 10:03 am) islandfool (Dec 05, 2006 9:14 pm) max007 (Jan 15, 2008 8:11 am)
#2 of 23 Steering & Suspension Trouble by bbfd86 Apr 20, 2006 (5:53 am)
I’ve been having a weird problem with my new ’05 Magnum. I bought after market rims from Tirerack.com (Borbet Type FS) for the stock Continental summer tires. I first had new Continental snow tires (also from Tire Rack) on these rims for 3,000 miles without any problems. I then switched the summer tires onto the new rims. The car has had sluggish steering and an unstable ride ever since. The dealer is replacing the stock tires with new Goodyear tires as the stock Continentals have apparently been very problematic. A senior Chrysler technician has spent a lot of time trying to figure out what is wrong. They think the new rims from Tire Rack may be throwing the suspension and steering off. The dealer has been great about trying to fix this issue, so no problem there. Has anyone had similar problems with after-market rims from Tire Rack?
#3 of 23 Steering & Suspension Problem - Update by bbfd86 Apr 24, 2006 (4:08 am)
The dealer has replaced the Continental tires with new Goodyears. That made a big difference - the car handles much better now. They are also going to replace the steering rack.
#4 of 23 Magnum Shake in Front End by rickingolden Mar 06, 2006 (1:43 pm)
Dodge Magnum 3.5 AWD has a shake in the front end. Dealer can not fix it after 8-10 visits. Not tires or wheels. Worst at about 61mph. Have seen the same problem in several other new Magnums. Has been a problem with mine from when it was new to now 27K miles. Other Dealers have seen this and have no fix. Anyone else?
#5 of 23 Right pulling magnum by don_ec Apr 18, 2006 (8:13 pm)
My wife has a right pull in her car and we have taken it back to the dealer aproximately 5 times. My wife and I are tired of this drawing out so long. I have read posts in other forums about TSB's which supposedly have a fix.  How does a person gain access to this information, in order to present the service manager/ sales mgr. with this information. They both said that they had never heard of this happening to a Magnum.  Also if I can get them to buy back the car, what is a fair price for milleage? Thank you for your help, Don Replies to this message: cjacobs2 (Nov 22, 2007 5:36 pm)
#6 of 23 Re: Dodge Magnum Suspension & Steering Issues [pf_flyer] by islandfool Nov 25, 2006 (7:51 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 16, 2006 3:26 am) My 2005 Magnum SXT AWD with 3.5L V6 started to develop a vibration, shaking and low hum in the front end when turning left or right at low speeds like leaving a parking lot etc. The car has 39,500 miles on it. Today the dealer diagnosed the problem as a faulty stearing rack. Unbelievable. Cost to repair $1000+ and now I'm thinking why would I buy another Dodge or an American car when I know that a Toyota, Nissan or Honda wouldn't have a faulty stearing rack at 139,000 miles much less at 39,000 miles. I paid good money 15 months ago and now I'm facing having to dump $1000 into the car. "D" game Dodge.   Anybody have this problem as well? Replies to this message: bbfd86 (Nov 27, 2006 10:03 am) islandfool (Dec 05, 2006 9:14 pm) max007 (Jan 15, 2008 8:11 am)
#7 of 23 Re: Dodge Magnum Suspension & Steering Issues [islandfool] by bbfd86 Nov 27, 2006 (10:03 am)
Replying to: islandfool (Nov 25, 2006 7:51 pm) I had a similar problem with my brand new 2005 R/T AWD. It was the transfer case - part of the AWD system. There is a TSB on it. It took my dealer two attempts to fix it. First attempt was to flush the transfer case. When that failed they replaced it under warranty.   Either way, I believe your 2005 model should have been covered under the 70,000 mile warranty. Replies to this message: islandfool (Dec 05, 2006 9:14 pm)
#8 of 23 Re: Dodge Magnum Suspension & Steering Issues [bbfd86] by islandfool Dec 05, 2006 (9:14 pm)
Replying to: bbfd86 (Nov 27, 2006 10:03 am) Thank you for the reply. I'll take it to another dealer for a second opinion and keep your message in mind when they diagnose the problem. Keeping my fingers crossed.
#9 of 23 pulling to the right by lkesner Apr 09, 2007 (5:35 pm)
We have an '05 R/T that has pulled to the right since we bought it NEW. Our dealer first told us it was out of alinement, then at 18,000 miles we had to put new tires on it (the dealer paid for 2 and we paid for 2 and the cost of mounting and balancing) Now with 22.000 we are looking at a 2nd set of tires. A local tire shop did a 2nd allinemnet and told us that the car was not out! So how do we get this fixed? or get our dealer to make it right? Replies to this message: caliberchic (Apr 10, 2007 8:26 am)
#10 of 23 Re: pulling to the right [lkesner] by caliberchic Apr 10, 2007 (8:26 am)
Replying to: lkesner (Apr 09, 2007 5:35 pm) Check here jaqfire, "Toyota Matrix Tire/Wheel Questions" #55, 15 Mar 2007 8:40 am post number 70. It was done with a Matrix but it seemed to fix a similar problem with their vehicle.

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