Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / MAGNUM / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042926 Incident Date: Sep, 15 2005
Consumer's City: AUBURN Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: MAGNUM Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:column
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2D4GZ48V35H Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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. *ts 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. *nm