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2005 Dodge Magnum lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 15 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Magnum, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
89,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2005 Dodge Magnum Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 89,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 89,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl*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.

Reported at 20,000 miles, September 2007 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge magnum. The contact state that while driving her vehicle at night, the head lights failed. The contact turned the lights back on but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the light switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 178,000.

Reported at 178,000 miles, September 2012

Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Magnum

Lighting problems in other years

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Lighting problems across all Dodge models