Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#784013January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES SQUEAK, ESPECIALLY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON/EVENING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE NOISE GOES AWAY BUT IS VERY LOUD. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC STATED, THAT MOISTURE GETS IN THROUGH THE HUB CAPS OPENINGS, WHICH MAKES BRAKES SQUEAK. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855257January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES WILL NOT STOP INTO A FEW FEETS AWAY, AND THE PEDAL FEELS HARD AND HIGH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717600January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855111January 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717570January 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAULTY, LEAKING HEAD GASKET, SREVICE DEPT. SAYS ALL NEONS HAVE SAME PROBLEM, LEAK CAUSES LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784428January 14, 2000
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND ENGINE CUT OFF. *ET
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717326January 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEAD GASKET SYSTEM LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. ALREADY IT IS LEAKING OIL. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854872January 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
IN RAINY OR WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTLY OR LOSES ALL POWER WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, SOMETIMES HAS A NO START CONDITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717139January 10, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, ALL LIGHTS IN BACK OF CAR FLASH. THEN APPLIED BRAKES, ALL LIGHTS WERE STEADY. TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKES, ALL LIGHTS IN BACK FLASHED AGAIN. FRONT LEFT SIGNAL DOES THE SAME THING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717113January 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALL PROBLEMS WITH THE 1996 DODGE NEON DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717125January 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED, LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL INTO THE POSTERIOR PART OF THE ENGINE. THROUGH RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEON, AND AT TIMES HAS RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRES. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I ALSO FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAILURE AND NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717067January 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEATER NO LONGER WORKED. FLUCTUATION IN OPERATING TEMPERATURE. EMISSION GASSES IN COOLING SYSTEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717052January 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717053January 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED, THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 2/21/95. AT THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO REBUILT, ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYING ON. THIS WAS ALSO REPAIRED ON 12/27/94, AND I AM HAVEING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854762January 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CREATING A OIL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PARTS HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716957January 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE BLEW ,CAUSING INTERIOR DAMAGE ALONG WITH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH BAD WEATHER UNDER 15 DEG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716835January 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THEY SAID IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THIS WOULD HAPPEN, ONLY MY ENGINE HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. IT DOESN'T LEAK OIL, BUT THE ENGINE COOLANT SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR REGULARLY. ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS "IT HAPPENS". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716877January 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HEARD RECENTLY THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH THE DODGE NEONS AS WELL AS OTHER CHRYSLER CARS. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS LEAKING LAST WEEK SOMETIME, AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS COMING FROM TEH HEAD GASKET. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT SO MANY OF TEH DODGE NEONS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM IF DODGE MADE A GOOD PRODUCT. IF THEY KNOW THAT ALL OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS RUMOR OF A SECRET WARRANTY OUT THERE IF YOU RAISE ENOUGH FUSS, DOESN'T IT SEEM FAIR, AND LAWFUL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE CARS AND FIX TEH HEAD GASKETS ON THEIR PRODUCTS BEFORE FURTHER TROUBLE IS CAUSED. IF I WAS OBLIVIOUS TO TEH LEAK COULDN'T I HAVE CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD CHRYSLER NOT CUT CORNERS AND MADE A CHEAP GASKET TO BEGIN WITH? IS IT MY FAULT THAT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT EVENTUALLY I WOULD HAVE TO SPEND CLOSE TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE CHRYSLER DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MAKING A STRONG HEAD GASKET, AND WANTED TO SAVE A LITTLE MONEY. I FEEL AS IF I AM BEING SCREWED HERE, AND I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST COMPLAIN BEFORE CHRYSLER ISSUSES A RECALL. A RECALL THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NECESSARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784400January 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
REAR BRAKE FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854642January 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER CRUISE CONTROL, IT SPEEDED 11MPH BEYOND SET SPEED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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