Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10313086February 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2003 DODGE NEON AND WHEN IT RAINS WATER COLLECTS IN THE TRUNK AND RIGHT FRONT FLOORBOARD. IF YOU CHECK OUT WEBSITES ON COMPLAINTS ABOUT DODGE NEONS AND THEIR WATER LEAKS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OR MORE COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS. THIS WATER LEAK DOES PRESENT A SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARD IN THE FORM OF MOLD COLLECTING IN A CAR. THIS DEFECT IN CONSTRUCTION NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I CONTACTED MY DODGE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310387February 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HAVE A 2002 DODGE NEON WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN 101,000 MILES ON IT. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE PUSHED RIGHT THROUGH THE FRONT SUB FRAME AND IF THEY LET GO THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED.BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE GONE ALREADYAND CHRYSLER DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THEY ARE USING CHEAP STUFF IN THESE TYPES OF CARS. AND IF YOU KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WORSE IT WILL GET AND OTHER STUFF WILL HAPPEN LIKE THE ALTERNATOR WILL LET GO AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SEEING CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303220January 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNG FORWARD WITHOUT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BEING PUSHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED EIGHT TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS NEVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSE. THE CONTACT FEELS THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE TOYOTA STICKY PEDAL RECALL. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302127January 25, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2005 DODGE NEON SXT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT. A CRASH OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300450January 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
A 20" AREA ON RIGHT-HAND SIDE BETWEEN WINDSHIELD AND DOOR WINDOW WITH MIRROR OBSTRUCTING VIEW FROM DRIVER WHOSE SEAT IS FORWARD BECAUSE OF HEIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10299895January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 DODGE NEON SRT4. MFS IN STEERING COLUMN BURNT TO CRISP. NO MODIFICATIONS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR LIGHTS ON CAR HAVE BEEN MADE. CAUSED 2000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE AND RESEARCH SHOWS SIMILAR PROBLEM ACROSS NEON MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299248January 6, 2010
STRUCTURE
LETTER FROM SENATOR BURR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT CONCERNING A WATER LEAK PROBLEM WITH HER 2003 DODGE NEON. *NJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296880December 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL FAILURES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION , ENGINE AND SEAT BELTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE REPRESENTATIVES REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE FAILURES .THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296585December 21, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH STOPPED WORKING, THEREFORE THE FOG LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ON. AFTER STOPPING AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE, THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON, AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS COULD ONLY BE TURNED ON BY PULLING AND HOLDING THE ARM BACK. THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL, BUT I THOUGHT A FUSE MUST HAVE BLOWN. CHANGING THE FUSE DID NOT ALLOW THE LIGHTS TO WORK. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BEHIND OUR OTHER VEHICLE, AND WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY GAVE ME A WARNING TO HAVE THE LIGHTS FIXED. SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE THE LIGHTS CHECKED. THEY FOUND THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS MELTED AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NO HEADLIGHTS DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296167December 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS GETTING READY TO DRIVE TO WORK. I TURNED ON MY HEADLIGHTS TO FIND THAT THEY WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. LATER I REMOVED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND LOCATED A BURNED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THE CURRENT REPAIR WILL BE TO REPLACE THE MULTI-SWITCH AND BURNED CONNECTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295017December 8, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A WET ROAD AT 40 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF US SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WE SLID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AT ABOUT 30 MPH. NEITHER MINE NOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN FROM THE DAMAGE THEY SHOULD HAVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293604November 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 DODGE NEON. PROBLEM, NO HEADLIGHTS. SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ONCE IT HAPPENED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH AUTO PARTS STORES OR THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE OUT OF STOCK AND COULD TAKE WEEKS TO GET IN. HE DID A SEARCH OF DEALERS AROUND THE COUNTY AND NO ONE HAD THE PART (HEADLIGHT SWITCH) HE TOLD ME THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAD TO BUY A USED ONE FROM A WRECKED CAR AT A JUNKYARD TO BE ABLE TO USE MY CAR AT NIGHT. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND TONS OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE CONNECTIONS ARE MELTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293333November 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WITH TRANSMISSION OR RADIATOR, FLUIDS BOTH FINE LAST TIME CAR DRIVEN, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES FROM HOME, ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, APPEARED TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BETWEEN GEARS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED AT LOCATION, RADIATOR EMPTY, TRANSMISSION FLUID LOW, CHECKED 30 MIN LATER, TRANSMISSION FLUID EMPTY, REFILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND LEAKED FROM RADIATOR- RADIATOR RUPTURE, UNSURE IF DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION FROM RADIATOR RUPTURE AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293332November 24, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T SWITCH TO LOW, THEN HEADLIGHTS CEASED WORKING AT ALL, EXTREMELY HOT, ELECTRICAL SMELL, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MELTED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293079November 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SWITCH STARTED HANGING UP AND WOULD NOT GO TO LOCK POSITION. KEEP WORKING SHIFTER AND SWITCH UNTIL IT GOES TO LOCK POSITION SO I CAN REMOVE KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292089November 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. HE TOOK THE REAR BRAKES APART ON HIS VEHICLE TO INSPECT THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING GRINDING NOISES. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINING SEPARATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE. ALSO THE ADHESIVE WAS SEPARATING. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291665November 10, 2009
SEAT BELTS
I TRIED TO LATCH SEAT BELT ON MY DODGE NEON2005 BUT IT WOULDN'T LATCH THE FEMALE END IS BROKEN, CAR HAS 24,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290161October 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2003 DODGE NEON SRT4 THERE WAS A FIRE/SMOKING COMING FROM MY DASH/STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE PROBLEM IS FROM A BAD MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE 2ND GENERATION DODGE NEONS. THIS SWITCH IS RELATED TO THE HEADLIGHTS, SO POTENTIALLY THIS CAN BE DEADLY. FOR EXAMPLE YOU HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR SHUTTING DOWN, FIRE INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. I STILL NEED THIS FIX, I WORK NEARLY 9 HOUR DAYS WITH LITTLE MONEY TO FIX THESE MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE TELL DODGE TO CALL A RECALL THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285454September 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2003 DODGE NEON THAT JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A FEW OCCASIONS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS BLOGS AND SUCH OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WILL WORK. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND NO PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND, NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER. WHEN IT DOES SHUT DOWN IT WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL I MOVE THE WIRES AT THE BATTERY. UPON INSPECTING THE BATTERY WIRES THEY SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAR, CORROSION, BEING LOOSE OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. UPON TESTING THE WIRES FOR A SHORT FOUND NONE TO EXIST. THE MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTERS FIND NO PROBLEMS. ON THREE OCCASION THUS FAR WE HAVE BEEN IN NEAR ACCIDENT SITUATIONS, DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN, AND COMES TO AN UNEXPECTED QUICK STOP AND WITH A LOSS OF ALL POWER THAT MAY RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME HAVE NO WARNING THAT I'M COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOMETIMES UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE AREA TO COME TO A STOP. AS MENTIONED IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR NOT ONLY OF THIS YEAR BUT OTHERS AS WELL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF SOME SORT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THAT ALREADY HAS NOT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285250September 25, 2009
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, NOR WERE ANY REPAIRS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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