Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10233591July 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE NEON. THE SPEEDOMETER ISNT OPERATING NORMALLY AND DOESN'T DISPLAY THE SPEED; HOWEVER, IF YOU TAP ON THE DASHBOARD IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE INOPERABLE SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT DOESN'T DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE HEAT GAUGE ALSO FAILED TO SHOW THE PROPER TEMPERATURE, DISPLAYED OVER HEATING AND FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE NOISE FROM THE HEATING SYSTEM IS ALSO A DISTRACTION AND A SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233455July 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE RADIATOR BROKE IN MY 2002 DODGE NEON. THE COOLANT WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS LAST 7/2007. NEXT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WENT 4/2008. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. 7/2008 IN TALKING TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS I AM FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THESE NEONS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK ITS A DEFECT WITH THE WAY THIS WAS BUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232559June 27, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEELS
MY 2005 NEON HAS BEEN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT IS WORSE IN WARM WEATHER. TRANSMISSION FLUID FINE AND NOT BURNT. DIDN'T PICK UP ON THE COMPUTER WHEN IT WAS CHECKED OUT AT A GARAGE BUT NO ONE DISPUTES THE PROBLEM. FEELS LIKE SLIPPING ON ICE. HAS 35,000M NOW AND HAS BEEN SHAKING AS WELL. IT BEGAN DOING THIS AT 30,000. OUT OF WARRANTY BY 6 MONTHS. FURTHER, HIT A DEER LAST NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FRONT END. HIT THE DEER HARD ENOUGH FOR IT TO FLY UP ONTO THE ROOF AND BOUNCE OFF. BODY SHOP WAS SURPRISED AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THE SENSOR WAS EXPOSED AND DEFINITELY HIT. I'M KIND OF GLAD THEY DIDN'T BUT AFTER REVIEWING COMPLAINTS THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. FINALLY. THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN CORRODED SINCE DAY ONE AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE WHEELS SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS LET ALONE NEARLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. ONCE AGAIN, DODGE DOES NOTHING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231891June 21, 2008
TIRES, WHEELS
THE WINTER POTHOLES IN THE CHICAGO HEIGHTS AREA CAUSED ME TO HAVE DAMAGE DONE TO MY VEHICLES RIMS,AND TIRES. THREE RIMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT BEING COMPENSATED FOR THE DAMAGE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231601June 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE EVENING WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PULLED OVER AS BEST AS I COULD BEING ON A HILLY CURVING ROAD IN A THUNDERSTORM. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID; THERE WAS NO FLUID ON THE STICK. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND A FRIEND NEAR BY. WE BOUGHT TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. WE PUT ALMOST 2 QUARTS OF FLUID IN IT AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN GEAR. IT DIDN'T GO INTO GEAR, JUST COASTED BACKWARDS AND SAW FLUID ON THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS LEAKING FROM FRONT, APPEARED TO BE HOSE RELATED. WHEN I GOT HOME AND THE HOSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR WAS DISCONNECTED. THE HOSE AND CONNECTOR WERE INTACT HOWEVER THE THREADS INSIDE THE RADIATOR WERE STRIPPED. I GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH NEONS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH NEONS FROM 1999-2005 WITH FAULTY FACTORY INSTALLED RADIATORS. EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BLOWS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT MY CAR, LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE ANSWERS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT A CAR THAT IS JUST UNDER 4 YEARS OLD, HAS JUST OVER 30K MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WOULD HAVE SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NOTHING. THEY BLEW IT OFF STATING WHEN I FIND OUT WHAT IS "REALLY" WRONG WITH MY CAR, THEN TO CALL THEM. THE MAN SAID HE HAD ONLY SEEN IT ONCE AND DOUBTED IT WAS WHAT I SAID IT WAS. FORCED TO SEEK HELP SOMEWHERE ELSE, I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. HE HAD SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM A COUPLE OF TIMES AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS EXPLAINING. I TOOK IT DOWN AND HAD MY CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR, FLUSHED BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. IT COST $760. MY TRANSMISSION WAS SPARED. I ALSO CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER AND GOT A POLITE THANK FOR YOUR "OPINION" LETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231525June 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE
PEELING PAINT ON MY 1995 DODGE NEON. I AM ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION, REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER BECAUSE OF SMOKE UNDER HOOD, BRAKES, ROTORS, FUEL LEAKING, VALVE COVER GASKET, HEAD GASKET, NO OIL IN ENGINE HAD IT TOWED. I ALSO IN THE TIME I OWN MY NEON I HAVE HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. AFTER REPLACING ALL THIS I ONLY HAD ONE RECALL SENT TO ME ON THE STEERING COUPLER. I HAD THAT FIXED AT THE DEALER. BUT, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER RECALLS SENT TO ME. 2 TRANSMISSIONS AND ALOT OF MONEY SPENT ON A LEMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231066June 15, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY 2002 DODGE NEON TRUNK ALSO FILLS UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS AND FLOWS INTO THE BACKSEAT AND ON THE FLOOR OF THE BACK. IT'S BEEN ON GOING FOR A YEAR OR TWO. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT, I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE GUY SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND TOOK APART MY BACK SEAT AND SAID HE COULDN'T FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS FROM. HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME LIKE $100 TO JUST SPRAY IT WITH A HOSE AND SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS. I SAID FORGET IT. I WENT TO OTHER SITES AND SAW THAT IT'S A COMMON FLAW IN THIS CAR. EVENTUALLY, MY BROTHER IN LAW LOOKED AT IT, AND HE UNPLUGGED A HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL OF MY TRUNK...PROBLEM SOLVED! I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN, ESPECIALLY A NEON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230847June 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND APPLY HER EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HER BOYFRIEND REMOVED THE TIRE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE PURCHASED OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES AND OTHER FAILURES AT THE COST OF $400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,050 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,008. UPDATED 07/07/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE HOSE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER. THE HOSE WAS THE WRONG SIZE WHICH LEAD TO A LAG IN THE HOSE WHICH OVERTIME RUBBED AND FORMED A HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230777June 11, 2008
AIR BAGS
DODGE NEON 2005 RAN A RED LIGHT , HIT A LARGE VAN TOTAL MY CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. I HIT WINDSHIELD, STEERING WHEEL AND KNEE HITTING BRAKE LEVER. I HAVE THREE CRACKED RIBS , LARGE KNOT ON KNEE, LARACATION ON FOREHEAD FROM HITTING WINDSHIELD. JUST GOT OVER HEAT SURGERY. DOCTORS SAID IT WILL TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO HEAL. THE CAR ONLY HAD 3,500 WHEN WE PURCHASED. WAS CHECKED OUT ON CARFAX . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10230209June 7, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I BOUGHT A USED CAR FROM JD BYRIDER OF READING PA ,I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS SAFETY INSPECTED AND THE STICKERS ARE ON VEHICLE, COME TO FIND OUT FROM MY OWN MECHANIC THE CAR WAS NOT SAFETY INSPECTED PROPER BECAUSE THERE WAS ALOT OF THINGS FOUND DEFECTIVE ON IT LIKE ROTORS WERE WARPED BRAKE PAD FELL APART DRUMS NO GOOD BROKEN BOLTS TO OIL PAN AND REAR MAIN SEAL BROKE CAR VIBRATES WHEN AT A RIGHT LIGHT AND WHO EVER DID THE INSPECTION DIDN'T DO IT THE WAY HE WAS SUPPOSED TO WHICH I THINK WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230220June 7, 2008
TIRES
MY CAR WAS DRIVING VERY SHAKY AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS LASTED APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS BEFORE MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW UP IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT FRAME TO POP OUT. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE SUPREME SI P185-65R14 M+S. I ALSO HAVE A RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF THE SAME TIRE BRAND AND MODEL THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT TREAD WEAR, WHICH CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229930June 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WIRING MELTED IN STEERING COLUMN AND HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR WIRING, REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228238May 19, 2008
TIRES
HIGH SPEED BLOW OUT AFFTER ONLY 3 1/2 MONTHS TOTALED MY CAR ON TOP OF IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10228070May 17, 2008
STRUCTURE
EVERYTIME IT RAINS, I GET A TRUNK FULL OF WATER AND MY REAR FLOORBOARDS GET SOAKED. BY LOOKING AT THIS COMPLAINT SITE, I SEE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. WRITING DODGE MAY NOT HELP, BUT I HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227955May 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
I HAVE A DODGE NEON WHICH KEEPS STALLING IN TRAFFIC. IT KEEPS BLOWING FUSES. IT IS 1999 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227006May 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUDDENLY HAD NO LIGHTS ON VEHICLE EXTERIOR, HEADLIGHTS MOST NOTABLY. MECHANIC REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN BUT SHOWED ME THE PLUG FOR THIS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN HEATING UP BECAUSE IT HAS MELTED IN SEVERAL PLACES. BY THE WAY I CANT FIND A REPLACEMENT PLUG YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227008May 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MYSELF A 2003 DODGE NEON SRT-4 LAST YEAR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO SMOKE AND MELTING PLASTIC SMELL STARTED COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS SHUT OFF ON ME ONE NIGHT COMING HOME FROM STORE. (NOT GOOD) THE NEXT DAY FOUND THAT HARNESS WAS MELTED AT CONNECTOR TO THE MFS TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I REPLACED THE SWITCH BUT FUSES BLOW IF FOG LIGHTS COME ON OR HIGH BEAMS. PLUS IT JUST STARTED SMOKING AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226397May 1, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS, HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER. THERE WAS AN OPENED AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION (EA06019) FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225642April 24, 2008
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224850April 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHENEVER I SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY, OR LOOK FOR A PARKING SPACES, OR SIT IN TRAFFIC...THE CAR'S TEMPERATURE GAGE GOES ALL THE WAY TO HOT. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID THAT ITS THE FAN CONTROL MODULE OR RELAY...BASICALLY THE FANS STOP WORKING. *TR I HAD A NEW WATER PUMP PUT IN, A NEW THERMOSTAT, A NEW RADIATOR PUT, AND I"M BEGINNING TO THINK THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE COMING UP WHEN THE FANS STOP WORKING. IT HAS 145000 MILES ON IT, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT A COMMON THINK ON THIS MODULE. I'M GOING TO GET REPAIRED, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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