Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#701563December 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832565December 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING OIL LEAKS FROM ENGINE, UNABLE TO LOCATE WHERE IT COMING FROM. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543085December 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HEAD GASKET LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832191December 11, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
RECALL 96V026000/626. EXPERIENCING SAME WIRE HARNESS PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMELLED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE GRILL AND THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FLAMES OCCURRED, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER CONTACTED BECAUSE THEY WERE SERVICING VEHICLE AT THE TIME. PROBLEM WAS NEVER REMEDIED AFTER DEALER HAD CAR THREE TIMES. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832193December 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
RECALL 96V026000/626; EXPERIENCING SAME WIRE HARNESS PROBLEMS. VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS ON 11-NOV-98. ALSO WIRE HARNESS PROBLEMS. SECOND INCIDENT CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832134December 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COSNUMER LOST POWER AND THE VEHILCE WILL DIED OUT AND THEN CME BACK ON. ALSO, WHENEVER THE RADIO OR THE A/C WAS ON THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701185December 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I GET OIL CHANGES REGULARLY SO THAT THE CAR WILL LAST, THEN THE LAST OIL CHANGE I GET, A MONTH LATER OIL STARTS LEAKING SEVERELY OUT FROM UNDER THE CARE. TWO ESTIMATED LATER AND THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT ONLY HAS THAT GONE UP BUT THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. I AM ALWAYS REPLACING SOMETHING ON THIS CAR AND IT IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD. WILL THESE CARS EVER LAST THE FULL LOAN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831554December 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD BEEN CHANGED. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT RADIO SPEAKER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700992November 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
MY BRAKES SQUEEK ALL THE TIME. I'VE HAD THE BRAKES CLEANED TO REMOVE ACCESS DUST AND BUILD UP..AND ALSO HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CHANGED. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. I ALSO NOTICE ALL MY REALIVES/FRIENDS EXPERIANCE EXACTLY THE SAME TYPE OF SQUEEKING THAT MY CAR SUFFERS FROM. IF THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL, THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. I DON'T KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS, BUT IT IS AT THE VERY LEAST, ANNOYING AND VERY VERY NOTICABLE. IT HAPPENS IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. WET/DRY, COLD/WARM ETC ETC. ANY FEEDBACK YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. RICH MARTIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700934November 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
11/10/98 - HEAD GASKET FAILURE - REPLACED. SPARK PLUGS (TUNE UP) PERFORMED SAME DAY AT PERFORMANCE DODGE SERVICE CENTER. 11/25/98 - ENGINE - BEGAN STALLING AND STUTTERING, SIGNIFIGANT LOSS IN POWER, INTERMITTENT "NO-STARTS" SIGNIFIGANT INCREASE IN GAS USAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831310November 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CYLINDER HEAD IS LEAKING OIL, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD ,PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831181November 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OWNER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, FOUND PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700821November 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER ONLY 70000 MILES THE DODGE NEON HAS A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. THROUGH CONVERSTATIONS DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL IN THE WORKS? THANKS, DAMIEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700785November 20, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET. WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE COST (APPROX $500.) HE SAID THEY COULD TAKE CARE OF 1/2 OF IT. SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS A POORLY MANUFACTURED GASKET & THEY REPLACE A LOT-IN FACT ITEM IS ON BACK ORDER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831071November 19, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMING OFF THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THEVEHICLE TO PULL OVER AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831090November 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 48750 MILES, PROBLEM REPAIRED. BRAKES ARE NOISY AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE AIR CIRCULATION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP. THE BRAKES AND AIR CIRCULATION PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830674November 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY WOULD SQUEAK. HAD NOTICED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTING OUT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & TOLD WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ROTORS DUE TO STATE USING SALT ON THE ROAD. ALSO, THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & STARTED TO LEAK A LOT OF OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700541November 12, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CYLINDER HEAD WAS PITTED AND CRACKED,HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED CAN'T GET REPLACEMENT PARTS,BECAUSE OF NATIONAL BACK ORDER.MAYBE WE COULD DRIVE 250 MILES TO COLUMBIA MO. THEY MIGHT HAVE PART; HAD TO GO TO JUNK YARD FOR CYLINDAR HEAD STILL NO GASKET...NEW PARTS NOT IN PARTS BOOKS THEY HAVE UP TO 96,BUT NOT 96...AL'S MACHINE SHOP IN BELLEVILLE, IL. STATED THERE HAD BEEN AT LEAST 60 HEADS REPLACED IN THE AREA.CONSEQUENTLY WE HAVE A CAR THAT HASN'T BEEN IN OPERATIO SINCE OCTOBER, THIS IS 11/12/98
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830530November 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE REAR BUMPER IS CRACKED AND CROOKED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830460November 9, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE DOES NOT WORK, LEAVING THE CONSUMER NOT KNOWING HOW MAUCH GAS, OR WHAT SPEED HE IS TRAVELING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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