Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)
611 consumer complaints on file.
- #518985June 30, 1997UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/OIL LIGHTS COMES ON.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812011June 25, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
UPON APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL PULSATES. ROTORS AND PADS GRAB THEN RELEASE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR TO PADS AND WARPAGE OF ROTORS. ALSO, DURING PANIC STOP, ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813500June 25, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER SLOWED DOWN, ALLOWING VEHICLE A TO CRASH FRONT END INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR END. CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER UPPER BODY. CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #517612June 17, 1997UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES WERE READING "0" AND DID NOT WORK NO MATTER HOW FAST /SLOW VEHICLE WAS GOING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813127June 16, 1997UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE DIE OUT. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE 5 TO 10 MINUTES LATER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. EXPERIENCED PROBLEM 4 TIMES BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #518530June 12, 1997FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812946June 10, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO WIRING INSIDE WERE MELTING. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812159June 5, 1997STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, WINDOW WAS DOWN, SHUT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT EXPLODED/SHATTERED; TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WAS INFORMED THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812721June 3, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING LANE CHANGE, RIGHT TO LEFT, LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT CURVE, NO WARNING, VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #811033April 16, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVNG VEHICLE AT 40MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #602932April 14, 1997POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CLUTCH FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808894March 27, 1997STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR PANEL WAS SLIPPING OFF, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO GET TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE PANEL WAS UNDER WARRANTIES, BUT THE DEALER NEVER RECEIVED THE PARTS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE DOOR PANEL TO STICK AND LOCK THE PASSENGER INSIDE THE CAR. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808488March 12, 1997SEATS
CONSUMER WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION AND WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR, SEAT BROKE AND CONSUMER WENT BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A COMPRESSED DISK. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809656March 4, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE GOING (25) MPH ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, WENT INTO A DITCH, HITTING A TREE HEAD-ON AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. INSURANCE ADJUSTOR IS LOOKING AT VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809440February 26, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CUSTOMER SAID THAT SHE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM/ SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT SHE SHOULD PICK ANOTHER CAR FROM THE LOT. SHE WOULD LIKE HER MONEY BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP DECLINED HER REQUEST. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #514959February 19, 1997POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
BUCKS VIOLENTLY WHEN IN SECOND GEAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809059February 18, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT COLLAPSED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK AND RECEIVED A COMPRESSED DISC IN LOWER SPINE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808963February 14, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A DOG AT 55 OR MORE MPH IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUFFEREDH SEVERE INJURIES TO THE COLLAR BONE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #514676February 11, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, TIRES
FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #514600February 6, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0