Dodge Neon Complaints (1995)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#10041241October 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1995 DODGE NEON. THROTTLE BODY. WAS BUILT WITHOUT AN "O" RING SEAL. ENGINE GETS WET, THROTTLE BODY RUINED. WHEN IT GETS MOISTURE INSIDE, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES IT DOES, OTHERS IT DOES NOT. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING A FOUR CYLINDER CAR WITH THREE BAD SPARK PLUCKS, THE ENGINE MISSES, AND BOGS DOWN. BAD NEWS IF YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU WANT TO DRIVE THROUGH YOU BECAUSE YOUR NOT GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. DODGE SAYS THAT SINCE ITS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE* WHICH, IT IS IF YOU SEE THE PEOPLE IN MY REARVIEW DRIVING UP TO MY BUMPER WHEN IT HAPPENS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT, BUT I CAN FEEL FREE TO PAY THE 450 DOLLARS IN PARTS ALONE AND LET THEM FIX THEIR PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039330September 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHIPPING PAINTS ON THE TRUNK, SIDES AND TOP OF THE CAR. WENT TO LARSON DODGE IN TACOMA WASHINGTON TO SHOW THEM THE CHIPPING PAINT AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE REP FROM CHRYSLER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CHIP DOWN TO BARE METAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037727September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED WHEN REACHING A HIGH TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED COOLANT. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040203September 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COOLANT GOES INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027085August 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033943August 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE TURNING INTO A SERVICE STATION FOR FUEL ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CONSUMER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED ON THE HAND BY THE DEPLOYED DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10033991August 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE TURNING INTO A GASOLINE SERVICE STATION, INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF ALL AIR BAGS OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER'S HANDS WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED FROM THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10031859August 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE PUMPING FUEL CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDRNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED GAS TANK FILLER PIPE WAS CORRODED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031668July 31, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OFF WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024964July 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028501July 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
FUEL PUMP (20A) FUSE RANDOMLY BLOWS. 30A FUSES USED AND ALSO RANDOMLY BLOW CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP ITSELF. O2 SENSOR AND EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE BUT HAVE FOUND DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF CIRCUIT/WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR THIS '95 NEON SPORT MODEL VEHICLE. MECHANICS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VARYING ADVICE FROM DODGE DEALERSHIPS ON THE CAUSE AND REMEDY. RESULT IS SAFETY HAZARD TO VEHICLE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IF THE SYSTEM FAILS IN TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023092June 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAUSED BY THE WIRING I HAD MY 3 WEEK OLD SON IN THE CAR AND HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GET IT OUT I HAVE NOT FOUND OUT YET HOW BADLY THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DAMAGED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021388June 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRONIC ENGINE OIL LEAK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021389June 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHRONIC ENGINE OIL LEAKS. CYLINDER HEAD OIL LEAK REPAIRED (INCLUDING FRONT CAM SEAL, VALVE COVER, SPARK PLUG TUBE, EGR, COVER TUBE FLANGE, INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THROTTLE BODY) ON 11/26/99 AT 82K MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL REPLACED ON 12/31/01 AT 105K000MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL FAILURE ON 6/9/02 AT 125K MILES. FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO CAM SHAFT. ALL LEAKS WERE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020917June 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CLOCKSPRING IS NOT WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOESN'T WORK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020805May 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE IT MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SHIFTED HARSHLY FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES SQUEALED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAMSHAFT SEAL LEAKED OIL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VALVE COVER GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF AN OIL LEAK. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018589May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE HAD THE CAR (1995 NEON) ABOUT 1 YEAR - ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT AND MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IN RAIN ACTS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, GETS NO POWER IN WET CONDITIONS EITHER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019391May 7, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHEN IT RAINED THE VEHICLES TRUNK AND FLOOR BOARD GOT WET. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL A MILDEW SMELL IN THE CAB. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016969May 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE SEEMS SO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEON GASKET HEADS. THEY'RE FAULTY, THE COMPANY KNOWS THIS WHICH IS WHY THEY'VE BEEN REDESIGNED. I'VE HEARD THEY DON'T CONSIDER THIS A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM, BUT ISN'T LEAKING OIL ON A HOT ENGINE DANGEROUS? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012389April 9, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THE HEAD LIGHT PLASTIC LENSES DETERIORATED AND CLOUDED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE LIGHTS BRIGHTNESS AND VISIBILITY. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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