Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10114102March 15, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF MY SISTER (WHO WAS DRIVING MY CAR) AND SHE WAS GOING 40 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS HIT ALMOST HEAD ON. AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY SISTER HAS MULTIPLE HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10107205March 15, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONSUMERS SON CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE DUE TO HITTING HIS FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK *NM *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10114066March 14, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
PARKING MY 2000 DODGE NEON OFF AN ASHPHALT ROAD ONTO GRAVEL DRIVE WAY. I WAS PARKING AT NORMAL SAFE SPEED, AS I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. NOW THE HORN WILL NOT BLOW, AND STEERING IS TIGHTER THAN NORMAL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, AND THEY TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE THE "CLOCK SPRING", AND WAS NOT HAZADAROUS TO DRIVE. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL ON ANOTHER MODEL OF DODGE VAN FOR THE SAME PART, WHY ISN'T THERE BEEN ONE FOR NEON? WHY IS THIS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZAROUD? NOW IF I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKECT EXPENSE TO REPAIR THIS SPRING BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET THIS INSPECTED DUE TO THE HORN NOT PROPERLY WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113995March 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1996 ONLY PUT ON 26,345 MILES MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED TWICE,BRAKES FRONT REPLACED THEY WERE COMPLETLY GONE ,BACK BRAKES ARE NO GOOD NEED TO BE REPLACED, HIGH PITCH SQUEALING COMES FROM THEM ,OIL GASGETS HAD TO BE REPLACED, STEARING TO A HARD RIGHT OR LEFT YOU GET A GRINDING NOISE, TRANSMISSION IS KNOW LEAKING CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PUT TRANSSMISSION FLUID IN ALL THE TIME HAVE A LIST OF PAPERS FROM THE CAR BEING SERVICED AT DAIMLER ON ANDOVER ST IN PEABODY WERE I PURCHASED CAR ALSO WROTE TO MAIN OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASING WITH CASH AND JUST GOT THE RUN AROUND KNOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE HER THAT IS WHY SHE ONLY HAS 26,345 MILES ON HER IN 10 YEARS I AM NOT A RICH PERSON SO I CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR IF THERE IS A RECALL ON ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SO THEY CAN BE FIXED SO I CAN DRIVE HER WITHOUT WORRYING WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT ALSO DAMPNESS AND MILDEW SMELL AND OTHER PROBLEMS.TIRES ALSO WERE REPLACED THEY WORE TO QUICKLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113689March 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT MADE A LOUD TICKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION , AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE AIR COMPRESSOR. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF TSB#24-04-00 BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER INVOLVING THIS COMPONENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113562March 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 96V228000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A BRAKE/FUEL LINE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT HAS DEVELOPED CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH HAS CAUSED THEM NOT TO OPERATE. THE VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112556March 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
OIL LEAKAGE, HEAD GASKET REPLACED 2X IN 1997, AGAIN HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN, CAM AND TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE ALSO. CAR HAS ALWAYS LEAKED A BIT OF OIL DAILY; HOWEVER, OIL CHANGES EVERY 2000 MILES COUPLED WITH WEEKLY LEVEL CHECKS MAINTAINED ABILITY TO DRIVE VEHICLE. AS OF 2/05, OIL LEAKING PROFUSELY VIA PASSENGER PORTION OF ENGINE GASKET. MECHANIC CONFIRMS BLOWN HEAD GASKET, SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE NEONS AS A WHOLE. I HAVE CHOSEN TO NOT REPAIR HEAD GASKET AT MY EXPENSE AT THIS TIME. I PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN OCT. 1996, AS A NEW YEAR NEON FOR 1997. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE METICIOUSLY, AND BOTH THE BODY AND INTERIOR ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION (BODY HAS NO RUST). CAR HAS 88,000 MILES CURRENTLY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE'S LACK OF CONCERN AND RESPONSIBILITY IN PRODUCING A QUALITY CAR. I BOUGHT THIS NEW AND HAD HOPE TO TRANSFER IT TO MY DAUGHTER WHO WILL BE LEAVING FOR COLLEGE SOON. REPLACING A HEADGASKET TWICE SHOULD ASSURE ME, THE BUYER, THAT I CAN MAINTAIN MY CAR WITHOUT SUDDENLY FINDING OUT THIS WAS A DAMAGED VEHICLE FROM THE GET GO, AND NOW I HAVE TO FIND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WHILE I SET TIME ASIDE TO QUICKLY FIND ANOTHER CAR. SHAME ON DODGE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113362March 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE CAME FROM OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112444March 2, 2005
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
1) STARTED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT AND STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF 2) COULD NOT DRIVE, STEERING WHEEL FELL. MY WIFE AND MY 2 YEAR DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. ) TOWED THE CAR TO A DODGE DEALER. AT THIS TIME, DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IS EVALUATING WHAT TO DO WITH THE DEFECT (TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY). THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER SERVICE. IT HAS BEEN 3 WEEKS WITH NO SUPPORT ON A RENTAL NOR A DECISION TO REPAY THE DEFECT. HENCE, THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER WHICH CAUSES A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE TO MY FAMILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112142February 25, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED TO THIS VEHICLE. DOOR LOCKS DO NOT RELIABLY OPEN THE DOORS, EITHER MANUALLY OR VIA THE ELECTRIC LOCK BUTTON. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHEREBY A PERSON MAY BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE DRIVER HAD TO CRAWL INTO THE BACK TO EXIT OUT VIA THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ALLOW A FAILURE IN THIS MANNER. A RECALL SHOULD EXIST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113085February 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111953February 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FEB 18,2005 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THE WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTOR HAD MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110724February 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CAR IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT INTO FIRST GEAR. SRTFORUMS.COM REVEALS THAT IS MORE COMMON THAN I HAD REALIZED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106709February 11, 2005
AIR BAGS
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHICH WAS BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CAR INSURANCE COMPANY TO DECLARE THE VEHICLE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE CAR, SO IT WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THIS ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED I BY ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY DALLAS, TX REGION. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110286February 10, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A DODGE NEON 2003. JANUARY 2004 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE (OIL CHANGE/PLUGS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER A SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF CYLINDER ONE. I CALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOOK IT BY THE DEALSHIP (DARCARS) THEY PUT THE SPARK PLUG BACK IN BUT MY CAR HASN'T RUN PROPERLY YET.THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S TAKES A THOUSAND DOLLAR OR MORE TO FIX. I'VE HAD DIANOGSTICS DONE AND NOW THE CAR IS BE REPAIRED AT LEE'S AUTO SHOP WITH PROBLEMS HARD FOR MR. LEE TO FIX (ELECTRONIC PROBLEM IN THE NO. 4 CYLINDER; IT WON'T OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. LEE'S DONE ALL HE COULD DO SO FAR (THE CAR NOW IS STILL IN HIS SHOP. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A WEEK). FURTHERMORE I WAS TOLD AFTERWARD THAT A NEW CAR DOSN'T NEED A TUNE UP FOR TWO YEARS. I THINK THE SERVICE GUY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED ME OF THAT INSTEAD HE TOOK MY MONEY WITH NO REFUND. THE EXACT DAY I DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW BUT I COULD GET IT I HAVE ALL MY PROBLEM PAPER WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110290February 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 44,000 MILES. ENGINE NOW LEAKS LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL, SO BADLY THAT I AM ADDING 1-2 QUARTS 3 TIMES A WEEK. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE HEAD GASKET AND ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR RANGE FROM 700-1200.00. HOW CAN SUCH A LARGE COMPANY SCAM SO MANY INNOCENT CONSUMERS AND NOTHING BE DONE???????*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111267February 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111053February 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE DRIVER BARELY TOUCHED THE PEDAL, ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLES THAT WERE IN FRONT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111111February 8, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE T-BONING A VEHICLE CONSUMER'S FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109926February 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE NEON SXT THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR CONTROL THE CAR SPEED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE FAST LANE OF A 6 LANE ROADWAY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. WHILE WITH THIS INCIDENT I WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID A COLLISION IF THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAS OBVIOUS. SEVERAL APPROACHING CARS NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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