Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10059789February 25, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD A GLAZE, ALMOST OPAQUE, CAUSING EXTREMELY REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE NIGHT, AND OBSTRUCTING CONSUMER'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059683February 24, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH SUN ROOF OPENED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. SUN ROOF HINGES BROKE OFF, CAUSING SUN ROOF TO BLOW OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058664February 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY INTERIOR LIGHT AND MY GAUGES IN MY CAR ARE NOT WORKING. I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY CAR BECAUSE THEY AREN'T MOVING. THE FIRST TIME IT STOPPED WORKING A FUSE WASN'T ALL THE WAY IN I PUSHED IT IN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND IT WORKED. THEN THE NEXT TIME THAT IT WENT OUT I TRIED THAT SAME FUSE AND PUSHED IT IN AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK I HAD SOMEONE CHECK THE FUSE AND THEY SAID THAT THE FUSE WASN'T BURNT OUT. THEY PULLED THE FUSE OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT WORKED. NOW THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND NOTHING IS WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE CLUSTERS NEED TO BE FIXED. THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I DON'T HAVE 700 DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THIS AND THIS CAR IS STILL PRACTICALLY NEW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059389February 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058618February 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
A VIBRATION COULD BE FELT IN THE FRONT END STEERING COMPONENTS AND THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. FIRST REPORTED 05/29/03 @ 7,900 MILES. ROTORS WERE TURNED, BRAKE PADS SANDED (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY), TIRES BALANCED & ROTATED ( I PAID FOR THESE REPAIRS). SECOND COMPLAINT ON 08/14/03 @ 11,747 MILES. NO WORK WAS DONE. THIRD REPORT OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON 02/04/04 @ 19,480 MILES. INFORMED ROTORS WERE WARPED. ROTORS WERE TURNED, BRAKE PADS REPLACED, TIRES WERE BALANCED & ROTATED. ALL OF THIS WORK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS CHARGED FOR THESE REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059424February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTICED AN OIL LEAK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OIL GASKET. *LA THE SERVICE TECH SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. A WEEK LATER THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND THE SERVICE TECH FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS NO GOOD. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053723February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS. *AK (IT WAS TURNING BLUE PER CONSUMER) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059266February 18, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058034February 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT VALVE SEALS WERE LEAKING. CONSUMER FELT ENGINE COULD OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057837February 10, 2004
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. THE IMPACT BENT THE HOOD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057731February 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A TREE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SLIGHT NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10056874February 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
A PROBLEM WITH A WIRING HARNESS ON MY 2002 DODGE NEON HAS CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHTS TO SUDDENLY FAIL ON MY VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. ACCORDING TO MY AUTO REPAIR MAN, THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT OPERATES THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY BURNED OUT. THIS CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHTS TO FAIL REPEADTEDLY. DAIMLERCHRYSLER, MAKERS OF THE VEHICLE, TOLD MY AUTO MECHANIC THAT THEY HAVE NO REPAIR MANUAL FOR THIS HARNESS, AND THAT THE HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000 TO $1,500 TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057573February 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE'S WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056509February 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FOR THE SECOND TIME THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. I HAD IT REPLACED ONCE AND I FEEL IT'S TOO MUCH TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY DODGE DOESN'T ASSIST WITH FIXING IT RIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057294February 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE CONSUMER EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED 2 YEARS LATER. THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055078January 28, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE STARTED NOTICING CLEARCOAT MISSING FROM THE HOOD AND ROOF OF CAR WHEN WE WERE WASHING IT. NOW MORE AND MORE KEEPS PEELING AWAY. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER NEONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE PAINT AND CLEARCOAT ON THESE CARS. NOW WE KEEP THE CAR EITHER IN THE GARAGE OR HAVE A CAR COVER OVER IT TO TRY AND SLOW THE PEELING AWAY DOWN. I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE AND THEN BEGIN TO RUST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055894January 27, 2004
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A WIND NOISE THAT'S WAS VERY ANNOYING. IT SOUNDED LIKE A WINDOW WAS DOWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054943January 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 1997 DODGE NEON. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PAINT HAS SUDDENLY STARTED TO PEEL AND BUCKLE AS IF THE PRIMER NO LONGER HOLDS IT. I HAVE NOTICED THE PAINT ON OTHER NEONS AS I AM DRIVING ARE ALSO PEELING THE SAME WAY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054750January 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE REJECTED BY AZ DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. OBD NOT READY , DEALER HAS FLASHED COMPUTER , RETEST DONE AGAIN , NOW SAME INFORMATION OBD NOT READY. THEY WILL NOT PASS IT THEY SAY THEY CANT READ IT?? CPU IS FINE BY CHRYSLER... BEEN CHECKED 2 TIMES... HELP *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054636January 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ON MY 1999 DOGE NEON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN AND TOOK THE CAR TO TUFFY AUTO CENTER WHERE HE DIAG THE CAR AND REPORTED TO ME IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR AND THAT HE WOULD ORDER ANOTHER ONE, THE SENSOR ARRIVED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO IN THIS ONE AND COULDN'T BECAUSE THE CAM SENSOR HE HAD WAS FLUSH AND THE ONE HE REMOVED WAS RECESSED. HE CALLED AROUND TO FIND THIS RECESSED CAM SENSOR AND COULD NOT LOCATE ONE , BUT DID FIND OUT THAT THE COMMON PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAM ITSELF BACK OUT OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGES THE SENSOR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND NEEDS TO BE BACKED DOWN INTO THE ENGINE AND WILL IN 40K OR LESS MILES DO IT AGAIN THIS IS AN ENGINE DEFECT THAT IS COSTLY AND ME $150 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR REEMBURSTMENT AND RECALL FOR REPAIR THIS IS STATED AS COMMON AMONG MECHANICS, WHAT CAN BE DONE???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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