Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#897712October 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES OIL LEAKAGES AND LOSS OF OIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK AIR FILTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH. PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753193October 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!! I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED OVER 4 TIMES AND IT AGAIN IS OVERHEATING. HELP ME!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897609October 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
RECALL 96 V 026 000/ELECTRICAL: HARNESS FRONT UNDERHOOD WIRING. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS/ GAUGES/ HORN, AND TURN SIGNAL WOULD GO OUT, AND VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753097October 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 61,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAID THE CAR IS WAY TO NEW WITH NOT ENOUGH MILES TO BE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS. HAVING TO PUT 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2-3 DAYS. NOT GOOD FOR THE ENGINE AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY CATCH FIRE!.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897523October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL WAS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO CONSTANTLY PUT OIL INTO VEHICLE.*AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897588October 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND REAR WINDOW BUBBLED, AND THEN GLASS SHATTERED ALL OVER BACK SEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753036October 9, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
BLEEDER VALVE CAP CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE CAR. OCCURED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE HEAD GASKET. ERRATIC AND DIFFICULTY WHEN ACCELERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753039October 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE HAD CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL FILLER DOOR ASSEMBLY (PIPE FROM FUEL FILLER DOOR TO FUEL TANK). FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE WAS FOUND LOOSE AND DANGLING WITHIN THE RIGHT REAR FENDER BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, NO APPARENT LOSS OF GASOLINE WAS DETECTED AT THE POINT OF DISCOVERY. CONTACT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER/DODGE SERVICE REP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TYPE OF SAFETY DEFECT AND NO RECALL ON RECORD. I AM PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT AT MY OWN EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752925October 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897336October 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED AT ANY SPEED, AND STALLED 6 TIMES . DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897370October 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE WAS IN A ACCIDENT, RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE WERE AFFECTED. IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO LINE UP VEHICLE HAD TO REMODELED. BUMPER WAS NOT PUT ON PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563793October 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CUSTOMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AT TIMES, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CUSTOMER THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WORN LOW, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE MASTER CYLINER REAR PISTON SEAL ON VEHICLES WHICH MAY LEAK AND CAUSE A PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS, DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR MASTER CYLINDER RECALL STATING VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, THEREFORE CUSTOMER DECLINED TO PAY FOR SERVICE AND VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897090October 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON REARVIEW MIRROR, AND PASSENGER ON WINDSHIELD. PASSENGER WAS SUFFERING NUMBNESS AND TINGLING OF LOWER PART OF BODY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#897104October 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE AND BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON REARVIEW MIRROR,AND THE PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. PASSENGER WAS SUFFERING FROM NUMBNESS AND TINGLING OF LOWER BODY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#897107October 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHENEVER TURNING OR BRAKING VEHICLE SQUEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH CONSUMER, AND THERE WAS NO SQUEAKING. SOON AS CONSUMER LEFT DEALER, SQUEAKING STARTED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752737September 30, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A PICKUP TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF AND I CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME FROM SLAMMING FORWARD, AND THE SEAT LOCK DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR CLAIMS THAT ALL THREE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS WORKED PROPERLY YET THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH THE SEAT BELTS AND THE SEAT LOCKS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#896879September 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SURGED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE DAY. ENGINE HAS SURGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RAM INTO A GARAGE DOOR, AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER PASSENGERS' VEHICLES. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563228September 24, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW TO SEE THAT TIRE WAS GOING FLAT.(GOODYEAR EG EAGLE P185/65R14)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752506September 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SEAT BELTS
CAR WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR (RIGHT SIDE) PASSENGER SIDE. CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE TRAPPING DRIVER WITHIN CAR. THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT BY ANOTHER DRIVER IN ORDER TO FREE DRIVER FROM CAR. SECONDS AFTER THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND ENTIRELY BURNT. WE HAVE THE FAILED SEAT BELT COMPONENT IN OUR POSESSION AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752448September 21, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WATER LEAKS AROUND REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY THROUGH GAPING HOLES UNDERNEATH TRUNK LID. WATER HAS BEEN COLLECTING THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND COLLECTS IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL AND IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER FLOORBOARDS. THE RUG IN THE BACK IS SOAKED AFTER IT RAINS OVERNIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT TH WATER COLLECTS IN THE REAR LIGHT WELL. AND SOMEHOW TRICKLES DOWN. MUST OF HAD GALLONS IN THERE BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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