Dodge Neon Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#745476May 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THAT IS ONLY SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY NEON, THE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR WENT OUT AT 14,000 MILES, THE PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING EVEN AFTER CAR COMPLETELY REPAINTED AT MY COST PAINT PEELED AGAIN VA BEACH DODGE TOLD ME IT IS A DEFECT IN THE METAL AND PAINT THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE TREATED WITH A CHEMICAL AND REPAINTED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME, HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HEAD SEVERLY PITTED MY MECHANIC SAW 5 IN THE WEEK MINE WENT OUT ALL LEAKING FROM THE SAME AREA, ENGINE LOOSES POWER CONSTANTLY, TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEARS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE, CAR OVERHEATS PERIODICLY SINCE HEAD GASKET AND HEAD SHAVED, INTERIOR SENSORS FOR DOORS WORK RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY DO NOT WORK, BACK UP LIGHTS BLOW OUT EVERY 2 MONTHS, CAM SENSOR BACKS OUT OF ENGINE PERIODICLY, FRONT END MAKES CLUNKING NOISE DURING TURNS WAS TOLD STRUT BEARINGS WERE BAD AND CAUSING NOISE ALTHOUGH AFTER REPLACEMENT NOISE CONTINUES, BRAKES ALWAYS NOISY CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT DOES CLEAR NOISE UP, AIRLEAKS IN WINDOWS OF THE CAR CAUSING NOISY RIDE, CAR DOES NOT LIKE TO START IN COLD WEATHER, POWER LOSS WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CORRECTED EVEN AFTER MECHANIC HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND COULD FIND NOTHING CAUSING IT BUT COULD RECREATE THE PROBLEM, AND AN O-RING ON THE FUEL LINE CONNECTORS TO THE "FUEL ACCUMILATOR" BLOW OUT (HAPPENED 6 TIMES SO FAR) CAUSEING GAS TO POOR OUT ON TO ROAD WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND ENGINE TO CUT OUT.. NEONS IN GENERAL ARE LEMONS, CHRYSLER EVEN AFTER CONTACTING OVER SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR REFUSE TO HELP ANY WITH COST OF REPAIRS DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRED. WOULD LOVE TO GET RID OF THIS CAR BUT CAN NOT DUE TO ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND PUTTING ALL MONEY INTO IT TO FIX IT AND REPAIR CHRYSLER'S DEFECTS IN DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745430May 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
HEAD GASKET BLEW. OXYGEN SENSOR BLEW. LEFT REAR BRAKE PAD FELL OFF AND JAMMED IN THE DRUM RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNMOVABLE. UPON INSPECTION, HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRUMS, BOTH DISCS, AND NEW PADS ON FRONT AND BACK BOTH SIDES. WINDOW SEALS HAVE FAILED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW. WATER LEAKS IN AND AIR LEAKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SLOWS CAR DOWN IMMENSLEY AND CAUSES MORE FUEL CONSUMPTION. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HARSHLY SCRATCHED. GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES BY, HAVE SEEN OTHER NEON'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FUEL FILTER WENT, CAUSING THE ENTIRE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887460May 4, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WENT TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS AND SWITCH BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887467May 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. HAD HAPPENED TWICE, AND EACH TIME WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH SPARK PLUGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887520May 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGING UP. TURNED SWITCH TO PUT ON DEFOGGER AND SWITCH BLEWOUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887523May 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ENTIRE BRAKES SYSTEM AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY MECHANIC DUE TO SYSTEM BEING RUSTY AND MAKING SQUEALING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887361May 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT IF IT WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT. DEALER REPLACED JUMPER WIRING AND RADIATOR FAN RELAY.ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. CONSUMER WILL ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO TSB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887407May 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MOUNT BROKE WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887408May 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE IN TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744722April 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I BOUGHT THIS NEON IN AUGUST OF 1998, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKED ON TWICE. WHEN YOU GO OVER 60MPH THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLES. THE SPEAKERS FOR THE RADIO WORK SOMETIMES. THE OVERHEAD LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT RAINS THE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS GET SOAKED WITH WATER. LAST MONTH THE I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HEADGASKET, AND AFTER SEVERAL CALLS THE THE MANUFACTURER THEY PAID HALF, BUT THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK SEVERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886308April 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A DEAD STOP WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AT SAME TIME CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885526April 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL/DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT AND COME BACK ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS/ ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON/ DOOR AJAR ALARM WILL COME WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, AND TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS AND ENGAGE FORCEFULLY. . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885318April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER CAN SEE OIL DRIPPLETS ON ENGINE AND ON FRAME , AND SMALL PUDDLES OF OIL ON GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743526April 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND IT BLOWS A HEAD GASKET AT 60K COSTING A $1000 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB BUT NOT HERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560577March 27, 2001
AIR BAGS
UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR BAG THERE WERE NOTICEABLE HOLES IN THE AIR BAG. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883992March 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME OIL LEAKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883056March 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWNOUT, LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT INTO ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741552February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LEAKING OIL/WATER MIXTURE OUT THROUGH COOLANT BOTTLE, AVERAGE ABOUT 1 QUART PER ENGINE RUN OR 100 MILES WHICHEVER IS FIRST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881328February 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED OIL LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741079February 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD 2 HEAD GASKETS LEAK IN THIS VEHICLE WITH OIL LEAKING ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. ONE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER NEONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. APPEARS DODGE KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BASED ON THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS. A FIRE HAZARD EXISTS WITH OIL LEAKING ON THE ENGINE BLOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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