Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#719301February 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONLY HAD CAR FOR 2 1/2 YEARS, SHOULDN,T BE HAVING THSE PROBLEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857588February 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL LEAKAGE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. VEHCILE HAS ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719022February 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE HEAD GASKETS AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, AS WELL AS THREE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCHES BECAUSE THE BACK UP LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THERE IS ALSO A CLNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END AND SAFETY TSB'S ON IT AND THE DEALER STILL REFUSED TO CORRECT IT WHEN UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER, DODGE'S PHILOSOPHY IS WAIT TILL THE BUMPER TO BUMPER IS DONE TO HAVE THE PERSON PAY EITHER WITH THE DEDUCTABLE ON THE SERVICE CONTRACT OR OUT OF POCKET. LEGISLATION SHOULD BE PASSED TO HAVE A 3-36 WAR. ON ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS INSTALLED DURING A WAR. PERIOD INCASE OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719035February 21, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAVE HAD TO TAKE CAR IN SO MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT BEING FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY WOULD TELL ME TO DRIVE IT FOR A TIME AND SEE IF THE NOISE WOULD STOP. OR THEY WOULD JUST SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP I HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER VEHICLE IN MY LIFE!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719015February 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN MOTION. HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR TO MOVE CAR IN MORNING. ENGINE TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS CANNOT DETECT PROBLEM BUT CONFIRM THAT IT EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718976February 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET WAS FIRST REPLACED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I AM HAVING IT REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857209February 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE STARTS AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857216February 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 8, 000 MILES. CHRYSLER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET. BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857162February 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2.0L ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FROM MARCH OF 1996 TO PRESENT, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED REPLACEMENT OF 2 HEAD GASKETS, EGR VALVE WITH EET, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR/SWITCH, AND TRANSMISSION.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718897February 17, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
IN THE FIST MONTH I HAD THE VEHICLE IT BLEW 4 OXYGEN SENSORS.WHEN YOU GO TO BRAKE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON, ALSO THE CAR WILL SHOCK YOU WHEN YOU GET OUT EVEN WHEN IT IS TRUNED OFF. THE LOCKS ON THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT HAS BROKEN OFF FOR NE REASON. THE BACK SE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718904February 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ANLONG WITH THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED AND THE REAR BRAKES LEAKING. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I KNOW THERE MAY BE EXTRA MILES ON MY CAR HOWEVER MOST WERE HIGHWAY DUE TO ALLOT OF TRAVELING SO THESE PARTS TO GO OUT SO SOON ARE VERY DISSAPOINTING WHEN I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718854February 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET . AT THE TIME MINE WAS BEING REPAIRED THERE WERE 2 OTHER NEONS IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS STATED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MARK MENDEZ. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEONS THAT WERE PRODUCED BEFORE 1999 . MY CAR NEEDED WORK DONE AFTER MY 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718253February 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, THE HEAD GASKET ON MY YOUNG NEON HAS BLOWN.I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SQUEALING, POWER STEERING LOCKING UP IN WET WEATHER AND THE TURN SIGNAL NOW ONLY WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. THE RADIO HAD TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST YEAR I OWNED THE CAR - AND IT TOOK THE DEALER NEARLY A MONTH TO GET THAT DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856964February 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER AND A PASSENGER HAD A HEAD ON COLLISON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SOME INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#718771February 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS MUST BE THE LEAKIEST CAR AROUND! CAN WE RECOVER SOME REPAIR COSTS? NO SEAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718772February 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OVERHEATED THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER 99 AND HAVE BEEN LOSING RADIATOR FLUID SINCE THEN; NO SIGN OF WATER IN OILPAN UNTIL TODAY. TOWED TO AN OREGON DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE PARTS AND NOT LABOR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AS WELL AS ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL CORK-BASED HEAD GASKET DESIGN AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS A NEW METALLIC-BASED GASKET. IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS THESE NEW PARTS AVAILABLE WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM? CONSUMERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL SHOULD BE REASSURED THAT THE VEHICLE THEY HAVE PURCHASED WILL NOT FAIL DUE TO ONE FAULTY ITEM! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856789February 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN TRAVELING VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. NO LIGHTS ILLIUMANTED ON THE DASHBOARD, INDICATING VEHICLE HAD CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER 676 CONCERNS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856809February 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED UP, SPEED DOES NOT ACCELERATE PASSED 20MPH UNTIL IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AT LEAST A HALF AN HOUR. DRIVER HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE IN ORDER TO STAY OUT OF FAST TRAFFIC. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856817February 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL DUE TO A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856865February 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. ALSO, POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES UNNECESSARY NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP ONCE, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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