Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#707851June 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN JANUARY 1998 WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I HAD AN OIL LEAK. MY RECEIPT STATES THEY FIXED THE FRONT ENGINE SEAL. NOW IN JUNE 1999 I NEED A NEW FRONT ENGINE SEAL AND MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707854June 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707860June 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION
HAVE HAD SEVRAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE,THE HEADGASKET LEAK OIL,NEEDS TO BE REPLACED/AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND NOW IT OVERHEATS ,FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP.WHEN IT RAINS CAR FLOODS INSIDE AND TRUCK,SHOCKS FRONT AND BACK HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707840June 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR WILL NOT "TURN-OVER" TO START ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK LIKE IT SHOULD WHEN KEY IS ABSENT. WONDERING IF THE 2 MALFUCTIONS ARE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER!!! PLEASE CONTACT OR E-MAIL ME TO LET ME KNOW THIS FORM WAS RESPONDED TO, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836003June 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER DRIVING TO WORK AND PARKING VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE OUT IN A FIRE, REASON UNDETERMINED.FIRE WAS PUT OT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707776June 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRIC WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNED THROUGH CAUSED EXTENSIVE SMOKE INDSIDE VEHICLE. DEFECT HAD TO BE IN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. FEARFUL OF OTHER OWNERS INJURY . CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO AGREED TO SEND AN INVESTIGATOR IN TWO WEEKS. FEAR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707785June 22, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707738June 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE HAVE REPLACED HEAD GASKET TWICE AND ONE WAS W/ THERE REDESIGNED HEAD GASKET. NOW IT IS STARTING TO GO OUT FOR A THIRD TIME. AT 500 DOLLARS A REPAIR THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. I DO REGUALARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENCE AND SERVICES AND MOST OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPEIRENCING HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THE NEONS AND FOR SOMEONE WHO GETS A LOAN (THAT HE CAN BARLY AFFORD) FOR A NEON, SHOULDN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT MULTIPLE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURES DEFAULT. THE DEALER SHIP THAT REPAIRED MY HEAD GASKET (BOTH OF THEM, THEY REPLACED THEM TWICE) HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE NEONS DO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL HEAD GASKETS. I'M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF THIS. I'M MEAN REALLY, WHAT KIND OF NEW CAR NEEDS THREE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED IN TWO YEARS. I'LL NEVER BY ANOTHER NEON AGAIN, AND I'M NOT RECOMMENDING THEM TO ANYONE EITHER. THANKS... JEREMY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547393June 20, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT, WHEN CORRECTED, THE STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDE HEAD ON INTO A BARRIER CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#782545June 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXTERNAL OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840537June 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HAD NOTICED OIL LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS SCREWS WERE WORN & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840373June 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AND VIBRATES AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839796June 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AT APPROX. 50MPH AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER TOOKJ VEHICLE TO DEALSHIP ON THREE OCASSIONS, DEALDER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, SECOND TIME DEALER ADDED SOME TRANSMISSION FLUED, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUTDOWN, VEHICLE WILL GO TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON JUN. 16, 1999. --- CRESTWOOD DODGE --
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707544June 14, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE EXTERIOR PAINT OF THE 1997 DODGE NEON COUPE IN LAPUIS BLUE IS PEELING OFF THE HOOD AND TOP OF VEHICLE. VERY POOR PAINT JOB AS CAR IS HOUSED IN A GARAGE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839136June 9, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AT TIME OF PURCHASE VEHICLE HAD SPOT ON THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACID WASHED MORE THAN THREE TIMES, WHEN THE GLASS IS DRY YOU CANNOT SEE SPOTS, DURING RAINY DAYS CONSUMER CANNOT SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839195June 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NEVER WORKED, AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839384June 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707378June 9, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707288June 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ORIGINAL MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES BECAUSE A BEARING SPUN AND RUINED THE BLOCK. THEN AGAIN, THIS TIME, THE SAME THING IN THE SAME CYLINDER(#2 OR #3, I FORGET) HAPPENED AGAIN. ENGEIN OIL IS CHECKED EVERY 3 DAYS, AND OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3500 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837305June 7, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FLY THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE SEATBELT WILL UNLATCH BY ITSELF JUST BY A NORMAL PULL AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUCKLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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