Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#825763July 22, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COOL AIR. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE COMPRESSOR WAS NOT WORKING LIKE IT SHOULD. DEALER DID NOT REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538020July 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE ENGAGING INTO REVERSE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538471July 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537959July 17, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH MELTED/FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537953July 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825374July 14, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING FELL OUT, RESULTING IN OWNER HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#825388July 14, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825276July 10, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TRAVELING 25MPH TOOK OFF RAMP STEERING WHEEL WENT VERY TIGHT AS IF BEING TURNED. HEARD & FELT STEERING WHEEL POP. STEERING WHEEL CAN BE TURNED W/ONE FINGER. WENT FROM ONE DITCH TO ANOTHER DITCH. HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (97V169000) ON 08 MAY 98. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538138July 10, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS AT LOW IMPACT AT 5 MPH. BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS SHATTERED. DRIVER WAS TEMPORARILY NOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFERED MINOR BURNS AND BRUISES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538134July 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825189July 9, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER LOST ITS COOLING. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATOR INSIDE THE CAB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825129July 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
E98012; DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET HAD A LEAK, CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK, RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539665July 7, 1998
AIR BAGS
WANTS INSTALLMENT OF ON-OFF AIR BAG SWITCH, AND INQUIRES ABOUT THE COST OF SUCH INSLLMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825047July 7, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WIRING WAS CHAFED, EXPOSING THE WIRE WHICH SHORTED OUT AND BLEW A FUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780359July 6, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824986July 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED IN WARM WEATHER, CAUSING GLASS TO FLY EVERYWHERE. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824947July 2, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, SEAT BELTS
THE DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DRIVER, WHILE TURNING THE LEFT SIGNAL, TO HOLD DOWN THE SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO WORK. WHEN OPERATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT WON'T GO BACK TO ITS POSITION, BUT CONSUMER HAS TO MANUALLY RETURN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO PROPER POSITION. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT ADJUSTER STAYS IN ONE POSITION, CAUSING THE ADJUSTER NOT TO WORK IN THE OTHER TWO POSITIONS. WILL BE TAKING TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780053July 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED ENGINE HEAD GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538759July 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824883July 1, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE SAT LOW TO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT TO HIT THE FRONT WHEEL, RESULTING IN DEPLOYMENT BOTH OF THE AIR BAGS. ONCE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WAY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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