Dodge Neon Complaints (2003)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#10485145November 19, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED, WHICH AFFECTED THE FOG LIGHTS. AFTER PERFORMING RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DEDUCED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE HIGH LOW BEAM MECHANISM, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473263September 1, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THEN WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL FINALLY THEY DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. TOOK OFF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH WAS MELTED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURERS MADE THE WIRES TOO SMALL TO CARRY THE ELECTRICAL LOAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449655February 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAIN GROUND WIRING TO THE ENGINE WAS MELTED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. IN ADDITION, THE WIRING HARNESS AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS ALSO MELTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437283November 25, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRUNK AND MOLD STARTED TO GROW IN THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415367July 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLOWING DUE TO RINGS DETERIORATING BEFORE REACHING 100,000 MILES. COMPRESSION LOW, CAR SHAKES, CLOSE TO STALLING OUT. HARDER TO START. ONLY WAY TO FIX IS BY REPLACING ENGINE. HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF REFERENCES TO THIS ON MANY DODGE FORUMS AND OTHER SITES. DOES NOT JUST INCLUDE THE 03 NEON SXT, ALSO SE, SRT, INTREPID, AND ONE OF THE CHRYSLER MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404761May 28, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. UPON INSPECTION OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, I NOTICED A PORTION OF THE PLUG HAD MELTED FROM EXTREME HEAT. MOST LIKELY DUE TO A POOR DESIGN IN THE WIRING, THE CIRCUITS OR THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. HAD THIS BEEN LEFT UNNOTICED IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGES, FIRE OR PERSONAL HARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399545May 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 DODGE NEON. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE RANGED FROM LOSING POWER COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING TO DIMMING DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO CORRODED WIRES GOING INTO THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND FUSES SHORTING OUT. THIS LATEST INCIDENT INVOLVES THE SEATBELT AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLASHING WHILE THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT DIM. I'M TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY ON THIS CAR - BUT I CAN'T SELL IT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE TO SOMEONE ELSE. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES AND POWER CONTROL MODULES AS CORROSION OF WIRES AND SUBSEQUENT SHORTS IN WIRING APPEAR TO BE COMMON PLACE, COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO CONSUMERS AND POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393824March 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WERE MY HIGH BEAMS WILL OPERATE BUT MY LOW BEAMS WOULDN'T. NOW MY HIGH BEAMS WILL OPERATE BUT I AM UNABLE TO SWITCH TO MY LOW BEAMS. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS WITH MY BATTERY DYING SEVERAL TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN GETTING A JUMP FROM ANOTHER CAR. I END UP HAVING A BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON MY CAR LAST YEAR BETWEEN NOV/DEC 2010. JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN LOCATED NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. THIS HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY CAR DIDN'T START MONDAY 3-28-11 MORNING SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR BUT NO READINGS REGARDING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE IMPORTANT QUESTION PERTAINS TO WHAT IS DRAINING THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393630March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON SRT4 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, THE 3RD GEAR SHIFTER SUDDENLYPOPPED OUT OF PLACE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER A LITTLE MANEUVERING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382868February 16, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
JUST DRIVING ONE DAY EVENING, ABOUT 1.5 HOURS ONTO THE TRIP I START TO SMELL SOMETHING WIERD AND A FEW MINUETS LATER MY HEADLIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND THEN THEY SHUTOFF. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE FUSES, THEY WERE ALL GOOD. I HAD TO STAY IN A NEARBY HOTEL THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I LOOKED AT AN ONLINE FORUM FOR A SOLUTION AND FOUND ONE THAT SUGGESTED THAT THE HARNESS MELTS. I PULLED OFF THE STERRING COLUM AND TO FIND THE CONNECTOR INTO THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS COMPLETLY MELTED. I BOUGHT A NEW HARNESS AND SWITCH AND INSTALLED MYSELF. THE FORUM SAID THAT TO KEEP THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO NOT LET THE WIRES GET TOO HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376486January 13, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND SIGNALING FOR A RIGHT TURN THE FOG LIGHTS COME ON THE ENTIRE TIME IT WAS IN THAT POSITION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME NOW ALTHOUGH THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. WHILE TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT MOVEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL STALK IN A CIRCULAR MOTION ALSO TURNED ON THE FOG LIGHTS BRIEFLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371748December 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2003 DODGE NEON LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WORN OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME FIRST TIME AT 68,000, NOW AT 87,000. THE SHOP SAYS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367200November 22, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2003 DODGE NEON SRT4 STARTED SMOKING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, AND MY HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AFTER CHECKING THEY SAW THAT THE CONNECTOR FROM THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS ALL MELTED AND HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE THANK GOD IT DIDN'T SPREAD AT THE TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HARNESS AND SWITCH AND FROM FORUMS I HAVE COME TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT THIS CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO STOP IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IS COSTING US A LOT OF MONEY, IT IS REALLY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365664November 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEMS FIRST STARTED WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2003 DODGE NEON HAD STARTED TO COME ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS OFF. THEY WOULD DO THIS ANY TIME I TURNED THE WHEEL, OR WENT OVER A BUMP. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE LEVER WOULDN'T CLICK WHEN I HIT IT TO TURN THEM OFF. THEY CONTINUED TO STAY ON, AND THEN WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THEY WANTED TO. AFTER ABOUT A DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK ON. IF THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365276November 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO PRIOR INCIDENTS. DRIVING ALONG, TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I LET OFF GAS, SEEMS TO RE-ENGAGE, PRESS ON GAS AGAIN, SLIPS AGAIN. PULLED OVER AFTER ABOUT 200 YDS, TRIED REVERSE - NO MOVEMENT. TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND ME, PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. TAKE TO SHOP - TOLD RADIATOR IS RUINED, AND COOLANT HAD CIRCULATED THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. MECHANIC HASN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE, YET IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON COMPLAINT HERE ON NHTSA. LINES RUNNING THROUGH RADIATOR TO COOL TRANS. FLUID ARE PLASTIC - DOOMED FOR FAILURE. I SEE A PATTERN HERE, ANYONE ELSE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353769September 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MULTIFUNCTION HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE, SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, PULLED ON HIGH BEAMS AND EXITED INTERSTATE. FOUND PIN PLUG AND SWITCH WERE MELTED. REPLACE SWITCH AND WIRING PLUG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346175July 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE IMPACT. THE POLICE HAD TO CUT THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE STATE'S TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10343938July 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE TRANSMISSIONS SECOND GEAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD METAL SHAVINGS, BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343542July 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1. STARTED TO ACCELERATE OFF OF A GREEN LIGHT HEARD A LOUD POP. THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, WHEN IN GEAR, WITHOUT ME HAVING TO APPLY ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. AS I CONTINUED ON MY WAY HOME I HEARD A LOUD HISSING LIKE A METAL ON METAL SOUND. POSSIBLY THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR 2. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES. 3. THE INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED TODAY TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336335June 14, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE NEON WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES THAT ARE 185/60/15. I BOUGHT 4 TIRES AND IN A MONTH IN A HALF 2 OF THEM BOTH ONE THAT WAS A LEFT FRONT AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALLS. THE OTHER ONE THAT WAS ON THE REAR LEFT BLEW OUT 3 WEEKS EARLIER AT HIGHWAY SEEDS THE SIDEWALLS. I PERSONALLY HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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