Dodge Neon Complaints (2004)

94 consumer complaints on file.

#10276467July 12, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE NEON SXT 4DOOR. I WAS HIT BY A BUICK ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND MY CAR SPUN, MY STOMACH WENT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD. AFTER I WAS HIT I TRIED OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IT COULD BARLEY OPEN. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE IMPACT I WAS HIT. BUT I WAS HIT VERY HARD AND MY WHOLE FRONT END IS PUSHED IN. I AM BASICALLY WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10266095April 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT YARD. SHE STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,969 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,967.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260827March 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DROVE MY 2004 DODGE NEON SXT TO SCHOOL LAST TUESDAY AND PARKED IT EVERYTHING FINE. I CAME OUT TO LEAVE STARTED IT AND I HAD NO REVERSE. IT KICKED IN FOR A SECOND AND THEN AGAIN NOTHING. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE SAME THING NOTHING. WHEN I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD I SAW ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A 70,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WITH 69,765 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SAID RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANS FLUID AND COOLANT TO MIX THROUGH OUT. ALBANY DODGE TRIED TO TELL ME I DIDN'T HAVE A 7YR 70K WARRANTY ONLY AFTER THE PRODUCTION OF ALL MY ORIGINAL PAPER WORK THEY AGREED TO FIX TRANS. BUT NOT RADIATOR OR COOLANT SYSTEM THEY WANT OVER 600$ I CALLED AROUND AND FOUND A PLACE FOR 250$ AFTER ALL THE TOWS AND EVERYTHING 450$ LATER MY CAR IS AT ALBANY DODGE FOR THE TRANS WORK AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY THEM 100$ DEDUCTIBLE. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 25 OTHER TIMES THE SAME WAY WITH OUT WARNING! I AM DISGUSTED ABOUT THE HOOPS I HAD TO JUMP THROUGH FOR MY WARRANTY TO BE HONORED THEN TO FIND OUT THAT ITS ALL REVOLVED AROUND THESE FAULTY RADIATORS USED IN THE 99-05 MODELS AND HAS HAPPENED LIKE CLOCK WORK AT AN AVERAGE OF 66,883 I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER AS A WHOLE HAS MADE QUIT A BIT OF MONEY AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM PLEASE TAKE A LOOK IT TOOK ME A 1/2 AN HOUR TO FIND OVER 10 OF THE SAME EXACT STORY AS MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258570February 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS SERVICED. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACT WAS LEAKING AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE REPAIRS TOTALED $1,000, OF WHICH THE CONTACT PAID $865. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATED. WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,978.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247586November 3, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE NEON SRT4 ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 2ND 2008 WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THEY WERE CUTTING OFF AND ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME IN THE DARK SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A TOW. I CHECKED ON SRTFORUMS.COM FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE AND WAS DIRECTED TO A POSTING ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS BURNING UP INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. SURE ENOUGH MY HARNESS AND CONNECTOR IS FRIED. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE AND WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER PEOPLES VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NOT TO MENTION I COULD HAVE CRASHED SINCE IT WAS DARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240577September 2, 2008
WHEELS
RIM LEAKS FROM ALL 4 TIRES DUE TO THE CHROME SEPARATING FROM INTERIOR OF THE STEEL WHEEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS. HE WIRE WHEELED THE INSIDE OF THE RIM TO KNOCK LOOSE PIECES OF CHROME OFF AND REPLACED THE TIRE ON THE RIM. IT IS HOLDING AIR FOR NOW BUT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN AS MORE CHROME STARTS TO FLAKE OFF. NOT REALIZING HER TIRE WAS FLAT. MY WIFE DROVE ON IT AND RUINED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234773July 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPEATEDLY FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE COMPONENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSUME PARTIAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234029July 11, 2008
SUSPENSION
EVERY YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE. TRIED ALIGNMENT EACH TIME I'VE REPLACED THEM. TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS THIS TIME AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS BAD ON BOTH SIDES. MY 60,000 MILE TIRES ONLY MADE IT 20,000 MILES. THEY SAID THE 2005 MODEL WAS IMPROVED UPON BUT THEY DID NOTHING FOR THE 2004 YEAR. THIS IS GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACING TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES. ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE ARE HIGH PROFILE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231601June 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE EVENING WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PULLED OVER AS BEST AS I COULD BEING ON A HILLY CURVING ROAD IN A THUNDERSTORM. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID; THERE WAS NO FLUID ON THE STICK. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND A FRIEND NEAR BY. WE BOUGHT TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. WE PUT ALMOST 2 QUARTS OF FLUID IN IT AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN GEAR. IT DIDN'T GO INTO GEAR, JUST COASTED BACKWARDS AND SAW FLUID ON THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS LEAKING FROM FRONT, APPEARED TO BE HOSE RELATED. WHEN I GOT HOME AND THE HOSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR WAS DISCONNECTED. THE HOSE AND CONNECTOR WERE INTACT HOWEVER THE THREADS INSIDE THE RADIATOR WERE STRIPPED. I GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH NEONS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH NEONS FROM 1999-2005 WITH FAULTY FACTORY INSTALLED RADIATORS. EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BLOWS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT MY CAR, LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE ANSWERS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT A CAR THAT IS JUST UNDER 4 YEARS OLD, HAS JUST OVER 30K MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WOULD HAVE SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NOTHING. THEY BLEW IT OFF STATING WHEN I FIND OUT WHAT IS "REALLY" WRONG WITH MY CAR, THEN TO CALL THEM. THE MAN SAID HE HAD ONLY SEEN IT ONCE AND DOUBTED IT WAS WHAT I SAID IT WAS. FORCED TO SEEK HELP SOMEWHERE ELSE, I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. HE HAD SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM A COUPLE OF TIMES AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS EXPLAINING. I TOOK IT DOWN AND HAD MY CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR, FLUSHED BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. IT COST $760. MY TRANSMISSION WAS SPARED. I ALSO CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER AND GOT A POLITE THANK FOR YOUR "OPINION" LETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221649March 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
IT WAS A SUDDEN PART FAILURE WHICH CAUSED IMMEDIATE DANGER. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH DOWN A ROAD NEAR MY HOME AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED MY FATHER FOR HELP. HE NOTICED THE ENGINE COOLANT POURING OUT OF IT'S CONTAINER AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID DANGEROUSLY LOW. WE REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT IT WOULDN'T STAY, IT WAS LEAKING SOMEWHERE. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE US TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. THE TOW TRUCK GUY IMMEDIATELY TOLD US THAT HE'S SEEN THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME WITH DODGE NEONS. THE RADIATOR BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS INTO THE COOLANT. THE REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC ALSO CONCLUDED THE SAME THING. HE TOLD ME HE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUSH OUT THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT I WOULD DEFINITELY NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. HE TOLD ME HE USED TO WORK FOR DODGE SERVICE REPAIR AND WOULD SEE THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME AND NORMALLY IT WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW TOO. IN PICKING UP THE CAR HE TOLD ME HE MANUALLY FLUSHED OUT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AS BEST HE COULD, BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE WHOM COULD POWER FLUSH OUT EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE OK. I DID ASK HIM WHAT'S MY GUARANTEE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HE STATED THE NEW RADIATOR THAT DODGE NOW PROVIDES FOR THEIR NEONS WHEN THE ONE FROM THE FACTORY FAILS IS CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS RADIATOR SINCE DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE? HE TOLD ME NO. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MANY STORIES LIKE MY OWN. I'VE FOUND THAT ANY NEON FROM 1999 TO 2005 HAS HAD A FAULTY RADIATOR. SOME OF THE STORIES ARE WORSE THAN MINE. TRANSMISSIONS BLOWN AND COSTING PEOPLE THOUSANDS. IT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND MAY HAVE COST LIVES, I'M NOT SURE. I CAN ONLY THINK WHEN A CAR STOPS ACCELERATING ON A FASTER ROAD, WHAT KIND OF ACCIDENT'S CAN OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216052January 26, 2008
STRUCTURE
IN THE PAST YEAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR THERE HAS BEEN WATER IN THE TRUNK, UNDER THE BACK SEAT, AND THE BACK SEAT FLOOR BOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212177December 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER THAT IS INTERNAL TO THE RADIATOR IN MY 2004 DODGE NEON STARTED TO LEAK CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ENTER MY COOLING SYSTEM AND GET INTO MY ENGINE. THIS IS THE 8TH TIME I HEARD OF THIS OCCURRING IN THIS MODEL, THIS IS WINDING UP BEING AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR DUE TO THIS FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT. CHRYSLER DOES NOT THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203405September 19, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS, SIZE P225/60R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SHE LATER PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. SHE DID NOT CALL THE DEALER, BUT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. SHE HAS PICTURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 12/12/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195428July 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY FOUR TIMES SINCE JUNE OF 2005. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WAS IN JUNE OF 2005. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. IN OCTOBER OF 2005, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE TWICE. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. ON JULY 3, 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190420May 10, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IDLING OF THE MOTOR WAS NOT REGULAR. THIS 2004 DODGE NEON WAS PURCHASED USED ,AND I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF IT. THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINED ON, AND THE ENGINE IDLED TERRIBLY. VERY DANGEROUS ON DRIVING, WILL CUT OUT AND PROCEEDS TO CUT OUT MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATE IT HESITATED TO THE POINT THAT ONE DAY I MAY GET RUN OVER AND KILLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189307April 30, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
IT WAS ANOTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE HAD JUST LEFT CHURCH (ME, MY HUSBAND, AND 2 YEAR SON AND WAS ON OUR WAY TO SEE A FRIEND AND HER NEWBORN BABY AT THE HOSPITAL. ON OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL A TRUCK PULLED OUT FROM THE ACCESS ROAD FROM I-20 DIRECTLY INTO OUR PATHS. WE WERE TRAVELING UNDER 50 MPH AND HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY....ALL WE COULD DO TO AVOID THE TRUCK WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. OUR 2004 DODGE NEON STRUCK A CHEVYROLET AVALANCHE PICK UP. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHERE IT COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER, GRILL, HEADLIGHTS, AND THE HOOD IS NOW A RAINBOW OVER THE ENGINE. THE UGLIEST PART OF THIS THOUGH, IS THAT I WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT NEVER LOCKED, AND I WAS THROWN FORWARD WITH THE IMPACT OF THE CAR. MY FOREHEAD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD, THEN THE DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF ME. MY CHEST ALSO HIT THE DASHBOARD, AND MY KNEES WERE FORCED UP UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. YES, I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND MINOR WITH ALL THE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN, AND THANK GOD IT WAS. BUT I HATE TO KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME,AND COULD MORE THAN LIKELY HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND THEY MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE. I AM NOW SUFFERING FROM SORENESS IN MY CHEST AND BACK, MY KNEES ARE BRUISED, AND I HAVE SEVERE WHIPLASH IN MY NECK. THIS INCIDENT HAS MADE ME RETHINK THE SAFETY OF THE DODGE NEON, AND I WILL NOW RECONSIDER A MUCH SAFER ALTERNATIVE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10182021February 8, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
UPON PURCHASING MY CAR, BRAND NEW IN 2004, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. AFTER A SHORT YEAR OF HAVING MY CAR MY POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT, SHORTLY AFTER MY FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING AND MY RADIO/CD PLAYER OFTEN DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY...CD DISCS WILL GET STUCK IN PLAYER AND CONTINUALLY PLAY UNTIL CAR IS SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T EVEN RESOLVE PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK AND GROAN CONSTANTLY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES TO HAVE THEM TRY TO FIX BRAKES. WHILE HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STARTED TO CHUG AND JERK FREQUENTLY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED #4 CYLINDER MISFIRE, HAD PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED, HOWEVER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER DRIVING CAR <10 MILES. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES TO FIX, ON THE FOURTH OCCASION THEY FINALLY FOUND A BROKEN RING LEADING TO THE MOTOR, PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. I THEN CALLED WARRANTY PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THAT MY RING IS COVERED UNDER MY POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY AFTER HAVING BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THE RING COULDN'T BE FIXED. WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE WIRING WAS FAULTY IN THE RADIO PLAYER AND NOT THE SPEAKERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178797January 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2004 DODGE NEON DOWN HILL AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND THE BRAKES SEIZED, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED, AS WELL AS, THE ENGINE FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38504. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES IF NEEDED. UPDATED 2/16/2007 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173482November 14, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH IN WHICH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING THE SEATBELT DURING THE CRASH AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170471October 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2004 DODGE NEON SRT IN AUGUST OF 2004. WITHIN TWO MONTHS MY CARS VALUE DEPRECIATED OVER HALF WHAT I PAID. WHEN MY MILEAGE HIT 11,000 I STARTED HAVING A LOT OF TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE. AT 12,000 MILES I HAD A NEW SOLENOID PUT ON, STILL LEAKED. TOOK IT AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER AND THEY CHANGED GASKETS. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MINE WAS POROUS. NOW HERE I AM TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER AND 39,000 MILES AND I AM LEAKING AGAIN. THEY SUSPECT I NEED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. TWO TRANSMISSIONS UNDER 40,000 MILES THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING UP HERE. WE ARE GETTING RID OF IT ASAP! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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