Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10095628October 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A SMALL COMPLAINT, BUT TO ME IT'S MAJOR. I BOUGHT A DODGE SRT-4 A COUPLE MONTHS BACK AND ONE OF MY MAJOR DECIDING FACTORS WAS THE POSTED MPG ON THE STICKER. IT SAID THE SRT-4 GOT 22 IN CITY AND 30 HIGHWAY. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS FREEWAY DRIVING AND I CHECK MY MPG EVERY TIME I REFUEL AND IT'S ALWAYS POOR. ON AVERAGE I'M GETTING 19 MPG. THE BEST I'VE GOTTEN IS 23. IN GENERAL I DRIVE THE CAR LIKE A LITTLE OLD LADY AND IT'S JUST UPSETTING. IS THERE ANY WAY TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE? IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN MY SRT-4 WOULD BE PERFORMING SO POORLY AT THE PUMP I WOULD BE DRIVING A DIFFERENT CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091991October 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP VEHICLE IDLED/SLOWED DOWN, AND DIED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE DEALER CHARGED HIM $700.00 FOR REPAIRS, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095318October 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OIL WOULD LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE DOES NOT CONNECT AT FIRST, HAS TO TRY AT LEAST TWO TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START. DEALER STATED IT COULD BE EITHER THE STARTER OR THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093791October 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE NEON. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. IT KEPT GETTING WORSE TO WHERE I WAS PUTTING IN A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. ESTIMATES TO HAVE IT FIXED WERE VERY EXPENSIVE. I FINALLY DECIDED TO HAVE IT FIXED TWO WEEKS AGO BECAUSE I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR. THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A GASKET PROBLEM AND IT COST ME ALMOST $1000.00 TO REPLACE IT. MY CAR IS ONLY FOR YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A CAR OF THIS AGE. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER NEON OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS PART. DODGE/ CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095204October 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE PERFORMED POORLY. THE GEARS SLIPPED, VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED. TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED FOUR TIMES, AND THE PERFORMANCE WAS THE SAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094880October 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE RADIATOR. AFTER HAVING T HE VEHICLE TOWED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT RADIATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. MECHANIC STATED THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OFTEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094792September 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093343September 29, 2004
AIR BAGS
DODGE NEON 2001 MY - 43,000 MILES. TODAY, WHILE MAKING A PARKING MANEUVER I SUDDENLY HEARD SEVERAL PLASTIC CLICK AND CRACK LIKE NOISES. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF THE CLOCK SPRING; MY FEARS WERE CONFIRMED FEW SECONDS LATER WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON MY CLUSTER. FINALLY, AFTER HEARING THE SAME KIND OF NOISE 3 OF 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT ENDED UP STAYING ON. IT BASICALLY MEANT THAT I HAVE NO AIRBAG AND I AM A LITTLE BIT WORRIED THAT IT MIGHT COME OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THINK IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR SUCH A SAFETY COMPONENT TO FAIL IN SUCH WAY AFTER ONLY 43,000 MILES. I REALLY CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095267September 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAD 44000 MILES ON IT. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090330September 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAM SENSOR LEAKED OIL. THE HEAD GASKET ALSO LEAKED OIL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A LEAKING PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093180September 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SEPTEMBER 24,2004 MY TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, CAUSING MY CAR TO DRIVE INEFFICIENTLY. IT IS PUTTING A STRAIN ON MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE KNOWN OTHER PEOPLE'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NEONS. DODGE IS GIVING ME A HARD TIME FOR FIXING IT. THIS IS STILL UNDER A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT ARE TRYING GET AROUND FIXING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD OTHER EXPERT TELL ME THAT AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT THING ARE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO PREMIER DODGE TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 28.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094200September 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY SLOW WHEN PUT INTO 2ND GEAR. THE RPM HANGS AT 3000; WHILE STOPPED IN NEUTRAL THE IDLE FLUCTUATED FROM 3000-1000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE IDLED VERY ROUGH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE 5 TIMES, IN WHICH THE SPARKS PLUG, AIR FILTER, OIL FILTER ETC,. HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING SERVICED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092823September 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092273September 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD "SQUEAKING NOISE" AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092363September 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHILE TURNING ON THE DIMMER SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHT, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE LOW HEADLIGHT AND FOG LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK, BUT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT WERE OPERABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT THE CONSUMER HAS TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091883September 13, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
WHEN INSTALLING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELTS RETRACTOR BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091950September 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN DEAD CENTER THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10090840September 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
SMOKE CAME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN INSIDE VECHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MY LIGHTS TO STOP WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090672September 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
NEON HAD TO HAVE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE TOTAL MILAGE OF 20,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED WITH A DEFECTIVE BATTERY TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND 1 MONTH BEFORE THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IT WAS IN THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC FAILED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TIEDOWN BAR. ON AUGUST 26, 2004 THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND WAS DRIVEN FOR ONLY 5 MILES. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A BAD PASSANGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE. MANY PASSANGERS COMPLAINED OF IT BEING DIFFICULT TO INSERT THE BELT INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10091601September 8, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE FRONT TIE RODS BROKE.AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TWISTED INWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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