Dodge Neon Complaints (1999)

116 consumer complaints on file.

#754498November 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897712October 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES OIL LEAKAGES AND LOSS OF OIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK AIR FILTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH. PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753097October 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 61,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAID THE CAR IS WAY TO NEW WITH NOT ENOUGH MILES TO BE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS. HAVING TO PUT 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2-3 DAYS. NOT GOOD FOR THE ENGINE AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY CATCH FIRE!.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897090October 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON REARVIEW MIRROR, AND PASSENGER ON WINDSHIELD. PASSENGER WAS SUFFERING NUMBNESS AND TINGLING OF LOWER PART OF BODY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#897104October 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE AND BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON REARVIEW MIRROR,AND THE PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. PASSENGER WAS SUFFERING FROM NUMBNESS AND TINGLING OF LOWER BODY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#896879September 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SURGED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE DAY. ENGINE HAS SURGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RAM INTO A GARAGE DOOR, AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER PASSENGERS' VEHICLES. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752506September 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SEAT BELTS
CAR WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR (RIGHT SIDE) PASSENGER SIDE. CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE TRAPPING DRIVER WITHIN CAR. THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT BY ANOTHER DRIVER IN ORDER TO FREE DRIVER FROM CAR. SECONDS AFTER THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND ENTIRELY BURNT. WE HAVE THE FAILED SEAT BELT COMPONENT IN OUR POSESSION AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#751584September 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AND AFTER SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN ATLANTIC GA. AND THAT IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP THAT FIXED MY CAR SAID THAT DID'NT HAVE ANY RECALLS FROM CHRYSLER ON THE DODGE NEON.N. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894360August 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. VEHICLE HAD 34000 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750104August 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD THE HEAD GASKET MOD SHORTLY AFTER PURCHACEING 2 DODGE NEONS. BOTH ARE STILL LEAKING OIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562291August 2, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SHEARD OFF COMPLETELY FROM THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL TIRES REPLACED(GOODYEAR EAGLE GA TIRES, SIZE 185 65R14, THE TIRES HAVE 40270K MILES ON THEM)*NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893280August 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN BLINKERS ARE ON HEADLIGHTS WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749128July 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ON JULY 20TH, 2001 MY HUSBAND WENT TO BUCKLE MY SONS CARSEAT IN AND THE SEATBELT PULLED OUT OF THE SEAT, ALL THREE SEATBELTS PULLED OUT OF THE SEAT VERY EASILY, WE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND SAID IT WAS AN INSURANCE PROBLEM- I HAVE ARGUED THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE NEVER BOLTED TO THE FRAME BUT MY REQUESTS HAVE ALL BEEN REFUSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747640July 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITH LESS THAT 60,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT WHICH CAME FROM DODGE, WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TYPE AND STYLE OF HEAD GASKET, GIVING THE APPEARANCE THAT DODGE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL TYPE GASKET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747098June 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET OR OTHER GASKET ASSEMBLY AND I HAVE HAD TO ADD ONE TO TWO QUARTS OF OIL A WEEK. THE CAR IS LEAKING OIL CONSTANTLY WHEN NOT IN USE AND THE OIL IS VISIBLE AROUND THE ENGINE BLOCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744946May 4, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
AFTER THE BLOWOUT, I SAFELY PULLED OVER, INSPECTED THE TIRE AND ALL I SAW WAS TORN UP SIDEWALLS LOOKING DOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE RIM. THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. A CHP OFFICER STOPPED TRAFFIC 1/4 MILE BEHIND ME TO REMOVE THE SINGLE LARGE REMNANT FROM THE ROADWAY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 185 65R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185 65R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744368April 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE NEON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALSERHSIP ON 04/11/2001 BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS THE HEAD GASKET. THEY SAID THE COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND $700. UNDER THEIR "GOODWILL POLICY" THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF THE REPAIRS. I REFUSED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS AN ABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DODGE NEON HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER MUST RECTIFY. THEIR "GOODWILL POLICY" IS NOTHING BUT A SCAM TO COVER THEIR FAUTLY WORKMANSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885866April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS PREMATURLEY BLOWN OUT AT 66,000 MILES. DEALERS WERE AWARE OF DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885435April 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CLUTCH WENT OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. ALSO, CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 15 THOUSAND MILES. CLUTCH AND THE FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743615April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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