Dodge Neon Complaints (1999)

116 consumer complaints on file.

#859430March 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 50MPH IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859488March 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION ON VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE UNKNOWN, BUT MOST LIKELY DUE TO A LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT WAS IGNITED, A RESULT OF A DEFECT. CHRYSLER OFFERED TO COVER THE LOAN, BUT IS NOT COMPENSATING FOR LOSS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720738March 29, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720550March 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
SECOND DAMAGE TO DRIVETRAIN WAS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856964February 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER AND A PASSENGER HAD A HEAD ON COLLISON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SOME INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#856754February 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET, TRAVELING 45MPH CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854872January 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
IN RAINY OR WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTLY OR LOSES ALL POWER WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, SOMETIMES HAS A NO START CONDITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854642January 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER CRUISE CONTROL, IT SPEEDED 11MPH BEYOND SET SPEED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712967October 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOT LONG AFTER CARS ARE BOUGHT THE MOUNTS CRACK AND ALOW THE ENGINE TO MOVE TO MUCH CAUSING CAR TO JERK AROUND, THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A DESIGN FLAW .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844751August 10, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844052August 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CAR WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH AND PASSENGER EXTERIOR MIRROR FELL OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS NOT AWARE. REPAIRWORK NOT DONE. NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708900July 21, 1999
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY @ APPRO 70 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SHIMMY, AND MY FRONT PASSANGER BLEW. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND LANDED IN THE MEDIAN IN APPROX 3 FEET OF WATER. HAD TO TOW THE CAR FOR 50 MILES, BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "BEAD BROKE ON THE TIRE, DUE TO IMPROPER MOUNTING AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING." THEN ALMOST IN THE SAME BREATH, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT, MY TIRE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER "ROAD HAZARD OR WEAR AND TEAR ON THE TIRE". I WAS THEN TOLD TO TURN IT INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, WHICH I DID, AFTER LOSING MY JOB FOR LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. I FILED A DEFECT COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR, AND CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER TOLD ME IT WAS UP TO GOODYEAR, WHO IN TURN DENIED MY CLAIM 3 HOURS LATER AFTER I FILED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED OUT THE VEHICLE, AND LEFT ME WITH A $400 BALANCE STILL TO PAY ON MY LOAN FOR THE CAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN 1997, BOTH MANUFACTURES INVOLVED WERE FORCED TO RECALL APPROX 40,000+ VEHICLES DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PHYSICALLY HURT, THE AMOUNT OF STRESS BOTH FINANCIALY AND MENTALLY HAS BEEN ENORMOUS. PLEASE ADVISE ME ASAP OF WHAT I CAN DO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708483July 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS CAR "JUMPS" OUT OF GEAR AND HAS DONE THIS TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, I HAD THE CAR IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT MY GARAGE. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. THEY MADE ME FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS DRIVING 75 MILES PER HOUR AND IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT AWARE OF THIS. I DID NOT TELL THEM YET BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE ME AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE LOUD "CHIRPING" NOISE IS SUPPOSEDLY COMING FROM THE DASH. THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE IN THE DASH IT IS. HELP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839195June 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NEVER WORKED, AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545435May 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VENTILLATION SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CONTAIN AN AIR CIRCULATION SWITCH TO SHUT OFF EXTERIOR AIR FLOW TO PREVENT EXTERIOR EXHAUST AND AIR FROM ENTERING VEHICLE, RESULTING IN NAUSEA AND HEADACHES TO CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#704994March 27, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND IN THE LEFT REAR. THE NEON WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WHICH HIT THE NEON WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVERS SEATBACK COLLAPSED, AND THE HEAD RESTRAINT STOPPED ON THE BACK SEAT. NECK STRAIN TO THE DRIVER, RESULTED FROM THIS INCIDENT. DRIVER WAS LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING OF THE NEON WHEN HE RESUMED CONSCIOUSNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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