Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#8015810August 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT/ SMOKE AND LIQUID STARTED POURING FROM VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS COOLING FAN RELAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765349August 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH. IDLES ROUGH. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS CAR "JERKS" EXCESSIVLY. WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE CAR AT A STEADY SPEED THE CAR "ROCKS AND JERKS" UNTIL ACCELERATION. CAR DOES NOT WANT TO STAY RUNNING. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR WILL START TO TAKE OFF AND DIE. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO CROSS AN INTERSECION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL STAY ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN GO OFF AND NOT COME ON FAR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765356August 7, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OCCASIONALLY WHEN PUTTING DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN, ALL GAUGES GO UP AND DOWN, AND THERE IS A LOUD CHIMMING NOISE. TRANSMISSION WENT @ 50,000 MI. CHRYSLER PAID HALF AT DEALERSHIPS REQUEST, AFTER CAR WAS SERVICED, I SENT CHRYSLER A LETTER EXPLAINING ALL OF MY PROBLEMS, AND RESPONSE WAS: DEALERSHIP HANDLED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP ME, AND THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM THAT I NEVER REPORTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGES (THIS IS BECAUSE I LIVED IN ANOTHER LOCATION AND TOOK MY CAR TO A 5 STAR DEALERSHIP IN CT, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM). OIL LEAKING, (WAS FIRST INFORMED OF THIS WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS FIXING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM) THERE IS NOW A PUDDLE OF OIL RESTING IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE, CAR STALLED AT LIGHT, VERY STRONG FUMES UPON STARTING AND WHILE DRIVING, AND CAR SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING LATE...CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPT. FOR 8-15-02. ALSO, REAR BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP AND MAKE ALOT OF NOISE, FRONT BRAKES SQUEAL. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015417August 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL.CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015090July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015098July 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THEY HAD TO ADD OIL TO VEHICLE CONSTANTLY, AND THERE WOULD BE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER VEHICLE. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF AN OIL LEAK, HAD PART REPLACED, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. .CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014960July 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014967July 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GASKET RIPPED AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK OUT. GASKET WAS REPACED. ON JULY 27TH, RIPPED AGAIN AND CAUSED MOTOR TO SEIZE UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014997July 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODEL HAS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015011July 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
A CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE AIR BAGS WILL COME OUT IF DEPLOYED.AFRAID THAT AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014894July 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS OCCASIONALLY. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST/CAN'T TELL IF GAS IS IN VEHICLE, AND GAUGES INSIDE PANEL WON'T LIGHT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014743July 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566721July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014585July 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF SHAKING,/VIBRATING, AND PERFORMING ERRATICALLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 74,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO INTERACTION FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014410July 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSATAINED INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014411July 22, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. DRIVER WAS THROWN FORWARD AND INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014428July 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT THEN SMOKE. DEALER DETERMINED HEADGASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013972July 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
A WHISTLING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED WAS A RESULT OF SPRING CLIP ON BACK OF BRAKES THAT GO INTO PISTON, RUSTED OFF. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764116July 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN OPERATED TURN SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN TURN SIGNAL RETURNED TO NEUTRAL. WILL BE TAKING TO POMPEY DODGE IN KINGSTON, PA FOR REPAIRS. I AM FEARFUL OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. I CAN BE CONTACTED AT MY WORK NUMBER (570-826-2136) FROM 8:00 TO 4:00).UTRAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566559July 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER CORPORATION, THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSUMER ADVOCATES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN THE PCM BEING REPLACED, THE MANUFACTURER ARGUES THAT RECALL 614, 94V033000, CONCERNS ONLY VEHICLES THAT WERE PRODUCED PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, 1994 AND NONE OF THE VEHICLES SHIPPED TO ISRAEL WERE PRODUCED PRIOR TO FEB 1, 1994. (MOSHE KAPLANSKY LAW OFFICES & NOTARY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, E-MAIL [email protected])*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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