Dodge Neon Complaints
3,495 consumer complaints on file.
- #885435April 9, 2001ENGINE 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
- #560676April 6, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE, POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS, MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #560685April 6, 2001FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED SIX TIMES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743615April 6, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743637April 6, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BOUGHT VEH IN DEC OF 1998 HAVE MADE $2000.00 WORTH OF ENGINE REPAIRS SINCE 02/01/00 WHICH CONSISTED OF REPLACING ENTIRE ENGINE NOW A YEAR LATER MY VEH IS LEAKING OIL AGAIN FROM THE REAR MAIN SEAL WHICH WILL BE ANOTHER $400.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND I STILL OWE 4000.00 ON THE VEHICLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE ENGINES ON THESE CARS YOU WOULD THINK SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE I CANT KEEP REPLACING ENGINES EVERY YEAR. DODGE HAS REALLY SCREWED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #885318April 6, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER CAN SEE OIL DRIPPLETS ON ENGINE AND ON FRAME , AND SMALL PUDDLES OF OIL ON GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #885114April 5, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING NOTICED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED HEAD GASKET NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #885137April 5, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GAUGE WENT INTO THE RED, CONSUMER TURNED OFF CAR TO COOL. TWO DAYS LATER, MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A BUTSTED HEAD GASKET.*AK CONSUMER STATED ENGINE DAMAGE FROM OVERHEATING INCLUDED PISTON RINGS AND CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743526April 4, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND IT BLOWS A HEAD GASKET AT 60K COSTING A $1000 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB BUT NOT HERE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #884980April 3, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM SUDDENLY STOPPED, AND HIT HIM FROM THE BACK. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #884798April 2, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISSION WHILE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #884815April 2, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE LEAKS OIL, AND HEADGASKET IS BLOWEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED HEAD GASKET. BUT SOON AFTER HEADGASKET BLEWOUT AGAIN.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #785378March 31, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKES ARE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE OWNERSHIP, LAST REPAIR ON 3/17/01. *MJS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743291March 30, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BEING REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP. THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM NATION WIDE WITH THE GASKETS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743303March 30, 2001EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743304March 30, 2001UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #884548March 29, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL LIGHT FLICKERED AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS DOWN 3 QUARTS OF OIL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET. IN JANUARY IT WAS STILL LEAKING IN SAME SPOT. *AK *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #884452March 28, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THIS WAS CONSUMERS FOURTH TIME OF HAVING HEAD GASKETS FIXED. ON 02-25-1998 HEAD GASKETS AND CAMSHAFT WERE REPLACED AT 24,194 MILES; ON 04-30-1998, CYLINDER HEAD & SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AT 25,509 MILES; ON 10-5-1998, ENGINE OIL LEAKED, CAMSHAFT SENSOR SEAL WAS REPLACED AT 28,847MILES; AND ON 0 3-27-2001, GASKETS/ VALVE COVER, AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 48,800 MILES. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET TO BOTTOM OF PROBLEM, AND FIND OUT WHY THIS KEPT HAPPENING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #560577March 27, 2001AIR BAGS
UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR BAG THERE WERE NOTICEABLE HOLES IN THE AIR BAG. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743050March 26, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0