Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#733860October 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAJOR OIL LEAK THROUGH HEAD GASKET. REPORTED TO NHTSA DUE TO HIGH FAILURE RATE ON DODGE NEON HEAD GASKETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733692October 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAK WAS NOTICED 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASED AND WAS REPAIRED AT MY COST. 1 MONTH LATER STILL A LEAK THIS TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS AN OIL PAN LEAK, WAS REPAIRED AND STILL HAD A LEAK. TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER THIS TIME HEAD GASKET REPLACED 2ND TIME AT 577 DOLLARS COST. LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN BY DEALER NO COST TO ME. AFTER REPAIR LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT THIS TIME DEALER PUT NEW HEAD ON VEHICLE. STILL HAD LEAK THIS TIME IT WAS A MAIN REAR SEAL, SO HAD IT REPLACED AND IT WAS STILL LEAKING. THEY REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL AGAIN AND THE LEAK WENT AWAY NOW THE CAR IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES. AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733619October 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
IN THE NEARLY 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED MY NEON, IT HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES AND STILL THERE IS NO RECALL INFORMAITION AVAILABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733447October 4, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF. THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS AND MANY OTHER NEONS INSTEAD OF MAKING ME PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. IF ONE LOGS ONTO THE INTERNET IT BECOMES PAINFULLY APPARENT WITH A QUICK SEARCH THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733472October 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HEARD ALOT OF HEAD GASGETS ON 95-99 NEON HAVE FAILED AND CHYSLER HAS PAID TO REPAIR THEM EVEN WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF WARENTY. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST BLEW ME OF TO . MY BILL WAS $900.00. I CAN'T BELIVE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL WHEN SO MANY HEAD GASGETS HAVE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872300October 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WILL COMPLETER FORM CONCERNING ENGINE OVERHEATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733199October 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LOCK INTO PARK IF INDICATOR IS STOPPED BETWEEN THE PARK AND REVERSE LOCATIONS. THE CAR IS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE INDICATOR DISPLAYS "PARK". CAR WILL ROLL IN THIS IN THIS POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN TESTED IN FIVE OTHER NEONS AND THEY ALL PORTRAY THIS CHARACTERISTIC. THIS DEFECT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHICH INJURED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, AND RESULTED IN $3000 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. AS MY WIFE EXITED VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY, WITH MY DAUGHTER IN HER CARSEAT IN THE REAR SEAT OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE POLE, TRAPPING MY DAUGHTER INSIDE. MY WIFE WAS PUSHED TO THE GROUND AS SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#872002October 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED AND IT WAS USING 5 QUARTS OF OIL A DAY, AND OIL IN THE RADIATOR THAT CAME OUT LIKE COTTAGE CHEESE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732960September 30, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
10 SERVICES, A/C, 3 POWER STEERING, 3 TRANSMISSION LEAKS, 3 BATTERY REALTED PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732709September 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
I HAVE TAKEN ME NEON IN THREE TIMES THIS MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND AS TO WHY THE FUSE FOR THE FULE PUMP BLEW BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITHTHE CAR. THE DEALER DID TELL ME THAT IT IS HARD TO LOCATE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT HAPPEN AGAIN TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY. I AGAIN TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY THING ON THIS FUSE IS THE FUEL PUMP AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS GOING BAD. SO, WE REPLACED IT AND THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I JOB COACH AND DRIVE MY CAR ALL DAY TO AND FROM DIFFERENT CLIENTS JOB SITES AS WELL AS TRANSPORT THEM TO AND FROM WORK. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY DU TO THE FACT THAT WITH SOME OF THEM I MUST DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY AND WITH THE CARS FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWING AT ANY TIME FOR WHAT EVER REASON THIS FRIGHTENS ME WIHT THE WAY PEOPLE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE LAST THING I OR THEY NEED IS A CAR THAT JUST STOPS IN IT'S TRACKS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR THREE DAYS AND THEY STILL CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE DRIVING MY CAR AROUND TO SEE AS TO WHY OR AS TO WHAT IS WRONG. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WRITE TO ME OR E-MAIL ME SO THAT I CAN LET THEM KNOW. IN REGARDS TO WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. IT WAS AT A DEALER SHIP IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA FOUR YEARS AGO AND I NOW LIVE IN WISCONSIN. IT MAY BE POSSABLE TO LOCATE THE DEALER WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THANK YOU DEBORA BREY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871728September 28, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE OR WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN POWER STEERING BELT GETS WET, CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME DIFFICULT WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED BELTS AND HAS TIGHTENED THEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNS WHENEVER IT RAINS. MANUFACTURER HAS PROVIDED DEALER WITH INSTRUCTION TO TIGHTEN BELTS, AND CHECK THE TORQUE EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732611September 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS RECENTLY IN A FRONT OFFSET (PASSENGER SIDE)IMPACT COLLISION IN MY DODGE NEON, AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND I WAS THE PASSENGER. HE HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF US. WE LEFT 102' OF SKID MARKS BEFORE THE POI AND TRAVELLED ANOTHER 22' BEFORE THE POR. I CONTACTED DC ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE BEEN BRUSHED OFF. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION, AND THE RATE OF DECELERATION WAS NOT MET. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A CRUSHED ALUMINUM CAN ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED, AND I KNOW THAT WE WERE GOING AT LEAST 30 MPH WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD IS A HIGHWAY THAT HAS RECENTLY HAD NEW BLACKTOP LAID, AND IS VERY SLICK. I DO NOT EVEN KNOW IF THIS MATTER HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED. THE SUPPOSED INVESTIGATOR LOOKED AT THE CAR ON SEPT 19, AND THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED REGARDING THAT IS DATED SEPT 21. TWO DAYS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME TO ME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE "INVESTIGATOR" COULD NOT HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON ON THE 19TH AS I WAS AT THE SALVAGE YARD REMOVING THINGS FROM MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR THE MAN WHO TURNED IN FRONT OF US. I AM SORRY TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. SINCERELY, JAMIE EASLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#871617September 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY. ONCE VEHICLE DIED, AND CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732401September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON A DODGE NEON 95. PLEASE HELP US, DODGE NEON OWNER'S, TO MAKE DODGE PAY FOR THIS SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732457September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET IN MY 1996 NEON THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED COSTING ME $450.BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS UNDER 50,000 MILES. NOW MY CAR HAS 78,000 AND THE GASKET HAS FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF IT. I HAVE FOUND A WEB SITE, NEONHEADGASKETS.ORG, AND SEEN THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD HELP FROM CHRYSLER, CHRYSLER PAYING $500 AND THE CUSTOMER PAYING $100. BUT THE DECISION IS UP TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER. IT REALLY UPSETS ME THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. NOW THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE OLD GASKET WITH AN UPDATED NEW ONE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PUT ON MY CAR YET. THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THAT WILL EVEN WORK. PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THE GASKET IS BLOWING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871372September 25, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
STEERING ROD FAILED, CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. PLEASE PROVDIE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871417September 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES IN FACE/ARMS AND NECK. VEHICLE POSSIBLY WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#732315September 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HEAD GASKETS LEAKING HAD TO BE REPALCED AT47272 PROBLEM STARTED AT 28000 MILES STOCKTON DODGE KEPT TELLING NOTHING WAS WRONG UNTILL I WAS LOSING A QT OF OIL A WEEK AND POWER FAILURE WS GETTING WORSE AND HAS CONTINUED EVERY SENCE. ENGINE POWER FLATENS OUT I HAVE NO EXCELORATION ABILITY DURING THAT TIME ENGINE SURGES WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE SLOW DOWN WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS. GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPED TO 1/2 THE NORMAL RATE OF 300 MILES PER TANK OF GAS. HOWELING NOISE FROM NEWLY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION AT 20-30 MPH AND AGAIN AT 55-65 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732234September 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731966September 20, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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