Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#851600October 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS .THE VEHIICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES ,BUT THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713792October 24, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD THE TRUNK REPAINTED ONCE BEFOR FOR THE SAME REASON WHILE UNDER WARENTY , NOW IT IS PEALING OFF THE TOP , THE WARENTY IS OUT , AND NO ONE CAN HELP ME , I CANT EVEN GET HOLD OF THE PAINT TO DO IT MY SELF BECAUSE DODGE NO LONGER CARRIES THE THE PRODECT ........JUST LOOKING FOR A LIITLE ADVISE OR HELP , IF ANY INFORMATION IS NEEDED PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL , [email protected] .......... THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851535October 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER STATES WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND CAR IDLED UP REAL HIGH SO CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE CAR SO THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BLOW UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713679October 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DEFECT IN FRONT WINDOWS -- SCRATCHES WINDOWS. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW GLASS GLIDES. SHOULDN'T THIS LAST LONGER THAN 4 YEARS? ALSO, AFTER THE CAR SITS ON WARM DAYS THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC LOCK DOESN'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713692October 22, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713699October 22, 1999
AIR BAGS
WANT TO KNOW WHY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#851467October 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON SEP 97 ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACE. UNDER WARRANTY; OCT 99, ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713513October 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
AS SOON AS THIS CAR HIT 36000MLS THE PROBLEMS JUST ADDED UP. EVERYTIME I TURNED AROUND SOMETHING WAS GOING WRONG THIS CAR. CHRYSLER WERE THE WORST MANUFATURER I HAD EVER DEALT WITH AND WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THEN AGAIN. WE HAD TO LET THE CAR GO BACK BECAUSE WE COULD NO LONG AFFORD THE REPAIRS ON IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD TO HAVE SOME THING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER, AND WAS REPLACEDBY MYSELF. THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD WAS REPLACED BY MYSELF. THE RADIO WENT BAD WAS REPLACED BY MYSELF. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PIN THAT WAS NOT FITTED AND WORE A HOLE THROUGH THE TRANSFER CASE. MALFUNCTION!! WE COULD NOT AFFORD IT AND DID NOT REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713520October 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR RUNNING ROUGH-PULLED OVER-OPENED HOOD--SPARK PLUG WIRE FLEW OFF AND PLUG JUMPED OUT OF HOLE AND LANDED ON GROUND NEXT TO ME. REPLACED PLUG AND LIMPED TO MY MECHANIC,,THEN TO DEALER WHO INSTALLED HELICOIL. CANNOT GET REFUND FROM MANUFACTURER BECAUSE MY MECHANIC REPLACED ALL PLUGS. FAULTY PLUGS HAD BEEN IN SINCE 30,000 MILES..OBVIOUSELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713536October 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, FLUSHED OUT COOLING SYSTEM REPLACED THE ANTIFREEZE BUT NOTHING HELPS, STILL OVERHEATS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850982October 18, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO A DITCH. WHEN COMING OUT OF THE DITCH, VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND BEGAN TO FLIP. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850999October 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING, POPPING NOISE. THE SWAY BAR WENT OUT. ALSO, WAS INFORMED THE BY THE MECHANIC THAT POWER STEERING RACK/ COIL, AND ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713482October 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 42,000 AND 43,010 MILES. IT WAS NOTICED BECAUSE OIL WAS DRIPPING UNDERNEATH LEFT FRONT OF CAR AND OIL WAS VERY LOW. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS HAD COME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. BECAUSE OF THIS THEY ALSO HAD TO DO AN ENGINE FLUSH, CLEAN THE ENGINE, REPLACE THE PCV VALVE, AND CHANGE THE OIL AND COOLANT. THIS COST ME A TOTAL OF $825.00. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD! SINCE THIS OCCURED I HAVE FOUND OUT BY TALKING TO REPAIR SHOPS AND TO OTHER NEON OWNERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE WAY IT WAS BUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713399October 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT PARKED. ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING COMPLETELY THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. MY SON ESCAPED, THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE ENGINE, BOTH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE SCENE. HE LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850852October 15, 1999
AIR BAGS
WHILE IN THE HOUSE HEARD A BIG BOOM NOISE. WENT OUT SIDE AND THE FRONT WINDOW WAS IN FLAMES. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND AND MECHANIC SAID THAT A PREVIOUS DEALER HAD PUNCTURED THE AIR BAG AND SOME FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO CAR FOR 8 MONTH., DEALER BELIEVED THIS WAS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850867October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE CHECKING THE OIL NOTICED POWE BRAKE BOOSTER HOSE RUBBING UNDER ENGINE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713352October 15, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL (DASH GAUGES) HAS A SHORT AND DOES NOT WORK, THIS INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND FUEL &TEMP GAUGES. ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AND IS LEAKING OIL BADLY, AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR... CAR IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE GAS CONSUMPTION... GOES ABOUT 180 MILES TO A FULL 12 GALLON TANK OF GAS...IT PASSES EVERYTHING BUT A GAS STATION... A TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP (RAGLAND DODGE, ANGLETON TEXAS) TOLD ME THAT THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE DODGE NEON...( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 165/80R/13 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713355October 15, 1999
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR IN THE FRONT....HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND LEAKING OIL BADLY...EXCESSIVE GAS CONSUMPTION, (180 MILES TO A 12 GALLON TANK) DASHBOARD CLUSTER (ALL GUAGES INCLUDING, SPEEDODMETER, ODOMETER, AND FUEL AND TEMP GUAGES) DOES NOT WORK AT ALL NOW...WAS SHORTING OUT AND COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME BUT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL NOW....( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P165/80R13 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850782October 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE. HAD NOTICED ENGINE OIL LEAK. TOOK TO MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN OUT. NEEDED TO CONTACT DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HAD NO WARNING REGARDING HEAD GASKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850729October 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SHOULDER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN FORWARD ,HITTING STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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