Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10139652October 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE, AND WHEN CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE IT HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THE FRAME WAS BENT, THE RADIATOR WAS BENT INTO THE FAN, THE AIR CLEANER WAS NOT BOLTED ON THE SIDE, THE RADIATOR WAS PAINTED RED AND BENT, THE CORE SUPPLIER WAS DAMAGED, AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THE WIRING WAS FRAYED. THE CONTACT JUST HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE AFOREMENTIONED THINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CONTACT WAS UPSET THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD SELL A CAR IN THAT CONDITION. THE CAR IS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT WOULD CONTACT FTC ON THE DEALERSHIP SELLING THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139244October 11, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 7, 2005. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS FRONT END COLLISION. HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AT THIS POINT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139328October 11, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON SRT4. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON OCTOBER 9, 2005 AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT CAME OFF OF THE RAIL. THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SEATS ,AND PERSONALLY HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING. THE SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE WERE FACTORY SEATS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139170October 10, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE SCRAPING AND SQUEAKING NOISES WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND DIPS. I INSPECTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND HAD FOUND THAT THE REAR BUSHINGS ON BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS SEPARATED FROM THE CONTROL ARMS. THE PASSENGERS SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED AND WAS TOUCHING THE SUB FRAME, THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS CLOSE TO FAILING. BOTH BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138437October 4, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER FLOWS INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR BY GOING DOWN THROUGH THE SIDE PANELS (UNDER THE TRUNK) AND ENDS UP UNDER THE SPARE TIRE. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO IDENTIFY BECAUSE YOU DON'T NOTICE IT UNTIL YOU NEED YOUR SPARE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138358October 3, 2005
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DT: ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 THE RADIO CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DODGE, THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR , AND CONSUMER WAS STILL WAITING FOR A DISPOSITION FROM THEM. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE AMP HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOTHING WAS IN CONTACT WITH IT. THERE WAS NO MODIFICATIONS MADE TO IT, AND THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138099September 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE WIRING UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO INVESTIGATE IT, BUT HAVE NOT DONE SO. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH. THEN , THE VEHICLE TURNED ON FOUR TIMES BY ITSELF WHILE CONSUMER HOLDING THE KEY IN HAND. THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137577September 26, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT: THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION AND THE STEERING WOULD LOCK. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN A TEN MONTH SPAN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON NOVEMBER 15, 2004, THE SECOND WAS MARCH 23, 2005, AND SEPTEMBER 25, 2005. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING, NOISE AND OR WARNING LIGHTS. *AK (11/21/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137642September 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT
OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THIS CAR. EACH TIME I HAVE ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A YEAR OLD BATTERY WOULD GO BAD. THE EXPLANATION LAST WEEK WAS "A SHORT IN THE BATTERY, NOT CAUSED BY THE CAR." SINCE THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT WAS REPLACED BY THE WARRANTY, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE. THIS TIME THE BATTERY WAS NOT COVERED. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN WITHOUT WARNING, NO LIGHTS FLASHING, NOTHING. JUST GO TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CLEARLY, EITHER THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERIES BEING INSTALLED, OR THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR. EITHER WAY, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE COMPANY. AS IT IS, I HAD TO SHELL OUT $150 LAST WEEK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137673September 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 1996 DODGE NEON HAS ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN THIS SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER MY CAR DID NOT COME FROM THE SAME PLANT AS THE RECALLED NEONS. THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE SAME PRODUCT!! THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL FOR MY NEON. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137221September 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE SRT-4. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE APRIL 3RD 2004 AND EVER SINCE ABOUT 3500 MILES I HAVE HAD A OIL LEAK COMING OUT OF THE COLD SIDE INTERCOOLER PIPE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL ON MY CAR. A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A OIL LEAK, DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I KNOW ITS BLOW BY COMING OUT OF THE PCV SYSTEM AND A CATCH CAN WOULD STOP THE OIL FROM LEAKING. BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY DIDN'T' DODGE PUT ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE? MY CAR NOW HAS 45000 AND IT STILL HAS THE OIL LEAK AND A BIG GROUP OF OIL SPOTS ON MY WHITE DRIVEWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137227September 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, WHEELS, TIRES
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN I HAVE PUT $750 INTO REPAIRS AND HAVE ESTIMATES FOR $1000 MORE WORTH OF REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURERS PROBLEMS INCLUDED A REAR MAIN OIL SEAL LEAK, AN OIL PAN GASKET LEAK, AND A DISTRIBUTOR SWITCH LEAK. THERE WAS ALSO A BENT WHEEL, DAMAGED TIRE, AND BAD STARTER. THE DEALER (DICK MORRIS CHEVROLET) WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136311September 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT BRAKES WILL NOT WORK ONE HAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AT THE LAST MINUTE. SHE SAID ONE CAN FEEL A POP, AND THEN THE BRAKES FAIL. SHE HAD TO RUN INTO A DITCH TO KEEP FORM HITTING SOMEONE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, AND THERE A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WAS A CRASH. THERE WERE INJURIES TO THE PEDESTRIAN. SHE SAID THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS BAD AND HAD IT REPLACED. ALSO, THE TIE ROD WOBBLED AND HAD IT REPLACED. HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF STOPPED SUDDENLY AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. POLICE CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE LADY IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED. DEALER WILL TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER, AND THEY WILL TALK ABOUT IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID SHE WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAD WHEN SHE BOUGHT IT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10135857September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE NEON AROUND MARCH OF 2005. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT TOO BOTHERSOME, BUT I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE JUST DIRTY, AND THAT NOTHING ELSE WAS WRONG. NOW, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO PROGRESS, AND THE BRAKE SQUEAKING IS REALLY LOUD AND IRRITATING. I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PREVIOUSLY, I OWNED A 2000 DODGE NEON, AND I WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IT. I NOTICED WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH PREVIOUS RECALLS, THAT MY OLDER NEON DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE "BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE". WHEN I HAD MY OLDER NEON FIXED OF THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO MIDAS, AND THEY DID NOT INFORM ME OF ANY RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY MAY NOT HAVE KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY SQUEAKING BRAKES OF THE 2000 NEON, AS I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT MIDAS DID TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL IN THE 2000 MODEL, IT IS A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE 2004 MODELS. THE BRAKE SQUEAKING, ALTHOUGH REALLY ANNOYING, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SAFETY PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH IT (AS I'M NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED). I'M SURE IT CAN'T BE SAFE THOUGH, HAVING BRAKES THAT SQUEAK ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU'RE SLOWING DOWN OR NOT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130298September 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DT: WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND FIRST STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE LANE THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON ,AND THE CAR WAS IN FIRST GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO PLACE CAR IN SECOND GEAR CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT AND FELT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE GEARS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO THE NEAREST TURNOFF LANE. A POLICE OFFICER FOLLOWED CONSUMER AS TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THE CROSSOVER CABLE BROKE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. CONSUMER HAD THIS REPAIRED AND HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE REPAIR. *AK THE BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE GASKET WERE REPLACED BECAUSE WATER WAS GETTING INSIDE THE CAR DURING RAINSTORM. THE RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131959August 30, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
DT: HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE DULL AND DID NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT AT NIGHT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED FILM SEEMED TO BUILD UP ON THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134444August 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRES ON COMPRESSOR PLUG BROKE, COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT COME ON. CRIMPED WIRE BACK TOGETHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129558August 26, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 DODGE NEON, WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT LOCK. CONSUMER'S 5 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HIT THE FRONT SEAT. CHILD SUSTAINED UPPER LIP CUTS. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL REAR SEAT BELTS WERE SUPPOSE TO LOCK, BUT ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEES FOR DODGE, THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT MEANT TO LOCK. THE MILEAGE WAS IN KILOMETERS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FROM THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10134549August 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1997 DODGE NEON DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE FAN RELAY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THERE WAS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR FAN CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE HAD DISPLAYED DIAGNOSTIC CODE P1491. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE SOLID STATE FAN RELAY. THERE WAS NO CONTINUITY ON PIN 18 OF THE BACK OF THE POWER CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR. THE PCM WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE OUTPUT ON THE PIN. THE CONSUMER FOUND A BREAK IN THE WIRE AT THE C160 CONNECTOR. THE BREAK WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRE MANAGEMENT CLIP CHAFING AGAINST THE GROUP OF WIRES. THE PCM CONNECTOR NUMBER ONE AND IT'S COVER ARE NOW BROKEN AT THE CONNECTION POINTS AND THE COVER WILL NOT STAY ON AND THE WIRES WERE COMING OUT AND ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133292August 18, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
DT: THE FRONT PART OF THE SUBFRAME ON CALLER'S VEHICLE RUSTED. THE RUST WAS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE IN BIG PIECES. DEALER SAID TO CALL MANUFACTURER. ON THE OTHER HAND, MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CALLER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS A CHRYSLER NEON. DIDGE DID NOT APPEAR ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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