Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10019717May 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018647May 13, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, WHEN DRIVING MY 1996 DODGE NEON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY STAYS AT ZERO, HOWEVER, IT SOMETIMES FLUCTUATES BETWEEN ZERO AND FIFTEEN MPH EVEN WHEN TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN 40-55 MPH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018589May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE HAD THE CAR (1995 NEON) ABOUT 1 YEAR - ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT AND MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IN RAIN ACTS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, GETS NO POWER IN WET CONDITIONS EITHER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017586May 7, 2003
CHILD SEAT
THE CONSUMER WANTED TO A SEND A THANKS TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR HELP IN FINDING AN APPROPRIATE EVENFLO #3672098 P2 CHILD SEAT AND INSTALLING IT FOR INFANT. MR....*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019354May 7, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019355May 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019391May 7, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHEN IT RAINED THE VEHICLES TRUNK AND FLOOR BOARD GOT WET. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL A MILDEW SMELL IN THE CAB. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018381May 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE. MAY BE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR OTHER GASKETS. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR MANUFACTURERS SERVICE BULLETINS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018173May 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWERSTEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016969May 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE SEEMS SO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEON GASKET HEADS. THEY'RE FAULTY, THE COMPANY KNOWS THIS WHICH IS WHY THEY'VE BEEN REDESIGNED. I'VE HEARD THEY DON'T CONSIDER THIS A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM, BUT ISN'T LEAKING OIL ON A HOT ENGINE DANGEROUS? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016928May 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED CAR WAS LEAKING OIL; CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND OIL WASN'T EVEN REGISTERING ON THE OIL DIPSTICK. REQUIRED TWO (2) QUARTS OF OIL TO FILL TO PROPER LEVEL. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE OIL IS FINDING ITS WAY INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND BEING EXPELLED FROM THE COOLANT OVERFLOW (EXPANSION) TANK. ALMOST TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE REQUIRED ANOTHER QUART AND WAS LOSING OIL AND COOLANT AT AN ALARMING RATE (POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE). DEALER HAS INSISTED PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST AND HAS ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING OIL INTO COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK. THIS IS A BLATANT LIE ON THEIR PART TO AVOID WARRANTY LIABILITY. HE INSIST THAT THERE IS NO WAY FOR OIL TO FIND ITS WAY BACK INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS STATEMENT AND IT IS UTTERLY FALSE (EITHER THE HEAD GASKET OR THE WATER JACKET COULD BE RESPONSIBLE, AMONG OTHER THINGS). THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR FIX IT INSTEAD INSISTING THAT THE CAR IS OPERATING ACCORDING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATION AND THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS, ENGINE SEIZURE, ETC., ANY ONE OF WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE, MINE OR MY FAMILY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016782April 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE.HEADGASKET FAILURE MODERATE TO SEVERE OIL LEAKAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017749April 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016491April 25, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER DRIVING MY NEON FOR ABOUT A YEAR, I AM FINDING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING. ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE SUN ROOF HAS JUST BEEN REPAIRED. THE LAST ITEM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAS ARRIVED. FROM WHAT I AM LEARNING, CHRYSLER IS AND HAS BEEN RECEIVING A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. THE COST IN THE REPAIR IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO BEAR. INSTEAD WILL CONTINUE TO PASS IT ON TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. I OWN TWO OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT ARE MUCH NEWER AND THEY TOO ARE TROUBLESOME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016392April 23, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIBRATION IN FRONT SUSPENSION AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE AND CONTINUES TO STALL IN REPLACING THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016399April 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET WITH ONLY 60,000+ MILES ON CAR GOT IT USED AND HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS. ACTUALLY PROBLEM OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2003. OIL DRAINING FROM AROUND OIL FILTER. HAD REPLACED FILTER AND OIL STILL DRAINING AROUND FILTER AREA. TOOK SHOP A WHILE TO FIND PROBLEM BUT, THEN SAID THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPAIRED. APRIL WAS WHEN IT GOT INTO A SHOP, BUT CAR HAD SAT FROM JANUARY UNTIL APRIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016402April 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES HANGING UP GRINDING & SQUEALING. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEN 6 MONTHS LATER HAD TO RETURN CAR FOR BRAKES AGAIN. NOW BRAKES ARE HANGING UP & SQUEALING AGAIN STARTING IN DECEMBER OF 2002. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017287April 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015689April 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET SEAL AND THE RIGHT REAR OIL SEAL LEAKED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN MANY DODGE NEONS. *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017174April 18, 2003
VISIBILITY
IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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