Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#752430September 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I CONTACTED CHRYSLER DAIMLER 800-992-1997, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR ASSISTANCE OR RECALL. ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN SHOWS AN UPGRADE AND A CHANGE IN THE HEAD GASKET AND ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS TO BE MADE. THIS BECAME KNOWN IN 1998, 1 YEAR AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT. THIS SEEMS LIKELY TO BE A DEFECT AND QUALITY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752393September 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896533September 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKES PULSATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIRBRATE. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752309September 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DURING A FRONT END CRASH AT 30 MPH, THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT FUNCTION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUFFER HEAD TRAUMA AFTER STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752214September 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
: THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. BOTH BAGS DID DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THE FIRE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CHAR THE SEAT. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION. IN A LETTER THEY SENT TO ME THEY SAY "OUR INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS MET AND THE PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DID OCCUR". I DON'T FEEL THAT A FIRE CAUSED BY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED "PROPER DEPLOYMENT". IT HAS TAKEN ME OVER A MONTH TO GET THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TO GET THIS KIND OF RESPONSE I FIND UPSETTING. DO YOU CONSIDER THIS AS "PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT"? I AM SENDING YOU THIS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752221September 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY NEON HAS LEAKED OIL FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. HEADGASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRS. THE CAR IS NOW "BUBBLING" AND IS PROBABLY HEADING FOR HEADGASKET FAILURE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752191September 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DRIVING IN OUR CAR WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR, TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GOODYEAR MECHANIC, HE STATED AND SHOWED ME THAT THE CALIPERS WERE NOT FUNCITIONING CORRECTLY IN THE REAR, BOTH INBOARD BRAKE PADS WERE METAL TO METAL WHILE THE OUTBOARD PADS WERE LIKE NEW. THANKFULLY WE HEARD THE NOISE SO A BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THIS WAS ABNORMAL AND A PROBLEM, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, NO REPLACEMENT OR SERVICE TO THE CALIPERS WERE MADE. I AM NOW WAITING FOR IT TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER EXCLAIMED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN A CAR WEAR OUT THAT QUICKLY ON ONE SIDE OF THE PADS. I BELIEVE IT IS A CALIPER FAILURE, CONFIRMED BY THE GOODYEAR SERVICE PERSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752158September 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE SHOULDER PART OF THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#896196September 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP PREVENTING PROPER OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT RELEASING, AND THAT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752043September 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FRONT HEADLIGHTS FOGGED. LIGHT OUTPUT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895996September 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER TOOK VHEICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A BAD OIL LEAK. MECHANIC SHOWED CONSUMER 36 DIFFERENT CRACKS IN HEAD OF MOTOR.ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SHATTERED, VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER AND IT WAS FULL OF PIECES OF METAL. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REPLACED HEAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751806September 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ENGINE LIGHT OFTEN COMES ON WITHOUT A CAUSE. IT IS SO COSTLY TO CHECK WITHOUT AN FIX THAT I AM THINKING ABOUT NOT HAVING IT CHECK ANYMORE. THE HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME. I AM WAITING FOR A CALL FROM DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THEIR COST. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE ROTOR AND CALIPERS PROBLEM WAS SCARY. I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES WHEN A CRUNCH WAS HEARD. IT BECAME HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAMSHAFT SEAL CAME OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT A LOT OF NEON OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WISH DODGE WOULD PULL THEIR SHARE OF THE COST SO TRUST COULD BE RESTABLISHED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ROBYN KNOUFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751757September 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE 1995-1998 NEONS AND THE HEADGASKET FAILING ANY WHERE FROM 40000 MILES TO OVER 50000;IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE LEAK NEONHEADGASKETS.COM OR NEON HEADGASKETS YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PROBLEMS PEOPLE HAVE HAD. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF "GOOD WILL" ASSISTANCE BUT I FEEL WITH THE NUMBER OF CARS AND PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE HEADGASKETS FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO FIX OTHER THINGS THAT WERE RELATED TO THE HEADGASKET LEAK AND ALL THEY WOULD AUTHORIZE WAS $300 ASSISTANCE WHILE I HAVE TO PAY OVER $550. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LET ME SPEAK TO THE OWNER OR DISTRICT MANAGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895747September 5, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, SPRINGS DO NOT WORK, THERE IS NO TENSION AT ALL. WHEN IN UPRIGHT POSITION LID WILL AND HAS FALLEN ON CONSUMER WHILE PUTTING SOMETHING IN TRUNK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895805September 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895675September 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ALSO, BATTERY LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON.CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751584September 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AND AFTER SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN ATLANTIC GA. AND THAT IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP THAT FIXED MY CAR SAID THAT DID'NT HAVE ANY RECALLS FROM CHRYSLER ON THE DODGE NEON.N. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751594September 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PLASTIC COVERING CONTIUALLY BREAKS OFF AND KEYS SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE. THE PAINT IS BUBLING AND COMING OFF. I HAVE SEEN IT ON NUMEROUS NEONS PAINTED THE SAME LAPIS BLUE COLOR AS MINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751391August 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEALERSHIP REFUSING TO PAY DAMAGES FOR DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751435August 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEADGASKET LEAKING OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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