Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#886383April 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH SURFACE ROAD BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886308April 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A DEAD STOP WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AT SAME TIME CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886211April 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY , CONSUMER CANNOT DETERMINE CORRECT SPEED ,POSSIBLY DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886159April 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744116April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744133April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TALKED TO MANY OTHER DODGE NEON OWNERS WITH SAME PAINT PROBLEM. THE BLUE (PERIWINKLE) PAINT CHIPS OFF.NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885927April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED , CHRYSLER HAS REDESIGNED HEAD GASKET, BUT IS CHARGING OWNERS FOR NEWLY DESIGNED GASKET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885982April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 83 THOUSAND MILES. WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTICED PARTS WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD FAILED. ALSO, HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885993April 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TO 80MPH. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND REATTACHED VACCUM HOSE THAT WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE 4-12-2001 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO SHOP BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743984April 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY DODGE NEON SPORT FAILED TO STOP WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PRESSED THE PEDAL HARDER; THE CAR DID NOT STOP. (THERE WAS PLENTY OF PEDAL; THE PEDAL DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. I CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885866April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS PREMATURLEY BLOWN OUT AT 66,000 MILES. DEALERS WERE AWARE OF DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885905April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HAD IT CHECKED. WAS INFORMED THAT SEALS WERE NOT INVOLVED, BUT HEAD GASKETS WERE CAUSING LEAKAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885764April 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD ON A NINETY DEGREE TURN DURING WET CONDITIONS, AND IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE . DURING IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS DOING REPAIRS, AND DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER ANY REASON WHY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743942April 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEADGASKET FAILURE AT 3 YRS (52,000 MILES). OIL LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE AS WELL AS INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE HEADGASKETS FOR NEONS HAVE BEEN RE-DESIGNED IN LATE 1998 AS DETAILED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 090598. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885711April 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND LOSS OF COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743893April 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SERVICE REP STATED BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS ROTORS. STATED FRONT PADS ARE ALMOST AT WEAR SENSOR. NEED TO BE REPLACED. ROTORS ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED--CORRODED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE BUFFALO AREA THIS PAST WINTER. ROTORS CANNOT BE TURNED BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE BELOW SPECS AND CAUSE PULSATING.ROTORS AS NOT DAMAGED BY BRAKES BUT BY ROAD SALT? CHRYSLER STATED I HAVE NO RECOURSE. PLEASE ADVISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743916April 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885526April 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL/DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT AND COME BACK ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS/ ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON/ DOOR AJAR ALARM WILL COME WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, AND TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS AND ENGAGE FORCEFULLY. . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885395April 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT CRASH AT 45 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#885400April 9, 2001
SEAT BELTS
FRONT CRASH AT 45 MPH , SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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