Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#877645January 8, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH AND DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT HAD IGNITED A FIRE ON DRIVER SWEATSHIRT ON ARM. CONSUMER HAD TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE QUICKLY, AND TAKE FIRE OUT. NEXT DAY CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS A HOLE IN AIRBAG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877537January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKET HAS CRACK IN REAR,CAUSING AN OIL LEAK IN COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK ORIGINAL GASKET WAS A FIBER GASKET AND WAS A FAILURE. THE NEW NEON'S GASKET CONTAIN A METAL AND FIBER GASKET. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877546January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL FORMING IN DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ONCE, BUT ENGINE IS LEAKING AGAIN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877565January 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS BUILD WITHOUT AN O-RING. WHOLE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED. REPAIRS DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS WILD SPIKING OF THE SPEEDOMETER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877581January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURES; FIRST OCCURRED AT 24,976, AND SECOND OCCURRED AT 41,743 MILES. BOTH HEEAD GASKETS WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, FAILURE OF EGR VALVE CAUSED WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877490January 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877522January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR AT A STOP AND ABOUT TO PROCEED VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. WENT TO ARBITRATION BOARD IN WHICH CHRYSLER STATED THAT IT WAS THE CAHARACTERISTIC OF VEHCLE BECAUSE OF EMISSION STANDARDS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738830January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877454January 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY CONTACT TO VEHICLE BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS TO SHATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877471January 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING 35MPH WHEN A TRUCK RAN STOP SIGN. NEON "T" BONED TRUCK. FRONT END LIFTED UP. FRONT END OF DRIVER'S SIDE WAS CRUSHED. DOOR WAS BENT OUTWARD. UPON IMPACT WITH TRUCK, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED SOME INJURIES ,BUT NO HOSPITAL TREATMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738810January 4, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738662January 2, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738670January 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
09/13/2000-HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP ALL FAILED. 8/1/2000-FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738447December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM RESEARCHING THE INTERNET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738312December 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738361December 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE & ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAR HAS ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AT ONE POINT WE HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF TO REGAIN CONTROL/SPEED. NEWEST PROBLEM IS ENGINE SHUTS OFF/STALLS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE, CAUSED ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785149December 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A BENT VALVE CAUSED MISFIRING IN CYLINDER #4. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785147December 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A LEAKING HEAD GASKET ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NOW USE A METAL GASKET BECAUSE OF ALL THE FAILURES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738259December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK BY HEAD GASKET LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET (ROCKER ARM COVER GASKET)& PROBLEM STILL EXISTS - FIRE HAZARD. BASED ON INFO FROM MECHANIC CHRYSLER HAS FAULTY HEAD GASKETS WHICH HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY NEW PROCESS HEAD GASKET. NEED ASSISTANCE WITH FACILITATING REPAIR AT DEALER. I AM ALSO CONSTANTLY REPLACING THE BRAKES WITHIN LESS THAN 7 - 8 MOS. LESS THAN EVERYDAY USE OF VEHICLE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE 2 BRAKE JOBS PER YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738299December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO POWER BOOSTER AIR LEAK, IS RECALL BUT APPARENTLY NOT THIS MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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