Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#842664July 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS EVERY EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER CONTACTED AND DID REPAIRS. PROBLEM STILL EXISITS. ALSO, CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708826July 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1996 DODGE NEON HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE BY ALLOWING THE OIL TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER NEONS. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708741July 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. MULTIPLE GARAGEMEN INDICATE MAJORITY OF NEONS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842493July 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING SEVERE OIL LEAKS. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708671July 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET/CRACKED ENGINE HEAD DUE TO INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708640July 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMMOM PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708528July 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. VERY DISAPOINTED IN WE HAVE LOST ALOT OF MONEY TRYING TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708537July 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKET, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. ALL BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708483July 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS CAR "JUMPS" OUT OF GEAR AND HAS DONE THIS TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, I HAD THE CAR IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT MY GARAGE. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. THEY MADE ME FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS DRIVING 75 MILES PER HOUR AND IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT AWARE OF THIS. I DID NOT TELL THEM YET BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE ME AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE LOUD "CHIRPING" NOISE IS SUPPOSEDLY COMING FROM THE DASH. THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE IN THE DASH IT IS. HELP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708436July 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE BEGAN HESITATING WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED & THEN ENGINE STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED & REVEALED HEAD GASKET FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PITTING ON HEAD AND BLOCK WATER JACKET PORT. INFORMED BY DEALER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I VISUALLY SAW TWO OTHER ENGINES OPEN ON THEIR WORKBENCH WITH THE EXACT SAME PITTING. DEALER STATED RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACED ALONG WITH THROTTLE BODY, CONTROL MODULE, BATTERY, IGNITION CABLES. RECEIVED VEHICLE AFTER TWO MONTH WAIT. AFTER DRIVING 23 MILES, WHILE ON FREEWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE HESSITATION AND STALLING. VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND IS STILL IN THE SHOP (3 WEEKS). DEALER REPORTS UNKNOWN CAUSE FOR PROBLEM. ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE CATYLICTIC CONVERTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841866July 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, INJURING THE DRIVER. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708404July 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS SHORT IN IT, FAILURE OF POWER LOCKS AND STEREO, EMERGENCY BRAKE SNAPPED, CLUTCH QUIT SHIFTING- HAD TO SHIFT W/O CLUTCH, BRAKES DO NOT WORK RIGHT, DAMAGE TO CAR DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE. CAR IS NOW PARKED AT THE DEALER, UNDRIVEABLE, THEY WILL NOT FIX AND I HAVE ONLY PWNED IT SINCE 5/26/99
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841809July 7, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK. OWNER BOUGHT A NEW FUSE, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND FILLED THE CAR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708281July 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED AND DAMAGED ENGINE BLOCK. NEEDS NEW ENGINE. ACCORDING TO YOUR RECORDS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEON. PLEASE .RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841589July 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD UNTO A GRASSY SURFACE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BURSTED OPEN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO DRIVER'S ARM, FROM WRIST UP TO SHOULDER, AND MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708151July 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A COLLISION FRONT END WAS PRETTY SMASHED UP: NOT DRIVABLE: NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707991June 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782383June 26, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, TIRES
CONSUMER FEELS SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707933June 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS APPARENT ON OTHER DODGE NEON MODELS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841182June 25, 1999
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S AND THE REAR SEAT CLIP WHICH LOCKS BUTTOM OF THE SEAT BELT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE VERY LOOSE. WITHOUT THIS DEVICE THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT GET TIGHT, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE CLIP ON THREE OCCASIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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