Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#869115August 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN AT ONLY 25,000 MILES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HEAT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729206August 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TRIP METER, GAS AND TEMP GAUGES WILL ALL STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY'LL ALL WORK, SOMETIMES THEY'LL ALL QUIT. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND TRIPMETER WILL ALL GO OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AFTER IT'S BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE GAS AND TEMP GAUGES WILL GO OUT OCCASIONALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729222August 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DODGE NEON SUCK!!!!! I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 1/5/97 AND HEAD GASKET FAIL ON 1/24/97. I HAVE PAID TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET THREE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAIL AND UNABLE TO SUCCEED IN FIXING THE PROBLEM TIL THIS DAY AND HEAD GASKET IS STILL LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729094August 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728621August 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868123August 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEKAGE; CONSUMER GOTTEN TWO DIFFERENT REASONS WHERE IT COULD BE COMING FROM. DEALER NOR MECHANIC CAN'T REALLY DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. CONSUMER SAW LEAKAGE FOM UNDER LEFT FRONT TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728244August 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A RATHER HIGH NUMBER CARS ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE OR HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THIS BLOWN HEAD GASKET ALLOWS ENGINE OIL TO LEAKOUT OF THE ENGINE DOWN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE THIS HEATED OLD COULD IGNITE AND CAUSE A "UNDER HOOD FIRE"... I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEBLOCK AND ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT LOOKS LIKE UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS Y SEEM UNCONCERNED.OLD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867710August 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH A BUBBLING NOISE WAS HEARD. ENGINE HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF PROBLEMS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727032August 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726194July 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN OCT. 97 WITH APPROXIMATELY 19K MILES ON IT. THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITH THE CAR JUST BARELY UNDER THE WARRANTY BY MILEAGE, BUT I HAD TO FIGHT HARD WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM COVER THE REPAIR WORK. THEY EVENTUALLY REPAIRED IT AND GAVE ANOTHER 1 YEAR/12K MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS TIME WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE WORK OR THE PART. THAT'S A SHAM! I'M GETTING RID OF THIS PEICE OF JUNK! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784765July 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ORIGINAL AND REPLACED HEAD GASKET BOTH LEAKED OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726149July 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR IS JUNK, THE HEAD GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING, BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, EVERYTHING IS BAD. IF YOU CALL THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, THEY ACT LIKE ITS A RARE INCIDENT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS NOT TRUE. PLEASE HELP SQUEEZE THIS LEMON! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726003July 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN FEB. 1996. WITHIN ONE YEAR IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND SERVICED FOR SEVERAL REASONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE AMOUNT OF GAS ON THE READING REVEALED 1/4 OF THE TANK STILL FULL, HOWEVER THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. ALSO WITHIN THAT YEAR I BEGAN NOTICING WATER IN THE BACK SEAT AND IN THE SPARE WHEEL WELL, DUE TO A LEAK IN THE REAR WINDOW SEAL. SIX MONTHS LATER THE SAME VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL AND WHEN SERVICED IT WAS FOUND TO BE A HEAD GASKET LEAK. THE GASKET AND IT'S COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN ADDITION TO OTHER RECALLS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE FOUR YEARS THIS CAR HAS BEEN REVEALING SYMPTOMS THAT ARE UNBELIEVABLE FOR SUCH SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. IT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ANOTHER FAULTY HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY AND IS EXPRESSING THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT IT HAS HAD IN THE FIRST YEAR. I AM SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM OR WARRANTIES THAT MAY APPLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725867July 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ON HEAD GASKETS, TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO HAVE OURS REPLACED, IT HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. TIME FOR A RECALL!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725721July 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR STALLED AFTER OVERHEATING. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE. DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET FAILURE, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWING ANTIFREEZE INSTEAD OF OIL. VEHICLE HAD JUST HAD CYLINDER COVER, SPARK PLUG SEALS AND TUBES REPLACED AND ENGINE TUNEUP 6 DAYS PRIOR TO HEAD CASKET FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, BUT THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THAN IT NEEDING A TUNE UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725644July 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET - MANY COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OWNERS ON THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865507July 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
AFTER STOPPING A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND AT THIRD TIME STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED AND SHOOK. *AK FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES DECOMPOSED AND FLAKED OFF INCHUNKS WHICH GET CAUGHT UNDER BRAKE PADS CAUSIGN THE STEERING UNCONTROLABLE. ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865363July 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CRANKSHAFT REAR MAIN OIL FIELD WHICH WAS NOT A PART OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865335July 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 7599. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT A NEW ENGINE HARNESS IS REQUIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725044July 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE DEALERSHIP WAS TERRIBLE-MINUS 5 STARS. TOOK THE CAR TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A GOOD JOB. WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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