Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#704478March 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704356March 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704314March 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE LEAKING OIL /HEAD GASKET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835633March 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
PIN IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DROPPED, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGES AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704211March 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543836March 9, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DIFFICULTY HAVING STEERING COUPLER REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835543March 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE IF THE SHIFT IS HIT OR BUMPED THE VEHICLE WILL THEN GO INTO NEUTRAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704143March 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PLEASE RECALL NEONS TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKETS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704069March 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PLEASE HELP ME WITH CHRYLSER. I HAVE MADE NUMBEROUS CALLS AND THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS. THE CAR IS OBVIOUSLY A "LEMON."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835462March 4, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE. TO STOP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HAS TO SHUT THE KEY OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704007March 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IT HAPPENS PROBABLY 2 TIMES A DAY. WHEN I AM ALMOST STOPPED FROM A SLOW SPEED PULLING IN A DRIVEWAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ABS BRAKES ARE GOING OFF. THEY MAKE A FUNNY VIBRATING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES WACKO. IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, YET I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND SCARED THAT ONE DAY IT REALLY ISN'T GOING TO STOP. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704008March 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS IN THE DODGE NEONS. AND THAT DODGE HAS REDESIGNED THEM. WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US WHO ARE STUCK WITH THE BAD GASKETS? I HAVE TALKED WITH EVERY DODGE DEALER WITHIN A 100 MILE RADIUS AS WELL AS A FEW MECHANIC SHOPS. A COUPLE OF THEM TOLD ME THAT DODGE WAS THINKING ABOUT DOING A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY 500-800 DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT DODGE NEW WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER. EVERY DEALER I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAS SAID THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALOT OF HEAD GASKETS ON THE NEONS. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF DODGE IS GOING TO DO A RECALL OR NOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834421March 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835189February 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A TURN, A VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF THE BUMPER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN AND HIT A POLE ON THE FRONT END, IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO ONE HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835209February 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET GOES OUT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAD A 1996 NEON AND TRADED IN FOR 1997 NEON, BUT HAS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835159February 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRES HAVE SHORT CIRCUITED, BURNING THE SENSORS TO AIRBAG AND THE HORN, RESULTING IN THE AIRBAG AND HORN BEING INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703652February 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHNICS THAT THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON DODGE NEONS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703676February 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE THINKS DODGE WILL HELP PAY $150 TO $200 DOLLARS OF TOTAL FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703506February 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD THE HEAD GASKET GO OUT ON MY NEON WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNING IT. I KNOW HAVE THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING AGAIN, AND I'M TOLD THAT I HAVE NOT DRIVEN OVER 35,000 MILES SINCE THE FIRST REPLACEMEN.T I SHOULD CALL AND COMPLAIN. WHEN I DID I FIND OUT FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HERE IN KANSAS CITY THAT THEY HAVE SEEN ALOT OF NEON'S COME IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. I REFUSE TO PUT OUT THIS KIND OF MONEY ON A CAR THAT I'M STILL PAYING ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS WAS REPLACED A SHORT TIME AGO. I FEEL NEON'S ARE A PIECE OF JUNK!! I HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT DODGE ,AND I HOPE I CAN DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROM BUYING ONE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND OF REPLACEMENTS. I WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE MY MONTHLY PAYMENTS SO THAT SHOULD TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT HAVE SPARE CHANGE SITTING AROUND FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I FOUND OUT FROM MY MECHANIC THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $150 IN PARTS AND $685 DOLLARS IN LABOR TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER, AND THEY GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER OF 5515266. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO ANOTHER PLACE, AND WAIT FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO COME BACK AND TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TODAY IN ORDER TO GET HELP. I WAS SO MAD THAT I WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN WHILE ON THE PHONE TO CHRYSLER. I HOPE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE IN MY SITUATION, AND TOGETHER WE CAN TELL THE WORLD TO STAY AWAY FROM DODGE NEONS!!!!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834970February 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING; DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL. NHTSA RECALL #94V033. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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