Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#543468January 21, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702377January 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAKAGE/SEEPING ON THE POSTERIOR SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK HEAD GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543388January 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BRAKES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833652January 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702229January 14, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
IN THE WORDS OF THE CHRYSLER FIRE INVESTIGATOR. "... FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A HARD IMPACT TO THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE..." THE REPORT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF THIS VEHICLE HAD NOT CAUGHT FIRE IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TOTAL LOSS AND THAT IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE REASON IT CAUGHT FIRE IS A DESIGN DEFECT INVOLVING THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. I WOULD THINK THAT A PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ON AN IMPACT WHICH BREAKS A FUEL LINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND CORRECTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833557January 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE EHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, SOMEHOW THE VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET, CROSSING OVER THREE YARDS, AND ROLLING ACROSS DRIVEWAYS. GEAR WAS STILL IN PARK POSITION. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD TO BE REPAIRED THREE TO FIVE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701004January 13, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL INSTRUMENTS, SPEEDOMETRE/ODOMETER, FUEL GUAGE, AND TEMPERATURE GUAGE FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833374January 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND BE STUCK IN CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP/SPARK PLUGS, ETC. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833438January 12, 1999
PARKING BRAKE
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A WHILE AND A FIRE STARTED AT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. NO ONE HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702152January 12, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE CURRENT OWNER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK AFTER DROPPING THE BABY OFF AT THE BABY SITTERS. SHE HAD JUST GOTTEN ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING TO CRUSING SPEED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SHE COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OVER THE CURBING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS THE SECOND TIME THE STEERING HAS LOCKED UP SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR. WHEN SHE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT, THEY COULD NOT SEE FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ALREADY LOOKED AT THE CAR AN DENIED ANY LIABILITY. THIS IS AN 18 YEAR OLD SINGLE PARENT WITH NO MONEY AND NO TRANSPORTATION TO WORK, NOW. SHE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP SHE CAN GET, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY REPORTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY NAME IS LARRY E. JOHNSON. I'M HER GOD FATHER. SHE HAS NO ONE ELSE TO TURN TO. THANK YOU.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#702167January 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ENGINE LOST POWER IN CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE DUE TO CONTROL MODULE SHORTING OUT THE FUEL PUMP. CONTROL MODULE AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. RECALL FOR EARLIER YEARS, PROBLEM APPEARS TO AFFECT LATER MODELS ALSO. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833304January 11, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND THE SIDE WINDOWS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702065January 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAJOR OIL LEAK. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO MECHNICS, WHO TOLD ME THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACED. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THAT THE JOB WOULD COST OVER $700. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMON PROBLEM AND THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL BECAUSE OF SOME DEFECT. CHRYSLER STILL DOES NOT ACKNOWLEGE A PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833209January 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
"O" RING IN THE FUEL RAIL CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543275January 7, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
GAS GAUGE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833073January 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DUE TO AN OIL LEAK THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833091January 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES SEEMED LOW AND MECHANIC CHECKED, NO REPAIRS. WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED, WHEN PUMPING BRAKES THEY GET BETTER. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833112January 6, 1999
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND BOTH THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833114January 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ORGINALLY MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN ADDITION, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER INDICATED THAT CAN REMEDY PROBLEM BUT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833044January 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OR DECELERATE DOWN TO 20 MPH, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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