Dodge Neon Complaints (1995)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#723992June 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BLINKER AND HAZARD SWITCHES SHORTING AND SMOKING, LIGHTS GO OUT AND FLIP TO BRIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863508June 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE, TRAVELING 15MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY AND WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#723515June 2, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
FUEL PUMP - HAS EXTRA PORT THAT IS CAPPED WITH A NON-REENFORCED RUBBER CAP. THE RUBBER CAP APPEARS TO HAVE EXPLODED ON THE END OF THE CAP WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THE RUPTURE OF THE CAP ALLOWED GASOLINE TO DRIP ABOUT 1 DROP PER SECOND. ON THIS CAR THE EXHAUST PIPES ARE CLOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. GAS FUMES WERE HIGHLY NOTICEABLE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THANK GOODNESS FOR NONSMOKER, NO SPARKS, AND A GUARDIAN ANGEL...MY DAUGTHER DROVE THE CAR 7 MILES HOME. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE FORD PINTO FIRE POSSIBILITIES. MOPAR PARTS DOES NOT STOCK THE RUBBER CAP (MAYBE $1) BUT WILL SELL THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP FOR JUST UNDER $300 PLUS INSTALLATION. 2) ENGINE - ENGINE FAILED ON CYLINDER 4 WITH LOST POWER, ETC. HAD WARRANTY AND MOST OF PART/LABOR COVERED. CALLED CHRYSLER HOTLINE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ASSURED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED WITH THIS CAR (SAME STORY AT DEALER). 3) BRAKES/AIR CONDITIONER - FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER CAR 1 YR OLD, WARRANTY COVERED MOST OF COSTS 4) THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP COMPONENT IS THE MOST STARTLING OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT NO OTHER NEON OWNER EVER EXPERIENCES THIS PART FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723287May 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET CRACKED, LEAKING OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723038May 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW, NEED TO RESURFACE THE HEAD, NEEDED A NEW TIMING BELT, A NEW REAR OIL SEAL, COOLENT FLUSH AND MORE TOTALING 818.00 AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000835May 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR AND POOR ACCELERATION, INSTALL NEW TRANSAXLE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722659May 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS IS WIDESPREAD, AND SHOULD CLEARLY BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONSUMER IS GETTING SCREWED ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THE POWERS THAT BE SEE THIS AND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT PROTECTING US FROM DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GMC? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722630May 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AS NOTED AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE TOTAL COST WAS $641.70 AND THE WORK WAS DONE THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO UP TO 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ENGINE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO WRITTEN RECORD OF THIS SECRET WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552236May 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722294May 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722295May 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861381May 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING IN THE PASSENGER'S SUNVISOR ELECTRICAL MIRROR SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITH A NEW DESIGN WIRING HARNESS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722211May 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HEAD GASKET WILL COST $600 TO REPAIR. HAD ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR IN THE 16 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED IT. IT IS APPARENT BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT SOMTHING SHOULD BE DONE. SO WHY HASN'T IT? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861234May 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID, TEMERATURE WAS RUNNING HIGH, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. DEALER STATED VEHICLE NEEDED NEW HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860816April 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK, AND VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE STALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860842April 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE 3RD GEAR WAS SLIPPING, VEHICLE COULD NOT GO TO NEXT GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSFER CASE HAD FAULTY SEALS. TRANSFER CASE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721595April 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VECHICLE OVERHEATED , WAS TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER, REPLACED THERMOSTAT. 6 WKS LATER OVERHEATED AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET THEY REPALCED IT. SIX WKS LATER CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE AGAIN TOWED DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THIS. 3 WKS LATER SAME PROBLEM AGAIN TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID A COIL WIRE WAS LOOSE.NO OTHER PROBLEM WAS FOUND SAME DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR IT AGAIN STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID SOME IDLE STEPS WERE OUT OF SYNC THEY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY KNOWN THIS SINCE I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK THAT DAY. EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG SO THEY SAY, I LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS SO THAT A COMPUTER CO-PILOT COULD BE INSTALLED AND THE MECHANICS COULD MONITOR THE PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENS. THIS PRODUCED NO INFO . THE CAR HAS RUN ALL WINTER BUT NOW THAT WARM WEATHER IS HERE THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR HAD TO BE AGAIN TOWED ON 3/8/00 STILL NO SATISFACTION AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HAVE SPOKKEN TO SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHRYSLER WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURING DIVISIONS CONCERNING THIS AND THEY HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BEEN VERY RUDE. THE LAST STRAW OCCURRED ON APRIL 14,2000 WHILE DRIVING TO FIND THE EXACT LOCATION OF A VERY IMPORTANT JOB INTERVIEW THE CAR BROKE DOWN 2, I WAS NO WHERE NEAR A PHONE AND COULD NOT CALL FOR HELP. I SAT IN THE CAR FOR 1 HR TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT STARTED BUT I COULDN'T TRUST THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE THE TRIP. I HAD TO TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME , I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND IT STALLED AGAIN I WAITED ANOTHER 1/2 HOUR IT STARTED AND I PRAYED ALL THE WAY HOME I WOULD MAKE IT SAFELY. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED I HAVE HAD TO PAY $50 AS MY DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED TO THINK I AM PAYING FOR SUCH AN UNRELIABLE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721541April 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON AUGUST 27, 1997, VEHICLE WAS IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION WHEN DEALERSHIP NOTICED OIL LEAK. SUPPOSEDLY HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPAIR AND THIS JOB WAS DONE. VEHICLE NEEDED RELAY REPAIR IN ON MARCH 23, 1999 AND $150 OF UNAUTHORIZED DIAGNOSTICS WAS PERFORMED. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. IN AUGUST 1999, VEHICLE BEGAN WITH OIL LEAK AGAIN. CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2000 WHEN PRIVATE REPAIR MAN DIAGNOSED HEAD GASKET LEAK AND VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK. CHRYSLER WAS ONCE AGAIN NOTIFIED. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US STATES THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 1995 NEONS AND WE'VE ALL READY SUNK TOO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR FOR MULTIPLE REPAIRS. CAR IS PRESENTLY PARKED AGAIN!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860374April 14, 2000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RADIO SPEAKER ON RIGHT PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721360April 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR SHAKES AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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