Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#864751July 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MISSING WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864635June 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. A TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BLOWNOUT HEAD GASKET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724619June 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEVERE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAK OCCURRED QUICKLY. CONTACTS WITH CHRYSLER DENIALS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724583June 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT 11,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THAT FEW MILES ON THE ENGINE. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE GASKET IS FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724600June 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED YET AS OF JUNE 26, 2000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864056June 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DROVE VEHICLE INTO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE OIL SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724143June 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT DEFECTIVE, PEELING FROM TRUNK SECTION. NO ACCIDENT OR VANDALISM CAUSED PAINT TO PEEL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724112June 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAKING HEAD GASKET FOUND WHILE BEING TUNED -UP AT THE LUBE CENTER PLUS, FREDERICK, MD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724041June 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
HEAD GASKET WARPED DIAGNOSED AT DEALER WHEN WAS HAVING ANOTHER REPAIR, WIRING HARNESS SHORT CAUSED SMOKE TO FILL CAR WHILE DRIVING HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723937June 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND HAS RECENTLY MADE MY CAR START TO OVERHEAT. MY SPEEDOMETER HAS ALSO NOT BEEN WORKING SINCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723718June 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY QUOTED ME $700.00. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE AND WHEN I CALLED AGAIN THEY SAID THE PLYMOUTH IS MEETING CUSTOMERS HALFWAY AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF. BY READING ALL OF THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE HEAD GASKETS ONTHE NEONS AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL...................*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862970June 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES DO NOT CATCH WHEN NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723356May 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS OUT SPONTANEOUSLY AS IT IS BEING DRIVEN. SPEED IS NOT AN ISSUE. TIME OF DAY IS NOT AN ISSUE. MOISTURE IS NOT AN ISSUE. DODGE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PINPOINT PROBLEM. CONCERNED TO BE DRIVING ON FAST ROADWAY AND HAVE ENGINE FAIL . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723219May 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
APPARENTLY, THE HEAD GASKET SITUATION IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. AT 66K MILES, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN UNIT BECUASE "IT IS WORN OUT." THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE BOOK HAS NO MENTION OF SUCH REPLACEMENT AT 66K--I THINK THAT HAD I BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN UNNECESSARY INJURIES DUE TO UNEXPECTED "CHEAPLY" MADE PARTS. -- NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A CHRYSLER/DODGE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723129May 24, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BROKE FROM INSIDE OF THE HOOD, CAUSING LIGHT TO JUMP AROUND WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HEAD LIGHT IS SO LOOSE IT WILL FALL OUT AND DEALERSHIP REPRESENATIVE SAID IT IS MY RESPONSIBLILITY TO FIX. 214.00 PLUS LABOR AND TAX. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLE SHOULD CRACK UNLESS THERE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT. IF THE HEADLIGHT DOES SHORT OUT OR FALL OF THIS COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF LIGHTS WHILE TRAVELING ATVERY DANGEROUS. I AM VERY CONCERED SINCE THIS OUR CAR THAT MY DAUGHTER HAS TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BE CONCERED FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722973May 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURES BEGAN ON THIS VEHICHE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MI AND CONTINUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722839May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'M VERY UPSET THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS IN THE 1995 AND 96 NEON'S YET THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND MAY HAVE TO LET THE CAR GO. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS. 419-946-4295. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722646May 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM OUR REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES, NEON, CIRRUS,AND. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722362May 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DODGE NEON ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE KNOWN TO LEAK - MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPAIR OF A KNOWN DEFECT. MY COST WAS $1004. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861518May 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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