Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#829644October 28, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING AT 40 MPH ,BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN MAKING A NORMAL STOP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A TRUCK, DUAL ARIBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONT END WAS PUSHED COMPLETELY IN. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781408October 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
ENGINE GASKETS AND SEALS AND RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829496October 26, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED A FIRE IN WITHIN THAT AREA PRIOR TO THIS RECALL. STEERING COLUMN WAS FIXED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700063October 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HEARING THAT ALL NEONS (INFORMED BY DEALER-COYLE DODGE IN NEW ALBANY, IN) HAVE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN GASKET IN THE ENGINE. I HAD A BIG MISFORTUNE IN HAVING MY 96 NEON'S MAIN GASKET FAILED AND SPEWED OUT A LOT OF OIL AND ALMOST HAD MYSELF IN A SERIOUS SMOKE PROBLEM THAT I SMELLED THE OIL BURNING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEAR THE ENGINE AND COULD LEAD TO A FIRE! I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO COYLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A BIG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829276October 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS/HEAD GASKETS, ETC. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829277October 21, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PE97042; OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT; WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, A PIECE OF CEMENT HIT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. ALSO, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS SHATTERED, AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781359October 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HEAD GASKET/ INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781291October 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING SEVERE OIL LEAKAGE. ALSO ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE,RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541988October 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCK UP IN WET WEATHER CAUSING ONE VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829027October 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING UP HILLS, THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT THE FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL HARD TO GET SOME SPEED. ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE REALLY DOESN'T HAVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT, AND WHEN DRIVING IT WILL DO LIGHT SHIFTING. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP, AND THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL THE FUEL TESTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER DID SOME WORK ON THE OIL PAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828505October 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPS, AND WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR IT JUMPS AND MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOIS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, BOTH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828452October 1, 1998
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. ALSO, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO SOME BRUSHES. CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, AND THERE IS STILL A PROMBLEM. DEALER CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROMBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780608October 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. BRAKES SQUEAK AND ARE SLUGISH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828398September 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND MANUFACTURER OFFER TO REPAIR AT HALF THE COST TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828223September 25, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENTS THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, MAKING IT HARD TO TURN CORNERS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED STEERING WAS WET, CANNOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828057September 21, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STARTING THE CAR WILL HESITATE. WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT WORK. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE PRESENT TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780464September 19, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HESITATES, PRIMARILY WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. MORE FREQUENT IN COLD WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780419September 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN
DRIVER WAS DISTRACTED BY FAILED SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AS IT WAS SWINGLING WILDLY. DISTRACTION CAUSED ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#780541September 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ENGINE GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACE THREE TIMES IN TOWN YEARS. THE BRAKES MAKE A SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540820September 10, 1998
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SMALL PLASTIC LOCK THAT HOLDS THE BELT AND KEEPS CHILD SEATS FROM TIPPING FORWARD CAME LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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