Dodge Neon Complaints (1998)

339 consumer complaints on file.

#606291February 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607689February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL SEAL FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834316February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHEN STOPPED ON ONE OCCASION, THEN STALLED OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO STOP. BRAKES WENT OUT AND FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833843January 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE MISFIRES/BACKFIRES, AND ALSO STALLS OUT. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *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
#832341December 16, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER WAS APPROX. 60MPH IN THE SLOW LANE WHEN A 18 WHEELER CROSSED OVER THE LINE AND SIDE SWIPED VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE WARNING TO DRIVER DUE TO THE HORN WOULD NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701373December 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE DEALER IS TRYING TO BLAME EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILDUP IN AN EIGHT MONTH OLD ENGINE ON POOR GAS. THEIR PROPOSED A FIX IS RUNNING ENGINE CLEANER THROUGH THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM. IT HARDLY SEEMS PRACTICAL TO ASSUME THAT THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE CLEANED EVERY 12,000 MILES ON A MODERN AUTOMOBILE RUNNING ON GASOLINE FROM NATIONAL COMPANIES SUCH AS AMOCO AND SHELL. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL CARS NOWADAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831680December 3, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THERE IS A PARTIAL HANG UP IN THE STEERING, CAUSING A LOUD POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. OWNER FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL BECAUSE OF SERVICE BULLETIN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830985November 18, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AT 40MPH HIT A STOP SIGN AND FELL THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
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
#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
#827573September 3, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
CONSUMER HAS A HEAD INJURY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TRUNK, THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE TRUNK UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#827349August 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. THE BOLT TO THE WHEEL FELL OUT ,CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO BEND. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539026August 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR STARTED TO JERK AND SPEED DROPPED WHILE GOING UP HILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538020July 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE ENGAGING INTO REVERSE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824986July 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED IN WARM WEATHER, CAUSING GLASS TO FLY EVERYWHERE. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824867June 30, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#530930February 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS FAILED BY FATIGUE WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROP SO THAT THE FAN ENGAGED IT SHROUD RESULTING IN A RATHER LOUD AND DISTRACTING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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