Dodge Neon Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#781423October 29, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER LETTING OFF GAS; DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES LEFT FRONT SIDE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#780524September 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826890August 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY SPARK PLUGS BURNED OUT FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE HAVE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826667August 13, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING A WALL. ALSO, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826365August 6, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS; FRONT DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AND REAR BELTS ARE TWISTED AND CURVED WHERE THEY CANNOT BE USED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826366August 6, 1998
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND IT STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826367August 6, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR RUBS AGAINST THE HINGES AND IS BENT INWARD. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DOOR MAKES NOISES WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826370August 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825647August 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PARKED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THAT RAN IT INTO A TREE. DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826163August 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TRUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOT PROTE *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538634July 31, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD FELL ON CONSUMER'S ARM CAUSING INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538931July 26, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON A ENGINE AT IDLE. HEATER WAS TURNED ON TO COOL VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538134July 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824883July 1, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE SAT LOW TO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT TO HIT THE FRONT WHEEL, RESULTING IN DEPLOYMENT BOTH OF THE AIR BAGS. ONCE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WAY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824272June 13, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER HAS HAD THREE INCIDENTS CONCERNING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL. ON THE LAST INCIDENT CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE CANYON ROAD, APPROX 45 MPH, BEFORE COMING TO AN APPROACHING TURN,CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH; STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK AND HARD TO TURN; CONSUMER BARELY MADE THE TURN, CAUSING DANGER TO CONSUMER . DEALER NOTIFIED. AS ALWAYS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE FOUNDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824210June 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY SPEED AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION BECOMES NOISY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536724June 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION CLUNKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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