Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#710835September 2, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAS NOT PROMPTED A RECALL. I PUT 3-4 QTS OF OIL IN A WEEK. CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET OT FIXED NOW. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AFTER 27,000 MLS. I'LL NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846316September 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 40 MPH COLLISION, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710539August 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I NORMALLY TAKE MY CAR TO VALVOLINE FOR OIL CHANGES. THE LAST COUPLE OF TIME I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO VALVOLINE BECAUSE THE "OIL LIGHT" ONTHE DASHBOARD WOULD START FLASHING. THE SERVICE MEN AT VALVOLINE WOULD CHECK AND USUALLY TOP OF THE OIL AND I WOULD HAVE NO MOR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, I TOOK MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT JUNE OR JULY OF THIS YEAR. ABOUT A WEEK, MAYBE 2 WEEKS AFTER I HAD THE OIL CHANGE, THE OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND HAD 2 QUARTS PUT IN. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. AGAIN, ABOUT A WEEK LATER , MY OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER GAS STATION AND HAD MORE OIL PUT IN. I DID THIS ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY TOOK MY CAR BACK TO VALVOLINE TO CHECK. AFTER THEY CHECKED MY CAR, THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS A OIL LEAK BEHIND THE MOTOR. THE CAR DEALER WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT. THEY SAID IT NEEDED SOME KIND OF "BRACKET" AND THAT A LOT OF CHRYSLER/DODGE CARS THAT COME INTO THEIR STATION HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALER, ROSS PARK DODGE, EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM. THEY SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK IT OVER. I ASKED FOR MY OWN INFORMATION, WHAT THE COST FOR REPAIR/REPLACE WOULD BE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT IT COULD COST $700 MORE/OR LESS DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE OIL LEAKAGE WAS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF THE CAR. I ASKED HIM WHY I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR, ETC., IF THE DAMAGE WAS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF THE CAR? HE ASKED IF I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTEY TO WHICH I REPLIED "NO". HE SUGGESED THAT I COULD BRING THE CAR IN FOR A CHECK-UP AND TALK WITH THE SOMEONE ABOUT A 50/50 PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. I CALLED DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO SEE ABOUT RECALLS. THERE WERE NONE. A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW WITH NEON'S HAVE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERS FOR AN EST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844401August 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED IN COLD WEATHER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845758August 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND BLOWN. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710103August 17, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEONS WHAT IS THE MANUFACTURES DOING ABOUT IT AND WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK WITH THEM DO ABOUT IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710017August 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REPLACED HEAD GASKET EVERY 6 MOS., AS COMMON PROBLEM ON NEON'S AND AT $600 A SERVICE COULD THIS BE INTENTIONAL NEGLIGENCE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710000August 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844591August 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING SHORTED OUT IN STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING A MELT DOWN OF OTHER WIRES, THIS CONDITION CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM STEERING COLUMN ON FIVE OCCASIONS WITHIN TWO WEEKS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, TOLD WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHORT OCCURRED IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO RUBBING OR VIBRATION CAUSING THE WIRE TO BECOME EXPOSED AND OVERHEATED, MELTING THE OTHER WIRES NEAR IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843804July 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A SHORT WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES NOT TO WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843301July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842790July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ABS BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISES FIRST THING IN MORING, BUT LATER SQUEALING NOISES WOULD DISAPPEAR. BRAKE PADS ARE WORN DOWN. PASSENGER'S WINDOW WOULD BE WHISTLING; HAS NO WEATHER STRIPPING. THE SPARK PLUGS KEEPS BLOWING OUT. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWN, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST STOP RUNNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842664July 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS EVERY EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER CONTACTED AND DID REPAIRS. PROBLEM STILL EXISITS. ALSO, CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708826July 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1996 DODGE NEON HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE BY ALLOWING THE OIL TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER NEONS. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708741July 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. MULTIPLE GARAGEMEN INDICATE MAJORITY OF NEONS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708537July 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKET, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. ALL BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708281July 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED AND DAMAGED ENGINE BLOCK. NEEDS NEW ENGINE. ACCORDING TO YOUR RECORDS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEON. PLEASE .RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707991June 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707851June 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN JANUARY 1998 WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I HAD AN OIL LEAK. MY RECEIPT STATES THEY FIXED THE FRONT ENGINE SEAL. NOW IN JUNE 1999 I NEED A NEW FRONT ENGINE SEAL AND MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707854June 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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