Dodge Neon Complaints (1995)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#709035July 22, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAVE COMPLAINED OF A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THE DEALERS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE POPPING NOISE. NOW WITH 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE RACK IS WHAT ALWAYS MADE THE POPPING NOISE DUE TO BAD SEALS IN IT. CHRYSLER CORPORATION OFFERED TO PAY 50%, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY 100% DUE TO THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EXISTING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547384July 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE GOING INTO 5TH GEAR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842493July 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING SEVERE OIL LEAKS. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708671July 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET/CRACKED ENGINE HEAD DUE TO INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708528July 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. VERY DISAPOINTED IN WE HAVE LOST ALOT OF MONEY TRYING TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708436July 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE BEGAN HESITATING WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED & THEN ENGINE STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED & REVEALED HEAD GASKET FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PITTING ON HEAD AND BLOCK WATER JACKET PORT. INFORMED BY DEALER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I VISUALLY SAW TWO OTHER ENGINES OPEN ON THEIR WORKBENCH WITH THE EXACT SAME PITTING. DEALER STATED RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACED ALONG WITH THROTTLE BODY, CONTROL MODULE, BATTERY, IGNITION CABLES. RECEIVED VEHICLE AFTER TWO MONTH WAIT. AFTER DRIVING 23 MILES, WHILE ON FREEWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE HESSITATION AND STALLING. VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND IS STILL IN THE SHOP (3 WEEKS). DEALER REPORTS UNKNOWN CAUSE FOR PROBLEM. ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE CATYLICTIC CONVERTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841866July 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, INJURING THE DRIVER. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708404July 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS SHORT IN IT, FAILURE OF POWER LOCKS AND STEREO, EMERGENCY BRAKE SNAPPED, CLUTCH QUIT SHIFTING- HAD TO SHIFT W/O CLUTCH, BRAKES DO NOT WORK RIGHT, DAMAGE TO CAR DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE. CAR IS NOW PARKED AT THE DEALER, UNDRIVEABLE, THEY WILL NOT FIX AND I HAVE ONLY PWNED IT SINCE 5/26/99
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841809July 7, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK. OWNER BOUGHT A NEW FUSE, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND FILLED THE CAR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707933June 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS APPARENT ON OTHER DODGE NEON MODELS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707860June 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION
HAVE HAD SEVRAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE,THE HEADGASKET LEAK OIL,NEEDS TO BE REPLACED/AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND NOW IT OVERHEATS ,FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP.WHEN IT RAINS CAR FLOODS INSIDE AND TRUCK,SHOCKS FRONT AND BACK HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836003June 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER DRIVING TO WORK AND PARKING VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE OUT IN A FIRE, REASON UNDETERMINED.FIRE WAS PUT OT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707776June 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRIC WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNED THROUGH CAUSED EXTENSIVE SMOKE INDSIDE VEHICLE. DEFECT HAD TO BE IN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. FEARFUL OF OTHER OWNERS INJURY . CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO AGREED TO SEND AN INVESTIGATOR IN TWO WEEKS. FEAR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547393June 20, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT, WHEN CORRECTED, THE STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDE HEAD ON INTO A BARRIER CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#782545June 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXTERNAL OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840537June 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HAD NOTICED OIL LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS SCREWS WERE WORN & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837305June 7, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FLY THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE SEATBELT WILL UNLATCH BY ITSELF JUST BY A NORMAL PULL AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUCKLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#838873June 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT. DEALER INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. MANUACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838585May 28, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SMOKE POURED OUT FROM STEERINGCOLUMN, DEALERSHIP SAID WIRING UNDER DASH WERE BURNED. DEALER REPLACE HARNESS. AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK AFTER THE FIRE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES FOR BOTH PROBLEMS. ALSO VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHENEVER FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782375May 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE GAUGE STILL INDICATED 1/4 TANK OF FUEL REMAINED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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