Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#707840June 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR WILL NOT "TURN-OVER" TO START ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK LIKE IT SHOULD WHEN KEY IS ABSENT. WONDERING IF THE 2 MALFUCTIONS ARE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER!!! PLEASE CONTACT OR E-MAIL ME TO LET ME KNOW THIS FORM WAS RESPONDED TO, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707738June 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE HAVE REPLACED HEAD GASKET TWICE AND ONE WAS W/ THERE REDESIGNED HEAD GASKET. NOW IT IS STARTING TO GO OUT FOR A THIRD TIME. AT 500 DOLLARS A REPAIR THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. I DO REGUALARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENCE AND SERVICES AND MOST OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPEIRENCING HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THE NEONS AND FOR SOMEONE WHO GETS A LOAN (THAT HE CAN BARLY AFFORD) FOR A NEON, SHOULDN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT MULTIPLE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURES DEFAULT. THE DEALER SHIP THAT REPAIRED MY HEAD GASKET (BOTH OF THEM, THEY REPLACED THEM TWICE) HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE NEONS DO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL HEAD GASKETS. I'M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF THIS. I'M MEAN REALLY, WHAT KIND OF NEW CAR NEEDS THREE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED IN TWO YEARS. I'LL NEVER BY ANOTHER NEON AGAIN, AND I'M NOT RECOMMENDING THEM TO ANYONE EITHER. THANKS... JEREMY
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0
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#840373June 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AND VIBRATES AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707378June 9, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#838383May 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SEALS MALFUNCTIONED IN REAR GASKET TWICE, AND IN HEAD GASKET TWICE WHICH CAUSED AN OIL LEAK AND COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
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0
Deaths:
0
#836691May 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A REGULAR STOPPING SITUATION, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. DRIVER USED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706358May 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE NEONS' HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER NEON OWNERS AND MOST HAVE REPLACED A HEAD GASKET ALSO. ALSO, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, I HAVE A PRINTED BILL FROM THE DEALER THAT STATED THE JOB TOTAL WAS $436. NOW THE SAME DEALER SAME CAR SAME PROBLEM IS TELLING ME IT WILL BE OVER $1000 AND THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY????? *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836230May 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706106April 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR IS PAST WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD SPLIT THE $800-$1000 REPAIR BILL WITH ME, SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THEM LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. THEY REFUSED TO DO THIS. MY MECHANIC, JEFF SOLOMON, AT THE MT HOPE SERVICE CENTER IN ROCHESTER, SAYS "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON 1996 NEONS"
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0
Deaths:
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#706120April 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE PIPES RUPTURED AND OIL AND WATER MIXED TOGETHER CAUSING THE RADIATOR TO COLLECT THICK BROWN MASS. CAR OVERHEATED AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO BREAK AND A LEAK OF OIL OUT OF THE BROKEN PIPE.
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608510April 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608511April 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENTS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN LEAKAGE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706018April 27, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836854April 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES, AND NO SOLUTION FOR THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705772April 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705665April 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THE CAR IS EXCESSIVELY LEAKING OIL AND WHEN IT IS CHECKED IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD BE $610.70 TO FIX. HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO EVEN CHECK FOR RECALLS FOR ME. I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH THE AMOINT OF COMPLAINTS , THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. MY MECHANIC EVEN MADE ME A COPY OF AN ADVERTISEMENT IN MOTORAGE MAGAZINE FOR FEL-PRO THAT MENTIONS THE "TROUBLESOME AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM ON THEIR '95-'97 2.0L ENGINES. CONVENTIONAL HEAD GASKET DESIGNS CANNOT WITHSTAND THE STRESS AT THE OIL PRESSURE HOLE, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK" IF THIS QUOTE WAS A LIE I THINK CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE PULLED THE AD AND FILED A LAWSUIT. OBVIOUSLY IT IS TRUE, AND THE CONSUMERS ARE PAYING. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND LAST CHRYSLER. I AM GOING BACK TO CHEVY.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836570April 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. ALSO. HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND COULD REMEDY PROBLEM. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705245April 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED OIL LEAKING ON DRIVEWAY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED US THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED DODGE THEY SAID WE HAD TO GET INSPECTED WHICH IS $120. THEN IF IT IS THE HEAD GASKET THEY WILL ONLY PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST AND THEY WOULD NOT TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OFF. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705101March 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER STARTS ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE NEEDLE WAVE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 0 AND THE PRESENT SPEED. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS THE NEEDLE GOES TO ZERO AND REMAINS THERE. IN ADDITION TO HAVING NO IDEA WHAT YOUR SPEED IS THE ODOMETER IS DISABLED . ON THE MOST RECENT FAILURE TURNING THE CAR OFF ,WHILE IN A RESTURANT FOR 45 MINUTES SEEMED TO CLEAR UP THE PROBLEM. UPON RESUMING OUR TRIP WE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705017March 28, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN MAY MY STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. IT WAS AGAIN LOOKED AT IN NOVEMBER OF 1996. NOW, MY STEERING COLUMN HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED. IT TAKES 10 TURNS OF MY WHEEL TO TURN FROM ONE EXTREME TO THE OTHER. ALSO, MY HEAD GASKET, AT 45000 MILES STARTED TO LEAK. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A CAR 3 YEARS OLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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