Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#539124August 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN OIL LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826819August 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PROBLEM; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS EQUAL TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS ON REGULAR ROAD CONDTIONS, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE CONDITION, ATTEMPTED TO FIX 6 TIMES. CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826162August 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCES RANDOM BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF PADS AND SHOES, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE NOT TO STOP PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER INFOMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THIS INCIDENT IS ONE OF THE FACTORS WHICH CAUSES A VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED DURING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826030July 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH AND STEPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE BRAKES START MAKING NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. SOMETIMES SHE LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE VEHICLE IT IS PULLING TO THE LEFT SIDE. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRED THE BRAKES BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537953July 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825129July 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
E98012; DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET HAD A LEAK, CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK, RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780359July 6, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824947July 2, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, SEAT BELTS
THE DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DRIVER, WHILE TURNING THE LEFT SIGNAL, TO HOLD DOWN THE SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO WORK. WHEN OPERATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT WON'T GO BACK TO ITS POSITION, BUT CONSUMER HAS TO MANUALLY RETURN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO PROPER POSITION. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT ADJUSTER STAYS IN ONE POSITION, CAUSING THE ADJUSTER NOT TO WORK IN THE OTHER TWO POSITIONS. WILL BE TAKING TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780053July 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED ENGINE HEAD GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538759July 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824885July 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DEFECTIVE RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER "STICKING, " CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO WEAR OUT AND VEHICLE TO SWAY TO RIGHT SIDE. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GROUND. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823992June 25, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN HE STRUCK A DOG ON THE PARKWAY. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS BROKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537163June 21, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED 500 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, TRIPOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL THEN RESET ITSELF AND THEN WORK FOR A FEW MILES, THEN QUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536909June 17, 1998
AIR BAGS
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG BROKE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536099May 28, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAUGES ON THE PANEL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823544May 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OVER THE PAST WEEKS OWNER NOTICED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VALVE LIFTERS TAPPING VERY LOUD. UPON HAVING THE PROBLEM CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823062May 5, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AREA. AFTER STOPPING AND LIFTING THE HOOD, NOTICED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BODY SHOP, OWNER WAS TOLD THE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535099May 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534406April 21, 1998
AIR BAGS
WHILE BRAKING TO AVOID COLLISION FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG PRIOR TO COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533967April 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1 TO 2 TO 1 TO 2, ETC., AT 50 MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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