Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#808591February 4, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING HIT A BIG DOG AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE AIR BAG BROKE OUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S WINDOWS, CAUSING EXPENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#808415January 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKES FADED, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AND TRAVELING 25 MPH , THE VEHICLE SKIDED TO A STOP. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON 4 OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808168January 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE FAILURE, POWER BOOSTER UNIT HAS WATER IN THE LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM, BRAKE PEDAL IS REAL HARD, HAS TO USE THE EMERGENCY PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807713January 15, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
OWNER STATES THAT ENGINE STALLS WHILE TURNING THE CORNER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS TWICE AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806793December 27, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CAR IS ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED IT STALLS, TOOK TO DEALER FIVE TIMES AND SOME PARTS WERE REPLACED, WILL SEND IN THE WORK PAPERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806625December 23, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES ROCK HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES THE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BOOSTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806539December 18, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT AND REAR END COLLISIONS; FOUR CAR COLLISION; VEHICLE REARENDED, THEN, REAR, VEHICLE TOTALED, IN HANDS OF INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#512970December 17, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END POPS AND MAKES NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805767December 2, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805781December 2, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS UNWANTED ACCELERATION IF BRAKE PEDAL IS APLLIED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME , THEN THE RPMS WILL REDUCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804833November 12, 1996
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. TA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804695November 7, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT VEHICLE SCRAPED A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL AND THE GAS TANK BUSTED OPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803857October 22, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FAILURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GETS SPONGY, BRAKES DO NOT BIND UP OR GO INTO ABS. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803494October 15, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SPEED 55 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509308September 30, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH PULLING AND NOISE IN THE FRONT END, RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE STEERING KNUCKLES, CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL NOTICES PRIOR TO INCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802841September 24, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802350September 13, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED NEW, HAD IT FOR TWO MONTHS, WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, HAD TO DRIVE UNDER 40 MPH . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801064September 6, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
COULD STEER TO LEFT BUT COULD NOT GET UP THE RAVINE, TRIED TO TURN RIGHT TO AVOID A UTILITY POLE AHEAD BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT, COULDN'T GET BACK TO THE RAVINE, ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A UTILITY POLE, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#801317August 27, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#986277August 20, 1996
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. DRIVER WA SLEFT IN A RECLINE DPOSITION AND SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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