Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10101365December 21, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DOME LIGHT AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCKED OFF AND ON INADVERTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL REFUND OF THE DOWN PAYMENT AND SALES TAX. *SC THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105079December 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THERE IS A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. THE SMELL COMES FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE ELECTRICAL DEFECTS BEGAN TO SURFACE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, IT DRAINS POWER FROM THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105016December 17, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS USING THE SEAT BELT AT THAT TIME. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103789December 14, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH RAIN OR THROUGH A PUDDLE THE STEERING GOES OUT AND LOCKS UP. WHEN THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO TURN LEFT VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO GO RIGHT. ALSO, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED FROM WHERE THE LEAK ORIGINATED. THE VEHICLE IS LOSING ABOUT 2 QUARTS PER DAY. COMPONENTS INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ARE COVERED WITH OIL, BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT THE OIL LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103797December 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WHILE COMING TO A RIGHT TURN LOST CONTROL OF BRAKES AND STEERING. VEHICLE HIT AND WENT UP ON THE CURB. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103582December 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THE CONSUMER STATES THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE VEHICLE SEVEN TIMES. CONTINUOUSLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACT THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103887December 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVERY 2000 MILES THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN VEHICLE. THE SPARK PLUG WENT BAD IN THE ENGINE. THE BRAKES SQUEALED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. *BF *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102559December 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL AND HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED IN 1999. NOW THE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL AGAIN AND MECHANICS HAVE SAID THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102440December 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE WORD "AIRBAG" STAYED RED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. AS RAIN WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE TRUNK AND FROM THERE INTO THE FLOOR OF THE BACK SEAT I WONDERED IF THE WATER SEEPED INTO THE CIRCUITRY. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BRING TO THE DEALER YET - BUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103382December 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY TURNING OFF THE TURN SIGNALS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102165December 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY FIANCEE BOUGHT A 97 DODGE NEON FROM A FRIEND AT 35,000 MILES. NOW AT 70,XXX THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK OIL, I WAS PUTTING IN 3 QUARTS A WEEK, THE CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ANDI CANT AFFORD TO TOW IT TO A SHOP TO FIND THE PROBLEM (MAYBE CAUSE IVE SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON OIL DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING?) I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF REPAIRING MY SELF JUST TAKEING A BREAK FROM THE CHAOS AND MY BACK HURTS. MANY NEON HAVE THIS PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURERS REDESIGNED A NEW HEAD GASKET, IS THIS THIER WAY OF SAYING " HEY WE AT DODGE MESSED UP BAD AND NOW YOU AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE CAN PAY $600.00 -$1,000 TO GET IT FIXED" ANOTHER BULLITIN FROM CAR QUEST SAY THE OIL LEAKS DUE TO THE CAM SENSOR COVER ILE FIND OUT SHORTLY I ASSUME AND IF THATS THE CASE WHY ARENT ANY OF THESE OTHER MECHANICS CATCHING THAT OR DO THE KNOW AND JUST SAY IT IS THE HEAD GASKET FOR MORE MONEY FROM YOU? AND I GUESS THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE MY PARENTS NICE NEW DRIVE HAS DODGE DIRTY OIL STAINS ALL OVER IT, THANKS DODGE !! -- @$#HOLES!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100680November 29, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
FOR THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE 2002 DODGE NEON HAS BEEN RELEASING WATER, I ASSUMED IT WAS FROM THE RAIN BUT I WAS NOT SURE WERE IT WAS COMING FROM. IT HAD WET SPOTS AT ALL TIMES ON THE FLOOR, BACK SEATS, AND TRUNK. I HAD TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN VERY OFTEN FOR IT TO KEEP DRY. UNFORTUNATELY, I STARTED NOTICING MOLD WAS BUILDING UP ON THE FLOOR, TRUNK, AND SEATS OF MY VEHICLE SO I STARTED GETTING CONCERNED. THEREFORE I HAD SOME ONE HELP ME LOOK AT THE CAR, WE STARTED UNCOVERING THE CAR BY REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CARPETING OF THE TRUNK. WE FOUND SOME SEVERE MOLD WHEN WE REMOVED EVERYTHING. WE ESTABLISHED THE WATER WAS COMING FROM SEVERAL WATER LEAKS ON THE MANUFACTURER REAR LIGHTS (BOTH). THE SEAL AROUND THE LIGHTS, WHICH ARE THE MANUFACTURERS, WAS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE. THE SEAL IS NOT STOPPING THE WATER AT ALL FROM LEAKING INTO THE CAR. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, I JUST CLEANED IT COMPLETELY TO REMOVE THE MOLD. APART FROM THAT, I HAVE LEFT MY VEHICLE THE WAY IT IS. I JUST REMOVED THE CARPETING FROM HE TRUNK AND PLAN ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CLAIM THIS TO BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS NOT PART OF A MAINTENANCE A CONSUMER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101727November 29, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WATER GETS IN THE BACK SEAT THROUGH THE TRUNK. THERE USUALLY IS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100566November 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES, EQUIPMENT
2000 DODGE NEON-I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND USE IT SOLELY FOR COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK. I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER AND DO NOT ABUSE THIS VEHICLE. *AK DURING THESE 5 YRS I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING WORK ON THIS CAR; REPLACED THE BRAKES TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YRS REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES OVER 5 YEARS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 70K REPLACED THE RADIATOR AT 70K THE CAR PERFORMS VERY POORLY IN ICE AND SNOW. I HAVE SPUN OUT ON SEVERAL MAJOR HIGHWAYS MERELY DOING LESS THAN 10 MPH IN SNOW/SLUSH. I WAS TOLD MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND POOR DESIGN OF MY VEHICLE THAT THIS HAPPENS. MY TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED/REPLACED WHEN TREAD WAS GETTING LOW. I RECENTLY PAID $400 FOR A SET OF NEW MICHELIN HARMONY TIRES HOPING THAT THE UPCOMING SNOW AND ICE SEASON MAY NOT KILL ME. CAR HAD A MUSTY/FISHY ODOR WHEN I USED THE HEATER DURING THE FIRST 2 YEARS. THIS HAS SINCE GONE. MY TRANSMISSION DIED DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IT GAVE NO WARNING, ALL FLUIDS HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED THE WEEKEND BEFORE WHEN MY OIL WAS CHANGED. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN OVER $1900 WORTH OF REPAIR CHARGES. I HAD JUST BOUGHT OUT MY LEASE THAT VERY WEEK. THE $1900 I PAID WAS MY ENTIRE SAVINGS. THE FOLLOWING REPAIR WORK OUTSTANDS; CDPLAYER IS DEAD. IT CHEWED UP MY CDS. (1 YEAR) MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BUZZES WHEN I LOCK IT. IT APPARENTLY NEEDS A NEW DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND ACTUATOR. (2ND YEAR) THE TRUNK LATCH DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY OPEN. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOCK. (1ST YEAR).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101534November 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100140November 18, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHT LENS ON THE NEON ARE MADE OF PLASTIC THAT HAS DEGRADED TO A POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INEFFECTIVE. ON TOP OF THAT, THERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT LENS AVAILABLE. YOU HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE $110.00 ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087192November 17, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WATER LEAKED INTO THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS, CAUSING THE LENS TO FOG UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101104November 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098899November 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
THERE HAS BEEN A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR SINCE APRIL OF 2004. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 14 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. STARTING SOMEWHERE AROUND AUGUST IT STARTED SQUEAKING. AFTER SPEAKING TO A FAMILY MEMBER THAT USED TO WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED I WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT STRUT INSULATOR WAS BAD. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE REPLACING THE BALL BARING IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097354November 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL ONTO THE GROUND. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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