Dodge Neon Complaints (1995)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#813005June 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE'S FRONT ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812912June 9, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CAR WAS REARENDED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG UNIT CAME OUT OF THE BASE AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE CHEST. *AK CONSUMER STATED WAS TOLD BY AN CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR THAT THE UNIT WAS NOT BOLTED INTO THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#812713June 3, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY LOOSE AND VEHICLE LOSES ITS STEERING POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517671June 2, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811876May 28, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP USUALLY AFTER RAIN FALL; ALSO, SOMETIMES DURING CORNERING AT 10-20 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809227May 27, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITION CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER ASSIST, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812414May 21, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKES PERSISTENTLY ABOVE 55 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517138May 12, 1997
STEERING
STEERING LOCKS UP ON WET PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812161May 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER; TOOK ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD KICKED IN; TOOK TO DEALER; HAD STARTER/BATTERY & ALTERNATOR REPLACED; LIGHTS & RADIO WOULD COME ON; VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY; PROBLEM STILL EXIST AFTER REPLACEMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812048May 7, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
OPERATING THE HORN REQUIRES TAKING ONE HAND OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN A SITUATION WHEN THE HORN IS NEEDED TO BE OPERATED, BOTH HANDS SHOULD BE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812010May 5, 1997
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING POPS OUT AS IF IT IS GOING TO BREAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811903May 1, 1997
STEERING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO WET ROAD CONDITIONS. COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516767April 29, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURER DESIGN,THE CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOST MOST OF ITS TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE AS A RESULT OF IT RUBBING AGAINST THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810864April 29, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 25MPH, EXPERIENCED POWER ASSIST FAILURE WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THEN MADE SHARP TURN, POWER ASSIST SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811803April 29, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PE96-069 ACTIVE, STEERING LOCKUP, LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY SOFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809855April 23, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINT ARM: DRIVING ALONG AND RAN THROUGH A STREAM OF WATER,VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING TO LEFT, THOUGHT HAD GAINED CONTROL WHEN VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. LOWER BALL JOINT ARM BROKE AND CRACKED PART OF ROTOR WHICH LOCKED TIRE, VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#516514April 16, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRUNK LEAKS WATER INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810813April 9, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 6HRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516013April 2, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER LOWER ARM KNUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE4 CONTROL, VEHICLE SWUNG AROUND TO THE LEFT AND WENT INTO A DITCH BACKWARDS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809030March 26, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING UP AT A STOP LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE TOOK OFF AND VEHICLE LEAPED FORWARD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP ENGINE FROM GOING. VEHICLE'S THROTTLE BODY AND SENSOR NEEDS REPLACING. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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