Dodge Neon Complaints (1999)

116 consumer complaints on file.

#742526March 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 41000 ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THE PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742193March 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD AN OIL LEAK SO I WENT TO GAINESVILLE DODGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ANE OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REWORKED. LATER THAT AFTERNOON A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF GAINESVILLE DODGE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THAT CAR AND THE DEALER HAD BEEN REPLACING THE PART UNDER THE GOODWILL POLICY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880483February 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND GOT INTO A CAR CRASH WICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER, AND HAD CONSUMER PARTIALY EJECTED BECAUSE SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740547February 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GASKET, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, FAILED AND NOW LEAKS 1 QT OF OIL A WEEK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739558January 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
HEAD GASKET WENT OUT IN VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YRS AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY KNOW THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT IN NEONS?TRUNCK WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN WITH OUT SUPPORT.CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL?IT FALLS EVEN ON LEVEL GROUND.TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739021January 8, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CAR WENT THROUGH PUDDLE, DRIVER LOST POWER STEERING, SPUN OUT HITTING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. CAR WAS TOTALLED,AS WAS ONE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES. HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER WHO SAID "THAT OFTEN HAPPENS WITH DODGE VEHICLES."*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#737973December 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, OR DRIVING THROUGH SEVERAL PUDDLES, CAR BEGINS TO GRIND AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AS WELL, AS GOING UP A HILL IS A STRUGGLE WITH THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR MISS INCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO STIMULATE THE PROBLEM WHEN I REPORTED IT (WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTEE) BUT WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM OR TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND, LESS SERIOUS PROBLEM, SAFETYWISE, IS THE MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM THE HEAD. THE CAR REQUIRES 1 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL AT EVERY GASOLINE FILLUP. THIS COULD CONCEIVABLY, IF WENT UNCHECKED CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737178December 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK TWICE IN SAME MONTH - STILL LEAKED SAME DAY GOT BACK FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER SECOND TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874855November 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION WITHIN IGNITION SWITCH FUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734966October 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION EXPLODED FROM INTERNAL RIPPING HOLE THREW TRANNY AND DROPPING PARTS OUT HOLE WHILE TOWING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730724September 8, 2000
AIR BAGS
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SOME MORE TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON AIRBAGS ON HOW THEY ARE SUPOSE TO WORK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#730557September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DRIVING WHILE RAINING, VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE, SOMETIMES STALLS COMPLETELY OR LOSES STEERING POWER. LOCAL DODGE DEALER INFORMED, CANNOT REPLICATE, STATES OTHER NEONS WITH SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728422August 19, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
I WAS STOPED AT A STOP SIGN. PULLED OUT ON TO ANOTHER STREET. HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ANOTHER CAR. WENT TO SWERVE BACK MY CAR DIDN,T COME BACK. CLIPED CURB AND HAD TO PULL IN TO PARKING LOT. CHECKED CAR ON PASSAGER SIDE. FOUND A FLAT TIRE AND BROKEN SPINDLE. PART OF THE SPINDLE LOOKED FUNNY. LIKE IT HAD BEEN ALREADY BROKE. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THIER TECHNIONS LOOKED AT IT. THEY CALLED ME BACK SAID THAT IT BROKE WHEN I CLIP CURVE. AND I DON,T THINK SO. I THINK THE METEL WAS DEFICTIVE. CAN'T SEE A SPINDLE BREAKING AT 10MI. AN HOUR. WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865439July 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH REAR ENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#864408June 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
WATER HOSE POPPED OFF FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE OVERHEATED 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE HOME. DEALER HAS REPLACED IT TWICE . BUT IT KEPT COMING OFF. DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYMORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864340June 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY WERE VERY SPORADIC & PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. WOULD ALSO LOSE POWER, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIP & INFORMED CONSUMER BRAKES WERE FINE. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PUT IN BRAKE FLUID & THEN NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723901June 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TAKEN CAR IN MANY TIMES FOR "ENGINE CHECKLIGHT"--CAUSE #4 CYLINDER MIS-FIRING OR NOT-FIRING--LIGHT RESET-PROBLEM KEEPS RETURNING--CD PLAYES/SPEAKERS REPLACED-CD PLAYER SKIPPED FREQUENTLY-SPEAKERS CRACKED--WINDSHIELD REPLACED 10MOS AFTER CAR PURCHASE--UNIDENTIFIED LEAK--PASSENGER SIDE FROM UNDER DASHBOARD--WINDOW SEALS REPLACED-LEAK CONTINUES--LEAK CHECKED AGAIN-DEALER CLAIMS TO FIND NO LEAK--PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723086May 23, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE CAR WAS RECKED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721887April 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN IN WET WEATHER, THE EXHAUST WILL GET EXTREMELY LOUD. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THAT WATER IS GETTING UP INTO THE CAR SOMEWHERE. THE NOISE IS LOUD ENOUGH THAT IT SEEMS THE MUFFLER HAS FALLEN OFF. ONCE YOU SLOW DOWN IN THE CAR OR STOP THE NOISE WILL CEASE AS WELL. WHILE THE CAR IS ACTING UP IT WILL ALSO BACKGFIRE AND SPUTTER MAKING A NOISE THAT IS SIMILAR TO SUCKING LIQUID THROUGH A STRAW. THE CAR RUNS FINE IN DRY WEATHER. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS ALSO BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE FACTORY REP. BOTH THE SERVICE PERSONEL AND THE FACTORY REP HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THEY HAVE ALREADY ATTEMPTED SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING ALIGNING THE INTERMEDIATE PIPE. AT THE LAST REPAIR ATTEMPT THEY PLACED A SHIELD OVER THE EXHASUT SYSTEM. THE ONLY THING THIS ACCOMPLISHED WAS MUFFLING THE SOUND THE CAR MAKES WHEN IT GETS WET. AS OF NOW THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720803March 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAKING HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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