Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#768924October 26, 2002
AIR BAGS
I TOOK MY CAR TO MCKINNEY DODGE IN EASLEY S.C. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT SPRING WAS BROKEN AND I NEEDED A NEW ONE. MY WARRENTY HAD RAN OUT THEY SAID. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 165.00 FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. ACCORDING TO MCKINNEY DODGE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD 2 YRS OR 25,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAID THAT WAS FOR WHEN IT WAS NEW. IT HAD ALMOST 14,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT BACK IN MARCH. THEY FAILED TO TELL ME THAT WARRENTY WAS FOR A NEW CAR. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESDICATE THIS FOR ME. MY HORN WON'T WORK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM EITHER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768899October 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS IN MY TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE DODGE NEON THAT I PURCHASED IS ABOUT THE WORST INVESTMENT THAT I HAVE EVER MADE. I HAVE EXPERIENCD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. FOR START, THE BRAKES KEEP FAILING, AND TWO, THE WIRING HARNESS IS SO POORLY DESIGNED THAT IT HAS FUSED WIRES TOGETHER CAUSING THE WHOLE CAR TO MALFUNCTION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021361October 22, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
CONSUMER STATES WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER FLOWS THROUGH TRUNK AND ENTERS CABIN AND FLOODS VEHICLE'S FLOODBOARD. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021275October 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM, DAMAGING THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768682October 21, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I WAS MAKING A TURN AROUND WHEN MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AT THE SAME TIME MY HORN QUIT WORKING . MY STEERING IS STILL MAKING A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN IT. I CALLED MCKINNEY DODGE ABOUT IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT, NOW THEY TELL ME MY WARRENTY HAS RAN OUT. WHEN I BOUGHT IT THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD 2 YRS OR 25,000 MILES ON THE WARRENTY. NOW THEY SAY THAT WAS WHEN IT WAS NEW AND NOT FROM WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOT KNOWING IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY OR IF THE STEERING WILL FAIL, NOT TO MENTION NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE HORN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768631October 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW WITH LESS THAN 50 MILES ON IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL I REACHED 80,000 MILES. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED A QT. OIL LOSS AT MY OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES). I CALLED MY FATHER WHOM IS A AUTO MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES WHERE. HE ADVISED ME TO INSPECT THE DRIVES SIDE, AFTER OUTBOARD PORTION ON MY ENGINE WHERE THE HEAD AND BLOCK BOLT TOGETHER, FOR AND OIL LEAK. THIS IS WHERE MY MOTHERS 1996 NEON IS LEAKING OIL FROM. AND SURE ENOUGH, THIS IS THE EXACT SPOT WHERE MY ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL FROM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFED. I WAS TOLD FOR $900.00 AND SOME ODD DOLLARDS MY CAR COULD BE REPAIRED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021081October 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020909October 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A MINOR ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO PASSENGER/DRIVER.EXP.,FINGER GOT BROKEN,HAD HEARING LOST IN BOTH EARS.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFO. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768438October 14, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768386October 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE CENTER. THEY REMOVED A PART FROM MY CAR AND TOLD ME IT WAS BROKEN WHEN IT WASN'T. THEN THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME FOR IT. THEY SAID ANOTHER PART WAS BROKEN, BUT THEY BROKE IT. THEY ARE COMMITTING FRAUD. I DON'T WANT TO PAY THEM FOR DAMAGE THEY DID TO MY VEHICLE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020641October 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768271October 9, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR GETS GAS MILEAGE OF 16.5 - 17.8 MPG CITY. ADVERTISES 22 - 28, HWY 26.6 ADVERTISES 26-38. ATTITUDE IS SYSTEMS CHECK SO TOUGH LUCK. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020512October 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AND BATTERY DIED. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED BATTERY, SAME DAY BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. TOOK TO PEP BOYS AND THEY STATED BATTERY CHECKED OUT O.K. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768253October 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MINE IS THE SAME COMPLAINT AS THE OTHER 200 THAT I HAVE READ. ITS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN ALL 97 NEONS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020374October 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLYED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. DRIVER HAD TO PULL ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020398October 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION AT APPROX 40-45MPH. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768138October 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
PROBLEM WITH WIRING HARNESS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768064October 3, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT DEFECT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006979October 2, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1998 DODGE NEON. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*768023
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007448October 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURES SEEM TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. CHRYSLER WILL PROVIDE NO HELP EVEN THOUGH IT IS APPARENT THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE DECISION MAKER AT CHRYSLER WILL NOT SPEAK TO CONSUMERS. HOW CAN THIS CONTINUE?*PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768033
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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