Dodge Neon Complaints (1998)

339 consumer complaints on file.

#8006811April 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759985March 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
HEAD GASTKET IS BLOWN, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID "THERE'S OIL AND COOLANT EVERYWHERE". THIS CAR HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES! I'VE CONTACTED 7 REPAIR SHOPS, AVERAGE COST TO FIX IS $700. THREE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON, THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. ONE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE DOES THESE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM--I ALONE HAVE FOUND NEARLY 100 REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING. AS FOR THE SUNROOF...IT BROKE AND WAS REPAIRED IN AUGUST 2000. NOW, JUST OVER A YEAR LATER (NO MORE WARRANTY) THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN TSB'S ISSUED ON BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS. A RECALL IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006549March 28, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE COLUMN HAS SEPARATED AND THE OTHER IS LOSE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759489March 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 6/14/1999 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK.(35,784 MILES) BUSTED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT,, RATTLING WHEN CHANGING GEARS, WATER IN TAIL PIPE WHEN IT RAINED AND HIGH RPM, EVEN WHEN IDLING. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR MOUNT, THE HIGH RPM WAS NORMAL, THEY COULD FIND NO RATTLE AND NO PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST PIPE. I DEMANDED A REFUSAL IN WRITING ON THE MOTOR MOUNT. THEY ASKED TO KEEP THE CAR ANOTHER DAY AND RECHECK THE MOTOR MOUNT AND IT WAS NOW RAINING, THEY'D RECHECK THE EXHAUST PIPE NOISE. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNT, BUT I COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAD ACTUALLY REPLACED IT. BEING FEMALE, WE ARE REGARDED AS MECHANICALLY IGNORANT AND MECHANICS WILL NOT LISTEN TO US IN MS. HAVING OUR OWN REPAIR SHOP FOR MANY YEARS, I PROBABLY FIXED MORE ENGINES IN MY TEENAGE YEARS THAN THEY DO IN THEIR CAREER. I HAD NO EXPERIENCE WITH THESE NEW FUEL INJECTED VEHICLES. THEY REFUSED TO LISTEN AND I COULDN'T WIN AGAINST A SO-CALLED SPECIALIST. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, I FOUND THE RATTLE IN REVERSE. IT WAS A BOLT ABOVE THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT WAS UNSCREWING ITSELF AND BANGING AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT. I TIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND THEN MY FRIEND PUT SILICON ON IT AND IT HAS NEVER UNSCREWED ITSELF SINCE. THE WATER IN THE TAIL PIPE IS AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK AT THE MOTOR AND POSSIBLY A BUSTED HEAD GASKET. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS CAUSED MY REAR MAIN SEAL TO START LEAKING AND I AM NOW GETTING OIL IN 2 OF MY SPARK PLUG AND IT HAS BURNT A VALVE IN MY ENGINE. IT NOW HAS 108000 MILES. PAID OFF IN 2 YEARS. THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR. DEALER SAID I COULDN'T GET EXTENDED WARRATY CAUSE MY CREDIT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH. I PAID FULL PRICE, 13000 AND IT ALREADY HAD 127 MILES ON IT. THEY SAID THEY LIED TO CHRYSLER ABOUT MY INCOME TO GET ME FINANCED AND NO PROBLEM I'VE HAD WAS FIXED. I'M SINGLE MOM,LIVE IN COUNTRY. I'M DISABLED SINCE 2/2000. THE DEALER TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME, NOW MY CAR NEEDS 1000'S IN REPAIRS CAUSED BY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT. I CAN'T FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005686March 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL COLLISION AT 15-20 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 4000.00. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#759214March 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO WARPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004257February 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004258February 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SECOND GEAR WAS GRINDING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004259February 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BEARINGS AND BLOCK WERE WORN. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758005February 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES; ENGINE IS LEAKING FLUIDS AGAIN. FRONT STRUTS WERE REPACED UNDER WARRANTY; ARE BROKEN AGAIN. I NEVER GOT THE FIRST RECALL ON ANYTHING. ARE YOU FOLKS EVEN NOTICING THE NUMBER OF BAD HEAD GASKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757941February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003307January 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. AFTER DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKETS NEDDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003309January 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY GO INTO REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002893January 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002729January 23, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PASSENGER WAS INJURED.CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8002732January 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. PASSENGER WAS INJURED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#757254January 23, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF MOTOR, GUIDES, AND CABLES MALFUNCTIONED (WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE). REPLACED AT 55,000MI AND COVERED BY CHRYSLER ON 01/23/01. ON 01/18/02 DEALER DIAGNOSED SUNROOF COOMPONENTS NEEDING REPLACED (MOTOR, GUIDES, AND CABLES). CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR/12,000 MILES. ALSO, HEAD GASKET FIRST WENT AT 30,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED. REPLACED AGAIN AT 55,000 MILES. AND AGAIN NEEDS REPLACED AT 80,000. FIRST REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY CUSTOMERS EXTENDED 5YR/75,000 MI WARRENTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757185January 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE OWNER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A WELL KNOWN "HEAD GASKET" DEFECT, THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002454January 18, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR, EAGLE GA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 37000 MILES MOUNTED ON A 1998, DODGE NEON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH PASSENGERS REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND THEN WENT FLAT. *AK TIRE SIZE P185/65 R14.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001946January 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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