Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10404329June 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL BRAKING FUNCTION WAS LOST WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. SHE STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, SHOES, REAR BRAKE DRUMS, AND TWO REAR FLEX LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WIRING HARNESS, SPEED SENSOR, COIL, VALVE COVER GASKETS AND TIMING BELT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404761May 28, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. UPON INSPECTION OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, I NOTICED A PORTION OF THE PLUG HAD MELTED FROM EXTREME HEAT. MOST LIKELY DUE TO A POOR DESIGN IN THE WIRING, THE CIRCUITS OR THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. HAD THIS BEEN LEFT UNNOTICED IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGES, FIRE OR PERSONAL HARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402507May 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT WAS SERVICING A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUT FRONT OF AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON WHEN THE SHIFTER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT A SLOW SPEED. THE MECHANIC CHASED AFTER THE MOVING VEHICLE AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,537.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402151May 20, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF WATER WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE WATER SEEPED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR SEAL AND TWO INCHES OF WATER WAS CONSUMED IN THE TRUNK. THE WATER WAS EXTRACTED AND BOTH PIECES OF CARPET WERE REMOVED DUE TO POTENTIAL MOLD GROWTH. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON TWO OCCASIONS REGARDING THE CONTINUOUS WATER LEAKAGE DEFECT; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399545May 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 DODGE NEON. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE RANGED FROM LOSING POWER COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING TO DIMMING DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO CORRODED WIRES GOING INTO THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND FUSES SHORTING OUT. THIS LATEST INCIDENT INVOLVES THE SEATBELT AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLASHING WHILE THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT DIM. I'M TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY ON THIS CAR - BUT I CAN'T SELL IT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE TO SOMEONE ELSE. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES AND POWER CONTROL MODULES AS CORROSION OF WIRES AND SUBSEQUENT SHORTS IN WIRING APPEAR TO BE COMMON PLACE, COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO CONSUMERS AND POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395992April 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I GOT MY OIL CHANGED, TIRES ROTATED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED ON APRIL 13 2011 AROUND 6:30PM. MY OIL CHANGE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 MIN. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, I PAID AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY ANYONE AT VALVOLINE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I GOT IN MY CAR AROUND 7:40AM ON APRIL 14TH AND HEADED TOWARDS MY INSURANCE COMPANY ON ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY. AS I ENTERED ONTO BUSINESS 85, MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I COULD FEEL HEAT ON MY FEET NEAR THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE. AS I TRIED TO BRAKE AND SLOW THE CAR DOWN, SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR AND THE CAR ENDED UP SLIDING INTO THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND THE HOOD AND FRONT END OF THE CAR COMPLETELY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE BRAKES ON THE CAR WERE REPLACED SUPPOSED HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2010. BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT, I SPRAIN MY WRIST, DISLOCATED MY TOE, AND AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10393824March 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WERE MY HIGH BEAMS WILL OPERATE BUT MY LOW BEAMS WOULDN'T. NOW MY HIGH BEAMS WILL OPERATE BUT I AM UNABLE TO SWITCH TO MY LOW BEAMS. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS WITH MY BATTERY DYING SEVERAL TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN GETTING A JUMP FROM ANOTHER CAR. I END UP HAVING A BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON MY CAR LAST YEAR BETWEEN NOV/DEC 2010. JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN LOCATED NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. THIS HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY CAR DIDN'T START MONDAY 3-28-11 MORNING SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR BUT NO READINGS REGARDING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE IMPORTANT QUESTION PERTAINS TO WHAT IS DRAINING THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393630March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON SRT4 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, THE 3RD GEAR SHIFTER SUDDENLYPOPPED OUT OF PLACE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER A LITTLE MANEUVERING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386799March 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE RADIATOR CRACKED WHICH LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DAMAGED TRANSMISSION WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME OVER $2,000 TO REPLACE. THE COOLANT LINE OR WHATEVER RUNS INTO THE TRANSMISSION SO WHEN THE RADIATOR LINE OR WHATEVER CRACKS IT ALLOWS COOLANT TO TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DAMAGES THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386273March 3, 2011
STEERING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,600. UPDATED 05/02/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382868February 16, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
JUST DRIVING ONE DAY EVENING, ABOUT 1.5 HOURS ONTO THE TRIP I START TO SMELL SOMETHING WIERD AND A FEW MINUETS LATER MY HEADLIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND THEN THEY SHUTOFF. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE FUSES, THEY WERE ALL GOOD. I HAD TO STAY IN A NEARBY HOTEL THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I LOOKED AT AN ONLINE FORUM FOR A SOLUTION AND FOUND ONE THAT SUGGESTED THAT THE HARNESS MELTS. I PULLED OFF THE STERRING COLUM AND TO FIND THE CONNECTOR INTO THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS COMPLETLY MELTED. I BOUGHT A NEW HARNESS AND SWITCH AND INSTALLED MYSELF. THE FORUM SAID THAT TO KEEP THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO NOT LET THE WIRES GET TOO HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381445February 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AND HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377648January 17, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN, WITH NO WARNING, I FELT A JOLT (LIKE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND), THEN A STRANGE SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD LOST ALL GEARS. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME (ABOUT 80 MILES) WHERE I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY DID A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN ALONG WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM RADIATOR. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THE RADIATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $1,800. AFTER TALKING WITH SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND READING COMMENTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH THE DODGE NEONS. IT WOULD SEEM REASONABLE THAT THIS BE ADDRESSED IN A RECALL BY CHRYSLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376985January 17, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE MULTISWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMELL OF BURNT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IS NOTICED WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS EVENTUALLY QUIT AND THEN THE HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE JIGGLED NOW GIVING ME LOW BEAMS, AND NO HIGH BEAMS. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES CONNECTING TO THE MULTISWITCH WAS REPLACED FOUR YEARS BEFORE BECAUSE IT HAD BURNED THE CONNECTION IN HALF. NOW THE MULTISWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND UPON REPLACEMENT THE CONNECTION WAS EXAMINED, NOTICING THAT IT WAS MELTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376486January 13, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND SIGNALING FOR A RIGHT TURN THE FOG LIGHTS COME ON THE ENTIRE TIME IT WAS IN THAT POSITION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME NOW ALTHOUGH THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. WHILE TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT MOVEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL STALK IN A CIRCULAR MOTION ALSO TURNED ON THE FOG LIGHTS BRIEFLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376589January 13, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE FRAME, FRONT CROSS MEMBER, RUSTED AND FAILED ON 2000 DODGE NEON. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A REPAIR FOR THIS FAILURE. I AM UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL BUT THERE SHOULD BE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE ANY LONGER. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373712January 1, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY 2002 DODGE NEON LEAKS THROUGH THE TRUNK AND RUNS INTO THE BACKSEAT FLOORBOARDS. AFTER A RAIN OR SNOW MELT (LET ALONE A CARWASH) WATER IS POOLED UP IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA OF MY CARS TRUNK AND THEN RUNS THROUGH TO THE BACKSEAT FLOORBOARDS. THE CAR NOW HAS A TERRIBLE MUSTY, MOLDY SMELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373121December 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHT LENSE IS CLOUDY OBSTRUCTING THE CARS LIGHT OUTPUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371748December 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2003 DODGE NEON LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WORN OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME FIRST TIME AT 68,000, NOW AT 87,000. THE SHOP SAYS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370975December 16, 2010
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR.. I REAR ENDED SOMEONE ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME.. WAS A CAR AND A HALF AWAY. THE CAR AHEAD OF ME STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO REACT WHEN I HIT HIM HEAD ON. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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