Dodge Neon Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#879429January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET WHICH COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879301January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER HAS TO CONSTANTLY FILL UP OIL. WHEN PARKING AND MOVING ONE CAN SEE OIL ON GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879376January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAD FOUND OIL ON DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR OIL LEAKAGE, AND THEY SAID CAUSE OF OIL LEAKAGE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879378January 30, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IT IS NOT LATCHING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY FOR BEING UNPROTECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740020January 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REPLACED HEADGASKET IN 12/99 NEEDS HEADGASKET AGAIN\OIL LEAKS AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879086January 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER HEAD GASKET WAS NOT REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION PAN AND FLYWHEEL. VEHICLE NOT IN CONDITION TO BE DRIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739946January 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED. DEALER REFUSES TO HELP W/COSTS. PLEASE HELP! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739948January 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED 6 MILES AFTER WARR. EXP. DEALER REFUSE TO HELP W/ ANY OF COSTS. NOW THE HEAD GASKET SAME FROM DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739796January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SIX MILES OVER MY WARRANTY MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX IT. MY HEADGASKET WITH LESS THAN 60,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739602January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT OF MY '97 NEON ONLY 45 DAYS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CALLED THE 800 # ON THE WARRANTY CARD AND THEY PRETTY MUCH HUNG UP THE PHONE ON ME SAYING THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE DONE SOME INVESTIGATING AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON ERROR WITH THIS CAR, EVEN THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM. IT COST ME $678.00 TO REPAIR A DEALER DESIGN FAULT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739606January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS CAR IT STARTED TO SHOW OIL ON THE FLOOR, MOST CARS LEAK A LITTLE THOUGHT LITTLE OF IT. JANUARY 15 I SEEN A LARGE WET SPOT ON FLOOR AND INVESTIGATED IT TO FIND IT WAS THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE HEAD. TALKED TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON. I REMINDED THEM THAT THERE WAS ONLY 32000 MILES ON THE CAR. WAS INFORMED I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD GO TO 50% ON THE TOTAL BILL. I'VE SEEN WHERE THERE ARE A LOT LONGER WARRANTIES THAT ARE KEPT SECRET FROM US, IF THIS IS SO CAN YOU GET ME TO THE PLACE THAT I HAVE TO BE TO FIND THIS INFO SO THAT I MIGHT GET THIS RECTIFIED? IF NO RECALL IS GOING TO EVER HAPPEN ON AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE FOR A LONG TIME WHAT ARE WE TO DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878213January 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL LIGHT COMES ON ALL TIME,AND THERE WERE PUDDLES OF OIL ON GROUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT ENGINE GASKET HAD AN OIL LEAK.*AK ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION DONE BY CONSUMER, THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM LIES ON DETECTIVE HEAD GASKET USED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877537January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKET HAS CRACK IN REAR,CAUSING AN OIL LEAK IN COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK ORIGINAL GASKET WAS A FIBER GASKET AND WAS A FAILURE. THE NEW NEON'S GASKET CONTAIN A METAL AND FIBER GASKET. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877546January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL FORMING IN DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ONCE, BUT ENGINE IS LEAKING AGAIN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738830January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877454January 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY CONTACT TO VEHICLE BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS TO SHATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738662January 2, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738095December 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID NO!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876634December 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GET OIL CHANGED WAS NOTIFIED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737622December 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEALER NOTIFIED AND WORKING TO RESOLVE $ EXPENSE WITH ME AND WARRANTY DEPT. HEAD GASKET FAILED AND NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THIS AREA. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN MADE? WAS THIS JUST A POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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