Dodge Neon Complaints (1995)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#736385November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKED. THEN HAD TO REPLACE CLUTCH BECAUSE IT FAILED AFTER OIL LEAKED ON IT. SPENT TONS OF MONEY AND IT'S NOW MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. WITH SUCH AS SEVERE OIL HEMMORHAGE, I'M LUCKY MY CAR IS STILL OPERATING. I'M A STUDENT AND CAN'T AFFORD THESE PROBLEMS. NO ONE CAN. AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I'M IRATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736258November 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GASKET FAILURES (HEAD AND TRANSAXLE) DIAGNOSED BY ULTRAVIOLET DYE TEST. BRAKE DEFICIENY DISCOVERED IN HIGH SPEED COMMUTER TRAFFIC WITH NEAR COLLISION. THE FREQUENCY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OWNERS SUGGESTS THAT A LARGE RECALL ACTION IS IN ORDER BEFORE MANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736148November 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON VERIFYING THAT IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET, WAS INFORMED OF OTHER SUCH PROBLEMS FROM OTHER DODGE NEON OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS COULD EXIST. DO WE NEED DEATHS TO OCCURE AS WITH THE TIRES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735339October 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET ,SECOND FAILURE. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 61,222 MI. SECOND HEAD GASKET (REDO) HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 97932 MI. DEALER "SPLIT THE COST" WITH ME, CHARGING $520.08 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT DIRTY FOR ME TO PICK UP, OIL & COOLANT DRIPPING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE, FENDERS AND STEERING WHEEL GREASY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735340October 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, SECOND TIME. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 'EXTENDED WARRANTY" AT 61,222 MILES. SECOND HEAD GASKET (REDO) HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 97,932 MILES. DEALER DECIDED TO "SPLIT THE COST" WITH ME, CHARGING $520.08 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT DIRTY FOR ME TO PICK UP. OIL & COOLANT DRIPPING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE, FENDERS AND STEERING WHEEL GREASY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873669October 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734702October 19, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER COLLISION AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734339October 15, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734316October 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733860October 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAJOR OIL LEAK THROUGH HEAD GASKET. REPORTED TO NHTSA DUE TO HIGH FAILURE RATE ON DODGE NEON HEAD GASKETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733692October 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAK WAS NOTICED 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASED AND WAS REPAIRED AT MY COST. 1 MONTH LATER STILL A LEAK THIS TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS AN OIL PAN LEAK, WAS REPAIRED AND STILL HAD A LEAK. TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER THIS TIME HEAD GASKET REPLACED 2ND TIME AT 577 DOLLARS COST. LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN BY DEALER NO COST TO ME. AFTER REPAIR LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT THIS TIME DEALER PUT NEW HEAD ON VEHICLE. STILL HAD LEAK THIS TIME IT WAS A MAIN REAR SEAL, SO HAD IT REPLACED AND IT WAS STILL LEAKING. THEY REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL AGAIN AND THE LEAK WENT AWAY NOW THE CAR IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES. AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732401September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON A DODGE NEON 95. PLEASE HELP US, DODGE NEON OWNER'S, TO MAKE DODGE PAY FOR THIS SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731834September 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEADGASKET FAILURE.......STARTED WITH COOLANT BUBBLING AND THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED IT AS THE HEADGASKET. DEALER CHARGED ME $1000 TO FIX PROBLEM THAT HE ACKNOWLEDGED WAS A DEFECT IN THE CARS DESIGN. I NEED HELP GETTING MY MONEY BACK!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870032September 8, 2000
TIRES
NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON DODGE, NEON, 1995 PURCHASED MARCH 30, 2000, SIZE 218565R/14. CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES, CONSUMER HAD TIRES FOR 2 MONTHS AND HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TIRE. *AK TIRES WORE DOWN TO CORDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730630September 7, 2000
SEATS
IN REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS COLLAPSED AND LANDED ON REAR SEAT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#730223September 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET, AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPORTED UNMERIOUS TIMES BY OTHERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869610September 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOTALED. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FATHER OF THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUTH THE COLOR OF DEBRIS THAT CAME FROM AIRBAG. BLUE COLORING BURNED CONSUMER'S SHIRT. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#729173August 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
OVERHEATING. LOCAL MECHANIC SUSPECTS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729035August 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY NEON IN MAY '95, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT COSTLY PROBLEMS. THIS PAST YEAR, ALONE, THE REPAIR, TOWING, AND CAR RENTAL EXPENSES HAVE EXCEEDED $5000.00. THIS CAR IS COSTING ME A FORTUNE TO MAINTAIN, AS THESE ARE MAJOR COMPONENTS THAT ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE ITEMS I HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS ON ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ITEMS I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH. IN JUST OVER A YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A HEAD GASKET REPLACED, MY AIR COMPRESSOR SEIZED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A FIRE, MY THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY STILL CAN'T DETERMINE WHY MY BRAKES SQUEAL CONSTANTLY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE '95 NEONS. MY MY ENGINE CONTROLLER HAD TO BE SUPPOSEDLY UPDATED, MY ENGINE SKIPS, BUT THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. MY WARNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK, WITH THESE PROBLEMS, YOU WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF WARNING. AND NOW, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE GEAR SHIFT CABLES, AND AS OF YESTERDAY, I HAD A CLUTCH CABLE SNAP WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH CABLE HAS BEEN UPDATED 3 TIMES FOR THE '95 NEON BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH IT, I WILL BE INVESTIGATING THIS FURTHER. MY AIR COMPRESSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR, AS WELL AS THE EVAPORATOR. FOR WHAT IT HAS COST ME TO REPAIR THIS CAR, BECAUSE CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADMIT FAULT, ALTHOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR IS A LEMON, I COULD BE DRIVING A MERCEDES BENZ!! I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED IN A VEHICLE AS I AM WITH THIS NEON! AND OBVIOUSLY I AM CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND ASTRONOMICAL REPAIR COSTS BEING INCURRED. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS BY THIS DATABASE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SAME BOAT I AM IN. CHRYSLER HAS MADE NOT ONLY A POOR PRODUCT, BUT ALSO A DANGEROUS PRODUCT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD KNOWINGLY SELL A VEHICLE TO SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT THE NEON HAS HAD. THIEVES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728757August 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THERE'S A SMALL OIL LEAK, NEEDS NEW HEAD GASKET, SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKS OCCASIONALLY (WE NEED A RECALL PLEASE; OR ANY OTHER INFO YOU COULD PROVIDE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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