Dodge Neon Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#851920October 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THERE IS A LEAK IN THE TRUNK AREA, FLOODING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WITH THREE INCHES OF WATER . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE THE NON SEALING OF THE TRUNK AND TAIL LIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713699October 22, 1999
AIR BAGS
WANT TO KNOW WHY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#713482October 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 42,000 AND 43,010 MILES. IT WAS NOTICED BECAUSE OIL WAS DRIPPING UNDERNEATH LEFT FRONT OF CAR AND OIL WAS VERY LOW. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS HAD COME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. BECAUSE OF THIS THEY ALSO HAD TO DO AN ENGINE FLUSH, CLEAN THE ENGINE, REPLACE THE PCV VALVE, AND CHANGE THE OIL AND COOLANT. THIS COST ME A TOTAL OF $825.00. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD! SINCE THIS OCCURED I HAVE FOUND OUT BY TALKING TO REPAIR SHOPS AND TO OTHER NEON OWNERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE WAY IT WAS BUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850852October 15, 1999
AIR BAGS
WHILE IN THE HOUSE HEARD A BIG BOOM NOISE. WENT OUT SIDE AND THE FRONT WINDOW WAS IN FLAMES. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND AND MECHANIC SAID THAT A PREVIOUS DEALER HAD PUNCTURED THE AIR BAG AND SOME FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO CAR FOR 8 MONTH., DEALER BELIEVED THIS WAS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713263October 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WEEKS AFTER ROUTINE OIL/FILTER CHANGE I NOTICED OIL POOLING UNDER VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHILE RUNNING. FOUND HEAD GASKET BLOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713197October 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HI VOLUME MOTOR OIL LEAK, SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM HI UP ON REAR SIDE OF ENGINE. MECHANIC SAYS IT'S FAULTY HEAD GASKET, $600 REPAIR JOB. CAR HAS 46K MILES, LEAK STARTED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. EXXON VALDEZ POLLUTER, SEEMS LIKE MFG DEFECT, SHOULD BE RECALLED, DODGE SHOULD PAY REPAIR COST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850194October 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAS A LEAK THAT IS CAUSING OIL TO GET ON THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849817October 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A TICKING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANICTHAT MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849677October 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL LEAAK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849508September 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
UNDER THE DASH ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORT OUT, CAUSING A FIRE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712569September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR WAS OVERLOOKED AS A SEVERE PROBLEM AT SPITZER DODGE. THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT. PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FIXED IT WAS THE COMPUTER TOOK 3.5 HRS TO WORK ON. THAT WAS ON 03/12/99. ON 09/30/99 THE SAME PROBLEM DEVELOPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712477September 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VALVE PAN GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET GAVE OUT (BLEW) 120 MILES AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY RAN OUT. HAVE REPLACED ONCE AND IT HAS BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A CLUNK SOUND WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. IF A CAR MANUFACTURER CANNOT MAKE A CAR THAT LASTS WELL BEYOND THEIR PATHETIC WARRANTY, THEN THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. SEE REF: ODI ID: 536724 ODI ID: 545773 ODI ID: 704492 ODI ID: 707143 ODI ID: 710054 ODI ID: 780464 ODI ID: 826370 ODI ID: 829921 ODI ID: 831010 ODI ID: 831498 ODI ID: 832094 ODI ID: 841115 ODI ID: 847105 ODI ID: 848011 ODI ID: 848347
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848347September 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A SPACE BETWEEN THE MOTOR, CAUSING THE OIL TO BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE.WHEN THE CAR STOPS THE OIL REALLY SPILLS OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848011September 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON DRIVEWAY.. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, NOTICED OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711658September 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
ALVIN DODGE STATES THAT I HAVE "HARD LIP SEALS" - SHOULD BE SOFT AND PLIABLE. INTERNAL CLUTCH FAILURE. OTHER PARTS SHOT. DODGE IS ONLY PAYING FOR PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847874September 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. VEHICLE IS HARD TO START DUE TO A SHORT WITHIN IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT UNTIL VEHICLE WILL START UP. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845802September 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE ATTACHMENT WHICH COVERS THE AIRBAG / HORN ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE AND CAN BE PULLED OFF. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711352September 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE TOOK THIS VEHICLE IN TO A DEALER IN SIERRA VISTA IN 1998 AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURED AND NOW THE OIL LEAK IS MORE SEVERE. THE DEALER DID NOT LET US KNOW IF THE HEAD GASKET WAS ACTUALLY REPLACED OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847105September 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE VALVE COVER BEGAN TO LEAK OIL, MAKING THE CAR LOSE SPEED AND POWER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846434September 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVING 55MPH & NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. SMOKE NOTICEABLE HEAVIER INSIDE VEHICLE. LIFTED HOOD & FLAMES WERE AROUND ENGINE AREA. FIRE DEPT CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. WAS HARD TO DETERMINE ORIGIN OF FIRE, BUT INDICATED IT WAS ELECTRICAL WIRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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