Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#760569April 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
MY CAR WAS TOTALED AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOTIVE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 29, 2000. AS I EXITED SR - 869 AT ATLANTIC BLVD I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THEY FAILED . THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY VEH TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEH AND THAT VEH HIT THE VEH IN FRONT OF IT. THE DRIVER OF VEH 2 SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY BRAKES FAILED ON THAT NIGHT UNTIL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT MODELS ALSO. I HAVE SUSTAINED ALOT OF MONETARY LOSS DUE TO THIS BRAKE FAILURE AND MY DRIVING RECORD IS RUINED..I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT PRIOR TO SEEING AN ATTORNEY . I WOULD APPPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD GIVE ME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8007187April 9, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007038April 8, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN DRIVING, STEERING WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS CAUSES STEERING TO BE HARD TO TURN. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007048April 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK IT SHOULD LEAK BECAUSE OF SUCH LOW MILEAGE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS UNUSUAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760381April 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760336April 6, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROOF IS LIFTING WATER LICKING INTO CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006952April 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
VEHICLE STALLED AT 55 MPH, LOST ALL POWER AND FUNCTIONS. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. TOWED TO DEALER, PCM WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE STALLED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM, AND INSTALLED CO PILOT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ON 14-APR-2002 VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE FOURTH TIME, DEALER COULDN?T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006960April 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN, WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FIXED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760252April 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I DROVE INTO THE BACK OF A CAR GOING 35 MPH AND NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED IN THAT THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTERS, AND HAD THEY BEEN DRIVING IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#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
#8006652March 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER WAS INJURED, AND VEHICLE TOTALED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006670March 29, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO DEFECTIVE COLUMN COUPLING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS RECALL 97V169000; HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL REPAIR DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. OTHER REPAIRS WERE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
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
#759934March 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759891March 27, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
AFTER TWO YEARS OF AUTO REPAIR VISITS, I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM. EVERY TIME IT RAINS, THE VEHICLE SUCKS AIR THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE AND SOAKS THE AIR FILTER. IT GETS SO WET THAT YOU CAN LITERALLY RING IT OUT. THE WATER IS THEN INGESTED BY THE ENGINE, CAUSING VERY LOUD NOISES ALONG WITH SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO EVENTUALLY CAUSING OTHER MAJOR CAR TROUBLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006277March 25, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A SMELL IN VEHICLE THAT SMELLS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING BURNING, BUT DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759765March 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759742March 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THIS IS AN USED AUTO BUT IT HAS MANY PROBLEMS ,SOME WERE TOLD TO ME BY A MECHANIC THAT WERE RECALLS,THERE ARE MANY THINGS WRONG SUCH AS THE FLOORS FILL UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS,THE DOOR HINGES HAVE RUSTED AND BROKE,THE BRAKES SQUEAL,THE MOTOR LEAKS OIL AROUND THE SEALSTHE FAN DOESN'T KICK ON TO COOL THE MOTOR NOR DOES THE GAUGE REGISTER WHEN IT IS HOT. ARE THESE THINGS THAT THE RECALLS TAKE CARE OF?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564803March 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON DEFECT BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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