Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#748248July 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE THE PURCHASE OF CAR. DEALERSHIP HAD PERFORMED WORK ON VEHICLE IN 1999, AN OIL CHANGE/FILTER, AND A TUNE-UP. AT THAT TIME WORK ON THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS NOT ATTEMPTED, ADVISING OWNER OF ONLY ONE RECALL OUT OF SEVEN. WITH THAT ONE RECALL COMPLETED. EVERYTHING IS ON RECORD AT S,R, DODGE SERVICE DEPT. BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR THE PASS 30 YEARS, AND PRESENTLY ALSO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892033July 5, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LOCKS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, AND SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF LOCKS WILL LOCK DOOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT OF VEHICLE TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS POOR DESIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892059July 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 55 MPH PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND IT STUCK, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, HAS TO PRESS ON ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE. SOMETIMES HAS TO TURN OFF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891921July 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS, CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SIDES HAVE BEEN MAKING POPPING NOISES WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR TURNING THE WHEEL SHARPLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891922July 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAIL PIPE, RUNNING ROUGH, AND LOSS OF OIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891942July 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE LEAKS OIL AND RUNS ROUGH. CONSUMER HAD TO ADD 2 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL TO ENGINE LESS THAN 1600 MILES. GASKET HAS FAILED TWICE ONCE AT 36,000 MILES AND 83,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 110,000 MILES WAS FAILING AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891945July 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED VEHICLE HAD 47,000 MILES, AND THE ENGINE WAS REBUILD. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT REBUILD FOR A SECOND TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891952July 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE SQUEALS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TWICE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 35,000 AND 80,000 MILES. SQUEALING STOPPED FOR 1 WEEK. STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN. CONSUMER'S MECHANIC REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747764July 3, 2001
STEERING
IN THE MENTIONED ACCIDENT, RICHARD MITCHELL WAS KILLED WHEN THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL CRUSHED HIM IN HIS SEAT, THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT COLLAPSE. THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY, BUT IT THEY DID NOT SAVE HIS LIFE. WE HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
2
#891775July 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIME. HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE STILL STALLS. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747640July 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITH LESS THAT 60,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT WHICH CAME FROM DODGE, WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TYPE AND STYLE OF HEAD GASKET, GIVING THE APPEARANCE THAT DODGE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL TYPE GASKET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747579June 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NEED REPAIR OF HEAD GASKET, OCCORDING TO EL CAMPO OF TUCSON AZ. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747581June 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL OF NEONS DUE TO BADLY DESIGNED HEADGASKETS ON ALL NEONS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES DEVELOPING THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS VERY SECRETIVE ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY IF YOU ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO A RECALL ON THE A/C EVAPORATOR FOR LEAKAGE IS NEEDED THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN THOUSANDS OF NEONS AND CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THE UNIT IS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747586June 29, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SEATS FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. THEY BOTH FLOP FORWARD - I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A REFRIGERED BIG-RIG AND THIS CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891555June 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS GOING 30-35MPH AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. CONSUMER'S FACE HIT AGAINST STEERING WHEEL, BRUISED ON ARM. FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVERS DOOR HAD TO PRIED OPENED.DEALER STATED IF THE FRONT CLIPS WEREN'T HIT AIR BAGS WOULDN'T HAVE GONE OFF. DEALERS STATEMENT CONTRADICTS THE OWNERS MANUAL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#891353June 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN DRIVING AT 20-40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, 01V154, CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL, INSURANCE COMPANY IS PURSUING THE MATTER WITH CHRYSLER. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891468June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS POURING OUT OIL ONTO THE GROUND,AND THERE IS NO OIL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT 8 CANS OF OIL INSIDE OF VEHICLE LAST WEEK. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891312June 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR RETRACTORS WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK CONSUMER NEEDS SEAT BELTS THAT LOCK DUE TO NEEDING CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELTED IN SECURELY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747411June 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK IS SOAKED WITH WATER EVERY TIME IT RAINS, CAUSING ALL CARPETING TO BE MILDEWED AND MOLDY, JACK AND SPARE TIRE RIM TO RUST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891019June 22, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING, LOCATED ABOVE REAR TIRE, BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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