Dodge Neon Complaints (2001)

151 consumer complaints on file.

#892352July 10, 2001
CHILD SEAT
RECALL# 00V366000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 957. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER CONCERNING RECALL REPAIRS ON CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER STATED RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK
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
#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
#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
#889310May 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
35-40 MPH IN CAR CRASH WITH FRONT OF VEHICLE HEADING INTO BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745744May 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745667May 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LOCKED UP DURING A HEAVY RAIN, DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL DUE TO WATER GETTING INSIDE THE ENGINE THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE L/F FENDER (DESIGN FLAW?). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885764April 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD ON A NINETY DEGREE TURN DURING WET CONDITIONS, AND IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE . DURING IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS DOING REPAIRS, AND DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER ANY REASON WHY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883714March 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING AND LEAVE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880707February 15, 2001
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 25-30MPH AND STEERING BROKE. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A DITCH. THEN, HIT AN IRON CATTLE FENCE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737110November 30, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL FOLDED OVER AT APPROX A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, TOWARDS DRIVER WHEN DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. SINCE THERE WAS NO SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR THE FOOT TO REST ON, THE FOOT SLID OFF THE GAS PEDAL, SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE BRAKE. DURNING THE FOOT SLIDING, TIP OF SHOE CAUGHT SMALL PART OF GAS PEDAL STILL ATTACHED CAUSING CAR TO SURGE RESULTING IN COLLISION OF PARKED CAR WITH RIGHT REAR BUMPER OF NEON. GAS PEDAL AT THIS TIME WAS NOTED TO HAVE SPLIT/BROKE AT EXACT SAME SPOT ON OUTSIDE OF GAS PEDAL, BY BRAKE, AND INSIDE OF GAS PEDAL NEAR CONSOL. BOTH SPLITS ARE RIGHT ABOVE WHERE SMALL SCREWS CONNECT A VERY THIN, PLASTIC GAS PEDAL TO METAL ROD AT BOTTOM 1/4 OF PEDAL. DODGE DEALER INSIST THIS BREAK WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY BY A HUMAN . YET THEY ALSO INSIST THAT THIS PART WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO BREAK. WOW I HAVE A VERY STRONG 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER ! I THANK GOD THAT SHE WAS ONLY BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 3 TIMES ONLY WHEN THIS OCCURED.. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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