Dodge Neon Complaints (2000)

337 consumer complaints on file.

#761732May 9, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME REPEATDLY THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY CAR ARE ALL IN MY HEAD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008669April 26, 2002
TIRES
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD HOWLING NOISE, DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT WERE MAKINF THE NOISE.*AK.*MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008602April 25, 2002
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH ON DRY ROAD, AND SEAT BELTS DIDN'T HOLD UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES, BUT ONLY ONE WAS HIT HEAD ON. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER'S NOSE WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED FROM STEERING WHEEL DUE TO SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8008604April 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A FULL FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING AN INJURY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED VEHICLE DID NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *AK DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8008150April 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35-45 MPH CONSUMER FLIPPED VEHICLE OVER SEVERAL, TIMES BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008219April 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH ON DRY ROAD. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT TWO VEHICLES, BUT ONLY ONE HEAD ON. FRONT AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER'S NOSE WAS SEVERED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. *AK CONSUMER STATES R/R SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BUTTON ON BELT WAS BROKEN AND INSTALLED, ALSO LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED, AND SUN ROOF MOLDING WAS LOOSE AND FALLS ON CONSUMER?S HEAD. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#8006079March 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL BUT BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAD CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006080March 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAD NOTICED A PIN HOLE ON RADIATOR WATER HOSE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMIBE HOW IT WAS CAUSED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006082March 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO GUARDRAILS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005917March 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON LEFT FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759170March 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED UPON VEHICLE REAR-ENDING A LARGER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785651March 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER IS STATING THAT HER DAUGHTER, LORA BETH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND KILLED. SHE WAS DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH. SHE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT, AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SHE WAS SITTING AT LEAST 10 INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, AND WAS 5 FEET 7 INCHES TALL. PARENTS BELIEVE THE DEPLOYING FORCE OF THE AIRBAG MAY HAVE KILLED HER. THE NEON?S DESIGN DIPS IN THE FRONT AND IF A DRIVER SLAMS ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD DIP EVEN MORE, THIS MIGHT DELAY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#8005162March 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, KNOCKING CONSUMER DOWN AND UNCONSCIOUS. BEFORE STOPPING, VEHICLE TURNED IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE MOTION, DESTROYING ALL OBJECTS IN ITS PATH. . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004786February 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004297February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT OERATE PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004055February 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 TO 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED HIT DRIVER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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