Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#864910July 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE PREMATURELY BLOWN OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONS.*AK HEAD GASKETS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, ENGINE KOCKING AND STEAM, BUBBLING/CRACKING OF COOLANT CONTAINER. A/C MALFUNCTION AND FAN MOTOR BECOMES LHOT WHEN TURNING ON. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864751July 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MISSING WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724923July 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ON THE MORNING OF 06/27/00,WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. AS I ACCELERATED TO 70 FROM 65, THE DONUT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD (FLANGE GASKET) GAVE OUT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A LAWNMOWER. I TOKE IT TO MIDAS. THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH DODGE FOR FEDERAL REPAIRS FOR EXHAUST. DODGE SAID NO, IT WASN'T COVERED, ONLY CATYLITIC CONVERTERS AND BRAIN OF ELECT. I DIDN'T BELEIVE THE REP. HE PROVED NO PROOF. THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT 36244. IS THIS NORMAL? THE DRUMS HAD TO BE RECERFACED ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864675July 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL. HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED REPLACING A SECOND TIME. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784723July 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND HEAD GASKET FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784724July 2, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEATER BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784099June 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED A SEVERE OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE REAR OR THE HEAD GASKET, THE OIL IS RUNNING DOWN ONTO THE AXLES AND EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN A STRONG SMELL OD BURNING OIL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864571June 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864635June 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. A TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BLOWNOUT HEAD GASKET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864516June 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DASH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN CAR OVERHEATED, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724730June 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET AND HAS "SECRET WARRANTY" WHICH CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UP TO 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET DEALERS TO HONOR THIS WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864408June 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
WATER HOSE POPPED OFF FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE OVERHEATED 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE HOME. DEALER HAS REPLACED IT TWICE . BUT IT KEPT COMING OFF. DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYMORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864439June 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN PLACING FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL FOOT WILL GET STUCK ON THE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE MIDDLE CONSOLE WHICH HOLDS THE FOOT ON THE SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724619June 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEVERE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAK OCCURRED QUICKLY. CONTACTS WITH CHRYSLER DENIALS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864340June 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY WERE VERY SPORADIC & PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. WOULD ALSO LOSE POWER, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIP & INFORMED CONSUMER BRAKES WERE FINE. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PUT IN BRAKE FLUID & THEN NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724583June 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT 11,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THAT FEW MILES ON THE ENGINE. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE GASKET IS FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724584June 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP BEGINING OF MAY, THEY SAID IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET, SPENT $545 TO REPAIR. SOMETIME NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH I NOTICED OIL LEAKING AGAIN - HAD SENT NOTE SAYING CK REAR SEAL -- THEY HAD TO REPAIR MAIN REAR SEAL - $350 --- IF I HADN'T NOTICED THE OIL IN THE DIRT, AND NOT TRUSTED THAT IT WAS "FIXED" OR BRUSHED IT OFF -- I COULD HAVE FACED A CRACKED HEAD --- THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. I PUT IN 2 QTS TO GET TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IN $10 WORTH OF OIL -- PROBLEM SEEMS FIXED, BUT $1,000 IS A LOT FOR A CAR NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD YET. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, SUPPOSEDLY THEY WILL PAY FOR THE HEAD GASKET, HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY 1995 NEON OWNERS, ALL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM.... PLEASE LOOK INTO - THANK YOU!!!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724600June 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED YET AS OF JUNE 26, 2000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864236June 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THERE WAS A 4-CAR ACCIDENT, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE 4TH CAR. BOUNCED OFF, AND THE CAR BEHIND CONSUMER'S, HIT IT AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THEN CONSUMER'S CAR HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER SAID AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT 20 TO 25 MPH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#724442June 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING AROUND 48,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY MYSELF AT 54,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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