Dodge Neon Complaints (2000)

337 consumer complaints on file.

#8004059February 14, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN ONCE. *AK. THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER 3,000 MILES.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003907February 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564219January 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOSE REPLACED, ALSO THE MASTER CYLINDER, 2 CALIPERS, 2 WHEEL CYLINDERS, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ALSO THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003209January 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DRIVER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM REAR . CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003101January 29, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
CONSUMER STATED WATER LEAKS INTO TRUNK, WHICH IN RETURN MAKES PUDDLES OF WATER ON FLOORBOARD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002756January 23, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564190January 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SAFETY RECALL O1V154000 TO REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER HOSE, HOWEVER DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE OUT OF STOCK, CONSUMER STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALER REGARDING RECALL REPAIR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002016January 11, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVERS LAP AND SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE WILL REMAIN LOCKED IN LATCHING MECHANISM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK DRIVER LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT IN LATCHING MECHANISM.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001411January 3, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE AFTER A RAINY NIGHT THERE WOULD BE CONDENSATION IN AND A MUSTY ODOR PRESENT IN VEHICLE. DRIVER COULDN'T USE A/C IN SUMMER TIME DUE TO ODORS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 7 TIMES, AND CLAIMED PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001455January 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IGNITION HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH NOT STARTING OR GETTING STUCK. SHE HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH TWICE, AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001175December 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE BOOSTER IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORAMTION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001223December 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ENGINE KNOCKIS IN MORNING WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED COMPRESSOR FOR AIR CONDITIONER, AND REBUILT TRANSMISSION. BUT, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001024December 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V154000. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED TO SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS ON BRAKES VACUUM BOOSTER HOSE. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN MOUNTAIN, AND HAD NO BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE WENT OFF MOUNTAIN. DRIVER JUMPED OUT AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. VEHICLE TOTALED. MANUFACTURER INDICATED NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NON REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8000857December 18, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS BECOME EXTREMELY DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BECOMING DIM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000858December 18, 2001
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES LOSE PRESSURE, WHICH CAUSES REAR ABS BRAKES TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899819December 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE AT 55 MPH ONLY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AT 5TH VISIT TO DEALER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT KNOCKING SOUND WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899387November 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 65 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898691November 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V230000 CONCERNING BRAKE POWER ASSIST: BOOSTER. DEALER HAS YET TO RECEIVE PARTS FOR RECALL REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753392October 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I WILL TRY TO ONLY REFER TO THE VISITS MADE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO THIS ISSUE, THOUGH KEEP IN MIND I HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE ON 8 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH MY CAR. ON MAY 7, 2001, I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE CAR WAS DEAD AND WOULD NOT START. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY HAD A DEAD CELL, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753193October 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!! I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED OVER 4 TIMES AND IT AGAIN IS OVERHEATING. HELP ME!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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