Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#719992March 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DATE THAT I PUT DOWN EARLIER, IS THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 7/29/98, MILEAGE 3,549; AGAIN ON 10/22/98, MILEAGE 8,234; 11/12/99, MILEAGE 27,421; AND AGAIN ON 1/10/00, MILEAGE 31,000. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS, MY CAR LOOSES POWER! I AM ON THE HIGHWAY ALL THE TIME AND THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND MY RADIO SOUNDS FUNNY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIX IT. MY WARRENTY WILL BE UP VERY SOON AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR IS STARTING AGAIN TO LOOSE POWER, BUT IT WILL RUN LIKE THIS FOR QUITE AWHILE BEFORE THE LIGHT COMES ON! THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACUTURER DEFECT AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSBILITY FOR IT!*AK
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#858301March 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE OUTSIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ,AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER, AND DEALER WAS TO COVER THE COST TO HAVE VALVES AND SPRINGS IN THE MOTOR REPLACED. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED BECAUSE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED MILEAGE. *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#719919March 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH IN THE PROCESS IT RUINED THE SHORT BLOCK, CYLINDER THREE, AND THE RADIATOR
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0
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#858246March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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#719854March 8, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS THE SECOND REPLACEMENT. HAVE OTHER ISSUES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
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No
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0
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#719806March 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR HAD LEAKED OIL, VERY LITTLE FOR AWHILE, I HAD PLANNED TO PUT IN THE SHOP AFTER I RECEIVED MY TAX RETURN CHECK. WELL I COULDN'T WAIT, FOR THE SMALL LEAK HAD TURNED INTO A HUGE LEAK. IT IS AT THE SHOP RIGHT NOW, AND I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE HEAD GASKET. I HAVE HEARD OF ALL TO THE FAMILIAR CASES LIKE THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON SUCH A PROBLEM? *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
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#857994March 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED LOW ON OIL. OIL WAS LEAKING OUT ON THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858002March 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR . THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION. CHRYSLER HAD KNOWN OF PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS IN NEONS, AND AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS ONLY. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719756March 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD AN OIL LEAK, MECHANIC SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551211March 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#719605March 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET OF THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF NEONS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL OFTEN. THIS FAILURE CAN CAUSE ENGINE HEAD TO LEAK OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE. THIS COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE IF NOT REPAIRED. THE HEAD GASKET FOR NEON'S WAS REDESIGNED AT LEAST ONCE TO FIX THIS DESIGN PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION, THE EARLY NEON HEAD GASKETS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#719612March 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS AND NEEDS REPAIRS ON MOST IF NOT ALL NEONS FROM WHAT I HEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719616March 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857841March 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALER NOTIFIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719594March 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT DEVELOPS A LEAK AT CYL#4. IT WAS DETECTED WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING. A NEW HEAD GASKET WAS DEVELOPED MID 1998 DUE TO THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS AND WAS USED SUBSEQUENTLY FOR ALL NEW ENGINES AND REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719509March 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
IT WOULD BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE EACH PROBLEM. ALL PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE COMPLETELY TRUE. I CAN SAY WITH COMPLETE CERTAINTY THAT THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AFTER THE 75000 MILE WARANTY I BOUGHT WAS OVER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EGR VALVE WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED JUST TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN. ALSO THE DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR WHICH AGAIN IS FAILING AGAIN. THE HORN/AIRBAG SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE DEALER. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REPAIRES BY THE DEALER WAS (A) BEFORE THE WARANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND (B) I HAD TO CALL CHRYSLER AND COMPLAIN JUST TO HAVE THOSE THINGS FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SO I KNOW THESE PROBLEMS TO EXIST. THE DEALER, INSTEAD OF FIXING MY CAR, WHICH THEY WON'T DO, THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND I COULD NOT BE MORE DISSATISFIED WITH A "NEW CAR" THAN WE ARE WITH THIS ONE. BELIEVE ME, IF WE WERE TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS CAR'S TRACK RECORD, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE PURCHASED IT. I GUESS THATS ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU.R *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P1856014 )
Crash:
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#719481February 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TWICE THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR HAS BLOWN. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS AT 35,000 MILES, JUST SHORT OF THE WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. THE SECOND TIME THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WAS JUST 1 1/2 YEARS LATER AND I WAS QUOTED BETWEEN $800-$1,500 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. CHRYSTLER CORPORATION IS FULLY AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED A NUMBER OF DEALERS WHEN TRYING TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AND EVERY DEALER SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MORE THAN HALF THE DEALERS RECOMMENDED I CALL CHRYSTLER CORPORATION TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST. AFTER RAISING ENOUGH HELL WITH CHRYSTLER AND THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. I DO NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO...THIS IS A MAJOR, EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THAT COMPANY SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PRODUCT TO WARRANTY IT. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857662February 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS BUBBLING. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS SOME COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIFFY LUBE AND COOLANT/OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. TWO DAYS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT AND WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE. THEY CHECKED THE THERMOSTAT AND NOTICED THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED ONTO THE SPARK PLUGS. IT WAS TAKEN TO FAST TO JIFF LUBE, PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPPENING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857663February 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP AND WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS BEING ABUSED, AND WANTED NOTHING ELSE TO DO WITH IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719416February 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I FEEL THAT BECAUSE OF THE NEGLECT OF CHRYSLER, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. I INCURRED EXPENSES OF $55.80 FOR PARTS, AND $495.15 FOR LABOR. AT 61,535 A CAR SHOULD NOT NEED A HEAD GASKET TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR AND THE CONDENSER. THE CONDENSER WAS LEAKING OIL AND THE EXPENSES INCURRED AGAIN WERE APPROXIMATELY $630. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR SOME OF MY REPAIR COSTS. *AK
Crash:
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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