Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#734811October 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VALVE COVER GASKETS HAVE FAILED TWICE SINCE 1998 AND CURRENTLY NEEDING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AGAIN. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED JUST AFTER WARRANTY TERM. DODGE KNOWS OF OIL LEAK PROBLEMS AND HAVE MADE NO EFFORTS TO RECTIFY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734746October 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS, WITH A COLD ENGINE RADIATOR CAP OFF FLUID WILL BE FORCED OUT LIKE OLD FAITHFUL. OIL LEAKING FROM BACK OF THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I FOUND OUT THIS ISN'T JUST A ONE CAR PROBLEM. I HAVE 14 PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE 15 SERVICE BULLETINS REPORTING THE SAME THING. IT SEEMS IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLUS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR ENGINEERING FAULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734687October 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DODGE NEON MANUFACTURED IN 1996/AS FAR AS I KNOW THE HEAD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES/ ORIGINALLY WHEN BUILT (UNLESS PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM) AND TWICE BY ME (9/3/97 AND 10/18/2000) NOW DON'T YOU FIND THAT ABSURD....I FORMALLY OWNED A DODGE DAYTONA FOR TEN YEARS...HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS BUT IT NEVER BLEW A HEAD GASKET.. IHAVE AN OLDSMOBLILE THAT HAS 1400000 MILES ON IT..NEVER NEEDED A HEAD GASKET....HAD THIS HEAD GASKET BLOWN OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY NEXT WEEK ON THE WAY TO MARYLAND, THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS RESULTS ..NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF REPAIRING A "CRACKED BLOCK" THIS HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS FAR A DRIVING IS CONCERNED AND I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT CRYSLER IS ALLOWING THIS SERIOUS MATTER TO CONTINUE//I FEEL THAT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE TWO HEAD GASKETS SHOULD BE SENT TO ME IMMEDIATELY...CRYSLER HAD MY BUSINESS FOR LONG ENOUGH...I FEEL THAT SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP ALL OF THE NEON OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT CAN NOT GET ANYONE TO LISTEN OR AS USUAL ...THE SMALL GUY IS OUT OF LUCK...THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN IS JUST TOO MUCH AT THIS TIME...THANK GOD MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE CAR AND A SERIOUS PROBLEM OCCURRED....CRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE NOW AND TO ALL DODGE NEON OWNERS....PICKETING DEALERSHIPS COMES TO MIND....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873313October 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL AT ENGINE BLOCK, HAD TO REPLACE 2 HEAD GASKETS. PROBLEM HAS COME BACK, AND MAY HAVE TO REPLACE A THIRD HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873325October 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HIT COW ON THE HIGHWAY HEAD-ON, HITTING WHINDSHIELD AND ROLLED OVER, SMASHING REAR WINDOWS. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873297October 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING A TERRIBLE OIL LEAK AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734116October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 1996-WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL IT( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734058October 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ALLOWS OIL TO COME IN CONTACT WITH HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872002October 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED AND IT WAS USING 5 QUARTS OF OIL A DAY, AND OIL IN THE RADIATOR THAT CAME OUT LIKE COTTAGE CHEESE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732709September 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
I HAVE TAKEN ME NEON IN THREE TIMES THIS MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND AS TO WHY THE FUSE FOR THE FULE PUMP BLEW BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITHTHE CAR. THE DEALER DID TELL ME THAT IT IS HARD TO LOCATE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT HAPPEN AGAIN TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY. I AGAIN TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY THING ON THIS FUSE IS THE FUEL PUMP AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS GOING BAD. SO, WE REPLACED IT AND THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I JOB COACH AND DRIVE MY CAR ALL DAY TO AND FROM DIFFERENT CLIENTS JOB SITES AS WELL AS TRANSPORT THEM TO AND FROM WORK. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY DU TO THE FACT THAT WITH SOME OF THEM I MUST DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY AND WITH THE CARS FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWING AT ANY TIME FOR WHAT EVER REASON THIS FRIGHTENS ME WIHT THE WAY PEOPLE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE LAST THING I OR THEY NEED IS A CAR THAT JUST STOPS IN IT'S TRACKS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR THREE DAYS AND THEY STILL CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE DRIVING MY CAR AROUND TO SEE AS TO WHY OR AS TO WHAT IS WRONG. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WRITE TO ME OR E-MAIL ME SO THAT I CAN LET THEM KNOW. IN REGARDS TO WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. IT WAS AT A DEALER SHIP IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA FOUR YEARS AGO AND I NOW LIVE IN WISCONSIN. IT MAY BE POSSABLE TO LOCATE THE DEALER WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THANK YOU DEBORA BREY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732457September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET IN MY 1996 NEON THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED COSTING ME $450.BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS UNDER 50,000 MILES. NOW MY CAR HAS 78,000 AND THE GASKET HAS FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF IT. I HAVE FOUND A WEB SITE, NEONHEADGASKETS.ORG, AND SEEN THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD HELP FROM CHRYSLER, CHRYSLER PAYING $500 AND THE CUSTOMER PAYING $100. BUT THE DECISION IS UP TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER. IT REALLY UPSETS ME THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. NOW THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE OLD GASKET WITH AN UPDATED NEW ONE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PUT ON MY CAR YET. THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THAT WILL EVEN WORK. PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THE GASKET IS BLOWING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871009September 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE GOT HOT AND HAS DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, THAT MAY HAVE DAMAGED ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731766September 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DIRECTIONALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. HEAD GASKET IS GONE. EATS UP OIL. DEALER WON'T TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAR. HEADLIGHTS PULSATE. ENGINE DIES OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731796September 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731202September 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870149September 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & EXPERIENCED A BAD ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKAGE. HAD NOTICED AN ODOR OF BAD OIL BURNING. TOOK TO MECHANIC FIRST TIME & ENTIRE HEAD GASKETS WAS DEFECTIVE & NEEDED REPLACING. HAD ENGINE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED & THE LEAKAGE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730929September 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN MY CAR WENT TO 0 IN LESS THAN 3 SECONDS WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO PATRIOT IN KILLEEN TX THE COULDNT TROUBLESHOOT SO THEY SENT THE CAR TO DODGE COUNTRY. WHERE IT HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE 8/21/00 I WANT THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAS THEY ARE SAYING IT DOESNT COVER ALL. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. NOT SURE IF THE WORK WAS DONE ON MY NEON PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT. AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ANY INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND ON THIS VEHICLE I'M VERY DISATTISFIED WITH THE NEON AND I'M SORRY I HAVE ONE. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NEON!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730665September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED NOT AT ANY SET TIME OR DISTANCE. FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, AND COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED AND WAS SENT TO THE DODGE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND TWO WEEKS OF TESTING. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ANY FUEL LEVEL FROM FULL TO AN EIGHTH OF A TANK AND THE SAME GAS STATION WAS USED FOR ALL CARS I OWN SO THE BAD GAS THEORY IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869507September 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CIRCUIT BOARD WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO TOGGLE. RECALL 96V026000 HAS BEEN ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729613August 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKS, CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO RADIATOR, OIL LEAK CAUSES SMOKE-SMELL TO COME OFF OF ENGINE. ITS AMAZING HOW MANY NEONS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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