Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#853090November 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
KEPT HAVING A LEAKE. TOOK IN VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED, TIRE TO BE ROTATED. CAR INSPECTED, AND THEY NOTICED ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, COMING FROM THE O-RINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850167November 17, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WHILE DRIVING VERY SLOWY, CAR CONTINUED TO GO STRIAGHT, CAUSING RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO HIT CURB. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE STEERING SPINDLE AND KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714886November 17, 1999
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#549524November 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET CONTINUALLY FAILS CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852936November 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852982November 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVNING ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF ON SIDE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK TIRES, AND TIRES WERE FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852983November 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TURNED OFF A SIDE ROAD HEARD A LOUD NOISE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE TIRES AND THE TIRES WERE FINE. GOT THE VEHICLE HOME. CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK IT TO A NEIGHBOR WHO IS A MECHANIC, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PART THAT BROKE WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT BOLT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852985November 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TOOK VEHICLE TO A NEIGHBOR WHO IS MECHANIC, AND TOLD HER THAT THE PART THAT BROKE WAS A BOLT THAT WAS PART OF THE ENGINE MOUNT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850667November 15, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING RESERVOIR: FLUID IS TOO SMALL, POWER STEERING FLUID HAS TO BE CHECKED EVERY 7,000 MILES. T DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714719November 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAK FOR QUITE A WHILE. MECHANIC SAID COMMON TO 97 . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714651November 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. NO PRE-DEPLOYMENT IMPACT OR COLLISION. DEPLOYMENT BLEW OUT PASSNGER'S SIDE (FRONT) WINDOW. DRIVER'S LEFT ARM AND HAND WERE PROPELLED INTO UPPER WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND INJURING DRIVER'S WRIST, ELBOW, AND SHOULDER. TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL BY DRIVER, BUT NO COLLISION SUBSEQUENT TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#714594November 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AT STOPS ON OCCASSION, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 1996 DODGE NEON BUT FOR VEHICLES MADE BETWEEN JANUARY 1995 AND NOVEMBER 1995, MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN NOVEMBER 1995. MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BUT I'M TOLD IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BECAUSE IT WAS MADE DURING NOVEMBER 1995. WOULD LIKE RECALL DATES RE-EXAMINED SINCE IT APPEARS TO ME MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852734November 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON OR WARNING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND HAD NO COMMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852644November 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO GET HIMSELF TOGETHER ,AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714445November 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
STARTED AS SMALL OIL LEAK, KEPT GETTING WORSE. TOLD 3-4 WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A BAD HEAD GASKET AND A CHRYSLER ZONE REP WOULD BE CONTACTED. HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET BUT I'M WAITING FOR A CALL ON MONDAY. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE 3-4 OTHER NEONS IN THE SHOP WHEN MY CAR WAS BEING CHECKED THE FIRST TIME. ALSO TOLD THAT ALL VEHICLES WITH SAME ENGINE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS BUT GIVEN NO FURTHER DETAILS. TOLD NOT TO PUT MONEY INTO MY CAR IF I WAS GOING TO GET RID OF IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714415November 6, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714335November 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVE, CUASING MAJOR OIL LEAK. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT'S COMMON PROBLEM FOR NEONS. CONTACTED DEALER THAT SOLD IT AND CHRYSLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852443November 3, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHENEVER DRIVINGS VEHICLE UNDER WET CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING, WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, IT DOESN'T RETURN AS IT SHOULD. AFTER DRYING IT WILL BEGIN WORKING CORRECTLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852448November 3, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET AND WAS HIT BY A TRUCK. DEALER HAS FIXED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714250November 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LEAKING LOTS OF OIL FROM TOP (HEAD??)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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