Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#712641October 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AC FAILED TOTAL SIX TIMES DEFROST 2
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849426September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKING FORM UNDER ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENTENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET/ A WARPED ENGINE HEAD, AND A BLOWN SEAL CRANKSHAFT. DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, AND CONSUMER WANTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO NHTSA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849508September 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
UNDER THE DASH ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORT OUT, CAUSING A FIRE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712536September 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONER ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. REPAIRED ON JULY 29, 1999. REPAIR REQUIRED VALVE EXPANSION, FREON, GASKET, AND RECHARGE. ALSO ON JULY 29, 1999, RIGHT HAND TURNS CAUSED CLUNKING NOISE. FRONT END WAS CLEANED AND LUBED BY DEALER. NOISE RETURNED 8 DAYS LATER. ALSO ON JULY 29, 1999 DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND CALIPER SLIDES DRY AND AGAIN LUBED TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS. COMPLAINED ON SEPTEMBER 12. 1998 OF BACK FIRE OF ENGINE WHEN A/C ON. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A NEW PROBLEM FELT AFTER 2,035 ,MILES DRIVEN. ON OCTOBER 27, 1998 HEADLIGHT BEZEL CAME LOOSE FROM VIBRATION FROM TIE ROD BEING LOOSE. PART OF DASH PANEL REMOVED TO CORRECT LOOSE SWITCHES. ON OCTOBER 27, 1998 VEHICLE WAS INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT DUE TO DOOR TOP WEATHERSTRIPPING TABS FALLING OFF. DEALER HAD TO ORDER PARTS AND HAVE VEHICLE RETURNED AFTER PARTS ARRIVED TO REINSTALL. ON OCTOBER 27, 1998 THE FRONT AND REAL WHEEL TOE ADJUSTMENTS, RETIGHTEND NUTS ON TIE ROD AND ALIGNEMENT OF VEHICLE WAS DONE DUE TO VIBRATION. ON MAY 11, 1999, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND LOW BY MYSELF. IT ALSO HAD BLACK FLAKES ON THE DIP STICK. "YOUR TRANSMISSION IS SHOT" WAS THE REPORT FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED, FLUSHED, NEW BAND AND GASKET INSTALLED AT 7136 MILES. VEHICLE WENT BACK INTO REPAIRS ON OCTOBER 27, 1998 TO HAVE BODY WELD REBENTED AND PAINT TOUCHED UP DUE TO DAMAGE FROM LIFT FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR. SEVERAL CALLS TO MR. JOHN BRUNSON ON OCTOBER 23, 1998, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF DAYTON ANDREWS DODGE, ST. PETERSSBURG, FLORIDA, BUT WERE NEVER ANSWERED OR RETURNED. I HAD SEVERAL TALKS WITH MR. MIKE ARMUS, SALESPERSON, WHO STATED HE COULDN'T GET ME ANY STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM STEVE, SERVICE MANAAGER, REGARDING THE LOOSE FRONT END PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712569September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR WAS OVERLOOKED AS A SEVERE PROBLEM AT SPITZER DODGE. THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT. PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FIXED IT WAS THE COMPUTER TOOK 3.5 HRS TO WORK ON. THAT WAS ON 03/12/99. ON 09/30/99 THE SAME PROBLEM DEVELOPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849331September 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF HER CAR AND HIT CONSUMER ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712477September 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VALVE PAN GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET GAVE OUT (BLEW) 120 MILES AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY RAN OUT. HAVE REPLACED ONCE AND IT HAS BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A CLUNK SOUND WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. IF A CAR MANUFACTURER CANNOT MAKE A CAR THAT LASTS WELL BEYOND THEIR PATHETIC WARRANTY, THEN THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. SEE REF: ODI ID: 536724 ODI ID: 545773 ODI ID: 704492 ODI ID: 707143 ODI ID: 710054 ODI ID: 780464 ODI ID: 826370 ODI ID: 829921 ODI ID: 831010 ODI ID: 831498 ODI ID: 832094 ODI ID: 841115 ODI ID: 847105 ODI ID: 848011 ODI ID: 848347
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712384September 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PLEASE RECALL. I'M TIRED OF PUTTING OIL IN THIS THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848816September 27, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, TIRES AND THE STEERING KEEP SHAKING AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FOUR TIMES ,AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712087September 25, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, AIR BAGS
THERE'S A POPPING NOISE THAT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846202September 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAS BLOWN OUT TWICE, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK TIMING BELT WAS CHANGED AT 61,524 MILES. SWITCH FOR OIL INDICATOR BURNED OUT CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE (5-11-98). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848347September 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A SPACE BETWEEN THE MOTOR, CAUSING THE OIL TO BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE.WHEN THE CAR STOPS THE OIL REALLY SPILLS OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711773September 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
8 BRAKE FAILURES (METAL TO METAL) WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. BRAKE FAILURES AT THE FOLLOWING MILEAGES; 4714, 8365, 10773, 16695, 21193. 23695, 43024, 48115. MOST OF THE BRAKE FAILURES WERE DUE TO CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE BRAKE PADS. CHRYSLER REPLACES PADS FREE OF CHARGE 1ST 4 BRAKE FAILURES AND #7 AND #8 FAILURES. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER LEMON LAW PROTECTION EVEN WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT WITH THE TERRIBLE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS 1995 NEON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711812September 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD THE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP (A CERTIFIED MECHANIC) AFTER THE SEVERAL DEALERS WERE BOOKED SOLID. I COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE TWO WEEKS LATER. NOW, ONLY A YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE, THE SAME REPAIR NEEDS DONE AGAIN. FROM WHAT SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME, MANY NEONS DEVELOP THIS HEAD GASKET LEAK AND NEED REPAIR. MY CAR WAS ONLY TWO AND 1/2 YEARS OLD WHEN THE HEAD GASKET WENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THE CARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY TO ME. I AGAIN HAVE TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848213September 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITHIN A ONE WEEK PERIOD ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER. ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848274September 21, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AND PARKING THE CAR CONSUMER NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711724September 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART, OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. WE HAVE CONTACTED A DEALER, SEVERAL MECHANICS AND DODGE/CHRYSLER THEMSELVES. NO ONE CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE TOLD BY CHRYSLER TO KEEP DRIVING TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WE ARE, NEEDLESS TO SAY, CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843617September 21, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED OWNER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#848203September 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, TRAVELING 30-35 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THE CRASH. REPORT GIVEN FATHER, CHARLES WISE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#848011September 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON DRIVEWAY.. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, NOTICED OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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