Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#710103August 17, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEONS WHAT IS THE MANUFACTURES DOING ABOUT IT AND WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK WITH THEM DO ABOUT IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782847August 17, 1999
TIRES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER HAD TIRE BALANCE PROBLEMS, UNTIL GETTING NEW TIRES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710017August 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REPLACED HEAD GASKET EVERY 6 MOS., AS COMMON PROBLEM ON NEON'S AND AT $600 A SERVICE COULD THIS BE INTENTIONAL NEGLIGENCE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710054August 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLOWN TWICE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. BRAKES LET UP WHEN FLOORED AT COMPLETE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710000August 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709992August 14, 1999
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FLAT TIRES (NO NAILS) ON THE FRONT TIRES ONLY AT THE EDGE OF THE TREAD. YESTERDAY, THE RIGHT FRONT EXPLODED AT 65 MPH. THE TREAD TOTALLY SEPARATED FROM BOTH SIDE WALLS AT THE EDGE OF THE TREAD (THE SAME POINT THAT ALL PUNCTURES HAVE OCCURED). IT ROLLED OVER AND STAYED UNDER THE RIM WHICH MADE STOPPING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. A SLIGHT TOUCH OF THE BREAK CAUSED THE CAR TO TURN SIDEWAYS. TOOK 150 YARDS TO STOP. CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND INNER PANEL. I HAVE RACED CARS OFF AND ON FOR YEARS AND ALMOST LOST THIS ONE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT ADEQUATELY RE-ENFORCED AT THE JOINT OF THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD. ALL FLATS AND FAILURES ON THE DRIVE WHEELS. THE TIRES WERE JUST ROTATED AND THE TIRE THAT FAILED CAME FROM THE BACK AND NEVER HAD A FLAT. ALSO, THE R/T HAS RACING SUSPENSION AND WILL LET YOU KNOW IF A TIRE IS LOW. IT HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE PULL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OTHER THAN 2 SECONDS OF WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A MAJOR EXHAUST LEAK. NO VIBRATION, NO PULL, JUST NOISE. THEN A LARGE BANG. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHRYSLER FRONT WHEEL DRIVER CARS AND BOTH HAVE REPLACED THEIR TIRES DUE TO NUMEROUS FLATS. AM GOING OUT ON THE WEB TO SEE IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841115August 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD RECEIVED RECALLON RADIATOR. WHILE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT DEALER'S, MECHANIC NOTICED HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN ON ENGINE. MANUFACTURER INFORMED OWNER HEAD GASKETS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH RADIATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845060August 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER ENGINE.TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT 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
#782833August 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, TWO TIRES(NO MANUFACTURER)HAVE BLOWN OUT, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIRE REPLACEMENTS, NONE CAN REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709893August 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTHS. RADIATOR FAN RELAY FAILED AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL OR T.A. ON FAN RELAY I HAD TO PAY FOR PART AT 39101 MI.???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844757August 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SMELLED SMOKE, AND THEN SAW THE FIRE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. ALSO, BRAKES OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY ESPECIALLY ON WET DAYS. BRAKES SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, NOW THEY ARE WORSE THAN BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844751August 10, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844591August 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING SHORTED OUT IN STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING A MELT DOWN OF OTHER WIRES, THIS CONDITION CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM STEERING COLUMN ON FIVE OCCASIONS WITHIN TWO WEEKS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, TOLD WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHORT OCCURRED IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO RUBBING OR VIBRATION CAUSING THE WIRE TO BECOME EXPOSED AND OVERHEATED, MELTING THE OTHER WIRES NEAR IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709780August 9, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR THERE IS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE I WILL TELL EVERYONE NOT TO BUY NOENS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844563August 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY DUE TO THE PLUG THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE SIGNAL LIGHTS MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844586August 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BELIEVED THE DESIGN AND MATERIALS USED IN THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE OF POOR QUALITY.FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 34,000 MILES OF WEAR. AT 42,000 MILES, THEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER ASAP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709690August 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE EXHAUST SYSTEM COMES LOOSE WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH PUDDLE AND LOOSES ENGINE POWER, DEALER GIVEN TWO TRIES TO CORRECT PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM DUE TO THE LACK OF RAIN, ANYONE WHO EXPERENCED SAME PROBLEM EMAIL AT [email protected]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709648August 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON MULTIPLE OCCATIONS THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR RESULTING IN A GRINDING NOISE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER SERVICE MEN SAY THEY HAVE NOT BEEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709649August 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED AT UNREASONABLY LOW MILAGE DESPITE REGULAR MAINTANANCE CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE HEAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844189August 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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