Dodge Neon Complaints (2000)

337 consumer complaints on file.

#748519July 16, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TWO OTHER OWNERS OF DODGE NEONS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748565July 16, 2001
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BROUGHT MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 99 AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH 11 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON I KEEP HAVING BLOWOUTS ALL THE TREADS ARE INTACT BUT THE SIDES OF THE TIRES END UP WITH CHUNKS MISSING FROM THEM. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY DOING ABOUT 30 WHEN I FELT MY CAR PULLING AWAY FROM ME AND I COULD BARLEY CONTROL IT SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT N THERE WERE 2 CHUNKS MISSING OUT FOT THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE FROM IT BLOWING OUT AND THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A CAN OPENER TO IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE 4 ORIGINAL TIRES MY CAR CAME WITH DID THE SAME THING THOSE TIRES WERE REPLACE AND MY TIRES CAN ONLY BE REPLACED BY GOOD YEAR MODEL P185/60R15 NO OTHER TIRE FITS I HAD 4 TIRES REPLACED IN MAYOF 2000 THEN I REPLACED ANOTHER 3 BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN FEB2001 ALL AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND IT IS NOW JULY AND A NOTHER TIRE BLEW IM SICK OF IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST WEAR AND TARE BUT NOT IM STARTING TO WONDER 11 TIRES IN LESS THEN 2 YEARS SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG.*AK (TIRESIZE: P185\60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748482July 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE HAS EXTREME SURGES IN THE MOTOR, ON START UP IF A/C UNIT IS TURNED ON CAR MAY STALL, ALSO "GRINDING" NOISE FROM ENGINE ON OVER NITE START UPS. SURGE IN ENGINE DURING THE WINTER SEASON IS ALSO A PROBLEM, SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROAD ARE BAD ENOUGH, LET ALONE THE VEHICLE DECIEDS TO SURGE, WHEN THIS HAPPENS I WOULD PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR TO NEUTRAL. DODGE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR OVERNIGHT, BUT THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR ME BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NOISES THAT DODGE HAS DEEMED ACCEPTIABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892787July 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
RECALL 01V154000, DOM 983. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892574July 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
RECALL NUMBER 0V154000. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY RECALL PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD TAKE ONE MONTH TO ARRIVE, WHEN HE DID ARRIVE THE DEALER PUT THE PART ON ANOTHER VEHICLE EVEN THOUGHT THAT PART HAD THE CONSUMERS NAME ON IT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892465July 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V154000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 983, DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892059July 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 55 MPH PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND IT STUCK, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, HAS TO PRESS ON ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE. SOMETIMES HAS TO TURN OFF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891353June 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN DRIVING AT 20-40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, 01V154, CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL, INSURANCE COMPANY IS PURSUING THE MATTER WITH CHRYSLER. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890826June 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPROACHING A INTERSECTION AND APPYLING BRAKES VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN,AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890699June 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890390June 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE PRESENT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*AK HORN IS OUT. THE VEHICLE RUN HARD AND IS LOUD. THE FRONT END IS LOW WHEN COMING OUT ON INTO A DRIVEWAY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889805June 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ENGINE IDLE INCREASED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITHIN BRAKE VACUUM HOSE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 01V154000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889809June 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER RAN INTO A DITCH, HIT A SIGN AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. DEALER HAS TO INSPECT VEHICLE TO FIND THE ERROR. AIRBAG WASN'T ON, AND FUSE WASN'T BLOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889822June 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE AND THEY FELT LIKE A BRICK, CONSUMER HAD THROWEN CAR INTO PARK. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR BRAKE HOSE BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746119May 30, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DEALER NOTIFIED. REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND FIXED BROKEN WIRES. SECOND TIME WIRES CAME LOOSE (DATE: 5-24-2000), DEALER FIXED AND RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE CHARGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889250May 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS ROTORS HAS TO BE CHANGED OR ROTATED. DEALER HAS CORRECTED PROBLEM TWICE, BUT IT'S REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746003May 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOR THE AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS AND BRAKES THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURED DURING ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 16, 2001. DURING BOTH ACCIDENTS I WAS PRESSING ON MY BRAKES AND IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT CATCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED ON JANUARY 16, 2001, BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY I WAS INJURED WHEN MY HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. I INFORMED THE DODGE CORPORATION OF THE PROBLEMS AND ALL I WAS TOLD IS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR. I NOTICED THAT THE HEADGASKETS BEGAN LEAKING APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT $700.00 IN REPAIRS. I CALLED SEVERAL OTHER GARAGES FOR QUOTES ON THE REPAIRS AND THE FIRST THING OUT OF THE MECHANICS MOUTH WAS I SHOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEADGASKETS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND WAS TOLD IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR SINCE MINE WAS SUSPOSED TO BE A 2000 MODEL. BUT SINCE THEM I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 1999. ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME CONCERNING MY CAR WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888825May 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AFTER TEN THOUSAND MILES WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES PEDAL VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888315May 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT JERKS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887775May 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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