Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10224696April 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON ONE MORNING. I TOOK THE STEERING COLUMN APART AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING PLUG WAS MELTED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEONS AND THE WIRING AS WELL AS THE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224705April 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
IN 2004 I HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, FAST FORWARD TO APRIL 2008 AND THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED, DANGEROUSLY HOT STEERING COLUMN, AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN (ORIGINAL COST TO REPLACE WAS $1,100). I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN A REASON FOR A RECALL, DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THIS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED? I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224203April 11, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE HER AND SHE STRUCK THE STEERING COLUMN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT NEVER SAW ANY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223350April 4, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE RADIATOR CLAMP FELL OFF AND CAUSED ALL OF THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AT 9,000 MILES, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. BOTH REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 15,000 MILES, THE TIRES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 18,000 MILES, THE BRACKETS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED AND THE SEAT COULD NOT BE MOVED BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO AT 18,000 MILES, THE DEALER HAD TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE SQUEALING AND PULSATING. THE SQUEALING AND PULSATING OCCURRED ALL THE TIME, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE ADJUSTMENT. THE CD PLAYER FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, THE REAR BRAKES ARE STILL SQUEALING AND PULSATING, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED. THE MOTOR MAKES A POPPING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE MOTOR WILL SINK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING SUPPORTING THE MOTOR IS THE EXHAUST. THE MOTOR IS ALMOST TOUCHING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS CLOSED. HE HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,764 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222618March 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
I AM THE 2ND HAND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN POSSESSION OF IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND 1/2 HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED IT AND IT HAS 55,000 MILE ON IT. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION BECAME RATHER JUMPY AND IT WAS TO GO INTO SERVICE BUT THE DAY BEFORE I WAS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IT WAS MORE JUMPY THAN USUAL AND I SMELT TRANS. FLUID THROUGH MY AIR VENTS. CHECKED TRANS. FLUID AND FOUND NOTHING ON THE STICK, SHUT IF OFF, LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF PINK FLUID UNDER ON THE GROUND. LOOKED AT THE LITTLE BIT OF FLUID THAT WAS THE TRANS STICK AND IT WAS THE SAME COLOR. LOOKED IN THE COOLANT, SAME FLUID AS ON THE STICK AND THE GROUND. MY RADIATOR HAD GIVEN OUT MIXING MY COOLANT WITH TRANS. FLUID. THIS LEFT ME TO PAY $974 OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR THIS COMMON PROBLEM. CAR IS UNDER A 7/70K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. RADIATOR IS NOT COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222375March 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE NEON THAT KEEPS BLOWING FUEL PUMP FUSES WHEN SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT I FOUND IN SAME VEHICLE MADE FEW MONTHS SOONER JULY THROUGH NOVEMBER CAR IN 1995 THROUGH 1996 I FEEL THIS IS STILL HAPPENING MY CAR IS AT RISK TO CATCH FIRE. WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF THIS COULD BE RESOLVE AND CHECKED OUT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221649March 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
IT WAS A SUDDEN PART FAILURE WHICH CAUSED IMMEDIATE DANGER. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH DOWN A ROAD NEAR MY HOME AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED MY FATHER FOR HELP. HE NOTICED THE ENGINE COOLANT POURING OUT OF IT'S CONTAINER AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID DANGEROUSLY LOW. WE REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT IT WOULDN'T STAY, IT WAS LEAKING SOMEWHERE. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE US TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. THE TOW TRUCK GUY IMMEDIATELY TOLD US THAT HE'S SEEN THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME WITH DODGE NEONS. THE RADIATOR BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS INTO THE COOLANT. THE REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC ALSO CONCLUDED THE SAME THING. HE TOLD ME HE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUSH OUT THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT I WOULD DEFINITELY NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. HE TOLD ME HE USED TO WORK FOR DODGE SERVICE REPAIR AND WOULD SEE THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME AND NORMALLY IT WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW TOO. IN PICKING UP THE CAR HE TOLD ME HE MANUALLY FLUSHED OUT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AS BEST HE COULD, BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE WHOM COULD POWER FLUSH OUT EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE OK. I DID ASK HIM WHAT'S MY GUARANTEE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HE STATED THE NEW RADIATOR THAT DODGE NOW PROVIDES FOR THEIR NEONS WHEN THE ONE FROM THE FACTORY FAILS IS CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS RADIATOR SINCE DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE? HE TOLD ME NO. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MANY STORIES LIKE MY OWN. I'VE FOUND THAT ANY NEON FROM 1999 TO 2005 HAS HAD A FAULTY RADIATOR. SOME OF THE STORIES ARE WORSE THAN MINE. TRANSMISSIONS BLOWN AND COSTING PEOPLE THOUSANDS. IT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND MAY HAVE COST LIVES, I'M NOT SURE. I CAN ONLY THINK WHEN A CAR STOPS ACCELERATING ON A FASTER ROAD, WHAT KIND OF ACCIDENT'S CAN OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221479March 17, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
WE HEARD A POP IN OUR ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, UNCERTAIN THAT IT WAS OUR VEHICLE WE CONTINUED, AS WE EXITED THE HIGHWAY WE HAD LOST POWER STEERING IT SEEMED. CONTINUE HOME ABOUT 20 MILES AND ONCE WE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY WE OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND OUR POWER STEERING BELT HAD COME OFF. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE BELT, NOTICED OUR DRIVEBELT IDLER PULLEY HAD DISINTEGRATED. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ORDER THIS PART FROM SEVERAL AUTO PART STORES AND THE DEALER TO NO AVAIL. IT IS ON FACTORY BACK ORDER FOR OVER THE PAST MONTH, WHICH HAS LEFT US WITH ONLY ONE VEHICLE FOR OUR HOUSEHOLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219800March 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT HAS A BAD SPARK PLUG BUT WEN YOU CHECK ONE IS FULL OF OIL ITS SHUTS OFF WHEN IT DOES THAT AND IT TAKES A MINUTE TO START BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219454February 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1997 DODGE NEON CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE ANY INFO AVAILABLE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE FIRES IN THE MID NINETIES MODEL YEAR DODGE NEONS. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10216980February 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
I OWN A 1996 DODGE NEON. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE SPEED SENSOR FIXED ON IT DUE TO THAT IS THE CODE THAT CAME UP ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD FRIED 3 FEET OF IT. THE MECHANIC FIXED THE THREE FEET OF WIRING AND EVERY THING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. I TOOK MY CAR TO MOSES LAKE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM MY HOUSE UPON ARRIVING. MY NEON STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM MOSES LAKE TO ALTONS TIRE SHOP IN AIR WAY HEIGHTS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO TOW IT TO DISHMAN DODGE ON SRPAUGE. I HAVE PULLED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION ON MY CAR AND BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MASS NUMBERS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I TRULY FEEL T HAT IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE THE HARNESS IS FIRED DUE TO THE SAME REASONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216755February 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THROUGH THE LIFE OF OWNING THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET SEVERAL TIMES 3 TIMES IN LAST 2 YEARS ALONE AND REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKET STILL LEAKS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX IT EVEN THE DEALER. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEONS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216716February 1, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FOGGY AND PROVIDED POOR ILLUMINATION. THE LIGHTS ALSO FACE DOWNWARD INSTEAD OF STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN SHE WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN 02/08 AT THE COST OF $1,864.18. UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216359January 29, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
I WAS USING MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS AND SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I SHUT OFF MY LIGHTS AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SMOKE STOPPED. THAT EVENING MY HEADLIGHTS LOST FUNCTION AND ONLY MY HIGH BEAMS WOULD WORK. MY HIGH BEAMS NOW FLICKER AND I'M FEARING THOSE WILL LOSE FUNCTION AS WELL. WHEN REMOVING THE PANEL BENEATH MY STEERING COLUMN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND ALL I COULD SEE IS THAT ONE OF WIRING HARNESSES IS MELTED. I'VE LOOKED AT OTHER INVESTIGATIONS THAT RELATE INCLUDING EA06019 AND PE06028. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216263January 28, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
EA06-019 HEADLIGHTS & FOGLIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TRIED REPLACING BULBS, THIS DID NOT WORK. BELIEVE THE SWITCH IS BAD. VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THIS IS WHEN THE OCCURANCE HAPPENED. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216264January 28, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER SPORADICALLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT FAILED. SHE HAD THE FOG LIGHT REPAIRED, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216052January 26, 2008
STRUCTURE
IN THE PAST YEAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR THERE HAS BEEN WATER IN THE TRUNK, UNDER THE BACK SEAT, AND THE BACK SEAT FLOOR BOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215430January 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL SENSOR, WE HAD IT REPLACED. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER A FUEL CAM WENT OUT. WE HAD IT REPLACED. WE TOOK THE CAR HOME AND NEXT MORNING IT HAD OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE. TOWED IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T WORK ON THAT SIDE OF THE CAR. THEY STATED I HAD A MAJOR HEAD CASKET PROBLEM. IT STARTED OUT AT $800, THEN THEY KEPT FINDING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD. THE GROMMETS NEEDED REPLACED AND A LOT MORE PARTS. FINALLY THEY STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD. IT STARTED AT $800 THEN WENT TO $1100 THEN $1800 THEN $2100. BY THE TIME THEY WHERE DONE IT WAS UP TO $2,600. THEY GAVE ME A TECHNICAL BULLETIN STATING THAT CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOW TO BE THROW AWAY CARS BUILT TO REPLACE OVER AND OVER. WISH I HAD KNOWN BEFORE I BROUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214211January 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE NEON. THE HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS ARE VERY DIM. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS REMAINED DIM. OIL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THEN LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND, CAUSING THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRAYISH-COLORED SMOKE EXITING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,301.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213583January 3, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WHEN IT RAINS. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE CAUSED OF THE LEAK. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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