Dodge Neon Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#831010March 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET WHICH IS CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TOWARD THE FIRE WALL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704825March 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HAVE ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL FAILURE, AND BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW MILEAGE, VERY UNHAPPY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704492March 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACE IT TOOK TWO WEEKS TO GET THE PART BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT MOST OF THE 97 NEONS HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835189February 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A TURN, A VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF THE BUMPER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN AND HIT A POLE ON THE FRONT END, IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO ONE HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834795February 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. STAYS ON, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DOES NOT CUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703100February 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT BOTTEMS OUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN FIRST DRIVEN.MOVING UNDER 10MPH,CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE AND BRAKES ARE APPIED FULLY,PEDAL HAS NO MORE TRAVEL,IF BRAKE IS PUMPED, IT'S OK. ,AS IF AIR IN LINES,OR BAD BRAKE BOOSTER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. ALSO, REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS-DOES NOT HAPPEN 100% OF THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607167February 1, 1999
TIRES
TIRES FAILED AT 20,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606725February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN ITS BACKING UP. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702229January 14, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
IN THE WORDS OF THE CHRYSLER FIRE INVESTIGATOR. "... FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A HARD IMPACT TO THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE..." THE REPORT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF THIS VEHICLE HAD NOT CAUGHT FIRE IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TOTAL LOSS AND THAT IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE REASON IT CAUGHT FIRE IS A DESIGN DEFECT INVOLVING THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. I WOULD THINK THAT A PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ON AN IMPACT WHICH BREAKS A FUEL LINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND CORRECTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833209January 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
"O" RING IN THE FUEL RAIL CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832378December 16, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH IMPACT/ BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832279December 15, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER SAYS THAT ONLY WHEN DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS THAT THE POWER STEERING BELT GETS LOOSE, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD AND THE STEERING WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN TURNING A CORNER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832094December 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN 3 TIMES AND REPLACED, DEFECT STILL OCCURS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832011December 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CHILD'S FOOT HIT THE GEAR SHIFT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET A BAG OUT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. ACCIDENT OCCURRED, HITTING VARIOUS THINGS. DEALER CONTACTED AND INSPECTED VEHICLE. STATED OWNER'S MANUAL PARKING BRAKE SHOULD BE ON, AND KEYS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. CONSUMER SAID EVERYTHING WAS DONE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK.ET.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831498December 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A BUSTED HEAD GASKET THAT IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CAR TO SMOKE. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700942November 27, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CIRCUIT BOARD BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE AS I DROVE,SENDING SMOKE THROUGH DASH BOTH TO LEFT AND RIGHT OF SPEEDOMETER-GAUGE AREA. NO FLAME EVER VISIBLE. SMOKE STOPPED OF ITS OWN ACCORD. GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO INDICATE "EMPTY" - THEN RETURNED TO PROPER INDICATION. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME, THEN TO GARAGE, NO APPARENT EFFECT ON ANY OPERATING SYSTEMS. CIRCUIT BOARD AND GAUGE KIT WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO ME. (CAR STILL IN WARRANTY) SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED HOLE BURNED IN CIRCUIT BOARD 2 OR 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831186November 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830701November 13, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING BECOMES INOPERATIVE PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSING STEERING TO GO HARD,DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. DEALER HAS TIGHTENED STEERING BELT, AND REPLACED SOME STEERING COMPONENTS. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830217November 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVING 0-10MPH, FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 45MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#829921November 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH HEAD GASKETS LEAKING OIL, OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, MANUFACTURER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, DEALER CONTACTED AND NO WARRANTY, CONSUMER'S EXPENSE FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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