Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#822011March 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO EXCESS PITTING OF FRONT ROTORS. ALSO CASTING OF ROTORS HAVE BUBBLES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BRAKE SHOES. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531029February 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531041February 20, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKS ONTO ENGINE DUE TO CAMSHAFT SEAL FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821517February 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE ON FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS ON BOTH FRONT BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820554February 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKES WENT OUT ON VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING. VACUUM BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO BRAKE ROTORS WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820562February 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OR LESS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD TO GEAR DOWN. HAD TO TURN INTO A STREET TO AVOID ACCIDENT.THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525184January 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO SEVERED WIRES/WINSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE HAD HOLE IN IT AND INSTALLED HORN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818027January 15, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 40-45MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#528286January 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAK CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528142January 13, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACK LATCH DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820520January 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE CAR, THE BRAKES WILL NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. FOR A SPLIT SECOND, BRAKES MAKE A HUMMING NOISE AND THEN THEY CATCH. THEY ARE OKAY FOR A WHILE. DEALER SAYS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS ARE BAD. CAR HAS BEEN IN FIVE TIMES FOR BRAKE SENSORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527619December 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MECHANISM WHICH FIRED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG BECAME HOT AND MELTED PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#820081December 23, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHCILE HIT AN TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS GOING 35-45 MPH AND THE VEHICLE HAD BOTH AIR BAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527444December 17, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE HAS HAD FRONT END NOISE AND BRAKE FAILURE SINCE ITS PURCHASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528253December 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819833December 9, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WATER COMING IN FROM DASH WHICH CAUSES THE WATER TO LEAK FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THIS DEFECT HAPPENS ONLY WHEN IT IS RAINING. DEALER HAS TORN OUT DASH, CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. ALSO, AIRBAGS' SCREWS ARE LOOSENING WHICH CAUSES THEM TO MAKE NOISES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525945December 8, 1997
STEERING
STEERING DIFFICULTY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525730December 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKES CONTINUALLY MAKE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525375November 25, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCKS BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819446November 25, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD- ON COLLISION WHICH INVOLVED A TREE AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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