Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#10593951May 25, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I BOUGHT 4 PIRELLI P4 P185/60R-15 TIRES. LESS THAN 6K MILES A TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. NOW AT 17K MILES ANOTHER TIRE HAS A BIG BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. I AM TAKING THAT BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR A REPLACEMENT. I DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES AND I DRIVE SLOW. THIS IS SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588923May 16, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD ENTER FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHEN IT WOULD RAIN. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRAME TO BECOME RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE EVAPORATOR DRAIN. THE DRAIN WAS CLEARED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588031May 13, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587153May 7, 2014
STRUCTURE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON 5/614, I NOTICED A SHREDDED PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM A BLUE TARP WAS UNDER MY 1999 DODGE NEON. APPARENTLY IT HAD BLOWN UNDER THE CAR BY THE WIND. I PULLED THE PLASTIC PIECE OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR, AND IN SO DOING I HEARD A DISTINCT "TWANG" NOISE. CURIOUS, I KNELT DOWN AND PEERED UNDER THE CAR AND WAS HORRIFIED TO SEE ONE OF THE METAL STRAPS THAT HOLDS THE FUEL TANK UP WAS BROKEN DUE TO CORROSION. ONE SECTION WAS HANGING DOWN SEVERAL INCHES, BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE GROUND. THERE ARE TWO STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TANK IN PLACE, THE SECOND STRAP IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY RUSTED BUT STILL APPEARS TO BE INTACT WITH NO APPARENT VISIBLE RUST-THROUGH. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. IF BOTH STRAPS LET GO THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE TANK UP WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE TANK DROPPING TO THE ROAD WITH THE END RESULT BEING AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER. IF IT WASN'T FOR A WIND BLOWN, 3 FOOT LONG PIECE OF SHREDDED PLASTIC GETTING SNAGGED ON MY FUEL TANK STRAP, I MOST LIKELY WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THERE TO BE A PROBLEM. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS HASN'T ALREADY HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576182April 1, 2014
STEERING
I AM HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 DODGE NEON. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS NOTHING BUT CLICKS. I AM HAVING SO MUCH PROBLEMS TURNING ON MY SIGNAL LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I AM HOPING THAT THIS IS A RECALL SO I WON'T HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH MONEY OUT OF POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573395March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SMELLED HOT WIRING AND HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE WIRING CONNECTOR FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, I DISCOVERED THE CONNECTOR HAD OVERHEATED TO THE POINT IT WAS CHARRED AND CRUMBLING TO PIECES. THIS IS NOT A MISUSE BY OPERATOR, BUT A SAFETY FAILURE UF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE AS THE FUSE PROTECTING THIS CIRCUIT DID NOT FAIL WHEN THE CIRCUIT OBVIOUSLY OVERHEATED AND MELTED AND CHARRED THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PART IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568374March 11, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A TUNE-UP HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EMISSION COIL AND ALTERNATOR BELT AS A REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS LATER DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563363February 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER COLLECTS IN THE TRUNK CAUSING MOLD, THIS AFFECTS MY ATHSMA. SEEMS THIS AFFECTS MANY OWNERS AND SEEMS IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE AIR QUALITY YOU BREATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560889January 21, 2014
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
WHERE TO START! STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BAD WHEN IDLING AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER! THERE SEEMS TO BE THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THESE CARS WITHOUT ANY ACTION FROM CHRYSLER. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS TWICE IN 6 MONTHS IN MY DAUGHTERS CAR, THERE IS WATER LEAKING INTO THE BACKSEAT FROM SOMEWHERE, STUTTERING WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR OVER 50 MPH; BLOWN OUT STRUTS, REPLACED RADIATOR; EATS OIL..........WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS. CHECK THE INTERNET........THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS! IT HAS COST ME OVER 2500 IN REPAIRS IN 8 MONTHS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557294December 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR AND ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THEN ON THIS OCCASION I WAS LAYING DOWN IN MY ROOM AND MUST HAVE ROLLED OVER ON THE REMOTE AND ENGAGED THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. THE CAR STARTED IN THE GARAGE. LUCKILY, IT WAS DISCOVERED IN <5 MINUTES AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE BATTERIES OUT OF THE REMOTE AND AM NO LONGER USING IT. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING/REPAIRS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556627December 19, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COOLER IN RADIATOR LEAKED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO CONTAMINATE ENGINE, AND ALSO CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION WITH RADIATOR FLUID. CALLED CHRYSLER CORP AND THEY SAID NO RECALL ON IT AND DID NOT OFFER TO HELP WITH IT. WHEN I GOOGLE SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543268September 12, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD POINT DOWNWARD AND ILLUMINATED AN INADEQUATE BRIGHTNESS TOWARDS THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED BOTH HEAD LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542201September 6, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
ON MAY 24, 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT WAS 12:15 IN THE MORNING, AND IT WAS RAINING. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN MY PASSENGER YELLED OUT THAT THE SEMI TRUCK NEXT TO US WAS MERGING OVER INTO OUR LANE AND WAS ABOUT TO HIT US. I TRIED TO MOVE OVER INTO THE THIRD, LEFT LANE TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE TRUCK, BUT AS SOON AS I DID THE CAR LOST CONTROL. IT STARTED TO FISH TAIL AND ENDED UP HITTING THE CENTER WALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEN GOT SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE SEMI TRUCK WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID. THE CAR HIT THE SEMI TRUCK AT AN ANGLE SO THE ENTIRE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS HIT AND CRUSHED, INCLUDING PART OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I BLACKED OUT AS SOON AS WE HIT BECAUSE MY HEAD HIT THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORWAY. I ONLY KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAD TWO LARGE GOOSE EGGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY HEAD AND A WHILE AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE WENT TO GO SEE THE CAR AND A LARGE CHUNK OF MY HAIR WAS HANGING FROM THE DOORWAY. THIS IS WHERE THE SEAT BELT COMPLAINT COMES IN. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT SEIZE UP DURING THE COLLISION AND I SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING A CONCUSSION, BROKEN RIB, COLLAPSED LUNG, HOLE IN MY LUNG, AND LACERATED LIVER. MY PASSENGER ALSO SUFFERED EXTREMELY SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING CONCUSSION, BOTH LUNG COLLAPSED, MULTIPLE BROKEN RIBS, LACERATED LIVER, BROKEN PELVIS, AND BROKEN HIPS. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND IS STILL UNABLE TO WALK. I MAKE THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE OUR INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN AS SERIOUS HAD THEY WORKED PROPERLY. ALSO, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AT SOME POINT WITH THE SIDE FRONTAL DAMAGE AT THE VERY LEAST. I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER MY CAR HAD SIDE AIRBAGS BUT IF THEY DID, THEY DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE LOOKED INTO AND SOME RESOLVE TO COME FROM IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10535958August 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TURN ON MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL MY FOG LIGHTS TURN ON. I SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY MFD SWITCH CONNECTOR THE LEFT SIDE(NUMBER 10&20) WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF MELTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533592August 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HI, I HAVE A DODGE NEON 03, AND IT CUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE CAR COMES TO AN INSTANT STOP ON THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME AND THEY JUST SWITCHED OUT A CAR PART, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE TWO MONTHS LATER MY CAR STOPED AGAIN ON JULY 4TH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP, THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS TO RUN TEST AND THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK AND SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT A MONTH GOES BY AND MY CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP ON A HIGHWAY THIS TIME, ON AUGUST 3RD. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS AT THIS POINT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW ONE COULD EASILY OCCUR AND HOW IT COULD POSSIBLY BE FATAL FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHERS. I DID SOME REASEARCH AND DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DODGE NEONS, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE 03'S BUT ALSO THE 96-98, AND 2000'S. I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524378July 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
ON OR ABOUT MARCH 1, 2013, MY 2005 DODGE NEON BEGAN TO HAVE CLUTCH PROBLEMS. ON MARCH 11, 2013, I BROUGHT THE NEON IN FOR REPAIRS AT THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT AT. THE REPAIRS TOOK 3 WEEK. ON JULY 10, 2013, I DROVE TO THE DENVER V.A. FROM CHEYENNE, WY AND ON THE TRIP BACK TO CHEYENNE, WY, THE CLUTCH WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN LOVELAND, CO ON JULY 11, 2013 TO SET-UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND AFTER WAITING FOR 4 HOURS FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK WITH A TIME THEY WOULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, I CALLED SOMEONE ELSE, WHO SET ME AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT THAN AND THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524506July 11, 2013
STRUCTURE
WHILE PARKED IN THE RAIN, WATER WAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF DRIVERS-SIDE DOOR, SOAKING THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR TO A POINT THAT SQUISHING SOUNDS COULD BE HEARD, ALSO DURING RAIN, THE DRIVERS-SIDE OF THE TRUNK LEAKED & IT SOAKED ENOUGH WATER TO BE ABLE TO SOAK A CLOTH & SQUEEZE WATER OUT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521340June 24, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2005 DODGE NEON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNRELIABLE STEERING WHEEL HORN CIRCUIT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN SOMETIMES TO FAILED TO HONK. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING, HE DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO GROUND CIRCUIT; IT WAS ONLY A THREE WIRE DEVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515755June 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING AND CAR START TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515136June 4, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY SONS HAD A CRASH IN A 2005 DODGE NEON. THEY WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. THEY HIT A MAILBOX WITH METAL PIPES, A PARKED DURANGO, A PARKED MALIBU, DECORATIVE ROCKS IN THE CORNER, WENT AIRBORNE AND TOTALED THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END OF THE CAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK. WE BOUGHT THIS CARD BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES FOR OUR TEENAGE SON AND THEY DID NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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