Dodge Neon Complaints (1995)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#9005154January 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS, DUE TO A FIRE CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENAGER SIDE WHICH IGNITED THE SHEEP SKIN SEAT COVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#757346January 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP SEAL FAILED AT 54400 MI'S ,CAUSED DAMAGE TOO TIMING BEALT.COST $450.00.ON 01/24/2002 &57200 MI'S HEAD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AT A COST OF $1630.00.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757322January 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OIL BEGINS TO LEAK INTO EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD-THERE IS A HIGH INCIDENT RATE OF OCCURRENCE IN 1995 NEONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002826January 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT WITHIN VIN RANGE FOR RECALL 94V026000. RECALL ATTACHED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563990January 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002126January 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. AS OF FEB 16TH, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER STARTS, IT CRANKS BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756758January 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756683January 10, 2002
TIRES
PURCHASED TIRE AT FIRESTONE; TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE. FIRESTONE AGREED TO CHANGE THE TIRE, BUT WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR LABOR AND SHOP SUPPLIES EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE HAS A 40,000 MILE WARRANTY AND I'VE USED IT ONLY FOR 6,000 MILES! FIRESTONE EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED THAT IT'S LIKELY TO EXPLODE SOON AND, THUS IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH IT, BUT THEY KEEP INSISTING ON CHARGING ME FOR LABOR.*AK (TIRESIZE: 18570R13)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001277December 31, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IS LOSING IT'S POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL REV UP OR SOMETIMES JUST SLOW DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755607December 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
1)INSTRUMENT GAUGES WORK SPORADICALLY: SPEEDOMETER FAILS MOST NOT REPORTING ANY SPEED, OR STICKING AT LAST LOCATION. TACHOMETER FAILS SAME WAY, AND ON OCCASION ALL GAUGES STICK AT CURRENT POSITION. 2) EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS: BRAKES LIGHTS REMAIN ON/DO NOT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF COMPLETLY. I'VE FOUND THEM STILL ON AFTER SEVERAL HOURS (NO OTHER LIGHTS ON) 3) LEFT TURN SIGNAL: FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES ON. 4) CAR STEREO: STEREO/TAPE PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. CLOCK DOES NOT COME ON, NOTHING. IT DOES LIGHT UP WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS BUT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. 5) WAS REAR-ENDED IN MVA AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000687December 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG JUST DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755522December 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
PARKED CAR IN A PARKING LOT. TURNED CAR OFF. LIGHTS WERE OFF. WENT INSIDE AND 30 MINUTES LATER SOMEONE SAID, "YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE." WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DASH AREA ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. REPORTED IT TO DODGE. THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR WHO TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO INSPECT AND A FEW PICTURES. RECEIVE LETTER FROM DODGE STATING THAT, "FIRES CAN AND DO OCCUR AND WE ARE NOT AT FAULT." *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899915December 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
MOISTURE GETS INTO POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM,) CAUSING DRIVEABILITY MALFUNCTIONS, INCLUDING STALLING. STALLING OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754892November 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD WITH ONE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN VEHICLE, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE, THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 DODGE NEONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754897November 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ATTEMPT TO HAVE CHRYSLER FIX HEAD GASKET FAILED; WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET BECAUSE CAR IS USED, NEAR 100000 MILES, AND SIX YEARS FROM MANUFACTURE; HEAD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED BY ME AT MY OWN COST; A/C LEAK HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETELY DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL LEAKS WERE FOUND AND FIXED; BLOWER MOTOR RECENTLY DIED. LINKAGE "BLEW APART" AT SOME POINT IN 2001 AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED USING OEM WASHERS AND NUTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754652November 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898919November 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
VEHICLE SURGES AND HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 94V033000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898753November 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754052November 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED BY 3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, ALL 3 DIAGNOSE THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS FAULTY AND THAT THIS IS ACOMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEONS. OUR DODGE DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE CAR HAVE TOLD US THER IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753780October 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THERE HAVE BEEN TRACES OF AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BURNING/OVERHEATING SMELL IN THE CAR FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. NO OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE EVIDENT. ON 10/25/01, AFTER TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE EVENING BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED ODOR OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BURNING OR OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY THE LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED OVERHEATING/BURNING/MELTING OF THESE COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE INSULATION AROUND SEVERAL WIRES. I HAVE RETAINED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR FUTURE INSPECTION BY ANY INTERESTED PARTIES. THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAD TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER DUE TO A CORE CHARGE. THE TOTAL COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO EFFECT NTHE REPAIRS WAS $363.15. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE NO COMPONENT SHOULD FAIL IN SUCH A WAY AS TO CAUSE THE OVERHEATING/BURNING OF OTHER COMPONENTS, CONNECTORS OR WIRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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