Dodge Neon Complaints (2003)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#10177419December 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2003 DODGE NEON SRT-4 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. THE WIRING CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH IS MELTED. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. CAN PROVIDE PICTURES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175395December 1, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
2003 DODGE NEON'S HOOD UNLATCHED AND OPENED . *TS THE POLICE OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS PREVIOUS FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. SOME PART WERE BEING SECURED WITH TWINE. HOOD LATCH AND GRILL SUPPORT APPEARED TO NOT BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER DUE TO PREVIOUS DAMAGE. THE DRIVE CLAIMED THAT THE LATCH WAS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174512November 28, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT FAILURE DUE TO MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH , AND IT'S COSTING $456 TO REPAIR AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173749November 17, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FALLING OUT OF CONTROL ARM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172796November 6, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER TO CHANGE THE MODULE SWITCH AND HARNESS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172561November 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH INSIDE STEERING COLUMN MELTED WIRING HARNESS FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH. SMOKE AND HEAT CAME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN COVER. HAD TO REPLACE DASH HARNESS AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170809October 14, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH
2003 DODGE NEON LIGHTS WENT OUT AND STARTED SEEING SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHERE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170418October 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
MULTI-FUNCTION LIGHT SWITCH ON THE COLUMN CAUSING WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO MELT AND CATCH FIRE. BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON AND NOT GO OFF. BACK OF SWITCH ITSELF GETTING VERY HOT. REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, CANNOT TURN HEADLIGHTS ON FOR EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME OR CONNECTOR MELTS AND CATCHES FIRE AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169365September 26, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON MY 2003 DODGE NEON SHORT CIRCUITED AND MELTED THE PLUG THAT IT CONNECTS TO I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND SEARCHED MULTIPLE JUNK YARDS FOR THE PLUG AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ONE DODGE CHARGES $1100 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS I HAVE NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS AND CANNOT AFFORD THE PLUG FROM THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX MY PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168582September 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY HEADLIGHTS/FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I THEN LOST ALL POWER FOR A BRIEF SECOND AND THEN THE CAR CAME BACK TO NORMAL. I PULLED THE STEERING COLUMN APART AND FOUND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAS STARTED TO MELT. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS YET AS I JUST FOUND THIS TODAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168219September 14, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
I NOTICED ONE DAY THAT A WHITE PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SHROUD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN SO I CONTINUED TO USE THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, THE BRIGHTS HOWEVER WORKED FINE. I COULD WIGGLE THE WIRING IN THE DASH THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEY WORKED. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND BEFORE I COULD GET IN THE HEADLIGHTS DIED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION STALK UNDER WARRANTY AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE UNTIL I SOLD THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168307September 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PROBLEMS FIRST STARTED WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2003 DODGE NEON HAD STARTED TO COME ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS OFF. THEY WOULD DO THIS ANY TIME I TURNED THE WHEEL, OR WENT OVER A BUMP. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE LEVER WOULDN'T CLICK WHEN I HIT IT TO TURN THEM OFF. THEY CONTINUED TO STAY ON, AND THEN WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THEY WANTED TO. AFTER ABOUT A DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK ON. IF THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166718August 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE MULTI-SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS BEHIND MY STEERING WHEEL MELTED RENDERING MY HEADLIGHTS (LOW-BEAM) AND FOG LIGHTS INOPERABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166545August 25, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH MELTING/BURNING, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS, BLINKERS AND DASH LIGHTS NOT TO FUNCTION. PROBLEM NOT PRESENTLY FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165909August 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS NOT WORKING. MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH SHORTING OUT, THE 20 PLUG WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE LIGHTS PORTION OF THE SWITCH GETS LITERALLY BURNT AND MELTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165269August 11, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHT MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164583August 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING HARNESS SHORTED AND MELTED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162892July 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE RATTLES HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STALL. IT HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER REPAIRED TRANSMISSION BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLES BEEN TO THE SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162533July 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS - CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THEY BLAMED IT ON BAD SYNCHROS. ABOUT 6,000 MILES LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY WORSE. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AT ALL. IT WOULD ONLY GRIND. THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW - ONCE AGAIN I AM HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AND SOMETIMES 4TH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159022June 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE NEON SRT-4 AND WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY STEERING COLUMN. I GOT TO WORK AND PULLED THE STEERING COLUMN APART AND FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS & TURN SIGNALS) HAD MELTED INTO THE SWITCH. UPON DISCOVERING THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN HAD WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE DRIVING NEONS FROM THE SAME MODEL YEAR, I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS. I SPLICED THE WIRES BACK INTO PLACE AND EVERYTHING WORKED BUT MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FUSE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN BLOWN AND NEEDED REPLACING AS WELL. QUESTIONS POSED TO DODGE/DAIMLER-CHRYSLER RESULTED IN DEAD ENDS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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