Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#785651March 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER IS STATING THAT HER DAUGHTER, LORA BETH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND KILLED. SHE WAS DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH. SHE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT, AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SHE WAS SITTING AT LEAST 10 INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, AND WAS 5 FEET 7 INCHES TALL. PARENTS BELIEVE THE DEPLOYING FORCE OF THE AIRBAG MAY HAVE KILLED HER. THE NEON?S DESIGN DIPS IN THE FRONT AND IF A DRIVER SLAMS ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD DIP EVEN MORE, THIS MIGHT DELAY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#8005193March 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL INDICATOT LIGHT WAS ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. CONSUMER WOULD REPLACE OIL IN VEHICLE. AND OIL LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED. *AK GASKET COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005218March 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE PARKED, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION LINES LOOSE. VEHICLE SHIFTING BY ITSELF DUE TO A STICKY CABLE. OIL LEAK IN ENGINE. DEALER FOUND HEADGASKET FAILURE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. CAMSHAFT REPLACED. VEHICLE SHAKES AND TREMBLES WHILE BRAKING. WEATHERSTRIPPING FELL OFF ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. ANTIFREEZE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP. BATTERY CLAMP LOOSE CAUSING BATTERY LIGHT TO STAY ON. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005253March 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWE/,LEAKING OIL AND OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TAKING TO A REPAIRSSHOP, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759102March 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005162March 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, KNOCKING CONSUMER DOWN AND UNCONSCIOUS. BEFORE STOPPING, VEHICLE TURNED IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE MOTION, DESTROYING ALL OBJECTS IN ITS PATH. . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004983March 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004914March 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BLOCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004923March 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN THEY WOULD FAIL TO CATCH PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. FOR THE BRAKES TO CATCH, SOMETIMES, WOULD NEED TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758813March 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004786February 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004811February 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
RECALL 97V080000/AIR BAG: WHILE DRIVING, THE BELL ALARM WENT OFF AND THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENOR CAME ON AND WENT OFF, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004511February 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK DURING THE ACCIDENT THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILED TO HOLD THE DRIVER. THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004513February 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED BRAKES FAILURE HAS OCCURED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004515February 25, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION, AND THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004257February 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004258February 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SECOND GEAR WAS GRINDING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004259February 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BEARINGS AND BLOCK WERE WORN. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004297February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT OERATE PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004186February 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OIL LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED CAM SEAL HAD FAILED, CAUSING MOST OF ENGINE OIL TO LEAK. CAM SEAL WAS REPLACED, ALSO, A CAM SEAL RETAINER WAS INSTALLED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS REPAIR, HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING, AND ENGINE WAS KNOCKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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