Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#758312February 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
(1) THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AT SPEED (2) THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP-THE STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY MOVES TO THE RIGHT AS DOES THE VEHICLE IF YOU DON'T PREVENT IT FROM VEERING OFF THE ROAD (3) THE WHOLE CAR WOBBLES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT LOW SPEED-THE SENSATION IS LIKE THERE IS AN EGG SHAPED TIRE (4) TAILPIPE MISALIGNED AND MELTED PORTION OF REAR BUMPER.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6MF TIRESIZE: P185/60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004055February 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 TO 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED HIT DRIVER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004059February 14, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN ONCE. *AK. THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER 3,000 MILES.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004068February 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK IN JUNE 2001 TO THE POINT WHERE IT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758201February 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE THEN ENGINE FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003966February 12, 2002
TIRES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FOURTY-FIVE MILE PER HOUR FRONT END COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DURING THE ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP WITH BRAKES BUT HIS TIRES LOCKED UP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003877February 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN TWICE ALREADY TO GET THIS LOOKED INTO, BUT AFTER TSECOND TIME HEAD GASKET HAD SOME CORROSION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003907February 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758080February 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NEON HEAD GASKET BLOWN, HAD TO PAY 680$ TO HAVE REPLACED. THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS. PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS, AND WHAT SHOULD I DO. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758059February 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETRS COME ON AND GO OFF ALL THE TIME. IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR HIT THE DASH THEY MIGHT START WORKIN AGIAIN. THAT INCLUDES THE GAS GAUEGE. THE CAR JERKS WHILE DRIVING. IT DIES WHEN MAKING A TURN OR AT A STOP SIGN. IT CUTS IN AND OUT. AUTO SHOP IS TRYING TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. NOT REAL SURE WHATS WRONG I REPLACED THE MGR VALVES THAT DIDN T HELP. MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, BUT NOT SURE IF THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CAR IS JUST A BAD VEHICLE T O HAVE GOTTEN. A LOT OF OTHER PEOLE ARE HAVINGTHE SAME PROBLEMS*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758005February 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES; ENGINE IS LEAKING FLUIDS AGAIN. FRONT STRUTS WERE REPACED UNDER WARRANTY; ARE BROKEN AGAIN. I NEVER GOT THE FIRST RECALL ON ANYTHING. ARE YOU FOLKS EVEN NOTICING THE NUMBER OF BAD HEAD GASKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003726February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING SO MUCH OIL THAT CONSUMER HAD TO ADD OIL ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757941February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757953February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TAKEN METICULOUS CARE OF IT, INCLUDING ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE COST I'VE BEEN QUOTED TO REPLACE THIS HEAD GASKET IS APPROXIMATELY $977. A PART LIKE THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE ENGINE... NOT 61,000 MILES. JUDGING FROM ALL THE POSTINGS I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE MODE FOR THE NEON ENGINE AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BEAR SOME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PART LIKE THIS THAT IS FAILING PREMATURELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003648February 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. PLEASE PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003663February 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING AT 60200 MILES, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757823February 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH NEONS MADE IN 97 AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALSO THE PAINT IS COMING OFF. I HAVE SEEN MANY NEON'S SINCE I BOUGHT MINE, WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. . NO SAFETYD EFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757768February 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'M WONDERING WHY CHRYSLER CORP HAS NOT RECALLED THE HEAD/HEAD GASKETS ON THE 1996 NEON WITH ALL THE REPLACEMENTS IT'S HAD TO DO. I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY WHOLE HEAD REPLACED AND NOW THE O2 SENCOR IS GOING OUT! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757703February 3, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DEAR SIR'S, IT WAS SOME-WHAT HARD TO BE REALLY ACURATE ON THE MILAGES IN YOUR FORM, BUT WHILE THESE THINGS WERE GOING ON, I WAS KEEPING NOTES. I COMPILED THEM ALL DOWN TO A JOURNAL TYPE DOCUMENT, DATES & TIMES. (06) PAGES. AND I CAN FURTHER EXTEND POINTS IN THERE, IN A PHONE CONVERSATION. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THIS ALSO. RESPECTFULLY, E W. MOSS. NO SAFETYD EFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564219January 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOSE REPLACED, ALSO THE MASTER CYLINDER, 2 CALIPERS, 2 WHEEL CYLINDERS, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ALSO THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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