Dodge Neon Complaints

3,495 consumer complaints on file.

#882002March 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS TAKING OFF WHEN THROTTLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THROTTLE WOULD BE WIDE OPEN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *YH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741742March 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEADGASKET AND CAMSHAFT SEAL FAILED AT 37687 MILES WHICH IS CLEARLY PREMATURE . THE ESTIMATED REPAIRS PLUS THE NECESSARY TOWING CHARGE WERE IN EXCESS OF $600 . AFTER A COMPLAINT BY TELEPHONE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO COVER THE FULL AMOUNT. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT NOT FOR MY OWN BENEFIT ,SINCE MY COST OF REPAIR WAS COVERED , BUT TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#741775March 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY NEON STARTED MAKING A NOISE--KNOCKING NOISE IN THE PISTONS AT AROUND 5800 MI.CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM.A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR THOSE TYPE OF CARS.YOU CAN HEAR THE NOISE WHEN IT'S WARM OUT FROM APROX. 10FT AWAY--THIS IS WRONG FOR A NEW CAR.I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A CLUNKER-TO HAVE THIS NOISE.WHAT DO I DO?PLEASE E MAIL ME &LET ME KNOW..THANK YOU!
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#881827March 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FOR ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM WAS. IT SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HASN'T REACHED AN INVESTIGATION. *AK
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0
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#559983February 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE BRAKES WERE MAKING SQUEALING NOISE BECAUSE THEY HAD EATEN HALFWAY THROUGH THE ROTORS. NLM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#741702February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 57,000 MILES. FACTORY CHANGED GASKET AT ASS'Y PLANTS IN LATE 1998, HOWEVER, MINE WAS BUILT IN APRIL 1998 WITH ORIGINAL FAULTY DESIGN. THIS DESIGN FLAW IS COMMON AND SHOULD TRIGGER A RECALL.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#741596February 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN HEADED UP 23 N THE CAR HESITATED ON THE HILL, LATER THAT DAY, BEING THE NEXT DAY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT STOPPED GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE ON HIGH STREET IN WORTHINGTON OH IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC, I WAS IN THE FAR LANE AND COULD FEEL THERE WAS NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE NEXT WAS 2 DAYS LATER GOING UP KENNEY RD, I WAS HALF WAY WHEN I COULD FEEL NO PRESSURE IN THE GAS PEDAL, I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CORNER WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, THE FINAL TIME I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK IN MORNING RUSH WHEN IT STARTED TO ACT UP, AGAIN THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE GAS PEDAL, I WAS MOVING AT A RATE THAT I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD, EACH TIME EVEN THOUGH I WAS ON LEVEL GROUND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID I WAS OUT OF GAS, THE SECOND TIME HE SAID I WAS OUT OF GAS AND DIDN'T BOTHER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ONLY AFTER THE THIRD CONFLICT WITH HIM AND THIS CAR WAS IT FIXED, I ALSO THINK THIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN WRECKED, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT WAS ON THE SALES LOT WITH ALL THESE PROB AND THE DRIVER DOOR LEAKS AIR QUITE A BIT, IF THER IS A WAY THAT COULD BE CHECKED OUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO IT IF I HAD THE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881583February 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET WHICH COULD DAMAGE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741552February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LEAKING OIL/WATER MIXTURE OUT THROUGH COOLANT BOTTLE, AVERAGE ABOUT 1 QUART PER ENGINE RUN OR 100 MILES WHICHEVER IS FIRST.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741563February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741587February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE THEN HEAD REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS PITTED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741485February 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
REPLACED BLOWN HEAD GASKET.... NEW GASKET WAS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND DESIGN THAN ORIGINAL. THE MANUFACTURER OBVIOUSLY REDESIGNED IT DUE TO A FAULTY ORIGINAL DESIGN.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741486February 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DODGE NEON'S 2.0 L ENGINE HAS AN APPARANT MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET ASSEMBLY. THE CAR LEAKS OIL. OUR PARTICULAR CAR RECEIVED DEALER SERVICE ONCE ALREADY FOR THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT BUT THE OIL LEAK PERSISTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME THE DEALER SAID THEY FOUND NO APPARANT LEAK. CLOSE AFTER THAT OUR FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. OUR CAR NOW LEAKS ALMOST A QUART OF OIL EVERY DAY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONE ISOLATED TO JUST OUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF FAILED HEAD GASKETS RECORDED AND SHARED BY NEON OWNERS. ACCORDING TO A USER WEBSITE "NEONS.ORG" 32% OF ALL NEON OWNERS HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE DEFECIVE PART WITHIN 30,000 MILES OF THE VEHICLE'S LIFE; MOST AT THEIR OWN COST. PLEASE DOCUMENT AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES NEON OWNERS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO BUY A RELIABLE LITTLE CAR. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741386February 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OCCURING ON A DAILY BASIS ARE: THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK,THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK,THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOESN'T WORK,THE MILEAGE GAUGE DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T WORKING.SOMETIMES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE LIGHTS(SEAT BELT,ETC.)WILL POP ON MAKING THE DINGING NOISE LETTING YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING IS ON(LIKE WHEN YOU 1ST START UP THE CAR)BUT NOTHING STARTS WORKING THEN BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE.WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL WE HAVE PUT IN OUR CAR,HOW FAST WE ARE GOING,OR IF THE CAR IS RUNNING HOT OR COLD.AT ONE POINT WE WERE HAVING TO GET JUMP STARTS ALL OF THE TIME. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I NOTICED YOU HAVE HAD A RECALL ON BUT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED.SINCE IT IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE.THIS IS REDICULOUS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE,SAME YEAR AND EVERYTHING BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY 15,000 CARS DONE AND OUR CAR COULD HAVE BEEN THE 15,001 CAR ON THE ASSEMBLY AT THE TIME WE HAVE TO SUFFER AND PAY FOR THE MANUFACTURERS MISTAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881328February 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED OIL LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741318February 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SPRAG GEAR BROKE, VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING OWNERS MANUAL. A GOOD TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 56000. THIS CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN HARD. AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR TRANNY TO FAIL.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741289February 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 1998 DODGE NEON THAT I BOUGHT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM. ALONG WITH NUMEROUS, AND I DO MEAN NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN TWICE. AND AS WE ALL KNOW THEY ARE NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE. DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO REIMBURSE ALL SUCH PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880926February 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880929February 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
HORN HAS BEEEN REPLACED TWICE. HORNS BLOWS INVOLUNTARILY. DEALER BELIEVES HORN PAD & AIRBAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE TIMES IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880854February 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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