Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
Filed Jan 13, 2004GA
CONSUMER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND ONCE THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO GO THE VEHICLES SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, NEARLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
1993 Dodge Neon
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › control arm. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsAir Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Aug 5, 1996OK
DRIVING AT A SPEED 30MPH, RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN HWY, DUAL AIR BAGS , NO IMPACT INPACT INVOLVED. *AK
Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jul 11, 1995KY
WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT AXLE FELL OFF, THE AXLE DROPPED OFF. *AK
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1995| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 94 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 202 | 5 | 20 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 173 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 146 | 10 | 1 | 5 | Fatalities reported |
| 2000 | 337 | 11 | 6 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1999 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 339 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Above average |
| 1997 | 390 | 6 | 12 | 0 | Above average |
| 1996 | 611 | 7 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 1995 | 976 | 11 | 55 | 15 | Fatalities reported |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.