Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 1, 2000AZ
CONSUMER STATES MOTOR MOUNTS COLLAPSED-
1994 Dodge Neon
Routine
Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 3, 1998TN
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN STARTING. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT 7 MPH. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED DEALER OF PROBLEM; DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. ALSO BELIEVED THIS WAS THE OTHER FACTOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED DURING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS ALSO IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP FOR CORRECTION, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Nov 6, 1997MD
CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE INFORMATION TO COMPLETE REPORT. (WILL FILL IN WHEN RECEIVED) THANK YOU. *AK
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Dec 26, 1996CO
VEHICLE VEHICLE WAS IN AN IDLE POSITION, WAS PUT IN DRIVE, AT STOP PULLED FORWARD AND VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND LURCHED FORWARD, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN, ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE GOT STUCK. *AK *JB
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 25, 1996OH
MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED.
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jun 18, 1996FL
LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHEN VEHICLE IS OPERATED DURING WET CONDITIONS. *AK
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed Mar 10, 1995NH
TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE IN GEAR BECAUSE CLUTCH WAS TOTALLY FRIED. TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 26, 1995WA
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED/STOPPED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jan 11, 1995FL
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT(IT WAS A SMALL ONE)THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND A LOT OF BLACK POWDER CAME OUT. TT
9 of 9 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 — this page | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 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.