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1995 Dodge Neon complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 2, 1997NY

LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40 TO45MPH. THE VEHICLE GOES THE OPPOSITE OF THE DIRECTION FROM WHERE IT'S BEING STEERED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 1, 1997NJ

POWER STEERING FAILED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 1, 1997PA

STEERING NOISE WHEN TURNING.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 28, 1997NC

EA97- 009; CONSUMER STATES WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, NOTICED A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 27, 1997TX

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS AND THERE IS A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES GRAB AND RELEASE AND MORE STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. THIS IS WORSE ON GRAVEL ROADS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 23, 1997VT

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarFire
Filed Jun 17, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE COLUMN, CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 17, 1997OH

OWNER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE.PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR.OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HER BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS RECALL NO.94V034000 FOR REAR BRAKE HOSE.OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL BUT SHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 12, 1997NJ

ENGINE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND POWER DECREASES UPON ACCELERATION DURING HEAVY RAIN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 12, 1997MA

MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTIFICATION THE PART THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 11, 1997NY

VEHICLE'S FRONT ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 9, 1997MN

CAR WAS REARENDED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG UNIT CAME OUT OF THE BASE AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE CHEST. *AK CONSUMER STATED WAS TOLD BY AN CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR THAT THE UNIT WAS NOT BOLTED INTO THE VEHICLE.*JB

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 3, 1997NY

AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY LOOSE AND VEHICLE LOSES ITS STEERING POWER. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Jun 2, 1997NY

VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 28, 1997MA

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP USUALLY AFTER RAIN FALL; ALSO, SOMETIMES DURING CORNERING AT 10-20 MPH. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed May 27, 1997FL

WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITION CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER ASSIST, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed May 21, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKES PERSISTENTLY ABOVE 55 MPH. *AK

Steering
Filed May 12, 1997NJ

STEERING LOCKS UP ON WET PAVEMENT.

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed May 9, 1997MD

WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER; TOOK ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD KICKED IN; TOOK TO DEALER; HAD STARTER/BATTERY & ALTERNATOR REPLACED; LIGHTS & RADIO WOULD COME ON; VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY; PROBLEM STILL EXIST AFTER REPLACEMENTS. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed May 7, 1997OK

OPERATING THE HORN REQUIRES TAKING ONE HAND OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN A SITUATION WHEN THE HORN IS NEEDED TO BE OPERATED, BOTH HANDS SHOULD BE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCIBE DETAILS. *AK

Steering
Filed May 5, 1997VA

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING POPS OUT AS IF IT IS GOING TO BREAK. *AK

Steering
Filed May 1, 1997MA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO WET ROAD CONDITIONS. COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Apr 29, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 25MPH, EXPERIENCED POWER ASSIST FAILURE WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THEN MADE SHARP TURN, POWER ASSIST SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 29, 1997VA

PE96-069 ACTIVE, STEERING LOCKUP, LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY SOFT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Apr 29, 1997PA

DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURER DESIGN,THE CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOST MOST OF ITS TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE AS A RESULT OF IT RUBBING AGAINST THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSES.

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball JointCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 23, 1997TN

LOWER BALL JOINT ARM: DRIVING ALONG AND RAN THROUGH A STREAM OF WATER,VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING TO LEFT, THOUGHT HAD GAINED CONTROL WHEN VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. LOWER BALL JOINT ARM BROKE AND CRACKED PART OF ROTOR WHICH LOCKED TIRE, VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Apr 16, 1997WA

TRUNK LEAKS WATER INSIDE.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarFire
Filed Apr 9, 1997MN

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 6HRS. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › ArmCrash
Filed Apr 2, 1997TN

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER LOWER ARM KNUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE4 CONTROL, VEHICLE SWUNG AROUND TO THE LEFT AND WENT INTO A DITCH BACKWARDS. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 26, 1997NY

WHILE PULLING UP AT A STOP LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE TOOK OFF AND VEHICLE LEAPED FORWARD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP ENGINE FROM GOING. VEHICLE'S THROTTLE BODY AND SENSOR NEEDS REPLACING. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. *AK

Steering
Filed Mar 25, 1997FL

VEHICHLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 24, 1997ME

BRAKES FAILED.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 13, 1997OH

WHEN THE CAR HIT A BUMP THE ENTIRE AIRBAG MODULE FELL INTO THE LAP OF THE DRIVER, ALSO THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE AIRBAG UNIT FELL INTO THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET STUCK IN A TURN. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 13, 1997TX

AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED. TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND RADIO DIDN'T WORK BUT BEFORE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,THE LIGHT WAS OFF. DRIVING AT 22MPH, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Mar 12, 1997OH

ABS BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 12, 1997TN

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOWS TO SHATTER. *AK

Steering
Filed Mar 11, 1997FL

#PE96069, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL THAT LASTED ONLY ABOUT 1 0R 2 SECONDS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE BY MECHANIC. *AK

Interior Lighting
Filed Mar 10, 1997NY

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE CONNECTING WIRES.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Mar 7, 1997NY

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 7, 1997KS

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING, ALSO VIBRATES IN THE FRONT END, MAKES POPING SOUND. *AK

Steering
Filed Mar 6, 1997NY

CONSUMER STATES WHEN TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING LOCKS AND SHE HAS NO CONTROL FOR TWO TO THREE SECONDS. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 6, 1997KY

DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, GAUGES IN VEHICLE WILL NOT PROPERLY REGISTER, INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, IN FOR REPAIR, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages1 injured
Filed Mar 5, 1997WA

BRAKE PEDALS KEEPS STICKING. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Mar 3, 1997FL

STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND MAKING CLICKING NOISE, PE96-069 ACTIVE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Feb 28, 1997KY

VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS TWICE WITH IN 48,000 MILES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Feb 26, 1997MA

TRANSAXLE FAILED DUE TO WORN HOSE CARRYING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TO RADIATOR DEVELOPING A HOLE DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST ADJACENT HOSE/CLAMP, ALSO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 26, 1997IN

BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 24, 1997TX

OWNER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Feb 21, 1997PA

RECALL 96V075000 CONCERNING MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING, DEALER CLAIMED NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Feb 12, 1997ME

WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

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