1995 Dodge Neon complaints

FUEL PUMP (20A) FUSE RANDOMLY BLOWS. 30A FUSES USED AND ALSO RANDOMLY BLOW CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP ITSELF. O2 SENSOR AND EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE BUT HAVE FOUND DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF CIRCUIT/WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR THIS '95 NEON SPORT MODEL VEHICLE. MECHANICS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VARYING ADVICE FROM DODGE DEALERSHIPS ON THE CAUSE AND REMEDY. RESULT IS SAFETY HAZARD TO VEHICLE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IF THE SYSTEM FAILS IN TRAFFIC.*AK

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAUSED BY THE WIRING I HAD MY 3 WEEK OLD SON IN THE CAR AND HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GET IT OUT I HAVE NOT FOUND OUT YET HOW BADLY THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DAMAGED. *NLM

CRONIC ENGINE OIL LEAK. *AK

CHRONIC ENGINE OIL LEAKS. CYLINDER HEAD OIL LEAK REPAIRED (INCLUDING FRONT CAM SEAL, VALVE COVER, SPARK PLUG TUBE, EGR, COVER TUBE FLANGE, INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THROTTLE BODY) ON 11/26/99 AT 82K MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL REPLACED ON 12/31/01 AT 105K000MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL FAILURE ON 6/9/02 AT 125K MILES. FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO CAM SHAFT. ALL LEAKS WERE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.*AK

THE CLOCKSPRING IS NOT WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOESN'T WORK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK.*AK

TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE IT MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SHIFTED HARSHLY FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES SQUEALED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAMSHAFT SEAL LEAKED OIL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VALVE COVER GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF AN OIL LEAK. *TT

HAVE HAD THE CAR (1995 NEON) ABOUT 1 YEAR - ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT AND MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IN RAIN ACTS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, GETS NO POWER IN WET CONDITIONS EITHER. *NLM

WHEN IT RAINED THE VEHICLES TRUNK AND FLOOR BOARD GOT WET. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL A MILDEW SMELL IN THE CAB. *NLM

THERE SEEMS SO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEON GASKET HEADS. THEY'RE FAULTY, THE COMPANY KNOWS THIS WHICH IS WHY THEY'VE BEEN REDESIGNED. I'VE HEARD THEY DON'T CONSIDER THIS A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM, BUT ISN'T LEAKING OIL ON A HOT ENGINE DANGEROUS? *JB

THE HEAD LIGHT PLASTIC LENSES DETERIORATED AND CLOUDED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE LIGHTS BRIGHTNESS AND VISIBILITY. *AK *JB

THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER BY OWNERS OF 1995 DODGE NEON'S REGARDING ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PCM BEING REPLACED.(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS) *TS *JB

THE PLASTIC LENSES ON MY 1995 DODGE NEON'S HEADLIGHTS, TURN INDICATORS, AND FOG LIGHTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DETERIORATED OVER TIME. THE LENSES HAVE YELLOWED AND ARE PITTED CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT. IT IS LESS SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I WROTE TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE BUT STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE - I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*JB

I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH THE WAY CHRYSLER CORP. IS HANDLING THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS ON THE 95-98 NEON'S. SO FAR MY HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN BLOWN. MOST OF THE DODGE NEON 95 -99 HAVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS RESULTING IN OIL LICK AND BURN OF FUEL. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH WILL GOST ME ABOUT $1500.00. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THE POOR CRASH RESULTS ON THE NEON 95. WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VERY SEROIUS INJURIES.

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAINGN 94V033000 POWER TRAIN; THE VEHICLE IS STALLING DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE POWER TRAIN. MOST OF THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD START AGAIN ONCE STALLED OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CYLINDER HEAD LEAKING OIL FROM BACK OF ENGINE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO THERE FOR THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TS

MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. IVE HEARD OF SOME OTHER DODGE, PLYMOUTH VEHICLES DOING THE SAME. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THERE WILL BE A HEAVY VIBRATION. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS RUSTING. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS IN MY TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE DODGE NEON THAT I PURCHASED IS ABOUT THE WORST INVESTMENT THAT I HAVE EVER MADE. I HAVE EXPERIENCD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. FOR START, THE BRAKES KEEP FAILING, AND TWO, THE WIRING HARNESS IS SO POORLY DESIGNED THAT IT HAS FUSED WIRES TOGETHER CAUSING THE WHOLE CAR TO MALFUNCTION. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT SHORTYLY AFTER DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM. REAR MAIN SEAL HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CONSTANT LEAKS. RADIO BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT YEAR AND HALF AGO AND NOW IS COMPLETELY OUT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT. A/C CONDENSOR WENT OUT AND TOOK BELTS WITH IT. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF INTERNET RESEARCH AND WORD OF MOUTH RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALL THESE COMPONENTS ARE COMMON FAILURS. CALLED DODGE COMPLAINT LINE ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME I'M SOL SINCE WARRANTY IS UP.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED INTO REAR PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATED BOTH AIRBAGS DID DEPLOT, AND THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG EJECTED OUT OF THE DASHBOARD.*JB

SMOKE IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN DUE TO PARTS OF IGNITION SWITCH AND DASH WIRING HARNESS MELTING. MILEAGE 123000. *AK THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT GROUND WIRE. THE WIRE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE SMOKE EMITTED ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN FIRES PE97-007, BUT THE DEFECT WAS IN THE MALFUCTION SWITCH AND NOT THE IGNITION. THE SWITCH WAS SET IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION INSTEAD OF THE RUN POSITION. CONSUMER THINKS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED. *JG

WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH NONE OF THE PANEL LIGHTS WILL COME ON, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING HARNESS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE WIRES IN THE DASH HAD BURNT AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IF THEY REPAIR IT, THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PROBLEM MAY RE-OCCUR. DAMAGE HAD COME UP TO $1500.*SCC

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL.CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODEL HAS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSATAINED INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. DRIVER WAS THROWN FORWARD AND INJURED. *AK

WHEN OPERATED TURN SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN TURN SIGNAL RETURNED TO NEUTRAL. WILL BE TAKING TO POMPEY DODGE IN KINGSTON, PA FOR REPAIRS. I AM FEARFUL OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. I CAN BE CONTACTED AT MY WORK NUMBER (570-826-2136) FROM 8:00 TO 4:00).UTRAL. *AK

THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER CORPORATION, THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSUMER ADVOCATES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN THE PCM BEING REPLACED, THE MANUFACTURER ARGUES THAT RECALL 614, 94V033000, CONCERNS ONLY VEHICLES THAT WERE PRODUCED PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, 1994 AND NONE OF THE VEHICLES SHIPPED TO ISRAEL WERE PRODUCED PRIOR TO FEB 1, 1994. (MOSHE KAPLANSKY LAW OFFICES & NOTARY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, E-MAIL [email protected])*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR SAFETY BAR FLEW OUT OF DOOR ON IMPACT AND SHOWS IT DIDN'T TAKE ANY OF THE CRASH IMPACT, I HAVE PHOTO'S OF THE CAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND I ALSO HAVE THE BAR THAT FLEW OUT OF IT THAT IS STRAIGHT AS A ARROW. I'M JUST GLAD THAT THE DOOR FOLDED OUT AND NOT IN OR MY STEP-DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. SHE WAS IN A COMA FOR THREE DAYS. IF ANY FURTHER INFO IS NEEDED PLEASE CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL. THANK YOU LARRY ISON.*JB

WHILE DRIVING SPEAKER LOCATED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CAUGHT ON FIRE. BEFORE THE FIRE WHEN TURNING ON RADIO SOMETIMES IT DID NOT COME RIGHT ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS RECALL 94V032000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT

VEHICLE WAS LOSING OIL, BUT HAS NOT AFFECTED NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. OIL LEAKAGE WAS SLOWLY PROGRESSING ONTO THE GROUND. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER WAS INJURED, AND VEHICLE TOTALED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO DEFECTIVE COLUMN COUPLING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS RECALL 97V169000; HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL REPAIR DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. OTHER REPAIRS WERE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKS. NLM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON DEFECT BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. *JG

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND LEAK OIL VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER REDESIGNED THE HEAD GASKET DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS, BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THIS CONSUMER BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *YH

OIL INDICATOT LIGHT WAS ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. CONSUMER WOULD REPLACE OIL IN VEHICLE. AND OIL LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED. *AK GASKET COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWE/,LEAKING OIL AND OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TAKING TO A REPAIRSSHOP, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OIL LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED CAM SEAL HAD FAILED, CAUSING MOST OF ENGINE OIL TO LEAK. CAM SEAL WAS REPLACED, ALSO, A CAM SEAL RETAINER WAS INSTALLED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS REPAIR, HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING, AND ENGINE WAS KNOCKING.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE THEN ENGINE FAILURE

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