1995 Dodge Neon complaints

THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OIL BEGINS TO LEAK INTO EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD-THERE IS A HIGH INCIDENT RATE OF OCCURRENCE IN 1995 NEONS. *AK

WATER PUMP SEAL FAILED AT 54400 MI'S ,CAUSED DAMAGE TOO TIMING BEALT.COST $450.00.ON 01/24/2002 &57200 MI'S HEAD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AT A COST OF $1630.00.*AK

FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS, DUE TO A FIRE CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENAGER SIDE WHICH IGNITED THE SHEEP SKIN SEAT COVER.

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT WITHIN VIN RANGE FOR RECALL 94V026000. RECALL ATTACHED. *TT

POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. AS OF FEB 16TH, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER STARTS, IT CRANKS BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. *JG *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PURCHASED TIRE AT FIRESTONE; TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE. FIRESTONE AGREED TO CHANGE THE TIRE, BUT WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR LABOR AND SHOP SUPPLIES EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE HAS A 40,000 MILE WARRANTY AND I'VE USED IT ONLY FOR 6,000 MILES! FIRESTONE EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED THAT IT'S LIKELY TO EXPLODE SOON AND, THUS IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH IT, BUT THEY KEEP INSISTING ON CHARGING ME FOR LABOR.*AK (TIRESIZE: 18570R13)

VEHICLE IS LOSING IT'S POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL REV UP OR SOMETIMES JUST SLOW DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG JUST DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

1)INSTRUMENT GAUGES WORK SPORADICALLY: SPEEDOMETER FAILS MOST NOT REPORTING ANY SPEED, OR STICKING AT LAST LOCATION. TACHOMETER FAILS SAME WAY, AND ON OCCASION ALL GAUGES STICK AT CURRENT POSITION. 2) EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS: BRAKES LIGHTS REMAIN ON/DO NOT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF COMPLETLY. I'VE FOUND THEM STILL ON AFTER SEVERAL HOURS (NO OTHER LIGHTS ON) 3) LEFT TURN SIGNAL: FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES ON. 4) CAR STEREO: STEREO/TAPE PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. CLOCK DOES NOT COME ON, NOTHING. IT DOES LIGHT UP WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS BUT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. 5) WAS REAR-ENDED IN MVA AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

PARKED CAR IN A PARKING LOT. TURNED CAR OFF. LIGHTS WERE OFF. WENT INSIDE AND 30 MINUTES LATER SOMEONE SAID, "YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE." WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DASH AREA ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. REPORTED IT TO DODGE. THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR WHO TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO INSPECT AND A FEW PICTURES. RECEIVE LETTER FROM DODGE STATING THAT, "FIRES CAN AND DO OCCUR AND WE ARE NOT AT FAULT." *AK

MOISTURE GETS INTO POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM,) CAUSING DRIVEABILITY MALFUNCTIONS, INCLUDING STALLING. STALLING OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD WITH ONE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN VEHICLE, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE, THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 DODGE NEONS. *AK

ATTEMPT TO HAVE CHRYSLER FIX HEAD GASKET FAILED; WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET BECAUSE CAR IS USED, NEAR 100000 MILES, AND SIX YEARS FROM MANUFACTURE; HEAD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED BY ME AT MY OWN COST; A/C LEAK HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETELY DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL LEAKS WERE FOUND AND FIXED; BLOWER MOTOR RECENTLY DIED. LINKAGE "BLEW APART" AT SOME POINT IN 2001 AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED USING OEM WASHERS AND NUTS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE SURGES AND HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 94V033000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED BY 3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, ALL 3 DIAGNOSE THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS FAULTY AND THAT THIS IS ACOMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEONS. OUR DODGE DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE CAR HAVE TOLD US THER IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN TRACES OF AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BURNING/OVERHEATING SMELL IN THE CAR FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. NO OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE EVIDENT. ON 10/25/01, AFTER TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE EVENING BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED ODOR OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BURNING OR OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY THE LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED OVERHEATING/BURNING/MELTING OF THESE COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE INSULATION AROUND SEVERAL WIRES. I HAVE RETAINED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR FUTURE INSPECTION BY ANY INTERESTED PARTIES. THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAD TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER DUE TO A CORE CHARGE. THE TOTAL COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO EFFECT NTHE REPAIRS WAS $363.15. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE NO COMPONENT SHOULD FAIL IN SUCH A WAY AS TO CAUSE THE OVERHEATING/BURNING OF OTHER COMPONENTS, CONNECTORS OR WIRING.*AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE AS IT WAS, DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BLEEDER VALVE CAP CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE CAR. OCCURED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE HEAD GASKET. ERRATIC AND DIFFICULTY WHEN ACCELERATING.

I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE HAD CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL FILLER DOOR ASSEMBLY (PIPE FROM FUEL FILLER DOOR TO FUEL TANK). FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE WAS FOUND LOOSE AND DANGLING WITHIN THE RIGHT REAR FENDER BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, NO APPARENT LOSS OF GASOLINE WAS DETECTED AT THE POINT OF DISCOVERY. CONTACT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER/DODGE SERVICE REP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TYPE OF SAFETY DEFECT AND NO RECALL ON RECORD. I AM PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT AT MY OWN EXPENSE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

: THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. BOTH BAGS DID DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THE FIRE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CHAR THE SEAT. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION. IN A LETTER THEY SENT TO ME THEY SAY "OUR INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS MET AND THE PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DID OCCUR". I DON'T FEEL THAT A FIRE CAUSED BY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED "PROPER DEPLOYMENT". IT HAS TAKEN ME OVER A MONTH TO GET THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TO GET THIS KIND OF RESPONSE I FIND UPSETTING. DO YOU CONSIDER THIS AS "PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT"? I AM SENDING YOU THIS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF [email protected]. *AK

MY NEON HAS LEAKED OIL FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. HEADGASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRS. THE CAR IS NOW "BUBBLING" AND IS PROBABLY HEADING FOR HEADGASKET FAILURE AGAIN.*AK

FRONT HEADLIGHTS FOGGED. LIGHT OUTPUT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. *AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT OFTEN COMES ON WITHOUT A CAUSE. IT IS SO COSTLY TO CHECK WITHOUT AN FIX THAT I AM THINKING ABOUT NOT HAVING IT CHECK ANYMORE. THE HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME. I AM WAITING FOR A CALL FROM DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THEIR COST. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE ROTOR AND CALIPERS PROBLEM WAS SCARY. I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES WHEN A CRUNCH WAS HEARD. IT BECAME HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAMSHAFT SEAL CAME OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT A LOT OF NEON OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WISH DODGE WOULD PULL THEIR SHARE OF THE COST SO TRUST COULD BE RESTABLISHED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ROBYN KNOUFF. *AK

THE PLASTIC COVERING CONTIUALLY BREAKS OFF AND KEYS SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE. THE PAINT IS BUBLING AND COMING OFF. I HAVE SEEN IT ON NUMEROUS NEONS PAINTED THE SAME LAPIS BLUE COLOR AS MINE.*AK

THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM AND OTHER INJURIES AND LACERATIONS.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*YH

OIL LIGHT COMES ON, LEAVING HUGE PUDDLES OF OIL WHEN STOPPED. ALSO, VEHICLE LEAVES A TRAIL OF OIL WHEN DRIVING, AND VEHICLE SMOKES A LOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK WHEN IT STARTED TO RUB AGAINST STABLIZER BAR. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT SPACE, ABOUT 1\2 OF INCH, BETWEEN STABLIZER BAR AND TIRE(WITH NORMAL AIR PRESSURE) WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO HEAT UP AND BLOW WHILE DRIVING.*AK THERE HAD ONLY BEEN 12400 MILES ON THE TIRE. *SLC

OIL LEAKS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ TRANSMISSION, AND FUEL LINE FAILED. *AK

IN MY EXPERIENCE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET ON THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE $1500 CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, THEREFORE CONSUMER ASKED WHAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO DO, THEY THEN AGREED THAT THEY WOULD FIX PROBLEM FOR $400 AS A COURTESY, CONSUMER BELIVES THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE AND HE IS REQUESTING THAT HIS $400.00 BE REIMBURSED.*YH

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, HEAD GASKET BLEW, LAPIS BLUE EXTERIOR PAINT 'FELL OFF' IN LARGE PIECES.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEM- HAD 4 SEPARATE LEAKS IN 4 SEPERATE PLACES, O'RING,COMPRESSOR SWITCH, AND EVAPORATOR SWITCH. MASTER CYLINDER LEAK, OIL WOULD LEAK ALL OVER THE GROUND AND ENGINE. STALL WHILE DRIVING- CAR WOULD CUT OFF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING

MICHELIN, TIRE SIZE 18565R14, AFTERMARKET WITH 5000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WHEN TREAD SURFACE PULLED AWAY FROM TIRE, COMPLETELY DELAMANATED FROM SURFACE AND STEEL WIRE TORE UP ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS AND DRYROTT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE TREAD PART OF THE TIRE STEEL BELT AND WIRE WERE COMPLETELY CUT THROUGH AS IF TIRE HAD A DEFECT AND THE TIRE BURST OPEN ACROSS THE TIRE TREAD CUTTING THROUGH THENTIRE TREAD PART OF THE TIRE, DOT NUMBER HNP8D93X017. *SLC

ENGINE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE THE PURCHASE OF CAR. DEALERSHIP HAD PERFORMED WORK ON VEHICLE IN 1999, AN OIL CHANGE/FILTER, AND A TUNE-UP. AT THAT TIME WORK ON THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS NOT ATTEMPTED, ADVISING OWNER OF ONLY ONE RECALL OUT OF SEVEN. WITH THAT ONE RECALL COMPLETED. EVERYTHING IS ON RECORD AT S,R, DODGE SERVICE DEPT. BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR THE PASS 30 YEARS, AND PRESENTLY ALSO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS, CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SIDES HAVE BEEN MAKING POPPING NOISES WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR TURNING THE WHEEL SHARPLY. *SLC

WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAIL PIPE, RUNNING ROUGH, AND LOSS OF OIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIME. HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE STILL STALLS. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

CHYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL OF NEONS DUE TO BADLY DESIGNED HEADGASKETS ON ALL NEONS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES DEVELOPING THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS VERY SECRETIVE ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY IF YOU ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO A RECALL ON THE A/C EVAPORATOR FOR LEAKAGE IS NEEDED THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN THOUSANDS OF NEONS AND CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THE UNIT IS DEFECTIVE.*AK

AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE HAD NOTICED AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE PANEL. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED.*AK

ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL OR OVER A POTHOLE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION DUE TO THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH MY NEON. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH OTHER NEON OWNERS AND THEY TOO ARE HAVING SOME OF THE SAME REPAIR PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY ON MAJOR REPAIRS THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF THIS CAR. PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *AK

NUMEROUS OTHER PROBS: OXIDIZED PAINT, GAUGES WILL FAIL WHEN DRIVING, DOES NOT SHIFT (AUTOMATIC), HEAD GASKET LEAK, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF CLASS ACTION OR GET THEM TO FIX THIS CAR SO I CAN GET RID OF IT!

WHILE DRIVING ,WOULD FEEL ENGINE LOSING POWER . CONSUMER HAD SEEN COOLANT AND OIL LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET HAD FAILING THREE TIMES. *AK

2ND FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET. 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 19K MILES IN 1996, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. RECENT FAILURE AT 71K, REPAIR COST $600. CAR DRIVEN 5K TO 10K MILES/YR. PAST 2 YEARS. SEEMS OBVIOUS TO MANY (INCLUDING MECHANICS) THAT THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS REDESIGNED IN '1998 OR '1999. OUR CAR NOW HAS THE REDESIGNED GASKET. I'M NOT SURE I WOULD BE SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IF THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME THE GASKET FAILED OR IF THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HARD AND HAD HIGH MILEAGE. WHY ARE CONSUMERS CONTINUING TO GET STUCK WITH HIGH REPAIR BILLS ON A DEFECTIVE PART? IT'S TROUBLING THAT THE DOT HAS NOT BEEN MORE ACTIVE ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT I REALIZE THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT POSE GREATER THREATS TO DRIVER SAFETY.*AK