1996 Dodge Neon

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Defect. CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH

Remedy. AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.

Defect. CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Defect. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAN LEAK BRAKE FLUID DUE TO A DAMAGED DOUBLE LIP REAR PISTON SEAL.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN DIMINISHED EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE HALF OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHT(S) WILL SIGNAL SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT PRIOR TO PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDR PISTON ASSEMBLY.

Defect. AN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CAN SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE..

Risk. SHORTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS CAN CAUSE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, INCLUDING ENGINE STALLING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PROPERLY AND ANY WIRE THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED WILL BE REPLACED.

There are no injuries or fatalities associated with this alleged defect.while conducting this investigation, odi found that the subject cinches meet the load bearing requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 208, and that many of the reported failures were due to incorrect child safety seat installations. Additionally, the report rate is low (1.60/100k).the information available fails to establish the existence of a defect trend at this time.further allocation of agency resources to this issue is unwarranted and the preliminary evaluation is being closed.

There is no summary currently available

Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.

THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES INSTALLATION OF A NEW COMPONENT TO ASSIST CAM SEAL RETENTION. *JB

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING MULTI-LAYER STEEL (MLS) HEAD GASKET INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. *TT

INFORMATION ON GASKET SURFACE PREPARATION ON ALUMINUM ENGINE COMPONENTS. *NLM

VARIOUS CAR OWNER'S HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN USING ENGINE COOLANTS MADE WITH PROPYLENE GLYCOL INSTEAD OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. *YC

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO LOW. HARD FOR ME TO SEE. ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, I CAN'T SEE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD. AFRAID OF WRECKING. I TRIED CLEANING THE OUTSIDE HEADLIGHTS THINKING THEY MAY HAVE A FILM ON THEM, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. IF THEIR ARE NO REFLECTIVE MARKERS ON THE ROAD IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE WHITE LINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A TUNE-UP HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EMISSION COIL AND ALTERNATOR BELT AS A REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS LATER DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING AND ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V026000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL BRAKING FUNCTION WAS LOST WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. SHE STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, SHOES, REAR BRAKE DRUMS, AND TWO REAR FLEX LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WIRING HARNESS, SPEED SENSOR, COIL, VALVE COVER GASKETS AND TIMING BELT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT WAS SERVICING A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUT FRONT OF AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON WHEN THE SHIFTER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT A SLOW SPEED. THE MECHANIC CHASED AFTER THE MOVING VEHICLE AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,537.

MY CAR WAS DRIVING VERY SHAKY AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS LASTED APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS BEFORE MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW UP IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT FRAME TO POP OUT. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE SUPREME SI P185-65R14 M+S. I ALSO HAVE A RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF THE SAME TIRE BRAND AND MODEL THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT TREAD WEAR, WHICH CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 1996 DODGE NEON THAT KEEPS BLOWING FUEL PUMP FUSES WHEN SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT I FOUND IN SAME VEHICLE MADE FEW MONTHS SOONER JULY THROUGH NOVEMBER CAR IN 1995 THROUGH 1996 I FEEL THIS IS STILL HAPPENING MY CAR IS AT RISK TO CATCH FIRE. WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF THIS COULD BE RESOLVE AND CHECKED OUT. THANK YOU. *TR

I OWN A 1996 DODGE NEON. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE SPEED SENSOR FIXED ON IT DUE TO THAT IS THE CODE THAT CAME UP ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD FRIED 3 FEET OF IT. THE MECHANIC FIXED THE THREE FEET OF WIRING AND EVERY THING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. I TOOK MY CAR TO MOSES LAKE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM MY HOUSE UPON ARRIVING. MY NEON STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM MOSES LAKE TO ALTONS TIRE SHOP IN AIR WAY HEIGHTS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO TOW IT TO DISHMAN DODGE ON SRPAUGE. I HAVE PULLED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION ON MY CAR AND BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MASS NUMBERS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I TRULY FEEL T HAT IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE THE HARNESS IS FIRED DUE TO THE SAME REASONS. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHIPPING ON THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 1996 WHITE DODGE NEON THAT SHE SAW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT CHIPPING ON THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 132,000 . *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS REPLACED HER BRAKES LIGHTS TEN TIMES ON HER 1996 DODGE NEON. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS AN ODOMETER READING OF 74000. *NM

1996 NEON SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING. *TS AFTER A SENSOR AND OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND IT WAS SOON DISCOVERED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THE CONSUMERS SON WAS EXPERIENCING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS SON'S VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ALL THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD AND INTERMITTENT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A FRIEND WHO DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST AND THE WIRING WAS MELTED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 60MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SKIDDED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THERE IS A RECALL 96V026000, CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND A RECALL 96V075000, CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES. HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS.

REPROGRAM (FLASH) PCM. *NM

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1996 DODGE NEON SPORT, IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND STALLING WHICH I BELIEVE STEM FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED A FEW TIMES, THE A/C REPLACED, FUEL INJECTION ACTS UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES, MY TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING, POWER STEERING AND EXHAUST ARE LEAKING, NUMEROUS OIL LEAKS, REAR LIGHTS/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED IN OVER A YEAR, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW BROKE ALONG THE EXTENDING ARM INSIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME, TRUNK RELEASE IS BROKEN AND MY CRUISE CONTROL IS BROKEN! FOR THE LAST 4MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT ATLANTA DODGE LLC! JUST AFTER LEAVING IT WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED FOR $180 THEY COULD NOT DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS!! THE BATTERY WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND WORKED FINE WHEN I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP!! BUT IN HOPES OF ANY DECENT SERVICE I BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS $40 AND TOOK IT IN MYSELF. DURING THIS VISIT I REMINDED THEM THAT MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT!! I GAVE THEM THE NHTSA RECALL DOCUMENTATION AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR, ONLY TO THE NEONS FROM THE PLANT IN NEW MEXICO!! JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING I DECIDED TO CALL THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON. I SPOKE WITH BRIAN THE CS REP. AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS

THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 1996 DODGE NEON HAS ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN THIS SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER MY CAR DID NOT COME FROM THE SAME PLANT AS THE RECALLED NEONS. THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE SAME PRODUCT!! THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL FOR MY NEON. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? *NM

N/A. *JB

PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1996 ONLY PUT ON 26,345 MILES MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED TWICE,BRAKES FRONT REPLACED THEY WERE COMPLETLY GONE ,BACK BRAKES ARE NO GOOD NEED TO BE REPLACED, HIGH PITCH SQUEALING COMES FROM THEM ,OIL GASGETS HAD TO BE REPLACED, STEARING TO A HARD RIGHT OR LEFT YOU GET A GRINDING NOISE, TRANSMISSION IS KNOW LEAKING CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PUT TRANSSMISSION FLUID IN ALL THE TIME HAVE A LIST OF PAPERS FROM THE CAR BEING SERVICED AT DAIMLER ON ANDOVER ST IN PEABODY WERE I PURCHASED CAR ALSO WROTE TO MAIN OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASING WITH CASH AND JUST GOT THE RUN AROUND KNOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE HER THAT IS WHY SHE ONLY HAS 26,345 MILES ON HER IN 10 YEARS I AM NOT A RICH PERSON SO I CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR IF THERE IS A RECALL ON ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SO THEY CAN BE FIXED SO I CAN DRIVE HER WITHOUT WORRYING WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT ALSO DAMPNESS AND MILDEW SMELL AND OTHER PROBLEMS.TIRES ALSO WERE REPLACED THEY WORE TO QUICKLY.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT WORK AT ALL . THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALLS 96V026000 96V075000. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP VEHICLE IDLED/SLOWED DOWN, AND DIED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE DEALER CHARGED HIM $700.00 FOR REPAIRS, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

AFTER REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN DEAD CENTER THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN BRAKING. NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WERE OPERATING, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUES WERE COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND SHORT CIRCUITED SOME FUSES. THE FUEL PUMP BOX SHORTED OUT. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND NO ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE CAMSHAFT OR CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, FOUND ENGINE OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG TUBE HOLES DUE TO A LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET, FOUND ELECTRICAL WIRE LEADING TO THE ECM MODULE, CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS FUSED TOGETHER, CAUSED BOTH SENSORS AND ECM TO FAIL. THE ENGINE DISPLAYED A ROUGH IDLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD CAUSED THE FAN RELAY TO MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH VEHICLE BUCKLED, THEN SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE. HE HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE RESTARTED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE ENGINE OIL AND COOLANT TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE. ALSO THE FAN RUNS ERRATICALLY AND ON AND OFF CONTINUESLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO STALL. *AK

A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS FRONT UNDERHOOD RECALL 96V026000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING FRONT UNDERHOOD, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE THE ECM FAILED. *SC *JB

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. THANKFULLY, NONE OF THEM MECHANICAL, BUT COSTLY STILL. THE DOOR PANELS ON MY 2 DOOR KEEP ON GETTING DISCONNECTED FROM THE DOOR FRAME DUE TO SUBSTANDARD (IN MY BOOK ANYWAY) ANCHORS BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND THE PANELS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. I GET THE ISSUE FIXED, AND WITHIN AN FEW MONTHS IT'S BROKEN AGAIN. THE ANTENNA BROKE OFF AT THE BASE AND FLEW OFF SOMEWHERE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS WINTER (2004). THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF. THE TRUNK LEAKS. SOME OF THE OUTSIDE TRIM PIECES FELL OFF FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE FUEL TANK DOOR BROKE OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON ONE DAY WHILE I WAS FILLING THE TANK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NO LONGER SHUTS RIGHT. IT HAS TO BE LIFTED AND SLAMMED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOSEN'T WORK CORRECTLY, (IT FELL OUT ONCE) EVEN AFTER I HAD IT FIXED AND THE REGULATOR REPLACED. I EXPECT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC., BUT THIS IS SILLY. I AM AFRAID TO KEEP THE CAR, WHO KNOW'S WHAT WILL FALL OFF NEXT, LANDING IN SOME UNKNOWN PLACE ON I-95! I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER NEON. NOT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SERIOUS ISSUES OF UNRELIABILITY, BUT BECAUSE THINGS FALL OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, FLAKES OF PAINT WERE PEELING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

BY TAKING CARE OF MY CAR, IE. WASHING AND WAXING IT, I ENDED UP KEEPING A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT FROM OCCURING UNTILL AFTER THEIR THREE YEAR WARRANTY. THEN 70% OF THE PAINT PEALED OFF THE ROOF AND TRUNK OF MY CAR WHEN I WASHED IT ONE DAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT IT BUT WAS NEVER FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL OR NOTIFY CUSTOMERS. WHEN THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED THEY SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARENTY BUT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEART THEY WOULD PAY $285.00 TOWARD HAVING IT REPAINTED AT A DODGE DEALERBWHO WOULD CHARGE ME $2,800.00 BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ELECTRO PRIMER AND THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE STRIPPED TO THE BARE METAL AND REPRIMED.

ENGINE, WIRE HARNESS AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *PH ENGINE AND WIRE HARNESS WERE REPLACED TWO OR THREE TIMES. LEFT FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ENGINE BLEW UP FOR THE THIRD TIME AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID THAT VEHICLE'S ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, INSTRUMENT PANEL NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. AIR CONDITIONER (AC) WENT OUT AFTER TWO YEARS OF PURCHASE. AC WAS NEVER REPAIRED. VEHICLE OVERHEAT MOST OF THE TIME. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MAY SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO CONTACT WITH EGR TUBE FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *LA

THE VEHICLE'S WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

VEHICLE REJECTED BY AZ DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. OBD NOT READY , DEALER HAS FLASHED COMPUTER , RETEST DONE AGAIN , NOW SAME INFORMATION OBD NOT READY. THEY WILL NOT PASS IT THEY SAY THEY CANT READ IT?? CPU IS FINE BY CHRYSLER... BEEN CHECKED 2 TIMES... HELP *LA

HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL

I PURCHASED A 1996 DODGE NEON FROM BOBB CHEVROLET ON 12/28/99. THE SALES FOLKS WERE TIM AND WENDY RYAN. I PAID $6343.85 FOR THE CAR. THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE CAR IS [XXX] WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I ASKED TIM RYAN 2 QUESTIONS: (1) WOULD HE HAVE THE HEAD GASKET CHECKED AND (2) WHY WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. BYERS FIXED THE HEAD GASKET AND HE SAID THAT SLIPPING TRANSMISSION WAS A CHRYSLER THING. THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ALL THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2000. SO ON 9/8/2000, THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT BYERS. IT WAS BYERS INVOICE [XXX]. AT THIS TIME, I ASKED IF THE HEAD WAS RESURFACED AND CHECKED FOR CRACKS ALONG IF THE HEAD BOLTS WERE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT IF BYERS DID THIS AND WAS TOLD NO. I TOOK AWAY FROM THIS THAT THIS WORK WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE AND THAT WAS WHY IS WASNT DONE. I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY, 1/14/04 THAT I HAD A POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET LEAK AGAIN. SO I WENT BACK TO BYERS FOR HELP. TREAT SAID TODAY THAT CHRYSLER WONT COVER THIS WORK UNDER WARRANTY. QUESTIONS: 1.WHY DID THE HEAD GASKET LEAK AFTER 37,000 MILES? 2.IF THE HEAD WAS RESURFACED AND CHECKED FOR CRACKS AND HEAD BOLTS REPLACED AS I ASKED FOR IN 2000, WOULD I WILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS IN 2004. 3. HOW MANY OTHER DODGE NEONS HAVE BAD HEAD GASKETS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 44000 MILES. 4. WHEN THE WORK WAS DONE ON THE HEAD GASKET IN 1/2000 AND 9/2000, WHAT WORK WAS DONE EXACTLY? WERE THE HEADS TAKEN OUT AND CHECK BY DEFECTS. I NEED TO KNOW SINCE I NOW THINK THAT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM IS CAUS

RECENTLY (IN OCTOBER), THE CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAPPENS IN LOW SPEED AND WHEN I DON'T ADD OIL. THERE IS A OIL WARNING TOGETHER WITH THE STALLING. USUALLY I CAN NOT START THE CAR RIGHT THEN. BUT IF I ADD OIL IMMEDIATELY AND KEEP ADDING OIL WHEN I TURN ON THE KEY, I CAN TURN ON THE CAR. WHEN I RELEASE THE OIL PRESS, THE ENGINE STALLS AGAIN. I TRIED TWICE IN THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THEY CAN NOT FIX IT AND CAN NOT FIND THE REAL PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE KEEPS TURNING OFF UPON STARTING AND SOMETIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK

PAINT PEELED OF THE ENTIRE ROOF OF THE CAR AND IS STARTING TO PEEL ON THE TRUNK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES ENGINE COULD BE STARTED AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM TWELVE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS, AND THERE WAS A RECALL. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

REPLACED HEAD GASKET IN 2000 AND NOW NEED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AGAIN IN 2003.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, TELLING THE DRIVER TO SERVICE ENGINE SOON. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

SERIOUS GAS LEAK FROM END OF FUEL MODULE WHERE GAS SEAL HAS WORN AWAY AND LEAKED OUT TOO MUCH GAS. DAIMLERCHRYLSER WILL NOT DO A RECALL.*AK

THE PAINT PEELED OFF THE ENTIRE ROOF IN A PERIOD OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE WEATHER WAS FAIR AND THE CAR WAS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY SUBSTANCES THAT MIGHT BE DAMAGING TO THE PAINT. NOW THE SIDES OF THE CAR ARE BEGINNING TO PEEL AS WELL (7/2003). I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER NEON'S OF THE SAME COLOR (BRIGHT PURPLE-BLUE) WITH PAINT PEELING OFF IN HUGE CHUNKS.*AK

OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. *NLM

NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, WHEN DRIVING MY 1996 DODGE NEON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY STAYS AT ZERO, HOWEVER, IT SOMETIMES FLUCTUATES BETWEEN ZERO AND FIFTEEN MPH EVEN WHEN TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN 40-55 MPH. *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWERSTEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION, THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS INSPECTED AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE ADEQUATE. *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED PAINT PEELING OFF OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE AND SAW A FEW OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME COLOR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MR SCC *NLM