1996 Dodge Neon complaints

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN OIL LEAKING.

BRAKE PROBLEM; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS EQUAL TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS ON REGULAR ROAD CONDTIONS, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE CONDITION, ATTEMPTED TO FIX 6 TIMES. CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCES RANDOM BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF PADS AND SHOES, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE NOT TO STOP PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER INFOMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THIS INCIDENT IS ONE OF THE FACTORS WHICH CAUSES A VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED DURING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH AND STEPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE BRAKES START MAKING NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. SOMETIMES SHE LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE VEHICLE IT IS PULLING TO THE LEFT SIDE. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRED THE BRAKES BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

E98012; DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET HAD A LEAK, CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK, RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS.

THE DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DRIVER, WHILE TURNING THE LEFT SIGNAL, TO HOLD DOWN THE SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO WORK. WHEN OPERATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT WON'T GO BACK TO ITS POSITION, BUT CONSUMER HAS TO MANUALLY RETURN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO PROPER POSITION. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT ADJUSTER STAYS IN ONE POSITION, CAUSING THE ADJUSTER NOT TO WORK IN THE OTHER TWO POSITIONS. WILL BE TAKING TO THE DEALER. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER "STICKING, " CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO WEAR OUT AND VEHICLE TO SWAY TO RIGHT SIDE. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GROUND. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

CRACKED ENGINE HEAD GASKET.

ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN HE STRUCK A DOG ON THE PARKWAY. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS BROKE. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED 500 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, TRIPOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL THEN RESET ITSELF AND THEN WORK FOR A FEW MILES, THEN QUIT.

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG BROKE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS.

GAUGES ON THE PANEL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

OVER THE PAST WEEKS OWNER NOTICED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VALVE LIFTERS TAPPING VERY LOUD. UPON HAVING THE PROBLEM CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AREA. AFTER STOPPING AND LIFTING THE HOOD, NOTICED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BODY SHOP, OWNER WAS TOLD THE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK.

WHILE BRAKING TO AVOID COLLISION FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG PRIOR TO COLLISION.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1 TO 2 TO 1 TO 2, ETC., AT 50 MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO EXCESS PITTING OF FRONT ROTORS. ALSO CASTING OF ROTORS HAVE BUBBLES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BRAKE SHOES. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.

OIL LEAKS ONTO ENGINE DUE TO CAMSHAFT SEAL FAILURE.

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE ON FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS ON BOTH FRONT BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES WENT OUT ON VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING. VACUUM BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO BRAKE ROTORS WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OR LESS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD TO GEAR DOWN. HAD TO TURN INTO A STREET TO AVOID ACCIDENT.THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO SEVERED WIRES/WINSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE HAD HOLE IN IT AND INSTALLED HORN. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 40-45MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BACK LATCH DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.

OIL LEAK CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE CAR, THE BRAKES WILL NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. FOR A SPLIT SECOND, BRAKES MAKE A HUMMING NOISE AND THEN THEY CATCH. THEY ARE OKAY FOR A WHILE. DEALER SAYS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS ARE BAD. CAR HAS BEEN IN FIVE TIMES FOR BRAKE SENSORS. *AK

MECHANISM WHICH FIRED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG BECAME HOT AND MELTED PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHCILE HIT AN TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS GOING 35-45 MPH AND THE VEHICLE HAD BOTH AIR BAGS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD FRONT END NOISE AND BRAKE FAILURE SINCE ITS PURCHASE.

BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING.

WATER COMING IN FROM DASH WHICH CAUSES THE WATER TO LEAK FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THIS DEFECT HAPPENS ONLY WHEN IT IS RAINING. DEALER HAS TORN OUT DASH, CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. ALSO, AIRBAGS' SCREWS ARE LOOSENING WHICH CAUSES THEM TO MAKE NOISES. *AK

STEERING DIFFICULTY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

BRAKES CONTINUALLY MAKE NOISE.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD- ON COLLISION WHICH INVOLVED A TREE AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

ANTI-LOCKS BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT 15 TO 20 MPH CRASH. *AK

FUEL INDICATOR FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER CAN BE DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH OR LESS THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER, ENGINE WILL TURN OFF , CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL BUT CANNOT, HAD TO PULL OVER PUT IT IN PARK IN ORDER TO START AGAIN. THIS DEFECT HAS NO WARNING, HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER 6-7 TIMES CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, CHANGED PLUGS/PLUGS WIRES,PUT IN CAM SENSOR. *AK

STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE DRIVER PUNCHED LIGHTLY DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND SEEMED THE LEFT SIDE HAD DIED BECAUSE THE LEFT SIDE DID NOT MOVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. COULD NOT HOLD ON ROAD. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED/REPLACED. HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GRIND. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT CALIPER WAS STICKING, NOT ALLOWING THE BRAKE PADS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.OWNER THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, WILL NOT DECREASE SPEED UNTIL CONSUMER PULLS EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE OR SHUTS IGNITIION OFF. *AK *JB

WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE VEHICLE LOSES ALL STEERING. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND THE DRIVER HAS TO USE BOTH HANDS TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE ON THE PROBLEM CONCERNING THE STEERING. *AK