1996 Dodge Neon complaints

DRIVING 55-60MPH ON HIGHWAY; WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; NEON HIT RETAINER WALL DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT WITH WALL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS AT DEALER PRIOR TO ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT BRAKES. *AK

HORN FAILED.

IN RAINY WEATHER VEHICLE LOSES POWER. OWNER NOTES THAT VEHICLE'S STEERING LOCKS UP IN RAINY WEATHER.THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BELT, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES.

EVERYTIME THAT IT RAINS THE STEERING LOCKS UP, AND DRIVER LOSES STEERING COMPLETELY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20 TO 25MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE BELT BUCKLE. *AK

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. SHE HAS HAD HER VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THE ENGINE LIGHT BEFORE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD AND HOOD LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A FIRE BROKE OUT BY THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH PUDDLE OF WATER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE. OWNER CANNOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT.VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERS. *AK

THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIGHTENS FOR NO APPARENT REASON DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/OIL LIGHTS COMES ON.

UPON APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL PULSATES. ROTORS AND PADS GRAB THEN RELEASE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR TO PADS AND WARPAGE OF ROTORS. ALSO, DURING PANIC STOP, ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER SLOWED DOWN, ALLOWING VEHICLE A TO CRASH FRONT END INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR END. CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER UPPER BODY. CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALL GAUGES WERE READING "0" AND DID NOT WORK NO MATTER HOW FAST /SLOW VEHICLE WAS GOING. *AK

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE DIE OUT. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE 5 TO 10 MINUTES LATER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. EXPERIENCED PROBLEM 4 TIMES BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILED.

IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO WIRING INSIDE WERE MELTING. *AK

GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, WINDOW WAS DOWN, SHUT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT EXPLODED/SHATTERED; TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WAS INFORMED THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK

WHILE MAKING LANE CHANGE, RIGHT TO LEFT, LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT CURVE, NO WARNING, VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP. *AK

DRIVNG VEHICLE AT 40MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT. *AK

CLUTCH FAILED.

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR PANEL WAS SLIPPING OFF, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO GET TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE PANEL WAS UNDER WARRANTIES, BUT THE DEALER NEVER RECEIVED THE PARTS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE DOOR PANEL TO STICK AND LOCK THE PASSENGER INSIDE THE CAR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION AND WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR, SEAT BROKE AND CONSUMER WENT BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A COMPRESSED DISK. *AK

WHILE GOING (25) MPH ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, WENT INTO A DITCH, HITTING A TREE HEAD-ON AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. INSURANCE ADJUSTOR IS LOOKING AT VEHICLE. *AK

CUSTOMER SAID THAT SHE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM/ SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT SHE SHOULD PICK ANOTHER CAR FROM THE LOT. SHE WOULD LIKE HER MONEY BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP DECLINED HER REQUEST. *AK

BUCKS VIOLENTLY WHEN IN SECOND GEAR.

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT COLLAPSED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK AND RECEIVED A COMPRESSED DISC IN LOWER SPINE. *AK

FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A DOG AT 55 OR MORE MPH IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUFFEREDH SEVERE INJURIES TO THE COLLAR BONE. *AK

FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING HIT A BIG DOG AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE AIR BAG BROKE OUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S WINDOWS, CAUSING EXPENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

ONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKES FADED, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AND TRAVELING 25 MPH , THE VEHICLE SKIDED TO A STOP. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON 4 OCCASIONS. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE, POWER BOOSTER UNIT HAS WATER IN THE LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM, BRAKE PEDAL IS REAL HARD, HAS TO USE THE EMERGENCY PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT ENGINE STALLS WHILE TURNING THE CORNER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS TWICE AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN CAR IS ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED IT STALLS, TOOK TO DEALER FIVE TIMES AND SOME PARTS WERE REPLACED, WILL SEND IN THE WORK PAPERS. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES ROCK HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES THE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BOOSTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT AND REAR END COLLISIONS; FOUR CAR COLLISION; VEHICLE REARENDED, THEN, REAR, VEHICLE TOTALED, IN HANDS OF INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

FRONT END POPS AND MAKES NOISE.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

VEHICLE'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS UNWANTED ACCELERATION IF BRAKE PEDAL IS APLLIED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME , THEN THE RPMS WILL REDUCE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. TA

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT VEHICLE SCRAPED A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL AND THE GAS TANK BUSTED OPEN. *AK

FAILURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GETS SPONGY, BRAKES DO NOT BIND UP OR GO INTO ABS. *SLC

REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SPEED 55 MPH. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH PULLING AND NOISE IN THE FRONT END, RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE STEERING KNUCKLES, CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL NOTICES PRIOR TO INCIDENTS.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

PURCHASED NEW, HAD IT FOR TWO MONTHS, WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, HAD TO DRIVE UNDER 40 MPH . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

COULD STEER TO LEFT BUT COULD NOT GET UP THE RAVINE, TRIED TO TURN RIGHT TO AVOID A UTILITY POLE AHEAD BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT, COULDN'T GET BACK TO THE RAVINE, ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A UTILITY POLE, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK *SLC

DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. DRIVER WA SLEFT IN A RECLINE DPOSITION AND SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY. *AK