Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 26, 1996CA
BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
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1996 Dodge Neon complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 10, 1996NY
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES IN A TURN OR WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT, BRAKES SLIP/FADE AND PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 24, 1996MD
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ON HIGHWAY. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1 injured
Filed May 23, 1996HI
NO SAFETY LOCK FOR SEAT BACK, CAUSING INJURY WHEN SEAT BACK FELL FORWARD. *DH
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 29, 1996NY
DURING IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 22, 1996IN
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Apr 15, 1996FL
TRUNK SPRINGS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD LID OPEN AGAINST WIND GUSTS. *DSH
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 12, 1996IN
WHILE STOPPING WAS REARENDED BY VEHICLE TRAVELING 25 MPH DOWN INCLINE; FORCED VEHICLE 1 INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT; DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Mar 21, 1996NY
RECALL 676 ELECTRICAL HARNESS WIRING; F.X.CAPRARA CHRYSLER NOT AWARE OF RECALL INSTRUCTIONS OR PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Dec 29, 1995NY
HORN DOES NOT WORK, VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE SAFETY INSPECTION, REPLACED HORN TWICE. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 25, 1995IL
THE VEHICLE LEAKS GAS AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ON THE DRIVER.TT CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE LEAKED GAS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND THE FUEL PIPE WAS REPLACED, TWO DAYS LATER IT FAILED AND VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WERE NO HELP.*JB
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