1998 Dodge Neon complaints

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. FIRST THREE TIMES AND THE LAST TIME TWO WEEKS AGO, STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER STOPPED, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE IN FRONT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL DUE TO ALUMINUM ENGINE WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER *AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT ABOUT 40 TO 45MPH AND ROLLED OVER. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE/SHAKE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65-70MPH). THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS ALSO. TOOK TO DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10-12 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. THEY WORKED ON IT AT LEAST 8 TIMES. HAD THE TIRES ROTATED. WILL BE GOING TO ARBITRATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 44,000 MILES. NO EXTENDED WARRENTY. $950.00 TO FIX

HAVE BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT , BECAUSE OF MULTIPLICITY OF MISFIRES , 4 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS. PRESENTLY TRYING TO GET SERVICE COPIES BECAUSE I DONT HAVE THE FIRST TWO SERVICES FOR MY RECORDS. I WONDER IF I WILL ACTUALLY RECEIVE THEM? ON THE THIRD VISIT THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED MY THAT CHRYSLER WAS COMING OUT WITH A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOT TALKED TO OTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR COMFORMATION OF THIS , NOR HAVE I ASKED CHRYSLER . I REALLY NEED HELP IN THIS MATTER. I REALLY DO WANT A REFUND FOR THIS DODGE NEON SPORT COUPE W/DOHC MOTOR. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 44,000, TWO EXHUAST VALVES NOT SEATED. NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, THIS IS A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES USED IN THESE CARS THAT CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED SERVERAL TSBS ON IT. NONE OF THE FAILURES TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAVE TO DATE CAUSED ANYTHING WORSE THAN OVERHEATING DUE TO OIL/COOLANT LOSS, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE IF LEFT UNREPAIRED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

NO SUMMARY

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE IF THE SHIFT IS HIT OR BUMPED THE VEHICLE WILL THEN GO INTO NEUTRAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE. TO STOP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HAS TO SHUT THE KEY OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN IT BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW. SHE WAS NOT ROCKING THE CAR, ONLY SITTING IN IT WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COME WITH A SHOVEL, AND NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, AND WENT AND CALLED FOR HELP. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED IN FLAMES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I FEEL THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. I HAVE FOUND A COUPLE OF SITES ON THE WEB THAT MENTION RECALLS DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING, BUT WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHEN STOPPED ON ONE OCCASION, THEN STALLED OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO STOP. BRAKES WENT OUT AND FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OIL SEAL FAILURE.

WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. *YC

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. NLM

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. YH

THE GEAR SHIFT INTERFERES WITH PASSANGER, WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER HAS KNOCKED THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. YH

BUMPER COVER & TRUNK LID ASSEMBLY EXPERIENCING FAILURE. *YC

WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE MISFIRES/BACKFIRES, AND ALSO STALLS OUT. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND BOTH THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

ORGINALLY MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN ADDITION, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER INDICATED THAT CAN REMEDY PROBLEM BUT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS APPROX. 60MPH IN THE SLOW LANE WHEN A 18 WHEELER CROSSED OVER THE LINE AND SIDE SWIPED VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE WARNING TO DRIVER DUE TO THE HORN WOULD NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *AK

THE DEALER IS TRYING TO BLAME EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILDUP IN AN EIGHT MONTH OLD ENGINE ON POOR GAS. THEIR PROPOSED A FIX IS RUNNING ENGINE CLEANER THROUGH THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM. IT HARDLY SEEMS PRACTICAL TO ASSUME THAT THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE CLEANED EVERY 12,000 MILES ON A MODERN AUTOMOBILE RUNNING ON GASOLINE FROM NATIONAL COMPANIES SUCH AS AMOCO AND SHELL. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL CARS NOWADAYS.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THERE IS A PARTIAL HANG UP IN THE STEERING, CAUSING A LOUD POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. OWNER FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL BECAUSE OF SERVICE BULLETIN. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AT 40MPH HIT A STOP SIGN AND FELL THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING UP HILLS, THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT THE FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL HARD TO GET SOME SPEED. ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE REALLY DOESN'T HAVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT, AND WHEN DRIVING IT WILL DO LIGHT SHIFTING. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP, AND THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL THE FUEL TESTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER DID SOME WORK ON THE OIL PAN. *AK

SMALL PLASTIC LOCK THAT HOLDS THE BELT AND KEEPS CHILD SEATS FROM TIPPING FORWARD CAME LOOSE.

CONSUMER HAS A HEAD INJURY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TRUNK, THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE TRUNK UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. THE BOLT TO THE WHEEL FELL OUT ,CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO BEND. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

CAR STARTED TO JERK AND SPEED DROPPED WHILE GOING UP HILL.

TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPONENTS.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED IN WARM WEATHER, CAUSING GLASS TO FLY EVERYWHERE. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

THROTTLE BODY FAILED, HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PART IN ORDER TO CORRECT ENGINE SURGING AND STALLING.