2002 Dodge Neon complaints

EA06-019 HEADLIGHTS & FOGLIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TRIED REPLACING BULBS, THIS DID NOT WORK. BELIEVE THE SWITCH IS BAD. VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THIS IS WHEN THE OCCURANCE HAPPENED. *CN

ANY TIME IT RAINS, THE REAR FLOOR PAN AND REAR SEATS AS WELL AS THE TRUNK FILL WITH WATER AND BECOME UNUSABLE. *TR

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING IF THE BUSHING AND BOLT LET GO. ON AVERAGE MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACES 3 A WEEK. SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE CLUTCH, ALTERNATOR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/08/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION K-MEMBER CORRODED THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,888. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE UNDERCARRIAGE CROSS MEMBER RUSTED. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE AIR BAG COVER CAME OFF AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL. THE COVER WAS PLACED OVER THE HORN AND CAUSED THE HORN TO SOUND. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING ONCE AND STRUCK A CURB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT LOOSENED THE TRIM PIECE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COVER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,536 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900.

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE NEON. IN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR I HAD THE TYPICAL CAR PROBLEMS BUT NOTHING TOO MAJOR. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 6 TIMES IN THE CAR, SINCE PURCHASE. IN MAY OF 2006, IS WHEN THE PROBLEMS BEGAN ROLLING IN. MY MAIN COMPUTER HAD DIED IN THE CAR, A $900 REPAIR. AFTER CONTACTING DODGE TO GET A NEW COMPUTER TO PUT IN THE CAR, I HAD TO WAIT FOR 7 MONTHS FOR IT TO BE SHIPPED, DUE TO SUCH A LARGE BACK ORDER. AND THE COMPUTER WAS ONLY SHIPPED AFTER DODGE WAS CALLED AND I HAD THREATENED TO CONTACT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE DAY I HAD PICKED UP THE CAR FROM GETTING THE COMPUTER INSTALLED, MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SO I HAD TO REPAIR BOTH OF THEM. ONLY A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR WAS YET AGAIN IN THE SHOP FOR YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW BACK ON, UPON HAVING THE COMPUTER CODE HOOKED UP TO THE CAR, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A TRANSAXLE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AND AN INCORRECT GEAR RATIO CONDITION IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE CAR WILL NOT GO ABOVE 45 MPH. WHEN I START IT AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO RECOGNIZE THAT ITS IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND WHEN IT FINALLY DOES GO INTO DRIVE THE ENTIRE CAR JERKS. IT WILL DO THAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS WILL NOW BE THE 8TH TIME FROM DECEMBER, 07 TO AUGUST, 07 THAT I HAVE HAD TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, THERE IS NO REASON ON WHY I SHOULD BE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR AND IT HAS RECEIVED THE PRO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE DUE TO A PLUG THAT BURNED OUT ALL OF THE WIRES IN THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED SMOKE ASCENDING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD AND ODOMETER FAILED. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE REPAIR OF A SCRAPE ON HER BUMPER. THE THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE STABILIZER ARM AND BUSHINGS WERE A KNOWN DEFECT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH INCIDENTS TO WARRANT A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED SHE ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE SAMETHING. THE VEHICLE HAS 32,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT HAVE THE STABILIZER AND BUSHINGS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLEWAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32000.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE, UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GARAGE WE WERE INFORMED, IT HAD A SIZABLE HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ALSO FOUND AN OIL LEAK. TOTAL REPAIR COST EXCEEDED $600. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2002 DODGE NEON AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS RECEIVED PROPER CARE AS FAR AS OIL CHANGES, TIRES, SPARK PLUGS ETC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 60,000 MILES YET, AND WE'RE ENCOUNTERING SUCH PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SMALL LEAKS, BUT IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR EACH LEAK, THUS THEY ONLY FIXED WHAT WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND THE OIL LEAK, WHICH WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIAL. *JB

VEHICLE HAD IDLED HARD SINCE PURCHASE. TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR KNOCKING SOUND ON START UP OF VEHICLE EVERY MORNING. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT SOUND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON DATE OF INCIDENT, VEHICLE STARTED JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR ON HIGHWAY. LOUD WHINE STARTED AND INCREASED WITH ACCELERATION. OWNER PULLED VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND GOT OUT TO TRY TO LOCATE SOURCE OF SOUND. WHEN OWNER TRIED TO PUT CAR BACK INTO GEAR, GEAR SHIFT MOVED BUT DID NOT ENGAGE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO IDLE HARD AFTER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IN NOV OF 2004. VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO STALL WHEN STOPPED. ON DATE OF INCIDENT, OWNER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HOME IN A 55 MPH ZONE. VEHICLE MADE A SCREECHING NOISE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER. TRANSAXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE (FIRST ONE SHIPPED FROM MANU WAS DEFECTIVE). *NM

DRIVING AT 49.9K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS BEING 19.9K MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES (30K MILE WARRANTY). JUST MADE A LONG TRIP FROM HAMPTON, VA TO APPLETON, WI. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER ARRIVING IN WI, I AM HEADING TO WORK AND START TO HEAR A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE. WITHIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF HEARING THIS WHINE, I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARK AND RIDE JUST AS THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. I WAS STILL ABLE TO REV THE ENGINE, BUT NO ACCELERATION. I PLACED THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP, AND STILL COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE. PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH IT. FOUND OUT, AFTER CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP, THAT A PINION BOLT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION (2002 MODEL) HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS THE CAUSE TO THE SEIZURE OF THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THIS HAD HAPPENED, THE CAR WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND BEEN THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT, THANKFULLY, WAS AVOIDED IN THIS INSTANCE. NEW TRANSMISSION (2006 MODEL) INSTALLED. THE NEW SAFETY FEATURE FOR THIS MODEL IS THAT IT HAS METAL PLATES (BRACKETS) AROUND THE OFFENDING BOLT SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. SEMI-OFF TOPIC: IF THEY (THE MANUFACTURES OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE DEALERSHIPS THAT SELL THE VEHICLE) KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE (APPARENT FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE METAL PLATES FOR THE BOLT) WHY WAS IT NOT ANNOUNCED AND CORRECTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2002? *JB

TRUNK LEAKS WITH WATER COLLECTING IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC ADJUSTING VENT FOR THE HEAT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN GNAWED ON, AND THE AIR COMING OUT SMELLED LIKE FECES. THE CONTACT ASCERTAINED THAT A MOUSE HAD GOTTEN IN TO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SPACE WHERE THE WIPER POST PROTRUDED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED A CONCERN THAT THE MOUSE COULD HAVE CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES IF GIVEN THE CHANCE. THE MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SECURED FROM THE FORCES OF NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON NORMAL RURAL ROADS, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED TO THE LEFT HITTING A SCHOOL BUS AND BANKING OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SNAPPED OFF THE AXEL CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SHAKING ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED TIRE BALANCING AND ROTATION. AS THE SHAKING PERSISTED, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT AND THE SHAKING DISAPPEARED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW MILES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD THE ALIGNMENT PERFORMED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN A LOUD POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AXLE WAS BROKEN. THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE CB UNIT AND THE ENGINE COMPUTER UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT WHERE THE CB UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING A PART TO ARRIVE FOR THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO PERFORM A REPLACEMENT. THERE WERE NO RECALL NOR COMPLAINT FOUND ON THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AXLE FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS GRADUALLY WORSENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO CHANGED THE AXLE, BUT AFTER A YEAR THE AXLE FRACTURED AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE 2002 DODGE NEON 22,351 MILES ON VEHICLE. WHILE MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE THE BRAKES FAILED. THREE PIECES OF FRONT DISK BRAKE PADS WERE FOUND LYING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR (STILL IN MY POSSESSION). BOTH FRONT INSIDE DISK PADS APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN IN HALF. UPON CHECKING THE FRONT BRAKES I FOUND NO PADS IN PLACE ON THE LEFT INSIDE OF THE BRAKE AND ONLY ONE HALF OF THE BRAKE PAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE WHICH WAS STILL WITH THE VEHICLE, OBVIOUSLY THE REST OF THE PADS WERE ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. MY WIFE WAS SHAKEN BUT THANKFUL THAT SHE WASN'T DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE BRAKE PADS FELL OFF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO JOE CECCONI"S CHRYSLER TO HAVE NEW FRONT BRAKES PUT ON THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS EITHER A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE PADS OR A FAULTY ENGINEERING DESIGN AND BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED I FELT THAT THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE REPORTED. I'M ALSO SENDING A LETTER TO CHRYSLER IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. *JB

2002 DODGE NEON CALIPERS ARE TILTED ON TOP OF THE ROTOR CAUSING WEAR. MECHANIC REPLACED ROTORS. *KB THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS.

I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. NO PREVIOUS OWNERS. THE CAR IS A 2002 DODGE NEON 4 DOOR. THE PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL OFF APPROX TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT DODGE WOULD NOT HELP ME SINCE IT LOOKED LIKE THE PAINT WAS COMING OFF BECAUSE OF STONES HITTING IT. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE THE PAINT IS ABOUT TO PEEL MORE, BECAUSE IT BUBBLES UP FIRST, THEN SPLITS, THEN PEELS OFF. THE PAINT WILL LITERALLY FLY OFF WHEN DRIVING AND YOU CAN SEE IT GO UP PAST THE WINDSHIELD. THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN SHEETS. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T DODGE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS? I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE WITH NO RESPONSE. NOW THE CAR IS PAST ITS WARRANTY STAGE. SOMEONE SHOULD MAKE DODGE MAKE THIS RIGHT. *NM

BRAKE ROTORS,CALIPERS. *NM

MY 2002 DODGE NEON ES HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY. EVERYTHING FROM ELECTRICAL ISSUES TO RADIATOR PROBLEMS TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AT 65,000 MILES BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. MY DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. I KNEW THEY WERE LYING AND SURE ENOUGH, AT 72,000 MILES, 2,000 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, MY TRANSMISSION IS DEAD. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO FIX OR EVEN DISCOUNT A TRANSMISSION FOR ME SAYING THAT MY CAR IS "ABOVE AND BEYOND" ANY WARRANTY. I DON'T CONSIDER 2,000 MILES ABOVE AND BEYOND, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE CAR HAD 5,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND WAS CONSIDERED BRAND NEW. *JB

THE FOG LIGHT MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN MY 2002 DODGE NEON WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE FOG LIGHTS WERE TURNING ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MONTH UNTIL SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FOR ~30 SECONDS, UNTIL THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE FOG LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE INCIDENCES OF SMOKE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO RECTIFY THIS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE CONTACTED SHORTLY. WE FOUND NO OBVIOUS RECALLS FOR THIS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *NM

I HAD A CAR WRECK ON MAY 3 @ 5PM THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS AROUND 25-30 MPH. MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND DO TO THAT I WAS THROWN INTO MY WINDSHIELD WHICH I CRACKED IT. I HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR MY INJURIES. I AM ONLY 4 FOOT TALL AND I SIT TOO CLOSE TO MY STEERING WHEEL TO BEGIN WITH AND IN AWAY I AM GLAD THAT IT DIDN'T GO OFF. BUT IF I HAD A PASSENGER WITH ME THEY COULD OF BEEN HURT TOO. I ALSO NEED TO KNOW HOW I CAN GET A SWITCH PUT IN TO TURN MY BAGS ON AND OFF. *NM

TOOK MY 2002 NEON SXT IN FOR TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WORK IN 2004...FIRST CHRYSLER DENIED THE CLAIM STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT COVERED (HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY!). HAD MY SPEED SENSORS REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2005 & AM TAKING THE CAR IN AGAIN TOMORROW TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE. ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND MADE LOUD NOISE. TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND THEY TELL MY THROTTLE REGULATOR BOX BLEW UP. MY CAR HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE IT 10 MILES TO AND FROM WORK. NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AS WHEN THE BOX BLEW UP IT SEND SHARDS OF METAL THROUGH MY TRANSMISSION. *JB

THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED SINCE THE CAR HAD A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES. STARTED OFF WITH A TICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL, TO A POPPING NOISE AND THEN TO CLUNKING. THE CAR ITSELF HAD A LOT OF THE SUSPENSION REVIEWED OVER 20 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH "NO PROBLEM FOUND" THEY DID REPLACE STEERING COUPLERS BASED ON TSB'S BUT THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE IT. THE CAR STILL HAS A CLICK/POP IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN ON TAKE OFF THE STEERING WHEEL STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL CLUNK. THE MAJOR CONCERNED IS THE STEERING!! AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 50 MPH THE CAR IS NOT CONTROLLABLE, IT SWAYS, SWERVES LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN TRYING TO HOLD THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE FEELS AS IF ITS TURNING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING, IT REQUIRES A LOT MORE EFFORT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THEN A RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE IS DEEMED UNSAFE BY ANY STANDARD, THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE DEALER SHIP STATES THAT ITS WITHIN "SPEC"... IF I HAVE TO COUNTER STEER ON A STRAIGHT LINE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE STEERING ISSUE, I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH DODGE TRYING TO GET A COURTESY DISTRICT MANAGER TO REVIEW THE PROBLEMS. THEIR "OFFICIAL" ANSWER IS THAT ITS OUT OF THE STANDARD WARRANTY AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL DODGE PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR STEERING ISSUES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A PREEXISTING ISSUE!! THE DEALER STATED THAT MY LOSS OF CONTROL WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE OEM GOODYEAR TIRES, SO I BROUGHT IT TO GOOD YEAR AND TH

ON FEB 14, 2006 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR STARTED MAKING DINGING NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT AND I HEARD A BUBBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. AS I PULLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CAR STOPPED. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN TOWN AND THEY RAN A CHECK THROUGH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM. WHAT THEY FINALLY FOUND WAS THAT THE RADIATOR HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE (THAT THE RADIATOR SEAL HAD FAILED) AND LEAKED BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS TO MIX. SINCE THE CAR IS A 2002 AND I HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 YRS AND 3 MONTHS WITH ONLY 68,348 MILES ON THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY STATED, BECAUSE THE RADIATOR CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND IT (THE RADIATOR) WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION. I EXPLAINED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CHRYSLER ON THE PHONE, THAT INDEED THE RADIATOR IS ONE OF THEIR COMPONENTS ON THE CAR AND ON A 4 YEAR OLD CAR IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED (AS STATED BY THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALERSHIP), AND IT WAS FACTOR FOR THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS ALSO THE MAIN FACTOR THAT RESULTED IN THE CAR STOPPING WHILE BE DRIVEN ON A BUSY ROADWAY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT, PERSONAL INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH. *NM

2002 DODGE NEON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE PULLING OFF EXIT AT VERY SLOW SPEED WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR -WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED CAR HAD 40,000 MILES. *NM

BACK SEAT FLOOR FLOODS IN HEAVY RAINS (POOLS OF STANDING WATER). TRUNK ALSO SOAKED. SMELLS HORRIBLE AND IS DIFFICULT TO DRAIN/REMOVE WATER. NO DAMPNESS OF SEATS OR AROUND WINDOW/DOOR AREA. (PROPERTY DAMAGE AT THIS POINT IS ODOR-RELATED.)*JB

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED WHEN CHANGING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS. I HAD NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS ON A VERY DARK ROAD,WHERE THERE ARE MANY DEER. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ( HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL) WAS REPLACED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE CAR HAD REPLACED THE SAME PART AT 36,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE FOG LAMPS BUT I DON'T USE THEM.

HAVE 2002 DODGE NEON WITH JUST OVER 58,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE BEING INSPECTED FOUND THAT BOTH CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE SHOT. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH NEONS WHICH CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT. IF THESE HAD FULLY LET GO TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE, AND WHEN CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE IT HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THE FRAME WAS BENT, THE RADIATOR WAS BENT INTO THE FAN, THE AIR CLEANER WAS NOT BOLTED ON THE SIDE, THE RADIATOR WAS PAINTED RED AND BENT, THE CORE SUPPLIER WAS DAMAGED, AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THE WIRING WAS FRAYED. THE CONTACT JUST HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE AFOREMENTIONED THINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CONTACT WAS UPSET THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD SELL A CAR IN THAT CONDITION. THE CAR IS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT WOULD CONTACT FTC ON THE DEALERSHIP SELLING THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION.*AK

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THIS CAR. EACH TIME I HAVE ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A YEAR OLD BATTERY WOULD GO BAD. THE EXPLANATION LAST WEEK WAS "A SHORT IN THE BATTERY, NOT CAUSED BY THE CAR." SINCE THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT WAS REPLACED BY THE WARRANTY, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE. THIS TIME THE BATTERY WAS NOT COVERED. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN WITHOUT WARNING, NO LIGHTS FLASHING, NOTHING. JUST GO TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CLEARLY, EITHER THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERIES BEING INSTALLED, OR THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR. EITHER WAY, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE COMPANY. AS IT IS, I HAD TO SHELL OUT $150 LAST WEEK. *JB

AFTER DRIVING IN 2 HOURS OF TRAFFIC I PARKED MY 2002 NEON. AS I PARKED IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT STILL DOES SO BUT ONLY WHEN REVERSING. WHEN I BRAKE AS I AM REVERSING ITS AS IF THE BRAKE TIGHTENS UP AND DOESN'T WANT TO BRAKE. THIS TO ME IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHAT IF THERE IS A CHILD BEHIND ME AND I NEED THE BRAKES TO ACTUALLY WORK???*JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE OWNER GLANCED AWAY FOR A MOMENT, LOOKED BACK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE ACCELERATOR KICKED IN. THERE WAS A FEELING OF THE VEHICLE BRAKING AGAINST ACCELERATION. THEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE OWNER BELIEVED THE ACCELERATOR MAY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS. *AK *SC

THE GAUGES, (GAS, RPM'S, OIL, TEMPERATURE) ON MY 2002 DOGE NEON WILL GO HAYWIRE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE BELL FOR THE DOOR WILL ALSO GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAS LEFT. AND THE BELL FOR THE DOOR WILL CONSTANTLY RING. I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER WHO RAN SOME TESTS ON IT AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT SEEM TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM.

BACK IN 2003 I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND IT WOULDNT START AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD SO I CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE THEY TOOK IT TO CARMAX IN LOS ANGELES, CA FOR AT THE TIME I WAS LIVING IN THE AREA. CARMAX TOLD ME THE BATTERY WAS DISLODGED I FOUND THIS FUNNY BECUASE I HAVE NEVER TOUCHED THE BATTERY THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD. WHEN I HAD TURNED THE KEY ALL THE LIGHTS WENT CRAZY AND IT WOULDNT START. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BATTERY HAD DRAINED ITSELF. WELL THEY CHANGED THE BATTERY AND EVERYTHING WAS OK UNTIL NOW. ABOUT 1 YEAR AND HALF LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE SEATBELT LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND THE SPEDOMETER STARTED TO BLINK. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I GOT A JUMP TO GET HOME AND IT BLINKED THE WHOLE WAY THERE. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN I GOT HOME. WHEN I WENT TO THE CAR IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I CALED AAA AND THEY GAVE ME A JUMP AND I WENT TO THE AUTO PLACE AND GOT A BATTERY IT HAS BEEN A FEW HOURS AND ITS OK RIGHT NOW BUT FOR HOW LONG. THEN I READ ABOUT THIS PERSON HERE THAT WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DID AND SHE NEEDED TO HAVE HER CAR ALL REWIRED. I AM TAKING TO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SUGGEST THAT ANYONE ELSE DO THE SAME.

THE TRUNK IN THE CONSUMER'S 2002 DODGE NEON HAD A LEAK THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND. *NM WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE SPARE TIRE SPOT. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHICH WAS BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CAR INSURANCE COMPANY TO DECLARE THE VEHICLE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE CAR, SO IT WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THIS ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED I BY ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY DALLAS, TX REGION. *AK *JB

WHILE T-BONING A VEHICLE CONSUMER'S FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WORK IN THE MIAMI AREA AND WAS GOING HOME AFTER EATING ; IT HAD BEEN RAINING THAT DAY AND THERE WAS SOME SMALL PUDDLES ON THE ROADWAYS. I WENT THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE; THEN THROUGH A RED LIGHT ;WHEN MY CAR QUIT IN THE INTERSECTION WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT START. SO I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND GET A TAXI HOME UNTIL MORNING WHEN I COULD TRY TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2002 DODGE NEON WHICH I PURCHASED ON JAN 17,2004 AT CAPITAL CHEVROLET IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE NEXT MORNING I COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MAROONE DODGE DEALER IN MIAMI FL. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CAR HAD SLUNG A ROD WHICH THE WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER THEIR STATED REASON WAS THAT THE CAR TOOK ON WATER THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE WHICH SEIZED THE MOTOR AND CAUSED THE ROD TO BREAK. AFTER CHECKING WITH OTHER MECHANICS I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THEIR REASON IS NOT POSSIBLE AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CASES LIKE THIS REPORTED. YOUR HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED THANK YOU. *JB

I TOOK MY 2002 DODGE NEON TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM. IT WAS MISSING REALLY BAD, AND THE BACK FLOORBOARDS HELD WATER WHEN IT RAINED. IT WAS STANDING ABOUT AN INCH IN MY BACK FLOORBOARDS, AND MY SPARE TIRE CARRIER IN MY TRUNK WAS FULL OF WATER. MY WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND I HAD 2 SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE BAD AND THEY PUT NEW PLUGS AND WIRES IN, AT MY EXPENSE. I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE, WHICH WAS NOT CHEAP. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TUNE-UP, THE RENTAL CAR, AND THEY TOLD ME THE LEAKAGE WAS DUE TO BAD SEALS IN THE TAIL LIGHTS AND IT WASN'T COVERED. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 NEONS DOING THAT. I ASKED WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THAT. HE TOLD ME IT WASN'T A SAFETY HAZARD. MAYBE NOT, BUT IT IS SURELY A CASE OF BAD DESIGN. I E-MAILED CHRYSLER AND DODGE, AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO DEAL WITH BAILING WATER OUT OF MY 2-YEAR OLD CAR? THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR MODEL, YET THEY WON'T PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT WAS GOING TO COST LESS THAN $100.00; BUT BY PRINCIPLE, I REFUSED TO PAY TO HAVE IT DONE. IF I CAN'T GET IT REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTORS EXPENSE, I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE SPRING RAINS MOVE IN, AND DRILL A HOLE IN MY SPARE TIRE HOLDER. NOW, MIND YOU, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 2-YEAR OLD CAR, NOT A 10 YR OLD CAR. I WILL BE ON THE BIGGEST HATE CAMPAIGN AGAINST DODGE THAT THEY WILL EVER COME ACROSS. *JB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND FELT SOMETHING RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR RIGHT TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND SAW THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN, AND WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE TIRE. *AK

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE 2002 DODGE NEON HAS BEEN RELEASING WATER, I ASSUMED IT WAS FROM THE RAIN BUT I WAS NOT SURE WERE IT WAS COMING FROM. IT HAD WET SPOTS AT ALL TIMES ON THE FLOOR, BACK SEATS, AND TRUNK. I HAD TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN VERY OFTEN FOR IT TO KEEP DRY. UNFORTUNATELY, I STARTED NOTICING MOLD WAS BUILDING UP ON THE FLOOR, TRUNK, AND SEATS OF MY VEHICLE SO I STARTED GETTING CONCERNED. THEREFORE I HAD SOME ONE HELP ME LOOK AT THE CAR, WE STARTED UNCOVERING THE CAR BY REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CARPETING OF THE TRUNK. WE FOUND SOME SEVERE MOLD WHEN WE REMOVED EVERYTHING. WE ESTABLISHED THE WATER WAS COMING FROM SEVERAL WATER LEAKS ON THE MANUFACTURER REAR LIGHTS (BOTH). THE SEAL AROUND THE LIGHTS, WHICH ARE THE MANUFACTURERS, WAS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE. THE SEAL IS NOT STOPPING THE WATER AT ALL FROM LEAKING INTO THE CAR. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, I JUST CLEANED IT COMPLETELY TO REMOVE THE MOLD. APART FROM THAT, I HAVE LEFT MY VEHICLE THE WAY IT IS. I JUST REMOVED THE CARPETING FROM HE TRUNK AND PLAN ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CLAIM THIS TO BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS NOT PART OF A MAINTENANCE A CONSUMER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR. *AK

WATER GETS IN THE BACK SEAT THROUGH THE TRUNK. THERE USUALLY IS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM PANEL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *BF THE DAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR WHAT THE CONSUMER THOUGHT WAS A FAULTY WIRING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FOR $825.00 TO REPAIR THE INSIDE CLUSTER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE VEHICLE HAD OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RESERVOIRS, IN ADDITION TO THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RATTLING, THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, BELT AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB