2003 Dodge Neon complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. HE TOOK THE REAR BRAKES APART ON HIS VEHICLE TO INSPECT THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING GRINDING NOISES. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINING SEPARATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE. ALSO THE ADHESIVE WAS SEPARATING. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I OWN A 2003 DODGE NEON SRT4 THERE WAS A FIRE/SMOKING COMING FROM MY DASH/STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE PROBLEM IS FROM A BAD MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE 2ND GENERATION DODGE NEONS. THIS SWITCH IS RELATED TO THE HEADLIGHTS, SO POTENTIALLY THIS CAN BE DEADLY. FOR EXAMPLE YOU HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR SHUTTING DOWN, FIRE INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. I STILL NEED THIS FIX, I WORK NEARLY 9 HOUR DAYS WITH LITTLE MONEY TO FIX THESE MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE TELL DODGE TO CALL A RECALL THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE NEON THAT JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A FEW OCCASIONS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS BLOGS AND SUCH OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WILL WORK. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND NO PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND, NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER. WHEN IT DOES SHUT DOWN IT WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL I MOVE THE WIRES AT THE BATTERY. UPON INSPECTING THE BATTERY WIRES THEY SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAR, CORROSION, BEING LOOSE OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. UPON TESTING THE WIRES FOR A SHORT FOUND NONE TO EXIST. THE MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTERS FIND NO PROBLEMS. ON THREE OCCASION THUS FAR WE HAVE BEEN IN NEAR ACCIDENT SITUATIONS, DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN, AND COMES TO AN UNEXPECTED QUICK STOP AND WITH A LOSS OF ALL POWER THAT MAY RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME HAVE NO WARNING THAT I'M COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOMETIMES UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE AREA TO COME TO A STOP. AS MENTIONED IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR NOT ONLY OF THIS YEAR BUT OTHERS AS WELL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF SOME SORT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THAT ALREADY HAS NOT HAPPENED. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF MOTOR MOUNTS. CAUSING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXHAUST SYSTEM, EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE NEON SXT. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008. 6 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN AT ALL. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS TO THIS. AAMACO SAID THAT THE RADIATOR BLEW WHICH LED TO THE COOLANT AND TRANS. FLUID MIXING TOGETHER AND DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD NO WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED. IT COST ME 3500 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE CAR IS BURNING FUEL. I AM GETTING ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 17 MPG DEPENDING ON THE DAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING A DEALERSHIP, WHO CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THE WORST PROBLEM YET IS THAT WHEN IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE AND I AM DRIVING THE CAR THERE IS A SMALL THUNKING NOISE, AND THEN A LOUD THUNKING NOISE THAT LOCKS UP THE REAR TIRES AND BRINGS THE CAR TO A SKIDDING HALT. SO FAR, KNOW ON WOOD, NO ACCIDENTS, BUT IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AGAIN, THE CAR HAS GONE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO CLAIMED THEY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM. HAVE CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM AXLES, TO BRAKE CYLINDERS AND BRAKES. PAID APPROXIMATELY 1500 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET, AND THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO I REFUSE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE IN THIS CAR FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. *TR

CUPPING OF TIRES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NORMAL WEAR OR VEHICLE - VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE BAD ALIGNMENT, OR SHOCKS, ISSUE BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES ON TIRES SOLD FOR 60K MILES. *TR

IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING SPARK PLUGS IN OUR NEON, I NOTICED THE FUEL RAIL FOR THE INJECTORS UNDER THE HOOD HAS A LOT OF SEVERE RUST AND PITTING ON IT. IT MUST BE MADE OUT OF STEEL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER UNDER WATER SO THIS MUST BE BAD PARTS. I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT IT IS RUSTING OUT. ONE PIN HOLE AND THERE WOULD BE AN ENGINE FIRE. I HAVE MY CHILDREN WHO WORK IN A SALVAGE YARD LOOKING TO GET ME A RUST FREE ONE NOW TO REPLACE THIS ONE. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE CAR WAS IN OPERATION + PREMATURE ACTIVATION OF AIRBAG. DRIVER WAS FORCED TO CLAW THE AIRBAG OUT OF HIS WAY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND STEER IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO KNOWN TAMPERING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PRIOR TO THIS; CAR WAS USED, BUT HAD ONLY BODY WORK DONE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE. HEAT DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS SO EXTENSIVE THAT CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER SUFFERED SOME FACIAL AND NECK INJURY--POSSIBLY OTHERS. *TR

WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED VIOLENTLY FORWARD CAUSING ME AND MY PASSENGERS TO SUSTAIN NECK TRAUMA, NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THOUGH TO REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 150 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 YEARS. THIS LAST TIME WAS CONCERNING ENOUGH FOR ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. MOST TIMES IT IS REALLY NOT THAT SIGNIFICANT OF A JERK OR LURCH, BUT DEFINITELY NOTICEABLE AND ANNOYING/CONCERNING. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM USUALLY STOPPED AND START TO PROCEED, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW A DROP IN SPEED, HESITATE, AND JERK THE CAR FORWARD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE TWICE. ONCE THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP, AND ONCE THEY REPLACED THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ONLINE LOOKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME, AND BELIEVE ME, THERE ARE MANY, AND FIND THAT IT IS THE OXYGEN SENSOR THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IF I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR JERKING FORWARD, ENOUGH TO CAUSE MY NECK TO ALMOST SUSTAIN WHIPLASH, I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY YOUR AGENCY. *TR

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, IT STARTED RAINING AND I TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON BUT THE DRIVING LIGHTS DID, I FLIP THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UP TO HIGH BEAMS AND THE BRIGHTS WORKED. I NOTICED IN THE PROCESS THAT SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AND IT SMELLED LIKE WIRES BURNING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AFTER IT HAD RAINED. I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL, THE FIRST TIME, USED IT SINCE THE SMOKE. I SET THE CRUISE AT 75 MPH. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING TO 80 THE COMPUTER CAUGHT THE INCREASE AND DOWNSHIFTED ON IT'S OWN. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AGAIN, THIS TIME IT WAS UP TO 90 MPH, AND CONTINUING TO GAIN SPEED. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON TO RELEASE THE CRUISE AND NEITHER WORKED. I WAS COMING UP ON THE EXIT THAT I WAS NEEDING TO TAKE. I DOWN SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TO 2ND AND 1ST THE CAR SLOWED, BUT NOT ENOUGH. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STILL THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT RAMP THERE WAS A WIDE SPOT THAT I KNEW THAT I COULD USE IF A CAR WAS COMING. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT RAMP I WAS FINALLY DOWN TO 30 MPH BUT STILL NOT ABLE TO STOP. I FINALLY PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, STILL THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. FINALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS HEADED UP A HILL THE CAR SLOWED TO 10 MPH AND I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. FINALLY, I STOPPED WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, AND WITH OUT LEAVING THE ROAD. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SINCE THE SMOKE AND HE

DECEMBER 2008, HEADLIGHTS WORKING FINE DURING TRIP, STOPPED FOR GAS, AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. USED HIGH BEAMS FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN SWITCHED TO LOW BEAMS WERE THEN WORKING. HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR THE NEXT YEAR. EARLY MARCH, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, THOUGHT IT WAS OUTSIDE, LIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE. WHILE DRIVING ALONE AT NIGHT APRIL 2009, TRIED TO USE HIGH BEAMS, BUT MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE, HAD TO HOLD THE SWITCH BACK FOR HIGH BEAMS TO WORK. MY HANDS BECAME VERY WARM SITTING ON THE STEERING WHEEL, FELT CLOSER TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND WAS INCREDIBLY HOT. THERE WAS NOWHERE TO STOP, HAD TO KEEP DRIVING ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. STOPPED FOR 5 MINUTES AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE, WHEN VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON, HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK. HAD TO DRIVE WITH ONLY PARKING LIGHTS AT 2AM, VERY UNSAFE! EVER SINCE, HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN AN ISSUE, AND IT VERY EASY TO FIND INFORMATION AND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE CLEARLY BECOME AN EVEN WORSE PROBLEM. TRIED TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, BUT THE PLUG WAS MELTED IN PLACE. PARTS WERE BURNED BLACK AND BROWN AND INCREDIBLY BRITTLE FROM THE INTENSE HEAT THAT EMANATED FROM THE WIRING. THIS FINAL PROBLEM HAPPENED AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. I AM STILL CURRENTLY WAITING TO FIND THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT , SINCE I DO NOT HAVE PROPER LIGHTING. AFRAID TO EVEN USE PARKING LIGHTS, AS THIS SUPPLIES

MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOGLIGHTS WOULD PERIODICALLY SHUT OFF OR NOT COME ON. THEN ONLY THE BRIGHTS WOULD WORK AND WHILE DRIVING WOULD SHUT OFF ALTOGETHER. FINALLY THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOGLIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE MARKER LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS STILL WORK, BUT I HAVE NO ILLUMINATION AHEAD OF ME. IT REQUIRED A SWITCH AND CONNECTOR CHANGE. SO FAR THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER NEONS THAT HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO HELP US IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION AND THE OEM BULBS ARE STILL AROUND AS WELL. *TR

AT 60,000 MILES MY 2003 DODGE NEON R/T STARTED SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS DUST CAUGHT BY THE SUNLIGHT AND SINCE NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG WITH MY CAR, I FORGOT ABOUT IT - ONE WEEK LATER- I STARTED BY CAR AND MY HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK, CONCERNED AND REMEMBERING THE "DUST IN THE SUNLIGHT THE WEEK BEFORE, I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND DROPPED OFF MY CAR A LITTLE WHILE LATER. TURNS OUT THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED TOGETHER ( THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK PRESSURE BUT I COULD NEVER GET THEM TO TELL EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS) LUCKILY THE HARNESS WAS NOT COMPLETELY DESTROYED SO THE WIRES COULD JUST BE REPLACED. I ASKED THEM WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND IF THEY WERE JUST REPLACING WIRES, WELL, WOULDN'T IT HAPPEN AGAIN? ONCE AGAIN ALL I GOT WERE VAGUE NON COMMITALE ANSWERS, A 1,200 DOLLAR BILL, PLUS, I WAS REFUSED A COURTESY VEHICLE - YEAH I HAD TO FOOT THE BILL FR DRIVING A RENTAL CAR FOR A WEEK. I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE 1996 NEON HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED, ALSO, THE PT CRUISER HAS THE SAME DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND BASICALLY WHAT WENT WRONG WAS MY FAULT, SOME HOW. AGAIN VERY VAGUE AND NON-COMMITTAL. I FOUND OUT THAT UNLESS A PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE, MEANING I GUESS THAT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE, A RECALL WILL NOT BE ISSUED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. EVERYTIME THE CONTACT ACTIVATES THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN INFLUX OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE VEHICLE. HE EXHIBITS PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, SUCH AS FEELING LIGHT HEADED. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR FIND A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

MY 2003 DODGE NEON SRT-4 WAS MAKING A FUNNY SMELL AT NIGHT THEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THEY WOULD ONLY WORK WITH MY BRIGHT SWITCH PULLED BACK. I PULLED APART AND SAW THAT MY SWITCH TO MY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS BURNT. I WENT TO DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO I BOUGHT A NEW MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND PLUG. I DO HAVE ALL THE OLD PARTS. *TR

2003 DODGE NEON, LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING A FEW WEEKS LATER THE FOG LIGHTS BECAME INTERMITTENT, THEN EVENTUALLY QUIT WORKING TOO. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT ATTACHES TO THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS MELTING FROM BEING OVERHEATED DURING HEADLAMP/FOGLAMP USE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. A REPAIR KIT IS AVAILABLE, THE DESCRIPTION FOR WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. RESEARCH ALSO REVEALS THAT THE SAME REPAIR KIT IS INDICATED FOR SEVERAL OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS EXHIBITING SIMILAR DESIGN DEFICIENCIES. *TR

WHEN I USE MY HEADLIGHTS FOR 15-20 MINUTES, I BEGIN TO SMELL A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL AND NOTICE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VERY WARM. AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF HEADLIGHT USE THE LOW BEAMS JUST GO DEAD, IT "AUTOMATICALLY" SWITCHES TO HIGH BEAMS IMMEDIATELY. IF I TRY TO TURN IT BACK DOWN TO LOW BEAMS, EVERYTHING GOES DARK (*VERY* DANGEROUS AT NIGHT!). THEN I AM FORCED TO USE HIGH BEAMS AND BLIND EVERYONE ELSE FOR THE REST OF MY TRIP, OR I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND LET THE APPARENT CAUSE (THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH) COOL OFF FOR AN ETERNITY BEFORE RESUMING MY TRIP. I'M HIGHLY UNCOMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT MY CAR HAS PLASTIC BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE VERGE OF ERUPTING INTO FLAMES WHEN I USE MY HEADLIGHTS. I ALSO CONSIDER IT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS, NOT ONLY FOR THE FIRE RISK, BUT ALSO THE LOW BEAMS DYING SUDDENLY. *TR

THE STRAP THAT ATTACHES THE CAR SEAT BASE TO THE HOOK IN THE CAR IS NOT SECURED TO THE BASE VERY WELL. THE STRAP IS SECURED BY ONE SCREW AND THE STRAP IS NOT REINFORCED WHERE THE SCREW GOES THROUGH IT SO THE HOLE STRETCHES AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES LARGER THAN THE SCREW HEAD MAKING IT SO THAT THE STRAP IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE BASE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2003, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=NEON). *TR

BOUGHT CAR NEW AND I AM METICULOUS ABOUT IT'S MAINTENANCE. OIL SEAL IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE NOW. ONCE IN 2004 WITH ABOUT 10,000 MI. ON THE CAR WITH NO DAMAGE TO CLUTCH DISC AND AGAIN NOW IN 2008 WITH 45,000 MI. THIS TIME THE CLUTCH DISC WAS CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REPAIR UNDER CHRYSLER'S 7 YR. 70,000 MI. DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. ENDED UP PAYING FOR A NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS THE 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF ABOUT 15 TIMES THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR MAJOR REPAIR. *TR

BOUGHT CAR NEW. REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS HAVE FAILED TWICE ON THIS CAR AND DURING MY LAST INSPECTION THE PASSENGERS SIDE BUSHING WAS STARTING TO TEAR AND FAIL AGAIN. A LOCAL DODGE DEALER STILL INSPECTED THE CAR AFTER FIRESTONE WOULD NOT DUE TO SAFETY THE SAFETY ISSUES OF A FAILED CONTROL ARM BUSHING. FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED AT AROUND 25,000 MI. AND SECOND AROUND 40,000 MI. THEY WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN DURING NEXT YEARS SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT FIRESTONE THIS TIME. THIS CAR IS GARBAGE. *TR

2003 DODGE NEON BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON REVEALING LOW BRAKE FLUID. PROBLEM RESOLVED BY ADDING BRAKE FLUID AND LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. AFTER TWO INCIDENTS OF CORRECTING SAME PROBLEM CAR WAS DRIVEN AND BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS AND DID NOT STOP WITHIN ACCEPTABLE DISTANCES. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY SERVICEMAN AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOWER BRAKE LINE FITTING PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND AND ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYLINDERS LEAKED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU ASSUME YOU LOSE BRAKE FLUID BY USE AND IT IS REALLY A LEAK. ADDING FLUID APPEARS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT BY THE TIME YOU RECEIVED A BRAKE LIGHT WARNING AIR HAS ENTERED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSES A SITUATION WHERE YOUR BRAKE DISTANCED IS COMPROMISED AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU MAY NOT STOP WITHIN THE DISTANCE YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO AND THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TIGHTENING THE FITTINGS DID NOT WORK AT HE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

WIRING MELTED IN STEERING COLUMN AND HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR WIRING, REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *TR

HIGH SPEED BLOW OUT AFFTER ONLY 3 1/2 MONTHS TOTALED MY CAR ON TOP OF IT. *TR

SUDDENLY HAD NO LIGHTS ON VEHICLE EXTERIOR, HEADLIGHTS MOST NOTABLY. MECHANIC REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN BUT SHOWED ME THE PLUG FOR THIS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN HEATING UP BECAUSE IT HAS MELTED IN SEVERAL PLACES. BY THE WAY I CANT FIND A REPLACEMENT PLUG YET. *TR

I BOUGHT MYSELF A 2003 DODGE NEON SRT-4 LAST YEAR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO SMOKE AND MELTING PLASTIC SMELL STARTED COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS SHUT OFF ON ME ONE NIGHT COMING HOME FROM STORE. (NOT GOOD) THE NEXT DAY FOUND THAT HARNESS WAS MELTED AT CONNECTOR TO THE MFS TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I REPLACED THE SWITCH BUT FUSES BLOW IF FOG LIGHTS COME ON OR HIGH BEAMS. PLUS IT JUST STARTED SMOKING AGAIN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS, HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER. THERE WAS AN OPENED AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION (EA06019) FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON ONE MORNING. I TOOK THE STEERING COLUMN APART AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING PLUG WAS MELTED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEONS AND THE WIRING AS WELL AS THE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE HER AND SHE STRUCK THE STEERING COLUMN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT NEVER SAW ANY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.

I AM THE 2ND HAND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN POSSESSION OF IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND 1/2 HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED IT AND IT HAS 55,000 MILE ON IT. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION BECAME RATHER JUMPY AND IT WAS TO GO INTO SERVICE BUT THE DAY BEFORE I WAS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IT WAS MORE JUMPY THAN USUAL AND I SMELT TRANS. FLUID THROUGH MY AIR VENTS. CHECKED TRANS. FLUID AND FOUND NOTHING ON THE STICK, SHUT IF OFF, LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF PINK FLUID UNDER ON THE GROUND. LOOKED AT THE LITTLE BIT OF FLUID THAT WAS THE TRANS STICK AND IT WAS THE SAME COLOR. LOOKED IN THE COOLANT, SAME FLUID AS ON THE STICK AND THE GROUND. MY RADIATOR HAD GIVEN OUT MIXING MY COOLANT WITH TRANS. FLUID. THIS LEFT ME TO PAY $974 OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR THIS COMMON PROBLEM. CAR IS UNDER A 7/70K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. RADIATOR IS NOT COVERED. *TR

I WAS USING MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS AND SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I SHUT OFF MY LIGHTS AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SMOKE STOPPED. THAT EVENING MY HEADLIGHTS LOST FUNCTION AND ONLY MY HIGH BEAMS WOULD WORK. MY HIGH BEAMS NOW FLICKER AND I'M FEARING THOSE WILL LOSE FUNCTION AS WELL. WHEN REMOVING THE PANEL BENEATH MY STEERING COLUMN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND ALL I COULD SEE IS THAT ONE OF WIRING HARNESSES IS MELTED. I'VE LOOKED AT OTHER INVESTIGATIONS THAT RELATE INCLUDING EA06019 AND PE06028. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER SPORADICALLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT FAILED. SHE HAD THE FOG LIGHT REPAIRED, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL SENSOR, WE HAD IT REPLACED. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER A FUEL CAM WENT OUT. WE HAD IT REPLACED. WE TOOK THE CAR HOME AND NEXT MORNING IT HAD OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE. TOWED IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T WORK ON THAT SIDE OF THE CAR. THEY STATED I HAD A MAJOR HEAD CASKET PROBLEM. IT STARTED OUT AT $800, THEN THEY KEPT FINDING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD. THE GROMMETS NEEDED REPLACED AND A LOT MORE PARTS. FINALLY THEY STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD. IT STARTED AT $800 THEN WENT TO $1100 THEN $1800 THEN $2100. BY THE TIME THEY WHERE DONE IT WAS UP TO $2,600. THEY GAVE ME A TECHNICAL BULLETIN STATING THAT CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOW TO BE THROW AWAY CARS BUILT TO REPLACE OVER AND OVER. WISH I HAD KNOWN BEFORE I BROUGHT IT. *TR

BACK BRAKES FALL OFF THE PADS AND CAUSES TIRE TO LOCK UP, CAUSING A 360 TURN AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT! THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AFTER HAVING THE CAR ONE YEAR, ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SECOND TIME WAS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BACK BRAKES. HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND SPRINGS ON EACH SIDE. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE NEON SXT 2003, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE THE COMPUTER PUT ON IT AND IT WOULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I DIDN'T DO THAT, I TOOK IT SOME WHERE ELSE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. IT WAS THE PURGE SOLENOID THAT HAD GONE BAD. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASKED ME WHAT I FOUND OUT WITH IT, I TOLD THEM I DID BUT I WASN'T TELLING THEM WHAT I FOUND OUT, IT WAS THEIR JOB TO FIND OUT AND WHEN THEY FIND OUT TO LET ME KNOW SO I WOULD SEE IF THE PROBLEM MATCH WITH WHAT I FOUND OUT. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM . A MONTH LATER I TOOK IT BACK BECAUSE IT STILL WAS TAKING TO MUCH GAS TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE, THIS TIME THEY FOUND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG THEY DID FIND IT WAS THE PURGE SOLENOID THAT HAD GONE BAD. I HAVE A 7-YEAR 70,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE NEON. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 479.00 FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR. DID I MENTION THAT THE NEON IS A 2003 AND WHEN THE SOLENOID WENT THE CAR ONLY HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT AND RIGHT NOW IT HAS ONLY 31,500. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THAT PART. I AM LOOKING INTO BUYING A HONDA OR A TOYOTA. I HAVE HAD IT WITH CAR. AS MANY REPAIRS THAT I HAVE HAD DONE I THINK I WOULD HAVE TWO CARS IN MY DRIVEWAY BY NOW. *TR

I TURNED ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND AFTER ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS, I NOTICED A SMELL THAT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. MAYBE ANOTHER 15 SECONDS OR SO AFTER THAT, I SAW SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PULLING OFF THE ROAD NOW, I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS AND SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS REMEMBERING THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR WIRING HARNESSES MELTING. THE SMOKE DISPERSED AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE. I HAVE NOT USED MY HEADLIGHTS SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SON INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE MEDIA SWITCH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,153.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE HAS FALKEN, SIZE 18565R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

WIRE HARNESS FROM UNDER STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. CAR HAS 77000 MILES ON IT. NO COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE CARS AND DODGE IS NOT COVERING REPAIR ON THIS ITEM. HERE IS A LINK FROM MORE DODGE OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR NO REASON WHAT TO EVER. HTTP://WWW.SRTFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=221333&HIGHLIGHT=5183442AA I WOULD LIKE TO GET HELP IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA06019. I HAVE A 2003 DODGE NEON AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FOR MY HEAD LIGHTS HAS FAILED TWICE. IN BOTH CASES I NOTICED A PLUME OF SMOKE COME OUT OF MY STEERING COLUMN AND WITH IN TWO WEEKS I LOST MY LOW BEAMS AND THEN MY HIGH BEAMS FAILED A WEEK OR SO LATER. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME THAT IT FAILED. THE SECOND TIME (WHICH HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEK) MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I MUST NOW PAY TO HAVE THE MULTIFUNCTIONS SWITCH REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY HOME FROM VISITING FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS, HEADLIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS ALL QUIT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY THE MOON WAS OUT FULL AND A BIG TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME WITH BRIGHT ENOUGH LIGHTS. I FIGURED OUT I COULD HAVE LIGHTS BY HOLDING THE "FLASH" OF THE BRIGHTS. I ENDED UP JUMPING THE FUSE PANEL TO GET POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, TOLD ME PROBLEM HAPPENS A LOT. BUT NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. HAD TO BUY A NEW MULTI SWITCH FOR $95. J*JB

I WAS DRIVING TO STORE AT MODERATELY SLOW SPEED AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS EMPTY. CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR HAD GIVEN OUT AND THE COOLANT HAD CIRCULATED THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND COOLANT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FLUSHED FROM TRANSMISSION. CHRYSLER DID PAY FOR MOST OF REPAIR BUT ONLY AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER. *AK

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. YET TO BE REBUILT VERY EXPENSIVE! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP PRODUCT AGAIN! *JB

SOMETIME LAST YEAR I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY FOG LIGHTS. I WOULD TURN THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM ON, BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. I WENT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM FIXED. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT THEY TEMPORARILY FIXED THEM EACH TIME. THEN ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I NOTICED A FUNNY SMELL AND WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY STEERING COLUMN. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. EVERY TIME YOU TURNED IT BACK ON, THE STEERING COLUMN GOT VERY HOT AND WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME OUT OF IT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALER. THERE WAS SOME MELT DOWN INSIDE OF MY STEERING COLUMN, WHICH CAME FROM THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. MY CAR INSURANCE AND MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE, WHICH TOTALED $630. *JB

DRUM BRAKE PAD FAILURE. FRICTION MATERIEL SEPARETED FROM METAL BACKING AND CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOCKUP OF RT REAR DRUM BRAKE. VEHICLE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THAT WOULD HAVE HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, POSSIBLY FATAL. VEHICLE TYPE 2003 DODGE NEON SXT, MILEAGE 52000. FACTORY ORIGNAL BRAKE PADS.*AK

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I COULDN'T TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT SWITCHING THE SWITCH FORM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS A FEW TIMES, THEN I WOULD TURN THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON, AND THE LHEADLIGHTS WOULD THEN TURN ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO BRIGN MY CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT. WHEN THEY FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS THEY THEN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE PLUG FROM THE SWITCH WAS MELTED AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO TAKE THE PLUG OUT FROM WHER IT WAS PLUGGED INTO, THE PLUG BROKE APART INTO SEVERAL PIECES. MY QUESTION TO THE SEERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS, WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT SWITCH TO HEAT UP AND MELT THE WAY IT DID? HE IN TURN SAID TO ME, I DON'T KNOW, YOUR CAR ISN'T THE ONLY TYPE THA HAS BEEN IN HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF MY CAR WASN'T THE FIRST INTO THEIR SERVICXE DEPARTMENT TO BE REPAIRED, THEN TO ME THIS IS A PROBLEM, THE SWITCH IS HEATING UP CAUSING THE PLUG TO MELT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COULD CASUE A FIRE, BUT I WASN'T GARANTEED THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT 250.00 PLUS TAX AND LABOR WHICH ALL TOGETHER CAME TO $354. 74. COULD SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE AND SEE IF THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL. IF IT IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER CARS. NOT ONLY MY TYPE OF CAR EITHER. I HAVE THE 2003 DODGE NEON SXT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE EMAIL ON THIS MATTER, OR CALLME. THANK YOU

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE 2003 DODGE NEON WITH 52500 FAILURE MILEAGE THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WAS A FAILURE IN THE WIRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53000 MILES.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR A YEAR AGO WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO W/IN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE I HAD TO HAVE MAJOR WORK DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION. I SHOULD OF READ THIS SITE BEFORE PURCHASING THE CAR.

HEADLIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS STOPPED OPERATING, HIGH BEAMS WILL NOT STAY ON, MUST HOLD DOWN THE LEVER, MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR MELTED. CAR IS INOPERATIVE UNTIL A FIX IS MADE. I HAVE A 2003 DODGE NEON SXT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. PLEASE INSTITUTE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART RUNS APPROXIMATELY $1,000 - $3,000 TO FIX BY DEALER. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL. *JB

2003 DODGE SRT-4 (55K) WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A POP. I SMELLED A FOUL ODOR AS IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING BUT WENT AWAY. I DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE, THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN. THE CAR WAS STILL RIDING SMOOTHLY SO I CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME. WAS NOT TILL THAT EVENING I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE "FORUMS" AND READ ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES. APPARENTLY MY MFS (MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH) HAS FAILED DURING MY DRIVE AND IT IS CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE A BURNT HOLE UNDER MY CONNECTER IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS COULD HAVE LITERALLY STARTED A FIRE DURING MY DRIVE AND OR SHUT OFF MY LIGHTS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW BEING FIXED WITH MY OWN MONEY! *JB

RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE NEON SXT GOING TO DROP MY KIDS OFF AT MY PARENTS HOUSE. WHEN I DROPPED THEM OFF MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE. AFTER DROPPING THEM OFF I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT AND WENT TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS BACK ON ONLY TO FIND THAT THEY DIDN'T WORK! MY PARKING LIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WORKED BUT THE LOW BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS DIDN'T AND STILL DON'T. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES, THE LIGHT BULBS AND I EVEN CHECKED THE SWITCH AND THEY ALL LOOKED GREAT AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THE WIRING LOOKS GOOD. I BELONG TO A NEON CLUB ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET FOR A RECALL ON THE 03' NEON AND I FOUND ONE FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T AFFECTED BY THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE CAR FIXED. A CAR THIS NEW SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS I CAN UNDERSTAND SOME GENERAL MAINTENANCE SURE BUT NOT BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. MY HIGH BEAMS WORK IF I HOLD THEM ON BUT IF I LET GO OF THE SWITCH THEY TURN OFF. *JB