2000 Dodge Neon

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIRCrash

  WHEN APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR CAUSING A COLLISION. TS

• 12/28/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR JUST SHUT DOWN ON INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. AFTER BEING TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM FOR AWHILE, NOW THE CAR IS MAKING NOISE. FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR DOES NOT STOP OCCASIONALLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

• 12/28/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE BOOSTER IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORAMTION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

• 12/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  ENGINE KNOCKIS IN MORNING WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED COMPRESSOR FOR AIR CONDITIONER, AND REBUILT TRANSMISSION. BUT, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK

• 12/27/2004· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO TO FOREST LAKE DODGE DEALER FOR A CLUNKING NOISE IN MY FRONT END OVER YEAR AGO. I HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WINDOW NOT GOING UP OR DOWN CORRECTLY. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID OH YOU NEED SHOCKS AND YOU NEED YOUR SERVICE OF WARRENTY PROFORMED OR YOUR WARRENTLY WONT BE ANY GOOD, SO I SAID YES DO WHAT IS UNDER WARRENTY NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I SAY IT OK, WILL MORE WORK WAS PROFORMED AND I ENDED UP PAYING HUNDRED PLUS DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AGAIN THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CLUCKING NOISE NOTED AND THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER SAID IT FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. WILL TO THIS DAY OVER A YEAR LATER, THE CLUCK IS THERE AND SHOCKS AND OTHER MAINTENCE WAS COMPLETED, THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOVES SO SLOW THAT WE DONT USE IT AS IT HAS AND STILL DOES QUIT WORKING. INSIDE WHERE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE COMPOTENT ALSO COMES LOOSE FROM THE MAIN FLOOR. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW MANTO WHICH SCREWS TO THE FRAME OF THE DURANGO. I HAD SIDE STEPS PUT ON AFTER PURCHASE BY CHRY. DODGE IN FORREST LAKE AND DRIVERS SIDE WITHIN IN ONE AND HALF YEARS FELL LOOSE AND THEY SAID I JUST NEEDED TO HAVE SOMEONE PUT IN NEW SCREWS THAT IT WASN;T COVERED. YET WHEN I PURCHASED THEM THEY SAID THAT IF THEY DID IT, ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN WOULD BE COVERED BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE DID IT THEY WOULDNT COVER ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED.*AK

• 12/23/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINECrashFire

  2000 DODGE NEON OWNED BY MS. JERRY KIMBELL OF HAUGHTON LOUISIANA BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER REAR END COLLISION. 2000 NEON HAS FUEL SENDING UNIT LOCATED ON BOTTOM OF GAS TANK AND POORLY ROUTED FUEL LINES. ACCORDING TO NHTSA STUDY, COST TO PLACE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON TOP OF TANK AND REROUTE FUEL LINES WOULD ADD ZERO COST IN PRODUCTION. THIS COMPLAINT IS FILED BY SAM GOODWIN, ATTORNEY FOR RENE RIVERS, THE DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASED. *NM

• 12/23/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

• 12/22/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH WIRE HAD BURNED.*JB

• 12/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE CAR DIDN'T SOUND QUITE RIGHT AFTERWARDS. IT WAS DUE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND DID SO REGULARLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT WHEN HE CHANGED THE OIL THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. SO I PUT A OIL TREATMENT IN TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP. I RAN MY CAR FOR LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT AND AS I WAS DRIVING TO INTO WORK MY CAR STARTING KNOCKING VERY LOUD. RIGHT NOW I AM LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE $500 TO $4800 FIX. MY CAR HAS ALMOST 100,000 MILES ON IT AND ALMOST PAID OFF. MY ENGINE IS THE 2.7 DODGE INTREPID. AS I FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE ONE OF THE WORST ON THE MARKET. THERE AREN'T VERY MANY OF THE ENGINES LEFT IN THE JUNK YARDS EVEN. MY MECHANIC SAID HE IS PUTTING IN THE SECOND ENGINE IN A COUPLES CAR FROM LAST YEAR. THE 2.7 IS JUNK. *JB

• 12/21/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V154000. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED TO SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS ON BRAKES VACUUM BOOSTER HOSE. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN MOUNTAIN, AND HAD NO BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE WENT OFF MOUNTAIN. DRIVER JUMPED OUT AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. VEHICLE TOTALED. MANUFACTURER INDICATED NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NON REPAIRS.*AK

• 12/21/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PROBLEM WITH BATTERY NOT HOLDING ITS CHARGE PROPERLY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/20/2008· TIRES

  BOUGHT 4 GRAND SPIRIT TOURING TIRES SIZE 185/60TR15 ON 6/15/05. BELTS ON TWO OF THESE TIRES SEPARATED. ONE ON 7/21/08 THE SECOND ON 12/19/08. MANUFACTURER OF THESE TIRES IS TBC TIRES. ONE OF THESE TIRES WAS PRORATED AND REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED BY TIRE RETAILER ,TIRE KINGDOM, THAT THE TIRE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. NOW I HAVE A TIRE WITH BELT SEPARATION AND TWO MORE THAT WILL NO DOUBT DO THE SAME. *TR

• 12/18/2002· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE FOLDED AND THE BOTTOM SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. TS

• 12/18/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES LOSE PRESSURE, WHICH CAUSES REAR ABS BRAKES TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/18/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS BECOME EXTREMELY DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BECOMING DIM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/17/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/16/2010· AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENTCrash

  I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR.. I REAR ENDED SOMEONE ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME.. WAS A CAR AND A HALF AWAY. THE CAR AHEAD OF ME STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO REACT WHEN I HIT HIM HEAD ON. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 12/15/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ORIGINAL BATTERY WAS REPLACED 12,000 MILES AGO AND LESS THAN 3 MONTHS LATER THIS NEW BATTERY DIED. CHRYSLER & DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE BATTERY LASTED LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. THE CAUSE OF THIS SECOND BATTERY FAILURE LIKE THE FIRST WAS DETERMINED TO BE ITS CLOSENESS TO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND ITS INTENSE AOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED DURING NORMAL USE COMBINED WITH THE TROPICAL CLIMATE OF FLORIDA. I BELEIVE THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS BUT WILL NOT OFFER A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO REDUCE THE EXTREME HEAT THAT THE BATTERY MUST ENDURE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TODAY AND THE ASSOCIATE NOT ONLY WAS RUDE BUT LIKE THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT BATTERY FOR MY AUTOMOBILE WILL COST $110.00 PLUS TAX AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *AK

• 12/14/2012· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS SUB-FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. HAS THERE BEEN A RE-CALL ON THE 2000 DODGE NEON? *TR

• 12/14/2004· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WINDING SOUND WHEN YOU LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. DRIVERS DOOR WON'T LOCK, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOSN'T UNLOCK, PASSENGER LEFT-REAR ALSO DOSN'T UNLOCK , PASSENGER RIGHT-REAR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS WITH THE KEY LESS ENTRY.*AK ALSO BOTH REAR WINDOWS DO NOT WORK. I MYSELF INSPECTED THE OPERATION OF THE LEFT REAR DOOR AND FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS BAD. I CRACKED OPEN ACTUATOR AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR WAS STRIPPED. THIS CAUSING THE WINDING SOUND AND FAILURE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE GEAR IS MADE OF SOME KIND OF SOFT PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ABOUT THE REAR WINDOW, I CHECKED AND FOUND POWER GOING TO THE MOTORS. BUT WITH ONE OF THE WINDOW MOTORS I TAPPED IT AND GOT IT TO WORK FOR ACOUPLE OF DAYS. WITH MY EXPERINCE AS AN AUTO/TRUCK/BUS TECHNICIAN THE MOTORS ARE DEFECTED ALONG WITH THE DOOR ACTUATORS. I HOPE THESE ISSUES CAN GET RESOLVED, BECAUSE OVERALL MY VEHICLE IS GOOD AT 60,000 MILES.

• 12/14/2002· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR AND IT INDICATE THAT THE " DIAGNOSTIC TEST DTL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTOR CLUTCH CIRCUIT FAILURE INTFRMAL, RECOMMEND O/H TRANSMISSION." I WAS ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR IS A 2000 MODEL AND HAS 44,500 MILES ON IT AND THE CAR HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ALREADY. THERE IS NO NOISE OR FEELING OF THE ACCELERATION OR CHANGE OF GEAR PROBLEMS. WHY HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THIS EARLY IN THE CAR LIFE.

• 12/13/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THE CONSUMER STATES THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE VEHICLE SEVEN TIMES. CONTINUOUSLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACT THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

• 12/12/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIBER, PISTON IS MADE OF A COMPOSITE AND NOT METAL,COMPOSITE CRACKS AND LEAKS. THE PISTON TURNS TO MUSH AND THE BRAKE PAD BECOMES LOOSE. *JB THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULSE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND FINALLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. 04/23/02 WAS THE FIRST TIME, 12/04/04 FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN

• 12/11/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT BALL JOINT IS MAKING NOISES AND BLACK LOOKING SOOT ON TIRE RIMS. *JB

• 12/10/2000· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK ( RETRACT) DURING A FRONTAL CAR ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN EITHER. THE CAR ACCIDENT WAS A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/09/2004· AIR BAGS

  THE WORD "AIRBAG" STAYED RED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. AS RAIN WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE TRUNK AND FROM THERE INTO THE FLOOR OF THE BACK SEAT I WONDERED IF THE WATER SEEPED INTO THE CIRCUITRY. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BRING TO THE DEALER YET - BUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *AK

• 12/07/2003· WHEELS

  4 (OUT OF 5) BROKEN LUG STUDS ON ONE WHEEL. ONE LUG NUT/STUD WAS ALREADY BROKEN WHEN GOING TO CHANGE PADS/ROTOR. REMOVING REMAINING 4 LUGS, 3 OF THEM BROKE OFF (ALMOST AS IF THEY WERE CROSS THREADED). *LA

• 12/05/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2000 DODGE NEON, LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED A MINIMUM OF FOUR TIMES. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND IT'S A MIRACLE ANY ONE SURVIVED. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND NO ONE CAN JUSTIFY WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

• 12/04/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN ON VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING. CONSUMER STATES' WITHOUT HORN THERE IS NO WAY TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/04/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE AT 55 MPH ONLY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AT 5TH VISIT TO DEALER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT KNOCKING SOUND WAS NORMAL. *AK

• 12/02/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET BLOWN. LARGE OIL/FUEL LEAKS AND/OR CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT, INCLUDING CAPTURED IN MOTOR-MOUNT BAY ACTING AS A RESEVOIR DAM. *NM GOOGLE ALONE DEMONSTRATES SOME 111,000 REPORTED "NEON HEAD-GASKET" ITEMS WITH A MAJORITY PERCENTAGE SAMPLED SHOWING AS PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD-GASKET! PLEASE HELP! NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM ($450) TO REPLACE, BUT IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE!

• 12/02/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY 2000 DODGE NEON HAS HAD TWO BRAKE FAILURES. AT APPROX 30000 MILES, MY DRIVER REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED. AT APPROX 33000 MILES, MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE ASSEY HAS ALSO FAILED. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THE DEALER REPAIRED WITHOUT EXPLAINING THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. I'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THIS ONE. IT GOES INTO THE SHOP ON THURSDAY, 12/04/03.*AK

• 11/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE CAR IDLES VERY HIGH AND THEN ACCELERATES TO HIGHER SPEEDS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE IS A HIGH ACCELERATION BOOSTS AND SPURTS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, CAUSING CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CAR REFUSES TO START WHEN NOT USED DAILY, SUCH AS A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER OR THE ALTERNATOR, BUT NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND WITH EITHER PARTS UPON INSPECTIONS BY A MECHANIC. FRONT AXLES POP WHEN TURNING. KEY IS HARD TO DISENGAGE OR REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY SQUEALING AND WEAR EVERY 3-6 MONTHS REGARDLESS F HOW THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THOUGH IT MAY OR NOT BE A PROBLEM FOR SOME, THE FOLD DOWN SEATS IN THE REAR SEAT DO NOT HAVE A DISENGAGE LEVER FROM THE TRUNK. OVER-HEAD DOME LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND HAS FAULTY WIRING, SO THAT EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED THE DOME LIGHT NEVER SHUTS OFF. THERE IS CONSTANTLY A FUSE LIGHT THAT FLASHES IN MY DASH, THOUGH ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALL ARE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER, THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE WARNING LIGHT STILL FLASHES. THE UTILITY OUTLET/CIGARETTE LIGHTER OUTLET DOESN'T AND HAS NOT EVER WORKED SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN 2004. FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. WATER LEAKS IN FROM RAIN OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAUSING MUSTY ODOR IN THE CAR. CAR CONSTANTLY OVER-HEATS DURING TRAVEL OVER 35-40 MILES AND LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE, THOUGH NO LEAKS OR PIN HOLES OF ANY KIND COULD BE FOUND. TRUNK STICKS MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN OR DISENGAGE, CAUSED KEY TO BE BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE TRUNK LOCK. *JB

• 11/28/2000· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION, WHICH FORCED CONSUMER VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. AT AN IMPACT OF 40-45 MP BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT HELPFUL IN FINDING THE CAUSE FOR AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

• 11/26/2004· POWER TRAIN,TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  2000 DODGE NEON-I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND USE IT SOLELY FOR COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK. I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER AND DO NOT ABUSE THIS VEHICLE. *AK DURING THESE 5 YRS I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING WORK ON THIS CAR; REPLACED THE BRAKES TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YRS REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES OVER 5 YEARS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 70K REPLACED THE RADIATOR AT 70K THE CAR PERFORMS VERY POORLY IN ICE AND SNOW. I HAVE SPUN OUT ON SEVERAL MAJOR HIGHWAYS MERELY DOING LESS THAN 10 MPH IN SNOW/SLUSH. I WAS TOLD MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND POOR DESIGN OF MY VEHICLE THAT THIS HAPPENS. MY TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED/REPLACED WHEN TREAD WAS GETTING LOW. I RECENTLY PAID $400 FOR A SET OF NEW MICHELIN HARMONY TIRES HOPING THAT THE UPCOMING SNOW AND ICE SEASON MAY NOT KILL ME. CAR HAD A MUSTY/FISHY ODOR WHEN I USED THE HEATER DURING THE FIRST 2 YEARS. THIS HAS SINCE GONE. MY TRANSMISSION DIED DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IT GAVE NO WARNING, ALL FLUIDS HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED THE WEEKEND BEFORE WHEN MY OIL WAS CHANGED. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN OVER $1900 WORTH OF REPAIR CHARGES. I HAD JUST BOUGHT OUT MY LEASE THAT VERY WEEK. THE $1900 I PAID WAS MY ENTIRE SAVINGS. THE FOLLOWING REPAIR WORK OUTSTANDS; CDPLAYER IS DEAD. IT CHEWED UP MY CDS. (1 YEAR) MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BUZZES WHEN I LOCK IT. IT APPARENTLY NEEDS A NEW DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND ACTUATOR. (2ND YEAR) THE TRUNK LATCH DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY OPEN. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOCK. (1ST YEAR).

• 11/23/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 65 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/22/2000· STRUCTURE

  I FEEL THIS CAR HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. IT IS TOO LOW IN THE FRONT AND TOO HIGH IN THE REAR. THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE HOOD OR TRUNK. YOU MUST DRIVE BY INSTINCT INSTEAD OF SIGHT. (UNSAFE CONDITION) THERE IS ONLY 6 INCHES OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ROAD AND A FRAME BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER. IT HITS BUMPER TYPE CURBS IN PARKING LOTS AND ANY HIGH SPOTS ON THE ROAD.. AND IF YOU ARE ON A ROAD UNDER A PAVING JOB( THERE ARE MANY IN MY AREA) AND HIT A SEWER STICKING UP THERE WOULD BE MAJOR DAMAGE OR POSSIBLY THE CAR WOULD POLE VAULT ON TO ITS ROOF IT ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL AND IT JUST TAKES GETTING USED TO. MAYBE SO BUT MY WIFE FEELS IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHO EVER THE LADY WAS THAT CALLED ME FROM CHRYSLER SAID SHE HAD THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN BACKING UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE HOOD WHEN GOING FORWARD. I FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE AUTOMOBILE.

• 11/21/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SQUEALING AND MOANING WHEN ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CHANGED FRONT PAD AND ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.TS

• 11/20/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE ONCE. THE REPAIR WAS DONE WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 24000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN NEED OF PISTONS, THAT ARE BROKEN IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

• 11/20/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *JG

• 11/18/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAR SLID APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET DOWN A HILL. VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED IN THE REAR WITH AN SUV. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS

• 11/18/2002· TIRES

  FIRST THE 2000 PICKUPS WERE SUPPOSE TO COME WITH TIRE SIZE P225R75-16 BUT THEY CAME WITH SIZE P245R75-16. AT ABOUT MILAGE 15,663. I NOTICED THE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS RUBBING WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN SO I TOOK IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALER HERE IN PLAIN VIEW. THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT I HAD PUT OVERSIZE TIRES ON MY PICK UP AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS RUBBING. AFTER A LOT OF TALKING AND CHECKING IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THE THEY HAD PUT OVERSIZE TIRES ON THE 2000 MODEL 1/2 TON PICKUPS. THEY SENT THE PICKUP TO AN SHOP AND THE PICK UP STARTED PULL AT THAT TIME. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO OTHER ALINEMENT SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT IT IS WITHIN SPECS BUT PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. ALSO THE OVERSIZE TIRES DO AFFECT THE SPEED-OMETER BY REGISTERING LESS MILES PER HOUR THAN YOU ARE GOING. DT

• 11/17/2005· STEERING

  RACK & PINION WAS REPLACED 4/4/03...NORMAL NOISE SIGNALING A PROBLEM. ON 4/22/05, WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE RACK & PINION FAILED AGAIN AND THIS TIME BOTH TIRES WENT DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED...I HAD NO STEERING AT ALL. IT WAS EVEN HARD TO GET IT MOVED THE REST OF THE WAY OUT OF THE GARAGE TO GET IT TOWED, SINCE BOTH TIRES WERE FREE SPINNING. THE REPAIRMAN AT HOOVER CHRYSLER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A FAILURE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO LET THEM KNOW OF OUR SECOND RACK AND PINION FAILURE AND THE POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT PROBLEMS WHEN A CAR IS OLDER. WE DO NOT EXPECT LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS! *JB

• 11/17/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/16/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/15/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL ONTO THE GROUND. *JB *SC

• 11/15/1999· STEERING

  POWER STEERING RESERVOIR: FLUID IS TOO SMALL, POWER STEERING FLUID HAS TO BE CHECKED EVERY 7,000 MILES. T DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/14/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MERGED INTO THE SIDE OF ME

• 11/14/2003· WHEELS

  THE THREAD ON THE WHEEL STUDS GETS SHREDDED, DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CROWN COVERS, WHICH ALLOWS MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT TO GET INTO THE THREAD, AND SEIZE UP THE LUG NUTS. CONSEQUENTLY WHEN THE TIRES ARE REMOVED OR ROTATED THE THREAD STRIPS, PER AN ENGINEER.*AK

• 11/13/2002· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION AND IT COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR