2003 Dodge Neon

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

• 12/31/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2003 DODGE NEON SRT-4 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. THE WIRING CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH IS MELTED. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. CAN PROVIDE PICTURES. *NM

• 12/29/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASHBOARD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THEY FOUND THE BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - REPAIRS WERE MADE ON 12/28/2005. *NM

• 12/21/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH STOPPED WORKING, THEREFORE THE FOG LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ON. AFTER STOPPING AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE, THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON, AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS COULD ONLY BE TURNED ON BY PULLING AND HOLDING THE ARM BACK. THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL, BUT I THOUGHT A FUSE MUST HAVE BLOWN. CHANGING THE FUSE DID NOT ALLOW THE LIGHTS TO WORK. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BEHIND OUR OTHER VEHICLE, AND WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY GAVE ME A WARNING TO HAVE THE LIGHTS FIXED. SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE THE LIGHTS CHECKED. THEY FOUND THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS MELTED AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NO HEADLIGHTS DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

• 12/21/2007· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/20/2010· SUSPENSION

  2003 DODGE NEON LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WORN OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME FIRST TIME AT 68,000, NOW AT 87,000. THE SHOP SAYS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

• 12/19/2008· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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.

• 12/17/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS USING THE SEAT BELT AT THAT TIME. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

• 12/16/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS GETTING READY TO DRIVE TO WORK. I TURNED ON MY HEADLIGHTS TO FIND THAT THEY WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. LATER I REMOVED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND LOCATED A BURNED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THE CURRENT REPAIR WILL BE TO REPLACE THE MULTI-SWITCH AND BURNED CONNECTOR. *TR

• 12/15/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 12/10/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EVERY 2000 MILES THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN VEHICLE. THE SPARK PLUG WENT BAD IN THE ENGINE. THE BRAKES SQUEALED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. *BF *SC *JB

• 12/09/2003· STEERING

  LOOSENESS AND RATTLE IN STEERING COLUMN. *AK

• 12/08/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY TURNING OFF THE TURN SIGNALS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/07/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH. THIS OCCURRED EVERY SIX MONTHS. *AK

• 12/01/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2003 DODGE NEON'S HOOD UNLATCHED AND OPENED . *TS THE POLICE OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS PREVIOUS FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. SOME PART WERE BEING SECURED WITH TWINE. HOOD LATCH AND GRILL SUPPORT APPEARED TO NOT BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER DUE TO PREVIOUS DAMAGE. THE DRIVE CLAIMED THAT THE LATCH WAS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. *NM

• 11/28/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT FAILURE DUE TO MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH , AND IT'S COSTING $456 TO REPAIR AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

• 11/25/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRUNK AND MOLD STARTED TO GROW IN THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

• 11/25/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 DODGE NEON. PROBLEM, NO HEADLIGHTS. SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ONCE IT HAPPENED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH AUTO PARTS STORES OR THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE OUT OF STOCK AND COULD TAKE WEEKS TO GET IN. HE DID A SEARCH OF DEALERS AROUND THE COUNTY AND NO ONE HAD THE PART (HEADLIGHT SWITCH) HE TOLD ME THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAD TO BUY A USED ONE FROM A WRECKED CAR AT A JUNKYARD TO BE ABLE TO USE MY CAR AT NIGHT. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND TONS OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE CONNECTIONS ARE MELTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

• 11/24/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WITH TRANSMISSION OR RADIATOR, FLUIDS BOTH FINE LAST TIME CAR DRIVEN, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES FROM HOME, ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, APPEARED TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BETWEEN GEARS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED AT LOCATION, RADIATOR EMPTY, TRANSMISSION FLUID LOW, CHECKED 30 MIN LATER, TRANSMISSION FLUID EMPTY, REFILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND LEAKED FROM RADIATOR- RADIATOR RUPTURE, UNSURE IF DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION FROM RADIATOR RUPTURE AT THIS TIME. *TR

• 11/24/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T SWITCH TO LOW, THEN HEADLIGHTS CEASED WORKING AT ALL, EXTREMELY HOT, ELECTRICAL SMELL, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MELTED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/22/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  MY 2003 DODGE NEON SRT4 STARTED SMOKING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, AND MY HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AFTER CHECKING THEY SAW THAT THE CONNECTOR FROM THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS ALL MELTED AND HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE THANK GOD IT DIDN'T SPREAD AT THE TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HARNESS AND SWITCH AND FROM FORUMS I HAVE COME TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT THIS CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO STOP IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IS COSTING US A LOT OF MONEY, IT IS REALLY UNSAFE. *TR

• 11/21/2005· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED AND DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 11/20/2003· POWER TRAIN

  3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, AND THE ENGINE ENGAGED IN NEUTRAL, IT WOULD VIOLENTLY JUMP INTO REVERSE. DODGE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH REVERSE; CURRENTLY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LUNGE VIOLENTLY FORWARD AFTER STOPPING, FORCING ME TO PUT IN PARK AT LIGHTS, INTERSECTIONS; ETC., TO AVOID REAR-ENDING OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM! *LA

• 11/19/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED, WHICH AFFECTED THE FOG LIGHTS. AFTER PERFORMING RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DEDUCED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE HIGH LOW BEAM MECHANISM, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/17/2006· SUSPENSION

  LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FALLING OUT OF CONTROL ARM. *NM

• 11/15/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE PROBLEMS FIRST STARTED WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2003 DODGE NEON HAD STARTED TO COME ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS OFF. THEY WOULD DO THIS ANY TIME I TURNED THE WHEEL, OR WENT OVER A BUMP. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE LEVER WOULDN'T CLICK WHEN I HIT IT TO TURN THEM OFF. THEY CONTINUED TO STAY ON, AND THEN WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THEY WANTED TO. AFTER ABOUT A DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK ON. IF THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *TR

• 11/14/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2003 DODGE SRT-4 SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD THE GET IN GEARS NO MATER IS YOU'RE DOWN SHIFTING OR UP SHIFTING, I WENT TWICE TO THE DEALER I THEY TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL BUT I KNOW FROM THE CHATS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKS. *LA

• 11/13/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 11/12/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 11/10/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO PRIOR INCIDENTS. DRIVING ALONG, TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I LET OFF GAS, SEEMS TO RE-ENGAGE, PRESS ON GAS AGAIN, SLIPS AGAIN. PULLED OVER AFTER ABOUT 200 YDS, TRIED REVERSE - NO MOVEMENT. TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND ME, PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. TAKE TO SHOP - TOLD RADIATOR IS RUINED, AND COOLANT HAD CIRCULATED THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. MECHANIC HASN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE, YET IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON COMPLAINT HERE ON NHTSA. LINES RUNNING THROUGH RADIATOR TO COOL TRANS. FLUID ARE PLASTIC - DOOMED FOR FAILURE. I SEE A PATTERN HERE, ANYONE ELSE? *TR

• 11/09/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/06/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER TO CHANGE THE MODULE SWITCH AND HARNESS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

• 11/04/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  STARTED TO SEE SMOKE AND THEN THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE WIRING CONNECTOR FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, I DISCOVERED THE CONNECTOR HAD OVERHEATED TO THE POINT IT WAS CHARRED AND CRUMBLING TO PIECES. THIS IS NOT A MISUSE BY OPERATOR, BUT A SAFETY FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE AS THE FUSE PROTECTING THIS CIRCUIT DID NOT FAIL WHEN THE CIRCUIT OBVIOUSLY OVERHEATED AND MELTED AND CHARRED THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR. *TR

• 11/03/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH INSIDE STEERING COLUMN MELTED WIRING HARNESS FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH. SMOKE AND HEAT CAME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN COVER. HAD TO REPLACE DASH HARNESS AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *JB

• 10/31/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  (1)HEADLIGHTS AND DRIVING LIGHTS ( THAT WAS PUT ON BY DODGE) WENT OUT. (2) WIRE HARNESS AND TURN SIGNAL/ HEADLIGHT SWITCH AT STEERING WHEEL MELTED TOGETHER.!!!!! NEVER BLOWING A FUSE !!!!! FOUND OUT THE DRIVING LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON AT HIGHBEAM. WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GO OUT. (3) REPLACING THE SWITCH AND HAD THE END OF THE WIRE HARNESS REPLACED. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE (FORGOT TO GET FROM MECHANIC). *NM

• 10/28/2015· POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  OIL PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I PAID THOUSANDS FOR REPAIRS.-BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES WHEN CAR IS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR IDLING FOR EVEN A SHORT TIME. WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, A STEADY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, EXCEPT WHEN IT FLASHES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I NEED INFO ON THIS AND ALL RECALLS OR COMPLIMENTARY REPAIRS AVAILABLE . I NEED TO BE SAFE .THANK YOU. *TR

• 10/28/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 10/28/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO STATED THAT SHIFT FORT PADS WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED WHICH CAUSED THE SHIFT COLLAR NOT TO ENGAGE. *AK

• 10/28/2003· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING IF THERE IS ANY LITTLE DIP IN THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL BOTTOM OUT. VEHICLE'S FRONT HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/27/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ABS BRAKING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/23/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WAS 5 MONTHS OLD WHEN IT STARTED TO JERK & BASICALLY TURN OFF INTERMITTANTLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF COMPLETELY & THE SEATBELT LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP, THE CAR WOULD TURN BACK ON AND THEN REVV AS THOUGH BEING DOWN-SHIFTED AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL. THE PROBLEM PROCEEDED TO GET WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC & I WAS BROKE DOWN IN THE CENTER DIVIDER. DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO FIND A SOLUTION AFTER THREE VISITS & NOW MY CAR IS HOOKED UP TO A CO-PILOT. THIS PROBLEM REMAINS UNFIXED & EVEN MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HAS STALLED THREE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY!*AK

• 10/20/2019· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THIS MAKES 3RD TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN THIS 2003 DODGE NEON XST . I HAVE PUT $10.000.00 IN TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS ! THESE ARE LEMONS!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE!!

• 10/20/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. THE HORN WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 3, 2004 AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 . SHE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN CRANKED. SHE STATED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP , AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, AND THE FLASHED PCM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING AGAIN; THIS BEGAN ON OCTOBER 19, 2005. THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED THIS TIME. *AK

• 10/18/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 10/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WELL I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD MY KID IN CAR 10-16-15 THANK GOD I A HAD ARRIVED HOME ON TIME WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I KEPT DRIVING I STARTED TO SEE SMOKE COMING OF DASH I WAS ON STREET COMING FROM JANESVILLE WI IT'S LIKE 35 MIN AWAY I WAS DRIVING ON HIGH WAY BUT LIKE I SAID IT STARTED HAPPENING WHILE APPROACHING HOUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEE INSIDE BUT THIS HAS ME SHOCKED DUE TO VIDEO I HAVE SEEN CATCHING ON FIRE WHY ISN'T NOTHING BEING DONE NO RECALL NOTHING SOMEONE CAN DIE FROM THIS I LOOKED UP PROBLEM AND IT'S A COMMON THING THATS HAPPENING THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DISAPPOINTED WITH DODGE I NEED SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PLEASE HELP I TOOK A PICTURE OF WHEN I PARKED IT.

• 10/17/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 10/14/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2003 DODGE NEON LIGHTS WENT OUT AND STARTED SEEING SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHERE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS. *NM

• 10/10/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  MULTI-FUNCTION LIGHT SWITCH ON THE COLUMN CAUSING WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO MELT AND CATCH FIRE. BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON AND NOT GO OFF. BACK OF SWITCH ITSELF GETTING VERY HOT. REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, CANNOT TURN HEADLIGHTS ON FOR EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME OR CONNECTOR MELTS AND CATCHES FIRE AGAIN. *JB

• 10/10/2005· SUSPENSION

  THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE SCRAPING AND SQUEAKING NOISES WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND DIPS. I INSPECTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND HAD FOUND THAT THE REAR BUSHINGS ON BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS SEPARATED FROM THE CONTROL ARMS. THE PASSENGERS SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED AND WAS TOUCHING THE SUB FRAME, THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS CLOSE TO FAILING. BOTH BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

• 10/09/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION IN MY DODGE NEON RT 2003 HAS WENT OUT TWICE, THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT W/ NEW ONES... I KNOW A FEW MORE PEOPLE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN IN THESE CARS.. IT'S HAPPENING CONSTATNLY IN THE NEON RT .. MANUAL TRANSMISSION *LA

• 10/07/2008· CHILD SEAT

  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