2004 Dodge Neon

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

• 12/28/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY HEADLIGHT LENSE IS CLOUDY OBSTRUCTING THE CARS LIGHT OUTPUT.

• 12/21/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DOME LIGHT AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCKED OFF AND ON INADVERTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL REFUND OF THE DOWN PAYMENT AND SALES TAX. *SC THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 12/19/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TRANSMISSION COOLER IN RADIATOR LEAKED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO CONTAMINATE ENGINE, AND ALSO CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION WITH RADIATOR FLUID. CALLED CHRYSLER CORP AND THEY SAID NO RECALL ON IT AND DID NOT OFFER TO HELP WITH IT. WHEN I GOOGLE SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

• 12/18/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE TRANSMISSION COOLER THAT IS INTERNAL TO THE RADIATOR IN MY 2004 DODGE NEON STARTED TO LEAK CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ENTER MY COOLING SYSTEM AND GET INTO MY ENGINE. THIS IS THE 8TH TIME I HEARD OF THIS OCCURRING IN THIS MODEL, THIS IS WINDING UP BEING AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR DUE TO THIS FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT. CHRYSLER DOES NOT THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS. *TR

• 12/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  IN EARLY AUGUST OF 2004 I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE NEON SXT WITH ONLY 8 MILES ON IT. SINCE DECEMBER OF 2004 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISSING. FOR EXAMPLE THE CAR SHAKES WHEN SITTING OR DRIVING AND IS HAVING TROUBLE AT TIMES GETTING SPEED WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN OF THE ACCELERATOR. SO I TOOK THE CAR IN JANUARY 2005 TO CORNELL DODGE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AT WHICH TIME IT HAS REACHED A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS FINE AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS DETECTED BY THE COMPUTER AND TO RETURN LATER TO GET MY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. HAVING CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE CORNELL DODGE FOR MY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND 16-POINT INSPECTION IN JUNE 2005. THEY STILL FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE I HAVE CONTINUALLY BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS NOT RESOLVED BY CORNELL DODGE??S AUTHORIZED DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT, ON AUGUST 19TH I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM SERRAMONTE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA WITH ONLY ABOUT 12, 431 MILES ON IT. THEY CHANGED THE CABLES AND SPARK PLUGS, WHICH STILL DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK A THIRD TIME ON AUGUST 25TH 2005 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TO SERRAMONTE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA WITH 12,510 MILES ON IT. IT IS APPARENT THAT A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 8 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER FIVE TIMES, FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT AND NOTHING IS BEING RESOLVE. EVERY TIME I CONTACT SOMEONE THEY TELL ME TO DO SOME STEP, WHICH I DO AND THEN THE PERSON DOES NOT FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEIR END. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. SERRAMONTE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR AGENTS ARE NOT WELL KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THEIR CARS!. *JB

• 12/12/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  JUST HAD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED DUE TO A FRIED POWER TRANSISTOR ON THE I/C BOARD. REPAIR LASTED ABOUT 1 HOUR AND THEN REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED ALSO. APPEARS TO BE A SHORT IN THE DASH LIGHT CIRCUIT. THIS CAUSES FUSE # 15 TO BLOW WHICH REMOVES POWER FROM THE PARKING LIGHTS, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS. *TR

• 12/10/2018· SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, MY REAR PASSENGER END WAS LEANING A LITTLE TO THE SIDE. I WAS A SMOOTH PAVED ROAD AND IT FELT AS THOUGH I WAS HITTING POTHOLES. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THOUGHT MY TIRE WAS FLAT. I T0OK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO GET CHECKED OUT. THEY STATED THAT MY REAR SHOT BLEW. ON 11/20/18 MY DEFROSTERS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM. I TRIED REPLACING THE BULB. HOWEVER, IT STILL ISN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH TO DRIVE IN THE DARK.

• 12/10/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT ON A DRY 2 LANE RURAL ROAD, TRAVELING IN A 55 MPH ZONE AT ONLY 45 MPH, I SWERVED TO MISS A DEER STANDING IN THE ROAD IN MY LANE. THERE WAS AN ONCOMING CAR AND I SWERVED BACK INTO MY LANE AND THE CAR FISH TAILED CAUSING A COUNTER ACTION ON MY PART AND I HIT THE CONCRETE BRIDGE WITH A GLANCING BLOW, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS ON TWO WHEELS ON THE BRIDGE AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT I REALIZED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER A BODY SHOP INSPECTED THE CAR THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE SENSOR HAD BEEN HIT AND SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS. I AM NOW SUFFERING FROM WHIPLASH AND BACK STRAIN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I AM NOW PURSUING ACTION AGAINST DODGE. *JB

• 12/08/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A WET ROAD AT 40 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF US SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WE SLID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AT ABOUT 30 MPH. NEITHER MINE NOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN FROM THE DAMAGE THEY SHOULD HAVE. *TR

• 11/30/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON XTX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOORBOARDS COMING FROM THE TRUNK. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED TWO DAYS AFTER A PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

• 11/15/2004· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THERE HAS BEEN A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR SINCE APRIL OF 2004. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 14 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. STARTING SOMEWHERE AROUND AUGUST IT STARTED SQUEAKING. AFTER SPEAKING TO A FAMILY MEMBER THAT USED TO WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED I WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT STRUT INSULATOR WAS BAD. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE REPLACING THE BALL BARING IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR.*AK

• 11/14/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH IN WHICH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING THE SEATBELT DURING THE CRASH AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM

• 11/09/2017· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME BUT, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR OVER A YEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE THAT SEPARATED THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FRACTURED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/03/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE NEON SRT4 ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 2ND 2008 WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THEY WERE CUTTING OFF AND ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME IN THE DARK SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A TOW. I CHECKED ON SRTFORUMS.COM FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE AND WAS DIRECTED TO A POSTING ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS BURNING UP INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. SURE ENOUGH MY HARNESS AND CONNECTOR IS FRIED. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE AND WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER PEOPLES VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NOT TO MENTION I COULD HAVE CRASHED SINCE IT WAS DARK. *TR

• 10/24/2005· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED , AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND POLICE OFFICER ON SCENE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SHE HAS NOT CALLED DODGE AT THIS TIME.*AK

• 10/19/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

• 10/13/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY CAR, A 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON, WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT....THE CAR WAS TOTALED WITH MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE.. HOWEVER NEITHER OF THE TWO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DESPITE THE IMPACT. I WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTIGATED.*AK

• 10/12/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A SMALL COMPLAINT, BUT TO ME IT'S MAJOR. I BOUGHT A DODGE SRT-4 A COUPLE MONTHS BACK AND ONE OF MY MAJOR DECIDING FACTORS WAS THE POSTED MPG ON THE STICKER. IT SAID THE SRT-4 GOT 22 IN CITY AND 30 HIGHWAY. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS FREEWAY DRIVING AND I CHECK MY MPG EVERY TIME I REFUEL AND IT'S ALWAYS POOR. ON AVERAGE I'M GETTING 19 MPG. THE BEST I'VE GOTTEN IS 23. IN GENERAL I DRIVE THE CAR LIKE A LITTLE OLD LADY AND IT'S JUST UPSETTING. IS THERE ANY WAY TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE? IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN MY SRT-4 WOULD BE PERFORMING SO POORLY AT THE PUMP I WOULD BE DRIVING A DIFFERENT CAR. *NM

• 10/11/2006· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2004 DODGE NEON SRT IN AUGUST OF 2004. WITHIN TWO MONTHS MY CARS VALUE DEPRECIATED OVER HALF WHAT I PAID. WHEN MY MILEAGE HIT 11,000 I STARTED HAVING A LOT OF TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE. AT 12,000 MILES I HAD A NEW SOLENOID PUT ON, STILL LEAKED. TOOK IT AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER AND THEY CHANGED GASKETS. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MINE WAS POROUS. NOW HERE I AM TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER AND 39,000 MILES AND I AM LEAKING AGAIN. THEY SUSPECT I NEED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. TWO TRANSMISSIONS UNDER 40,000 MILES THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING UP HERE. WE ARE GETTING RID OF IT ASAP! *JB

• 10/11/2005· SEATSCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON SRT4. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON OCTOBER 9, 2005 AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT CAME OFF OF THE RAIL. THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SEATS ,AND PERSONALLY HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING. THE SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE WERE FACTORY SEATS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

• 10/03/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS HIT ON THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER, VERY HARD AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT CHIPPED AT TOOTH. *NM

• 10/02/2006· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS ON BEHALF OF MANY OWNERS OF 2003-2005 DODGE NEON SRT-4 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THOSE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS COMMONLY HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION CEASES TO FUNCTION ENTIRELY LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH LESS THAN 10K MILES ON THEIR CAR. I HAVE 65K MILES AND I AM ON MY 2ND TRANSMISSION AND NOW IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AS WELL. MOST DEALERS WILL NOT WARRANTY CLAIMS ON THIS DEFECT STATING THAT IT IS DRIVER ABUSE OR DUE TO MODS DONE ON THE VEHICLE (IN VIOLATION OF THE MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT). THE DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO TAKE ANY ACTION. *NM

• 09/30/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. *AK

• 09/25/2009· SEAT BELTS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, NOR WERE ANY REPAIRS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500.

• 09/21/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 2004 DODGE SRT-4. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE APRIL 3RD 2004 AND EVER SINCE ABOUT 3500 MILES I HAVE HAD A OIL LEAK COMING OUT OF THE COLD SIDE INTERCOOLER PIPE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL ON MY CAR. A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A OIL LEAK, DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I KNOW ITS BLOW BY COMING OUT OF THE PCV SYSTEM AND A CATCH CAN WOULD STOP THE OIL FROM LEAKING. BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY DIDN'T' DODGE PUT ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE? MY CAR NOW HAS 45000 AND IT STILL HAS THE OIL LEAK AND A BIG GROUP OF OIL SPOTS ON MY WHITE DRIVEWAY. *JB

• 09/19/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS, SIZE P225/60R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SHE LATER PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. SHE DID NOT CALL THE DEALER, BUT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. SHE HAS PICTURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

• 09/08/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE NEON AROUND MARCH OF 2005. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT TOO BOTHERSOME, BUT I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE JUST DIRTY, AND THAT NOTHING ELSE WAS WRONG. NOW, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO PROGRESS, AND THE BRAKE SQUEAKING IS REALLY LOUD AND IRRITATING. I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PREVIOUSLY, I OWNED A 2000 DODGE NEON, AND I WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IT. I NOTICED WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH PREVIOUS RECALLS, THAT MY OLDER NEON DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE "BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE". WHEN I HAD MY OLDER NEON FIXED OF THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO MIDAS, AND THEY DID NOT INFORM ME OF ANY RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY MAY NOT HAVE KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY SQUEAKING BRAKES OF THE 2000 NEON, AS I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT MIDAS DID TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL IN THE 2000 MODEL, IT IS A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE 2004 MODELS. THE BRAKE SQUEAKING, ALTHOUGH REALLY ANNOYING, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SAFETY PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH IT (AS I'M NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED). I'M SURE IT CAN'T BE SAFE THOUGH, HAVING BRAKES THAT SQUEAK ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU'RE SLOWING DOWN OR NOT. *NM

• 09/06/2013· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  ON MAY 24, 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT WAS 12:15 IN THE MORNING, AND IT WAS RAINING. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN MY PASSENGER YELLED OUT THAT THE SEMI TRUCK NEXT TO US WAS MERGING OVER INTO OUR LANE AND WAS ABOUT TO HIT US. I TRIED TO MOVE OVER INTO THE THIRD, LEFT LANE TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE TRUCK, BUT AS SOON AS I DID THE CAR LOST CONTROL. IT STARTED TO FISH TAIL AND ENDED UP HITTING THE CENTER WALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEN GOT SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE SEMI TRUCK WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID. THE CAR HIT THE SEMI TRUCK AT AN ANGLE SO THE ENTIRE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS HIT AND CRUSHED, INCLUDING PART OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I BLACKED OUT AS SOON AS WE HIT BECAUSE MY HEAD HIT THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORWAY. I ONLY KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAD TWO LARGE GOOSE EGGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY HEAD AND A WHILE AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE WENT TO GO SEE THE CAR AND A LARGE CHUNK OF MY HAIR WAS HANGING FROM THE DOORWAY. THIS IS WHERE THE SEAT BELT COMPLAINT COMES IN. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT SEIZE UP DURING THE COLLISION AND I SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING A CONCUSSION, BROKEN RIB, COLLAPSED LUNG, HOLE IN MY LUNG, AND LACERATED LIVER. MY PASSENGER ALSO SUFFERED EXTREMELY SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING CONCUSSION, BOTH LUNG COLLAPSED, MULTIPLE BROKEN RIBS, LACERATED LIVER, BROKEN PELVIS, AND BROKEN HIPS. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND IS STILL UNABLE TO WALK. I MAKE THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE OUR INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN AS SERIOUS HAD THEY WORKED PROPERLY. ALSO, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AT SOME POINT WITH THE SIDE FRONTAL DAMAGE AT THE VERY LEAST. I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER MY CAR HAD SIDE AIRBAGS BUT IF THEY DID, THEY DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE LOOKED INTO AND SOME RESOLVE TO COME FROM IT.

• 09/03/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR WAS TAKEN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TUNE-UP @ 134,000 MILES. COUPLE DAYS LATER CAR STARTED STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD START IN THE AM FROM SITTING ALL NIGHT BUT WHEN DRIVEN TO WORK AND PARKED FOR 5 1/2 HOURS CAR WOULD NOT START W/O A JUMP. MECHANIC DID NOT READ ANYTHING ON DIAGNOSTICS. WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO WHO READ BATTERY WAS LOW. REPLACED BATTERY & CAR STILL STALLED. CAR NO LONGER RESPONDED TO JUMP AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. WHEN MECHANIC RECEIVED CAR WAS ABLE TO START CAR WITH NO HESITATION AND DROVE FOR 30 MINUTES. TURNED CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES AND HAD NO PROBLEM STARTING. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. STUCK WITH A CAR THAT INTERMITTENTLY STALLS AND SHOWS NO OTHER SIGNS OF FAILURE. CAR HAS NOT CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ONLY STALLS WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE. *TR

• 09/02/2008· WHEELS

  RIM LEAKS FROM ALL 4 TIRES DUE TO THE CHROME SEPARATING FROM INTERIOR OF THE STEEL WHEEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS. HE WIRE WHEELED THE INSIDE OF THE RIM TO KNOCK LOOSE PIECES OF CHROME OFF AND REPLACED THE TIRE ON THE RIM. IT IS HOLDING AIR FOR NOW BUT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN AS MORE CHROME STARTS TO FLAKE OFF. NOT REALIZING HER TIRE WAS FLAT. MY WIFE DROVE ON IT AND RUINED IT. *TR

• 08/27/2012· STRUCTURE

  THE SEAL THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP WATER FROM ENTERING YOUR TRUNK WHEN IT RAINS HAS FELL OUT OF PLACE. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I OPENED MY TRUNK ONE DAY JUST 3" SECTION CAME OFF TRACK. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK INTO PLACE AND THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEN A MONTH LATER IT RAINED AND I HAVE SEVERE WATER DAMAGE TO MY TRUNK LINING AND IT SMELLS LIKE MILDEW MIXED WITH MOLD. I KNOW IN PREVIOUS MODELS THAT WHEN THIS STARTS HAPPENING THE BACK LIGHTS START TO FILL WITH WATER AND CAN SHORT THE FUSES. AS OF RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THE LIGHT PROBLEM BUT I DO HAVE LARGE AREAS WHERE MY TRUNK LINING ARE WARPED INWARDS AND IT WILL NOT GO BACK INTO PLACE. *TR

• 08/27/2012· STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND I STARTED TO HEAR A STRANGE THUD SOUND OVER AND OVER. I 500 MILES FROM HOME AND FOUND THE NEXT GAS STATION TO PULL INTO. THE RUBBER SEAL THAT IS GLUED IN BETWEEN THE TOP OF MY WINDSHIELD WHERE IT MEETS THE CAR FRAME WAS COMING UNDONE. I TRIED STICKING IT BACK IN THERE AND SITTING IN THE SHADE TO LET THE GLUE/TAR SET. WHEN I DROVE ABOUT 100 MORE MILES THE THUD GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN BEFORE I COULD STOP ANYWHERE THE RUBBER SEAL FLEW OFF OF MY CAR. THE FORCE FROM IT FLYING OFF, THE SPEED (ONLY 65 MPH), AND THE WIND SPEED (NOT HIGH) CAUSED MY CAR TO JERK INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. LUCKILY THE HIGHWAY I WAS ON WASN'T PACKED SO NO ONE WAS IN THE LANE I WAS PULLED INTO. *TR

• 08/27/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED MY DODGE NEON SXT THE SEAL AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO DRY UP, CRACK, AND FALL OFF. AT THIS POINT I BARELY HAVE ANY SEAL IN BETWEEN ALL 4 OF MY CAR WINDOWS AND THE CAR DOOR. WATER HAS GONE DOWN INTO MY DOOR AND I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL SOON AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE DOOR. MY MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE CONTROLS FOR ADJUSTING MY MIRRORS, MY WINDOW CONTROLS, AND MY DOOR LOCK. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR'S SEAL BASICALLY DRY ROT AND FALL OFF OF A CAR STARTING SO EARLY. I WOULD EXPECT IT TO START HAPPENING NOW THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR 8-9 YEARS, BUT NOT TO THIS EXTENT. *TR

• 08/25/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER FROM REGARDING DODGE PROBLEMS. *KB 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE HOOD WAS EXTREMELY TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND NOISES AND LIQUIDS WERE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IN THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, HOSES AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED. *JB

• 08/24/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 08/17/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/08/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  I FISH TAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 65 - 70 MPH WHEN THE LEFT SIDE OF CAR WENT STRAIGHT TOWARD MEDIAN, THE VEHICLE IMPACT WAS AT 55-60 MPH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, ALLOWING THE CAR TO BE AIRBORNE. THE CAR ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES, UNTIL IT STOPPED ON THE DRIVER SIDE FACING DOWN. AIR BAGS BOTH FRONT AND BOTH SIDE NEVER DEPLOYED. *JB

• 08/05/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN TURNING ON MY HEADLIGHTS I WILL SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING OUT THE OF THE DASH IN THE LOCATION OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THIS WILL ALSO OCCUR WHEN SWITCHING ON MY HIGHBEAMS AND THE FOG LIGHTS GO OUT.

• 08/04/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE..2004 DODGE NEON ...SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3-4 TIMES . TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE THEY CAN NOT REPAIR. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED TO IGNITION SECURITY SYSTEM WITH NO SUCCESS. *JB

• 07/31/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON OCCASION THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE AND ON OCCASION IT DOES ENGAGE AND WHEN YOU TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE BECOMES HARD TO DEPRESS AND THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE BUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO DEPRESS BRAKE OR PUMP BRAKES ALLOWS CONTROL AGAIN OVER SPEED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH . AS THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN ENGAGED . PROBLEM NOTICED IN 2014 WHEN I GOT CAR TO PRESENT DATE .. NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

• 07/25/2012· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A DODGE NEON 2004 WHEN DRIVING TO SCHOOL THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN WHICH WAS VERY RISKY. IT WAS REVVING UP TO 3200 RPM ATG 40 MPH I HAD TO PULL BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW A LEAK BEHIND THE PLATE ON THE TRANSMISSION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOO BAD. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I CAN SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON HERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE NEONS REVVING UP OR ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. *TR

• 07/22/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2004 DODGE NEON LOST HEAD LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT. HAD THERE NOT BEEN TRAFFIC IN FRONT AND BEHIND, I WOULD HAVE RAN OFF THE ROAD. MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HARNESS MELTED CONNECTOR TO MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH CAUSING SHORT TO FUSE 16. PRIOR TO FUSE 16 BLOWING, A MELTED PLASTIC SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE COLUMN COVER. REPLACED MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEAT (COPPER TARNISHED). WHILE DISCONNECTING THE MFS HARNESS, THE CONNECTOR WAS OVERHEATED (MELTED) AND WAS FALLING APART. BOTH FUSES (17 & 18) TO THE HEADLAMPS WERE INTACT SO ISSUE IS INSIDE THE CAB. I STILL NEED TO HAVE THE HARNESS CONNECTOR TO THE MFS REPLACED. *TR

• 07/18/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPEATEDLY FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE COMPONENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSUME PARTIAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

• 07/18/2006· POWER TRAINCrash

  I PURCHASED A 2004 NEON SXT ON NOVEMBER 23, 2004. MILEAGE ON DELIVERY WAS 200. IN DECEMBER OF 2004, THE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THIS AND MY BASIC LIMITED WARRANTY COVERED IT. ON MARCH 5, 2005, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. ON MARCH 23, 2005, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS TIME THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH MY TIMING CHAIN CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN! IT WOULD REACH SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING GAS! THE DEALER REPAIRED THIS, AGAIN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IN JUNE 2006, THE PROBLEM RECURRED CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. OUT OF NO WHERE, WITH NO WARNING, AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER, THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND MY CAR TOOK OFF! I COULD NOT STOP IT! ITS 5PM, THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND CARS A WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT! I DROVE IN BETWEEN LANES TO AVOID HITTING OTHERS! I FINALLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (DIDN'T STOP) THEN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET! AS I DID THIS I HIT TWO CARS. IM SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE MY HORROR! ITS SOMETHING I WILL NEVER FORGET NOR WANT TO RELIVE. IM SENDING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE IM NOW FACED WITH A DILEMMA. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BY MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. NOW WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE POWER TRAIN WAS ALL ENGINE RELATED PARTS. NOW ACCORDING TO YOUR WARRANTY MANUAL, THE TIMING CHAIN IS AN ENGINE PART AND IS COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. WHY AM I HAVING A PROBLEM? BESIDES THIS, I NO LONGER WANT TO DRIVE THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE! WHO KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND WHERE ILL BE! I RISK INJURING MYSELF AND ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THAT CAR! *NM

• 07/14/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT SUNDAY AND SOMETHING SNAPPED. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKED THE FRONT END AND ONE WHEEL WAS ONE WAY AND OTHER WAS THE OTHER DIRECTION! LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THAT THE BALL BROKE OUT OF THE SOCKET. IF THAT WOULD OF HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, I WOULD BE DEAD OR SEVERELY INJURED. *TR

• 07/14/2010· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING 2004 DODGE NEON, BOUGHT NEW, GETTING ON INTERSTATE UP TO SPEED WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO STUMBLE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2000 RPM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NURSED THE CAR HOME AT 40MPH AND RAN OBDII SCAN. GOT A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INTERMITTENT SIGNAL FAILURE CODE. REPLACED SENSOR FROM ADVANCE AUTO PARTS ON 2-18-2009. CAR RAN FINE UNTIL 7-7-2010 WHEN SAME THING OCCURRED. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC TO GET UP TO SPEED WHEN ENGINE STOPPED PULLING AND STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAR WOULD RUN BUT NOT OVER 2000 RPM . GOT IT HOME AND SCANNED IT AND SURE ENOUGH SAME DEFECT CODE, CAM SHAFT POSITION SIGNAL INTERMITTENT. CHANGED IT OUT WITH ONE FROM AUTOZONE WITH A TWO YEAR WARRANTY. THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD ONE IN THIS CAR AND IT ONLY HAS 46000 MILES ON IT. *TR

• 07/13/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKESFire

  RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (ON A CITY STREET), WHEN REPAIRED, WAS DUE TO A WIRE IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BURNING OUT AND MELTING THE CASING OF THE MFS

• 07/12/2012· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS OUT FROM ITS SOCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

• 07/12/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  I HAVE A 2004 DODGE NEON SXT 4DOOR. I WAS HIT BY A BUICK ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND MY CAR SPUN, MY STOMACH WENT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD. AFTER I WAS HIT I TRIED OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IT COULD BARLEY OPEN. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE IMPACT I WAS HIT. BUT I WAS HIT VERY HARD AND MY WHOLE FRONT END IS PUSHED IN. I AM BASICALLY WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY AIR BAGS. *TR

• 07/11/2008· SUSPENSION

  EVERY YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE. TRIED ALIGNMENT EACH TIME I'VE REPLACED THEM. TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS THIS TIME AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS BAD ON BOTH SIDES. MY 60,000 MILE TIRES ONLY MADE IT 20,000 MILES. THEY SAID THE 2005 MODEL WAS IMPROVED UPON BUT THEY DID NOTHING FOR THE 2004 YEAR. THIS IS GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACING TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES. ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE ARE HIGH PROFILE TIRES. *TR