1995 DODGE NEON Complaints

BLEEDER VALVE CAP CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE CAR. OCCURED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE HEAD GASKET. ERRATIC AND DIFFICULTY WHEN ACCELERATING.

MY NEON HAS LEAKED OIL FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. HEADGASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRS. THE CAR IS NOW "BUBBLING" AND IS PROBABLY HEADING FOR HEADGASKET FAILURE AGAIN.*AK

: THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. BOTH BAGS DID DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THE FIRE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CHAR THE SEAT. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION. IN A LETTER THEY SENT TO ME THEY SAY "OUR INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS MET AND THE PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DID OCCUR". I DON'T FEEL THAT A FIRE CAUSED BY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED "PROPER DEPLOYMENT". IT HAS TAKEN ME OVER A MONTH TO GET THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TO GET THIS KIND OF RESPONSE I FIND UPSETTING. DO YOU CONSIDER THIS AS "PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT"? I AM SENDING YOU THIS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF [email protected]. *AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT OFTEN COMES ON WITHOUT A CAUSE. IT IS SO COSTLY TO CHECK WITHOUT AN FIX THAT I AM THINKING ABOUT NOT HAVING IT CHECK ANYMORE. THE HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME. I AM WAITING FOR A CALL FROM DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THEIR COST. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE ROTOR AND CALIPERS PROBLEM WAS SCARY. I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES WHEN A CRUNCH WAS HEARD. IT BECAME HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAMSHAFT SEAL CAME OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT A LOT OF NEON OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WISH DODGE WOULD PULL THEIR SHARE OF THE COST SO TRUST COULD BE RESTABLISHED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ROBYN KNOUFF. *AK

THE PLASTIC COVERING CONTIUALLY BREAKS OFF AND KEYS SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE. THE PAINT IS BUBLING AND COMING OFF. I HAVE SEEN IT ON NUMEROUS NEONS PAINTED THE SAME LAPIS BLUE COLOR AS MINE.*AK

THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM AND OTHER INJURIES AND LACERATIONS.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*YH

OIL LIGHT COMES ON, LEAVING HUGE PUDDLES OF OIL WHEN STOPPED. ALSO, VEHICLE LEAVES A TRAIL OF OIL WHEN DRIVING, AND VEHICLE SMOKES A LOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK WHEN IT STARTED TO RUB AGAINST STABLIZER BAR. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT SPACE, ABOUT 1\2 OF INCH, BETWEEN STABLIZER BAR AND TIRE(WITH NORMAL AIR PRESSURE) WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO HEAT UP AND BLOW WHILE DRIVING.*AK THERE HAD ONLY BEEN 12400 MILES ON THE TIRE. *SLC

IN MY EXPERIENCE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET ON THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE $1500 CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, THEREFORE CONSUMER ASKED WHAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO DO, THEY THEN AGREED THAT THEY WOULD FIX PROBLEM FOR $400 AS A COURTESY, CONSUMER BELIVES THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE AND HE IS REQUESTING THAT HIS $400.00 BE REIMBURSED.*YH