2000 DODGE NEON Complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT 20-40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, 01V154, CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL, INSURANCE COMPANY IS PURSUING THE MATTER WITH CHRYSLER. *SLC

WHEN APPROACHING A INTERSECTION AND APPYLING BRAKES VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN,AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE PRESENT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*AK HORN IS OUT. THE VEHICLE RUN HARD AND IS LOUD. THE FRONT END IS LOW WHEN COMING OUT ON INTO A DRIVEWAY. *YH

CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE AND THEY FELT LIKE A BRICK, CONSUMER HAD THROWEN CAR INTO PARK. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR BRAKE HOSE BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

CONSUMER RAN INTO A DITCH, HIT A SIGN AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. DEALER HAS TO INSPECT VEHICLE TO FIND THE ERROR. AIRBAG WASN'T ON, AND FUSE WASN'T BLOWN. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ENGINE IDLE INCREASED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITHIN BRAKE VACUUM HOSE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 01V154000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DEALER NOTIFIED. REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND FIXED BROKEN WIRES. SECOND TIME WIRES CAME LOOSE (DATE: 5-24-2000), DEALER FIXED AND RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE CHARGES. *AK

EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS ROTORS HAS TO BE CHANGED OR ROTATED. DEALER HAS CORRECTED PROBLEM TWICE, BUT IT'S REOCCURRING. *AK

THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOR THE AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS AND BRAKES THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURED DURING ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 16, 2001. DURING BOTH ACCIDENTS I WAS PRESSING ON MY BRAKES AND IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT CATCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED ON JANUARY 16, 2001, BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY I WAS INJURED WHEN MY HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. I INFORMED THE DODGE CORPORATION OF THE PROBLEMS AND ALL I WAS TOLD IS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR. I NOTICED THAT THE HEADGASKETS BEGAN LEAKING APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT $700.00 IN REPAIRS. I CALLED SEVERAL OTHER GARAGES FOR QUOTES ON THE REPAIRS AND THE FIRST THING OUT OF THE MECHANICS MOUTH WAS I SHOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEADGASKETS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND WAS TOLD IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR SINCE MINE WAS SUSPOSED TO BE A 2000 MODEL. BUT SINCE THEM I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 1999. ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME CONCERNING MY CAR WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *AK