1995 DODGE NEON Complaints

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WHICH WERE LEAKING DUE TO BEING TORN. VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT GASKET PROBLEMS REAPPEARED AT 20,000 MILES. MECHANIC NOTICED OIL LEAKING ON GARAGE FLOOR & IT WAS REPAIRED,AGAIN. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR IT MISSING AND BACK-FIRING AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS. THREE OF ITS SEAT BELTS HAVE BROKEN ALSO.

WHILE WASHING CAR ENTIRE SHEET OF PAINT BEGAN TO AND COMPLETELY PEELED AWAY FROM CAR.

ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET. FIRST REPLACED AT 44,763 MILES, LEAKING AGAIN AT 71,300 MILES. *AK

AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. NO PRE-DEPLOYMENT IMPACT OR COLLISION. DEPLOYMENT BLEW OUT PASSNGER'S SIDE (FRONT) WINDOW. DRIVER'S LEFT ARM AND HAND WERE PROPELLED INTO UPPER WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND INJURING DRIVER'S WRIST, ELBOW, AND SHOULDER. TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL BY DRIVER, BUT NO COLLISION SUBSEQUENT TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON OR WARNING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND HAD NO COMMENT. *AK

DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO GET HIMSELF TOGETHER ,AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVE, CUASING MAJOR OIL LEAK. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT'S COMMON PROBLEM FOR NEONS. CONTACTED DEALER THAT SOLD IT AND CHRYSLER.

VEHICLE BRAKES EXPERIENCED LOCKED-UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A UTILITY TRUCK. THE AIRBAG'S EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT DURING COLLISION. *YC

THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT! THE FIRST SERVICE STATION I TOOK IT TO WOULD NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT (95) NEONS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED BUT I COULD HAVE EASILY SEIZED THE ENGINE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY.