1995 DODGE NEON Complaints

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL CONSISTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED GASKET, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 97V169000. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS A RECALL LETTER RECALL 97V-169, REGARDING STEERING COLUMN COUPLING. THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE YET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE I'LL PURCHASED IT, I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, MY ENGINE LIGHT KEEP GOING ON, MY RADIO KEEPS GOING OUT. IF IT'S NOT ONE THING IT'S ANOTHER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. MY MOTHER HAS ALWAYS OWNED CHRYSLERS BUT SHE'S CHANGE HER MIND. MY DEALER ONLY CARES ABOUT THE SALE OF THE CAR, NOT THE SERVICE AFTER YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE. THANKS, NICOLE

WHEN PUTTING THE SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, SEAT BELT WORKS SOMETIME'S, AND THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE BESIDES DRIVER. *AK

STEERING PROBLEM- WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES, LOSS OF STEERING EXPERIENCED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND SOMETIMES TOTAL LOSS. CAR HAD TO BE SHUT OFF TO GAIN CONTROL BACK. POWER STEERING BELT WAS TIGHTENED BY LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. TRANSMISSION- WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, TRANNY HESITATED, TOOK A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO ENGAGE. TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. TOOK VEHICLE IN A SECOND TIME AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. SERVICE BULLETIN FOUND. TRANSMISSION SERVO REPLACED AFTER 4 DAYS OF BEING IN THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO INCOMPETENCE OF MECHANICS. PROBLEM WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED. CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE- CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO KEEP A CONSTANT SPEED. TURNED INTO DEALERSHIP. TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. TURNED IN A SECOND TIME TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. OIL LEAK- OIL WAS FOUND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM SOLVED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT- CHECK ENGIN LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP. OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM SOLVED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP. ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. NEXT DAY IT WAS BACK ON AGAIN. TURNED IN A SECOND TIME. TURNED OFF. CAME BACK ON WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS. TOOK IN A THIRD TIME. COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. PROBLEM SOLVED. OIL LEAK- OIL FOUND ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CHECKED BY A NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC. FOUND THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING AT JUST 45000 MILES. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES.

DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED A FIRE IN WITHIN THAT AREA PRIOR TO THIS RECALL. STEERING COLUMN WAS FIXED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK

PE97042; OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT; WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, A PIECE OF CEMENT HIT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. ALSO, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS SHATTERED, AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPS, AND WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR IT JUMPS AND MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOIS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, BOTH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. ALSO, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO SOME BRUSHES. CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, AND THERE IS STILL A PROMBLEM. DEALER CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROMBLEM. *AK