2002 Dodge Neon

173 complaints on file, page 1 of 9.

1. Filed Dec 31, 2018Failure Dec 31, 2018Southgate, MIPower train

   I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO GO INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A CLOGGED TRANS FILTER SO I REPLACED IT AND THE CAR RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND NOW I HAVE TORQUE CONVERTER OUT OF RANGE CODES POPPING UP THE CAR HAS 88000 MILES ON IT AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK TRANSMISSIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO LAST AT LEAST 150 TO 180 THOUSAND MILES BEFORE GOING BAD THIS IS NOT A CHEAP NOR EASY FIX PLEASE HELP

   NHTSA complaint 11164248
2. Filed Aug 2, 2017Failure Jul 24, 201729,000 milesWest Halifax, VTElectrical system

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE VEHICLE DOOR, A MOUSE WAS SEEN RUNNING FROM THE FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND UNDER THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RODENT ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO CHEW ON THE WIRES INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE MOUSE TRAPS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

   NHTSA complaint 11012272
3. Filed Jul 22, 2017Failure May 3, 2016Carson City, NVPower train

   I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 49000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE THEN I SLOWED DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 7 MPH AND THE WHOLE THING JUST LOCKED UP. I TRIED EVERY GEAR BUT NOTHING WOULD UNLOCK THE TRANNY.. IT'S STILL LOCKED UP NOW I HAD TO GET IT TOWED.. LUCKILY I WAS ON A LITTLE TWO LANE ROAD WITH NOT MUCH TRAFFIC SO THERE WASN'T TO MANY MAD PEOPLE I FEEL DODGE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THERE PROBLEMS AND PROBLEM CARS.. IM NOT ASKING FOR MUCH JUST FOR MY CAR TO MAKE IT OVER 50000 MILES.

   NHTSA complaint 11010048
4. Filed Jun 9, 2017Failure May 17, 2017200,000 milesForest Park, GAEngine

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

   NHTSA complaint 10994128
5. Filed May 16, 2016Failure May 16, 2016106,696 milesRiverview, FLAir bagsCrash

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CALL WAS FORWARDED TO VOICEMAIL. THE CONTACT LEFT A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,696.

   NHTSA complaint 10865246
6. Filed Dec 22, 2015Failure Dec 21, 2015Saint Louis, MOAir bagsCrash1 injured

   2002 DODGE, WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE HOOD WAS BENT. ACCIDENT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY

   NHTSA complaint 10811629
7. Filed Nov 1, 2015Failure Oct 28, 2015Tampa, FLEngine

   I DRIVING OFF THE INTERSTATE WEN CAR SHUT OFF IDLED TRIED TO CRANK IT UP BUT IT ONLY MADE WHINING NOISE AND WON'T START I ALSO NOTICE MY CAR WAS SMOKING SO I LET THE CAR COOL OFF BEFORE I PUT WATER... THE NEXT DAY I WENT AND A NEW TIMING BELT PUT ON AND A CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND IT STILL WON'T CRANK

   NHTSA complaint 10787551
8. Filed Sep 29, 2015Failure Sep 25, 2015116,000 milesLawrence, KSBody

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND PARTIALLY FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

   NHTSA complaint 10778467
9. Filed Apr 21, 2015Failure Apr 20, 201576,000 milesOshkosh, WISteering

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO A COMPLETE STOP AND NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

   NHTSA complaint 10711901
10. Filed Oct 17, 2014Failure Sep 23, 201470,503 milesCanfield, OHPower train

    DRIVING ON RT224 AND CAR STARTED SQUEALING, LOST POWER IN GAS PEDAL, GOT OFF BUSY ROAD, TURNED ON SIDE ST. AND HAD NO GAS POWER, HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND TO PICK ME AND MY UNCLE UP, HE LOST PAID WORK , MECHANIC CAME TO PARKING LOT, HE SAID TRANSMISSION BLEW, HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP. COST ME 2,323. ALSO RIP IN LEFT FRONT AXEL MECHANIC SAYS THESE NEONS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS TROUBLE AND TO FILE WITH YOU. I NEED TO GET REFUNDED IN FULL, THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT WORK AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO SCRAP UP THE MONEY TO PAY THIS AND OUR LIVES WERE SERIOUSLY IN DANGER ON A BUSY ROAD. I CALLED ON 9-29-14 AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR WORKER REF #10639796 AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD SEND ME AN EMAIL AND PAPER IN THE MAIL CONSERVING THIS PHONE CALL . I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING. PLUS I WILL SENDING A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY HUSBAND'S JEEP 2000 GAS TANK SHIELD IS ROTTED AWAY AND PIECES MISSING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10648296
11. Filed Sep 29, 2014Failure Sep 23, 201470,000 milesCanfield, OHAutomatic transmission

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ..UPDATED 12/02/14 *BF UPDATED 02/03/15*JB

    NHTSA complaint 10639796
12. Filed Sep 25, 2014Failure Sep 30, 2002100 milesBridgeville, PAService brakes

    WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAD/HAVE LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE FROM MY BREAKS WHEN I BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. I WAS TOLD, FROM THE DEALER, NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS. I THOUGHT THAT MAY BE THIS WOULD STOP, BUT IT IS STILL ALWAYS HAPPENING. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10639061
13. Filed Sep 18, 2014Failure Sep 9, 2014Woodford, VASteeringCrash2 injured

    DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH COULD NOT STEER CAR, PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT, COULDN'T CONTROL WENT OFF ROAD, HITTING TWO TREES AND THEN CAR FLIPPED, ENDING UP ON ROOF. RESULTING IN TWO INJURIES, DRIVER AND PASSENGER GOING TO HOSPITAL. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10637388
14. Filed Aug 13, 2014Failure Aug 6, 2014West Roxbury, MAElectrical system, Engine, Power train

    GOOD MORNING, I HAVE A 2002 DODGE NEON THAT I HAVE PUT MONEY INTO AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED DISHONESTY FROM MECHANICS UNTIL NOW; PAYING LOTS OF MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT CANNOT BE FIXED. I WAS INFORMED LAST WEEK THAT THIS LEAK ON MY CAR CANNOT BE FIXED BECAUSE ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL NEON'S. ITS A FLUID LEAK OF OIL. A RECOMMENDED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED MY CAR AND INFORMED ME OF THIS NEWS. HE SAID THAT THE SEALANT IS GONE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED BY ANY MECHANIC. WHAT HAPPENS NOW? BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED AND I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE, IS THERE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM? I ALSO HAD TO DISASSEMBLE MY RADIO BECAUSE AFTER REPLACING MY BATTERY, THE ELECTRICAL FUSE WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES ALONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE THE RADIO PLAYED AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD KILL MY BATTERY. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10621973
15. Filed May 25, 2014Failure May 24, 2014106,200 milesAvinger, TXTires

    I BOUGHT 4 PIRELLI P4 P185/60R-15 TIRES. LESS THAN 6K MILES A TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. NOW AT 17K MILES ANOTHER TIRE HAS A BIG BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. I AM TAKING THAT BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR A REPLACEMENT. I DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES AND I DRIVE SLOW. THIS IS SCARY. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10593951
16. Filed Feb 7, 2014Failure Jan 15, 201315,000 milesHarwood, MDBody

    WATER COLLECTS IN THE TRUNK CAUSING MOLD, THIS AFFECTS MY ATHSMA. SEEMS THIS AFFECTS MANY OWNERS AND SEEMS IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE AIR QUALITY YOU BREATH. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10563363
17. Filed Jan 21, 2014Failure May 13, 2013Youngstown, NYEngine, Suspension

    WHERE TO START! STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BAD WHEN IDLING AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER! THERE SEEMS TO BE THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THESE CARS WITHOUT ANY ACTION FROM CHRYSLER. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS TWICE IN 6 MONTHS IN MY DAUGHTERS CAR, THERE IS WATER LEAKING INTO THE BACKSEAT FROM SOMEWHERE, STUTTERING WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR OVER 50 MPH; BLOWN OUT STRUTS, REPLACED RADIATOR; EATS OIL..........WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS. CHECK THE INTERNET........THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS! IT HAS COST ME OVER 2500 IN REPAIRS IN 8 MONTHS! *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10560889
18. Filed Sep 12, 2013Failure Apr 7, 2010135,000 milesWaynesboro, VAExterior lighting

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD POINT DOWNWARD AND ILLUMINATED AN INADEQUATE BRIGHTNESS TOWARDS THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED BOTH HEAD LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

    NHTSA complaint 10543268
19. Filed Sep 14, 2012Failure Sep 14, 201263,000 milesNashua, NHUnderbody shields

    THE CAR HAS LESS THEN 63K MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE DO TO A RUSTED K FRAME. EVERYWHERE I LOOK ONLINE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH LOW MILEAGES HOW CAN THIS NOT BE RECALLED!?!? IT WAS ONLY FOUND WHEN I WENT TO 2 DIFFERENT PLACES IN NASHUA, NH AND IT FAILED INSPECTION AT BOTH. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10475462
20. Filed Aug 9, 2012Failure Aug 8, 201264,000 milesDerry, PABody

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

    NHTSA complaint 10469973