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2005 Dodge NEON: complaints, problems and recalls

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Key facts

95 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

45,100 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data updated: . 82 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 13 of 95 complaints (13.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior2122.1%
Transmission and shifting1313.7%
Engine operation77.4%
Electrical and battery issues77.4%
Steering behavior77.4%
Fuel system concerns11.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control
13
Electrical System
11
Structure:Body
9
Air Bags
8
Air Bags:Frontal
6
Engine
5
Engine And Engine Cooling
5
Power Train:Manual Transmission
5
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Vehicle Speed Control13
Electrical System11
Structure:Body9
Air Bags8
Air Bags:Frontal6
Engine5
Engine And Engine Cooling5
Power Train:Manual Transmission5

Vehicle Speed Control: 13; Electrical System: 11; Structure:Body: 9; Air Bags: 8; Air Bags:Frontal: 6; Engine: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling: 5; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
23
25,000 to 49,999
20
50,000 to 74,999
14
75,000 to 99,999
13
100,000 to 149,999
7
150,000 and above
5
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00023
25,000 to 49,99920
50,000 to 74,99914
75,000 to 99,99913
100,000 to 149,9997
150,000 and above5

Under 25,000: 23; 25,000 to 49,999: 20; 50,000 to 74,999: 14; 75,000 to 99,999: 13; 100,000 to 149,999: 7; 150,000 and above: 5

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (23). 13 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2004
1
2005
3
2006
16
2007
7
2008
9
2009
8
2010
15
2011
4
2012
2
2013
6
2014
9
2015
3
2016
5
2017
1
2018
1
2019
2
2020
1
2022
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20041
20053
200616
20077
20089
20098
201015
20114
20122
20136
20149
20153
20165
20171
20181
20192
20201
20222

2004: 1; 2005: 3; 2006: 16; 2007: 7; 2008: 9; 2009: 8; 2010: 15; 2011: 4; 2012: 2; 2013: 6; 2014: 9; 2015: 3; 2016: 5; 2017: 1; 2018: 1; 2019: 2; 2020: 1; 2022: 2

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 21 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 13 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10103797 · 2004-12-14 (December 14, 2004)

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WHILE COMING TO A RIGHT TURN LOST CONTROL OF BRAKES AND STEERING. VEHICLE HIT AND WENT UP ON THE CURB. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED.*AK

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Owner report 10113362 · 2005-03-03 (March 3, 2005)

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE CAME FROM OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10113362 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10138358 · 2005-10-03 (October 3, 2005)

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 THE RADIO CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DODGE, THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR , AND CONSUMER WAS STILL WAITING FOR A DISPOSITION FROM THEM. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE AMP HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOTHING WAS IN CONTACT WITH IT. THERE WAS NO MODIFICATIONS MADE TO IT, AND THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10138358 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10142655 · 2005-11-14 (November 14, 2005)

MY WIFE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BACK @ APPROXIMATED 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END (TOTAL LOSS) NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH THIS ISSUE THEY HAD A LOT OF EXCUSES AND PROMISED TO SEND OUT A REP. TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT BUT NEVER DID.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 548 miles reported. Look up ODI 10142655 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10147455 · 2006-01-11 (January 11, 2006)

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE NEON SXT ON DECEMBER 14,2005 AND JUST ON SUNDAY JANUARY 8, 2006 THE CLAMP AND HOSE OF THE RADIATOR JUST BROKE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERS ON MONDAY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THAT, WHICH I NOTICED THAT DAY THAT ABOUT 6 OTHER CARS CAME IN ALSO THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, IT WAS THE 2005 DODGE NEON SXT LINE. SO THEY REPLACED THE PART AND SO FAR IT HAS HELD UP BUT DON'T NOW FOR SHORE YET. SO PLEASE PASS THIS DOWN IN THE RECALL THAT THIS LINE OF CAR'S HAVE A HOSE AND CLAMP RE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10147455 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10150022 · 2006-02-11 (February 11, 2006)

COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. AFTER NEON SAT FOR APPROX 36 HOURS PARKED IT WAS DRIVEN AT HWY SPEEDS FOR APPROX 12 MILES AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL WITHOUT EFFORT TO FLOOR. USING A COMBINATION OF ENGINE BRAKING AND HAND BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AFTER PUMPING PEDAL NORMAL BRAKING WOULD OCCUR. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES NOW WITH AIR IN THE LINES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER A MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED IT SEEMED NORMAL ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR ONCE AGAIN. DEALER NOW STATES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. I BOUGHT T…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,176 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150022 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10151784 · 2006-03-04 (March 4, 2006)

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 DODGE NEON ON HWY. 50 WHEN A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 MADE AN UNSAFE LANE CHANGE IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. THE DRIVER OF THE DAKOTA SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES BEFORE BEING COMPLETELY IN MY SON'S LANE AND MY SON REAR-ENDED THE DAKOTA (FRONT END DAMAGE, MOST OF WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE DAKOTA'S TRAILER HITCH PUNCHING THROUGH OUR NEON--TRAILER HITCH ENTERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NEON'S LICENSE PLATE BY ABOUT A FOOT). AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHOULD HAVE. MY SON WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY BELT AND DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, …

Owner-reported narrative. 15,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151784 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10152082 · 2006-03-07 (March 7, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING, AT 30 MPH, A POP WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR ANY ADDITIONAL NOISES. A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED AND THERE WAS A LIQUID TRAIL BEHIND THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TORN APART FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE DISTRICT TECHNICIAN AND MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LIFT, A PIECE OF THE PRESSURE PLATE BROKE LOOSE AND WENT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OWNER ABUSE AND NO REPAIR WAS OFFER…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,674 miles reported. Look up ODI 10152082 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Data completeness

95 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

86.3%Usable mileage82 / 95 records
100.0%Valid incident date95 / 95 records
100.0%Valid filing date95 / 95 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates95 / 95 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
00.0%

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222.2%
ODI 511893

SHAFT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE REPLACED.

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21021.5%
ODI 10007081

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*JB

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24540.1%
ODI 10000506 · 70,000 mi

1996 DODGE NEON WITH A LITTLE OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT. CAR IS LEAKING OIL..ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700-$800. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IF NOT, IS THERE ANY STEPS I CAN TAKE TO HAVE THIS COST PAID BY DODGE? TS

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14837.9%
ODI 10000932

MY DAUGHTER JUST TURNED 16 AND BOUGHT A USED 1997 DODGE NEON WITH 60,000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD HER OF WHAT HAD BEEN DONE AND REPLACED. ONE OF HIS SELLING POINTS WAS A NEW HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN INSTALLED. WELL IT'S BEEN JUST OVER THE 3 MONTH, 3000 MILES AND THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, SPILLING OIL ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO THE WEB, AND TO MY HORROR THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE. THE ROADS ARE BEING MADE HAZARDOUS WITH SLIPPERY OIL AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF BY A BADLY DESIGNED ENGINE. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THEM. I KNOW YOU ARE WEL…

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13038.3%
ODI 10000507 · 65,000 mi

HEAD GASKET FAILED, WATER LEAKED INTO RADIATOR. HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, HOSES, AND FLUSH RADIATOR. TOTAL REPAIR $1600 CAR HAD 65000 MILES. I NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. TS

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3933.6%
ODI 10002890 · 72,000 mi

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BAD ON MY CAR THAT HAS HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND THESE ARE HIGHWAY MILES.TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEONS

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216.2%
ODI 10005432

2000 DODGE NEON I HAD THIS DODGE NEON FOR 3 YEARS NOW ; I FOUND OUT THE OTHER DAY THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKET, FUEL PUMP AND TIMING BELT. I KNOW I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS SO SOON. I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME EXACT THING. I AM TRULY UPSET ABOUT THIS.

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42.7%
ODI 10010752 · 33,000 mi

ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH. CAR HAS STALLED OUT TWICE THIS WEEKEND WHILE IN REVERSE WITH NO WARNING. DEALER HAS SEEN CAR TODAY AND SAID IT CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY HAVE NOTHING TO FIX. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN CLOSE TO A DOZEN TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE ROUGH HANDLING. ESPECIALLY WHEN A/C WAS ON. NOW IT SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT...WHEN YOU TRY TO GO THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT ISN'T GETTING GAS. CAR DEALER IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ALTHOUGH MY HUSBAND AND FRIENDS HAVE ALL NOTICED/EXPERIENCED THE ROUGH FEELING WHILE DRIVIN…

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126.9%
ODI 10016928 · 1,200 mi

NOTICED CAR WAS LEAKING OIL; CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND OIL WASN'T EVEN REGISTERING ON THE OIL DIPSTICK. REQUIRED TWO (2) QUARTS OF OIL TO FILL TO PROPER LEVEL. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE OIL IS FINDING ITS WAY INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND BEING EXPELLED FROM THE COOLANT OVERFLOW (EXPANSION) TANK. ALMOST TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE REQUIRED ANOTHER QUART AND WAS LOSING OIL AND COOLANT AT AN ALARMING RATE (POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE). DEALER HAS INSISTED PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST AND HAS ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING OIL INTO COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK. THIS IS …

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31.5%
ODI 10056105 · 1,065 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED AND CONSUMER COULDN'T GET AN ACCURATE READING OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. *PH THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE SPEEDOMETER NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE BY REPLACING THE INTERNAL CLUSTER. THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE WAS FIXED BY BLOCKING THE AIR INTAKE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FREEWAY, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE HEAT SHIELD. THE CONSUMER STATED TH…

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44.3%
ODI 10145154 · 5,010 mi

IN EARLY AUGUST OF 2004 I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE NEON SXT WITH ONLY 8 MILES ON IT. SINCE DECEMBER OF 2004 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISSING. FOR EXAMPLE THE CAR SHAKES WHEN SITTING OR DRIVING AND IS HAVING TROUBLE AT TIMES GETTING SPEED WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN OF THE ACCELERATOR. SO I TOOK THE CAR IN JANUARY 2005 TO CORNELL DODGE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AT WHICH TIME IT HAS REACHED A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS FINE AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS DETECTED BY THE COMPUTER AND TO RETURN LATER TO GET MY …

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22.1%
ODI 10278758 · 34,230 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE MORE THAN 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE FAILURES WERE INCONSISTENT AND OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,230.

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Air Bags:Frontal
133.3%
ODI 800497

DRIVING AT A SPEED 30MPH, RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN HWY, DUAL AIR BAGS , NO IMPACT INPACT INVOLVED. *AK

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222.2%
ODI 818425

CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE INFORMATION TO COMPLETE REPORT. (WILL FILL IN WHEN RECEIVED) THANK YOU. *AK

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818.3%
ODI 10097735 · 133,000 mi

AFTER HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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365.9%
ODI 10008498

IN AUGUST OF 1999, DUE TO A HEALTH PROBLEM (UNKNOWN TO ME), I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL OF MY 1996 NEON. I AWOKE IN TIME TO FORCE THE CAR OVER TO A GRASSY MEDIAN BETWEEN TWO PARTS OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE CAR FLEW TWENTY OR SO FEET IN THE AIR, MAKING IMPACT WITH THE GRASS, AND CONTINUING WITHOUT POWER STEERING, ETC., FOR APPROXIMATELY. 300 FEET. WHILE IN THE AIR, MY LEFT ARM BROKE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. WHEN THE CAR LANDED DEAD ON TO THE GRASS, THE AIR BAGS BURST, BUT "WILTED" DOWN, THEY DID NOT COME STRAIGHT OUT AT ME AS NORMAL, BUT DO…

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317.9%
ODI 10032439 · 62,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED HER BRAKES FAILED. THERE WAS A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT ON THE BELTWAY. AS SHE APPROACHED SHE SAW THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER APPLY HIS BRAKES, SHE THEN APPLIED HER BRAKES. HER VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SHE RECEIVED SOME MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES AND WAS VERY SORE. HER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WON'T CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE. *PH *SCC *JB

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288.3%
ODI 10029688

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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86.9%
ODI 10026748

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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4914.5%
ODI 10019355

THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *NLM

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2315.8%
ODI 10001816

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50MPH HAD FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. TS

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137.5%
ODI 10001619

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT PANEL COLLISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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125.9%
ODI 10073920

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED, HER NECK AND BACK WAS SORE. *AK

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77.4%
ODI 10106733 · 10,000 mi

WHEN HITTING A POLE AT 40 MPH IN THE FRONT END FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE FRONT SEAT BELT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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66.3%
ODI 10142655 · 548 mi

MY WIFE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BACK @ APPROXIMATED 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END (TOTAL LOSS) NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH THIS ISSUE THEY HAD A LOT OF EXCUSES AND PROMISED TO SEND OUT A REP. TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT BUT NEVER DID.*JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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697.1%
ODI 484261

ENGINE STALLS IF VEHICLE NOT WARMED UP.

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8213.4%
ODI 10004990

I HAVE A 1996 DODGE NEON. THIS CAR IS A COMPLETE LEMON,MY ENGINE SEALENT HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR OVER 2 YEARS,IM AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE SEALENT.

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4511.5%
ODI 10216755 · 89,500 mi

THROUGH THE LIFE OF OWNING THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET SEVERAL TIMES 3 TIMES IN LAST 2 YEARS ALONE AND REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKET STILL LEAKS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX IT EVEN THE DEALER. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEONS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

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4212.4%
ODI 10002957 · 38,750 mi

1998 DODGE NEON HS 2 DOOR MODEL HAS HAD AN OIL LEAK FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SHOP OWNER TOLD ME OF 4 OTHER NEONS HE HAS HAD TO SERVICE FOR THE SAME BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THAT NEON OWNERS ARE LUCKY IF THEIR CAR HITS 40,000 MILES WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH NEONS AND THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALSO. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD COST ME 550.00 TO FIX. IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FIXED RIGHT NOW, BUT I FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS.

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43.4%
ODI 737178

HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK TWICE IN SAME MONTH - STILL LEAKED SAME DAY GOT BACK FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER SECOND TIME. *AK

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123.6%
ODI 10144317 · 86,000 mi

HEAD GASKET BLOWN. LARGE OIL/FUEL LEAKS AND/OR CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT, INCLUDING CAPTURED IN MOTOR-MOUNT BAY ACTING AS A RESEVOIR DAM. *NM GOOGLE ALONE DEMONSTRATES SOME 111,000 REPORTED "NEON HEAD-GASKET" ITEMS WITH A MAJORITY PERCENTAGE SAMPLED SHOWING AS PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD-GASKET! PLEASE HELP! NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM ($450) TO REPLACE, BUT IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE!

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106.8%
ODI 562200

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A NOISE WHEN TURNING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT WAS NEEDED.*YD

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31.7%
ODI 10005659 · 1,500 mi

THIS CAR HAS USED MORE THAN 10 QUARTS OF OIL SINCE NEW (NOT COUNTING CHANGES). IT HAS JUST OVER 20K MILES NOW AND STILL USES OIL. IT DOES NOT SMOKE OR LEAK. THE FUEL MILEAGE IS NOWHERE NEAR THE ADVERTISED MILEAGE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING NO BRAKE LIGHTS JUST AFTER PURCHASE. AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER (AND THE SERVICE WRITER TELLING US THAT WE REMOVED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTER WRONG), THEY DISCOVERED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE BACKUP LIGHTS WAS CRUSHED BY THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE AND SHORTED THE LIGHTS. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT PO…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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11.1%
ODI 10213208 · 25 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON DOES NOT WANT TO CRANK. WHEN IT DOES CRANK AND YOU ACCELERATE THEN RPMS INCREASE RAPIDLY AND THEN FALL BACK TO ABOUT 1500 AND THE CAR STARTS ACTING LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD QUICKLY AND THEN ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. NOT DRIVABLE, TOO DANGEROUS. *TR

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
00.0%

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00.0%

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394.0%
ODI 10018589 · 61,000 mi

HAVE HAD THE CAR (1995 NEON) ABOUT 1 YEAR - ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT AND MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IN RAIN ACTS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, GETS NO POWER IN WET CONDITIONS EITHER. *NLM

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284.6%
ODI 10113995

PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1996 ONLY PUT ON 26,345 MILES MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED TWICE,BRAKES FRONT REPLACED THEY WERE COMPLETLY GONE ,BACK BRAKES ARE NO GOOD NEED TO BE REPLACED, HIGH PITCH SQUEALING COMES FROM THEM ,OIL GASGETS HAD TO BE REPLACED, STEARING TO A HARD RIGHT OR LEFT YOU GET A GRINDING NOISE, TRANSMISSION IS KNOW LEAKING CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PUT TRANSSMISSION FLUID IN ALL THE TIME HAVE A LIST OF PAPERS FROM THE CAR BEING SERVICED AT DAIMLER ON ANDOVER ST IN PEABODY WERE I PURCHASED CAR ALSO WROTE TO MAIN OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD RE…

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215.4%
ODI 10043303 · 23,000 mi

I JUST BOUGHT THIS 97 DODGE NEON WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT. THE A/C HAS A LEAK IN THE COIL , THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING . THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE BUT THOSE FEW THINGS SO FAR . THE PERSON WHO OWNED THE CAR BEFORE ME WAS AN OLDER GENTLEMAN WHO DOES NOT WRECK HIS THINGS. I WAS WONDERING ARE THESE PROBLEMS, FACTORY PROBLEMS AND/OR RECALLS? *LA

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123.5%
ODI 539026

CAR STARTED TO JERK AND SPEED DROPPED WHILE GOING UP HILL.

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54.3%
ODI 10040440

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXPLODED AND CAUSED A LOSS CONTROL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC

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144.2%
ODI 10041968

VEHICLE HAD ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH JERKING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES LATER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ON ONE OCCASION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL RECURRING.*AK

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53.4%
ODI 10004283 · 48,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL SKIP GEARS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE AUTOMACTIC TRANSMISSION, BUT 5 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PH

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2313.3%
ODI 10015808

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *JB

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115.4%
ODI 10030379 · 70 mi

TRANSMISSIN FAILURE ON THE INTERSATE W/ A 2 YEAR OLD AND A 6 MONTH OLD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JULY 19, 2004 WITH ONLY 17 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

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77.4%
ODI 10152006 · 7,560 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS OVER 10 TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PAN, TRANSMISSION STICK, HEAD GASKET, BOLTS AND THE DEALER SENT THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT. ALTHOUGH, THESE CHANGES WERE MADE, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO LEAK. THE DEALER RECENTLY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED ON 0313-2006 BY M&M DODGE TO BRING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISS…

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33.2%
ODI 10163995 · 17,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WHEN I ACCELERATE. HOWEVER, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS BUMPY OR SHUDDER INTO ROUGH FIRST OR SECOND GEAR SHIFT. ALSO, ANOTHER WAY WHEN I STOPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN I QUICKLY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IS SHAKES A LITTLE BIT. I WILL CONSIDER GOING TO THE DODGE DEALER TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. *JB

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Unknown Or Other
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

404.1%
ODI 10031668

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OFF WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

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376.1%
ODI 10007419 · 55,000 mi

1996 DODGE NEON. *PH *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****767968

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194.9%
ODI 10082046

PROBLEM WITH 1997 DODGE NEON.*MR *NM

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185.3%
ODI 10006979 · 90,000 mi

1998 DODGE NEON. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*768023

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32.6%
ODI 10070663 · 24,000 mi

SINCE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AFTER GETTING MY 1999 DODGE NEON I STARTED HAVING DIFFICULITES WITH IT.RANGING FROM LIGHTS COMMING ON AND OFF INSIDE AND ROUGH IDLE.THENTHEN WHEN THE WIRING ISSUE WAS PRESENTED FOR LEFT TURN SIGNAL POPPING ON AND OFF AT WILL,AND THE WHOLE CAR JUST SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.STEERING WHELL LOCKING UP AND NO CONTROL OVER THE FUNCTIONS AT ALL THEN CAR WOULD NOT START.I KEPT TAKING IT IN AND ADDRESSING TO CRYSLER THAT THE MAIN ENGINE FUSE BY THE FIREWALL WAS BLOWING AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FO…

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82.4%
ODI 10007830

2000 DODGE NEON LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. TONS OF WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARD IN THE BACK SEAT AND IN THE TRUNK. SO BAD THAT IT HAS TO BE BAILED OUT AND STAYS WET. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO US AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A WARRANTY. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JAN OF 2002.

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32.1%
ODI 10070655 · 25,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY NEON IN MAY OF 2001 AND IN FEB. 2002 I HAD A BAD WATER LEAK. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WOULD SAY IT WAS FIXED, BUT NO IT WAS NOT. I FINALLY TOLD THEM I WANT MY CARPET REPLACED WHEN THEY DO GET IT FIXED. I FOUGHT WITH THEM ROUND & ROUND, TILL THEY FINALLY SAID THEY WOULD. I SAID DO NOT PUT IT IN UNTIL WE KNOW FOR SURE IT WAS FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS, PUT NEW CARPET IN AND SURE ENOUGH IT LEAKED AGAIN AND THE NEW CARPET WAS SOAKED AND STINKY, LIKE THE ORIGINAL. THEY FINALLY GOT THE LEAK FIXED AFTER 6 MONTHS, BUT THEY SURE…

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84.6%
ODI 10032404

2002 DODGE NEON. *MR *CB *JB

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52.5%
ODI 10056105 · 1,065 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED AND CONSUMER COULDN'T GET AN ACCURATE READING OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. *PH THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE SPEEDOMETER NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE BY REPLACING THE INTERNAL CLUSTER. THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE WAS FIXED BY BLOCKING THE AIR INTAKE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FREEWAY, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE HEAT SHIELD. THE CONSUMER STATED TH…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

55.3%
ODI 10365422

CHRYSLER DEALER ZANETTI SENT A NOTICE OF A RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE DEALER DOES NOT SERVICE MY VEHICLE NOR DID I PURCHASE IT THERE IN THE BRONX, NY. WHEN CHECKING WITH NHTSA DATABASE AND THE LOCAL DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS, THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL NUMBER "CJD021210". THESE TYPES OF NOTIFICATIONS ARE FICTICIOUS AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO SOLICIT CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR GAINS. *TR

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

818.3%
ODI 10062028

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1995 DODGE NEON WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAUSED HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 35 - 40 MPH .THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TOWARDS THE RIGHT, AT THAT POINT SHE HAD A LOSS OF STEERING AND NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES OR MAKING A TURN, JUST DRIVING ALONG AS SHE NORMALLY WOULD. PREVIOSLY WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS, SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILING. WHEN APPLYING THE B…

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264.3%
ODI 10090177 · 74,561 mi

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN BRAKING. NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WERE OPERATING, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUES WERE COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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102.6%
ODI 703100

BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT BOTTEMS OUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN FIRST DRIVEN.MOVING UNDER 10MPH,CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE AND BRAKES ARE APPIED FULLY,PEDAL HAS NO MORE TRAVEL,IF BRAKE IS PUMPED, IT'S OK. ,AS IF AIR IN LINES,OR BAD BRAKE BOOSTER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. ALSO, REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS-DOES NOT HAPPEN 100% OF THE TIME.

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10.3%
ODI 899640

VEHICLE WAS GOING 30MPH OVER SLIGHTLY RAISED PAVEMENT CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND REAR END STARTED FISHTAILING AS CONSUMER BEGAN TO BRAKE, THERE WAS A CRASH SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH, AND REAR END STARTED TO GO LEFT, VEHICLE WENT OVER CURB ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF STREET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE, WHEEL CAME OFF SPINDLE AND THE AXLE BROKE, AND THE WHEEL ON THE RIGHT REAR CAME OFF, CHRYSLER WAS NOT ASSISTING CONSUMER POSSIBLY BECAUSE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD PAID CONSUMER. REPRESENTATIVE THAT CHRYSLER SENT HAS NOT CONTACTED CONSUMER SINCE VEHICLE WAS…

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21.7%
ODI 10031232

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY ANTI LOCK BRAKES BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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103.0%
ODI 10106713

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DID NOT OPERATE. VEHICLE SPINNED OUT THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK

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21.4%
ODI 752158

THE SHOULDER PART OF THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. *AK

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31.7%
ODI 10026144

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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52.5%
ODI 10042195

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING PULSATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE TEN TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

22.1%
ODI 10103797

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WHILE COMING TO A RIGHT TURN LOST CONTROL OF BRAKES AND STEERING. VEHICLE HIT AND WENT UP ON THE CURB. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED.*AK

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Electrical System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

131.3%
ODI 10130212

A FAILED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH STARTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE CHRYSLER VEHICLE. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *SC *JB

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122.0%
ODI 10054750 · 63,332 mi

VEHICLE REJECTED BY AZ DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. OBD NOT READY , DEALER HAS FLASHED COMPUTER , RETEST DONE AGAIN , NOW SAME INFORMATION OBD NOT READY. THEY WILL NOT PASS IT THEY SAY THEY CANT READ IT?? CPU IS FINE BY CHRYSLER... BEEN CHECKED 2 TIMES... HELP *LA

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92.3%
ODI 10006701 · 62,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, AND THE RADIATOR FAN RELAY SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

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82.4%
ODI 10014697 · 74,000 mi

THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A PART WITHIN THE COMPUTER. *JB

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10.9%
ODI 11124007

RECENTLY BOUGHT A 99 DODGE NEON. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS WHOLE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTENTIMES THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THE THE COLD SODERS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE TO BLAME, AND ARE BAD ON MOST CHRYSLER VEHICLES FROM THIS ERROR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

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72.1%
ODI 10017287

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

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85.5%
ODI 10002120

CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE GAS, THE PEDAL BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOW IT HESITATES WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPING. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND ALARMS, ENGINE/COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT(NOT SPEC), FUEL SYSTEM, HEATER/DEFROST/VENT, PARK BRAKE, POWER TRAIN, SERV. BRAKES, STEERING, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, VISUAL SYSTEMS, THE AIR BAG MODULE, (BRAIN OF THE VEHICLE) COMPUTER, AND A…

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148.1%
ODI 10058664

MY INTERIOR LIGHT AND MY GAUGES IN MY CAR ARE NOT WORKING. I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY CAR BECAUSE THEY AREN'T MOVING. THE FIRST TIME IT STOPPED WORKING A FUSE WASN'T ALL THE WAY IN I PUSHED IT IN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND IT WORKED. THEN THE NEXT TIME THAT IT WENT OUT I TRIED THAT SAME FUSE AND PUSHED IT IN AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK I HAD SOMEONE CHECK THE FUSE AND THEY SAID THAT THE FUSE WASN'T BURNT OUT. THEY PULLED THE FUSE OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT WORKED. NOW THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPP…

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4622.8%
ODI 10074932

MY NEON WILL SPORATICALLY LOSE ALL POWER THEN REGAINS POWER WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM THE MOTHER OF 5 YR OLD TWINS AND THEIR SAFETY SHOULD BE OF THE UTMOST CONCERN TO THE DADGE COMPANY.*AK

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1010.6%
ODI 10063565

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A LOUD TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE HEADLIGHTS HAD GONE OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE IN THE FRONT, THE WHEEL BEARING WAS BROKEN IN HALF, THE FOG LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT, THERE WAS A ROARING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THERE WAS A WHIRLING SOUND IN THE EN…

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1111.6%
ODI 10113362 · 3,200 mi

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE CAME FROM OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

222.2%
ODI 806735

VEHICLE VEHICLE WAS IN AN IDLE POSITION, WAS PUT IN DRIVE, AT STOP PULLED FORWARD AND VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND LURCHED FORWARD, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN, ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE GOT STUCK. *AK *JB

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373.8%
ODI 10021389 · 82,741 mi

CHRONIC ENGINE OIL LEAKS. CYLINDER HEAD OIL LEAK REPAIRED (INCLUDING FRONT CAM SEAL, VALVE COVER, SPARK PLUG TUBE, EGR, COVER TUBE FLANGE, INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THROTTLE BODY) ON 11/26/99 AT 82K MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL REPLACED ON 12/31/01 AT 105K000MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL FAILURE ON 6/9/02 AT 125K MILES. FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO CAM SHAFT. ALL LEAKS WERE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.*AK

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132.1%
ODI 10044295 · 100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

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102.6%
ODI 10024660

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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72.1%
ODI 530930

THROTTLE BODY FAILED, HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PART IN ORDER TO CORRECT ENGINE SURGING AND STALLING.

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21.7%
ODI 854642

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER CRUISE CONTROL, IT SPEEDED 11MPH BEYOND SET SPEED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

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133.9%
ODI 10345397 · 123,191 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST UNTIL ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT SHE BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,191.

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64.1%
ODI 10002120

CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE GAS, THE PEDAL BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOW IT HESITATES WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPING. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND ALARMS, ENGINE/COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT(NOT SPEC), FUEL SYSTEM, HEATER/DEFROST/VENT, PARK BRAKE, POWER TRAIN, SERV. BRAKES, STEERING, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, VISUAL SYSTEMS, THE AIR BAG MODULE, (BRAIN OF THE VEHICLE) COMPUTER, AND A…

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21.2%
ODI 10066767

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO PASSING GEAR. CONSUMER STATED THAT LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A TRUCK WAS BEHIND HIM AND HE NEEDED TO GET MORE SPEED, SO HE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND, THEN IT STALLED. HE KEPT TELLING THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JUMPED FROM 65-68 MPH BACK AND FORTH. *AK THE POWER TRAIN WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. WHEN THE CONSU…

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42.0%
ODI 10109926 · 27,911 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE NEON SXT THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR CONTROL THE CAR SPEED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE FAST LANE OF A 6 LANE ROADWAY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. WHILE WITH THIS INCIDENT I WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID A COLLISION IF THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAS OBVIOUS. SEVERAL APPROACHING CARS NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. *JB

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77.4%
ODI 10065398 · 2,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT A FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE HOOD. CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. AT THAT TIME THE SMOKING CEASED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *AK THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND LURCH FORWARD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, , THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION,…

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1313.7%
ODI 10263102 · 45,000 mi

PURCHASED 05 NEON IN '06 W/16,000 MILES. TIRES WERE ALREADY IN BAD SHAPE. CURRENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATED ON ENTRY RAMP TO FREEWAY. ONCE ON FREEWAY NOTICE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I ASSUMED BRAKES HAD FAILED. FINALLY AFTER A TERRIFIED EXIT FROM THE FREEWAY, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO COME TO A STOP MY EVENTUALLY ENTERING A VACANT GRAVELED, UNEVEN LOT AND DRIVING ATOP CONCRETE BLOCKS. MY TERRIFIED PASSENGER AND I PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND JUMPED OUT OF THE …

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Vehicle Speed Control52,600–97,011 mi75,200 mi11
ODI 10263102 · 45,000 mi

PURCHASED 05 NEON IN '06 W/16,000 MILES. TIRES WERE ALREADY IN BAD SHAPE. CURRENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATED ON ENTRY RAMP TO FREEWAY. ONCE ON FREEWAY NOTICE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I ASSUMED BRAKES HAD FAILED. FINALLY AFTER A TERRIFIED EXIT FROM THE FREEWAY, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO COME TO A STOP MY EVENTUALLY ENTERING A VACANT GRAVELED, UNEVEN LOT AND DRIVING ATOP CONCRETE BLOCKS. MY TERRIFIED PASSENGER AND I PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND JUMPED OUT OF THE …

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ODI 10303220 · 35,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNG FORWARD WITHOUT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BEING PUSHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED EIGHT TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS NEVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSE. THE CONTACT FEELS THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE TOYOTA STICKY PEDAL RECALL. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

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ODI 10325504 · 65,000 mi

2005 DODGE NEON SE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CONSTANTLY ACCELERATE DESPITE THE GAS PEDAL NOT BEING PRESSED. BRAKING WOULD SLOW THE CAR BUT NOT EFFECTIVELY AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DISENGAGED. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING, NO SENSORS IN THE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATED ANY PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN 30 MORE MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE BEING REPEATEDLY TURNED OFF - IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR AT RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS - BUT PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ATTEMPT TO RED LINE AND NECESSITATED IT BE TURNED OFF…

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Electrical System52,871–102,935 mi72,480 mi8
ODI 10113362 · 3,200 mi

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE CAME FROM OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ODI 10243807 · 55,786 mi

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE BATTERY TO FAIL AND THE FOG LIGHTS TO FLICKER. *TR

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ODI 10352026 · 44,126 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE MISSES AND STALLS. WILL NOT RESTART. *TR

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Structure:Body57,500–76,109 mi69,270 mi7
ODI 10233741 · 69,270 mi

BECAUSE RAIN SEASON HERE IN MEXICO WE HAD SEVERAL DAYS RAINING ALMOST THE ENTIRE DAY. YESTERDAY WHEN A TAKE MI WIFE TO WORK I NOTICED THAT THE RUG OF MY CARS FLOOR WAS WET, AT NIGHT AFTER WORK I TRIED TO CHECK WHY THE WATER WAS INSIDE MY CAR AND I NOTICED THAT BELOW THE BACK SEAT WAS WET, I DISASSEMBLE THE BACK SEAT AND NOTICE THAT THERE WAS WATER BELOW THE SEAT AND DUE TO THAT ALL THE FLOOR BELOW THE RUG HAS WATER (1 TO 2 LITERS OF WATER), I NOTICE THAT THE CLIPS THAT GIVE ROUTE TO THE HARNESS (TAIL LIGHTS, PUMP, AND TRUNK WIRING) HAS WATER, …

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ODI 10449605 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE TRUNK SEAL AND INTO THE TIRE WELL WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. THE WATER WOULD THEN FLOW INTO THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A SMALL TO MODERATE FLOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,100.

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ODI 10588923 · 60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD ENTER FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHEN IT WOULD RAIN. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRAME TO BECOME RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE EVAPORATOR DRAIN. THE DRAIN WAS CLEARED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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Air Bags62,250–159,093 mi79,409 mi8
ODI 10230777 · 27,000 mi

DODGE NEON 2005 RAN A RED LIGHT , HIT A LARGE VAN TOTAL MY CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. I HIT WINDSHIELD, STEERING WHEEL AND KNEE HITTING BRAKE LEVER. I HAVE THREE CRACKED RIBS , LARGE KNOT ON KNEE, LARACATION ON FOREHEAD FROM HITTING WINDSHIELD. JUST GOT OVER HEAT SURGERY. DOCTORS SAID IT WILL TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO HEAL. THE CAR ONLY HAD 3,500 WHEN WE PURCHASED. WAS CHECKED OUT ON CARFAX . *TR

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ODI 10245011 · 33,000 mi

AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY! I WAS IN A 6 CAR ACCIDENT, FRONT AND REAR ENDED FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER HIT! MY 2005 DODGE NEON SXT WAS TOTAL RIGHT OFF AT 33,000 MILES. NOT ONLY THAT THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER BACK SEAT HAD GAVE CAUSING ME TO BE TOSSED BACKWARDS! THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE STEERING WHEEL TILT ALSO BROKE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO DROP IN MY LAP! I NOW SUFFER ABDOMINAL PAIN, LOWER BACK PAIN, LEG PAIN, AND HEAD INJURIES WHICH I AM NOW SEEING A REHAB, CHIROPRACTOR DOCTOR 3 DAYS A WEEK. DODG…

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ODI 10503775 · 151,000 mi

IT WAS RAINING AND MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON OUR LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN SOMEONE PULLED ACROSS BOTH LANES AND STOPPED. MY HUSBAND HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING THE OTHER DRIVER DIRECTLY IN THE DOOR AND UNAVOIDABLY HIT HIM IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END WITH OUR PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE IMPACT WAS SERIOUS AND OUR CAR WAS TOTALED. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *TR

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Air Bags:Frontal12,326–35,000 mi15,900 mi5
ODI 10142655 · 548 mi

MY WIFE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BACK @ APPROXIMATED 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END (TOTAL LOSS) NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH THIS ISSUE THEY HAD A LOT OF EXCUSES AND PROMISED TO SEND OUT A REP. TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT BUT NEVER DID.*JB

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ODI 10151784 · 15,900 mi

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 DODGE NEON ON HWY. 50 WHEN A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 MADE AN UNSAFE LANE CHANGE IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. THE DRIVER OF THE DAKOTA SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES BEFORE BEING COMPLETELY IN MY SON'S LANE AND MY SON REAR-ENDED THE DAKOTA (FRONT END DAMAGE, MOST OF WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE DAKOTA'S TRAILER HITCH PUNCHING THROUGH OUR NEON--TRAILER HITCH ENTERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NEON'S LICENSE PLATE BY ABOUT A FOOT). AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHOULD HAVE. MY SON WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY BELT AND DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, …

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ODI 10153953 · 12,326 mi

2005 DODGE NEON [XXX]. 4 CYL, 2.0 LTR ENGINE, 12,326 MILES, I WAS DRIVING IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA, ON 03/06/06, MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, AND I WAS GOING FASTER, BEFORE I KNEW WHAT TO DO I SLAMMED INTO AN ABANDONED VEHICLE, I WAS GOING ABOUT 30/40 MPH, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AT IMPACT I HIT MY HEAD GOT A CONCUSSION. AFTER IMPACT CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, REALIZED THE ACCELERATORS STUCK, NOW SMOKE WAS FILLING THE CAR, AND I GOT MY PHONE AND RAN THINKING IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE, I CALLED 911, THEY ASKED IF THE ENGINE WAS STILL…

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EngineToo few reports for a range112,093 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10628498 · 146,967 mi

I HAVE A DODGE NEON 2005 AND I KNOW A FEW OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEM TO. I HAVE BEEN GETTING LIKE A STALL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAY IT'S THE CAM SENSOR. THREE OUT OF THE FIVE PEOPLE I KNOW WITH NEON SAY THEY HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AND WHEN I RESEARCH IT IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT. *TR

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ODI 10664387 · 77,218 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON ENTERED INTO A COLLISION WITH A 2001 FORD TAURUS ON 7/4/2014. MY VEHICLE HIT THE FORD TAURUS HEAD-ON INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TAURUS AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURUS. MY SEAT BELT HAD KEPT ME IN MY SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND SURGERY AT SOME POINT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH, AND I WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TR

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ODI 11083364 · 60,000 mi

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 60,000 MILES

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Engine And Engine Cooling60,000–79,490 mi65,000 mi5
ODI 10169791 · 13,400 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR SEVERAL MILES AND GOT OFF AN OFF RAMP. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND HAD COME TO A FOUR WAY STOP. I PROCEEDED TO GO AND ACCELERATED IN 1ST GEAR AND THEN PUT THE CAR INTO 2ND GEAR. WHILE IN THE 2ND GEAR, THE ENGINE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND SPARKS FLEW ALL OVER THE STREET. THE CLUTCH HAD EJECTED ITSELF OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE BAY AND CHASSIS. DEALER AND INSURANCE COMPANIES DENIED MY CLAIM AND HAVE NOT FIXED MY MOTOR VEHICLE. *JB

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ODI 10322182 · 60,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT DETECTED THREE RUBBER ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN. THE ENGINE WAS POSITIONED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNSECURED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MOUNTS. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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ODI 10335251 · 65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 65,000.

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Power Train:Manual Transmission800–13,000 mi13,000 mi5
ODI 10155636 · 100 mi

JUMPS OUT OF THIRD GEAR WHEN UNDER PRESSURE. *NM

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ODI 10162695 · 800 mi

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE NEON SRT-4. I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST MAY BRAND NEW WITH 2 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE ABOUT 800 MILES I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE 3RD GEAR DURING BOTH UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING. DURING THE UP SHIFT, AT TIMES IT WILL JUST LOCK OUT OF GEAR, AND I WILL HAVE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH, REV THE ENGINE AND THEN PRESS THE CLUTCH AGAIN TO GET THE GEAR TO ENGAGE. DURING THE DOWN SHIFT, ABOUT 1 OUT OF 10 TIMES IT WILL EITHER JUST POP BACK OUT OF GEAR, IT WILL SEEM TO ONLY PARTLY ENGAGE, THEN GRIND AND POP OUT, OR JUST GR…

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ODI 10170010 · 13,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 239 reports

2004: 39 complaints · 2005: 29 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2004163039
200542129
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20049112
20059302

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentVehicle Speed ControlElectrical SystemStructure:BodyAir BagsAir Bags:FrontalEngineEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train:Manual Transmission
Vehicle Speed Control—0000
1
ODI 11480684

The gas pedal has come disconnected or stuck continuing to accelerate and I miraculously stopped the car with the emergency brake before it nearly Crashed into a crowded bus stop! The car only has 65k miles but regardless a car should never put anyone in this danger! It is giving me a nervous breakdown almost running people over!

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1
ODI 10441246 · 93,021 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON, BEGAN ACCELERATING ALL BY IT SELF. I WAS NOT GIVING IT GAS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, IT KEPT GOING, I WENT THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE GARAGE DOOR SLOWED ME DOWN, AND I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I READ ON LINE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. I TRIED TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE SENSOR, THAT DID NOT WORK. MY NEXT STEP IS TO CHANGE THE OXYGEN SENSOR. I HOPE THAT WORKS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 1 WEEK NOW, BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.…

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0
Electrical System0—000
1
ODI 10628498 · 146,967 mi

I HAVE A DODGE NEON 2005 AND I KNOW A FEW OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEM TO. I HAVE BEEN GETTING LIKE A STALL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAY IT'S THE CAM SENSOR. THREE OUT OF THE FIVE PEOPLE I KNOW WITH NEON SAY THEY HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AND WHEN I RESEARCH IT IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT. *TR

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00
Structure:Body00—
1
ODI 10664387 · 77,218 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON ENTERED INTO A COLLISION WITH A 2001 FORD TAURUS ON 7/4/2014. MY VEHICLE HIT THE FORD TAURUS HEAD-ON INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TAURUS AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURUS. MY SEAT BELT HAD KEPT ME IN MY SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND SURGERY AT SOME POINT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH, AND I WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TR

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0
2
ODI 10664387 · 77,218 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON ENTERED INTO A COLLISION WITH A 2001 FORD TAURUS ON 7/4/2014. MY VEHICLE HIT THE FORD TAURUS HEAD-ON INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TAURUS AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURUS. MY SEAT BELT HAD KEPT ME IN MY SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND SURGERY AT SOME POINT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH, AND I WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TR

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ODI 11228789 · 223,400 mi

PERSON SOLD AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. USING VERBAL MANIPULATIONS HE CLAIMED IN THE ADD AND LATER FACE TO FACE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A CLEAN TITLE (CARFAX REPORT SHOWS IT AS SALVAGE WITH MULTIPLE REPORTED ACCIDENTS AND 8 SERVICE HISTORY RECORDS), CERTAIN MILEAGE (148000 CLAIMED, 223.300 IN REALITY), HE WAS THE 2ND OWNER (3 OWNERS IN REALITY) AND NO MAJOR ISSUES - WAS TOLD IN PERSON DURING THE SALE OPERATION, ALSO TOLD HE WAS SELLING THE CAR FOR HIS FRIEND THATS WHY THERE WAS A DIFFERENT PERSON NAME ON A TITLE ((XXXXX)). SELLER WAS CONVENCING AND DID…

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00
Air Bags00
1
ODI 10664387 · 77,218 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON ENTERED INTO A COLLISION WITH A 2001 FORD TAURUS ON 7/4/2014. MY VEHICLE HIT THE FORD TAURUS HEAD-ON INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TAURUS AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURUS. MY SEAT BELT HAD KEPT ME IN MY SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND SURGERY AT SOME POINT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH, AND I WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TR

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—0
1
ODI 10664387 · 77,218 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON ENTERED INTO A COLLISION WITH A 2001 FORD TAURUS ON 7/4/2014. MY VEHICLE HIT THE FORD TAURUS HEAD-ON INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TAURUS AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURUS. MY SEAT BELT HAD KEPT ME IN MY SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND SURGERY AT SOME POINT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH, AND I WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TR

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00
Air Bags:Frontal0000—000
Engine
1
ODI 11480684

The gas pedal has come disconnected or stuck continuing to accelerate and I miraculously stopped the car with the emergency brake before it nearly Crashed into a crowded bus stop! The car only has 65k miles but regardless a car should never put anyone in this danger! It is giving me a nervous breakdown almost running people over!

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1
ODI 10628498 · 146,967 mi

I HAVE A DODGE NEON 2005 AND I KNOW A FEW OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEM TO. I HAVE BEEN GETTING LIKE A STALL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAY IT'S THE CAM SENSOR. THREE OUT OF THE FIVE PEOPLE I KNOW WITH NEON SAY THEY HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AND WHEN I RESEARCH IT IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT. *TR

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2
ODI 10664387 · 77,218 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON ENTERED INTO A COLLISION WITH A 2001 FORD TAURUS ON 7/4/2014. MY VEHICLE HIT THE FORD TAURUS HEAD-ON INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TAURUS AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURUS. MY SEAT BELT HAD KEPT ME IN MY SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND SURGERY AT SOME POINT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH, AND I WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TR

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ODI 11228789 · 223,400 mi

PERSON SOLD AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. USING VERBAL MANIPULATIONS HE CLAIMED IN THE ADD AND LATER FACE TO FACE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A CLEAN TITLE (CARFAX REPORT SHOWS IT AS SALVAGE WITH MULTIPLE REPORTED ACCIDENTS AND 8 SERVICE HISTORY RECORDS), CERTAIN MILEAGE (148000 CLAIMED, 223.300 IN REALITY), HE WAS THE 2ND OWNER (3 OWNERS IN REALITY) AND NO MAJOR ISSUES - WAS TOLD IN PERSON DURING THE SALE OPERATION, ALSO TOLD HE WAS SELLING THE CAR FOR HIS FRIEND THATS WHY THERE WAS A DIFFERENT PERSON NAME ON A TITLE ((XXXXX)). SELLER WAS CONVENCING AND DID…

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1
ODI 10664387 · 77,218 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON ENTERED INTO A COLLISION WITH A 2001 FORD TAURUS ON 7/4/2014. MY VEHICLE HIT THE FORD TAURUS HEAD-ON INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TAURUS AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURUS. MY SEAT BELT HAD KEPT ME IN MY SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND SURGERY AT SOME POINT. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH, AND I WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. *TR

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0—00
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
ODI 10441246 · 93,021 mi

MY 2005 DODGE NEON, BEGAN ACCELERATING ALL BY IT SELF. I WAS NOT GIVING IT GAS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, IT KEPT GOING, I WENT THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE GARAGE DOOR SLOWED ME DOWN, AND I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I READ ON LINE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. I TRIED TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE SENSOR, THAT DID NOT WORK. MY NEXT STEP IS TO CHANGE THE OXYGEN SENSOR. I HOPE THAT WORKS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 1 WEEK NOW, BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.…

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00000—0
Power Train:Manual Transmission0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

8 mentions · 8.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 88,257 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10335251 · 65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 65,000.

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ODI 10348741 · 112,000 mi

CAR FINE UNTIL IT WARMS UP THEN THE MOTOR BEGINS TO SHAKE, HUGE RPM LOSS, CUTS OFF MID-TRAFFIC. HAPPENS EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN OVER 30 MILES, THEN IS UNDRIVEABLE FOR AT LEAST 6 HOURS. STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY OR UPHILLS, OR DOWN HILLS . VERY DANGEROUS GOING OVER 30 MPH. *TR

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ODI 10348900 · 112,000 mi

AT 112,000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING RPMS AT ALL SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS, USUALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR 30 MILES OR MORE. SUDDEN ONSET, NO PRIOR INDICATION. ENTIRE CAR SHAKES THEN AT TIMES STALLS IN HEAVY OR NO TRAFFIC, PARTICULARLY AT ANY INCLINES. TODAY I MERGED INTO HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER ANY HELP AS TO WHAT ELSE IT MAY BE. I HAVE FOUND VARIOUS FORUMS WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL, YEAR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION INDICATED. THIS IS …

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

7 mentions · 7.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 23,450 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10150022 · 8,176 mi

COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. AFTER NEON SAT FOR APPROX 36 HOURS PARKED IT WAS DRIVEN AT HWY SPEEDS FOR APPROX 12 MILES AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL WITHOUT EFFORT TO FLOOR. USING A COMBINATION OF ENGINE BRAKING AND HAND BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AFTER PUMPING PEDAL NORMAL BRAKING WOULD OCCUR. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES NOW WITH AIR IN THE LINES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER A MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED IT SEEMED NORMAL ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR ONCE AGAIN. DEALER NOW STATES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. I BOUGHT T…

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ODI 10163995 · 17,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WHEN I ACCELERATE. HOWEVER, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS BUMPY OR SHUDDER INTO ROUGH FIRST OR SECOND GEAR SHIFT. ALSO, ANOTHER WAY WHEN I STOPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN I QUICKLY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IS SHAKES A LITTLE BIT. I WILL CONSIDER GOING TO THE DODGE DEALER TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. *JB

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ODI 10177341 · 29,900 mi

FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS, INTERMITTENT BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH CAR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 3 MILES FROM START, STOPPING AT 4 STOP SIGNS, PASSING THROUGH 3 TRAFFIC LIGHTS NO PROBLEMS - DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55-65MPH, DRIVING UP HILL, OFTEN THE ENGINE IS ACCELERATING , WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE I WANT TO SLOW DOWN - THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE - I CAN'T PUSH IT DOWN ON THE FIRST TRY. UNTIL YESTERDAY, THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT BRAKING WORKED NORMALLY 100% OF THE TIME. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE UNTIL THE BRAKES CAN BE EN…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

5 mentions · 5.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,200 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10274055 · 110,000 mi

1.) NOTHING 2.) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND LOST SPEEDOMETER. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR REPLACED NOTHING, THEN TOLD IT WAS THE INPUT SENSOR NOTHING, ENDED UP BEING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. NOPE THROWN AWAY SORRY. *TR

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ODI 10325504 · 65,000 mi

2005 DODGE NEON SE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CONSTANTLY ACCELERATE DESPITE THE GAS PEDAL NOT BEING PRESSED. BRAKING WOULD SLOW THE CAR BUT NOT EFFECTIVELY AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DISENGAGED. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING, NO SENSORS IN THE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATED ANY PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN 30 MORE MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE BEING REPEATEDLY TURNED OFF - IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR AT RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS - BUT PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ATTEMPT TO RED LINE AND NECESSITATED IT BE TURNED OFF…

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ODI 10381445 · 25,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AND HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 46,245 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10164811 · 13,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT ACCELERATED BEYOND EFFORT. THE BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED AFTER THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE , IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIR INTAKE HOSE CRACKED AND CAUSED A VACUUM LEAK. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED.

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ODI 10351646 · 79,490 mi

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY 2005 DODGE NEON WAS NOT IDLING PROPERLY AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER WOULD NOT START. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HAD A TUNE UP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SPARK PLUG. LAST WEEK MY CAR BEGAN ACTING IN THE SAME MANNER HOWEVER THIS TIME BEGAN VIBRATING. I BROUGHT MY CAR AGAIN TO THE SAME MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES AND TOLD ME I NEEDED ENGINE MOUNTS. WHEN I WENT ONTO THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH THE COST OF THESE PARTS I CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ONE SITE LISTED THIS AS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 DODG…

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ODI 11022536

I PURCHASE A 2005 DODGE NEON IN JUNE. APPROXIATELY 3 WERKS LATER I NOTICE HOW WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO STOP WHEN TIME TO MOVE FORWARD CAR WOULD STALL AND BARELY WANT TO GO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD PICK UP. IT DID THAT FOR 2 DAYS. THE 3RD DAY I DROVE AWAY IN IT WITH NO PROMBLEMS. WHEN TIME FOR ME TO LEAVE IT WOULD NOT START. I REPLACE STARTER,BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND ALSO MADE SURE ALL THESE PARTS WHERE GOOD. MY CAR STILL WILL NOT START. PLEASE HELP ME OUT JUST SPENT $2,000.00 AND MY CAR STILL WILL NOT START. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT OCCURED.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11481890

No warning or engine light appeared; the gas pedal did not function as intended and accelerated while trying to parallel park when I put the shift knob in reverse the car immediately accelerated on its own to full force and I nearly Crashed into a bus stop filled with people losing control of the car I immediately managed to stop the car by pressing on the brake pedal which the car still had slight force but then I put the car in park and only at that time did it completely stop. The gas pedal and shift linkage and accelerator linkage have some…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b