1995 Dodge Neon Driver assistance Problems

1995 DODGE NEON. THROTTLE BODY. WAS BUILT WITHOUT AN "O" RING SEAL. ENGINE GETS WET, THROTTLE BODY RUINED. WHEN IT GETS MOISTURE INSIDE, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES IT DOES, OTHERS IT DOES NOT. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING A FOUR CYLINDER CAR WITH THREE BAD SPARK PLUCKS, THE ENGINE MISSES, AND BOGS DOWN. BAD NEWS IF YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU WANT TO DRIVE THROUGH YOU BECAUSE YOUR NOT GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. DODGE SAYS THAT SINCE ITS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE* WHICH, IT IS IF YOU SEE THE PEOPLE IN MY REARVIEW DRIVING UP TO MY BUMPER WHEN IT HAPPENS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT, BUT I CAN FEEL FREE TO PAY THE 450 DOLLARS IN PARTS ALONE AND LET THEM FIX THEIR PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10041241

Incident

Sep 14, 2003

Mileage

119,500 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

NHTSA ID

10021389

Incident

Jun 9, 2003

Mileage

82,741 mi

THE CLOCKSPRING IS NOT WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOESN'T WORK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10020917

Incident

May 18, 2003

CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT SHORTYLY AFTER DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM. REAR MAIN SEAL HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CONSTANT LEAKS. RADIO BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT YEAR AND HALF AGO AND NOW IS COMPLETELY OUT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT. A/C CONDENSOR WENT OUT AND TOOK BELTS WITH IT. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF INTERNET RESEARCH AND WORD OF MOUTH RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALL THESE COMPONENTS ARE COMMON FAILURS. CALLED DODGE COMPLAINT LINE ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME I'M SOL SINCE WARRANTY IS UP.*AK

NHTSA ID

766676

VEHICLE IS LOSING IT'S POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL REV UP OR SOMETIMES JUST SLOW DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8001277

Incident

Sep 20, 2001

BLEEDER VALVE CAP CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE CAR. OCCURED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE HEAD GASKET. ERRATIC AND DIFFICULTY WHEN ACCELERATING.

NHTSA ID

753036

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

WE ARE TOLD 1995 NEONS HAD A NOTICE CALLING FOR A NEW THROTTLE PLATE AT A 200+ COST UNBENOUNCED TO THE CUSTOMER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND JUST STOPPED NO WARNING AT ALL .*AK

NHTSA ID

744542

Incident

Apr 20, 2000

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS BUILD WITHOUT AN O-RING. WHOLE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED. REPAIRS DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS WILD SPIKING OF THE SPEEDOMETER. *SLC

NHTSA ID

877565

Incident

Dec 12, 2000

VEHICLE LOST POWER ONCE IT STOPPED OR AT SLOW TURNING SPEED. GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO 2 TO 3 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, POWER WAS RESTORED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK THE PROBLLEM WAS REOCCURING FREQUENTLY BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *YH

NHTSA ID

875132

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

HEAD GASKET WILL COST $600 TO REPAIR. HAD ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR IN THE 16 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED IT. IT IS APPARENT BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT SOMTHING SHOULD BE DONE. SO WHY HASN'T IT? *AK

NHTSA ID

722211

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

VECHICLE OVERHEATED , WAS TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER, REPLACED THERMOSTAT. 6 WKS LATER OVERHEATED AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET THEY REPALCED IT. SIX WKS LATER CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE AGAIN TOWED DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THIS. 3 WKS LATER SAME PROBLEM AGAIN TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID A COIL WIRE WAS LOOSE.NO OTHER PROBLEM WAS FOUND SAME DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR IT AGAIN STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID SOME IDLE STEPS WERE OUT OF SYNC THEY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY KNOWN THIS SINCE I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK THAT DAY. EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG SO THEY SAY, I LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS SO THAT A COMPUTER CO-PILOT COULD BE INSTALLED AND THE MECHANICS COULD MONITOR THE PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENS. THIS PRODUCED NO INFO . THE CAR HAS RUN ALL WINTER BUT NOW THAT WARM WEATHER IS HERE THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR HAD TO BE AGAIN TOWED ON 3/8/00 STILL NO SATISFACTION AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HAVE SPOKKEN TO SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHRYSLER WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURING DIVISIONS CONCERNING THIS AND THEY HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BEEN VERY RUDE. THE LAST STRAW OCCURRED ON APRIL 14,2000 WHILE DRIVING TO FIND THE EXACT LOCATION OF A VERY IMPORTANT JOB INTERVIEW THE CAR BROKE DOWN 2, I WAS NO WHERE NEAR A PHONE AND COULD NOT CALL FOR HELP. I SAT IN THE CAR FOR 1 HR TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT STARTED BUT I COULDN'T TRUST THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE THE TRIP. I HAD TO TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME , I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND IT STALLED AGAIN I WAITED ANOTHER 1/2 HOUR IT STARTED AND I PRAYED ALL THE WAY HOME I WOULD MAKE IT SAFELY. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED I HAVE HAD TO PAY $50 AS MY DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED TO THINK I AM PAYING FOR SUCH AN UNRELIABLE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *AK

NHTSA ID

721595

Incident

Jul 7, 1999

WAS PICKING UP SPEED RAN OFF SHOULDER INTO GRAVEL, TURNED TO PULL BACK AND I COULD NOT STEER, PUT ON BRAKES AND SPUN AROUND AND AROUND ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND.*AK

NHTSA ID

720779

Incident

Mar 25, 2000

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH VEHICLE RAPIDLY PICKS UP SPEED AS IF IN OVERDRIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

858978

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED UP, SPEED DOES NOT ACCELERATE PASSED 20MPH UNTIL IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AT LEAST A HALF AN HOUR. DRIVER HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE IN ORDER TO STAY OUT OF FAST TRAFFIC. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

856809

AS SOON AS THIS CAR HIT 36000MLS THE PROBLEMS JUST ADDED UP. EVERYTIME I TURNED AROUND SOMETHING WAS GOING WRONG THIS CAR. CHRYSLER WERE THE WORST MANUFATURER I HAD EVER DEALT WITH AND WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THEN AGAIN. WE HAD TO LET THE CAR GO BACK BECAUSE WE COULD NO LONG AFFORD THE REPAIRS ON IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD TO HAVE SOME THING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER, AND WAS REPLACEDBY MYSELF. THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD WAS REPLACED BY MYSELF. THE RADIO WENT BAD WAS REPLACED BY MYSELF. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PIN THAT WAS NOT FITTED AND WORE A HOLE THROUGH THE TRANSFER CASE. MALFUNCTION!! WE COULD NOT AFFORD IT AND DID NOT REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

713513

Incident

Apr 16, 1998

SMOKE POURED OUT FROM STEERINGCOLUMN, DEALERSHIP SAID WIRING UNDER DASH WERE BURNED. DEALER REPLACE HARNESS. AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK AFTER THE FIRE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES FOR BOTH PROBLEMS. ALSO VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHENEVER FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

838585

Incident

Jun 28, 1998

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT . THE COMPUTER READ MALFUNCTIONED TPS AT 1.8 WHEN IT SHOULD IT HAVE READ AT 5.2 MAXIUM.THERE IS A TSB OUT WITH VIN# OF VEHICLES INCLUDED WITH A NEW DESIGN THROTTLE BODY THAT HAS A O-RING TO STOP MOISTURE FROM GETTING IN IT . *AK

NHTSA ID

837789

WITHIN THE LAST 8 MONTHS A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT; THE SPEED CONTROL SURGED, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THEN STOPPED FUNCTIONING; THE LEFT REAR ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY; THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND MY REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT AND SHATTERED WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR DURING 00F WEATHER. PRESENTLY I HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THE TECHNICALITY OF "OUT OF WARRANTY" "NOTHING WE CAN DO" DEAF EARS. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE OR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW I CAN PROCEED TO RECOVER SOME OF MY COSTS FOR REPAIRING SO MANY ITEMS THAT HAVE FAILED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

NHTSA ID

705640

Incident

Apr 26, 1998

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON NARROW ROAD, VEHICLE VEERED TO SIDE & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER (SISTER) OVERCORRECTED INTO OTHER LANE & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER (SISTER) DIED. POSSIBILITY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE BROTHER (ERIC NELSON). *AK

NHTSA ID

835027

Incident

Nov 5, 1998

WHILE DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND BE STUCK IN CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP/SPARK PLUGS, ETC. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

833374

Incident

Dec 1, 1995

WHEN STARTING THE CAR WILL HESITATE. WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT WORK. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE PRESENT TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

828057

Incident

Sep 13, 1998

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, , THE THROTTLE SWITCH WOULD POP OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. *AK

NHTSA ID

827552

Incident

Sep 2, 1998

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. ENGINE GASKET FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

536613

Incident

Apr 1, 1998

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

NHTSA ID

999999999

CONSUMER STATES THE O-RING SEAL WAS OMMITED IN THE THROTTLE BODY, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ERRATICALLY, AND MOISTURE CONTAMINATION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

820177

Incident

Dec 30, 1997