Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Dodge Neon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 52 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 52, in the owner's own words
I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL FIRST GENERATION (1995-1999) DODGE AND PLYMOUTH NEONS. WITHOUT EXCEPTION, ALL OF THEM HAVE/HAD CORROSION ON THE FUEL FILLER PIPE THAT WAS SO BAD THAT GASOLINE SPILLED ON THE GROUND WHEN THEY WERE FILLED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS NOT, IN MY EXPERIENCE, NORMAL. *TR
GAS TANK LEAK (VERY SLOW AND GRADUAL). NOTICED ONLY WHILE PARKED, LEFT DROPS ON GARAGE FLOOR. CAR ALSO HAD BAD HEAD GASKETS, PARKING BRAKE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
PEELING PAINT ON MY 1995 DODGE NEON. I AM ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION, REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER BECAUSE OF SMOKE UNDER HOOD, BRAKES, ROTORS, FUEL LEAKING, VALVE COVER GASKET, HEAD GASKET, NO OIL IN ENGINE HAD IT TOWED. I ALSO IN THE TIME I OWN MY NEON I HAVE HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. AFTER REPLACING ALL THIS I ONLY HAD ONE RECALL SENT TO ME ON THE STEERING COUPLER. I HAD THAT FIXED AT THE DEALER. BUT, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER RECALLS SENT TO ME. 2 TRANSMISSIONS AND ALOT OF MONEY SPENT ON A LEMON. *TR
REPLACED RUSTED OUT FUEL TANK THAT LEAKED FUEL AFTER FILLING IT MORE THEN HALF-FULL. REPAIRED RUSTED OUT FUEL INLET TUBE ( LEAKED WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK) FUEL TANKS WAS RECYCLED AND STILL USING INLET TUBE. *JB
WHILE PUMPING FUEL CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDRNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED GAS TANK FILLER PIPE WAS CORRODED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK *TS *JB
FUEL PUMP (20A) FUSE RANDOMLY BLOWS. 30A FUSES USED AND ALSO RANDOMLY BLOW CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP ITSELF. O2 SENSOR AND EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE BUT HAVE FOUND DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF CIRCUIT/WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR THIS '95 NEON SPORT MODEL VEHICLE. MECHANICS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VARYING ADVICE FROM DODGE DEALERSHIPS ON THE CAUSE AND REMEDY. RESULT IS SAFETY HAZARD TO VEHICLE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IF THE SYSTEM FAILS IN TRAFFIC.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS RUSTING. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE HAD CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL FILLER DOOR ASSEMBLY (PIPE FROM FUEL FILLER DOOR TO FUEL TANK). FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE WAS FOUND LOOSE AND DANGLING WITHIN THE RIGHT REAR FENDER BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, NO APPARENT LOSS OF GASOLINE WAS DETECTED AT THE POINT OF DISCOVERY. CONTACT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER/DODGE SERVICE REP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TYPE OF SAFETY DEFECT AND NO RECALL ON RECORD. I AM PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT AT MY OWN EXPENSE.*AK
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.
OIL LEAKS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ TRANSMISSION, AND FUEL LINE FAILED. *AK
THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED SIX TIMES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. NLM
A FUEL LEAK WAS PRESENT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES MADE SQUEAKING NOISE ON RIGHT SIDE OFF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
THE CLAMP ON THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE CAME OFF/LOOSE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN IT DID, GAS SPEWED ON THE ENGINE (HOT FROM RUNNING) AND THE CAR DIED, OBVIOUSLY, SINCE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL INTO THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME, I HAD TO BE TOWED SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE SECOND TIME, I STILL HAD TO BE TOWED, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO REATTACH THE CLAMP. THE CLAMP DID NOT BREAK, IT JUST CAME LOOSE BOTH TIMES. THE PART WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, NOT THE SECOND. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINCE, BUT I ALWAYS WONDER IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF IT DOES, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE OR EXPLODING. I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IN CASE ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM. OF COURSE, THEY MAY NOT HAVE SURVIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT. :( THANK YOU.
09/13/2000-HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP ALL FAILED. 8/1/2000-FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING.*AK
HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. DON'T KNOW YET IF DAMAGE TO HEAD. CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL "GLITCHES" THAT DON'T AFFECT SAFETY. HAS ALSO FAILED TWICE BEFORE - FUEL TANK SENSOR CAUSED CAR TO NEVER REGISTER LESS THAN 1/4 TANK SO RAN OUT OF GAS. ALSO ANOTHER TYPE OF FUEL SENSOR CAUSED CAR TO LOSE POWER - GAVE IMPRESSION THAT CAR WAS LOSING INJECTORS.*AK
FUEL PUMP - HAS EXTRA PORT THAT IS CAPPED WITH A NON-REENFORCED RUBBER CAP. THE RUBBER CAP APPEARS TO HAVE EXPLODED ON THE END OF THE CAP WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THE RUPTURE OF THE CAP ALLOWED GASOLINE TO DRIP ABOUT 1 DROP PER SECOND. ON THIS CAR THE EXHAUST PIPES ARE CLOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. GAS FUMES WERE HIGHLY NOTICEABLE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THANK GOODNESS FOR NONSMOKER, NO SPARKS, AND A GUARDIAN ANGEL...MY DAUGTHER DROVE THE CAR 7 MILES HOME. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE FORD PINTO FIRE POSSIBILITIES. MOPAR PARTS DOES NOT STOCK THE RUBBER CAP (MAYBE $1) BUT WILL SELL THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP FOR JUST UNDER $300 PLUS INSTALLATION. 2) ENGINE - ENGINE FAILED ON CYLINDER 4 WITH LOST POWER, ETC. HAD WARRANTY AND MOST OF PART/LABOR COVERED. CALLED CHRYSLER HOTLINE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ASSURED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED WITH THIS CAR (SAME STORY AT DEALER). 3) BRAKES/AIR CONDITIONER - FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER CAR 1 YR OLD, WARRANTY COVERED MOST OF COSTS 4) THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP COMPONENT IS THE MOST STARTLING OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT NO OTHER NEON OWNER EVER EXPERIENCES THIS PART FAILURE. *AK
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. NLM
SMELLED GAS BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANY LEAK OR PROBLEM UNTIL ATTEMPTING TO REFILL GAS TANK. AT THAT POINT, NOTICED THAT FILLER TUBE HAD CORRODED AND BROKE AWAY FROM REFILL THROAT MOUNTING. DEALER SAID IT WAS CORRODED, BUT NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK
FUEL TANK LEVEL UNIT FAILED. MJS
DRIVER MADE RIGHT TURN , STEERING LOCKED UP ,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND CRASHED ONTO A CURB WHEN THE GAS TANK RUPTURED, CAUSING 4 DEATHS AND TWO WERE SEVERELY BURNED AND 1 HAD MINOR BURNS. ALL WERE OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THREE IN FRONT AND FOUR IN THE BACK. GAS TANK HAD NO ROTECTIVE SHIELD. *AK
HAVE HAD SEVRAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE,THE HEADGASKET LEAK OIL,NEEDS TO BE REPLACED/AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND NOW IT OVERHEATS ,FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP.WHEN IT RAINS CAR FLOODS INSIDE AND TRUCK,SHOCKS FRONT AND BACK HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE GAUGE STILL INDICATED 1/4 TANK OF FUEL REMAINED. NLM
NEOPRENE COVER OVER FUEL DRAIN NIPPLE CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL LEAK. PART LIKELY COSTS $2. HILL KELLY DODGE (DEALER) INSISTED THE ONLY MEANS TO CORRECT WAS TO REPLACE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP FOR $365. THEY ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE WITH THE LEAK AFTER I REFUSED TO PAY $365, AND DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE SAFETY SHIELD OVER THE AREA WHERE FUEL PUMP/ FILTER/WIRES, AND TUBES WERE LOCATED, THUS ALLOWING FOR POSSIBILITY OF OBJECT IMPACT WITH FUEL ASSEMBLY. *AK
FUEL TANK ONLY HOLDS APPROX. 4 GALLON OF FUEL.
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