1995 Dodge Neon Visibility Problems

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAS PARTS THAT STOP THE WINDOW FROM SLIDING. THOSE PARTS FELL OUT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE WINDOW MAY SLIDE AND BREAK, INJURING PASSENGERS.*AK WINDOW HAS 2 DEVICES, ONE IN FRONT AND ONE ON THE BACK, THAT ENABLE WINDOW TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE DEVICE IN THE FRONT FELL OFF AFTER SEVERAL TIMES THE WINDOW HAS BEEN ROLLED UP AND DOWN. IT CAUSED THE SCREWS TO CAME LOOSE AND FELL OF IN THE DEVICE ON THE BACK. WINDOW STILL ROLLS UP, BUT ALSO SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. *LA

NHTSA ID

10057838

Incident

Jan 10, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

ATTEMPT TO HAVE CHRYSLER FIX HEAD GASKET FAILED; WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET BECAUSE CAR IS USED, NEAR 100000 MILES, AND SIX YEARS FROM MANUFACTURE; HEAD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED BY ME AT MY OWN COST; A/C LEAK HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETELY DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL LEAKS WERE FOUND AND FIXED; BLOWER MOTOR RECENTLY DIED. LINKAGE "BLEW APART" AT SOME POINT IN 2001 AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED USING OEM WASHERS AND NUTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

754897

Incident

Oct 1, 2001

HEATER NO LONGER WORKED. FLUCTUATION IN OPERATING TEMPERATURE. EMISSION GASSES IN COOLING SYSTEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET

NHTSA ID

717067

Incident

Jan 8, 2000

HEATER CORE BLEW ,CAUSING INTERIOR DAMAGE ALONG WITH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH BAD WEATHER UNDER 15 DEG. *AK

NHTSA ID

716957

Incident

Jan 2, 2000

TRANSMISSION/ ENGINE CONTINUE TO STAY AT HIGH IDLE AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF GAS; WINDOWS SOMETIMES LEAK DUE TO MOULDING ASSEMBLY, AND TRUNK LEAKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE EVERYTIME IT RAINS! *AK

NHTSA ID

716111

DEFECT IN FRONT WINDOWS -- SCRATCHES WINDOWS. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW GLASS GLIDES. SHOULDN'T THIS LAST LONGER THAN 4 YEARS? ALSO, AFTER THE CAR SITS ON WARM DAYS THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC LOCK DOESN'T WORK.

NHTSA ID

713679

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

AC FAILED TOTAL SIX TIMES DEFROST 2

NHTSA ID

712641

ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, ALL OIL WAS GONE FROM CAR. DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, KEPT LEAKING, THEN REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET, KEPT LEAKING, THEN REPLACED THE CAM SEALS. DEALER ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE HEAD GASKET. STILL LEAKING OIL. TOOK IT TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND IT IS THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REFUND PURCHASE PRICE OR REPLACE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS VERY NOISY BRAKES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS SAT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (OVERNIGHT). THE CAR HAS A SHAKING AND RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DASH BOARD REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT IS SUNNY AND THE GLARE MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT TIMES.

NHTSA ID

710183

Incident

Jun 21, 1999

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

'IVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 9/94 AND NOW WITH 123,000 MILES. I LIKE THE SHAPE AND THE COLOR AND COMFORT OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL DEALERS TO DRIVE IT TO THE END. I WILL NEVER GET WHAT I PAID FOR A TRADE-IN. AS OF NOW, IVE USE MY EXETENDED WARRANTY, CANT AFFORD TO PUT IN SHOP, 2/98 MADE A CALL TO HOLZAUERS AND ASKED ABOUT MY SKRUNTCHED IN BITS PIECES ROTOR. THEY CHECKED FOR SQUEEKS AND DIDNT TELL ME ABOUT A BAD ROTOR. SQUEALING AND NO BRAKES. A NEW BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DONE AND STILL SQUEAKING. NOW BACK BRAKES ARE BAD. IVE HAD LOTS OF BAD THINGS HAPPEN. BUT IVE HAD LOTS OF COMPLIMENTS OFTHE COLOR. ONE WEEK AFTER I GOT IT A CAR SPUN ROCKS & SCRATCHED THE HOOD PAINT. THE PAINT JOB IS NOT GOOD. IM GETTING RUSTY SPOTS NOW. WATER LEAKED INSIDE AND HOLZAUERS RIGGED IT TO STOP. WHEN IT GET 90/100' HOT WEATHER, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, HEAT/AIR FAN DONT WORK TIL CAR COOLS. I USE PHILLIPS 66 GAS W/93 OCT MOST OF THE TIME. 10% ETHONOL IS BAD. IT WILL FLUTTER W/LOW OCT WATER BASED GAS. IN REVERSE GEAR IT GRINDS AND WONT GO INTO GEAR. IVE TOLERATED MOST OF THESE THINGS TIL IT WONT MOVE OR START. IM GLAD TO HAVE A CAR. AT THE PRICE THEN 13,000$ IS NOT FAIR. MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER W/ANEW CAR HAVE NOT BEEN MET. ARBITRATION TURNED ME DOWN OVER MY WINDOWS AND DOORS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. SAID MY MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. BUT FOR MONTHS W/LOW MILEAGE I WAS IGNORED. CHRYSLER JUST WANTED MONEY. I DID RECOMMEND A NEWER NEON TO MY AUNT. SHE PURCHASED ONE. I LOVE MY CAR. BUT WITHOUT DEFECTS. MY WINDOW STILL LEAKS, MY LEFT TURN SIG. DONT GO OFF, BRAKES SQUEEK, ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, COIL WIRE LOOSENS, MY CAR SHOCKS MY BOYFRIEND, IGNITION IS LOSE, SUSPENSION IS BAD, CAR HOPS AROUND BUMPY CORNERS AT 30 MPH. PAINT IS CHIPPING, I VE HAD 3 SETS OF NEW TIRES, 2 NEW BATTERIES, A NEW FUEL PUMP, AIRCONDITIONING UNIT, OIL PUMP IS WEAK, ENGINE MAKES CRAKLING SOUND WHEN ACCELARATING. OK!

NHTSA ID

706824

1. CAR LEAKING OIL AT HEAD GASKET AND OTHER SEALS, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. OTHER '95 NEON OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHEN THE CAR REACHES 60K MILES 2. LEFT TURN SIGNAL STICKING IN ON POSITION, 3. GLUE MELTED FROM AROUND FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS, AFRAID THAT WINDSHIELD OR REAR GLASS MAY "POP" OUT, 4. CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, AND EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR STILL STEERS TO EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT DIRECTION, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LINE UP WITH THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. MISALIGNED STEERING WHEEL BECOME TIRING ON LONG TRIPS. *AK

NHTSA ID

705225

Incident

Aug 19, 1994

ENGINE HEADGASKET FAILED.CAR WAS SMOKING UNDER HOOD. HEATER FAILED AS WELL, APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY NEONS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF YET/CALLED DEALER AND PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS/SOMEONE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

703414

Incident

Feb 16, 1999

DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND THE SIDE WINDOWS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK.ET.

NHTSA ID

833304

Incident

Dec 27, 1998

SEAT BELT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

538138

SPARK PLUGS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

535291

Incident

Dec 1, 1995

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT RESULTED IN INJURIES.

NHTSA ID

534329

Incident

Jan 23, 1998

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

NHTSA ID

999999999

BRAKES FAILED AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

NHTSA ID

527196

Incident

Nov 27, 1997

WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY FOG.

NHTSA ID

524295

REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHEN TOUCHED LIGHTLY BY A PLASTIC BABY CAR SEAT. HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF GLASS WERE SCATTERED THROUGHT THE REAR SEAT. IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES IF A CHILD WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AT THE TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

518501

Incident

Mar 23, 1997

FRONT DEFROSTER VENTS TOO SMALL, FAIL TO ADEQUATELY DEFROST WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ICE TO BUILD UP ON WINDSHIELD, PREVENTING WIPERS FROM OPERATING.

NHTSA ID

514639

OPENED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, OPENED AND CLOSED IT AND GLASS CRACKED , KEYS WOULDN'T OPEN THE TRUNK, SOMETIMES IN PARK POSITION AND THE EMERGENCY PARK WOULDN'T HOLD THE CAR . *AK

NHTSA ID

806795

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

NHTSA ID

513126

Incident

May 28, 1996

WATER FROM OUTSIDE LEAKS IN THROUGH COWL SEAL, SHORTED OUT AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER FAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

512415

WEATHER STRIPPING IS COMING OFF FROM WINDOW SEALS/RIGHT FRONT WINDOWS. *AK

NHTSA ID

512160

Incident

Sep 1, 1996