Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Dodge Neon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHIPPING ON THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 1996 WHITE DODGE NEON THAT SHE SAW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT CHIPPING ON THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 132,000 . *AK
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. THANKFULLY, NONE OF THEM MECHANICAL, BUT COSTLY STILL. THE DOOR PANELS ON MY 2 DOOR KEEP ON GETTING DISCONNECTED FROM THE DOOR FRAME DUE TO SUBSTANDARD (IN MY BOOK ANYWAY) ANCHORS BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND THE PANELS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. I GET THE ISSUE FIXED, AND WITHIN AN FEW MONTHS IT'S BROKEN AGAIN. THE ANTENNA BROKE OFF AT THE BASE AND FLEW OFF SOMEWHERE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS WINTER (2004). THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF. THE TRUNK LEAKS. SOME OF THE OUTSIDE TRIM PIECES FELL OFF FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE FUEL TANK DOOR BROKE OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON ONE DAY WHILE I WAS FILLING THE TANK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NO LONGER SHUTS RIGHT. IT HAS TO BE LIFTED AND SLAMMED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOSEN'T WORK CORRECTLY, (IT FELL OUT ONCE) EVEN AFTER I HAD IT FIXED AND THE REGULATOR REPLACED. I EXPECT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC., BUT THIS IS SILLY. I AM AFRAID TO KEEP THE CAR, WHO KNOW'S WHAT WILL FALL OFF NEXT, LANDING IN SOME UNKNOWN PLACE ON I-95! I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER NEON. NOT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SERIOUS ISSUES OF UNRELIABILITY, BUT BECAUSE THINGS FALL OFF. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, FLAKES OF PAINT WERE PEELING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
PAINT PEELED OF THE ENTIRE ROOF OF THE CAR AND IS STARTING TO PEEL ON THE TRUNK. *AK
THE PAINT PEELED OFF THE ENTIRE ROOF IN A PERIOD OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE WEATHER WAS FAIR AND THE CAR WAS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY SUBSTANCES THAT MIGHT BE DAMAGING TO THE PAINT. NOW THE SIDES OF THE CAR ARE BEGINNING TO PEEL AS WELL (7/2003). I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER NEON'S OF THE SAME COLOR (BRIGHT PURPLE-BLUE) WITH PAINT PEELING OFF IN HUGE CHUNKS.*AK
PEELING PAINT FROM DODGE 1996 NEON. LARGE FLAKES FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING, OR SIMPLY PARKED. *JB
MY 1996 DODGE NEON HAD TWO HEAD GASKET FAILURES TO DATE NOW. THE FIRST WAS REPAIRED 29,000 MILES AGO, AND NOW, AT 89,000 MILES, I HAD ANOTHER HEAD GASKET FAIL ON ME. THE CAR IS ALSO PEELING PAINT EXCESSIVELY. INSTEAD OF UNDER TEN YEARS OLD, THE CAR LOOKS OVER TWENTY YEARS OLD! *JB
WHEN EVER IT RAINS WATER ACCUMULATES IN THE TRUNK AREA AND ALL OVER THE RUG IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. IT LEAVES A MILDEW SMELL, AND CAUSES DOOR KNOBS TO RUST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TS
THIS IS AN USED AUTO BUT IT HAS MANY PROBLEMS ,SOME WERE TOLD TO ME BY A MECHANIC THAT WERE RECALLS,THERE ARE MANY THINGS WRONG SUCH AS THE FLOORS FILL UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS,THE DOOR HINGES HAVE RUSTED AND BROKE,THE BRAKES SQUEAL,THE MOTOR LEAKS OIL AROUND THE SEALSTHE FAN DOESN'T KICK ON TO COOL THE MOTOR NOR DOES THE GAUGE REGISTER WHEN IT IS HOT. ARE THESE THINGS THAT THE RECALLS TAKE CARE OF?*AK
PAINT TURNS CLOUDY THEN PEELS OFF. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THE CHASSIS BOLTS ON VEHICLE BECAME LOOSE.*JB
BAD DEFECT OF HEAD GASKET SEAL AND DOOR PANEL/CONTROL PANEL. *AK
WHEN THERE IS A RAIN STORM TWO INCHES OF RAIN COMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
IN SEVERIAL NEON'S THERE HAS BEEN WATER DAMAGE DUE TO IMPROPERLY SEALED TRUNKS AND REAR LIGHTS. WATER COMES IN. SETTLES IN TIRE WELL, THEN SEEPS INTO BACK SEAT AND ONTO FLOOR. TO GET THIS FIXED $720. IN COST. THE BACK AREA FILLS UP WITH WATER. THE RUGS MILDEW AS WELL AS THE REAR SEAT. THE BOLTS ON DRIVERS SEAT RUSTED IN SHORT TIME.
EVERY TIME IT RAINS, WATER COMES IN THROUGH THE AREA WHERE THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR MEETS WITH THE BODY OF THE CAR, CAUSING RAIN TO POOL ON THE FLOOR OF THE BACK SEAT AND THEN THE SEAT GETS WET AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT ALSO. I HAVE MADE SURE THAT WINDOW AND DOOR ARE SECURELY CLOSED. I CAN SEE NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE RAIN TO BE GETTING INTO THE CAR. IT ONLY DOES IT ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WAYS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION AND I WOLD LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. NOW THE CARPET AND SEAT SMELLS MUSY AND I CAN'T LET MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THE CAR. *AK
GAS GAUGE FAILED.
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185R14 )
THE REAR BUMPER IS CRACKED AND CROOKED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
WATER LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S SIDE CABIN.
CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.
GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, WINDOW WAS DOWN, SHUT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT EXPLODED/SHATTERED; TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WAS INFORMED THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR PANEL WAS SLIPPING OFF, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO GET TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE PANEL WAS UNDER WARRANTIES, BUT THE DEALER NEVER RECEIVED THE PARTS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE DOOR PANEL TO STICK AND LOCK THE PASSENGER INSIDE THE CAR. *AK
TRUNK SPRINGS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD LID OPEN AGAINST WIND GUSTS. *DSH
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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