1996 Dodge Neon Interior & seats Problems

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1996 DODGE NEON SPORT, IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND STALLING WHICH I BELIEVE STEM FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED A FEW TIMES, THE A/C REPLACED, FUEL INJECTION ACTS UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES, MY TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING, POWER STEERING AND EXHAUST ARE LEAKING, NUMEROUS OIL LEAKS, REAR LIGHTS/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED IN OVER A YEAR, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW BROKE ALONG THE EXTENDING ARM INSIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME, TRUNK RELEASE IS BROKEN AND MY CRUISE CONTROL IS BROKEN! FOR THE LAST 4MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT ATLANTA DODGE LLC! JUST AFTER LEAVING IT WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED FOR $180 THEY COULD NOT DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS!! THE BATTERY WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND WORKED FINE WHEN I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP!! BUT IN HOPES OF ANY DECENT SERVICE I BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS $40 AND TOOK IT IN MYSELF. DURING THIS VISIT I REMINDED THEM THAT MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT!! I GAVE THEM THE NHTSA RECALL DOCUMENTATION AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR, ONLY TO THE NEONS FROM THE PLANT IN NEW MEXICO!! JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING I DECIDED TO CALL THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON. I SPOKE WITH BRIAN THE CS REP. AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND REFUSED TO RESEARCH ANY FURTHER UNLESS I AGREED TO SPEND NO LESS THAN $250 TOWARDS THE REPAIRS!! IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAME PARTS ARE IN NEED OF REPAIRS AS 15,000 OTHER NEONS -- REGARDLESS OF WHICH PLANT THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLIED, THE DEFECTS LIE IN THE PLACEMENT AND/OR MANUFACTURING OF THE FAULTY PARTS AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER ANY RELATING RECALLS! *NM UPDATED 12/1505. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143833

Incident

Sep 21, 2005

Mileage

50,000 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

NHTSA ID

10090177

Incident

May 1, 2004

Mileage

74,561 mi

OIL LEAKED FROM FAILED HEAD GASKET OR CRACKED HEAD, EXHAUST LEAK FROM HEAD OR MANIFOLD. SPEEDOMETER DIAL STOP WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 30000 MILES ON IT. MY REPAIR MAN WANTS $500.00 JUST TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE TO SEE IF IT IS THE GASKET OR A CRACKED HEAD, AND THATS JUST THE LABOR AND NOT INCLUDING PARTS. THIS IS A SAFTY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR A RECALL. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS OR LIVES WILL IT TAKE BEFORE NHTSA TAKES ACTION AGANIST THIS CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY? *JB

NHTSA ID

10008229

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

Mileage

30,320 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS OCCASIONALLY. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST/CAN'T TELL IF GAS IS IN VEHICLE, AND GAUGES INSIDE PANEL WON'T LIGHT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8014894

Incident

May 20, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS/ GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL GO HAYWIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002155

Incident

Jan 10, 2001

GUAGES DIE AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING OPERATION AND ENGINE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES DURING OPERATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

755184

HEATER WENT OUT AND VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. HEAT BLEW ONLY ON HIGH. ALSO, CONNECTOR WIRING IN DASH WAS BURNED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WIRING CONNECTOR WAS NOT AVILABLE BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

897954

Incident

Oct 17, 2001

RECALL 96 V 026 000/ELECTRICAL: HARNESS FRONT UNDERHOOD WIRING. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS/ GAUGES/ HORN, AND TURN SIGNAL WOULD GO OUT, AND VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

897609

Incident

Oct 11, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT. HAD NO INTERIOR OR OUTSIDE LIGHTS. HAD SOME LEAKAGE FROM TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPAIRED LEAKAGES/STARTER/HEAD GASKETS/ OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*AK WATER LEAK FROM THE TRUNK TO REAR FLOOR BOARDS CAUSED CORROSION. ALSO, SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED TO GO OFF. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BEFOR E PURCHASE. *YH

NHTSA ID

883192

Incident

Feb 16, 2000

SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TRIP METER, GAS AND TEMP GAUGES WILL ALL STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY'LL ALL WORK, SOMETIMES THEY'LL ALL QUIT. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND TRIPMETER WILL ALL GO OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AFTER IT'S BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE GAS AND TEMP GAUGES WILL GO OUT OCCASIONALLY.

NHTSA ID

729206

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

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.

NHTSA ID

722196

THE 1996 DODGE NEON SHOULD BE RECALLED. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

716117

Incident

Feb 5, 1999

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A STAND STILL ACCIDENT APPROX. 35-45 MPH, CAUSING CONSUMER'S BACK REST TO COLLAPSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YC

NHTSA ID

853374

Incident

Nov 20, 1999

THE WHOLE DASH UNIT ( CIRCUIT BOARD) WHICH CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC STATED HE HAS REPLACED A NUMBER OF THEM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHSNIC

NHTSA ID

711052

Incident

Aug 15, 1999

OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS EVERY EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER CONTACTED AND DID REPAIRS. PROBLEM STILL EXISITS. ALSO, CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

842664

Incident

Nov 14, 1998

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

704574

Incident

Jun 1, 1996

HEAD GASKET/ INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED.

NHTSA ID

781359

Incident

Apr 1, 1998

CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

531029

SEAT BACK LATCH DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.

NHTSA ID

528142

CONSUMER WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION AND WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR, SEAT BROKE AND CONSUMER WENT BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A COMPRESSED DISK. *AK

NHTSA ID

808488

Incident

Jan 7, 1997

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. DRIVER WA SLEFT IN A RECLINE DPOSITION AND SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID

986277

Incident

Jun 24, 1996

NO SAFETY LOCK FOR SEAT BACK, CAUSING INJURY WHEN SEAT BACK FELL FORWARD. *DH

NHTSA ID

504910

Incident

Apr 17, 1996