Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-16 | 97V080000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 125,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 DODGE NEON. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS NOTHING BUT CLICKS. I AM HAVING SO MUCH P… |
| 2009-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I MADE A SHORT TRIP TO A LOCAL STORE AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THE CAR WAS OV… |
| 2008-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SAFETY/EMISSIONS REPRT STATES RECALL ON MY VEHICLE/ DEFECT NUMBER: DR-1158. THE SOLID STATE FAN RELAY MAY FAIL BECAUSE… |
| 2008-09-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RANDOMLY DEPLOYED, WHILE GOING 4 MILES PER HOUR, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO INITIATE THE DEPLOYMENT … |
| 2008-07-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE NEON. WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FILLER TUBE FELL TO THE GROUND AND CAU… |
| 2008-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | WHENEVER I SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY, OR LOOK FOR A PARKING SPACES, OR SIT IN TRAFFIC...THE CAR'S TEMPERATURE GAGE GOES ALL T… |
| 2007-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE NEON. THE HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS ARE VERY DIM. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, … |
| 2007-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*- THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE PARKING COMPLEX WHILE DRIVING THE 1997 DODGE NEON AT 5 MPH, WHEN THE AIRBAGS DE… |
| 2007-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THROUGH THE LIFE OF OWNING THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET SEVERAL TIMES 3 TIMES IN LAST 2 YEARS ALON… |
| 2006-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | MY FIRST COMPLAINT WOULD BE ABOUT THE PAINT. MY CAR HAS BEEN PEELING FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS NOW, IT BUBBLES THEN PEELS A… |
| 2005-06-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONTACT STATES: WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, HOWEVER HIS DOOR … |
| 2005-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AFTER 45,000 MILES.. BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2002.. BBRAKES ARE HORRIBLE.. BRAKES MAKE NOISE… |
| 2005-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE NEON DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE FAN RELAY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THERE WAS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WI… |
| 2005-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | MARCH 1, 2005, STOPPED ON A HILLED HIGHWAY INTERSECTION OF FRANKFORD AVENUE AND SOLLY AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19136. LIGH… |
| 2005-02-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 23-25 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. … |
| 2005-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL LEAKAGE, HEAD GASKET REPLACED 2X IN 1997, AGAIN HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN, CAM AND TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE ALSO. CAR HAS A… |
| 2004-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL AND HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED IN 1999. NOW THE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL AGAIN AND MECHANICS HAV… |
| 2004-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY FIANCEE BOUGHT A 97 DODGE NEON FROM A FRIEND AT 35,000 MILES. NOW AT 70,XXX THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK OIL, I WAS P… |
| 2004-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAD 44000 MILES ON IT. *NM *SC *JB |
| 2004-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL X 2 MONTHS. KEPT OVERHEATING AFTER 20 MINUTES OF RUNNING. ALLE THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED OU… |
| 2004-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH 1997 DODGE NEON.*MR *NM |
| 2004-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED.*MR THE VEHICLE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A BAD BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, THREE TURN SIGNAL… |
| 2004-05-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HEAD GASKET AND FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT VEHICLE OVER EATED. DEALER REPLACED … |
| 2004-05-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY, BOTH FRONT TIRES, DEFLATED DUE TO LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE DRIVER NOTICED… |
| 2004-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE NEON, COLOR LAPUIS BLUE, I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER. NOT ONLY HAVE I HAD A SERIES OF ENGINE REPAIRS B… |
| 2004-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FOR THE SECOND TIME THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. I HAD IT REPLACED ONCE AND I FEEL IT'S TOO MUCH TO R… |
| 2004-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 DODGE NEON - A MODEL (AND APPARENTLY, THE DODGE BRAND ITSELF) THAT HAS A REPUTATION FOR BLOWING HEAD GASKE… |
| 2003-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 DODGE NEON. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PAINT HAS SUDDENLY STARTED TO PEEL AND BUCKLE AS IF THE … |
| 2003-11-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE NEON - HEAD GASKET LEAKED - WAS REPLACED FOR A SMALL FEE ONCE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. NOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM W… |
| 2003-10-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THIS 97 DODGE NEON WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT. THE A/C HAS A LEAK IN THE COIL , THE TRANSMISSION IS SLI… |
| 2003-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE ENGINE OIL LEAKING. IT IS SO COSTLY TO REPAIR EVERYTIME. I NEVER CONTACTED THE DODGE … |
| 2003-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD BOUGHT 2 NEW DODGE NEONS, 1997 & 1998. FIRST 1998 NEON HAD ENGINE GASKET PROBLEM, DAIMLERCHRYSLER FIXED IT &I PA… |
| 2003-09-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK.*AK |
| 2003-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED TWICE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND THE CALIPER PIN. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING… |
| 2003-09-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | STEERING KNUCKLE SHEERED OFF OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WITH NO COLLISION OR ACCIDENT. RIGHT FRONT HUB CAB FELL OFF AS WELL. … |
| 2003-08-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN REVERSE, IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STATED HER BRAKES FAILED. THERE WAS A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT ON THE BELTWAY. AS SHE APPROACHED SHE SAW THE TRUCK … |
| 2003-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 5-15-03 AND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN.… |
| 2003-06-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-05-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS BECAME FOGGY AFTER 3 YEARS OF SERVICE. INCLUDED CRACKING AND GLAZING. RESULT WAS REDUCED LIGHT … |
| 2003-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE |
| 2003-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED TO ACT FUNNY AND THEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON F… |
| 2003-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE PAINT IS PEELING FROM MY LAPUIS BLUE NEON. WHY WON'T THEY REPAINT THE ENTIRE CAR?*AK |
| 2003-04-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER SAW OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO A HE… |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FIRST OF ALL, MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS NOW ...I JUST KEPT PUTTING A QUART IN EVERY NOW AND TH… |
| 2003-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED 3 HEAD GASKETS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE LAST BLOWN GASKET CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAM… |
| 2003-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR IN OCTOBER OR 1996. REPLACED HEAD GASKET IN 1998 DUE TO OIL LEAKING IN SPARK PLUGS. THEN AGAIN IN 2001. N… |
| 2003-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB |
| 2003-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DODGE NEON 1997, I FOUND OUT TODAY THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED, I WAS TOLD BY 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, 2 WERE DODGE MECHA… |
| 2003-01-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, AND THE RADIATOR FAN RELAY SWITCH NEEDED REPLA… |