Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-01-07 | 99V001000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY | 3,683 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNT REPLACEMENT,4-5 TIMES,WILL NOT HOLD. EGRVALVE REPLACEMENT ,ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS SAYING IT NEED T… |
| 2012-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ONLY FUNCTIONED ON AN IN… |
| 2012-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2010-03-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 NEON AND WATER IS COMING THOU THE LIGHTS INTO CAR ON FLOOR I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME DEFECT … |
| 2008-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WE… |
| 2008-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE NEON. THE SPEEDOMETER ISNT OPERATING NORMALLY AND DOESN'T DISPLAY THE SPEED; HOWEVER, … |
| 2007-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 1998 DODGE NEON IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. THE PROBLEM IS FIRST NOTICED BY AN OIL LEAK AND THE VEHICLE O… |
| 2007-04-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 1998 DODGE NEON WAS FORCED OFF THE ROADWAY BY A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THAT TURNED ACROSS 19 YEAR OLD FEMALE DRIVERS LANE O… |
| 2006-06-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 4 | TRUNK FULL OF WATER - TRUNK & LIGHT SEALS ARE BAD - WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY FEATURE? LIGHTS HAVE… |
| 2006-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | COMPLETE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. LOSS OF ALL DATA REGARDING SPEED VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, AND… |
| 2006-05-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHEN CALLING PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988,ABOUT CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS… |
| 2005-10-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 7, 2005. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NO… |
| 2005-09-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 98 DODGE NEON. THE CAR GRINDS IN THE FRONT END EVEN WITH NEW BRAKES. I CANT NOT DRIVE THROW WATER OR THE CAR W… |
| 2005-06-04 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | DT: 1998 DODGE NEON, WHEN CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE AIR B… |
| 2004-11-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER STARTED TO BURN. CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK … |
| 2004-11-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT LENS ON THE NEON ARE MADE OF PLASTIC THAT HAS DEGRADED TO A POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INEFFECTIVE. ON… |
| 2004-08-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MA… |
| 2004-07-07 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED FOR BLOWING HOT AIR SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. TWO YEARS LATER,… |
| 2004-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1998 NEON ESPRESSO IN JUNE OF 2004. ON ABOUT JULY 2004 MY CAR DIED. I HAD IT TOWED AND HAD OVER $1,800 O… |
| 2004-05-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SEAT AREA AND INSIDE OF TRUNK GETTING SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER DURING RAINSTORM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. … |
| 2004-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WE HAVE PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE NEON FOR OUR SON WHO IS IN COLLEGE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THE… |
| 2004-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OIL WOULD LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE DOES N… |
| 2004-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER… |
| 2004-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BROUGHT CAR IN FOR REPAIR OF SEVERE OIL LEAK AT ENGINE REAR. DODGE DEALER ADVISES THAT IT WAS A LEAKING HEAD GASKET (B… |
| 2003-12-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE HEAD GAS… |
| 2003-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR OVERHEATED EVENTHOUGH THERE WERE PLENTY OF COOLANT. THICK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD SO I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AN… |
| 2003-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN. THIS IS THE SECOND 1998 NEON I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *LA |
| 2003-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO TH… |
| 2003-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THERE WAS NO COLLISION TO REPORT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF… |
| 2003-08-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SEMI-FRONTAL IMPACT AT APPROXIMATELY45-50 MPH. COMPLETE FRONT END (MOSTLY PASSENGER SIDE)MANGLED.… |
| 2003-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | THE HOOD HOOK RIPPED FROM THE HOOD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB |
| 2003-07-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SHAKES AT ANY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I AM IN THE PROCESS OF COMPILING ALL INFORMATION ON THE REPAIRS WE HAVE DONE ON THE NEON. I HAVE DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL… |
| 2003-07-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-06-25 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE LARGE SUNROOF GLASS TO THE VEHICLE VIBRATE OUT CAUSING AT ANY… |
| 2003-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. *PH |
| 2003-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 DODGE NEON WITH 89,700 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO VALLEY SMOG AND REPAIR IN VAN NUYS, CA. I TOOK IT THERE… |
| 2003-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH. ENGINE HEAD GASKET … |
| 2003-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PIPE THAT COMES DOWN FROM THE FILLER INTO THE TANK RUSTED. THIS CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK VERY HEAVILY AT TIMES. FUEL PU… |
| 2003-05-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THE FRONT BUMPER AND APPEARS TO BE AN ADHERANCE PROBLEM. |
| 2003-05-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998, NEON SPORT HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK ON DRIVER'S SIDE (NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE IS VERY … |
| 2003-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1998 NEON IS NO GOOD AND HAS LEAKED OIL INTO MY COOLING SYSTEM. IT WILL COST ME OVER A $1000 TO F… |
| 2003-05-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BAD HEAD GASKETS DUE TO FLAWED DESIGN. *JB |
| 2003-04-22 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING MY NEON FOR ABOUT A YEAR, I AM FINDING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING. ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE… |
| 2003-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2003-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE, THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS… |
| 2003-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A PART WIT… |
| 2003-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET WAS BAD AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND HEAD GASKE… |
| 2003-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR 1998 DODGE NEON HAS BLOWN THE HEAD GASKET 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE LAST 2 TIMES HAVE BEEN WITH IN THE LAST … |
| 2003-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAL OF THE CRANKSHAFT WHICH IS LEAKING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE … |