Safety Score
64
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-12 | 01V039000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 137 | — | Details |
| 2000-12-12 | 00V415000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 1,504 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE STUCK ON HIGHWAY WHEN ACCELERATION. |
| 2015-02-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEH… |
| 2014-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE… |
| 2013-09-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE SUB FRA… |
| 2013-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND CAR START TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR |
| 2011-10-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE V… |
| 2010-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SMOKE HAS BEEN EMITTED FROM BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN. INITIALLY, FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF… |
| 2010-04-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH, WHEN MY RT FRONT NOKIAN TIRE WENT FLAT. WHEN I CHANGED THE TIRE A NOTICED THAT THE GREEN PLUG WAS… |
| 2010-03-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND NOW IT SLIPS EVERY TIME YOU USE THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROU… |
| 2010-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2008-10-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION GOING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. *TR |
| 2007-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING (MPH UNKNOWN) HE HEARD A LOUD RINGING NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE STAL… |
| 2007-01-19 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 AND A HALF YEARS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE… |
| 2007-01-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WHEN IT R… |
| 2006-12-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | LEAKY TRUNK AND BACK SEAT. *TR |
| 2006-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANC… |
| 2006-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | TRUNK LEAKING BADLY IN RAIN, CAUSED MOLD TO GROW IN THE CAR WITH A VERY BAD ODOR. *NM |
| 2006-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. HARNESS AND CONNECTOR BURNED OUT. CAUSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE,… |
| 2006-07-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DOORS WO… |
| 2006-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED, AND THERE… |
| 2006-05-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOORS HAVE TROUBLE CLOSING AND STAYING CLOSED UNTIL THEY DONT CLOSE AT ALL. ALL FOUR DOORS ON MY CAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM.… |
| 2006-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A WIND DRAFT WAS NOTICED IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO C… |
| 2006-01-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | THE SEAL AROUND THE TRUNK LID IS LEAKING. THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE IN MY TRUNK FROM RAIN WATER, IT LEAKED UNDERNEATH I… |
| 2005-07-05 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | Yes | 1 | DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 DODGE NEON, WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT LOCK. CON… |
| 2005-04-07 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | 1. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 2. THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE A WELD. THUS MAKING THE PASSENGER… |
| 2005-03-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN WITH KEY. DEFECTIVE KEY CYLINDER |
| 2005-03-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING SMOOTHLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE D… |
| 2005-02-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE PARKING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK MANUFACTU… |
| 2005-02-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF INTO THE OWNER'S HANDS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR E… |
| 2005-02-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | 1) STARTED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT AND STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF 2) COULD NOT DRIVE, STEERING WHEEL FELL. MY WIFE AND MY… |
| 2005-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE … |
| 2005-01-10 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK CON… |
| 2005-01-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT MADE A LOUD TICKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION , AND IT WAS… |
| 2004-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FAILURE. *JB |
| 2004-11-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *… |
| 2004-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE, GOING 30 TO 40 MPH BECAUSE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP. I WAS LUCKY E… |
| 2004-10-19 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAL AROUND THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE LEAKED, CREATING A MOLDING SMELL AROUND THE TRUNK AND REAR SEATING OF THE VEHI… |
| 2004-09-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DODGE NEON 2001 MY - 43,000 MILES. TODAY, WHILE MAKING A PARKING MANEUVER I SUDDENLY HEARD SEVERAL PLASTIC CLICK AND C… |
| 2004-09-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. T… |
| 2004-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING ON THE DIMMER SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHT, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CO… |
| 2004-08-28 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 DODGE NEON, WITH A WATER LEAK PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS STOOD UNCOVERED IN THE RAIN AND SNOW, AND NEVE… |
| 2004-07-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WATER LEAKED INTO THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS, CAUSING THE LENS TO FOG UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE … |
| 2004-07-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | SMOKE CAME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN INSIDE VECHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MY LIGHTS TO STOP WORKING. *AK |
| 2004-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CLOCK… |
| 2004-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THERE IS A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. THE SMELL COMES FR… |
| 2004-05-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD MAKE A BRUSHING NOISE WHENEVER IT MOVED (WITH THE GAS OR WITHOUT THE GAS). I ASSUMED THAT … |
| 2004-04-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS WENT OFF INADVERTENTLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2004-01-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A T… |
| 2003-12-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50MPH HAD FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. TS |
| 2003-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND FOR THE LAST YEAR AND HALF I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM: THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DR… |