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2002 Dodge Neon

Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2002 Dodge Neon.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2018-12-31 POWER TRAIN No 0 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO GO INTO DRIVE AND …
2017-07-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE VEHICLE DOOR, A MOUSE WAS SEEN RUNNING FROM THE FLO…
2017-05-17 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND T…
2016-05-16 AIR BAGS Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR…
2016-05-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 49000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE THEN I SLOWED DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN TO BE…
2015-12-21 AIR BAGS Yes 1 2002 DODGE, WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE HOOD WAS BENT. ACCIDENT HAPPEN ON THE…
2015-10-28 ENGINE No 0 I DRIVING OFF THE INTERSTATE WEN CAR SHUT OFF IDLED TRIED TO CRANK IT UP BUT IT ONLY MADE WHINING NOISE AND WON'T START…
2015-09-25 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTE…
2015-04-20 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. T…
2014-09-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 DRIVING ON RT224 AND CAR STARTED SQUEALING, LOST POWER IN GAS PEDAL, GOT OFF BUSY ROAD, TURNED ON SIDE ST. AND HAD NO G…
2014-09-23 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTE…
2014-09-09 STEERING Yes 2 DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH COULD NOT STEER CAR, PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT, COULDN'T CONTROL WENT OFF ROAD, HITTING TW…
2014-08-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 GOOD MORNING, I HAVE A 2002 DODGE NEON THAT I HAVE PUT MONEY INTO AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED DISHONESTY FROM MECHANICS U…
2014-05-24 TIRES No 0 I BOUGHT 4 PIRELLI P4 P185/60R-15 TIRES. LESS THAN 6K MILES A TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. NOW AT 17K MILES ANOTHER TI…
2013-05-13 ENGINE No 0 WHERE TO START! STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BAD WHEN IDLING AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER! THERE SEEMS TO BE THE SAM…
2013-01-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 WATER COLLECTS IN THE TRUNK CAUSING MOLD, THIS AFFECTS MY ATHSMA. SEEMS THIS AFFECTS MANY OWNERS AND SEEMS IT SHOULD …
2012-09-14 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 THE CAR HAS LESS THEN 63K MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE DO TO A RUSTED K FRAME. EVERYWHERE I LOOK ONLINE PE…
2012-08-08 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELA…
2012-08-04 ENGINE Yes 1 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 A.M. ON A SATURDAY THE 4TH OF AUGUST I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH I SWERVED…
2012-04-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER …
2011-11-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDODOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO D…
2011-09-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT ME…
2011-07-03 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 MY DAUGHTER WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN A 2002 DODGE NEON HER AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHY?WAS THERE EVER A RECALL? *TR
2011-04-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Yes 1 I GOT MY OIL CHANGED, TIRES ROTATED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED ON APRIL 13 2011 AROUND 6:30PM. MY OIL CHANGE TOOK …
2011-03-02 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIB…
2010-12-03 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE AND ACCUMULATE ON THE REA…
2010-12-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A…
2010-10-16 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN, WITH NO WARNING, I FELT A JOLT (LIKE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND), THEN A STRANGE SOUND…
2010-10-01 STRUCTURE No 0 MY 2002 DODGE NEON LEAKS THROUGH THE TRUNK AND RUNS INTO THE BACKSEAT FLOORBOARDS. AFTER A RAIN OR SNOW MELT (LET ALO…
2010-06-28 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 HAD A VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS REJECTED, SENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY TOOK TO ANOTHER INSPECTION STATION AND PUT A PASSIN…
2010-04-07 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BOTH LOW …
2009-12-29 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 HAVE A 2002 DODGE NEON WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN 101,000 MILES ON IT. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SER…
2009-07-09 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 MY ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON INITIALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE COMPUTER READ BY A MECHANIC. THE LIGHT TU…
2009-04-28 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 MY 2002 NEON DODGE NEON'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *TR
2009-01-13 AIR BAGS Yes 3 MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH HER 15MO OLD BABY. A VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT HER VEHICLE MAKING IT SPIN …
2008-10-30 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 MY HEADLIGHTS & FOG LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE DARK WAS HOLDING MY HIGH…
2008-08-21 TIRES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE HAS GOOD RIDE TIRES, SIZE P185/60/R15 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THA…
2008-08-18 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR E…
2008-08-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 2002 NEON DEVELOPED A TAPPING NOISE AT COLD START; THE NOISE CONTINUES UNTIL THE CAR IS WARMED UP. NO WARNING LIGHTS T…
2008-08-07 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FELT A JOLT AND LOSS OF POWER. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN DIALED ALL THE WAY UP AND THEN BACK TO…
2008-07-24 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 I HAVE A 2002 DODGE NEON SXT. FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW MY FOG LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY. WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON …
2008-06-01 STRUCTURE No 0 MY 2002 DODGE NEON TRUNK ALSO FILLS UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS AND FLOWS INTO THE BACKSEAT AND ON THE FLOOR OF THE BAC…
2008-04-25 STRUCTURE No 0 EVERYTIME IT RAINS, I GET A TRUNK FULL OF WATER AND MY REAR FLOORBOARDS GET SOAKED. BY LOOKING AT THIS COMPLAINT SITE, …
2008-02-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 RAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM 2002 DODGE NEON ENGINE UPON COLD START WHICH WOULD STOP AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS. FIRST DEA…
2008-01-22 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 EA06-019 HEADLIGHTS & FOGLIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TRIED REPLACING BULBS, THIS DID NOT WORK. BELIEVE THE SWITCH IS BAD. VER…
2007-11-10 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM No 0 THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING IF THE BUSHING AND BO…
2007-11-05 SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC…
2007-10-05 AIR BAGS Yes 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE NEON. THE AIR BAG COVER CAME OFF AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEE…
2007-08-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE A 2002 DODGE NEON. IN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR I HAD THE TYPICAL CAR PROBLEMS BUT NOTHING TOO MAJOR. I HAVE …
2007-07-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE RADIATOR BROKE IN MY 2002 DODGE NEON. THE COOLANT WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS LAST 7/2007. NEXT THE TRANSM…