2004 DODGE NEON
141 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 12 |
| POWER TRAIN | 12 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 10 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 7 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 7 |
| SUSPENSION | 6 |
| AIR BAGS | 6 |
| ENGINE | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
Recalls (5)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D
SUSPENSION
FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND A
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES
Recent Complaints
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND I WRECKED MY CAR INTO INTO A OTHER CAR. I EVEN TRIED PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK AND IT WOULDN'T STOP THE MOTOR WAS REVED UP AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP
Mileage: 121,110
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (ON A CITY STREET), WHEN REPAIRED, WAS DUE TO A WIRE IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BURNING OUT AND MELTING THE CASING OF THE MFS
Mileage: 185,000
RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (ON A CITY STREET), WHEN REPAIRED, WAS DUE TO A WIRE IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BURNING OUT AND MELTING THE CASING OF THE MFS
Mileage: 185,000
RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (ON A CITY STREET), WHEN REPAIRED, WAS DUE TO A WIRE IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BURNING OUT AND MELTING THE CASING OF THE MFS
Mileage: 185,000
VEHICLE RESPOND TO A LIGHT ACCELERATION REQUEST WITH SUSTAIN FULL THROTTLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED IN POOR ROAD CONDITIONS WITH FULL THROTTLE OPERATION. THE ONLY INFLUENCE IN COURSE CHANGE WAS TERRAIN AND TORQUE STEERING. AFTER COLLISION WITH A STONE PILLAR CODE P0123 THROTTLE HIGH VOLTAGE WAS FOUND.
Mileage: 150,000
ON MAY 24, 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT WAS 12:15 IN THE MORNING, AND IT WAS RAINING. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN MY PASSENGER YELLED OUT THAT THE SEMI TRUCK NEXT TO US WAS MERGING OVER INTO OUR LANE AND WAS ABOUT TO HIT US. I TRIED TO MOVE OVER INTO THE THIRD, LEFT LANE TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE TRUCK, BUT AS SOON AS I DID THE CAR LOST CONTROL. IT STARTED TO FISH TAIL AND ENDED UP HITTING THE CENTER WALL
Mileage: 65,000
ON MAY 24, 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT WAS 12:15 IN THE MORNING, AND IT WAS RAINING. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN MY PASSENGER YELLED OUT THAT THE SEMI TRUCK NEXT TO US WAS MERGING OVER INTO OUR LANE AND WAS ABOUT TO HIT US. I TRIED TO MOVE OVER INTO THE THIRD, LEFT LANE TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE TRUCK, BUT AS SOON AS I DID THE CAR LOST CONTROL. IT STARTED TO FISH TAIL AND ENDED UP HITTING THE CENTER WALL
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON SXT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND DODGING A FALLEN MATTRESS FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE, SHE SWERVED AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT, THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS PENDING AN
Mileage: 97,000
2004 DODGE NEON. ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. TRIED TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TRIED TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. FINALLY PUT INTO PARK AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING WHILE IN PARK. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. *TR
Mileage: 122,000
WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A WET ROAD AT 40 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF US SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WE SLID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AT ABOUT 30 MPH. NEITHER MINE NOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN FROM THE DAMAGE THEY SHOULD HAVE. *TR
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE NEON SXT 4DOOR. I WAS HIT BY A BUICK ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND MY CAR SPUN, MY STOMACH WENT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD. AFTER I WAS HIT I TRIED OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IT COULD BARLEY OPEN. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE IMPACT I WAS HIT. BUT I WAS HIT VERY HARD AND MY WHOLE FRONT END IS PUSHED IN. I AM BASICALLY WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY AIR BAGS. *TR
Mileage: 61,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT YARD. SHE STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,969 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,967.
Mileage: 48,967
IT WAS ANOTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE HAD JUST LEFT CHURCH (ME, MY HUSBAND, AND 2 YEAR SON AND WAS ON OUR WAY TO SEE A FRIEND AND HER NEWBORN BABY AT THE HOSPITAL. ON OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL A TRUCK PULLED OUT FROM THE ACCESS ROAD FROM I-20 DIRECTLY INTO OUR PATHS. WE WERE TRAVELING UNDER 50 MPH AND HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY....ALL WE COULD DO TO AVOID THE TRUCK WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. OUR 2004 DODGE NEON STRUCK A CHEVYROLET AVALANCHE PICK UP. THE IMPACT WAS ON T
Mileage: 51,945
IT WAS ANOTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE HAD JUST LEFT CHURCH (ME, MY HUSBAND, AND 2 YEAR SON AND WAS ON OUR WAY TO SEE A FRIEND AND HER NEWBORN BABY AT THE HOSPITAL. ON OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL A TRUCK PULLED OUT FROM THE ACCESS ROAD FROM I-20 DIRECTLY INTO OUR PATHS. WE WERE TRAVELING UNDER 50 MPH AND HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY....ALL WE COULD DO TO AVOID THE TRUCK WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. OUR 2004 DODGE NEON STRUCK A CHEVYROLET AVALANCHE PICK UP. THE IMPACT WAS ON T
Mileage: 51,945
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2004 DODGE NEON DOWN HILL AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND THE BRAKES SEIZED, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED, AS WELL AS, THE ENGINE FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38504. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF POLICE REPORT AND PICTURE
Mileage: 38,504
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2004 DODGE NEON DOWN HILL AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND THE BRAKES SEIZED, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED, AS WELL AS, THE ENGINE FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38504. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF POLICE REPORT AND PICTURE
Mileage: 38,504
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH IN WHICH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING THE SEATBELT DURING THE CRASH AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM
I WAS HIT ON THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER, VERY HARD AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT CHIPPED AT TOOTH. *NM