Instrument cluster loses power unexplicably during normal car usage. Power is immediatly restored after the loss, however it makes vehicle difficult to drive at times when odemter is being reset. Excessive leakage in vehicle's trunk and driver's side back seat has occured. Bosak to fix after car was recently bought, however, leak not completely fixed and re-discovered 1 year later. A hole was discovered in the drivere's side rear wheel well as a result of unexplicable excessive corrosion. It was also discovered that seals were broked on drivere's side door and window track was glued improperly causing the window and track to come loose. Out of pocket expences not revovered by dealership. Also discovered was a severe leake from head gasket. Called several repair places and found the neon's have had much trouble in the past.. Excessive oil loss, and repairs are costly. Front engine mount off; causing pressure in transmission lines and trans fluid leakage. Please contact me asap about the car; need to recover costs.
1995 Dodge Neon transmission complaints
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Head gasket failed. Nlm
Vehicle would fail to shift into reverse when weather is cold outside. Previouse owner had transmission rebuilt for same problem in 1995. Owner now had transmission rebuilt for hard shifting into reverse. Insurance company refused to cover due to design flaw from manufacturer. The manufacturer is not covering eventhough a new updated part is available. *ak according to third party mechanical inspector it was founding that there was a material failure to the forward piston seal due to a design flaw from the manufacturer. The insurance policy does not cover design flaws.
Stalled on freeway at 55 MPH, stalled in middle of the road at 45 MPH at night,
This was the 2nd time the same problem has been repaired, the first time was on 2/21/95. At this time the transmission was also rebuilt, another problem is the engine check light staying on. This was also repaired on 12/27/94, and I am haveing the same problem again.
Transmission/ engine continue to stay at high idle after foot is taken off gas; windows sometimes leak due to moulding assembly, and trunk leaks on driver's side everytime it rains!
Consumer states while shifting gears and car idled up real high so consumer turned off the car so the engine would not blow up.
As soon as this car hit 36000mls the problems just added up. Everytime I turned around something was going wrong this car. Chrysler were the worst manufaturer I had ever dealt with and will never buy anything from then again. We had to let the car go back because we could no long afford the repairs on it. The cruise control had to have some thing to do with the computer, and was replacedby myself. The alternator went bad was replaced by myself. The radio went bad was replaced by myself. The transmission had a pin that was not fitted and wore a hole through the transfer case. Malfunction!! We could not afford it and did not repair.
While driving clutch plate came apart, causing vehicle to malfunction immediately. Vehcile was not able to go into any gear.dealer has been contacted.
Air conditioner has never worked. Mjs
Recall 94v033000, the PCM malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to stall unexpectedly which may cause a crash. There is a recall for this problem, but this vehicle is not included in the recall due to VIN. Please provide further information.
Vehicle experienced premature transmission failure while going into 5th gear. Nlm
Electrical system has short in it, failure of power locks and stereo, emergency brake snapped, clutch quit shifting- had to shift w/o clutch, brakes do not work right, damage to car dealer did not disclose. Car is now parked at the dealer, undriveable, they will not fix and I have only pwned it since 5/26/99
While driving at 35mph consumer applied the brakes to come to a stop, left rear axle broke loose, car skidded over an embankment and down hill.
My car has had a problem with overheating since I had it; but the service department at the dealership wpuld always say it was the thermostat when it wasn't. I changed the thermostat three times with the same problem. When the warranty ran out, I was told all these problems with the car that was existing before it ran out that would have been covered. The car has been leaking oil and smoking under the hood ( not exhaust valves) but I am told the head gasket blew out, and that this happened with alot of neons. Also the rear main seal leaks right around 60k miles which is when I started having oil problems. My car overheats in warm weather ,mostly when I am stopped at a light or in traffic and I have to cut the heat on until I start moving. I thought it was a fan malfunctioning, but again, the service department said it was the thermostat, which it wasn't. This has been happening since I had the car. If this happens with alot of neons I think this should be remedied by the manufacturer.
When the transmission failed the dealer told me I ran it out of fluid/ I was 2 mo. / 2000 miles from factory warranty and they would not help pay for any of the $1350 they wanted me to pay/ had it towed to an independant mechanich which told me that the back of the transmission had a large hole blown out of the back of it, couldnt keep transmission fluid in it that way. Found a used one with 2,000 mi. Charged $800. This car has been nothing but trouble since day one. I will never buy another dodge, ever!! The dealers try to rob you blind and the co. Doesn't know you once they have gotten their money. Paid 10,500 for this car 2 years ago and have been paying ever since.
With car in motion and without any warning symptoms, clutch cable failed when clutch pedal was depressed. Driver was approaching an intersection and intended to stop the car. As a result, the car was "stuck" in gear with the clutch engaged, the engine running, and the car moving forward. The brake pedal was used to "stall" the engine and stop the car in the intersection the clutch cable was found to be failed at the point of entry into the transmission, which allowed the connecting bolt to fall inside the transmission, requiring disassembly of the transmission in order to remove the parts. The car had previously (about 2 yrs / 40 k miles) experienced intermittent squeaking niose as clutch pedal was depressed & released. This was reported to the dealer at the tim (2/97) who could not reproduce the noise.
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While ehicle was parked in front of the house, somehow the vehicle rolled across the street, crossing over three yards, and rolling across driveways. Gear was still in park position. Also, consumer had problems with the brakes, which had to be repaired three to five times.
When driving at 70 MPH the engine check light came on and the vehicle shut down. As the consumer was driving, and when the consumer tried to start the vehicle back up, the vehicle wouldn't start. The consumer stated the water pump/ timing belt and the pinion ring and gear failed also.
When driving vehicle jumps, and when putting in gear it jumps and makes a loud squeaking nois. Dealer and manufacturer contacted, both aware of the problem, and cannot duplicate the problem.
While driving at 40-45 MPH under dash clutch cable broke without warning. Was not able to push in clutch. Dealer could not find the cause.
Spark plugs failed.
Vehicle's wheels spin when trying to accelerate from a stopped position with loss of steering.
Water leak below the dashboard. Power train problems.
Due to poor manufacturer design,the car was found to have lost most of its transmission fluid because of a leak in the transmission cooler line as a result of it rubbing against the air conditioning hoses.
Trunk leaks water inside.
Transaxle failed due to worn hose carrying automatic transmission fluid to radiator developing a hole due to rubbing against adjacent hose/clamp, also replaced torque converter.
Soft brakes, master cylinder replaced.
Transaxle failed due to worn hose carrying automatic transmission fluid. The location/design of two hoses allows them to rub against each other at the clamp location and causes the protective layer on the hose to wear through. This allow the fluid to leak out causing transaxle damage.
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