A short in the wiring harness caused the vehicle to stall and headlight failure. There was an electrical wire harness front underhood recall 96v026000 concerning the electrical system wiring front underhood, but this vehicle was not included due to VIN. *ak the first incident occurred as the consumer pulled out into traffic, the engine stalled and the lights on the dash were flashing. The second incident occurred as the consumer was driving down the road. Due to the wiring harness failure the ECM failed. *sc
1996 Dodge Neon electrical complaints
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Engine, wire harness and brake problems. *ph engine and wire harness were replaced two or three times. Left front pads and rotors were replaced on numerous occasions. Engine blew up for the third time and was towed to a local mechanic. Mechanic said that vehicle's engine needed replacement. Also, instrument panel never worked properly. Air conditioner (AC) went out after two years of purchase. Ac was never repaired. Vehicle overheat most of the time. Consumer received recall notice on engine wiring harness may short circuit due to contact with egr tube from chrysler corporation.
The vehicle's wiring harness failed and caused the engine to stall intermittently.
Vehicle rejected by az dept of environmental quality. Obd not ready , dealer has flashed computer , retest done again , now same information obd not ready. They will not pass it they say they cant read it?? Cpu is fine by chrysler... Been checked 2 times... Help
While driving vehicle stalled. Driver was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for analysis, and mechanic could not duplicate the problem.
Vehicle keeps turning off upon starting and sometimes when coming to a stop.
While driving at any speed vehicle will intermittently stall. After a few minutes engine could be started as if nothing ever happened. Vehicle experienced this problem twelve times in the last year. Dealer informed consumer that there was a problem with the wiring harness, and there was a recall. However, consumer's vehicle was not included due to VIN.
The vehicle experienced the same problem as stated in recall #96v026000, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.
Oil leaked from failed head gasket or cracked head, exhaust leak from head or manifold. Speedometer dial stop working. The car only has 30000 miles on it. My repair man wants $500.00 just to tear down the engine to see if it is the gasket or a cracked head, and thats just the labor and not including parts. This is a safty problem that should be cause for a recall. How many complaints or lives will it take before the federal safety agency takes action aganist this car manufacturing company?
Same engine wiring harness problem as stated in recall # 96v026000, but my neon was not included in the recall, because it was not made in mexico. An engine wiring harness can short circuit due to contact with the exhaust gas recirculation tube.. Shorting of the wiring harness can cause various electrical malfunctions, including engine stalling.
Consumer states while driving the battery light illuminated, consumer stopped for a light and battery died. Consumer had to replaced battery, same day battery light illuminated again. Took to pep boys and they stated battery checked out o.k. Please provide any further information. Mr
Problem with wiring harness. Mr
Light switch malfunctioned twice resulting in some wires melting together interacting with all interior lighting including the console. The owner saw sparks several times and took the vehicle to a mechanic. Please describe details
Instrument panel works occasionally. Can't tell how fast/can't tell if gas is in vehicle, and gauges inside panel won't light up. Please provide any further information.
The consumer stated that the gasket failed.
Vehicle will stall over 65 MPH, dealer determined wiring harness under the hood would short out, causing stalling. Wiring harness was replaced. At this time, vehicle is stalling again when over 65 MPH.
Consumer states the instrument cluster, fuel gauge, temperature guage, and speedometer failed. Dealer found faulty circuit board. Replaced plugs and wires.
Intermittently vehicle would stall out and die without any indication. A recall has been issued. However this vehicle was not part of recall due to the VIN. Please please provide further information.
While driving electrical system malfunctions/ gauges on instrument panel all go haywire. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information.
This used vehicle was purchased few months back and after reading lots about this model , these are the manufacturing defects and should be corrected. No safety defects mentioned.
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Vehicle stalls at speeds over 50 MPH. Lately, vehicle has been stalling weekly. Taken to dealer 4 times. Dealer replaced fuel injector wiring harness/ fuel pump, and computer twice. This did not remedy the problem.
Guages die at various times during operation and engine has stalled several times during operation.
Heater went out and vehicle was filled with smoke. Heat blew only on high. Also, connector wiring in dash was burned. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated that wiring connector was not avilable by manufacturer.
No one should own a dodge neon cute, cheap, but a peice of - - - - ! You get what you pay for . No safety defect listed.
Recall 96 v 026 000/electrical: harness front underhood wiring. Instrument panel lights/ gauges/ horn, and turn signal would go out, and vehicle stalled intermittently. Dealer / manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered under recall due to VIN. Feel free to provide any further information.
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Near miss incident while driving. Attempted to operate horn to alert other driver crossing into my lane. Needed to take hand off steering wheel to operate horn. Chose not to use horn as it would compromise driving and instead accelerated and swerved. Horn located in center of steering wheel is a safety hazard as it requires one hand off steering wheel in typically a situation where driver should have both hands on wheel. Suggest standard should be thumb/trigger style horn such as on many japanese models.
Wiring harness short circuited due to contact with exhaust gas recirculation tube.*ak
Vehicle will stall in warm weather at about 55 MPH; also, when coming to a complete stop. This has happened numerous times. There is a recall 96v026000 on wiring harness; but, this vehicle is not included due to VIN.
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