I have had my car in for repair 4 times in 3 yrs. First the spark plugs were bad, had to be replace. Second the wires melted together in my steering wheel column, 4rd the fueld sensor went out in fuel pump had to have the fuel pump replaced. Ask warrenty company what most common problem with the dodge neon was they said the head gasket blowing, now I guess it's my turn for that I took to dealer today for oil leak , they said head gasket blown, need to tear down engine to make sure nothing else is bad ( cracked block / head) seems like an awful lot of problems for a car that's not that old and has been maintained, very dissapointed in vehicle
1996 Dodge Neon steering complaints
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Head gasket leaking.
When driving at 20 MPH the steering wheel was coming off the steering column, causing thevehicle to pull over and bring the vehicle to a stop.
Going 30mph when the steering wheel had no response. Had heard a pop. Had vehicle towed. Mechanic could not locate problem. Too many broken parts.
Engine gaskets and seals and rack and pinion steering failed.
Consumer was involved in a rea rend collision, seat belt failed to wotk properly and driver's head hit steering wheel, and is currently suffering from2 herniated discs. 3 year daughter wa sina car seat in the rear. Car seat moved out of place because seat belt failed to work properly. Also, when making any left or right turns steering column sounds a sif it is going to pop out.
Steering difficulty caused loss of control, resulting in an accident.
Brakes continually make noise.
When it is wet outside vehicle loses all steering. Vehicle loses all power steering and the driver has to use both hands to steer the vehicle. Dealer does not have a clue on the problem concerning the steering.
Everytime that it rains the steering locks up, and driver loses steering completely. The dealership will not fix.
While driving vehicle through puddle of water loses control of vehicle. Owner cannot steer left or right.vehicle has not been taken to dealers.
Vehicle experiences problems with pulling and noise in the front end, recall repairs were performed on the wheel bearings and the steering knuckles, consumer was not informed of the recall notices prior to incidents.
Could steer to left but could not get up the ravine, tried to turn right to avoid a utility pole ahead but steering wheel would not turn right, couldn't get back to the ravine, attempted to turn right, steering wheel locked up and vehicle went into a utility pole, resulting in an injury. *ak
Steering wheel lock up on highway.
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