While in parking lot, entering a parking space, transmission siezed and the casing blew to pieces. Pictures are online at www.erols.com/landspeeder for a look-see. The diff. Pin is visible in one picture, it's bent.
1996 Dodge Neon transmission complaints
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Oil leak is due to a gasket; transmission went out(could not use reverse until car was on 20 minutes or more), paint has been peeling for about 6 months now, numerous sets of brakes replaced
I have the exact same problem twice. The first one was at 29000 miles and transmission was overhauled and oxygene sensor was replaced. Then, at 64000 miles the exact same thing happened. Talked to exteneded warranty company and they said the problems are not realated. Talked to dealership, and they said that the problems were "peculiar". Called diamler-chrysler, and they said that the two systems were not related. But the problems were exactly the same both times.
Transmission is slipping and wouldn't shift into gear. First time it happened vehicle had 47,000 miles, and the engine was rebuild. Consumer took it to a mechanic to have it rebuild for a second time.
Vehicle had skipping in engine and it would jerk as in losing power when accelerating at highway speeds. Vehicle was plugged to computer, and reading showed crank sensor or cam sensor problems. 15 miles later, it cut so smooth that consumer didn't know until accelerating up a hill, it had no power. Vehicle would start up, but wouldn't kick over to run. Consumer has replaced transmission and sensors to rectify problem.
Chrysler was contacted in my case and chose to do nothing about it, unfortunately I am not the only owner of a neon that has had problems with the headgasket and the speedometer. Obviously something needs to be done about them.
Automatic transmission would momentarily slip before engaging while driving. Dealer notified, and informed consume rvehicle was not covered under a manufacturer's recall, and out of warranty. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Speedometer is working intermittently , consumer cannot determine correct speed ,possibly due to a loose connection. Cause is unknown. Please provide further information.
Main seal was replaced by dealer, but it never stopped leaking. Consumer believed dealer never replaced seal, only had vehicle for 30 minutes.
Vehicle stalls/ speedometer and gas gauge work intermittently.
Vehicle was difficult to get in reverse. This was worse when 20 to 85 degrees outside. Vehicle would not shift into drive until 55-60 MPH, but 1 and 2 were okay. I had the vehicle repaired at local chicago non-selling dodge dealer at my cost of $1,200. The dealer advised front pump seal failed causing entire transmission to overheat and fail. The service writer advised this is a common failure with these vehicles. Reviewing web sites (including this one) I see similar complaints for this exact set of symptons. I have recently requested reimbursement from dodge, but they have not had a chance to respond yet.
While driving entire electrical system went out. Had no interior or outside lights. Had some leakage from transmission and engine. Took vehicle to dealership, and mechanic repaired leakages/starter/head gaskets/ oil pressure switch, and windshield wipers.*ak water leak from the trunk to rear floor boards caused corrosion. Also, signal light failed to go off. Consumer states the vehicle had been involved in several accidents befor e purchase.
The problems that are occuring on a daily basis are: the gas gauge doesn't work,the speedometer doesn't work,the temperature gauge doesn't work,the mileage gauge doesn't work because the speedometer isn't working.sometimes while you are driving the lights(seat belt,etc.)will pop on making the dinging noise letting you know that everything is on(like when you 1st start up the car)but nothing starts working then but the temperature gauge.we never know how much fuel we have put in our car,how fast we are going,or if the car is running hot or cold.at one point we were having to get jump starts all of the time. This is an ongoing problem that I noticed you have had a recall on but this vehicle wasn't included.since it is having the same exact problems that is described in the recall I don't understand why the manufacturer will not fix the vehicle.this is rediculous there was a recall on the same type of vehicle,same year and everything but because there was only 15,000 cars done and our car could have been the 15,001 car on the assembly at the time we have to suffer and pay for the manufacturers mistakes.
Head gasket was first replaced under warranty with 20,901 miles on the vehicle. The transmission let go with 35,654 miles on the vehicle. My vehicle was out of warranty at this time. The head gasket failed a second time with 46,958 miles on the vehicle. This repair was done at dartmouth dodge, 225 state rd., north dartmouth, ma. 02747, since it was closer to my home, and they were not in business at the time that I purchased the vehicle. Chrysler gave me a $300.00 credit towards the repair of the head gasket. I strongly feel that I should be reimbursed for this repair since it was replaced under warranty the first time, and it broke again approximately 26,000 later. Apparently, there has been a problem with head gaskets for this vehicle. I also feel that a recall campaign should be instituted to repair all these vehicles since it is a common problem with them.
Head gasket is a known issue at chrysler, and should have been rectified by recall. Transmission also had to be replaced. Electrical problems becuase because of poor design. Chrysler did not help becuase of mileage and used car. What can a 19 yr old afford other than a used car?
Speedometer and odometer work intermittently. While driving along all of a sudden needle will drop to zero and odmeter will stop moving. Driver is not able to tell driving speed, and correct mileage of vehicle. It could be anywhere from a few minutes until a few days before they start working again. This has been an ongoing problem for the last month. Problem has not been reported to dealership.*ak
This car has had 3 transmissions and now needs another with only 56,200 miles. It has also had a starter, radiator,battery, 7 front right tires(none from nails etc.),2 head gaskets,egr valve,multifunction switch, 2 sets of brakes(which still make noise). Our mechanic has told us that the 96 neon is a lemon. The brakes are made from a metal that rusts very quickly and the head gaskets are faulty and will continue to have problems. What can I say about the transmission?? Is 4 too many for a car with only 50+thousand miles?? Help!!!!( dot number: tire size: 1857014 )
The vehicle slips in and out of gear when in motion. Has always been difficult to engage reverse gear to move car in morning. Engine transmission specialists cannot detect problem but confirm that it exists.
Ongoing problem with a 2.0l engine head gasket failure. From march of 1996 to present, vehicle has experienced replacement of 2 head gaskets, egr valve with eet, oil pressure sensor/switch, and transmission.*ak
Odometer failure occurred twice, the last time was in feb of 99.
The front brakes have been replaced twice and are in need of replacement again, they seem to wear excessively.
Consumer was accelerating to 45 MPH when the the forward gears failed, the transmission was replaced.
The defective automatic transmission in this vehicle causes the engine to stop when decelerating. The defective transmission is a common problem for this years model according to local transmission shops. Also the transmission was changed for the next years model.
Vehicle has had to have a new transmission, head gasket, spark plugs and wires, and the fuel gauge stopped functioning. All before 60,000 miles.
While driving at normal highway speeds speedometer starts acting erratically. The needle wave back and forth between 0 and the present speed. After about 20 seconds the needle goes to zero and remains there. In addition to having no idea what your speed is the odometer is disabled . On the most recent failure turning the car off ,while in a resturant for 45 minutes seemed to clear up the problem. Upon resuming our trip we had the speedometer and odometer working.
Pin in the differential dropped, causing a hole in the transfer case which resulted in damages and almost caused an accident. Please provide further information.
Transmission slipping. Dealer calling us liars when reported.have returned to dealer 4 times for same problem. Problem still exists.
Transmission went out, causing loss of power. Consumer to have transmission replaced.
Transmission rebuilt by amoco said almost all parts were "chewed up" now 1 yr later slips going into 1st and has no reverse the head has been replaced 2 times and has gone again sppedometer stays on 0
Driver was distracted by failed speedometer needle as it was swingling wildly. Distraction caused accident.
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