I noticed one day that a white puff of smoke came from the steering column shroud. I turned the car off immediately and turned it back on. It did not happen again so I continued to use the vehicle. Several months after my headlights stopped working, the brights however worked fine. I could wiggle the wiring in the dash the steering wheel all the way down and they worked. I made an appointment with the dealer and before I could get in the headlights died completely. The dealer replaced the multi-function stalk under warranty and everything worked fine until I sold the car.
2003 Dodge Neon lights complaints
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The multi-switch and wiring harness behind my steering wheel melted rendering my headlights (low-beam) and fog lights inoperable.
Multi-function switch melting/burning, causing headlights, blinkers and dash lights not to function. Problem not presently fixed.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's headlight multi function switch did not function. The vehicle was not taken to a service dealer.
Headlight switch and associated wiring harness shorted and melted resulting in loss of all interior and exterior lighting.
There was smoke coming from the steering column. I immediately shut down the car. After starting the car, I realized my headlights were not working. I pulled on the multi-function switch twice and regained the use of my headlights. I dropped the vehicle off at the dealership (big valley dodge/subaru) on 5/24/06. On 5/26/06, at about 4:20 pm, I received a call from marvin in the service department. He advised they were going to replace the multi-function switch and wire harness. He also advised I was being charged $386.00 + tax as my car is out of warranty. It seems as there is no tsb on this problem although there are many neon owners having the same problems. Please see links below. Http://www.srtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3461887#post3461887 http://www.srtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=255414&highlight=multifunction+switch http://www.srtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=251467&highlight=multifunction+switch http://www.srtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191421&highlight=multifunction+switch.
Dt: the vehicle would shut down completely while in motion and the steering would lock. Also, the hazard lights would not come on. This was the third time this problem occurred in a ten month span. The first time this happened was on november 15, 2004, the second was march 23, 2005, and september 25, 2005. The consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer twice, and they replaced the battery twice. There was no forewarning, noise and or warning lights. *ak (11/21/05)
While driving 35 MPH steering column caught on fire. Consumer extinguished the fire by turning off the turn signals. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the turn signal switch and wiring harness needed to be replaced.
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