Car was hard to shift into any gears - car was taken to dealership and was given a replacement transmission. They blamed it on bad synchros. About 6,000 miles later I had the same problem only worse. The car would not shift into 3rd gear at all. It would only grind. They replaced it again with a new transmission. Now - once again I am having trouble shifting into 3rd gear and sometimes 4th.
2003 Dodge Neon transmission complaints
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Plastic transmission lines running through only one radiator system. One line broke doe to cold temperatures allowed antifreeze & trans coolant to mixed together in both the engine & transmission,both had to be flushed & cost me the consumer over $648.93 out of my pocket. Their warranty did not cover it.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving the transmission speed sensor shorted and caused the computer to short out. The engine and transmission completely locked and the vehicle stalled. The contact pushed the vehicle to the side of the road, where it was then towed to a certified dealership. The transmission and engine were replaced as a result of the damages caused by the sensor.
Dt: the contact stated while driving the clutch malfunctioned three times with no warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, and they replaced the clutch. This occurred every six months.
Dt: the contact stated the engine stalled and died at highway speeds. When this occurred there was total loss of power. The vehicle would not restart. The vehicle had to be towed to a dealer. The dealer replaced the battery, alternator, and the power train control module. The dealer has been unable to accurately diagnose the problem. No further repairs have been made at this time.
Dt: the contact stated the horn was not working. The horn was replaced on august 3, 2004 and the problem recurred. On september 10, 2004 . She started having problems with the vehicle not starting when cranked. She stated after several attempts it would start. The vehicle was again taken to the dealership , and they replaced the fuel pump, the fuel pressure regulator, and the flashed PCM. The vehicle was not starting again; this began on october 19, 2005. The vehicle will have to be towed this time.
1) no warning of upcoming part failure. Car was being driven on the highway at normal speed (55) preparing to decelerate/downshift, damp road conditions, but wasn't currently raining. Car is a 2003 dodge neon r/t. Part in question is new to the 2003 model year. 2) clutch master cylinder assembly (master cylinder,hydraulic line, and release cylinder-sealed assy.) hydraulic line broke off while downshifting coming off the h3 into the usmc base (many swerves and need to slow down.) this resulted in a loss of fluid to the pressure plates causing the transmission to not disengage properly. The car does not shift properly, and the engine RPM's do not drop when the clutch is pressed. The stick cannot be pulled out of gear into neutral if the car is moving even 10mph. This could have been a hazardous/fatal problem under other circumstances. 3) I am contacting windward dodge in the morning to have the master cylinder assembly replaced and the rest of the clutch assembly inspected (replaced if necessary) for excessive wear/damage from this incident. If they aren't sending the part off for an inspection at corporate offices I will request to hang on to it in case an engineer somewhere would like it.
Vehicle performed poorly. The gears slipped, vehicle hesitated and jerked. Transmission was serviced four times, and the performance was the same.
The vehicle accelerated very slow when put into 2nd gear. The RPM hangs at 3000; while stopped in neutral the idle fluctuated from 3000-1000 RPM and the vehicle idled very rough. The dealership has serviced the vehicle 5 times, in which the sparks plug, air filter, oil filter etc,. Has been replaced. The problem still exist. The vehicle is currently at the dealership being serviced for this same issue.
Neon had to have the manual transmission replaced twice within the total milage of 20,000 miles. The car was delivered with a defective battery temperature sensor, and 1 month before the car caught fire it was in the shop and the mechanic failed to replace the battery tiedown bar. On august 26, 2004 the car caught fire while the ignition was off and was driven for only 5 miles. The vehicle also had a bad passanger seat belt buckle. Many passangers complained of it being difficult to insert the belt into the locking mechanism.
I bought my 2003 neon with 18,000 miles. Immediately I noticed the car shifted hard and sometimes when putting into gear would not go into drive. I took to my dealership on 3 occassions, once in 08/03, once in 12/03, and once in 03/04. All three times I was told that the car shifted fine and that the problem could not be "duplicated". On 08/04/03, I was traveling down the interstate whne my transmission locked up and rendered my car inoperable and immobile. Car was towed to dealership and was told that the transmission failed and that they had never seen anything like it before. I was given a totally new transmission unit. Since then the car has been shifting funny and it also hesitates a lot, especially in the late afternoon when it is fairly warm out.
Intermittently and at any speed vehicle switched into lower gear and stalled. This problem occurred over 20 times since march of this year. Vehicle had been to a repair shop over seven times, but problem recurred . Consumers sustained minor leg and shoulder injuries.
3 days after purchasing vehicle, it would not go into reverse. After several attempts, and the engine engaged in neutral, it would violently jump into reverse. Dodge fixed the problem with reverse; currently vehicle continues to lunge violently forward after stopping, forcing me to put in park at lights, intersections; etc., to avoid rear-ending other vehicles. I have had the vehicle in the shop on three occasions, and they are unable to find the problem!
I have a 2003 dodge srt-4 since I bought the car I have been having problem with my transmission. Sometimes it's hard the get in gears no mater is you're down shifting or up shifting, I went twice to the dealer I they told me that is normal but I know from the chats that there is a lot of people having the same problem. Thanks.
While driving vehicle jumped out of gear into neutral. Took vehicle to dealer, who stated that shift fort pads were not properly installed which caused the shift collar not to engage.
The transmission in my dodge neon rt 2003 has went out twice, they have to replace it w/ new ones... I know a few more people where the transmission was broken in these cars.. It's happening constatnly in the neon rt .. Manual transmission
Transmissin failure on the intersate w/ a 2 year old and a 6 month old children in the car. Had just purchased the vehicle on july 19, 2004 with only 17 miles on the vehicle.
While driving at 50mph vehicle shut down. Transmission went out. Dealer notified.
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