Major Problems with 2002 Dodge Neon Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2002 Dodge Neon

2002 Dodge Neon AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 98000 miles

2002 Dodge Neon FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 6700 miles

2002 Dodge Neon STEERING Victims: 2

Browse 2002 Dodge Neon complaints by category

Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and FRONTAL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Dodge Neon owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission slips from 1st to 2nd gear air condition does not get very cold 15 miles per gallon steering wheel...	23 ~ 48507 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my interior light and my gauges in my car are not working. i can't see how fast i am going...	14 ~ 61559 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS was involved in an accident where i drove into the back of a car going 35 mph and neither of...	13 ~ 21154 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING consumer states the vehicle stalled while driving the vehicle was towed to the dealership and consumer was informed that the...	12 ~ 30535 miles
AIR BAGS consumer states that she was involved in a front passenger side collision at approx 40-45mph. both passenger and driver air	9 ~ 43340 miles
STRUCTURE the vehicles front fender cracked. the dealership indicated that this was due to the fender not having enough bracket to	9 ~ 31654 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER car gets gas mileage of 16.5 - 17.8 mpg city. advertises 22 - 28 hwy 26.6 advertises 26-38. attitude is	8 ~ 24430 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i noticed my spare tire and 4-way tire iron rusting about a year after purchasing the vehicle. i didn't correlate...	7 ~ 93114 miles
POWER TRAIN when i come to a complete stop the car jerks. it kind of feels like its changing gears. i have...	7 ~ 29310 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car took on water from the "air intake" port causing me to stop--had no control of car when it stopped--according...	6 ~ 18973 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION (1) the vehicle drifts to the right at speed (2) the vehicle pulls to the right on acceleration from a...	6 ~ 23572 miles
ENGINE at approximately 3:00 a.m. on a saturday the 4th of august i was involved in a rollover car accident in...	5 ~ 42620 miles
STEERING when i come to a complete stop the car jerks. it kind of feels like its changing gears. i have...	5 ~ 31784 miles
TIRES driver and passenger side airbags failed to deploy during a fourty-five mile per hour front end collision. dealer has been	5 ~ 47897 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge neon. the contact stated that the exterior lights did not illuminate due to a...	4 ~ 101500 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS continual brake problems. have had car in shop 3 times since sept. of 2003 for brake problems. even after my...	4 ~ 25808 miles
EQUIPMENT i have a dodge neon 2002 with 10 000. miles on it. recently my car idles now between 4-500 rpm....	4 ~ 2250 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i turned the key that morning to go to work the car was totally dead. i called chryler roadside...	4 ~ 27750 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when applying the brakes vehicle jerks and pedal almost goes to the floor. cause is unknown. please provide more information.	4 ~ 11750 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the screw on the rear of the radiator blew out and damaged the radiator's hoses. also driver's side door lock	4 ~ 42337 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN first engine lights starts to come on - second notice that one morning car starts to make loud sqeaking noise...	3 ~ 32000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i turned the key that morning to go to work the car was totally dead. i called chryler roadside...	3
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC driver and passenger side airbags failed to deploy during a fourty-five mile per hour front end collision. dealer has been	3 ~ 12667 miles
SUSPENSION while driving steering wheel would constantly vibrate. hard to maintain control of vehicle when vibration happens. *ak...	3 ~ 22213 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving in rainy weather drove over a small puddle of water and without warning vehicle shut off. then became...	3 ~ 500 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS brake rotors calipers. *nm...	2 ~ 13000 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE dt: the contact recently purchased a vehicle and when checking out the vehicle it had serious problems. the frame was...	2 ~ 52300 miles
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING for the past year my vehicle 2002 dodge neon has been releasing water i assumed it was from the rain...	2
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING electrical problem panel lights inoperative. *bf the day before the vehicle broke down the vehicle was in the repair shop...	2 ~ 41500 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL consumer was driving at 65 mph and the vehicle jumped into passing gear. consumer stated that last week while driving...	2 ~ 27511 miles
SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING while turning on lights the headlights would not come on. driver was able to place his hand on the lever...	2 ~ 94500 miles
CONTROL ARM > FRONT > SUSPENSION both front end control arm bushings failed and had to be replaced. *la...	2 ~ 29000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM this car has used more than 10 quarts of oil since new (not counting changes). it has just over 20k...	2 ~ 11750 miles
REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS consumer has problems with the safety belts. the plastic piece on the belt which created tension to make the belt	2 ~ 7862 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS consumer states that she was involved in a front passenger side collision at approx 40-45mph. both passenger and driver air	2
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM consumer states the vehicle stalled while driving the vehicle was towed to the dealership and consumer was informed that the...	2
DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC transmission slips from 1st to 2nd gear air condition does not get very cold 15 miles per gallon steering wheel...	2
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when applying brakes to slowdown they would fail to catch properly. this causes extended stopping distance. for the brakes to	2
SEAT BELTS while a technician was installing the car seat inside the vehicle he determined that the seat belts were not locking...	2 ~ 43500 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE fuel mileage not up to rating 20 mpg now rating 33 mpg. vehicle only 5 months old. dt...	2
SIDEWALL > TIRES i bought 4 pirelli p4 p185/60r-15 tires. less than 6k miles a tire blew out the sidewall. now at 17k...	1 ~ 106200 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE the car has less then 63k miles on it and i was told it was unsafe do to a rusted...	1 ~ 63000 miles
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT the lower control arm bushings are a big problem with this car. you will lose control of steering if the	1 ~ 42000 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge neon. the vehicle was taken to a tire shop to have the struts replaced....	1 ~ 60888 miles
STABILIZER BAR > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* - the contact called regarding the 2002 dodge neon. the contact has not experienced any failures. the contact took...	1 ~ 32000 miles
HOOD > BODY > STRUCTURE dt*: the contact stated the plastic adjusting vent for the heat appeared to have been gnawed on and the air...	1 ~ 9800 miles
WHEELS dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 mph on normal rural roads the vehicle unexpectedly veered to the left hitting...	1 ~ 66640 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated that while traveling 60 mph on normal road conditions and making a right turn a loud...	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge neon. while driving 40 mph the headlights were foggy and provided poor illumination. the...	1 ~ 63000 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS vehicle 2002 dodge neon 22 351 miles on vehicle. while my wife was backing out of garage the brakes failed....	1 ~ 22351 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge neon. while driving at any speed the fuel gauge speedometer and other instrument panel...	1 ~ 46000 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge neon. while driving at any speed the fuel gauge speedometer and other instrument panel...	1 ~ 46000 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge neon. while driving at any speed the fuel gauge speedometer and other instrument panel...	1 ~ 46000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge neon. while driving at any speed the fuel gauge speedometer and other instrument panel...	1 ~ 46000 miles
COOLING UNIT AND LINES > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN on feb 14 2006 while driving to work the car started making dinging noise and the transmission started slipping. the...	1 ~ 68348 miles
HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING headlight switch failed when changing from high beams to low beams. i had no low beam headlights for several seconds...	1 ~ 65900 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: the contact recently purchased a vehicle and when checking out the vehicle it had serious problems. the frame was...	1 ~ 36000 miles
FAN > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: the contact recently purchased a vehicle and when checking out the vehicle it had serious problems. the frame was...	1 ~ 36000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i work in the miami area and was going home after eating it had been raining that day and there...	1 ~ 65000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > REAR vehicle is experiencing a problem with the rear coil springs. consumer was driving at approximately 15 mph and felt something...	1 ~ 45600 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE water gets in the back seat through the trunk. there usually is between 1 to 2 inches. dealer was notified.*ak...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: while driving in bumper to bumper traffic the consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision. the owner glanced away...	1 ~ 80000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT my interior light and my gauges in my car are not working. i can't see how fast i am going...	1
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN while driving a 2002 neon either the transmission/brakes locked up on the car stopping abrubtly without any warning on interstate...	1 ~ 38000 miles
VISIBILITY it became difficult for the driver to see out the front windshield and passenger front window. *nlm...	1
SERVICE BRAKES when i bought my car i had/have loud squeaking noise from my breaks when i back out of my drive...	1 ~ 100 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS while trveling at 40 miles down hill consumer was blinded by the sun and hit another driver on front side.	1
SWITCH > FOG LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the fog light multifunction switch in my 2002 dodge neon was malfunctioning and the fog lights were turning on without...	1 ~ 37000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY transmission slips from 1st to 2nd gear air condition does not get very cold 15 miles per gallon steering wheel...	1
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY consumer called complaining about having problems with severe refraction on uncoming headligths as well as stationary lights. dealer was contacted...	1
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the screw on the rear of the radiator blew out and damaged the radiator's hoses. also driver's side door lock	1

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