2004 Dodge Neon Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE AREA WHERE THE AIR INTAKE TUBE WAS CONNECTED TO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL UNIT, THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IF THE CLAMP WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/28/12*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, BUT IF THE PART DID COME LOOSE, THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE WOULD DECREASE THE RPM'S. UPDATED 06/29/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,842 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FLUID TO CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,526.

THE NEON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION AND IT SPEWED TRANSMISSION FLUID (AND MIXED WITH WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS COOLING FLUID) ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND IS INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC LATER DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. *TR