1996 Dodge Neon

WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND SHORT CIRCUITED SOME FUSES. THE FUEL PUMP BOX SHORTED OUT. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND NO ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE CAMSHAFT OR CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, FOUND ENGINE OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG TUBE HOLES DUE TO A LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET, FOUND ELECTRICAL WIRE LEADING TO THE ECM MODULE, CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS FUSED TOGETHER, CAUSED BOTH SENSORS AND ECM TO FAIL. THE ENGINE DISPLAYED A ROUGH IDLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS FRONT UNDERHOOD RECALL 96V026000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING FRONT UNDERHOOD, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE THE ECM FAILED. *SC *JB

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. THANKFULLY, NONE OF THEM MECHANICAL, BUT COSTLY STILL. THE DOOR PANELS ON MY 2 DOOR KEEP ON GETTING DISCONNECTED FROM THE DOOR FRAME DUE TO SUBSTANDARD (IN MY BOOK ANYWAY) ANCHORS BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND THE PANELS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. I GET THE ISSUE FIXED, AND WITHIN AN FEW MONTHS IT'S BROKEN AGAIN. THE ANTENNA BROKE OFF AT THE BASE AND FLEW OFF SOMEWHERE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS WINTER (2004). THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF. THE TRUNK LEAKS. SOME OF THE OUTSIDE TRIM PIECES FELL OFF FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE FUEL TANK DOOR BROKE OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON ONE DAY WHILE I WAS FILLING THE TANK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NO LONGER SHUTS RIGHT. IT HAS TO BE LIFTED AND SLAMMED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOSEN'T WORK CORRECTLY, (IT FELL OUT ONCE) EVEN AFTER I HAD IT FIXED AND THE REGULATOR REPLACED. I EXPECT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC., BUT THIS IS SILLY. I AM AFRAID TO KEEP THE CAR, WHO KNOW'S WHAT WILL FALL OFF NEXT, LANDING IN SOME UNKNOWN PLACE ON I-95! I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER NEON. NOT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SERIOUS ISSUES OF UNRELIABILITY, BUT BECAUSE THINGS FALL OFF. *AK

BY TAKING CARE OF MY CAR, IE. WASHING AND WAXING IT, I ENDED UP KEEPING A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT FROM OCCURING UNTILL AFTER THEIR THREE YEAR WARRANTY. THEN 70% OF THE PAINT PEALED OFF THE ROOF AND TRUNK OF MY CAR WHEN I WASHED IT ONE DAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT IT BUT WAS NEVER FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL OR NOTIFY CUSTOMERS. WHEN THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED THEY SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARENTY BUT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEART THEY WOULD PAY $285.00 TOWARD HAVING IT REPAINTED AT A DODGE DEALERBWHO WOULD CHARGE ME $2,800.00 BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ELECTRO PRIMER AND THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE STRIPPED TO THE BARE METAL AND REPRIMED.

ENGINE, WIRE HARNESS AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *PH ENGINE AND WIRE HARNESS WERE REPLACED TWO OR THREE TIMES. LEFT FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ENGINE BLEW UP FOR THE THIRD TIME AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID THAT VEHICLE'S ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, INSTRUMENT PANEL NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. AIR CONDITIONER (AC) WENT OUT AFTER TWO YEARS OF PURCHASE. AC WAS NEVER REPAIRED. VEHICLE OVERHEAT MOST OF THE TIME. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MAY SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO CONTACT WITH EGR TUBE FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *LA