2004 Dodge Neon

IN EARLY AUGUST OF 2004 I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE NEON SXT WITH ONLY 8 MILES ON IT. SINCE DECEMBER OF 2004 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISSING. FOR EXAMPLE THE CAR SHAKES WHEN SITTING OR DRIVING AND IS HAVING TROUBLE AT TIMES GETTING SPEED WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN OF THE ACCELERATOR. SO I TOOK THE CAR IN JANUARY 2005 TO CORNELL DODGE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AT WHICH TIME IT HAS REACHED A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS FINE AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS DETECTED BY THE COMPUTER AND TO RETURN LATER TO GET MY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. HAVING CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE CORNELL DODGE FOR MY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND 16-POINT INSPECTION IN JUNE 2005. THEY STILL FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE I HAVE CONTINUALLY BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS NOT RESOLVED BY CORNELL DODGE??S AUTHORIZED DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT, ON AUGUST 19TH I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM SERRAMONTE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA WITH ONLY ABOUT 12, 431 MILES ON IT. THEY CHANGED THE CABLES AND SPARK PLUGS, WHICH STILL DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK A THIRD TIME ON AUGUST 25TH 2005 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TO SERRAMONTE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA WITH 12,510 MILES ON IT. IT IS APPARENT THAT A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 8 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER FIVE TIMES, FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT AND NOTHING IS BEING RESOLVE. EVERY TIME I CONTACT SOMEONE THEY TELL ME TO DO SOME STEP, WHICH I DO AND THEN THE PERSON DOES NOT FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEIR END. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. SERRAMONTE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR AGENTS ARE NOT WELL KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THEIR CARS!. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT ON A DRY 2 LANE RURAL ROAD, TRAVELING IN A 55 MPH ZONE AT ONLY 45 MPH, I SWERVED TO MISS A DEER STANDING IN THE ROAD IN MY LANE. THERE WAS AN ONCOMING CAR AND I SWERVED BACK INTO MY LANE AND THE CAR FISH TAILED CAUSING A COUNTER ACTION ON MY PART AND I HIT THE CONCRETE BRIDGE WITH A GLANCING BLOW, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS ON TWO WHEELS ON THE BRIDGE AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT I REALIZED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER A BODY SHOP INSPECTED THE CAR THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE SENSOR HAD BEEN HIT AND SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS. I AM NOW SUFFERING FROM WHIPLASH AND BACK STRAIN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I AM NOW PURSUING ACTION AGAINST DODGE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED , AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND POLICE OFFICER ON SCENE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SHE HAS NOT CALLED DODGE AT THIS TIME.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON SRT4. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON OCTOBER 9, 2005 AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT CAME OFF OF THE RAIL. THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SEATS ,AND PERSONALLY HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING. THE SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE WERE FACTORY SEATS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE SRT-4. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE APRIL 3RD 2004 AND EVER SINCE ABOUT 3500 MILES I HAVE HAD A OIL LEAK COMING OUT OF THE COLD SIDE INTERCOOLER PIPE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL ON MY CAR. A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A OIL LEAK, DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I KNOW ITS BLOW BY COMING OUT OF THE PCV SYSTEM AND A CATCH CAN WOULD STOP THE OIL FROM LEAKING. BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY DIDN'T' DODGE PUT ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE? MY CAR NOW HAS 45000 AND IT STILL HAS THE OIL LEAK AND A BIG GROUP OF OIL SPOTS ON MY WHITE DRIVEWAY. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE NEON AROUND MARCH OF 2005. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT TOO BOTHERSOME, BUT I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE JUST DIRTY, AND THAT NOTHING ELSE WAS WRONG. NOW, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO PROGRESS, AND THE BRAKE SQUEAKING IS REALLY LOUD AND IRRITATING. I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PREVIOUSLY, I OWNED A 2000 DODGE NEON, AND I WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IT. I NOTICED WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH PREVIOUS RECALLS, THAT MY OLDER NEON DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE "BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE". WHEN I HAD MY OLDER NEON FIXED OF THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO MIDAS, AND THEY DID NOT INFORM ME OF ANY RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY MAY NOT HAVE KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY SQUEAKING BRAKES OF THE 2000 NEON, AS I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT MIDAS DID TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL IN THE 2000 MODEL, IT IS A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE 2004 MODELS. THE BRAKE SQUEAKING, ALTHOUGH REALLY ANNOYING, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SAFETY PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH IT (AS I'M NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED). I'M SURE IT CAN'T BE SAFE THOUGH, HAVING BRAKES THAT SQUEAK ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU'RE SLOWING DOWN OR NOT. *NM