12 of the
133 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Neon are about the
electrical system — 9% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
65,000 miles.
I PURCHASE A 2005 DODGE NEON IN JUNE. APPROXIATELY 3 WERKS LATER I NOTICE HOW WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO STOP WHEN TIME TO MOVE FORWARD CAR WOULD STALL AND BARELY WANT TO GO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD PICK UP. IT DID THAT FOR 2 DAYS. THE 3RD DAY I DROVE AWAY IN IT WITH NO PROMBLEMS. WHEN TIME FOR ME TO LEAVE IT WOULD NOT START. I REPLACE STARTER,BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND ALSO MADE SURE ALL THESE PARTS WHERE GOOD. MY CAR STILL WILL NOT START. PLEASE HELP ME OUT JUST SPENT $2,000.00 AND MY CAR STILL WILL NOT START. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT OCCURED.
NHTSA complaint #11022536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 150,300 milesReseda, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES WITH MY FRIENDS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY DASHBOARD RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I THEN LATER NOTICE MY BRAKE,FOG,HIGH BEAMS, AND TURN SIGNALS LIGHT DO NOT WORK. I WENT ON A FORUM TO SEE IF IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND I SAW CARS THAT WERE BURNED AND I SAW THAT IT WAS A CONNECTION THAT WAS FAULTY. I REMOVE MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS BURNED TOO THE EXACT SAME PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE CAR DIDN'T CATCH FIRE. I WENT TO A JUNK YARD TO SEE IF I COULD GET ONE AND ALL THE DODGE NEONS THAT I GOT TO THEY WERE ALL SHOTS AND BURNED. I WANT TO GET A RECALL FOR THIS THAT CANNOT BE POSSIBLE THAT ALL THE CARS EVEN MY FRIENDS CAR HAS THAT TOO AND IT'S A DODGE NEON. CAN SOMETHING PLEASE BE DONE ABOUT THIS
NHTSA complaint #10870087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hialeah, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE NEON, MY TURNING SIGNALS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I HAVE TO BANG THE STEERING WHEEL FOR THEM TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO MY HORN STOPPED WORKING ALL OF SUDDEN. I HAVE CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THE HORN IT SELF AND THERE IS NOTHING FOUND.
NHTSA complaint #10820338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Jacksonville Beach, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRONIC NO POWER THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AND ALL SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND BACK ON AND HIT THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON AND THE POWER CAME BACK ON.
NHTSA complaint #10640969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 88,257 milesJacksonville Beach, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ENGINE LOSSED POWER BUT CAME BACK AND IT HAPPEN AGAIN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AND DID NOT RESTART UNTIL I MAYED THE WINDOW GO DOWN THEN THE POWER CAME BACK ON THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10633329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 146,967 milesMarion, IN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A DODGE NEON 2005 AND I KNOW A FEW OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEM TO. I HAVE BEEN GETTING LIKE A STALL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAY IT'S THE CAM SENSOR. THREE OUT OF THE FIVE PEOPLE I KNOW WITH NEON SAY THEY HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AND WHEN I RESEARCH IT IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT.
NHTSA complaint #10628498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 79,959 milesAlbuquerque, NM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR AND ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THEN ON THIS OCCASION I WAS LAYING DOWN IN MY ROOM AND MUST HAVE ROLLED OVER ON THE REMOTE AND ENGAGED THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. THE CAR STARTED IN THE GARAGE. LUCKILY, IT WAS DISCOVERED IN <5 MINUTES AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE BATTERIES OUT OF THE REMOTE AND AM NO LONGER USING IT. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING/REPAIRS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10557294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,000 milesAtlantic Beach, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I TURN ON MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL MY FOG LIGHTS TURN ON. I SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY MFD SWITCH CONNECTOR THE LEFT SIDE(NUMBER 10&20) WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF MELTING.
NHTSA complaint #10535958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 44,126 milesBurnside, KY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE MISSES AND STALLS. WILL NOT RESTART.
NHTSA complaint #10352026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 35,000 milesSevierville, TN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SWITCH STARTED HANGING UP AND WOULD NOT GO TO LOCK POSITION. KEEP WORKING SHIFTER AND SWITCH UNTIL IT GOES TO LOCK POSITION SO I CAN REMOVE KEY.
NHTSA complaint #10293079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,786 milesLawrenceville, GA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE BATTERY TO FAIL AND THE FOG LIGHTS TO FLICKER.
NHTSA complaint #10243807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 3,200 milesCorvallis, MTFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE CAME FROM OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10113362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.