1995 Dodge Neon problems
Owners have filed 1,415 complaints about the 1995 Dodge Neon with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 23.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 16.4%.
Complaints1,415
Crashes174
Fires72
Injuries159
Deaths20
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 23.7% · 336
Service brakes, hydraulic 16.4% · 232
Steering 8.8% · 125
Air bags 8.2% · 116
Electrical system 7.7% · 109
Power train 7.2% · 102
Vehicle speed control 3.5% · 50
Fuel system, gasoline 3.5% · 49
Severity
Of those complaints, 174 describe a crash, 72 describe a fire, 159 report an injury and 20 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Dodge Neon in this data, 1995 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 82,741 miles.
In owners' own words
I am really concerned with the way chrysler corp. Is handling the head gasket problems on the 95-98 Neon's. So far my head gasket has been blown. Most of the Dodge Neon 95 -99 have head gasket problems resulting in oil lick and burn of fuel. I have to replace the head gasket, which will gost me about $1500.00. I also have noticed the poor crash results on the Neon 95. Which can result in a very seroius injuries. Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle was overheating. Looked under the vehicle and it was bubbling. Consumer thought it was some coolant. Vehicle was taken to jiffy lube and coolant/oil change was done. Two days later, vehicle started running hot and was taken to firestone. They checked the thermostat and noticed that coolant had leaked onto the spark plugs. It was taken to fast to jiff lube, problem is still happpening. Engine and engine cooling
Head gasket leaked. Then had to replace clutch because it failed after oil leaked on it. Spent tons of money and it's now my understanding that Dodge was aware of this problem. With such as severe oil hemmorhage, I'm lucky my car is still operating. I'm a student and can't afford these problems. No one can. And we shouldn't have to pay for something that could have been recalled. I'm irate. Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Dodge Neon years
1996 887 complaints · 42.2% engine and engine cooling 1997 553 complaints · 44.1% engine and engine cooling 1998 451 complaints · 48.6% engine and engine cooling 1999 152 complaints · 38.8% engine and engine cooling 2000 489 complaints · 14.9% service brakes, hydraulic 2001 199 complaints · 16.6% air bags