NHTSA Complaint #10268322 — 2003 DODGE NEON

WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED VIOLENTLY FORWARD CAUSING ME AND MY PASSENGERS TO SUSTAIN NECK TRAUMA, NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THOUGH TO REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 150 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 YEARS. THIS LAST TIME WAS CONCERNING ENOUGH FOR ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. MOST TIMES IT IS REALLY NOT THAT SIGNIFICANT OF A JERK OR LURCH, BUT DEFINITELY NOTICEABLE AND ANNOYING/CONCERNING. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM USUALLY STOPPED AND START TO PROCEED, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW A DROP IN SPEED, HESITATE, AND JERK THE CAR FORWARD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE TWICE. ONCE THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP, AND ONCE THEY REPLACED THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ONLINE LOOKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME, AND BELIEVE ME, THERE ARE MANY, AND FIND THAT IT IS THE OXYGEN SENSOR THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IF I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR JERKING FORWARD, ENOUGH TO CAUSE MY NECK TO ALMOST SUSTAIN WHIPLASH, I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY YOUR AGENCY. *TR