NHTSA Complaint #741386 — 1996 DODGE NEON
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 741386 |
| Vehicle | 1996 DODGE NEON |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OCCURING ON A DAILY BASIS ARE: THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK,THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK,THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOESN'T WORK,THE MILEAGE GAUGE DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T WORKING.SOMETIMES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE LIGHTS(SEAT BELT,ETC.)WILL POP ON MAKING THE DINGING NOISE LETTING YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING IS ON(LIKE WHEN YOU 1ST START UP THE CAR)BUT NOTHING STARTS WORKING THEN BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE.WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL WE HAVE PUT IN OUR CAR,HOW FAST WE ARE GOING,OR IF THE CAR IS RUNNING HOT OR COLD.AT ONE POINT WE WERE HAVING TO GET JUMP STARTS ALL OF THE TIME. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I NOTICED YOU HAVE HAD A RECALL ON BUT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED.SINCE IT IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE.THIS IS REDICULOUS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE,SAME YEAR AND EVERYTHING BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY 15,000 CARS DONE AND OUR CAR COULD HAVE BEEN THE 15,001 CAR ON THE ASSEMBLY AT THE TIME WE HAVE TO SUFFER AND PAY FOR THE MANUFACTURERS MISTAKES.
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