1997 DODGE NEON Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Issues in the 1997 DODGE NEON

11 engine and engine coolingcooling system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 DODGE NEON. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Complaints

#10086871 |
THE CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL X 2 MONTHS. KEPT OVERHEATING AFTER 20 MINUTES OF RUNNING. ALLE THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED OUT. HAD RADIATOR FIXED. CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT, TOLD IT WAS FAN RELAY. HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW TOLD THAT IT WAS THE GASKET. THAT IT HAD A LEAK AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOME THING ABOUT THE ALUMINUM.*AK
#10022144 |
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HEAD GASKET WAS WARPED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK
#10001763 |
THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE, ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED, THE DEALER THEN INFORMED CONSUMER A RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT RESOLVED.*JB
#8016373 |
ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL, AND VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
#762860 |
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
#8005826 |
VEHICLE IS SITTING IDLE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO HOT. VEHICLE OVERHEATS. ONCE VEHICLE IS MOVING GAUGE GOES BACK DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *TT
#759102 |
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
#8005218 |
WHILE PARKED, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION LINES LOOSE. VEHICLE SHIFTING BY ITSELF DUE TO A STICKY CABLE. OIL LEAK IN ENGINE. DEALER FOUND HEADGASKET FAILURE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. CAMSHAFT REPLACED. VEHICLE SHAKES AND TREMBLES WHILE BRAKING. WEATHERSTRIPPING FELL OFF ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. ANTIFREEZE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP. BATTERY CLAMP LOOSE CAUSING BATTERY LIGHT TO STAY ON. *AK *TT
#755754 |
SIX MONTHS AGO SEVERE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS, TOLD RELAY NOT FUNCTIONING. MECHANIC REPLACES SWITCH, FIRST TIME FAN KICKS IN TO COOL ENGINE, RELAY BLOWS/SHORTS OUT, MECHANIC SENDS ME TO DEALER BECAUSE OF WARRANTY .DEALER REPLACES RELAY, CAR CONTINUED TO OVER HEAT. DEALER TOLD ME "MICE" MUST HAVE EATEN THROUGH WIRING, DEALER REPLACED SWITCH/WIRING. NOW HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF OIL LOSS. DIAGANOSIS W/BLACK LIGHT, HEAD GASKET. TOLD RELAY AND HEAD GASKET RELATED AS ALUMINUM BLOCK PRONE TO OVERHEATING, RELAY COOLING DISFUNCTION POSSIBLE CAUSE OF HEAD GASKET LEAK. *AK
#864516 |
DASH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN CAR OVERHEATED, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK
#706564 |
HELP ! IT WAS JUST SEVEN MONTHS AGO I PURCHASE A 1997 NEON. I WAS SO HAPPY, I WAS GOING TO BE DRIVING A FAIRLY DECENT CAR. IT WAS 1998 AND I WAS GOING TO BE DRIVING A 1997. WITH A/C EVEN. HA. HA. HA. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DIDN'T KNOW THREE WEEKS LATER I WOULD BE PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS WAITING ON A PART THEY HAD TO ORDER. BOY DID THAT PUT A SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WANTED TO GIVE THE CAR BACK. I NO LONGER WANTED THE CAR. I KNEW THEN I WOULD NOT HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AFTER THAT. WELL YOU KNOW THEY SAID NO. GOOD THING I HAD THE 1595.00 EXTEDED SERV. CONTRACT I GOT THE PROBLEM FIX FREE . WELL NOT REALLY FREE IT COST ME 1595.00 FOR THE WARRANTY AND FIFTY...

Other 1997 DODGE NEON Problem Areas

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