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Dodge Neon Transmission Problems

105 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2002. Best year: 2001.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Transmission · 2004 4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT YARD. SHE STAT...

Transmission · 2005 4

MY 2005 NEON HAS BEEN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT IS WORSE IN WARM WEATHER. TRANSMISSION FLUID FINE AND NOT BURNT. DIDN'T PICK UP ON THE COMPUTER WHEN IT WAS CHECKED OUT AT A GARAGE BUT NO ONE DISPUTES THE PROBLE...

Transmission · 2005 4

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 DODGE NEON WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 29000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE CV JOINT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A BRID...

Transmission · 2004 4

I PURCHASED A 2004 NEON SXT ON NOVEMBER 23, 2004. MILEAGE ON DELIVERY WAS 200. IN DECEMBER OF 2004, THE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THIS AND MY BASIC LIMITED WA...

Transmission · 2002 4

2002 DODGE NEON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE PULLING OFF EXIT AT VERY SLOW SPEED WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR -WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED CAR HAD 40,000 MILES. *NM

Transmission · 2002 4

WHILE DRIVING A 2002 NEON, EITHER THE TRANSMISSION/BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE CAR, STOPPING ABRUBTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON INTERSTATE 400 IN ATLANTA, GA. DUE TO THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE AUTO, MY DAUGHTER'S AUTO WAS THEN REAR-ENDED BY...

Transmission · 2000 4

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LOCK INTO PARK IF INDICATOR IS STOPPED BETWEEN THE PARK AND REVERSE LOCATIONS. THE CAR IS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE INDICATOR DISPLAYS "PARK". CAR WILL ROLL IN THIS IN THIS POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN TES...

Transmission · 2000 3

I AM WRITING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY ELDERLY MOTHER WHO IS IN THE HOSPITAL UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INJURIES SHE RECEIVED WHEN HER CAR DROPPED INTO REVERSE FROM PARK WHILE SHE WAS GETTING ITEMS OUT OF THE TRUNK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNI...

Transmission · 2003 3

INTERMITTENTLY AND AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO LOWER GEAR AND STALLED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER 20 TIMES SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OVER SEVEN TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED . CONSUMERS SUSTA...

Transmission · 2003 2

THIS MAKES 3RD TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN THIS 2003 DODGE NEON XST . I HAVE PUT $10.000.00 IN TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS ! THESE ARE LEMONS!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE!!

Transmission · 2002 2

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO GO INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A CLOGGED TRANS FILTER SO I REPLACED IT AND THE CAR RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND NO...

Transmission · 2002 2

I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 49000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE THEN I SLOWED DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 7 MPH AND THE WHOLE THING JUST LOCKED UP. I TRIED EVERY GEAR BUT NOTHING WOULD UNLOCK THE TRANNY.. IT'S ST...

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