4.6

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,750 miles

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problem #2

Jul 012005

Neon 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,000 miles
Upon purchasing my car, brand new in 2004, I have had several problems with it. After a short year of having my car my power windows went out, shortly after my front door speakers stopped working and my radio/cd player often doesn't work correctly...cd discs will get stuck in player and continually play until car is shut off and sometimes that doesn't even resolve problem. Front brakes started to squeak and groan constantly, I took the vehicle to the dealership 4 times to have them try to fix brakes. While having brake problems, check engine light came on and car started to chug and jerk frequently. Took back to dealership, diagnostic showed #4 cylinder misfire, had plugs and wires replaced, however check engine light came back on after driving car <10 miles. Took car back to dealership 4 times to fix, on the fourth occasion they finally found a broken ring leading to the motor, problem is still unresolved. I then called warranty people to discover that my ring is covered under my power-train warranty after having been told by the dealership the ring couldn't be fixed. Was also told by the dealership that the wiring was faulty in the radio player and not the speakers.

- Chadron, NE, USA

problem #1

Oct 262004

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • 12,500 miles
The consumer stated that the dome light and the power door locks locked off and on inadvertently. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer on 3 occasions. However, the problem recurred. The consumer requested a full refund of the down payment and sales tax. The radio was replaced.

- Harrison, AR, USA