2004 DODGE NEON Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME BUT, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR OVER A YEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE THAT SEPARATED THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FRACTURED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 139,000

THE FRONT FRAME THAT HOLDS ENGINE,STRUTS, BRAKES , STEERING ARE ROTTED OUT FROM RUST CAUSING MAJOR ISSUES AND POSSIBLE INJURIES AND DEATH !!!!!!!!!!! CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THESE ISSUES AND WONT DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER IN RADIATOR LEAKED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO CONTAMINATE ENGINE, AND ALSO CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION WITH RADIATOR FLUID. CALLED CHRYSLER CORP AND THEY SAID NO RECALL ON IT AND DID NOT OFFER TO HELP WITH IT. WHEN I GOOGLE SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE A DODGE NEON 2004 WHEN DRIVING TO SCHOOL THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN WHICH WAS VERY RISKY. IT WAS REVVING UP TO 3200 RPM ATG 40 MPH I HAD TO PULL BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW A LEAK BEHIND THE PLATE ON THE TRANSMISSION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOO BAD. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I CAN SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON HERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE NEONS REVVING UP OR ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. *TR

Mileage: 153

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FLUID TO CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,526.

Mileage: 134,526

THE NEON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION AND IT SPEWED TRANSMISSION FLUID (AND MIXED WITH WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS COOLING FLUID) ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND IS INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC LATER DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

THE RADIATOR CRACKED WHICH LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DAMAGED TRANSMISSION WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME OVER $2,000 TO REPLACE. THE COOLANT LINE OR WHATEVER RUNS INTO THE TRANSMISSION SO WHEN THE RADIATOR LINE OR WHATEVER CRACKS IT ALLOWS COOLANT TO TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DAMAGES THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER FROM REGARDING DODGE PROBLEMS. *KB 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE HOOD WAS EXTREMELY TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND NOISES AND LIQUIDS WERE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IN THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, HOSES AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED. *JB

Mileage: 66,447

DRIVING 2004 DODGE NEON, BOUGHT NEW, GETTING ON INTERSTATE UP TO SPEED WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO STUMBLE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2000 RPM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NURSED THE CAR HOME AT 40MPH AND RAN OBDII SCAN. GOT A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INTERMITTENT SIGNAL FAILURE CODE. REPLACED SENSOR FROM ADVANCE AUTO PARTS ON 2-18-2009. CAR RAN FINE UNTIL 7-7-2010 WHEN SAME THING OCCURRED. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC TO GET UP TO SPEED WHEN ENGINE STOPPED PULLING AND STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAR WOULD RUN BUT NOT OVER 2000 RPM . GOT IT HOME AND SCANNED IT AND SURE ENOUGH SAME DEFECT CODE, CAM SHAFT POSITION SIGNAL INTERMITTENT. CHANGED IT OUT WITH ONE FROM AUTOZONE WITH A TWO YEAR WARRANTY. THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD ONE IN THIS CAR AND IT ONLY HAS 46000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STARTED BUCKING.NO MORE GEARS OR SHIFTING INTO DRIVE.LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT. A PIECE OF TRANSMISSION LINE OR FITTING CORRODED AND LET LOOSE INSIDE THE RADIATOR. THIS CAUSED THE MIXING OF FLUIDS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM.RADIATOR FAILED AND BLED FLUIDS. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND COOLANT SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED. TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO FLUSHED.THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TO MY CO-WORKER THAT HAS THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE(04 DODGE NEON,2.0 LITRE ENGINE,74000 MILES). I SUSPECT IT IS HAPPENING TO EVERY CUSTOMER THAT HAS THAT TYPE AND YEAR NEON. PART NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 74,246

2004 DODGE NEON SXT. TRANSMISSION / COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID DESTROYING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. DODGE REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY CITING THE COOLING SYSTEM AS THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND NOT THE POWERTRAIN. THIS SHOULD BE A RARE OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ONLINE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE CARS CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DEALER ESTIMATED 3900 PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 67,234

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 STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,969 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,967.

Mileage: 48,967

I DROVE MY 2004 DODGE NEON SXT TO SCHOOL LAST TUESDAY AND PARKED IT EVERYTHING FINE. I CAME OUT TO LEAVE STARTED IT AND I HAD NO REVERSE. IT KICKED IN FOR A SECOND AND THEN AGAIN NOTHING. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE SAME THING NOTHING. WHEN I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD I SAW ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A 70,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WITH 69,765 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SAID RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANS FLUID AND COOLANT TO MIX THROUGH OUT. ALBANY DODGE TRIED TO TELL ME I DIDN'T HAVE A 7YR 70K WARRANTY ONLY AFTER THE PRODUCTION OF ALL MY ORIGINAL PAPER WORK THEY AGREED TO FIX TRANS. BUT NOT RADIATOR OR COOLANT SYSTEM THEY WANT OVER 600$ I CALLED AROUND AND FOUND A PLACE FOR 250$ AFTER ALL THE TOWS AND EVERYTHING 450$ LATER MY CAR IS AT ALBANY DODGE FOR THE TRANS WORK AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY THEM 100$ DEDUCTIBLE. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 25 OTHER TIMES THE SAME WAY WITH OUT WARNING! I AM DISGUSTED ABOUT THE HOOPS I HAD TO JUMP THROUGH FOR MY WARRANTY TO BE HONORED THEN TO FIND OUT THAT ITS ALL REVOLVED AROUND THESE FAULTY RADIATORS USED IN THE 99-05 MODELS AND HAS HAPPENED LIKE CLOCK WORK AT AN AVERAGE OF 66,883 I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER AS A WHOLE HAS MADE QUIT A BIT OF MONEY AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM PLEASE TAKE A LOOK IT TOOK ME A 1/2 AN HOUR TO FIND OVER 10 OF THE SAME EXACT STORY AS MINE. *TR

Mileage: 69,784

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS SERVICED. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACT WAS LEAKING AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE REPAIRS TOTALED $1,000, OF WHICH THE CONTACT PAID $865. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATED. WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,978.

Mileage: 96,978

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.

Mileage: 35,000

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2004 DODGE NEON SRT IN AUGUST OF 2004. WITHIN TWO MONTHS MY CARS VALUE DEPRECIATED OVER HALF WHAT I PAID. WHEN MY MILEAGE HIT 11,000 I STARTED HAVING A LOT OF TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE. AT 12,000 MILES I HAD A NEW SOLENOID PUT ON, STILL LEAKED. TOOK IT AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER AND THEY CHANGED GASKETS. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MINE WAS POROUS. NOW HERE I AM TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER AND 39,000 MILES AND I AM LEAKING AGAIN. THEY SUSPECT I NEED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. TWO TRANSMISSIONS UNDER 40,000 MILES THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING UP HERE. WE ARE GETTING RID OF IT ASAP! *JB

THIS IS ON BEHALF OF MANY OWNERS OF 2003-2005 DODGE NEON SRT-4 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THOSE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS COMMONLY HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION CEASES TO FUNCTION ENTIRELY LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH LESS THAN 10K MILES ON THEIR CAR. I HAVE 65K MILES AND I AM ON MY 2ND TRANSMISSION AND NOW IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AS WELL. MOST DEALERS WILL NOT WARRANTY CLAIMS ON THIS DEFECT STATING THAT IT IS DRIVER ABUSE OR DUE TO MODS DONE ON THE VEHICLE (IN VIOLATION OF THE MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT). THE DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO TAKE ANY ACTION. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

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 WARRANTY COVERED IT. ON MARCH 5, 2005, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. ON MARCH 23, 2005, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS TIME THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH MY TIMING CHAIN CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN! IT WOULD REACH SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING GAS! THE DEALER REPAIRED THIS, AGAIN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IN JUNE 2006, THE PROBLEM RECURRED CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. OUT OF NO WHERE, WITH NO WARNING, AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER, THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND MY CAR TOOK OFF! I COULD NOT STOP IT! ITS 5PM, THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND CARS A WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT! I DROVE IN BETWEEN LANES TO AVOID HITTING OTHERS! I FINALLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (DIDN'T STOP) THEN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET! AS I DID THIS I HIT TWO CARS. IM SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE MY HORROR! ITS SOMETHING I WILL NEVER FORGET NOR WANT TO RELIVE. IM SENDING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE IM NOW FACED WITH A DILEMMA. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BY MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. NOW WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE POWER TRAIN WAS ALL ENGINE RELATED PARTS. NOW ACCORDING TO YOUR WARRANTY MANUAL, THE TIMING CHAIN IS AN ENGINE PART AND IS COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. WHY AM I HAVING A PROBLEM? BESIDES THIS, I NO LONGER WANT TO DRIVE THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE! WHO KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND WHERE ILL BE! I RISK INJURING MYSELF AND ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THAT CAR! *NM

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HARD IN A PARKING LOT, AND THEN BOOOM CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL CAME APART. THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL CAME OUT SO HARD IT WENT THROUGH THE HOOD AND CUT THE CORE SUPPORT IN HALF. IT ALSO WENT THOUGH RADIATOR, STARTER, AND THROTTLE BODY. THERE WERE PEOPLE STANDING ALL AROUND LUCKILY NO WAS HURT. IT THROW PIECES OF CLUTCH ABOUT 50 FEET IN FRONT OF CAR. DODGE WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR OR EVEN FIX IT. SO I HAD TO BUY ALL PARTS AND HAVE THEM INSTALLED. WENT WITH A DIFFERENT CLUTCH TOO. *NM

Mileage: 8,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS OVER 10 TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PAN, TRANSMISSION STICK, HEAD GASKET, BOLTS AND THE DEALER SENT THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT. ALTHOUGH, THESE CHANGES WERE MADE, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO LEAK. THE DEALER RECENTLY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED ON 0313-2006 BY M&M DODGE TO BRING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION WORK. THE CONTACT HOPED THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE LEAK PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 7,560

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED FROM THIRD, FOURTH OR FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED, THE O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH, THESE REPLACEMENTS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS.

Mileage: 33,379

CAR IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT INTO FIRST GEAR. SRTFORUMS.COM REVEALS THAT IS MORE COMMON THAN I HAD REALIZED. *JB

Mileage: 330