engine problem
8.2
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$1,922.00
Average Mileage:
67,008 miles
Number of complaints:
11 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (10 reports)
- replace fuel sensor and wires running to it (1 reports)
2008Mar 18
Neon SXT 4
- Automatic transmission
- 42,000 miles
Okay, among things my car has done to annoy the crap out of me, one of them and the more recent one, is having it f'm die on me at a stop light after revving the engine really hard by itself. I got it started and drove it sluggishly home, thinking this was a misfire. Anyways, to make a long story short, this pain in the ass car was taken to the garage yet again, and not to the dodge dealership, i don't have the vasoline to listen or do what they want me to do! So I took it to someone who really knows cars. He diagnosed it, and told me it wasn't spark plugs, and he couldn't figure it out, but to give him some more time. Finally a day later he called me and told he figured it out! That the Fuel Sensor had to be replaced and every wire running to it was completely rotted out, causing the engine to run and idle so damn rough! It made sense, he repaired it at a cost of about 300 dollars. An it runs so nice and smooth now until the next time something goes wrong with it!
2007May 24
(reported on)Neon SXT 4
- Automatic transmission
- 360,000 miles
I bought the car as a Dodge program car. First mistake, no warranties are honored, something they don't tell you. The head went bad on a trip to MD for my mom's funeral. In the middle to no mans land @ 1am the check engine light comes on and I have to keep going @ 25 miles an hour. One dealership said it was my gas cap, corrected the problem til the trip home. Same problem at another dealership they said it was transmission fluid. Several hours down the road same problem. Again late at night, no place to go but home. Once back in Kansas City, the dealership tried and had my car for 2 weeks, and of course Dodge would not give me a rental. Finally it came down to getting a new head and again no help from Dodge
2007Aug 03
Neon SXT
- Automatic transmission
- 27,452 miles
My neon felt like I was hitting the brakes hard and revving my engine even when I was stopped at lights. It also stalled at times when I tried to start it. I took it to the dealer and they told me that my engine was misfiring and my spark plugs and wires all needed to be changed. They also told me that they could not find why that happened. I've only had my car since July 2005.
2007Oct 17
(reported on)Neon XST
- Automatic transmission
- 34,000 miles
My husband and I have only owned this car for 2 years!We are having problems with the car misfiring and with the breaks!We have taken the car in for it's scheduled maintenance repairs.And are still having problems.This car has more problems than it's worth.
2007Aug 30
(reported on)Neon SXT 2.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 34,000 miles
As this is the #1 problem with everyone that owns the 2005 neon. I can tell you that it has gone to service at least 20 times and each time I take it they say they fix it by changing the motor mounts. Oh, but when they run out of mounts to change their excuse is that all neons are like that. They all vibrate and shake. I paid 17k for my neon, for someone to come and tell me that the car is just made that way. Then what kind of garbage is dodge selling, what kind of garbage is chrysler making? If you can't return it as a lemon, then call chrysler and fight with them. When you take the car in for the same problem over and over, guess what? the car is defective.
2007Jun 16
(reported on)Neon SXT 2.0L V4
- Automatic transmission
- 34,500 miles
34000 miles on my car and the check engine light comes on as multiple cylinder misfire. I take it to the dealership and they say I'm due for my tune up ($100) and thats the problem. I get a tune up and they replace one of the wires to the plugs cause its going bad. 2 days later engine light is back on with the same problem. They replace other 3 wires to the plugs free of charge and send me on my way. 3 days later light is back on with same problem. They keep my car for a WEEK and this is what the write up on the sheet says "Run PCM Self-test P0304 engine mis at idle, Run compression text #4 70psi air check cyl. #4 ex valve leaking. Remove head for valve jab replace. 1 exh all valve on #4 cyl. 2. fnt run assible. test drive." 45 minutes after getting my car. the light came back on.
I've noticed a couple people have reported problems similar so i'd appreciate any help as to how this finally got resolved.
2007Apr 30
(reported on)Neon SXT 2.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 33,500 miles
This problem initally appeared at 33,500 miles. A pretty rough misfire. Dodge dealer told me it needed a tune up (at 33,500 miles??), plugs, wires, etc.. Did all of this and the problem re-appeared 10,000 miles later. Now, I'm no super mechanic, but I'm pretty sure that a newer car should be able to go longer than 10,000 miles without a major tune up. It seems that the same cylinder is continuinally misfiring.
2007Mar 10
(reported on)Neon SXT
- Automatic transmission
- 26,137 miles
i kept having problems with the car i'd try to get on the highway and it was like the car would not go i take it in they finially tell me they had to put a new seal package on the transmission and some kind of sensor had to be replaced i get the car back works for a few months and im back in the shop again
2006Sep 14
(reported on)Neon SLT
- 35,500 miles
no power, number one cylinder fouls out plug every 100 or so miles
2006Sep 13
(reported on)Neon SXT
- 40,000 miles
Engine misfires. fixed it. spark plugs fail. Still trying to find out what this constant misfiring is all about. I just had the car fixed. The dealership service said it was my spark plugs. They changed the bad one out. Two weeks later, the exact same symptoms appear and the car is misfiring again. if it is my spark plugs, what is making them die out so fast?
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2007Oct 25
Neon SXT 2.0L
So I've come to the conclusion that American cars are turds with wheels. If American cars were compared to European cars the first thing noted is the higher standards European cars possess. The motors have more power, stock for stock, suspension, electrical, function. Maybe it's because European cars spawned from racing. Same with American cars but add 2000lbs and go in circles. Maybe if American car makers would create something new, instead of taking the same platform from a mini van and making 200 piles of crap. When comparing European cars, Japanese included, to American the choice is easy. Higher standards come from more experience, so I believe that America has some homework to do.
Tony B.
Sacramento, CA, USA
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