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2005 Dodge NEON: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

95 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

45,100 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data snapshot: . 82 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 13 of 95 complaints (13.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior2122.1%
Transmission and shifting1313.7%
Engine operation77.4%
Electrical and battery issues77.4%
Steering behavior77.4%
Fuel system concerns11.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control
13
Electrical System
11
Structure:Body
9
Air Bags
8
Air Bags:Frontal
6
Engine
5
Engine And Engine Cooling
5
Power Train:Manual Transmission
5
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Vehicle Speed Control13
Electrical System11
Structure:Body9
Air Bags8
Air Bags:Frontal6
Engine5
Engine And Engine Cooling5
Power Train:Manual Transmission5

Vehicle Speed Control: 13; Electrical System: 11; Structure:Body: 9; Air Bags: 8; Air Bags:Frontal: 6; Engine: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling: 5; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
23
25,000 to 49,999
20
50,000 to 74,999
14
75,000 to 99,999
13
100,000 to 149,999
7
150,000 and above
5
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00023
25,000 to 49,99920
50,000 to 74,99914
75,000 to 99,99913
100,000 to 149,9997
150,000 and above5

Under 25,000: 23; 25,000 to 49,999: 20; 50,000 to 74,999: 14; 75,000 to 99,999: 13; 100,000 to 149,999: 7; 150,000 and above: 5

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (23). 13 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2004
1
2005
3
2006
16
2007
7
2008
9
2009
8
2010
15
2011
4
2012
2
2013
6
2014
9
2015
3
2016
5
2017
1
2018
1
2019
2
2020
1
2022
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20041
20053
200616
20077
20089
20098
201015
20114
20122
20136
20149
20153
20165
20171
20181
20192
20201
20222

2004: 1; 2005: 3; 2006: 16; 2007: 7; 2008: 9; 2009: 8; 2010: 15; 2011: 4; 2012: 2; 2013: 6; 2014: 9; 2015: 3; 2016: 5; 2017: 1; 2018: 1; 2019: 2; 2020: 1; 2022: 2

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 21 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 13 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10103797 · 2004-12-14 (December 14, 2004)

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WHILE COMING TO A RIGHT TURN LOST CONTROL OF BRAKES AND STEERING. VEHICLE HIT AND WENT UP ON THE CURB. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10103797 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10113362 · 2005-03-03 (March 3, 2005)

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE CAME FROM OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10113362 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10138358 · 2005-10-03 (October 3, 2005)

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 THE RADIO CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DODGE, THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR , AND CONSUMER WAS STILL WAITING FOR A DISPOSITION FROM THEM. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE AMP HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOTHING WAS IN CONTACT WITH IT. THERE WAS NO MODIFICATIONS MADE TO IT, AND THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10138358 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10142655 · 2005-11-14 (November 14, 2005)

MY WIFE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BACK @ APPROXIMATED 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END (TOTAL LOSS) NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH THIS ISSUE THEY HAD A LOT OF EXCUSES AND PROMISED TO SEND OUT A REP. TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT BUT NEVER DID.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 548 miles reported. Look up ODI 10142655 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10147455 · 2006-01-11 (January 11, 2006)

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE NEON SXT ON DECEMBER 14,2005 AND JUST ON SUNDAY JANUARY 8, 2006 THE CLAMP AND HOSE OF THE RADIATOR JUST BROKE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERS ON MONDAY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THAT, WHICH I NOTICED THAT DAY THAT ABOUT 6 OTHER CARS CAME IN ALSO THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, IT WAS THE 2005 DODGE NEON SXT LINE. SO THEY REPLACED THE PART AND SO FAR IT HAS HELD UP BUT DON'T NOW FOR SHORE YET. SO PLEASE PASS THIS DOWN IN THE RECALL THAT THIS LINE OF CAR'S HAVE A HOSE AND CLAMP RE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10147455 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10150022 · 2006-02-11 (February 11, 2006)

COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. AFTER NEON SAT FOR APPROX 36 HOURS PARKED IT WAS DRIVEN AT HWY SPEEDS FOR APPROX 12 MILES AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL WITHOUT EFFORT TO FLOOR. USING A COMBINATION OF ENGINE BRAKING AND HAND BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AFTER PUMPING PEDAL NORMAL BRAKING WOULD OCCUR. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES NOW WITH AIR IN THE LINES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER A MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED IT SEEMED NORMAL ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR ONCE AGAIN. DEALER NOW STATES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. I BOUGHT T…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,176 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150022 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10151784 · 2006-03-04 (March 4, 2006)

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 DODGE NEON ON HWY. 50 WHEN A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 MADE AN UNSAFE LANE CHANGE IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. THE DRIVER OF THE DAKOTA SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES BEFORE BEING COMPLETELY IN MY SON'S LANE AND MY SON REAR-ENDED THE DAKOTA (FRONT END DAMAGE, MOST OF WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE DAKOTA'S TRAILER HITCH PUNCHING THROUGH OUR NEON--TRAILER HITCH ENTERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NEON'S LICENSE PLATE BY ABOUT A FOOT). AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHOULD HAVE. MY SON WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY BELT AND DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, …

Owner-reported narrative. 15,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151784 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10152082 · 2006-03-07 (March 7, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING, AT 30 MPH, A POP WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR ANY ADDITIONAL NOISES. A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED AND THERE WAS A LIQUID TRAIL BEHIND THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TORN APART FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE DISTRICT TECHNICIAN AND MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LIFT, A PIECE OF THE PRESSURE PLATE BROKE LOOSE AND WENT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OWNER ABUSE AND NO REPAIR WAS OFFER…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,674 miles reported. Look up ODI 10152082 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.