1995 Dodge Neon engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 311 complaints for the 1995 Dodge Neon, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 311 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 82,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 9
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 12 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 9 fires, 3 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

I am really concerned with the way chrysler corp. Is handling the head gasket problems on the 95-98 neon's. So far my head gasket has been blown. Most of the dodge neon 95 -99 have head gasket problems resulting in oil lick and burn of fuel. I have to replace the head gasket, which will gost me about $1500.00. I also have noticed the poor crash results on the neon 95. Which can result in a very seroius injuries.

December 2002 Death

Vehicle drives from approx 8 miles before check engine light comes on. Then after that the engine sputters and stalls while driving down the road. After several minutes of waiting the vehicle can be driven for a few miles then stalls again. After sitting all night vehicle can be driven for a short distance. Oedb2 code reader said cylinder 1 misfire.. Replaces spark plugs, wires, fuel filter, checked coil. Everything seams to be working fine. Vehicle can be ran at idle for very long time with no complications.

Reported at 129,100 miles, November 2005

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Dodge models