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1996 Dodge Neon cruise control problems

16 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1996 Dodge Neon, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 2% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Continuous problems with engine & electrical system. Car has accelerated by itself, at one point we had to pull over and shut it off to regain control/speed. Newest problem is engine shuts off/stalls while driving, causing loss of ability to steer and brake, caused accident.

September 2000 Crash

While driving consumer noticed that speedometer was not registering the correct speed. Took vehicle to dealership, and mechanic could not determine the cause of the problem.

Reported at 100,000 miles, October 2003

Other problems reported for the 1996 Dodge Neon

Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Dodge models