1997 Dodge Neon electrical system problems
36 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1997 Dodge Neon, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Well lets see the first defect was a fan relay which was replaced 5 times before a wiring defect was found next we have "hard brakes" which contribuited to an accident which caused 7000 dollars in damage and 1 minor injury due to the fact that the air bags did not deploy, we follow that up with a leaky head gasket which chrysler was kind enough to return 1/2 of my out of pocket expenses along with wiring defects and air bags that don't come out other than the fact I have had more problems with this car than every…
Head gasket needed to be replace after 45,000 miles.. Bought the car in 2002.. Bbrakes are horrible.. Brakes make noise, system operating normal fan relay switch .. Needed to be replaced.. And was also recalled.. In about 3 years ago.. And never notified.. Front end always clanking.. When u turn..
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Neon
- Engine 225 complaints
- Brakes 52 complaints
- Air bags 41 complaints
- Body & structure 24 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Cooling system 19 complaints
- Seat belts 17 complaints
- Lighting 16 complaints