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2000 Dodge Neon air bags problems

71 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2000 Dodge Neon, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
71 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
55 and 0
Injuries and deaths
40 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2000 Dodge Neon Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 55 crashes, 40 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Consumer is stating that her daughter, lora beth, was involved in a head on collision and killed. She was driving at 35-40 MPH. She was wearing a safety belt, and the airbag deployed. She was sitting at least 10 inches from the steering wheel, and was 5 feet 7 inches tall. Parents believe the deploying force of the airbag may have killed her. The neon?s design dips in the front and if a driver slams on the brake it would dip even more, this might delay the air bag deployment.

May 1999 Death

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge neon. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, the anti-lock braking system failed and caused her to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The seat belts did not properly restrain and the air bags did not deploy. The contact and a passenger were reported injured and transported to the hospital via ambulance. The police were notified and a police report was filed. The vehicle was severely damaged and towed to the contact's residence.

Reported at 129,000 miles, December 2011 CrashInjury

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