2003 Dodge Neon air bags problems
20 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Dodge Neon, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 2 fires, 20 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge neon. The driver was driving at an unknown speed when a vehicle crashed into the side of his vehicle at a high rate of speed. None of the air bags deployed. The police arrived and advised that all of the air bags should have deployed based on the impact. The police had to cut the driver from the vehicle. The driver was killed upon impact. The vehicle was being investigated by the state's traffic investigation department. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 dodge neon. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact crashed into a guardrail. Neither of the front air bags deployed. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an impound yard. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Dodge Neon
- Electrical system 73 complaints
- Lighting 56 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Brakes 19 complaints
- Engine 15 complaints