2005 Dodge Neon cruise control problems
15 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2005 Dodge Neon, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Purchased 05 neon in '06 w/16,000 miles. Tires were already in bad shape. Current incident occurred while accelerated on entry ramp to freeway. Once on freeway notice vehicle was accelerating on its own. Attempted to apply brakes and they would not engage. I assumed brakes had failed. Finally after a terrified exit from the freeway, I was finally able to come to a stop my eventually entering a vacant graveled, uneven lot and driving atop concrete blocks.
I was driving along interstate 480 and deployed cruise control on my neon at 60 MPH. I had to slow down briefly, and then engaged the "accelerate" option on cruise control to speed back up. The car immediately revved up towards a much higher speed and I had to quickly shut off cruise control. I have seen other reports of this same incidence, and am surprised nothing has been done about it. I am a freelance writer with a huge network of friends.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Neon
- Engine 15 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints