1995 Dodge Neon review from North America

Everything imaginable has gone wrong! : (

I bought this car real cheap as a student car just to get from home to my high school, and had to do some of the same repairs over again twice...

I had a shop put a performance muffler on it when I bought it and by now it has rusted almost completly off. Bad welding, but now its even louder.

Head gasket blew at 115,000 miles.

Blower fan died at 116,000 miles and it was an electrical problem (that these cars are well known for).

Headlights needed to be replaced for an inspection because they were so hazey and cheap that they cracked and leaked water on the day of my inspection!

Needed new seals at 118,000 miles.

New struts at 118,500 miles.

Needed new tires which was regular, but then the tire people put it out of alignment. Was corrected for free.

Transmission went at 120,000 miles.

One day coming home from work on a weekend, my driver's side window came completely out of it's guide and fell into the door. It cracked all over the bottom of the window and had to be replaced (parents paid for it thank god). After that, it still didn't roll up properly.

The wind noise is what these cars are nitorious for because of the window issue. The sunroof the previous owner had installed leaked lots of water too.

Two things still baffle me to this day...

One, why did I put so much money into the car? I loved it for a short while, but why didn't I catch the costs?

Two, how could Dodge make such a car and why is the neon so popular if they are not a great product?

Wow, I couldn'tve asked for more nightmares. I've heard so many people complain about them that it makes me wonder why I see used ones with temp. plates on them. I feel like shouting "hey! you've made a big mistake!"