1995 Dodge Neon Highline from North America - Comments

My head gasket blew at 60,000 miles.

Battery corroded.

Cracks in tail lights leak water into trunk.

Leak coming from somewhere into drivers side floor and seat.

Strange odor coming from air condition and heating vents.

Mildew problem in trunk.

Brakes squeak no matter what is done to fix them.

Front end rattles when you make a turn.

Air leaks in windows.

Check engine light is on, and blinks intermittently.

I never wanted this car to begin with. My ex boyfriend was a car dealer and gave it to me for real cheap. I figured it only had 40,000 miles when I bought it, so it was a good deal.

I have not had any major problems with the car beside the head gasket blowing at 60,000 miles.

The minor problems are a nuisance. I have had many cars before and none of them emitted the odor that is coming from the air vents in this car. It smells like a mix between urine and mildew, and I have tried everything short of blowing the car up to rid it of the smell.

My check engine light comes on every now and then, but recently it has stayed on, and will occasionally blink, but it always stays on.

Recently my car has been slow to accelerate from a stop. I have no idea what this problem is.

I am not happy with this car, my husband is buying me a Nissan soon, but until then I have to make this car last.

I own a 1995 neon and it was the worst mistake in my life. My dad bought it for me for my 15th birthday and I've had it over a year now... at first it was a cute car and and drove really good... where do I start?? Well the first thing that went wrong on top of about 100 other things was my fuel pump and fuel filter went out.. then about a month later I noticed that my brakes were squalling so my dad put a new set on and even after that they still did it.. so he replaced the brake shoes... but now even after all that they still squill... then if I would drive it over 10 to 15 minutes it would just die out of the blue without any warnings... then one time it died and didn't start back up so my dad bought a new computer for it and it fried so he bought another one... then we had to take it to the dodge dealership to have something done to the struts and those guys up there have awfull attitudes when you ask why they made SUCH A GOOD CAR!!! And now in the past 5 months I have noticed that my back up lights don't work and don't want to... when I put my car in drive and reverse it makes an awful luod screaching noise!!! my trunk leaks. and my blinkers only work when they feel like it!!! and the last thing that happened was my timing belt broke and cracked the casing and broke my pulley so my dad got that fixed and then come to find out the 4 of my valves are bent. It's been sitting in my garage for the past 2 months.. I think me and everybody else who owns one would be better of running it of a bridge and setting it on fire I HATE THEM!!!

Not worth it even for free!

Most cars can suffer from odour when the air conditioner is in use. It is due to the growth of mildew in the region of the evaporator (inside the heater/cooling vents under the dash). The mildew grows in moisture created by condensation when the airconditioner is used. And the odour is released when the mildew becomes wet when the airconditioner is used.

Fortunately the cure is both cheap and quite effective. Purchase a aerosol can of air conditioner de-odourizer from your local auto parts store. Follow the instructions to the letter.

To avoid leaving the inside of the heater box with moisture in which the mildew can grow, try turning off the air conditioner a few minutes before you reach your destination in order that the moisture can evaporate.

Where do I start? I purchased a 1995 neon in 1997. It only had 23,000 miles on it, so it was fairly new. It ran well for the first year or so. Then the problems started. My brakes sqeaked a lot, even after they were changed. Whenever it rains, there is this horrible sound that it makes when the water hits the bottom of the car. I can't even explain the sound, its horrible! But no matter what, no one can find the problem. My trunk smells like mildew, my window, on both sides, are scratched on both windows, right in the middle of it. The window also whistles from the wind, like there is a window slightly opened.

Anyway, as you can see, its not such a great car! I'm on the lookout for a new car, hopefully within the month. If you want problems, your best bet is the Dodge Neon =)

I bought a used 1995 Dodge Neon Sport about 4 years ago, and still love the car! I have over 170,000 miles on the car and still drive it back and forth to work, which is a 90 mile round trip daily. I have never had any major problems with the car, and have only done routine maintenance. I would highly recommend this car and would gladly buy a new one exactly like it!