Faults:

I have driven my trusty Neon 50,000 miles, and have only had two problems with it in all of that time.

After about a year, the "check engine" light came on. I took it to the dealership, and the car's computer said there was a spark plug misfire (it HAD started rougher than usual that morning). So they replaced the spark plugs and I was on my way. No big deal.

The second problem, which was about a month ago, was electrical. After driving home from work one day, the engine fan kept running... and running. We disconnected the battery for the night, hooked it up the next morning, and the fan still kept running. So we took it in, and they replaced a relay switch.

General Comments:

I love everything about my car. With the exception of maybe a full-size pickup, there's nothing I'd rather drive. The interior is roomy (4-door) and everything is laid out well. The handling is great, and it has a pretty narrow turning radius. It's not too slow coming out of stoplights, and can go up to 120 mph (yep, I tried it once).

The suspension is definitely a bit stiff -- it's a COMPLETELY different feel than my boyfriend's Lincoln. But for my tastes, that really isn't a problem at all. Also, if you're carrying a lot of weight you can feel a definite difference in acceleration, etc.

Overall, though, I absolutely love my car. The intense-blue color and bug-eyed headlights never fail to put me in a good mood, and it's a car that actually is fun to drive!

Faults:

Only item to go wrong was the clutch assembly, it broke on the shaft area and had to be replaced. I negotiated a split cost with the dealership since I had an extended coverage policy on the car.

General Comments:

I no longer have the car due to being rear-ended by a drunk driver doing 80mph while I was doing 35mph. My son and I both walked away from the car with whiplash and lower back injuries, a few sprains and bruises. I want another Neon as soon as I get the insurance settled. I am impressed with the way it protected us during the accident. I loved the car before that for the performance and reliability.

Faults:

Head gasket went out. 5 days in the shop to repair. In the shop 2 times for cold start stalling and low idle. In the shop 2 times for faulty spark plugs and wires.

General Comments:

Love the car but early problems have made me lose confidence in it. Looks great, but way to many problems for a new vehicle.

Faults:

The infamous head gasket at 55k... Finally had fixed at 72k and fought Chrysler and paid only a $200 deductable vs. the $500+ repair bill.

General Comments:

A great, dependable, cheap to own and operate vehicle. Unfortunately, I'm too tall for the car at 6' and felt a little uncomfortable inside...

Faults:

The reverse fell out of the thing 2 days after I got it.

The sunroof got stuck open, the ignition went out at 6,000!

The manufacturer's tape deck went crazy.

The head gasket is messed up and the brakes are scrubbing at only 22,965 miles!

General Comments:

This car is awful, I have never had another car have this many problems from new, never and the service at Dodge is unbelieveably rude! I have had them tell me it was my imagination that my reverse in my tranny went out - things like that. They don't want to fix anything that is supposed to be under warranty, another thing is I paid extra for a so called Racer Neon that isn't anything but a junk pile with the A/C. I'm lucky if I can even keep up with traffic.

I would not recommend anyone buying a Dodge unless you want plenty of problems, the day I traded my 90" Accord for this thing was the worse mistake of my life!