Six problems related to power train have been reported for the 1996 Dodge Neon. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving at normal highway speeds speedometer starts acting erratically. The needle wave back and forth between 0 and the present speed. After about 20 seconds the needle goes to zero and remains there. In addition to having no idea what your speed is the odometer is disabled . On the most recent failure turning the car off ,while in a resturant for 45 minutes seemed to clear up the problem. Upon resuming our trip we had the speedometer and odometer working.
Driver was distracted by failed speedometer needle as it was swingling wildly. Distraction caused accident.
Odometer failure occurred twice, the last time was in Feb of 99.
Speedometer and odometer work intermittently. While driving along all of a sudden needle will drop to zero and odmeter will stop moving. Driver is not able to tell driving speed, and correct mileage of vehicle. It could be anywhere from a few minutes until a few days before they start working again. This has been an ongoing problem for the last month. Problem has not been reported to dealership.
At 62,000 miles speedometer has malfunctioned and did not register speed levels, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Speedometer is working intermittently , consumer cannot determine correct speed ,possibly due to a loose connection. Cause is unknown. Please provide further information.