Seven problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Neon. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl-the contact owns a 1998 Dodge Neon. The contact stated that the speedometer and fuel gauge only functioned on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,397. Kmj. . Updated 05/15/12 * bf updated 05/21/12.
Trunk full of water - trunk & light seals are bad - why hasn't there been a recall on this safety feature? lights have to work and mold is deadly!.
While driving the left front door speaker started to burn. Consumer put the fire out and called the manufacturer.
There was a smell of gas and the vehicle stalled, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they replaced a part within the computer.
The 1998 Dodge Neon that I bought has been nothing but a problem. Along with numerous, and I do mean numerous electrical problems, the head gasket has blown twice. And as we all know they are not cheap to replace. Dodge should be made to reimburse all such problems.
The date that I put down earlier, is the first time the engine check light came on. It happened again on 7/29/98, mileage 3,549; again on 10/22/98, mileage 8,234; 11/12/99, mileage 27,421; and again on 1/10/00, mileage 31,000. Everytime this happens, my car looses power! I am on the highway all the time and this is a very big problem. Also, when this happens my rear defroster does not work properly and my radio sounds funny. This car has been in numerous times and they cannot seem to fix it. My warrenty will be up very soon and I am still having the same problem. The car is starting again to loose power, but it will run like this for quite awhile before the light comes on! this is very obviously a manufacuturer defect and they do not want to take responsbility for it!.
Electrical system had malfunctioned while driving. This caused vehcle to stall out. Was able to restart vehicle for a short while before it shut down again. Managed to get vehicle to dealership, and mechanic indicated that computer brain needed to be replaced. Work was done , drove vehicle for a while, and same problem reappeared . Took vehicle back to dealership, it's still there.