Dodge Neon owners have reported 63 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 12 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (24 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (15 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The gas pedal has come disconnected or stuck continuing to accelerate and I miraculously stopped the car with the emergency brake before it nearly crashed into a crowded bus stop! the car only has 65k miles but regardless a car should never put anyone in this danger! it is giving me a nervous Read details...
On occasion the cruise control does not engage and on occasion it does engage and when you try to slow down the brake becomes hard to depress and the car starts to accelerate but repeated attempts to depress brake or pump brakes allows control again over speed without incident. Read details...
The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Neon. While driving in the center lane at 40 mph, the accelerator pedal moved all the way to the left and underneath the brake pedal. This prevented the vehicle from accelerating. Read details...
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Neon. The contact was driving 25 mph when the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 156,800 and the current mileage was 156,845. Read details...
While driving my 2003 Dodge Neon sxt the throttle cable snapped and I lost the ability to accelerate or control the car speed. This happened in the fast lane of a 6 lane roadway. I was able to coast the vehicle off the roadway and had it towed to the dealer. Read details...