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1997 Dodge Neon vehicle speed control problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Dodge Neon3% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle's brakes malfunctioned.*mr the vehicle had other problems such as a bad battery, alternator, three turn signal switches, a blown head gasket, sticking throttle body, an oil pan leak, all four windows had an air leak which whistle when the vehicle was driven at high speeds. *jb

    filed Jun 30, 2004

  • Speed control speedometer doesn't work most of the time. Replace the sencsor but still doesn't work. I will never buy a dodge again. I've also had to replace the brakes and rotor,catalytic converter. Now I'm having trouble with the paint. It's bubling and peeling off in layers all over car.*ak

    filed Jul 11, 2003

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Neon years

YearReportsShare
2005 Neon1516%
2004 Neon77%
2003 Neon73%
2002 Neon32%
2001 Neon107%
2000 Neon206%
1999 Neon22%
1998 Neon113%
1996 Neon163%
1995 Neon475%
Neon vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.