2003 DODGE NEON — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 195 complaints · 5 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (51 complaints · 26.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 22
  • Fires 20
  • Injuries 24
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 51 of 195 owner complaints (26.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 51 complaints, 26.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 51 · 26.2% · 1 crash reports 13 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 37 complaints, 19.0% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 37 · 19.0% · 5 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 22 complaints, 11.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 22 · 11.3% AIR BAGS: 17 complaints, 8.7% of reports AIR BAGS 17 · 8.7% · 16 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 13 complaints, 6.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 13 · 6.7% · 2 crash reports ENGINE: 11 complaints, 5.6% of reports ENGINE 11 · 5.6% STRUCTURE: 8 complaints, 4.1% of reports STRUCTURE 8 · 4.1% SUSPENSION: 8 complaints, 4.1% of reports SUSPENSION 8 · 4.1% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 6 complaints, 3.1% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 · 3.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 111 complaints, 56.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 111 · 56.9% · 15 crash reports 7 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 51 26.2% 1 crashes · 13 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 37 19.0% 0 crashes · 5 fires
POWER TRAIN 22 11.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 17 8.7% 16 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 13 6.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 11 5.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 8 4.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 8 4.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 111 56.9% 15 crashes · 7 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2003; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 2006. 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2004-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2005-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2005-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2005-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2006-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2007-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2010-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Nov 2002 Oct 2019 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Recall campaign 06E049000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E049000 Recall campaign 08E033000 ◆ Recall campaign 08E033000 Recall campaign 08E050000 ◆ Recall campaign 08E050000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Investigation PE02082 ● Investigation PE02082 Investigation PE06028 ● Investigation PE06028 Investigation EA06019 ● Investigation EA06019
  • Campaign 08E050000 was reported 808 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q3 Owner reports 5
2003-Q4 Owner reports 9
2004-Q1 Owner reports 6
2004-Q2 Owner reports 7
2004-Q3 Owner reports 11
2004-Q4 Owner reports 6
2005-Q1 Owner reports 10
2005-Q2 Owner reports 8
2005-Q3 Owner reports 3
2005-Q4 Owner reports 7
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q2 Owner reports 5
2006-Q3 Owner reports 11
2006-Q4 Owner reports 8
2007-Q1 Owner reports 7
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 5
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 4
2008-Q2 Owner reports 6
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2008-Q4 Owner reports 4
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 5
2009-Q3 Owner reports 4
2009-Q4 Owner reports 7
2010-Q1 Owner reports 3
2010-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2010-Q4 Owner reports 4
2011-Q1 Owner reports 4
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 3
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Recall campaign 1 06E049000
Recall campaign 1 08E033000
Recall campaign 1 08E050000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Defect investigation 1 PE02082
Defect investigation 1 PE06028
Defect investigation 1 EA06019
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Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E026000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E049000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08E033000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08E050000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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