2002 Dodge Neon power train problems
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Dodge Neon — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving down the road and heard a whirring noise from under the hood and I lost the ability to go into drive and reverse come to find out it was a clogged trans filter so I replaced it and the car ran great for about 2 weeks and now I have torque converter out of range codes popping up the…”
filed Dec 31, 2018
“I bought this car with 49000 miles on it. I was driving everything seemed fine then I slowed down for a stop sign to between 3 and 7 mph and the whole thing just locked up. I tried every gear but nothing would unlock the tranny.. It's still locked up now I had to get it towed.. Luckily I was on a…”
filed Jul 22, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Neon years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Neon | 14 | 15% |
| 2004 Neon | 23 | 24% |
| 2003 Neon | 28 | 14% |
| 2001 Neon | 8 | 5% |
| 2000 Neon | 28 | 8% |
| 1999 Neon | 9 | 8% |
| 1998 Neon | 20 | 6% |
| 1997 Neon | 26 | 7% |
| 1996 Neon | 47 | 8% |
| 1995 Neon | 93 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Dodge Neon
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.