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Dodge-Plymouth Neon Transmission/Suspension

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#2 of 67 2002 Dodge Neon Transmission Failure by yakima51

Feb 16, 2006 (8:15 pm)

My 2002 Neon had to have its transmission replaced at 39,000 miles since it was a used car it wasn't covered by the 7/70 power train warranty- I got nowhere with Chrysler in trying to get them to cover all or part of the cost - does any one have similar story ? or suggest any tactics that might work in getting some coverage on this - after all transmission should last the life of the car -100K
 
Thanks
 
Yakima

#3 of 67 Re: 2002 Dodge Neon Transmission Failure [yakima51] by farout

Feb 28, 2006 (4:12 pm)

Replying to: yakima51 (Feb 16, 2006 8:15 pm)
Sorry to hear of your transmission failure. These transmissions need to be serviced every 30,000 miles. The cost is about $125.00 US. If CDX saw no transmission service had been dome then they would have no reason to even consider paying anything. If you bought the car before 36,000 miles you could have purchased the remainder of the & year or 70,000 mile warranty. Only if you were the second owner couls you have done this. Yes the transmission most likely with proper care should get much better life. I have a 96 Dodge Neon with 178,000 on the orignal engine, however the transmission was rebuilt once at 30,000 and replaced with a Chrysler rebuilt at 85,000. These were the three speed automatics. Yor Neon has a 4 speed and is a better transmission. Hope this helps.
 
Farout

#4 of 67 Re: 2002 Dodge Neon Transmission Failure [yakima51] by andres3

Mar 01, 2006 (9:37 pm)

Replying to: yakima51 (Feb 16, 2006 8:15 pm)
Actually, Honda and Toyota Auto Transmissions are designed to take you easily to 200,000 miles, and occasionally past 300 K w/o any problems whatsoever.
 
Dodge Neons are a fraud on the part of Chrysler. They should sell them as "TEMP vehicles" meaning they are temporary cars, good for about 3 years or 36,000 miles.

#5 of 67 Re: 2002 Dodge Neon Transmission Failure [andres3] by abbeyhug

Mar 03, 2006 (6:58 am)

Replying to: andres3 (Mar 01, 2006 9:37 pm)
What a load of crap. Honda has a much worse history of automatic transmission failures than MOPAR... and they continue to this day: A fact you just don't hear about from the paid for auto journalists.
 
Check the back of any Honda dealership's maintenance department, and the torn out transmissions waiting for shipment. I know, I had 3 replaced in a Civic I owned.
 
Now I grant you a newer Civic is a better car than a newer Dodge 2.0SX.. the Civic costs more, the the reliability of the Dodge is not that far from the Civic. Check the stats on the Neon based PT Cruiser... gets as good or better reliability reports than various Toyota's
 
My 2002 300M has been flawless for 4.75 years... I had a nail puncture a tire for the total of un-scheduled maintenance.
 
There are way too many ignorant posters out there: They know not of what they speak.

#6 of 67 Re: 2002 Dodge Neon Transmission Failure [abbeyhug] by pat

Mar 03, 2006 (8:46 am)

Replying to: abbeyhug (Mar 03, 2006 6:58 am)
Oooh, let's be careful not to make this personal ... please.

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