2001 Dodge Neon Consumer Discussions

Dodge-Plymouth Neon Starting/Stalling

• Re: 2001 Dodge Neon Need Help Please!!!!! Cuts out!!! WHY? [hollowaytata]

  Written by: sloanroyal on Jul 18, 2011 2:13:33 PM

  well i have a 01 dodge neon also my process of thinking about that is that your car could be over heating and your RPM's aren't staying up far enough or not shifting at the right time i push my car hard and i drift with it so its still going for me just think about every solution and look for the problem

Dodge/Plymouth Neon

• I get shudders just looking here

  Written by: joeyrab on Dec 23, 2010 5:15:42 PM

  God, Those were the days! The first new car I ever bought was a 1997 Dodge Neon Highline 5 speed. I was, (stress was) a Chrysler fan when I was a kid, and everyone made fun of me, well I showed them, I bought a new Dodge! I never knew what people meant till I owned one. The first head gasket leaked at about 40,000 miles, I blew 5 Five! Head ... Read More

Dodge-Plymouth Neon Starting/Stalling

• Re: 2001 Dodge Neon Need Help Please!!!!! Cuts out!!! WHY? [hollowaytata]

  Written by: tech1help on Oct 12, 2008 3:43:18 PM

  what type fuel do you use. Do you pour gas treatment into the fuel tank before filling up every so often?Do you get a check engine light? if you do is it flashing or staying on?a few things may be wrong. this most common is a fuel pressure regulator going bad or random multiple misfires.

• 2001 Dodge Neon Need Help Please!!!!! Cuts out!!! WHY?

  Written by: hollowaytata on Aug 26, 2008 9:07:30 PM

  I have a 2001 Dodge Neon and it is a great car and I love it. But sometimes it cuts out when you put it in reverse and a few times it has done it in drive and sometimes if you don't go quick enough it will die but then it starts back fine. And sometimes it is worse when first starting but does fine after driving for awhile. Any ideas ... Read More

Dodge-Plymouth Neon Overheating

• Re: 2001 Neon Overheating [dmbain]

  Written by: teresa14 on Sep 27, 2009 9:04:35 PM

  Same thing happened to my 1995 Dodge Neon. I changed the thermostat, then the water pump and timing belt, then the radiator. I ended up selling it because I thought it had a bad head gasket, however, it ended up being something to do with cracked pistons or something. The guy I sold it to fixed it and is still driving it today, so I would have a mechanic look at ... Read More

Dodge-Plymouth Neon Starting/Stalling

• 2001 Dodge Neon Need Help Please!!!!! Cuts out!!! WHY?

  Written by: hollowaytata on Aug 26, 2008 9:07:30 PM

Dodge-Plymouth Neon Transmission/Suspension

• 2001 Neon Transmission

  Written by: atlrep234 on Jun 16, 2008 9:18:08 AM

  My wife owns a 2001 Dodge Neon with an automatic transmission that has now gone bad. She drove over a piece of pipe in the street and put a hole in the bellhousing. I am trying to find a replacement for the car at a really reasonable price. Either the bellhousing or a used transmission. Does anyone have any leads on a good place to start loking?

Dodge/Plymouth Neon

• Re: Seat Covers [fman]

  Written by: thor17 on Apr 30, 2008 1:03:39 PM

  I also have a plymouth neon and there is no difference in the seat covers. 2000 and 2001 the dodge and plymouth neon are the exact same parts.

• Need help

  Written by: chelo857 on Dec 29, 2007 9:51:23 PM

  Hi there I have a dodge neon 2001. and I need some help from you guys. looks like I have a electrical problem In think so this is the reason why im here. This is the problem everytime I start my car all the lights on my dash come on ( engine light, oil, brake battery ) even the gas gauge goes crazy, but when I put the lights on the ... Read More

Dodge Neon vs Dodge Caliber

• Re: Caliber vs Neon [pacerman]

  Written by: farout on Nov 28, 2007 12:37:36 PM

  We have owned three Neons a 1996, 2001 and a 2004. All have gotten more than 33 miles a gallon on a trip. The back seat was for children only as it is a tight squeeze. But the car was less than 2700lbs and the engine with a real automatic transmission worked great. We still have the 1996 and it has 195700 miles on it. I know that a Jeep Compass ... Read More

Dodge/Plymouth Neon

• Wet Floor Board

  Written by: xcpag95 on Jan 16, 2007 9:44:27 PM

  Hey, I have a 2001 Dodge Neon R/T and I noticed my front driver floor board is wet. I haven't checked the other floor boards yet but I think the driver rear is too because of a stain on a paper that was laying back there. Anyone have any ideas of where the water may be coming from. Has anyone heard of this happening on any other 2001 Neons. Thnx, I ... Read More

Dodge Neon vs Dodge Caliber

• Dodge Neon vs Dodge Caliber

  Written by: 79customd on Apr 16, 2006 11:47:01 AM

  Okay, heres the thing. dodge has been making the neon since 1994. Obviously Dodge has learned variuos lessons in order to have updated them in 2001 with the more modern superior style, but what happened with the Caliber?? The Caliber bares NO RESEMBLENCE in any way, technical or exterior. Dodge has discarded all the knowledge they have learned in making the Neon to start something totoally new that might not sale ... Read More

Dodge-Plymouth Neon Transmission/Suspension

• Neon Manual Tranny Problems

  Written by: beachbrum on Mar 10, 2006 10:04:13 AM

  Can someone please help? I just got the tranny fluid on the manual transmission of my 2001 Dodge Neon RT drained and refilled and now when I cruise down the freeway in 5th gear at 75mph or so. The stick likes to randomly pop out of fifth into neutral. What gives? Could this be a fluid issue? I wonder however that I may have some sort of gear box problem and ... Read More

Dodge/Plymouth Neon

• Re: General 2004 Neon Information [hblack2004]

  Written by: farout on Mar 7, 2006 2:34:36 PM

  We have a 2004 Neon SXT automatic. We have 38,000miles on it and the ONLY problem has been a CD player that kept holding on to the CD for a day or so. The CD player was replaced by the dealer under the 7/70. We have had three Dodge Neons. We still have a 96 Dodge neon with 178,000 miles on the original engine. The gas mileage is still about 30mpg ... Read More

• Re: Awful gas mileage on my 2004 neon [btrfly]

  Written by: farout on Feb 3, 2006 1:25:44 PM

  We have a 2004 SXT. Consistently we get 31 to 32mpg. At times when we have 4 in the car and a full trunk, going against the wing we have gotten as bad as 28mpg. We use BP 87 octane and mobil 5-30 at the dealer. I change oil every 4 to 5,000 miles. We have 35,000 miles on it with original plugs. I dumped the oe tires at 8,000 miles ... Read More

• Re: 2001 Plymouth Neon [kebred]

  Written by: nikkifinn on Nov 26, 2005 11:02:10 PM

  This happened to me a couple years back to my 2001 dodge Neon. I took it to the dodge dealer 3 times and was ready to apply the lemon law. They were never able to find the problem after the 3rd trip there they claimed they changed some wires and it never happened again. They claimed they never had seen this problem before. Months later my own mechanic changed my battery ... Read More

• Re: Fog Lamp on 2001 RT [beachbrum]

  Written by: kyleman on Nov 7, 2005 2:39:45 PM

  Sorry, Late reply. Easy enough if you have small hands. 3 10mm hex nuts hold the assembly to the wind dam. The real trouble's going to be finding one. My local Dodge dealer wants $102 each. The standard Neon light will not work. Different profile and plug. Part numbers from the dealer are: RH (passenger side) 5288592AD LH 5288593AD

• Re: 2001 Plymouth Neon - A/C problem? [deboxtremo]

  Written by: carpino on Sep 27, 2005 8:20:34 PM

  yeah i had a plymoth van in my shop doing the same thing and the guy changed both belts but it still made the noise. What your gunna hve to do is uhhh get a new a/c pump but before you change it make sure you drain your lines through the valves. hope that helps but does anyone know where to get suicide doors for a 1995 dodge neon, im kinda ... Read More

• Re: micweb [lngtonge18]

  Written by: farout on Apr 19, 2005 12:33:05 PM

  We got our 2004 Neon SXT late July 2004. We have almost 22,000 miles on it now. The only thing done has been reseting the left tire rod was not done correct at the factory, and that was done at less than 1,000 miles. This is our 3rd Neon, we still have a 96 with 175,000 miles on it, and we had a 2001. Of all this 2004 is the best. ... Read More

• 2001 Plymouth Neon

  Written by: iowabigguy on Jan 31, 2005 10:20:04 AM

  I would consider replacing the battery. I have had several Neons and currently have a 99 Plymouth and a 2002 Dodge R/T. Both my 99 and an earlier 99 R/T had their batteries replaced because of strange electrical problems. Once the batteries were replaced the problems went away. Even though the batteries started the cars with no problems they had weak cells which did not allow the computer to get the ... Read More

• NO more doge for me for life!!!

  Written by: skalinani on Apr 17, 2002 10:29:21 PM

  I am a college student who bought a dodge neon 96' in 2001 with 41000 miles on it for 4300$ drive out with warranty!!! I thought I had made made the best choice in my life. Year and half later and 2000$ later in maintance I am wondering how much longer I can keep up with the problems with this pile of junk!!! I had a Nissan maxima 92' before this ... Read More

• Need to decode 2001 VIN

  Written by: leehoki on Oct 25, 2001 9:08:10 AM

  Someone tried to sell me a 2001 Dodge Neon SE. Because the owner got the car from a rental company, all the documents are gone. All I got is the VIN number, so I really don't know whether the Neon is really a SE or some other trim. I can only find the VIN decoding on neon.org up to 1999. Does anyone know how to decode the 2001 Neon VIN? Is ... Read More

• The anti-Neon, et al bias in Town Hall

  Written by: buoyant on Jun 12, 2001 11:13:08 PM

  Snowman, I think what you're getting at is a psychological phenomena known as cognitive dissonance. What I find curious is that it's not just the average Joe that seems to possess it, I've also noticed it reflected by automotive journalists, several of whom write for Edmunds (people who shouldn't actively demonstrate biases toward any manufacturer). These people actually draw opinions first (which is easier to do and more comfortable), and THEN ... Read More

• no title

  Written by: pat on May 21, 2001 11:02:33 AM

  A link to edmunds.com's Road Test of the 2001 Dodge Neon R/T by John DiPietro now appears in the Additional Resources box on the left sidebar of this page. Pat Host Sedans and Women's Auto Center Message Boards

• 2001 R/T review

  Written by: hersbird on May 21, 2001 9:41:23 AM

  I thought Edmunds review of the R/T neon was done well except with relation to value. They fail to mention there is a $1000 rebate (there is always at least a $1000 rebate on neons) and that probably every Dodge dealer in the country will do at least $1000 under MSRP on the neon with little haggling and that puts their loaded R/T at $16500. Thats leather, sunroof, side airbags, and ... Read More

• is this still the Neon board?

  Written by: buoyant on May 11, 2001 11:04:13 PM

  Well, I'm still looking for a 2001 or 2000 Neon 5spd that cares to share gas mileage info with me... jackiele: I thoroughly understand why you want to share your negative Neon experience with others. I would too. Actually, at one time I was thinking about buying a used Neon (96-98), but was deterred after reading about the whole head gasket thing. It's just not worth the hassle. I do really ... Read More

• expresso

  Written by: hersbird on Apr 30, 2001 9:28:02 PM

  Was the Plymouth version of the Dodge Sport. It included all the same features as the Sport, it was just called the Expresso on the Plymouth line. It was available from 95 to 98. It included different 'standard' stuff depending on which year it was. The best year for standard stuff on a sport or expresso was 95, it was much like the 98 R/T package that was only for the ... Read More

• Neons

  Written by: moggsquad on Mar 6, 2001 1:27:07 PM

  I currently am 33 months into a 5 year lease on my 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso. I'm pretty happy with it and had very little problems like the head gasket, but that was covered in the warranty. I have 29,000 miles so far and am in need of 2 new tires. Im looking to upgrade now so Im in the car market again. One thing I was wondering is if I ... Read More

• 2001 ACR

  Written by: hersbird on Nov 19, 2000 2:06:30 AM

  Well people have actually taken delivery of 2001 Neon R/T's (with 16" wheels, a good looking rear spoiler, 150 HP motor, and even leather interior available). I haven't heard of any ACR's that have been delivered although I'd be surprised if you couldn't place an order for one. The one think that bums me about the ACR is you can't get those awesome new 16" wheels from the factory. I bet ... Read More

• Recall Repair, Tires, & Rotors

  Written by: edswords on Nov 11, 2000 8:50:10 PM

  Its been a while since I posted here. It appears things have settled down some and I have actually enjoyed reading some the of the recent posts and thought it was about time to post again. I took my 2k Neon with 18,000 trouble free miles to my dealer for its PCV valve repair. I was having a small vibration at 65+ mph on the highway so I had the dealer ... Read More

• Snowman,Vocus,Copperhead,

  Written by: mobay on Oct 29, 2000 5:07:13 PM

  HI, I continue to read, with amusement,the continuing saga of Protege Vs. Neon. Even though this is the DODGE\Plymouth Neon 2 BBS. You know VOCUS, YOU created the Protege\NEON BBS (last entry 10\10), why not focus, Vocus, (hey! I made a funny!)your "expertise" there? As usual, you patronizing remarks regarding how "I really do like the Neon" are just a mask for who you really are..., a troll with little else ... Read More

• I did this...

  Written by: chrismar on Sep 23, 2000 2:55:07 PM

  Right after my warranty was up I traded my 98 Dodge Neon in and I got $7,000 for it. I bought a 2001 CyberGreen New Beetle GLX 1.8T and its been absolutely wonderful!! In my opinion its a big inprovement than my neon that I had. I am very VERY happy with my beetle. Go ahead a test drive them and see :) Let me know how things went if you ... Read More

• Copperhead...

  Written by: vocus on Aug 29, 2000 8:19:10 PM

  I have seen 3 2001 Neons already (1 Dodge, 2 Plymouth) and none have had a 4-speed. Maybe it will be a running change or something. I hope so. Anyway, I am going to take the car to a different dealer next week and have them fix all the TSBs and recalls, plus anything else they find. It just sucks that Dodge won't give a loaner if the car is in ... Read More

• heckel2

  Written by: importfighter on Aug 18, 2000 1:37:01 PM

  I would tell you if you can get an es for 11k you have all the reason to get that car save it has'nt been damaged at all (i.e. hail damage, dealer damage), sometimes dealers mark down cars with these types of damage or if it was a "company" car for the dealer. If you know for sure that it's none of the above you'd be crazy not to get it ... Read More

• Yes or no?

  Written by: vocus on Aug 18, 2000 5:45:07 AM

  Based on the luk my friend has had, I would not get the Neon UNTIL it proves more reliable. I think since it was redesigned for 2000, all the bugs should be worked out by now. It handles great, but has a jumpy ride. Even with auto., the acceleration is pretty good and the passing power scared the hell out of me the first time I floored it. For 2001, side ... Read More

• Hersbird...

  Written by: vocus on Jul 30, 2000 5:14:55 AM

  We actually did swap cars for 3 weeks. We live in the same house, so it wasn't difficult. If you don't believe that story, I know there is no way you believe this one either. He decided he wants to get rid of the Neon after a little over 6 months and 12,500 miles. He has been driving the Protege and wants to keep it. So, I am going to sell ... Read More

• Well..

  Written by: vocus on Jul 14, 2000 5:50:49 PM

  Here in Maryland, there is a dealer called Koons Dodge. I think they have prices up for the 2001 models now. I didn't see a 4-speed tranny on the options list, but maybe it isn't completely updated yet. Check it out. Go to http://www.koons.com and then click on "Build A Car" on the left side of the screen. Then on "Build A Dodge". Then change the model year to 2001 on ... Read More