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I wanted to love this vehicle
mchrist152, 01/16/2020
1998 Dodge Neon R/T 2dr Coupe
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I bought an R/T dohc version with the manual transmission. I gave it 2 stars because it is fun to drive but the reliability does not meet my expectations nor standards. First, the battery cable went bad at about 53,000mi. Really! How long has Chrysler been making battery cables. Wouldn't you think they would have it down by now? In a similar category but much more expensive to fix is the blown head gasket at ~63,000mi. Come on, don't we know how to make a head gasket by now? Other problems? The sunroof went bad quickly and I just gave up on it and just decided it was easier to never open it. The speedometer stopped working so I had to disassemble it and re-solder some of the connections on the circuit board. The driver's side window went out and the power locks no longer work. Thankfully I bought the manual transmission so I didn't have to deal with any auto transmission problems. I won't buy a Dodge in the future. Their products are below what I consider acceptable quality. I gave the car to my daughter years ago and she is still driving it but only about 1500mi/yr. At that rate it might last a few years.
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Reliable, Fun car
moneyshot, 11/05/2005
1998 Dodge Neon Sport 4dr Sedan
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This car has been an amazing vehicle. I have had it since new. It had a head gasket leak at 45000 miles, but the dealer took care of it for free. The sunroof broke on it 6 times. Those are the only problems I had with it. I had it in Germany with me, and spent lots of time in the governor (118 mph). I now have 120000 on it, and haven't even had to replace the altenator, or anything else not mandated by the owners manual.
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Die NEON Die!!!!!
OCO13, 05/30/2002
1998 Dodge Neon Highline 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I do not recommend this vehicle. I have had nothing but problems. It has blown two head gaskets and the head gasket is leaking again, which is a costly repair might I add. It runs poor, and drives horrilbe.
Crap on Wheels
DantheMan, 01/03/2004
1998 Dodge Neon Highline 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
We've put about $4000 into this car, repairing things that should not break. Sun roof-4 times Head Gasket Front Transmission Seal Real Oil Seal Oil Pan Gasket Thermostat Water Pump CD Player Plus, you get to hear the eletrical sounds as they pulse through the radio. The windshield wipers sound cool, the ac has a high screetchy noise, whereas the redefrost is a low hum. No, I'm not kidding. Whenever you turn something on, you HEAR it on the radio. Stay away. Stay far away.
Good inexpensive little car!
dan_gen, 07/06/2003
1998 Dodge Neon R/T 2dr Coupe
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We bought this car new five years ago. It has been very reliable over the five years. We have only had to make minor repairs to the car. It still gets great gas mileage. Within the first two years we did have problems with the sunroof, but it was under warranty and our local Dodge dealership took care of the problem in a timely manor. Other than that...no major problems.