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Used 2003 Dodge Neon Consumer Reviews

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Wonderful Car!

Ian from Florida, 06/09/2008
2003 Dodge Neon SRT-4 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My 2003 SRT-4 has 105k on her right now. Still running strong. Basic maintenance will take you a long way! Buy one, you WON'T regret it!

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2 out of 5 stars

Dont Ever Buy A Doge Neon!!!

dodgeneonsux, 05/02/2013
2003 Dodge Neon SXT 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 13 people found this review helpful

i bought my 2003 doge neon with 98k miles on it. i thought this would be a perfect car if i took care of it, and always did the normal maintenance. i was VERY WRONG! this car is nothing but a money pit. and you will put every cent you have into garage bills. i only owned this car for one year. and i probably spent $15 thousand dollars in repairs. it was breaking down at least once a month. when it hit 120k miles the tranny went. when the mechanic told me it will cost $2000 to fix it. i decided to sell it. TRUST ME WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT BUY THIS CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Nothing but tranny issues

thatoneguy09, 02/08/2009
2003 Dodge Neon SXT 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought this car new toward the end of 2002. Drove fine for the first 1 1/2 years then started having tranny problems. Would jerk real hard when down shifting almost locking the front tires up. Dealer replaced every internal part and the problem still wasn't fixed. Took it back about 2 months later and they said they could not find anything wrong. Well another 4 months or so and it started it again this time it was the harness and they replace it. Well another 3-4mths it had again. they replace the speed sensor and harness. and now for the 10th time total they are replacing all internals in the tranny again. Do not buy this car used.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

my car sucks

thegame76, 03/02/2004
2003 Dodge Neon SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

i have had it it the shop 7 or 8 timess still something wrong......tranmission problems, and rubbing engine noise

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Positive Change

Stanten M., 09/19/2002
2003 Dodge Neon SXT 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

This year it seems that DaimerChrysler has put a little more work into the Neon's styling, especially in offering the new SXT model which incorporates many sporty features such as a cd player, 6-speaker stereo, power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, aluminum wheels, keyless entry and a rear spoiler standard at a discounted price (compare price of equally equipped SE model). I opted to purchase the 5 Speed Manual transaxle for the extra acceleration it provides- almost 5 seconds faster to 60mph than the 4 Speed Automatic.

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