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Eats Tie Rod Ends For Breakfast
Amanda, 01/19/2016
2005 Dodge Neon SXT 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
I bought this car as a starving student and should have held out for a Honda Civic. It was fine for about two years and then the repairs started coming. I've gone through at least 4, if not more, tie rod ends. I swear I don't aim for pot holes! I swear I drive like an old lady. I hate when my car makes noise so I'm very proactive about repairs. The brakes have ALWAYS sounded awful. Just always. This car hates moisture. I swear it's worse when it rains. The doors are frozen shut most of the winter. Sounds awful on the thruway. And the best part? The best part is when the head gasket blew. At 50,000 miles I needed a new head gasket. Jokes on them because it was still under the extended warranty and they had to pay for it! So yeah this thing has been a giant headache for me. A ten year long headache. I wouldn't GIVE this car away.
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'05 Dodge Neon SXT Automatic
Dev R., 07/02/2017
2005 Dodge Neon SXT 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Owned the car for 1,000 miles as of review over a total of 4 months and has a total of 171,000 miles as of writing this. Previous owner had to swap in another transmission because the old one lost a gear (4th gear in these cars are pretty weak, so be wary of stomping the gas while in it). Interior can be very noisy and rattle a bunch, mostly because of the age of the car and it being a budget car that's a decade old, and looking like something from the 90s on the inside. When it comes to exterior, though, the car looks fairly modern-ish. Parts are cheap, too, so that's nice. The engines these little Neons have are almost bulletproof, so if you like driving fast and fun then it shouldn't let you down. Off the lot back in the day these made 130 horsepower and about the same number in Ib-feet of torque. Pretty zippy in the first few gears but 4th gear is such a dog (it's an overdrive gear so that explains why). It might be slow, but it's pretty fun to drive. Got a custom exhaust on mine that sounds deep and rumbly, not something that sounds like a weedwacker flying down the street. You can usually pick these cars up for $2,500 and less, but keep in mind the mileage and if the transmission has been replaced or not. A high mile Neon (150k+) with a rebuilt or replaced transmission could last you longer than something with ~120k and the original transmission. The manual option for these cars last a lot longer than the auto, but they can be tricky to find these days.
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santoactueel, 04/24/2012
2005 Dodge Neon SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car has been great to me. I bought it used at 60k miles and I am the 4th owner. I did everything you're suppose to do when buying a used car. Spent the money on the Carfax (a $30 Carfax VS. a costly mistake), test drove it and asked questions like crazy to see any faults in the sellers description. The maintenance on this car has been wonderful and it is great on gas. I found out the Neons have a Mitsubishi. I do all the repairs myself, I replaced the fender & bumper from an accident; the dealer wanted $1500 to repair it, but I found a new fender on eBay for $15 & new bumper for $50. All in all the parts are very affordable & I would definitely buy another one if Dodge still made them.
If you want the devil following, choose this car.
nexxt, 01/21/2012
2005 Dodge Neon SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
10 of 14 people found this review helpful
I got this car at the beginning of 2010 when i was 15, & have been driving it ever since. Now im 17, & the first year of having my car it was so reliable & great. About a year after having it, alot of problems started happening. My sensors dont work, my engine light turns on all the time & when it does, if i go past 2 (RPM)'s, my car will start jolting back & forth. Feels like stalling, & i have an automatic. When it rains, my meters dont work. My MPH, Gas, Car tempt, & RPM gauges wont even move. I dont know why, but my locks open & close at any time. They flip out & it locks & unlocks ALL the time by itself. I have 82,000 miles on it, & i dont feel safe driving it at all. Waste of $4000.
Don't waste your money!
guest, 09/08/2010
2005 Dodge Neon SXT 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 2007 for almost 11 grand. That was my first mistake. It had 20k miles on it n I traded it in at 56k just in may of 2010. During the time I had it, I didn't feel safe. I would pull out into the road and sometimes it would stop me in the middle of the road. I had issues with fuses and my gauges not working. I replaced 2 02 sensors and a battery. I lived only 12 miles away from work and I feel like I fueled up all the time. In the winter, when I started it up, it would start jumping and the lights would flicker and it would shut off on me all the time. Its left me sit several times. I traded it in a few months ago and its the best thing I've ever done!