The 2001 Dodge Neon Rt has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 30 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM00V4160002000-12-1230 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. STARTER ASSEMBLIES WERE BUILT WITH SUSPECT PLASTIC TERMINAL BLOCKS WHICH COULD DEVELOP STRESS CRACKS SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR INSTALLATION ONTO THE BODY OF THE STARTER. SEPARATION OF THE TERMINAL BLOCK FROM THE STARTER BODY COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE UN-FUSED POSITIVE TERMINAL…
Consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD OVERHEAT THE STARTER WIRING, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STARTER TERMINAL BLOCK JUMPER HARNESS.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1
1fires
ENGINE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
1
STEERING
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Recently purchased my neon still have to register it in my name when the front bussings in the stabilizer bar literly fell out and I was in a rural area n had to tie it together using shoe laces and wire that I found I thought to look on the recalls list to find my neon has almost every problem…”
“Recently purchased my neon still have to register it in my name when the front bussings in the stabilizer bar literly fell out and I was in a rural area n had to tie it together using shoe laces and wire that I found I thought to look on the recalls list to find my neon has almost every problem…”
“Recently purchased my neon still have to register it in my name when the front bussings in the stabilizer bar literly fell out and I was in a rural area n had to tie it together using shoe laces and wire that I found I thought to look on the recalls list to find my neon has almost every problem…”
“This car has a defective design. The multifunction switch that controls the turn signals, headlights, and foglights continuously blows fuses. The dealer quoted me over $98.00 per hour to "diagnose" the problem, and could not offer any hope of how many hours it would take to fix. This is a…”
“In 2004 I had to replace the wiring harness and the multi function switch, fast forward to april 2008 and the same symptoms occurred, dangerously hot steering column, and smoke coming out of it. I think they need to be replaced again (original cost to replace was $1,100). I am extremely…”
“In 2004 I had to replace the wiring harness and the multi function switch, fast forward to april 2008 and the same symptoms occurred, dangerously hot steering column, and smoke coming out of it. I think they need to be replaced again (original cost to replace was $1,100). I am extremely…”
“Safety issue. Multi function switch for the light system is melting to the wiring harness and causing the lights to fail. Periodically the headlights would stop working and then start again. As the problem progresses smoke releases from the steering column and the headlights fail. This problem was…”
“Thursday, january 16th, 2003: when driving at night, my lights turned off. I stopped and then discovered my high beams still owrked. Drove home sunday, january 19th, 2003: attended funeral of uncle and did get to leave till dark. Drove home with high beams. When arrived home, low beams now work…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Dodge Neon Rt as of
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