2004 Dodge Neon Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Dodge Neon. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 141 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12
POWER TRAIN
12
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
3fires
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
7crashes7injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
1crashes1fires1injuries
AIR BAGS
6
6crashes9injuries
ENGINE
6
1crashes1fires
SUSPENSION
6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
1fires
Total complaints141

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“As I was driving down the street, my rear passenger end was leaning a little to the side. I was a smooth paved road and it felt as though I was hitting potholes. I pulled over to the side of the road thought my tire was flat. I t0ok the car to a shop to get checked out. They stated that my rear…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2018-11-27

“As I was driving down the street, my rear passenger end was leaning a little to the side. I was a smooth paved road and it felt as though I was hitting potholes. I pulled over to the side of the road thought my tire was flat. I t0ok the car to a shop to get checked out. They stated that my rear…”

VISIBILITY/WIPER · reported 2018-11-27

“As I was driving down the street, my rear passenger end was leaning a little to the side. I was a smooth paved road and it felt as though I was hitting potholes. I pulled over to the side of the road thought my tire was flat. I t0ok the car to a shop to get checked out. They stated that my rear…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2018-11-27

“On occasion the cruise control does not engage and on occasion it does engage and when you try to slow down the brake becomes hard to depress and the car starts to accelerate but repeated attempts to depress brake or pump brakes allows control again over speed without incident. This has happened…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2018-07-31

“Cruise control would not turn off and I wrecked my car into into a other car. I even tried putting my car in park and it wouldn't stop the motor was reved up and would not slow down or stop”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2018-06-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge neon. While driving 20 mph, the engine revved and inadvertently shifted to a lower gear. Also, the service engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home but, prior to the failure, was having transmission issues for over a…”

ENGINE · reported 2016-10-20

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge neon. While driving 20 mph, the engine revved and inadvertently shifted to a lower gear. Also, the service engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home but, prior to the failure, was having transmission issues for over a…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2016-10-20

“Running lights stopped working (on a city street), when repaired, was due to a wire in the multifunction switch burning out and melting the casing of the mfs”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2016-06-07
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Dodge Neon as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.