Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2001 Dodge Neon has 21 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
21
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
01V154000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IN THE PRESENCE OF OIL AND HEAT, THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE COULD SWELL AND LOOSEN FROM THE INTAKE MAN...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2006 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS AN INCREAS... |
| Jul 3, 2006 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKES ... |
| Jul 14, 2003 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | CONSUMER STATES REAR AND FRONT PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. FRONT AND REAR PADS WERE REPLACED. DEALER ... |
| Mar 12, 2003 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO C... |
| Sep 4, 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DEALER WAS SERVICING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, WHEN TAKING THE TIRE OFF THE SPRING... |
| Sep 3, 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | SINCE 7,000 MILES TO THE PRESENT MILEAGE FRONT BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VEHICLE... |
| Sep 3, 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GRADUALLY GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO P... |
| Aug 30, 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | WHILE DRIVING 55MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |
| Jan 23, 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN A COLLISI... |
| Nov 1, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS E... |
| Oct 1, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 4 TIME... |
| Aug 4, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP PREVENTING PROPER OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALE... |
| Jul 27, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS | THE SHOULDER PART OF THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. *AK |
| Jul 25, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | BRAKE SENSOR SYSTEMS DID NOT INDICATE THAT MY BRAKE PADS WHERE WEARING OUT. AS A RESULT EXTENSIVE D... |
| Jul 12, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | RECALL# 01V154000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 983. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT RECALL REPAIRS, AND D... |
| Jul 5, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON BRAKE BOOSTER VACCUM BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS.(REC... |
| Jul 5, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON BRAKE BOOSTER VACCUM BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS.(REC... |
| Jun 22, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, SHE WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THA... |
| May 29, 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | COMPLAINANT WAS TRAVELING IN HIS DODGE NEON AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY HIS B... |
| Jan 1, 1970 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | WHEN VEHICLE EXCEED SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, THE VIBRATION BECOMES WORSE WHEN BR... |