| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005006007 | Incident Date: Feb, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: KAILUA | Consumer's State: HI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: NEON | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3ES76F53D | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 01 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1) no warning of upcoming part failure. car was being driven on the highway at normal speed (55) preparing to decelerate/downshift, damp road conditions, but wasn't currently raining. car is a 2003 dodge neon r/t. part in question is new to the 2003 model year. 2) clutch master cylinder assembly (master cylinder,hydraulic line, and release cylinder-sealed assy.) hydraulic line broke off while downshifting coming off the h3 into the usmc base (many swerves and need to slow down.) this resulted in a loss of fluid to the pressure plates causing the transmission to not disengage properly. the car does not shift properly, and the engine rpm's do not drop when the clutch is pressed. the stick cannot be pulled out of gear into neutral if the car is moving even 10mph. this could have been a hazardous/fatal problem under other circumstances. 3) i am contacting windward dodge in the morning to have the master cylinder assembly replaced and the rest of the clutch assembly inspected (replaced if necessary) for excessive wear/damage from this incident. if they aren't sending the part off for an inspection at corporate offices i will request to hang on to it in case an engineer somewhere would like it. *jb |
