2000 Dodge Neon Reviews, Pricing & Specs

I bought my neon about 14 months ago. From the moment I bought it I have had to pour money in to repairs. I bought it for $1500. I've spent at least twice that in repairs. It's got 155,000 miles on it. Not too bad for it's age. Whoever owned it before me must have ragged the hell out of it. I've been having repeated issues with OVERHEATING. This is at least the FOURTH time now, and each has been caused by a different reason. I just spent $600 to try and make it driveable. One week later and it's not driveable once AGAIN. The water pump is also under the freaking motor, which is absolutely stupid. For something so simple, it's going to cost you $$$ to fix because the whole motor has to be yanked right out. It sucks because all this money I've had to spend on this piece of work is not chump change for me. I am a student and I'm extremely broke... so I'm really rather angry about my experience. Wish I could get a refund/return it to the dealer I bought it from. I won't buy another Dodge ever again in my life!!!!May 12, 2014

I have had this car since it had 18k on it in 2001. I didnt expectit to last this long. It, however has been a little tank and the engine and tranny has been bullet proof. I have 227k on the original tranny and engine. No head gasket problems on my car, guess I was lucky when this gem rolled off the line. In 2008 I did a preventive overhaul to keep her going good. I have done all the maintanance, oil every 3k, belts, fluids, replaced struts once at 170k, tires a few times, tranny flushes et. I did remove the cat on the manifold and tricked the PCM with spark plug non foulers on the O2 sensors and then put a high flow cat with a magnaflow muffler and that uncorked the restricted exhaust. I put a cold air intake and a shift reprogramming kit on the three speed and it turned it into a little pocket rocket. If you have the three speed I would suggest getting this shift kit from transdapt. You have to remove the Valve body and do some work to the tranny, but its worth it as you can shift manual of put it in drive for auto. The diffrence is incredible and It will rev to the red line in every gear. It puts you in control of the engine. I would say its on par with the 5-speed, shifts are precise and firm. The shift kit actually makes your tranny tougher and last longer too, as 227k is proof. Even with all the high revving it still drives like new today. What can I say, I got a neon that treated me good. No rust at all on this car and the paint is still decent, too. I would reccomend this car to anyone looking for an affordable ride without the import price.Aug 25, 2011

I bought this car since new laoded. One owner very reliable 12 gallon tank 22-25 mpg interior condition fair . Good family car ver spacious inside same as the trunk. low cost to maintain 2 of the 4 tires are brand new. Need work in tha AC and interior cosmetics, Speed good, 4 cilynder 4 doo. CD, and cruise control. I only drive it 2-4 miles a day for the last 3 years. Operational in very good shape. Cosmetics and some love is what this car needs. One owner.Aug 03, 2011

It is a very nice and affordable car. Mine is at 105k miles and the only thing that I had a problem with was the crank Position Sensor, somehow oil had leaked through to the electronics and was shorting out. But the part is only 65 bucks at autozone so not a huge deal. It looks nice, (I prefer the look and performance of the years 03-05), But the earlier ones are much cheaper. Mine is a manual and it has averaged 32-33 miles per gallon, without any modifications. I have a base of the line model so I do not have any features, but I have gotten a nice radio for it and the factory speakers are decent. This car is pretty fun to drive around, the acceleration is a little slow but I found a way to speed up faster is to shift at about 15,25,35,45 miles per hour (instead of about 10,20,30,40). Keep in mind since you are going faster that you will have to give it gas while you are letting off the clutch or it will slow you down and and make your mileage worse. Fun car though, and great for the new/young driver (most of them are 4 door and do not increase your insurance).May 21, 2011

Paint's held up good for a Neon so far, I can't see primer yet. 2 liter SOHC I-4, 132hp 130 lb.ft torque. Overall good for a 11 second 0-60 (pathetic). 3 speed Chrysler TorqueFlight automatic that's geared WAY too low for the cars own good, causing it to sit at 3K at 70mph and 28 mpg out of a 2 liter. Whole interior is a cheap textured plastic, rattles on cold days, but I've seen worse out of Chrysler. Only good thing about it (other than it being my only form of transportation) you can throw it around like a go kart.Mar 27, 2010

It was perfect for my job as a pizza delivery driver. It got really good gas mileage and was a manual transmission. As long as I kept giving it oil changes every couple thousand miles, it would treat me very well. Also very spacious inside. The trunk was huge. The braking was splendid although I also put that in with the fact that I would downshift to brake also. No repairs were necessary aside from usual wear and tear. I would suggest it to anyone looking for a car. The Dodge Neon. Oct 26, 2008