Top 20 1996 Dodge Neon - Page 8 Questions & Answers

you might want to check the main wiring harness on the firewall and make sure it is plugged in completely and is tight

get your engie analized for a short in your electrical system. whatever fuses are popping you have a short or an overload in that area . adding boosters to your radio or new higher wattage stereo systems are common to this problem if so check for a higher output alternator.

theres a switch on the brake pedal under the driver dash check it for wear or bad adjutment, or the fuses.

try polishing the actual disc

is it really because the engine is hot, sounds like a flaky guage of the temperature sensor under the hood is going bad

There's multiple possibilities. Some of them are a partially clogged fuel filter, poor fuel pressure, a bad sensor or sensors, etc...
Have you checked/changed the filter? What's the fuel pressure?
You can access a simplified version of the trouble codes on this model - with the car off, turn the ignition switch on, off, on, off, and on again relatively quickly. The check engine light will blink out the codes. An example would be blink, pause, blink, blink. This would be code 12. Chilton's or Haynes books give you the code's meaning (that code means battery disconnect). These can at least give you a place to start.

Just remember how you took it apart, clean the mating surfaces and when down to metal, wipe with acetone or similar evaporative mineral solution (don't touch the mating surfaces after), install the new gasket and get the torques correct. Make sure you don't slop into the cylinders, have a vacuum and wood pick ready to clean **** out if you do.

these cars are noted for the clusters to be bad the ground is black and one the right side of the cluster if you put something under the wiring going to it see if it works if so the cluster is bad i have owned 8 neons and all 8 went bad

replace the shift lock solenoid

for your dome light, one of the door switches is shorted, replace or remove. how is the fuel pressure ?

like the style ,parts more than the value of the car ,providing that the water ports havent rotted away then i take it the cam belt broke and the valves hit the pistons ,well the valves cost about 15/30 euros each depending on vehicle model here so it may pay you to buy a valve spring compressor and change them

Did you change the oil sending unit?

govonor controles all up shifts

These Neons have an issue with poor soldering on the instrument cluster board. Some people pull the board out and re-solder all the contacts themselves, but there are places on-line or on ebay where you can get one that's already been fixed. The replacement part is easy.

This sound as if it may be the IAC or idle air control valve which is located just behind where the air intake hose attaches to the throttle body. This is a switch that tells the computer how fast the car should idle and adjust the air intake to keep the idle steady. If you go to one of the car part websites you can look up the IAC and see what it looks like for your particular vehicle. Autozone, Checker, Oreiley all have websites.

if the relay seems to be fine and all fuse are good, and jumping power to opperate the fuel pump at relay works, then there is a broken wire from the ECU to the fuel pump relay, or the ECU is shot.

It is located on the left end of the cylinder head, next to and in front of the CMP sensor. There is no easy way to access this sensor. The Haynes Manual says to remove the CMP sensor to access this. To remove it with a socket you have to remove the battery and battery tray. When you put the new sensor in make sure you wrap the threads with Teflon Tape to help prevent leaks.

CATYLYTIC CONVERTER IS CLOGGED

Sounds like the belt is too short , match it up with the belt that was removed.

Have a look at the fuel filter bro.