2000 Dodge Neon Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2000 Dodge Neon addresses a model year with one body style and one engine listed. The only body listed is a 4-door sedan, and the only engine is the single overhead cam version of the 2.0L inline-four, naturally aspirated and burning gasoline. Trim choices run to five: ES, High Line, LE, LX and SE. Procedures, specifications and torque values address the engine, fuel, ignition and cooling systems, and wiring diagrams follow the sedan's electrical system.

Engines covered

• 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• ES
• High Line
• LE
• LX
• SE

Known issues on the 2000 Neon. There are 5 recalls on the federal record for this year. On certain 2000 Neon vehicles, 263,000 in that action, vapor from the crankcase ventilation system could condense and freeze in the throttle body during severe cold, keeping the throttle from returning to idle; dealers rerouted and replaced a ventilation tube. A separate campaign on 744 certain 2000 Neon vehicles involved front lower control arms that may have been poorly welded and could separate from the pivot tube. Air bags lead the 337 complaints with 71, then hydraulic service brakes with 66; 74 complaints reported a crash, 6 a fire, 43 an injury and 2 a death. The manual gives suspension, fuel system and brake specifications and torque values.