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cramer74
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I reside in Oklahoma, and I have read up on the lemon laws, but I'm not sure if my piece of junk qualifies. I purchased a 2000 Dodge Neon in May 2000, with an odometer reading of "5" miles. At 4901 miles, I took it in for the first repair of 7 to date. The steering gear box was replaced due to something in the front end loose (took 3 times to get that diagnosed-and it still hasn't been fixed), the front motor mount was replaced, the front drivers side tire was replaced due to it being defective, a recall on the idle was "supposely" fixed, yet, it still idles hard. The service dept. can not find anything wrong as far as the bad gas mileage goes, the squeaking/grinding brakes, the hum in the A/C, the hardness of the motor turning over when started, the difficulty of getting the gear out of 'park' into 'reverse' and vice versa. (yes, I DID have my foot on the brake when trying to get it in gear) The dealership refuses to acknowledge that there is anything wrong with it, but when the car is taken in for repair, they never seem to check anything. They simply write "no problem found" on the work orders. The kicker to all of this is that the New Vehicle Preparation and Inspection form that is, according to my warranty manuel, supposed to be done prior to delivery of the vehicle to the consumer---was purposely overlooked. That 'form' shows this Neon to be a 4x4, a convertible with a sunroof, automatic and manuel transmission, among other things. I sent a letter of notification of defect to the manfactuer 3 months ago, and I have not received a reply so far. what else can I do?