# 95 Dodge Neon starts then stops

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-dodge-neon-starts-then-stops/77744>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** neon, dodge\
**Created:** [March 3, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-dodge-neon-starts-then-stops/77744 "2013-03-03T01:27:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jmacattack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@jmacattack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jmacattack)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-dodge-neon-starts-then-stops/77744/1 "2013-03-03T01:27:32Z")

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I have a 1995 Dodge neon 2.0 SOHC. It stars, runs for a few minutes, then dies. Then when I try again it will run for a few seconds before it dies. After that I do not hear my fuel pump engage when I turn they key. It takes about a day before it repeats this process. Any ideas or suggestions?

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-dodge-neon-starts-then-stops/77744/2 "2013-03-03T03:18:03Z")

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I think you have identified the problem yourself. Bad fuel pump. Replace it. Not much else to be done.

If you do your own auto repair, this is a fairly simple job since it is not necessary to drop the gas tank. Access the fuel pump from underneath.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-dodge-neon-starts-then-stops/77744/3 "2013-03-03T05:03:56Z")

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@steveF after changing the fuel filter of course.