I have a Neon, my sister has a Neon and my girlfriend has a Neon. All 3 of us have to deal with that lovely squeal from the brakes for about the first 5 - 10 minutes that you are driving the car. Then it seems to loosen up and the squeal goes away...til the next morning. I don't know how many times I've been told that I need new brakes by passenger's ( normally males who don't think I notice the sound? ) It's a Neon thing and it's annoying. I currently have my Neon in getting the bearings done..again. It cost me $2500 2 years ago to get the transmission fixed..they said I needed the transmission celluloid replaced and a major seal replaced. Under warranty during the first year, Dodge had to replace all the heads. I can see why they quit manufacturing this car. Next time I think I'll look at a Nissan

I should have reported this problem when it first start occurring. My brakes have been noisy since day one when I purhased the car. I got the 2002 dodge neon in August of that year. Not long after when I would start up the car and begin driving my brakes would squeal/squeak. My mom, brother and everyone else told me to get them checked out. So I went to my dealer and explained the problem to them. They checked everything out and said it was fine and that it was probably brakes dust causing them to squeak. So I said "ok, can you clean them?" They cleaned the brakes for free for me once and stated I would be charged next time because brakes are not covered or I would be charged for labor (dont remember which one). After the cleaning the problem would cease but then return. Everytime I got an oil change I mentioned the problem. So now its 2007 and I just had a brake job done from Midas on 1-27-07 because it was time. Now, my left caliber is busted because my fluid is leaking and I took it to midas and they stated it was a problem with the caliber. I am unsure if the work Midas did caused the problem with the caliber. But bottom line is the brake system on this car sucks ass. I mean who has ever heard of brakes squeaking without them needing to be replaced? That is crazy in my book but I think Dodge should be held responsible for this problem and see to it that it is corrected because cleaning out the dust resolves the problem. So obviously there is something wrong with the design if the brake system that would cause dust to get trapped and cause brakes to squeak. At least it seems that way to me.