NHTSA Complaint #746115 — 1995 DODGE NEON ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	746115
Vehicle	1995 DODGE NEON
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 24, 2001
Date Filed	June 1, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

2ND FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET. 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 19K MILES IN 1996, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. RECENT FAILURE AT 71K, REPAIR COST $600. CAR DRIVEN 5K TO 10K MILES/YR. PAST 2 YEARS. SEEMS OBVIOUS TO MANY (INCLUDING MECHANICS) THAT THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS REDESIGNED IN '1998 OR '1999. OUR CAR NOW HAS THE REDESIGNED GASKET. I'M NOT SURE I WOULD BE SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IF THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME THE GASKET FAILED OR IF THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HARD AND HAD HIGH MILEAGE. WHY ARE CONSUMERS CONTINUING TO GET STUCK WITH HIGH REPAIR BILLS ON A DEFECTIVE PART? IT'S TROUBLING THAT THE DOT HAS NOT BEEN MORE ACTIVE ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT I REALIZE THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT POSE GREATER THREATS TO DRIVER SAFETY.*AK

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