1995 DODGE NEON Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

VEHICLE DRIVES FROM APPROX 8 MILES BEFORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN AFTER THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF WAITING THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN FOR A FEW MILES THEN STALLS AGAIN. AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. OEDB2 CODE READER SAID CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE.. REPLACES SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, FUEL FILTER, CHECKED COIL. EVERYTHING SEAMS TO BE WORKING FINE. VEHICLE CAN BE RAN AT IDLE FOR VERY LONG TIME WITH NO COMPLICATIONS. PCM IS BAD.... THEIR IS A RECALL IN EFFECT BUT MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH UP. SEE RECALL 94V-033.. BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. AND AFTER RULING EVERYTHING OUT IT IS THE PCM... I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE RE OPENED TO INCLUDE LAST 8 VIN CODE ST356500. *NM

I OWN A 1995 DODGE NEON AND IT HAS A MAJOR HEADGASKET OIL LEAK THAT A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED. THE HEADGASKET LEAK HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM ADDING A QUART OF OIL EVERY THREE DAYS. THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE IS COVERED IN OIL. I CHECKED THE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION REPORTS AND MANY CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF BURNED OIL. ON 12-15-2003 SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS MIGHT START AN ENGINE FIRE IF THE CAR GETS VERY HOT. I HAVE CHECKED VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES AND IN ONE SITE A DODGE OWNER MENTIONS THAT HIS MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT A CUSTOMERS DODGE NEON HAD AN ENGINE FIRE. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT....

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED WHEN REACHING A HIGH TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED COOLANT. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. *AK *TS *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *PH *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK *TS *JB

CRONIC ENGINE OIL LEAK. *AK

CHRONIC ENGINE OIL LEAKS. CYLINDER HEAD OIL LEAK REPAIRED (INCLUDING FRONT CAM SEAL, VALVE COVER, SPARK PLUG TUBE, EGR, COVER TUBE FLANGE, INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THROTTLE BODY) ON 11/26/99 AT 82K MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL REPLACED ON 12/31/01 AT 105K000MILES. FRONT CAM SEAL FAILURE ON 6/9/02 AT 125K MILES. FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO CAM SHAFT. ALL LEAKS WERE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.*AK

TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE IT MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SHIFTED HARSHLY FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES SQUEALED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAMSHAFT SEAL LEAKED OIL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VALVE COVER GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF AN OIL LEAK. *TT

THERE SEEMS SO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEON GASKET HEADS. THEY'RE FAULTY, THE COMPANY KNOWS THIS WHICH IS WHY THEY'VE BEEN REDESIGNED. I'VE HEARD THEY DON'T CONSIDER THIS A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM, BUT ISN'T LEAKING OIL ON A HOT ENGINE DANGEROUS? *JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CYLINDER HEAD LEAKING OIL FROM BACK OF ENGINE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO THERE FOR THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THERE WILL BE A HEAVY VIBRATION. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT SHORTYLY AFTER DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM. REAR MAIN SEAL HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CONSTANT LEAKS. RADIO BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT YEAR AND HALF AGO AND NOW IS COMPLETELY OUT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT. A/C CONDENSOR WENT OUT AND TOOK BELTS WITH IT. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF INTERNET RESEARCH AND WORD OF MOUTH RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALL THESE COMPONENTS ARE COMMON FAILURS. CALLED DODGE COMPLAINT LINE ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME I'M SOL SINCE WARRANTY IS UP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON DEFECT BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. *JG

VEHICLE WAS LOSING OIL, BUT HAS NOT AFFECTED NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. OIL LEAKAGE WAS SLOWLY PROGRESSING ONTO THE GROUND. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. *SLC

HEAD GASKET LEAKS. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND LEAK OIL VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER REDESIGNED THE HEAD GASKET DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS, BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THIS CONSUMER BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *YH

OIL INDICATOT LIGHT WAS ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. CONSUMER WOULD REPLACE OIL IN VEHICLE. AND OIL LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED. *AK GASKET COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWE/,LEAKING OIL AND OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TAKING TO A REPAIRSSHOP, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OIL LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED CAM SEAL HAD FAILED, CAUSING MOST OF ENGINE OIL TO LEAK. CAM SEAL WAS REPLACED, ALSO, A CAM SEAL RETAINER WAS INSTALLED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS REPAIR, HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING, AND ENGINE WAS KNOCKING.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE THEN ENGINE FAILURE

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN TWICE ALREADY TO GET THIS LOOKED INTO, BUT AFTER TSECOND TIME HEAD GASKET HAD SOME CORROSION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD WITH ONE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN VEHICLE, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE, THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 DODGE NEONS. *AK

ATTEMPT TO HAVE CHRYSLER FIX HEAD GASKET FAILED; WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET BECAUSE CAR IS USED, NEAR 100000 MILES, AND SIX YEARS FROM MANUFACTURE; HEAD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED BY ME AT MY OWN COST; A/C LEAK HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETELY DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL LEAKS WERE FOUND AND FIXED; BLOWER MOTOR RECENTLY DIED. LINKAGE "BLEW APART" AT SOME POINT IN 2001 AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED USING OEM WASHERS AND NUTS. *AK

HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED BY 3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, ALL 3 DIAGNOSE THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS FAULTY AND THAT THIS IS ACOMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEONS. OUR DODGE DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE CAR HAVE TOLD US THER IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.*AK

BLEEDER VALVE CAP CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE CAR. OCCURED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE HEAD GASKET. ERRATIC AND DIFFICULTY WHEN ACCELERATING.

MY NEON HAS LEAKED OIL FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. HEADGASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AND IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRS. THE CAR IS NOW "BUBBLING" AND IS PROBABLY HEADING FOR HEADGASKET FAILURE AGAIN.*AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT OFTEN COMES ON WITHOUT A CAUSE. IT IS SO COSTLY TO CHECK WITHOUT AN FIX THAT I AM THINKING ABOUT NOT HAVING IT CHECK ANYMORE. THE HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME. I AM WAITING FOR A CALL FROM DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THEIR COST. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE ROTOR AND CALIPERS PROBLEM WAS SCARY. I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES WHEN A CRUNCH WAS HEARD. IT BECAME HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAMSHAFT SEAL CAME OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT A LOT OF NEON OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WISH DODGE WOULD PULL THEIR SHARE OF THE COST SO TRUST COULD BE RESTABLISHED. THANK...

CONSUMER STATES HE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET ON THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE $1500 CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, THEREFORE CONSUMER ASKED WHAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO DO, THEY THEN AGREED THAT THEY WOULD FIX PROBLEM FOR $400 AS A COURTESY, CONSUMER BELIVES THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE AND HE IS REQUESTING THAT HIS $400.00 BE REIMBURSED.*YH

OIL LIGHT COMES ON, LEAVING HUGE PUDDLES OF OIL WHEN STOPPED. ALSO, VEHICLE LEAVES A TRAIL OF OIL WHEN DRIVING, AND VEHICLE SMOKES A LOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

OIL LEAKS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ TRANSMISSION, AND FUEL LINE FAILED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, HEAD GASKET BLEW, LAPIS BLUE EXTERIOR PAINT 'FELL OFF' IN LARGE PIECES.*AK

THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD IN THE NEONS. ALTHOUGH DC HAS NOT ADMITTED TO A FAULTY PART THEY HAVE SENT OUT SEVERAL TECHNICIAL BULLETINS ON HOW TO INSTALL A NEW GASKET AND HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS IN CARS UNDER 50000 MILES. ON MY CAR THE HEAD WAS SO PITTED THAT DEALER COULD NOT REPLACE THE GASKET AND EXPECT IT TO SEAL PROPERLY. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS THE FAULT OF THE DEALER BUT A MANUFATURES DEFECT IN THE HEAD ITSELF WHICH LEAD TO THE GASKET LEAKING. ALTHOUGH MY DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO PICK UP THE COST OF THE HEAD ON A GOODWILL WARRENTY I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE COST SHOULD BE PICKED BY DC SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT. AS IT STANDS NOW, AFTER CALLING DC CUSTOMER SERVICES THEY HAVE NOT MADE A FINAL DECISSION ON WHAT AMOUNT TO PICK UP FOR THE...

CHYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL OF NEONS DUE TO BADLY DESIGNED HEADGASKETS ON ALL NEONS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES DEVELOPING THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS VERY SECRETIVE ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY IF YOU ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO A RECALL ON THE A/C EVAPORATOR FOR LEAKAGE IS NEEDED THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN THOUSANDS OF NEONS AND CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THE UNIT IS DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAIL PIPE, RUNNING ROUGH, AND LOSS OF OIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC

ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK

NUMEROUS OTHER PROBS: OXIDIZED PAINT, GAUGES WILL FAIL WHEN DRIVING, DOES NOT SHIFT (AUTOMATIC), HEAD GASKET LEAK, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF CLASS ACTION OR GET THEM TO FIX THIS CAR SO I CAN GET RID OF IT!

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

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER FOURTEEN DAYS, CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER HAS FOUND OTHER DAMAGE THAT INCLUDES PISTON RINGS AND OTHER ENGINE PARTS, IN WHICH HE ONLY ANTICIPATED THE LABOR FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE, DEALERSHIP IS COVERING PARTS, DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND OVERHEATING CONDITIONL *JB

WHILE DRIVING ,WOULD FEEL ENGINE LOSING POWER . CONSUMER HAD SEEN COOLANT AND OIL LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET HAD FAILING THREE TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED OUT AND CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK

HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN, LEAKING COOLANT ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ALL COMPONENTS LISTED HAD EARLY/PREMATURE FAILURE. WORST SITUATION IS HEAD GASKET. WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER IF APPLICABLE.*AK

HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL OPERATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REFERRED IT TO DODGE BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. HEAD GASKET IN ENGINE DEVELOPED A LEAK WHICH ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE/OIL TO LEAK OUT OF ENGINE.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PART TO BE REPLACED. *JB