1995 DODGE NEON Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

HEAD GASKETS ARE PREMATURELY LEAKING WHICH COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS, MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING INTO OIL PAN. VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO INDICATED HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FACT THEY HAD BLOWNOUT. *AK

A MAJOR OIL LEAK WHICH HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY HAD REPLACED PARTS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER DETAILS.*AK

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 83 THOUSAND MILES. WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTICED PARTS WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD FAILED. ALSO, HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HAD NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HAD IT CHECKED. WAS INFORMED THAT SEALS WERE NOT INVOLVED, BUT HEAD GASKETS WERE CAUSING LEAKAGE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND LOSS OF COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *JB

ENGINE GAUGE WENT INTO THE RED, CONSUMER TURNED OFF CAR TO COOL. TWO DAYS LATER, MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A BUTSTED HEAD GASKET.*AK CONSUMER STATED ENGINE DAMAGE FROM OVERHEATING INCLUDED PISTON RINGS AND CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS. *SLC

I JUST HAD THE CLUTCH REPAIRED, AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT MY HEAD GASKET IS CAUSING SERIOUS OIL LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD REPAIR THIS SINCE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NEONS, MECHANIC STATED HE NOTICE THIS PROBLEM WITH NEONS HE HAS REPAIRED. *AK

2 WEEKS PRIOR TO REPORTED INCIDENT VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. GARAGE FOUND THAT THE COOLANT RESEVOIR HAD SPLIT AND REPLACED IT. ON THE 9TH MARCH MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR AND DROPPED A COLLEGE OF TO PICK UP HIS CAR AT A GARAGE. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT SOUND RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR STARTED TO WOBBLE, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TEMPERTURE GAUGE STARTED TO CLIMB HIGHER. SHE ARRIVED HOME, I RANG THE GARAGE, TOLD THEM OF THE SYMPTOMS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. ON STARTING IT UP I NOTICED A LOT OF BLUE GREY SMOKE COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE DROVE WITH NO PROBLEMS TO THE GARAGE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED A COOLANT LEAK, WHEN THE HEAD GASKET WAS TAKEN OFF THERE WERE 2 CRACKS...

DEALER NOW REFUSES TO REPLACE; CLAIMS IT IS DIFFERENT PART LEAKING. SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS STATE IT IS HEAD GASKET AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD STRANGE NOISE AND THEN VEHICLE DIED, MECHANIC STATED CYLINDER HEAD BROKE, CAUSING TIMING BELT TO BREAK, WATER PUMP TO LOCK UP, AND OTHER PARTS TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND QUESTIONS WHY THERE IS NO RECALL, CONSUMER IS ALSO REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

OIL IS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET WHICH COULD DAMAGE ENGINE.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURES ARE COMMON WITH NEONS. I HAVE ASKE CHRISYLER TO SETTLE MY COMPLAINT AND THEY DON'T CARE.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE IN ALL 1995-1999 DODGE NEONS, IN 2000 MODELS,DODGE CORP USED A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER AND THE NEW HEAD GASKETS HAVE A SAFETY COVER TO PREVENT BURNING.I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER CORP(MY FILE #[XXX])AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT TO THE DEFECT AND ONLY WILL GRANT $100.00 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO A $820.00 REPAIR.VIN#[XXX], PLEASE HELP!!*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 85,800 AND HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED 12/9/00. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A SALVAGED ENGINE. A REPLACEMENT ENGINE, ALSO SALVAGED, WAS SENT TO MECHANIC BY GREAT LAKES WARRANTY COMPANY. ON 1/18/01, THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ONCE AGAIN, ONLY 4 WEEKS SINCE THE LAST REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE GREAT LAKES WARRANTY EXPIRES 1/26/01. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS REPLACED.*AK

RRED AT APPROX. 90000 MILES. HAVE HAD BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED APPROX. EVERY 30000 MILES.*AK

A BENT VALVE CAUSED MISFIRING IN CYLINDER #4. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A LEAKING HEAD GASKET ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NOW USE A METAL GASKET BECAUSE OF ALL THE FAILURES. *SLC

DRIVER EXPERIENCED NO HEAT, AND THEN PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALER SAID IT WAS HEAD GASKET. *AK

MANY PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH CAR. ESPECIALLY WITH HEAD GASKETS AND BRAKES. HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OTHER NEON OWNERS OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. HAVE HAD BREAKS REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND SOMETIMES TWICE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. BREAKS SQEAK AND MOAN REGARDLESS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND SHUT OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE TRRAVELING AT SPEED OF 70 MPH NOTICED VEHICLE SMOKING. DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

09/13/2000-HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP ALL FAILED. 8/1/2000-FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKED. THEN HAD TO REPLACE CLUTCH BECAUSE IT FAILED AFTER OIL LEAKED ON IT. SPENT TONS OF MONEY AND IT'S NOW MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. WITH SUCH AS SEVERE OIL HEMMORHAGE, I'M LUCKY MY CAR IS STILL OPERATING. I'M A STUDENT AND CAN'T AFFORD THESE PROBLEMS. NO ONE CAN. AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I'M IRATE. *AK

GASKET FAILURES (HEAD AND TRANSAXLE) DIAGNOSED BY ULTRAVIOLET DYE TEST. BRAKE DEFICIENY DISCOVERED IN HIGH SPEED COMMUTER TRAFFIC WITH NEAR COLLISION. THE FREQUENCY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OWNERS SUGGESTS THAT A LARGE RECALL ACTION IS IN ORDER BEFORE MANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS RESULT.

UPON VERIFYING THAT IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET, WAS INFORMED OF OTHER SUCH PROBLEMS FROM OTHER DODGE NEON OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS COULD EXIST. DO WE NEED DEATHS TO OCCURE AS WITH THE TIRES? *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIRSHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A HEAD GASKET FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET ,SECOND FAILURE. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 61,222 MI. SECOND HEAD GASKET (REDO) HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 97932 MI. DEALER "SPLIT THE COST" WITH ME, CHARGING $520.08 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT DIRTY FOR ME TO PICK UP, OIL & COOLANT DRIPPING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE, FENDERS AND STEERING WHEEL GREASY. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, SECOND TIME. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 'EXTENDED WARRANTY" AT 61,222 MILES. SECOND HEAD GASKET (REDO) HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 97,932 MILES. DEALER DECIDED TO "SPLIT THE COST" WITH ME, CHARGING $520.08 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT DIRTY FOR ME TO PICK UP. OIL & COOLANT DRIPPING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE, FENDERS AND STEERING WHEEL GREASY. *AK

MAJOR OIL LEAK THROUGH HEAD GASKET. REPORTED TO NHTSA DUE TO HIGH FAILURE RATE ON DODGE NEON HEAD GASKETS.

LEAK WAS NOTICED 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASED AND WAS REPAIRED AT MY COST. 1 MONTH LATER STILL A LEAK THIS TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS AN OIL PAN LEAK, WAS REPAIRED AND STILL HAD A LEAK. TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER THIS TIME HEAD GASKET REPLACED 2ND TIME AT 577 DOLLARS COST. LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN BY DEALER NO COST TO ME. AFTER REPAIR LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT THIS TIME DEALER PUT NEW HEAD ON VEHICLE. STILL HAD LEAK THIS TIME IT WAS A MAIN REAR SEAL, SO HAD IT REPLACED AND IT WAS STILL LEAKING. THEY REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL AGAIN AND THE LEAK WENT AWAY NOW THE CAR IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES. AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW.

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *ET

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON A DODGE NEON 95. PLEASE HELP US, DODGE NEON OWNER'S, TO MAKE DODGE PAY FOR THIS SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON A DODGE NEON 95. PLEASE HELP US, DODGE NEON OWNER'S, TO MAKE DODGE PAY FOR THIS SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *AK

HEADGASKET FAILURE.......STARTED WITH COOLANT BUBBLING AND THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED IT AS THE HEADGASKET. DEALER CHARGED ME $1000 TO FIX PROBLEM THAT HE ACKNOWLEDGED WAS A DEFECT IN THE CARS DESIGN. I NEED HELP GETTING MY MONEY BACK!!!

THE HEAD GASKET, AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPORTED UNMERIOUS TIMES BY OTHERS

THE HEAD GASKET, AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPORTED UNMERIOUS TIMES BY OTHERS

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *ET

EXTERNAL OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET. *ET

THERE'S A SMALL OIL LEAK, NEEDS NEW HEAD GASKET, SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKS OCCASIONALLY (WE NEED A RECALL PLEASE; OR ANY OTHER INFO YOU COULD PROVIDE)

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY NEON IN MAY '95, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT COSTLY PROBLEMS. THIS PAST YEAR, ALONE, THE REPAIR, TOWING, AND CAR RENTAL EXPENSES HAVE EXCEEDED $5000.00. THIS CAR IS COSTING ME A FORTUNE TO MAINTAIN, AS THESE ARE MAJOR COMPONENTS THAT ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE ITEMS I HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS ON ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ITEMS I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH. IN JUST OVER A YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A HEAD GASKET REPLACED, MY AIR COMPRESSOR SEIZED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A FIRE, MY THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY STILL CAN'T DETERMINE WHY MY BRAKES SQUEAL CONSTANTLY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE '95 NEONS. MY MY ENGINE CONTROLLER HAD TO BE SUPPOSEDLY UPDATED, MY ENGINE SKIPS, BUT THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. MY WARNING LIGHTS DON'T...

CAR LEAKING OIL FINALLY GOT WORSE, DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKET WAS TOLD BY OTHER NEON OWNER THAT PROBLEM WAS BEING FIXED FOR FREE. MY DEALER CONSIDERED IT A WARRANTY WORK BUT CHARGED A DEDUCTIBLE - TWICE WHAT HE WOULD HAVE CHARGED HAD A BEEN ORIGINAL OWNER. COMPLAINT MORE WITH DEALER THAN DODGE.

IN MAY OF 1995 I PURCHASED A NEW NEON SPORT COUP, ON OCTOBER OF 1998 MY HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. I ASKED THEM IF THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING TO A CAR AS NEW AS MINE AND THEY TOLD ME NO. CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST FOR A NEW HEAD GASKET ON MY CAR. I ALSO ASKED IF I WOULD BE BACK IN ANOTHER 2 YEARS TO REPLACE THE NEW HEAD GASKET THAT THEY HAD REPLACED AND THEY SYATED "NO". I AM NOW BACK A YEA AND A HALF LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN AND THEY AGREEED TO PAY HALF AGAIN. NOW IT IS 3 WEEKS AFTER I HAVE HAD MY HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND I NOW HAVE OIL COMING OUT OF MY RADIATOR AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG SO THEY ARE KEEPING MY CAR OVER THE WEEKEND TO TRY...

THE MONTH I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD TO GET THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISION. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BUSTED AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR ON THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE PAINT JOB HAS BEEN PEELING. I HAVE NO PAINT ON THE ROOF. I HAD TO SAND DOWN WHAT WAS LEFT AND PRIMER IT. THE REST OF THE PAINT ON THE CAR IS PEELING EVERYWHERE. RECENTLY THE GAUGE CLUSTER WENT OUT. WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE CAR THE GAUGES WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEN IT STOPPED, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WON'T MOVE ALONG WITH THE ODOMETER. SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. LAST, WHENEVER I GET OUT OF MY CAR FROM DRIVING IT SMELLS LIKE SOMEONE FARTED, I HAVE A CONSTANT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT TELLS ME ITS THE O2 SENSER BUT IT'S NOT WE TESTED THOSE. THE CATALITIC...

I HAVE AN APPT WITH KUHN CHRYSLER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I SAY IT IS PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT I AM RIGHT AND IT IS THE HEAD GASKET. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. T HE DEALER THAT I TALKED TO SAID THAT CHRYSLER IS OFFERING PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT ON SOME OF THE REPAIRS. PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT!! THIS IS OBVIOSLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE PAYING FOR FULL REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER THEY MAY NOT PAY ANYTHING AT ALL AND IT IS MY PROBLEM.. GET A CLUE LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS!!! I AM GETTING VERY DISGURAGED WITH EVERYONE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO AND ABOUT READY TO SELL THE CAR, CUT MY LOSSES, AND KNOW BETTER IN THE FUTURE NEVER TO BUY A DODGE AGAIN!!!*AK

ENGINE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS ON A DAILY BASIS. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE IS EVIDENT OF A HEAD GASKET LEAK. *AK *ML

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE PREMATURELY BLOWN OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONS.*AK HEAD GASKETS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, ENGINE KOCKING AND STEAM, BUBBLING/CRACKING OF COOLANT CONTAINER. A/C MALFUNCTION AND FAN MOTOR BECOMES LHOT WHEN TURNING ON. *YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL. HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED REPLACING A SECOND TIME. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK