1996 DODGE NEON Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

FAULTY HEAD AND GASKET CAUSING MAJOR OIL LOSS, LEFT TURN SIGNAL TURN ON WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED. BACK UP LIGHTS DON'T WORK. *AK

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. A PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT ENGINE WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED. A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

LOSS OF OIL AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS CHECKED WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET WAS RECALLED. *JB

BRAKES AND HAVE REPLACED TWICE AND STILL CONTINUE TO SQUEAK. I HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE BRAKES, AS WELL AS THE HEAD GASKET BLOWING. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED WITHIN 5 YEARS.

CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED IN MY CASE AND CHOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, UNFORTUNATELY I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A NEON THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADGASKET AND THE SPEEDOMETER. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THEM.*AK

THE C/S OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED A LEAKING FRONT CAMSHAFT SEAL. THE DEALER'S REPAIR INVOICE LISTED THE PROBLEM AS "FRONT CAM SEAL FELL OUT". THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE DRIVEWAY. CAMSHAFT SEALS DON'T 'FALL OUT' OF PROPERLY DESIGNED ENGINES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT HERE.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CAUSES OIL AND COOLANT LEAKS AND OVERHEATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED , CHRYSLER HAS REDESIGNED HEAD GASKET, BUT IS CHARGING OWNERS FOR NEWLY DESIGNED GASKET.*AK

BEING REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP. THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM NATION WIDE WITH THE GASKETS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING NOTICED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED HEAD GASKET NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE LEAKS OIL, AND HEADGASKET IS BLOWEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED HEAD GASKET. BUT SOON AFTER HEADGASKET BLEWOUT AGAIN.*AK

THIS WAS CONSUMERS FOURTH TIME OF HAVING HEAD GASKETS FIXED. ON 02-25-1998 HEAD GASKETS AND CAMSHAFT WERE REPLACED AT 24,194 MILES; ON 04-30-1998, CYLINDER HEAD & SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AT 25,509 MILES; ON 10-5-1998, ENGINE OIL LEAKED, CAMSHAFT SENSOR SEAL WAS REPLACED AT 28,847MILES; AND ON 0 3-27-2001, GASKETS/ VALVE COVER, AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 48,800 MILES. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET TO BOTTOM OF PROBLEM, AND FIND OUT WHY THIS KEPT HAPPENING. *AK

OIL SEALS FAIL CAUSING AN OIL LEAK, VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED. *SLC

BLOWN HEAD GASKET EACH TIME. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON VEHICLE. *AK

OIL LEAK, HEAD GASKET. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FOR THAT YEAR.*AK

CAR WAS SERVICED FOR OIL/FILTER CHANGE, 4 CYLINDER TUNE UP, TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 29, 2000. DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED. CALLED DEALER TO INFORM THEM OF SITUATION. TOWING SERVICE WAS CALLED. WAITED ONE HOUR FOR TOW TRUCK. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVING TO OWNER'S RESIDENCE. CALLED TOWING SERVICE AGAIN ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 1, 2000. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HENDRICK DODGE. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL. COIL WAS REPLACED ON MARCH 1, 2000. OWNER PICKED UP VEHICLE ON THE AFTERNOON ON MARCH 1, 2000. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE HENDRICK DODGE. TOWING SERVICE WAS CALLED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO HENDRICK DODGE. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS AND CAM/CRANK SENSOR. ON MARCH 8, THE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE FAULTY MECHANISMS AND CREDITED THE OWNER THE COST OF THE UNNECESSARILY INSTALLED DISTRIBUTOR COIL.

THE HEADGASKET AND CAMSHAFT SEAL FAILED AT 37687 MILES WHICH IS CLEARLY PREMATURE . THE ESTIMATED REPAIRS PLUS THE NECESSARY TOWING CHARGE WERE IN EXCESS OF $600 . AFTER A COMPLAINT BY TELEPHONE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO COVER THE FULL AMOUNT. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT NOT FOR MY OWN BENEFIT ,SINCE MY COST OF REPAIR WAS COVERED , BUT TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM.

HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 71,000 MILES DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *AK *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK AS THE RESULT OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE, OIL MIXED WITH THE COOLANT. THE DEALER CLEANED THE RADIATOR AND FIXED THE HEAD GASKET. *YH

THE DODGE NEON'S 2.0 L ENGINE HAS AN APPARANT MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET ASSEMBLY. THE CAR LEAKS OIL. OUR PARTICULAR CAR RECEIVED DEALER SERVICE ONCE ALREADY FOR THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT BUT THE OIL LEAK PERSISTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME THE DEALER SAID THEY FOUND NO APPARANT LEAK. CLOSE AFTER THAT OUR FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. OUR CAR NOW LEAKS ALMOST A QUART OF OIL EVERY DAY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONE ISOLATED TO JUST OUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF FAILED HEAD GASKETS RECORDED AND SHARED BY NEON OWNERS. ACCORDING TO A USER WEBSITE "NEONS.ORG" 32% OF ALL NEON OWNERS HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE DEFECIVE PART WITHIN 30,000 MILES OF THE VEHICLE'S LIFE; MOST AT THEIR OWN COST. PLEASE DOCUMENT AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES NEON OWNERS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO BUY A RELIABLE...

VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *AK

FIRST HEAD GASKET FAILURE OCCURRED AT LESS THAN 36,000 MILES; COVERED ON WARRANTY. DODGE REFUSES TO COVER SECOND FAILURE AND CLAIMS "NO KNOWN PROBLEMS" WITH HEAD GASKET LONGEVITY WHEN CALLED. GOOD MAINTENANCE RECORD ON VEHICLE; AV. 15-16K MILES/YEAR USE. *AK

THERE WAS AN OIL LEAKAGE AROUND HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER JEEP'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE BEING RECALLED. THE DODGE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, AND THE DEALER SAID CHRYSLER WON'T PAY FOR NEONS. THIS IS A DEFECT NOT SOMETHING I DID TO THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE THIS HELPS, BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT.*AK

VEHICLE LEAKING OIL TECHNICIAN STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I LEARNED OF MY HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE MY CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, I JUST PAID IT OFF, AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS AGO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK, THAT WAS THE SOONEST I COULD GET. I EXPECT THEM TO COVER IT 100% ESPECIALLY AFTER FINDING YOUR WEBSITE AND READING ABOUT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM W/ THEIR 1996 NEON. I WAS CURIOUS AS TO IF ANYONE HAS TAKEN LEGAL ACTION IN THIS MATTER?AK

HEADGASKET IS BLOWN,

VEHICLE HAS A BLOWN HEADGASKET. CONSUMER WAITING TO HEAR FROM DODGE. *AK THE LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN OIL DRIPPING ON TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE HEAD GASKET WAS FIXED. *YH

OIL LEAK BY HEAD GASKET LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET (ROCKER ARM COVER GASKET)& PROBLEM STILL EXISTS - FIRE HAZARD. BASED ON INFO FROM MECHANIC CHRYSLER HAS FAULTY HEAD GASKETS WHICH HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY NEW PROCESS HEAD GASKET. NEED ASSISTANCE WITH FACILITATING REPAIR AT DEALER. I AM ALSO CONSTANTLY REPLACING THE BRAKES WITHIN LESS THAN 7 - 8 MOS. LESS THAN EVERYDAY USE OF VEHICLE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE 2 BRAKE JOBS PER YEAR. *AK

HEAD GASKET WAS FIRST REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH 20,901 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION LET GO WITH 35,654 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. THE HEAD GASKET FAILED A SECOND TIME WITH 46,958 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT DARTMOUTH DODGE, 225 STATE RD., NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA. 02747, SINCE IT WAS CLOSER TO MY HOME, AND THEY WERE NOT IN BUSINESS AT THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER GAVE ME A $300.00 CREDIT TOWARDS THE REPAIR OF THE HEAD GASKET. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME, AND IT BROKE AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 26,000 LATER. APPARENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO FEEL THAT A RECALL CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE INSTITUTED TO REPAIR ALL THESE VEHICLES SINCE IT IS...

HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED IN JULY 1998. CURRENTLY, LEAKING AGAIN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER FIRST TIME, DEALER HAD TO USE FAULTY PART. DODGE PAID FOR REPAIR FIRST TIME. CURRENTLY, THEY REFUSE. ALSO, HAD TO HAVE AIR CONDITIONER AND CRUISE CONTROL REPLACED. *AK THE A/C FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE. *YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS PREMATURELY FAILED AT 66,000 , CAUSING A LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BROKE WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COULD RUIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COMMON PROBLEM. DODGE WON'T ASSIST CONSUMER BECAUSE HE WENT TO INDEPENDENT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE GASKET HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN PAST 2 YEARS. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURES; FIRST OCCURRED AT 24,976, AND SECOND OCCURRED AT 41,743 MILES. BOTH HEEAD GASKETS WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, FAILURE OF EGR VALVE CAUSED WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT CHRYSLER, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED BY RECALL. TRANSMISSION ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BECUASE BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN. CHRYSLER DID NOT HELP BECUASE OF MILEAGE AND USED CAR. WHAT CAN A 19 YR OLD AFFORD OTHER THAN A USED CAR?*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAILING 2 YEARS AGO. VEHICLE LEAKED OIL & WOULD SOMETIMES CUT OFF. IT TOOK 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING BACK UP. DEALER WAS GOING TO INSPECT VEHICLE FOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AGAIN. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH THING. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 50K MILES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKAGES FROM SIDE OF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A HEAH GASKET FAILURE ON THE 2.0L ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.

REPLACED HEAD GASKET 3 TIMES AND STILL LEAKS. APPARENTLY I'M SCREWED. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER CAR SINCE THEY DON'T BACK THEIR PRODUCTS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD FOUND ENGINE LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN, AND HE SAID THAT HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BEFORE FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWNOUT, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS, WITH A COLD ENGINE RADIATOR CAP OFF FLUID WILL BE FORCED OUT LIKE OLD FAITHFUL. OIL LEAKING FROM BACK OF THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I FOUND OUT THIS ISN'T JUST A ONE CAR PROBLEM. I HAVE 14 PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE 15 SERVICE BULLETINS REPORTING THE SAME THING. IT SEEMS IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLUS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR ENGINEERING FAULTS.

VALVE COVER GASKETS HAVE FAILED TWICE SINCE 1998 AND CURRENTLY NEEDING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AGAIN. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED JUST AFTER WARRANTY TERM. DODGE KNOWS OF OIL LEAK PROBLEMS AND HAVE MADE NO EFFORTS TO RECTIFY.

DODGE NEON MANUFACTURED IN 1996/AS FAR AS I KNOW THE HEAD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES/ ORIGINALLY WHEN BUILT (UNLESS PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM) AND TWICE BY ME (9/3/97 AND 10/18/2000) NOW DON'T YOU FIND THAT ABSURD....I FORMALLY OWNED A DODGE DAYTONA FOR TEN YEARS...HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS BUT IT NEVER BLEW A HEAD GASKET.. IHAVE AN OLDSMOBLILE THAT HAS 1400000 MILES ON IT..NEVER NEEDED A HEAD GASKET....HAD THIS HEAD GASKET BLOWN OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY NEXT WEEK ON THE WAY TO MARYLAND, THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS RESULTS ..NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF REPAIRING A "CRACKED BLOCK" THIS HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS FAR A DRIVING IS CONCERNED AND I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT CRYSLER IS ALLOWING THIS SERIOUS MATTER TO CONTINUE//I FEEL THAT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE TWO HEAD...

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ALLOWS OIL TO COME IN CONTACT WITH HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING A TERRIBLE OIL LEAK AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL AT ENGINE BLOCK, HAD TO REPLACE 2 HEAD GASKETS. PROBLEM HAS COME BACK, AND MAY HAVE TO REPLACE A THIRD HEAD GASKET. *AK

ORIGINAL AND REPLACED HEAD GASKET BOTH LEAKED OIL.