1996 DODGE NEON Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED AND IT WAS USING 5 QUARTS OF OIL A DAY, AND OIL IN THE RADIATOR THAT CAME OUT LIKE COTTAGE CHEESE.*AK

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET IN MY 1996 NEON THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED COSTING ME $450.BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS UNDER 50,000 MILES. NOW MY CAR HAS 78,000 AND THE GASKET HAS FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF IT. I HAVE FOUND A WEB SITE, NEONHEADGASKETS.ORG, AND SEEN THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD HELP FROM CHRYSLER, CHRYSLER PAYING $500 AND THE CUSTOMER PAYING $100. BUT THE DECISION IS UP TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER. IT REALLY UPSETS ME THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. NOW THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE OLD GASKET WITH AN UPDATED NEW ONE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PUT ON MY CAR YET. THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THAT WILL EVEN...

DIRECTIONALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. HEAD GASKET IS GONE. EATS UP OIL. DEALER WON'T TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAR. HEADLIGHTS PULSATE. ENGINE DIES OUT

VEHICLE GOT HOT AND HAS DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, THAT MAY HAVE DAMAGED ENGINE.*AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & EXPERIENCED A BAD ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKAGE. HAD NOTICED AN ODOR OF BAD OIL BURNING. TOOK TO MECHANIC FIRST TIME & ENTIRE HEAD GASKETS WAS DEFECTIVE & NEEDED REPLACING. HAD ENGINE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED & THE LEAKAGE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED.*AK

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A RATHER HIGH NUMBER CARS ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE OR HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THIS BLOWN HEAD GASKET ALLOWS ENGINE OIL TO LEAKOUT OF THE ENGINE DOWN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE THIS HEATED OLD COULD IGNITE AND CAUSE A "UNDER HOOD FIRE"... I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEBLOCK AND ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT LOOKS LIKE UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS Y SEEM UNCONCERNED.OLD

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN AT ONLY 25,000 MILES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HEAT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS CAR IS JUNK, THE HEAD GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING, BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, EVERYTHING IS BAD. IF YOU CALL THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, THEY ACT LIKE ITS A RARE INCIDENT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS NOT TRUE. PLEASE HELP SQUEEZE THIS LEMON! *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN OCT. 97 WITH APPROXIMATELY 19K MILES ON IT. THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITH THE CAR JUST BARELY UNDER THE WARRANTY BY MILEAGE, BUT I HAD TO FIGHT HARD WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM COVER THE REPAIR WORK. THEY EVENTUALLY REPAIRED IT AND GAVE ANOTHER 1 YEAR/12K MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS TIME WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE WORK OR THE PART. THAT'S A SHAM! I'M GETTING RID OF THIS PEICE OF JUNK! *AK

THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET - MANY COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OWNERS ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

CAR STALLED AFTER OVERHEATING. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE. DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET FAILURE, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWING ANTIFREEZE INSTEAD OF OIL. VEHICLE HAD JUST HAD CYLINDER COVER, SPARK PLUG SEALS AND TUBES REPLACED AND ENGINE TUNEUP 6 DAYS PRIOR TO HEAD CASKET FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, BUT THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THAN IT NEEDING A TUNE UP.*AK

HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ON HEAD GASKETS, TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO HAVE OURS REPLACED, IT HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. TIME FOR A RECALL!!*AK

MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN FEB. 1996. WITHIN ONE YEAR IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND SERVICED FOR SEVERAL REASONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE AMOUNT OF GAS ON THE READING REVEALED 1/4 OF THE TANK STILL FULL, HOWEVER THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. ALSO WITHIN THAT YEAR I BEGAN NOTICING WATER IN THE BACK SEAT AND IN THE SPARE WHEEL WELL, DUE TO A LEAK IN THE REAR WINDOW SEAL. SIX MONTHS LATER THE SAME VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL AND WHEN SERVICED IT WAS FOUND TO BE A HEAD GASKET LEAK. THE GASKET AND IT'S COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN ADDITION TO OTHER RECALLS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE FOUR YEARS THIS CAR HAS BEEN REVEALING SYMPTOMS THAT ARE UNBELIEVABLE FOR SUCH SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. IT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ANOTHER FAULTY HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH A BUBBLING NOISE WAS HEARD. ENGINE HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF PROBLEMS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CRANKSHAFT REAR MAIN OIL FIELD WHICH WAS NOT A PART OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED YET AS OF JUNE 26, 2000.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MISSING WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. A TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BLOWNOUT HEAD GASKET.*AK

AT 11,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THAT FEW MILES ON THE ENGINE. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE GASKET IS FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED.*AK

SEVERE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAK OCCURRED QUICKLY. CONTACTS WITH CHRYSLER DENIALS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. *AK

I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY QUOTED ME $700.00. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE AND WHEN I CALLED AGAIN THEY SAID THE PLYMOUTH IS MEETING CUSTOMERS HALFWAY AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF. BY READING ALL OF THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE HEAD GASKETS ONTHE NEONS AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL...................*AK

MY HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND HAS RECENTLY MADE MY CAR START TO OVERHEAT. MY SPEEDOMETER HAS ALSO NOT BEEN WORKING SINCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK

HEAD GASKET WARPED DIAGNOSED AT DEALER WHEN WAS HAVING ANOTHER REPAIR, WIRING HARNESS SHORT CAUSED SMOKE TO FILL CAR WHILE DRIVING HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER.

LEAKING HEAD GASKET FOUND WHILE BEING TUNED -UP AT THE LUBE CENTER PLUS, FREDERICK, MD. *AK

DROVE VEHICLE INTO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE OIL SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

I'M VERY UPSET THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS IN THE 1995 AND 96 NEON'S YET THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND MAY HAVE TO LET THE CAR GO. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS. 419-946-4295. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURES BEGAN ON THIS VEHICHE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MI AND CONTINUE. *AK

APPARENTLY, THE HEAD GASKET SITUATION IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. AT 66K MILES, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN UNIT BECUASE "IT IS WORN OUT." THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE BOOK HAS NO MENTION OF SUCH REPLACEMENT AT 66K--I THINK THAT HAD I BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN UNNECESSARY INJURIES DUE TO UNEXPECTED "CHEAPLY" MADE PARTS. -- NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A CHRYSLER/DODGE CAR. *AK

DODGE NEON ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE KNOWN TO LEAK - MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPAIR OF A KNOWN DEFECT. MY COST WAS $1004. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION BY MANY NEON AND STRATUS OWNERS, WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? *AK

WWW.CARPOINT.COM STATED THERE IS OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE BLOCK FOR THIS MODEL. *AK

CHRONIC OIL LEAK DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CHRONIC CLUNKING IN RIGHT FRONT EITHER STEERING OR SUSPENSION PROBLEM WHICH AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS FOR SERVICE REMAINS UNCORRECTED. *AK

I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF THIS "HEAD GASKET" PROBLEM THROUGH DODGE NEON MESSAGE BOARDS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND HAVING THE GASKET REPLACED FOR $500.55 PARTS AND LABOR. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR AS OFTEN AS ALL THE INQUIRIES SUGGESTED. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD RECALL THE LINE OF VEHICLES, RIGHT THE WRONGS, OR REIMBURSE BUYERS OF YOUR PRODUCTS THE EXPENCES THAT OCCUR BUT SHOULDN'T. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY PHONE OR MAIL TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED NOW,THE HEAD GASKETS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY KNOW IT, I'M TIRED OF OIL FLOWING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE ENGINE, ALL OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH WILL CAUSE A FIRE,, PLEASE HELP. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL, SO HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHAT I AM ANGRY ABOUT IS CHRYSLER KNEW THAT THE ORGINAL PART WAS FAULTY, HENCE THEY RE-DESIGNED THE PLACEMENT PART. HOWEVER, THEY ARE MAKING THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE, WHICH I THINK IS WRONG. I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN WHERE FORD IS REIMBURSING THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (FAULTY HEAD GASKET). WHY WOULDN'T CHRYSLER DO THE SAME THING TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS HAPPY?*AK

THE HEAD GASKET ON MY DODGE NEON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT ONLY 76,000 MILES.(CONVENIENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY). I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT NO REPLY HAS BEEN GIVEN.

I OWN A 1996 DODGE NEON AND RECENTLY MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND CHECKED MY OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE AND NOTICED THERE WAS OIL IN THE RADIATOR. HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS GONE. WE WENT TO THE DEALER TO PURCHASE A HEAD GASKET AND THE SALESMAN TOLD US THAT NEON'S WERE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET THAT WERE INSTALLED AT THE PLANT WEREN'T THINK ENOUGH. MY HUSBAND ASKED HIM WHY WE SHOULD REPLACE THIS AND NOT THE DEALER. OUR AREA PART STORES CAN'T KEEP UP WITH STOCKING HEAD GASKETS FOR THESE CARS. WHY SHOULD WE PAY FOR THIS? *AK

I OWN A 1996 DODGE NEON AND RECENTLY MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND CHECKED MY OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE AND NOTICED THERE WAS OIL IN THE RADIATOR. HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS GONE. WE WENT TO THE DEALER TO PURCHASE A HEAD GASKET AND THE SALESMAN TOLD US THAT NEON'S WERE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET THAT WERE INSTALLED AT THE PLANT WEREN'T THINK ENOUGH. MY HUSBAND ASKED HIM WHY WE SHOULD REPLACE THIS AND NOT THE DEALER. OUR AREA PART STORES CAN'T KEEP UP WITH STOCKING HEAD GASKETS FOR THESE CARS. WHY SHOULD WE PAY FOR THIS?*AK

AN OIL LEAKAGE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO ENGINE. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF DEFECT, BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING MASSIVE OIL LEAKS! *AK

HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I SEE LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL? THIS SAME ENGINE IS USED IN A NUMBER OF CHRYSLER CARS AND THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO THOSE OWNERS ALSO. HELP US OUT. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILING SECOND TIME - LEAKING OIL BADLY - HAVE LOST APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF OIL INTO THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH LEAKAGE FOR EACH FAILURE - WHEN WILL AN ENVIRONMENTAL RECALL BE ISSUED FOR THESE CARS - DODGE CLAIMS NO RECORD OF FIRST REPAIR BUT I HAVE RECEIPTS, DO NOT TRUST DODGE'S REPORTING OF THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM - WWW.NEONS.ORG SHOWS UP TO 1/3 OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING HEAD GASKET FAILURES. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT 600,000 GALLONS OF OIL HAVE ALREADY BEEN LEAKED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT - WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE TO END IT. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILING SECOND TIME - LEAKING OIL BADLY - HAVE LOST APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF OIL INTO THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH LEAKAGE FOR EACH FAILURE - WHEN WILL AN ENVIRONMENTAL RECALL BE ISSUED FOR THESE CARS - DODGE CLAIMS NO RECORD OF FIRST REPAIR BUT I HAVE RECEIPTS, DO NOT TRUST DODGE'S REPORTING OF THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM - WWW.NEONS.ORG SHOWS UP TO 1/3 OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING HEAD GASKET FAILURES. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT 600,000 GALLONS OF OIL HAVE ALREADY BEEN LEAKED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT - WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE TO END IT. *AK

ONGOING OIL LEAKAGE; VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML

THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH IN THE PROCESS IT RUINED THE SHORT BLOCK, CYLINDER THREE, AND THE RADIATOR

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL. *AK *ML