1996 DODGE NEON Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR . THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION. CHRYSLER HAD KNOWN OF PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS IN NEONS, AND AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS ONLY. *AK *ML

HAD AN OIL LEAK, MECHANIC SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK

TWICE THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR HAS BLOWN. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS AT 35,000 MILES, JUST SHORT OF THE WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. THE SECOND TIME THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WAS JUST 1 1/2 YEARS LATER AND I WAS QUOTED BETWEEN $800-$1,500 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. CHRYSTLER CORPORATION IS FULLY AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED A NUMBER OF DEALERS WHEN TRYING TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AND EVERY DEALER SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MORE THAN HALF THE DEALERS RECOMMENDED I CALL CHRYSTLER CORPORATION TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST. AFTER RAISING ENOUGH HELL WITH CHRYSTLER AND THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. I DO NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO...THIS IS A MAJOR, EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND...

HEAD GASKET WAS FIRST REPLACED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I AM HAVING IT REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME NOW. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 8, 000 MILES. CHRYSLER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET. BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. AK.ET.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2.0L ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FROM MARCH OF 1996 TO PRESENT, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED REPLACEMENT OF 2 HEAD GASKETS, EGR VALVE WITH EET, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR/SWITCH, AND TRANSMISSION.*AK *ML

THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET . AT THE TIME MINE WAS BEING REPAIRED THERE WERE 2 OTHER NEONS IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS STATED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MARK MENDEZ. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEONS THAT WERE PRODUCED BEFORE 1999 . MY CAR NEEDED WORK DONE AFTER MY 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY (NOW) 2 EXPERIENCES TO THE MIX OF MANY, IN REGARDS TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH THE 1996 DODGE NEON LINE OF VEHICLES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO EASE THE COSTS OF THIS PROBLEM FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET (UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. AS I WAS WRITING THIS, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE 5-STAR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP/SERVICE SHOP WHO IS DOING THE WORK FOR A SECOND TIME NOW (THE CAR WAS ALSO PURCHASED THERE), AND FOUND OUT I WILL BE WITHOUT THE CAR FOR ANOTHER WEEK BECAUSE THIS TIME THE DAMAGE IS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO WARPING. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS COVERED BY...

SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS ON A 96 NEON. I THINK AROUND 35,000 MILES (10/29/98) THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. I TOOK IT TO BE FIXED AT A COST OF $100 COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN AT 50,000 + MILES (4/29/99) WE HAD TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN FOR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IN ADDITION, I THINK THIS WAS THE TIME THAT WE HAD TO REPLACE SOME KIND OF FRONT OIL SEAL. WE ALSO HAD THEM TRY TO FIX THE SPEED GAUGE THAT HAD STARTED ACTING STRANGE. WHEN THE SPEED GAUGE ACTED UP SO DID ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON FOR NO REASON. THEY REPLACED THE CABLE BUT WE SOON FOUND OUT THAT IT DIDN'T HELP. THIS WAS AT A COST OF $114.58 COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 75,000 (12/3/99) BACK AGAIN FOR SOME OIL SEAL AROUND THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE CHANGING SPARK PLUGS ETC. MOSTLY UNDER...

PROBLEM WITH A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET CAUSING OIL LEAKAGES. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED REPAIRS WAS NOT UNDER A MFR. RECALL. *AK

WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALL PROBLEMS WITH THE 1996 DODGE NEON DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED, LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL INTO THE POSTERIOR PART OF THE ENGINE. THROUGH RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEON, AND AT TIMES HAS RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRES. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I ALSO FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAILURE AND NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *AK

I HAVE HEARD RECENTLY THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH THE DODGE NEONS AS WELL AS OTHER CHRYSLER CARS. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS LEAKING LAST WEEK SOMETIME, AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS COMING FROM TEH HEAD GASKET. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT SO MANY OF TEH DODGE NEONS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM IF DODGE MADE A GOOD PRODUCT. IF THEY KNOW THAT ALL OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS RUMOR OF A SECRET WARRANTY OUT THERE IF YOU RAISE ENOUGH FUSS, DOESN'T IT SEEM FAIR, AND LAWFUL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE CARS AND FIX TEH HEAD GASKETS ON THEIR PRODUCTS BEFORE FURTHER TROUBLE IS CAUSED. IF I WAS OBLIVIOUS TO TEH LEAK COULDN'T I HAVE CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD CHRYSLER NOT CUT CORNERS AND MADE A CHEAP GASKET TO BEGIN...

ENGIN EHEAD GASKET BLEW OUT EVERY 6-8 MONTHS/ BRAKE CALIPER COLLAPSED , AND INSTRUMENT PANEL DEAD; NO ASSISTANCE FROM DODGE. *AK

DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK THROUGH THE VALVE COVER WHICH COULD SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND START A FIRE. DEALER SAID HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE FOLLOWING ARE A LIST OF PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR: AIR FLOW KNOB FAILED, VALVE COVER GASKETS 3X'S, HEAD GASKET, SQUEAKING BRAKES, CAMSHAFT SENSOR SEAL FAILURE, SPARK PLUG O-RING, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, REAR SUSPENSION CAME LOOSE, LOUD EXHAUST. SHOW US YOU CAN DO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED YOUR HELP SOME GOOD. GET US SOME ANSWERS!!!!!!

PREMATURE FAILURE OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

AFTER A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND SEVERAL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM... SOMEONE SUGGEST A REPAIR UNDER THE SECRET EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER... I'M GONNA TRY IT... PRICE TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET: 700 DLLS AND UP.

OIL IS LEAKING BAD FROM THE HEAD GASKET... I SEE THAT YOU ALREADY GOT QUITE SOME COMPLAINTS... WHAT ABOUT A RECALL??? OIL LEAKING IS CLOSE TO THE MANIFOLD... COULD CAUSE SOME FIRE... RECALL...

HEAD GASKET CONTINUALLY FAILS CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

HEAD GASKET CONTINUALLY FAILS CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

NOTICED OIL LEAK DUE TO A BLOWEN OUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET DUE TO POOR DESIGN. CONTACTED DEALER . *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVNING ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF ON SIDE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK TIRES, AND TIRES WERE FINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TURNED OFF A SIDE ROAD HEARD A LOUD NOISE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE TIRES AND THE TIRES WERE FINE. GOT THE VEHICLE HOME. CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK IT TO A NEIGHBOR WHO IS A MECHANIC, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PART THAT BROKE WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT BOLT. *AK

TOOK VEHICLE TO A NEIGHBOR WHO IS MECHANIC, AND TOLD HER THAT THE PART THAT BROKE WAS A BOLT THAT WAS PART OF THE ENGINE MOUNT. *AK

LEAKING HEAD GASKET IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO THE DRIVER. YH

LEAKING HEAD GASKET IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO THE DRIVER. YH

LEAKING HEAD GASKET IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO THE DRIVER. YH

HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVER LEAK AT 40K MILES; SEVERAL MECHANICS CLAIM THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR NEONS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? WHY MUST THE CONSUMER PAY FOR MANUFACTUER DEFECTS?

HAD CAR LESS THAN YEAR , FOUND OUT WEEK AFTER GAS GAUGE DOESNT WORK,HEAD GASKET LEAK WHICH MEANS THERE IS A MASSIVE OIL LEAK BREAKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEARS TIME ITS TERRIBLE ON GAS MILAGE

ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 27843 MILES AND WAS REPLACED ON WARRANTY. GASKET NUMBER 2 FAILED AT 38,000 MILES, NOW ON GASKET NUMBER 3. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT REQUIRED YEARLY HEAD GASKET MAINTENANCE! PAID $600 DOLLARS FOR REPAIR, DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOW WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. IS THIS PROBLEM UNDER INVESTIGATION? KEEP ME POSTED!

HEAD GASKET FAILED AFTER I OWNED THE CAR 1 YEAR, WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM - I HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I AM DISCOVERING THIS ON THE NHTSA SITE AS WELL!

ON SEP 97 ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACE. UNDER WARRANTY; OCT 99, ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR IN THE FRONT....HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND LEAKING OIL BADLY...EXCESSIVE GAS CONSUMPTION, (180 MILES TO A 12 GALLON TANK) DASHBOARD CLUSTER (ALL GUAGES INCLUDING, SPEEDODMETER, ODOMETER, AND FUEL AND TEMP GUAGES) DOES NOT WORK AT ALL NOW...WAS SHORTING OUT AND COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME BUT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL NOW....( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P165/80R13 )

VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE. HAD NOTICED ENGINE OIL LEAK. TOOK TO MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN OUT. NEEDED TO CONTACT DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HAD NO WARNING REGARDING HEAD GASKETS. *AK

HEAD GASKETS HAVE PREMATURALLY BLOWN. OUT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAD THE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP (A CERTIFIED MECHANIC) AFTER THE SEVERAL DEALERS WERE BOOKED SOLID. I COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE TWO WEEKS LATER. NOW, ONLY A YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE, THE SAME REPAIR NEEDS DONE AGAIN. FROM WHAT SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME, MANY NEONS DEVELOP THIS HEAD GASKET LEAK AND NEED REPAIR. MY CAR WAS ONLY TWO AND 1/2 YEARS OLD WHEN THE HEAD GASKET WENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THE CARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY TO ME. I AGAIN HAVE TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE NEXT WEDNESDAY.

WITHIN A ONE WEEK PERIOD ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER. ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAS NOT PROMPTED A RECALL. I PUT 3-4 QTS OF OIL IN A WEEK. CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET OT FIXED NOW. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AFTER 27,000 MLS. I'LL NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND BLOWN. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REPLACED HEAD GASKET EVERY 6 MOS., AS COMMON PROBLEM ON NEON'S AND AT $600 A SERVICE COULD THIS BE INTENTIONAL NEGLIGENCE?

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ABS BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISES FIRST THING IN MORING, BUT LATER SQUEALING NOISES WOULD DISAPPEAR. BRAKE PADS ARE WORN DOWN. PASSENGER'S WINDOW WOULD BE WHISTLING; HAS NO WEATHER STRIPPING. THE SPARK PLUGS KEEPS BLOWING OUT. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWN, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST STOP RUNNING. *AK

OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS EVERY EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER CONTACTED AND DID REPAIRS. PROBLEM STILL EXISITS. ALSO, CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. *AK *ML

MY 1996 DODGE NEON HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE BY ALLOWING THE OIL TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER NEONS. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. MULTIPLE GARAGEMEN INDICATE MAJORITY OF NEONS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKET, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. ALL BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AND DAMAGED ENGINE BLOCK. NEEDS NEW ENGINE. ACCORDING TO YOUR RECORDS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEON. PLEASE .RECALL. *AK