1998 DODGE NEON Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

I PURCHASED A 1998 NEON ESPRESSO IN JUNE OF 2004. ON ABOUT JULY 2004 MY CAR DIED. I HAD IT TOWED AND HAD OVER $1,800 OF ENGINE WORK DONE. AFTER WORK WAS DONE THEY STATED MY REAR SEAL WAS LEAKING AND WANTED OVER $600 TO REPAIR THIS.

1998 DODGE NEON HS 2 DOOR MODEL HAS HAD AN OIL LEAK FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SHOP OWNER TOLD ME OF 4 OTHER NEONS HE HAS HAD TO SERVICE FOR THE SAME BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THAT NEON OWNERS ARE LUCKY IF THEIR CAR HITS 40,000 MILES WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH NEONS AND THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALSO. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD COST ME 550.00 TO FIX. IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FIXED RIGHT NOW, BUT I FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS.

MY 98 NEON HAS A FAILED HEAD GASKET CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ONLY ORIGINAL OWNER AND UNDER 70,000 MILES WAS CONSIDERED FOR ASSISTANCE BY CHRYSLER ON REPAIR. I WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK ON MONDAY (I CALLED ON A SATURDAY) TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR MORE ASSISTANCE ON THE MATTER. I WAS ALSO GIVEN A QUOTE FOR REPAIR AND EVEN TOLD BY THE PARTS PERSON THAT THEY KEEP THE GASKET PACKAGE IN STOCK DUE TO THE KNOWN ISSUE. THE QUOTE WAS $124 FOR THE GASKET PACKAGE (PARTS) AND $336 LABOR PLUS TAX. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. JUDY & JEREMY AMBROSE DT

DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET - 98 NEON. DT

DEALER CAN'T GET ME IN FOR 6 DAYS B/C HE SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH A GARAGE TOLD ME. IF IT BLOWS IN THAT TIME, I SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR ALL ADDITIONAL COSTS, IE. BLOWN ENGINE THERE'S A TSB OUT ON THIS, BUT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I ALSO NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. DT

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW WITH LESS THAN 50 MILES ON IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL I REACHED 80,000 MILES. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED A QT. OIL LOSS AT MY OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES). I CALLED MY FATHER WHOM IS A AUTO MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES WHERE. HE ADVISED ME TO INSPECT THE DRIVES SIDE, AFTER OUTBOARD PORTION ON MY ENGINE WHERE THE HEAD AND BLOCK BOLT TOGETHER, FOR AND OIL LEAK. THIS IS WHERE MY MOTHERS 1996 NEON IS LEAKING OIL FROM. AND SURE ENOUGH, THIS IS THE EXACT SPOT WHERE MY ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL FROM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFED. I WAS TOLD FOR $900.00 AND SOME ODD DOLLARDS MY CAR COULD BE REPAIRED. DT

VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BEARINGS AND BLOCK WERE WORN. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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THESE PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE INTIMATE WITH THE NEON '95 THROUGH '98. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

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OIL LEAK AT 42,000 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TOLD NOTHING WRONG IT WAS OVER FLOW. STILL LEAKING OIL CALLED AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF BRING CAR IN. CALLED AGAIN TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON CAR DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODLE OF CAR. I HAVE TALKED WITH 15 OTHER NEON OWNERS AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHINGS NEED TO BE DONE I DO NOT HAVE 600.00 TO FIX THE CAR AND FEEL THAT THE MANF. NEEDS TO FIX MY CAR AT NO COST TO ME. THIS A PROBLEM THAT MOST EVERYONE WITH THIS VEH. HAS THANK YOU

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REPLACED BLOWN HEAD GASKET.... NEW GASKET WAS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND DESIGN THAN ORIGINAL. THE MANUFACTURER OBVIOUSLY REDESIGNED IT DUE TO A FAULTY ORIGINAL DESIGN.*AK

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MY NEON HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR SPARK PLUGS, ENGINE MISFIRES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TRIGGERED, BRAKES ARE VERY NOISY BUT ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP-NEED NO REPLACEMENT, SUNROOF REPAIRED TWICE; IT FELL OFF TRACK AND WOULDN'T SHUT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, RECENTLY THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING; WINDOWS LEAK AIR, OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED REPAIR, WARRANTY HAS PAID FOR ITSELF PLUS MORE.....I AM WAITING FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM.

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IN THE NEARLY 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED MY NEON, IT HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES AND STILL THERE IS NO RECALL INFORMAITION AVAILABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

NOTICED SMALL OIL LEAK WHILE CHANGING OIL, LOOKED OVER ENGINE BUT DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY COULD NOT LOCATE LEAK.A MONTH OR SO LATER NOTICED OIL PUDDLE UNDER WHERE CAR WAS PARKED.MADE A FEW CALLS AROUND ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT FOUND OUT NOTHING.KEPT REGULAR CHECKS ON OIL LEVEL AND AT FIRST CAR USED ABOUT 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 2 OR 3 THOUSAND MILES.BUT IT STEADILY GOT WORSE SO I GOT A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A MECHANIC TO COME BY AND CHECK IT FOR ME.HE CAME BY AND GAVE IT A GOOD LOOKING OVER.ACCORDING TO HIM THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE THE HEAD GASKET.SUGGESTED I CONTACT A DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OR NOT.WELL I DECIDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET FOR BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM.FRANKLY I WAS ASTONISHED AT THE # OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.IT APPEARS TO BE A...

NOTICED SMALL OIL LEAK WHILE CHANGING OIL, LOOKED OVER ENGINE BUT DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY COULD NOT LOCATE LEAK.A MONTH OR SO LATER NOTICED OIL PUDDLE UNDER WHERE CAR WAS PARKED.MADE A FEW CALLS AROUND ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT FOUND OUT NOTHING.KEPT REGULAR CHECKS ON OIL LEVEL AND AT FIRST CAR USED ABOUT 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 2 OR 3 THOUSAND MILES.BUT IT STEADILY GOT WORSE SO I GOT A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A MECHANIC TO COME BY AND CHECK IT FOR ME.HE CAME BY AND GAVE IT A GOOD LOOKING OVER.ACCORDING TO HIM THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE THE HEAD GASKET.SUGGESTED I CONTACT A DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OR NOT.WELL I DECIDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET FOR BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM.FRANKLY I WAS ASTONISHED AT THE # OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.IT APPEARS TO BE A...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEALERSHIP STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL NEONS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART. MENTIONED THAT EVEN IF YOU DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY THEY WOULD STILL FIX IT BUT IT IS NOT PUBLISHED ANY WHERE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE CHECK UP, AND DEALER DID NOT SEE AN OIL LEAK, BUT WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, HE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. *AK

THE VEHICLE CUTS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING, THE INSTALLING OF NEW THROTTLE AS WELL AS POWER TRAIN MODULE COULD NOT FIX THIS FAILURE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. YH

I WANT THE SECRET WARRANTY TO COVER THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT IN SUMMARY. *AK

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THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN MODERN CARS. MY CAR IS ONLY A YEAR OLD. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS FOUND THIS MALFUNCTION AS SURPRISING! THE DEALER PROBABLY WILL NEVER OWN THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ALL PERCUSSION TO INSURE SATISFACTION. I WOULDN'T EVEN MIND IF THEY WOULD AGREE TO RELEASING ME FROM ANY OBLIGATIONS. THEY CAN HAVE THE CAR BACK!

CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY UPON STARTING OR WILL RE-REV ITSELF AFTER SHAKING. NO CONTROL WITH POWER STEERING ON WET PAVEMENT. HAS BEEN TAKEN IN A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE.

THIS CAR HAS GONE DEAD TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF WHILE DRIVING.

VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE EXHAUST SYSTEM COMES LOOSE WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH PUDDLE AND LOOSES ENGINE POWER, DEALER GIVEN TWO TRIES TO CORRECT PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM DUE TO THE LACK OF RAIN, ANYONE WHO EXPERENCED SAME PROBLEM EMAIL AT [email protected]

DRIVING AT APPROX. 50MPH AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER TOOKJ VEHICLE TO DEALSHIP ON THREE OCASSIONS, DEALDER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, SECOND TIME DEALER ADDED SOME TRANSMISSION FLUED, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUTDOWN, VEHICLE WILL GO TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON JUN. 16, 1999. --- CRESTWOOD DODGE --

ORIGINAL MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES BECAUSE A BEARING SPUN AND RUINED THE BLOCK. THEN AGAIN, THIS TIME, THE SAME THING IN THE SAME CYLINDER(#2 OR #3, I FORGET) HAPPENED AGAIN. ENGEIN OIL IS CHECKED EVERY 3 DAYS, AND OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3500 MILES.

HAVE BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT , BECAUSE OF MULTIPLICITY OF MISFIRES , 4 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS. PRESENTLY TRYING TO GET SERVICE COPIES BECAUSE I DONT HAVE THE FIRST TWO SERVICES FOR MY RECORDS. I WONDER IF I WILL ACTUALLY RECEIVE THEM? ON THE THIRD VISIT THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED MY THAT CHRYSLER WAS COMING OUT WITH A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOT TALKED TO OTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR COMFORMATION OF THIS , NOR HAVE I ASKED CHRYSLER . I REALLY NEED HELP IN THIS MATTER. I REALLY DO WANT A REFUND FOR THIS DODGE NEON SPORT COUPE W/DOHC MOTOR. *AK

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OIL SEAL FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE MISFIRES/BACKFIRES, AND ALSO STALLS OUT. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE DEALER IS TRYING TO BLAME EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILDUP IN AN EIGHT MONTH OLD ENGINE ON POOR GAS. THEIR PROPOSED A FIX IS RUNNING ENGINE CLEANER THROUGH THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM. IT HARDLY SEEMS PRACTICAL TO ASSUME THAT THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE CLEANED EVERY 12,000 MILES ON A MODERN AUTOMOBILE RUNNING ON GASOLINE FROM NATIONAL COMPANIES SUCH AS AMOCO AND SHELL. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL CARS NOWADAYS.