1995 PLYMOUTH NEON Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH A/C CLUTCH, SEIZED UP AND STARTED SMOKING CAR IS MAJOR HAZARD. DT

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES; LEAKED OIL THROUGHOUT COOLANT SYSTEM, WHICH REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL COMPONENT PARTS, SAVE FOR THE RADIATOR, AND THE OXYGEN FLOW SENSOR. CHRYSLER PAID ALL BUT $200 OF THE GASKET REPAIR, AND I AM ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER THE COST OF THE REMAINING REPAIR WORK. DT

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK INTO COOLANT AND ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. OVERHEATING OCCURED ON EXPRESSWAY CASUING ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OIL AND COOLANT SPILLED OUT THROUGH THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE. DT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PE 98 012/UNDERHOOD FIRE: WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE HAS STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME/ ANY SPEED. THERE IS A RECALL BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

DEFECTIVE HEADGASKET CAUSED EROSION AND DAMAGE TO THE HEAD, CHRYSLER DENIES TO COVER COST OF $2500. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF BROKEN HEADGASKETS IN THE NEONS AND CHRYSLER ADMITS TO THE DEFECT AND PAYS TO REPAIR SOME, BUT SAYS VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES AND CONSUMER IS A THIRD OWNER SO THEY WON'T COVER IT. *AK ON 22-FEB-2002 CONSUMERS SON WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE WINDOWS. *SLC

SINCE MY ENGINE WENT OUT, I HAVE TALKED TO 17 MECHANICS AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE IN THE NEON IS CONSIDERED A THROW AWAY ENGINE AND THAT THEY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 100,000 MILES, A FACT THAT ISNT TOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A LOW INCOME AND THE MONEY I PUT OUT ON THAT CAR WAS A FORTUNE FOR ME. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE BE PROTECTED FROM BEING MISLEAD INTO BUYING A CAR THAT IS GOING TO GO OUT ON THEM SHORTLY AFTER THEY BUY IT ALSO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT BAD CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DEALERS MISLEADING PEOPLE WHEN SELLING USED CARS LIKE THIS. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE "THESE LITTLE CARS GO FOREVER" WHEN INDEED IT WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE DEALERS AND THE COMPANY THAT BUILDS THESE CARS THAT...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING, AND SHUTDOWN . HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND OUT ENGINE HEAD HAD BLOWN.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK *JB

DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE LEAK. *AK

IN AUGUST OF 2000, I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND NOTICED A FEW WEEKS LATER THAT I WAS LOW IN OIL. WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THE CAM SEAL NEEDED REPLACED AND IT WAS. ON JANUARY 4, 2001, I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AND A FEW WEEKS LATER NOTICED THAT MY OIL WAS LOW AGAIN. I REPLACED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS CONTINUOUSLY USING ABOUT A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD A BAD HEAD GASKET AND TO CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS KNOWN THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BAD ON THE NEON AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT UNDER THEIR GOODWILL POLICY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST POWER IN PASSING LANE. ENGINE RACES IN PARK. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APROX 12 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE PAID $1200 AND THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE PROBLEM IS FIXED. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE JUNE OF THIS YEAR. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FATALITY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. DEALERSHP HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WAS CHARGED A DEDUCTABLE FOR PAINT JOB THAT EQUALED THE COST OF THE PAINT WORK THEY DID. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

CARS JUST CUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY; NO WARNING, USUALLY WHEN CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED

THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AT 33000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE, THE HEAD GASKET IS STILL HANGING IN THERE BUT IS LEAKING A LITTLE EACH DAY, NO EXCUSE, COOLING FANS NEVER RAN AFTER YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, SOMETIMES ONE WILL RUN AND SOMETIMES BOTH WILL RUN. THEY WILL AT TIMES SHUT DOWN AND LEAVE ME ENOUGH BATTERY TO START THE CAR OR IT MAY NOT. THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING HOT, LESS THAN HALF WAY ON THE GAGE. THE CAR IS MAINTAINED WITH COOLANT FLUSHED AND CHANGED YEARLY. HELP WIRH THIS PIECE OF JUNK. PLYMOUTH SHOULD REPLACE HEAD GASKETS , A/C UNITS ON EVERY ONE MADE AT THERE EXPENSE.

ENGINE STALLING DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE POWER MODULE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ITEM WAS NOT UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL NOT STOP ON TIME.*AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE DURING RAIN. BRAKES MAKE A WAILING SOUND. BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED. LIGHTS ON RADIO FAILED. HEAD GASKET LEAKS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COULD LOSE POWER, AND WILL STALL WITHOUT A WARNING SIMILAR TO RECALL 94V033000. *AK

VEHICLE HAS AN OIL LEAK, CONSUMER NOTICED OIL UNDER THE CAR WHEN MAKING STOPS.CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD START A FIRE. *AK

38 SERVICE ORDERS SINCE MAY 1996, COULD BE RECYCLED LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HESITATES WHEN GAS IS APPLIED. LATER PICKS UP SPEED. DEALER SAYS STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD DRIPPED ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD PIPES BELOW CAUSING A SMALL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPART MENT

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH , DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30, WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE INTERIOR AND DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVER WAS STILL IN VEHICLE, CAUSING INJUIRES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. ON IMPACT OF CRASH THE WINDSHIEL CAME OUT OF VEHICLE ALLOWING FIRE INTO THE INTERIOR. *AK

PE98012 UNDERHOOD FIRE; WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO THE GARAGE IT BACKFIRED THREE TIMES BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MAIN SEAL LEAKING.

ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.

BRAKED, THEN FELT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE, ENGINE REVVED, CAR ACCELERATED AS IT LURCHED FORWARD SMASHING INTO THE CAR AHEAD, SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL FIRST THEN REVERSE TO STOP VEHICLE.

RECALL 96V228000; THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY BEFORE THE RECALL WORK, AND NOW AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE THE ENGINE MAKES A NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

ONGOING OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE ENGINE, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIRED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK