1996 PLYMOUTH NEON Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ENGINE GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE GASKETS REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF OWNING VEHICLE.*AK

ON 6/18/98 THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED AGAIN ON 6/15/00. ON 6/17/00 MY A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED TO OPERATE; PRIVATE MECHANIC FOUND A BREAK IN WIRING HARNESS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

OIL LEAKAGES WITHIN COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO POVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL FROM THE REAR OF THE HEAD. WE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET WITH A "DEALER STOCK ONLY" HEAD GASKET. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LEAK EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED FROM TWO DIFFERENT DODGE/PLYMOUTH DEALERS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, BUT THE DOGDE/PLYMOUTH DEALERS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE KNOWN DEFECT. I ONLY WANT THE PROBLEM CORRCTED BEFORE IT CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IS THERE. I HAVE NOT PUT MORE THAN 100 MILES ON THE CAR IN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED DUE TO IT BEING INOPPERABLE. THE ONLY TIME IT HAS BEEN MOVED IS WHEN WE MOVED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE, AND CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK AND REPLACE THE GASKETS. *AK

PLYMOUTH NEON STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 35000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT GASKET HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE OIL STARTED LEAKING OUT AGAIN AT 45000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT OUR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THEY MADE THE INITIAL REPAIR. THIS LEAK IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. ENGINE VALVE/ ENGINE HEAD GASKET/AIR CONTIONER: COMPRESSOR & CAMSHAFT WERE REPLACED 2-3 TIMES FROM 1998. CONSUMER HAS BEEN MISLED EACH TIME . APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE MANIFOLD. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN. THE CAR WILL DIE WHEN STARTED SOMETIMES GOING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY CANNOT FIND IT. *AK

FIRST THE BATTERY KEPT DRAINING DUE TO A SHORT WITHIN IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. SECOND, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. BY THE TIME ANYONE FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THIRD, THE HEAD GASKET IS CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER THINGS THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING INCLUDE THE RELASE FOR THE TRUNK AND BACK LEFT SPEAKER. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO COMPENSATE ANYONE WHO STILL HAS ONE. *AK

HEAD GASKET OIL LEA. ,DEALERS ARE REPAIRING VERY LARGE NUMBERS,RECALL? *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOT CONTRACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

AT 38,000 MILES ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GASKET HAS OIL LEAK, I HAD IT FIXED AT MOBIL GAS STATION THE MECHANICS TOULD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM HE SEES OFTEN ON THE NEON CARS. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND CAR REQUIRES NEW ROTORS AT 38,500 MILES. OBVIOUS DEFECT. I CALLED CHRYSLERS 800 NUMBER FOR RECALL AND WARRANTIES AND WAS ADVISED THAT "CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS". IN ORDER FOR CHRYSLER TO EVEN CONSIDER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, I HAVE TO SEE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WILL DETERMINE WHAT IF ANYTHING CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR. I HAVE TO WAIT 4 DAYS BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET INTO SEE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEN IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 2-3 DAYS TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE AND I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. I CALL THIS VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR. *AK

I BOUGHT MY NEON USED, SUPPOSEDLY BY A DEALERS WIFE. I REALLY DID NOT HAVE TOO MANY PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST MARCH, WHEN MY ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. MY HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND STILL UNDER MY FACTORY WARRANTY. WELL LAST MONTH, MY ENGINE WAS PROFUSELY LEAKING OIL WHEN MY CAR WAS IDLING. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CAM SEAL AS LEAKING. I BELIEVE THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THEY REPLACED LAST YEAR WITH THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT I PUT ABOUT 6,500 MILES PER YEAR ON MY CAR, NONE OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY AND I MAINTENANCE MY CAR REGULARLY. *AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. HEAD GASKET LEAKS AGAIN. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

MANUFACTURER KNOWS THE OLD STYLE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED TO SEAL AND THEY CAME UP WITH NEW STYLE GASKET. BUT, OWNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IS THIS RIGHT? *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED LEAKED OIL. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER COSTS FOR REPAIR. VIRTUALY EVERY NEON HAS THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL CHRYSLER PAYS FOR SOME CARS BUT NOT MINE, APPARENTLY ENOUGH NOT TO FORCE A RECALL. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET ON THE PLYMOUTH NEONS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IT ALSO IS A HAZARD TO THE ENVIORNMENT LEAKING OIL. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WILL LEAK AGAIN ON THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE DEFECT IS THE HEAD GASKET AND FIXING IT IS ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN WHICH THE HEAD GASKET WILL LEAK AGAIN. WE HAVE REPAIRED THIS FOR A SUM OF $650.00 AND WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC WHICK SAYS THE PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE DEFECT BEING THE HEAD GASKET. THE MFG. WAS CONTACTED AND WE GAINED NOTHING BUT AGGREVATION. THIS IS A DEFECT IN MY EYES SEEING THAT EVEN WHEN THIS IS FIXED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN BECAUSE OF ITS IMPROPER DESIGN. WE HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT YET THE MFG. IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT RECALL BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR COST ENVOLVED....

REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER, THEY SAID CARS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGHT THE CAR WAS ONLY THREE HUNDRED MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, AND NOW AT 90,000 THE CAR NEEDS A HEAD GASKET AGAIN,. THE DEALER SELL A HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT KIT, SO THEIR MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE NEONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER. THANK YOU. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

IN SEPT. OF 1999, ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN VERY UNCOOPERATIVE SINCE MY THREE-YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

HEADGASKET FAILURE (AM I THE FIRST?)WHO'S GETTING PAID TO KEEP THIS HUSH HUSH AND NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?

THE ENGINE GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GASKETS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED ONCE DUE TO MAJOR LEAKS

HEAD GASKET LEAKED CAUSING ENGINE HEAD TO WARP. NLM

HEAD GASKET LEAKED CAUSING ENGINE HEAD TO WARP. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL.. CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. BUT, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL LEAKING. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES...CHRYSLER DOESN'T CONSIDER CAR A LEMON

HAD TURNED VEHICLE OFF & SMELLED BURNING OIL. TOOK TO SHOP TO LOCATE ODOR. WAS INFORMED SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT HEAD GASKETS LEAKING OIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON 10-JUN-99, AND STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER. *AK

THE PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN EXPIRENCING IS THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CONTINUES TO LEAK AND YET THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AND PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET 3 TIMES/VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, AND TRANSMISSION SEALS ONCE, BUT DEFECTS HAVE REOCCURRED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *AK

CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAS LEAKED ALL THE OIL OUT OF VEHICLE, CAUSING 5 QUARTS OF OIL TO LEAK OUT IN A WEEK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ENGINE RED LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. THEN SHE STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD WHERE OIL/ ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

#1 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH APPROX $3000 IN FRONT END DAMAGE. ONE INJURED #2 HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *AK

I HAD AN OIL LEAK TOOK VEHICLE TO GARAGE WHO DETERMINED HEAD GASKET BLEW. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS OWNED NEONS WITH SAME PROBLEM. ONE OF THE PEOPLE HAD HEAD GASKET BLOW TWICE. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS BLOWING ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK

IN THE REAR CAM SEAL THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND LEAKED.

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL AT ONLY 43000 MILES

ON THE ENGINE FAILURES, BOTH THE HEAD GASKET AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AT SEPARATE TIMES, RESULTING IN ALL OF THE OIL RUNNING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED BOTH PROBLEMS. REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OFTEN COMES ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. IT WILL GO OFF IF I TOUCH THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS GONE ON EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. REGARDING THE WHEEL PROBLEM, THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE STEERING/HANDLING HAS FELT LOOSE AND WOBBLY DESPITE HAVING THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, A FULL ALIGNMENT AND HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. AND, WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK AND SOAKED ITEMS IN BOTH THE TRUNK AND ON THE REAR FLOOR. THIS, I THINK, HAS BEEN FIXED...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSE TRANMISSION TO SLIP. *AK

CAMSHAFT SEAL AND SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.