1996 PLYMOUTH NEON Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

SINCE 1999 THIS CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL. REPLACED CAM SEAL AND HEAD GASKET ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. 1 MONTH LATER (WHEN WARRANTY RAN OUT) HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT A COST OF 500.00. 6 MONTHS LATER STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. REPLACED CAM SEAL AND HEAD GASKET AGAIN. 1 MONTH LATER SAME THING. SAID CHRYSLER HAD A NEW AND "IMPROVED" SEAL. GUESS WHAT WE ARE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN TOMORROW. THIS WILL BE THE 6TH TIME. I HAVE PROBABLY SPENT ON REPAIRS THE SAME AMOUNT I SPENT FOR THE CAR. CHRYSLER WON'T DO A THING FOR THE CONSUMERS. IF THERE IS A LAWSUIT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? *PH

HEAD GASKET ON 1996 NEON FAILED CAUSING CAR TO STOP IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. DESPITE WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FREQUENTLY FAILING HEAD GASKETS IN 1995-97 PLYMOUTH AND DODGE NEONS WITH LOW MILEAGE, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND RARELY OFFERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET AND CAMSHAFT SEAL HAVE SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED. *YH

O RINGS ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT REPLACED ON 6-23-00, EVAPORTATION COIL REPLACED ON 9-12-00. PLUG, SENOR-OXYGEN, EXHAUST, WIRING PKG-POSTIVE CABLE REPLACED 10-2-00, TEMPERATURE PROBE REPLACED 7-19-01. AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN IN AUGUST, 2001. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE INNER OUTER LEFT TIE RODS 4-9-98, HEAD GASKET 1-28-00, OIL SENDING UNIT 3-3-00, REAR MAIN SEAL AND BEDPLATE 5-9-00.

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND WILL NOT RESTART. VEHICLE RUNS HOT AND ROUGH AS MOTOR OIL LEAKS OUT. A QUART ONCE A WEEK PROGRESSED TO EVERY 2-3 DAYS DUE TO LEAKING OUT. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UPCOMING ENGINE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO WATER/ OIL MIXING. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR FROM A DEALER. MY FIANCEE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RISING FAST. SHE STARTED TO HEAR BUBBLING GURGLING SOUNDS FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I PHONED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY COULD COVER THE EXPENSE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD PRIOR OWNERS. I ENDED UP GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED AND CHRYSLER ONLY OFFERED A 15% DISCOUNT. THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID THE WHOLE BILL OF $1853.03. THERE IS SUCH A THING AS SILENT WARRANTY THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. I WANT THEM TO REIMBURSE ME AND I AM GOING TO FILE SEVERAL WRITTEN COMPLAINTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *NLM

I PURCHASED MY 1996 NEON IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND NOW IT REQUIRES MAJOR ENGINE WORK. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I TRIED TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT SMITH CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH (12300 SAN PABLO AVE. RICHMOND,CA 94805)(510-215-4712), A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE AN EMPLOYEE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO TELL ME THAT HE WOULD NEED 400 DOLLARS UP FRONT BEFORE LOOKING AT THE CAR. IF HE FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THE REPAIR WOULD BE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 800 DOLLARS PLUS ANY OTHER PARTS THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS GENTLEMAN WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO LEAVE AND THEN PRECEDED WITH THE STATEMENT "WELL, THE TRUCK LEFT YOU...WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?" I FELT...

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT/ SHUT DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS 3-4 TIMES A DAY, MOSTLY AT 45 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 2-3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

ENIGINE POWER FAILING, CONTINOUS PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKING AFTER GASKET REPLACED, AIR CONDITIONER MAKING NOISES, BRAKES SQUEAL ESP. AFTER RUNNING

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPS RUNNING, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 YEARS, IT STARTED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY ENDED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WILL BARELY START AT ALL. *JB

I HAVE HEARD TOO MANY COMPLAINT ON THESE PROBLEMS NOT ONLY FROM OTHER NEON OWNERS, BUT DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AS WELL. LAST CHRYSLER PRODUCT THAT I WILL EVER PURCHASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE IN AUGUST 2000. *AK

AFTER HAVING MY ENGINE REPAIRED FOR $570.00, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FOUND IT WAS.THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, IF THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK SHE COULD BE HURT.AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION AT ALL, NOT EVEN A COMPROMISE, KNOWING THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT TECHNICALLY NOT YET RECALLED.I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE FORCED AS THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT ON ALL THESE MODEL CARS. THANK YOU.*AK

NO SUMMARY

I HAVE HAD NON-STOP PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE DAY ONE. IT IS GETTING TO COSTLY TO KEEP REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE HELP I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE SEVERAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

OIL LEAKED ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD , POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD, MAJOR OIL LEAK ON GROUND, ENVIROMENTAL HAZARD.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SOME ONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY HURT IF SITTING ON THAT SIDE, OIL LEAKS HORRIBLY AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES, ALOT OF PROBLEMS I HAVE SEEN WITH THAT ONE AS WELL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PUT IN BATTERY/FUEL PUMP AND A STARTER, AND VEHICLE STILL CUT OFF. DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE WHEN TRAVELING. *AK

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY NEON BEGAN LEAKING SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL A DAY.CURRENTLY IT HAS DEVELOPED ANOTHER MAJOR OIL LEAK. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO, FOSTERS IN BARTONVILLE IL.TOOLD ME IT IS A DEFECTIVE CAR AND WILL KEEP LEAKING OIL. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. HAVE ANY OTHER NEONS HAD MAJOR OIL LEAK PROBLEMS REPORTED? *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

DASH METERS WERE ALREADY PREVIOUSLY FIXED BUT SAID I WAS GOING TO BE CHARGED TO REPLACE THE 2ND TIME SINCE I WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THE OIL LEAK IS SAID TO BE FOUND IN ALL NEONS FROM THE MECHANICS I TOOK IT TO.

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH CAR FROM ENGINE TO WIRING. NOT HAPPY WITH CAR CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM CAR!

HEAD GASKET LEAKED CAUSING ENGINE HEAD TO WARP. NLM

SEEMS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT,MANY OTHERS NOTED BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE.

WHILE DRIVING FOR LONGER THAN 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR ENGINE STALLS. VEHICLE HAS TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IN ORDER TO START BACK UP. DEALER CANT FIND A SOLUTION NOR CAN CAUSE BE DETERMINED. *AK

OIL LEAKS FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON THE EXAUST SYSTEM.

FRONT BRAKES SQUEEL/CHATTER AT LOW SPEEDS, FRONT END NOISEY ON ROUGH ROADS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF AND STALLING, AND SOMETIMES CONSUMER COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OVER 30 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER HAD PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE ABOUT 10 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMNER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP ON FEB 17TH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 15,000 MILES. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AGAIN LEAKING OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND I ASSUME THAT THE LEAK IS AGAIN STEMMING FROM A FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET, OR ANOTHER DEFECTIVE AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME WHEN THE VEHICLE LAST HAD A HEAD GASKET REPLACED (APPROX. 1,500 MILES AGO) THAT MOPAR HAD RECENTLY REDESIGNED THE PART DUE TO NUMEROUS FAILURES. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING, AND IF IT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, VERY EXPENSIVE.

NO SUMMARY

HEAD GASKET LEAKING. BREAKS SQUEAL.

ENGINE STALLS/ LOOSES POWER AT RANDOM TIMES.

OIL MECHANISM FAILURE.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS OUT. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL RESTART, BUT OFTEN IT WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER.

ENGINE STALLED.

VEHICLE FIRE.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK STEERING WHEEL REPLACED, IT WAS VIBRATING DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, RACK AND PINION AND STEERING RACK WERE ALSO REPLACED. EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, AND BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER SHAKE STILL PRESENT, DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD TORQUE PULL AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED, ALSO HAD BAD STRUT, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND SHAKES. CONSUMER NOTICED OIL AROUND THE BOLTS ON THE VALVE COVER AT ONLY 265 MILES, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS, FRONT MOTOR MOUNT HAD A LOT OF PLAY AND WAS REPLACED, OIL IS VERY DARK IN COLOR, POOR POWER. CV JOINTS BAD. DEALER LUBED AND ADJUSTED FRONT WINDOWS, THEY WERE HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED. WRONG AIR CLEANER VENT WAS INSTALLED ON VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STUCK...

VEHICLE STALLED.