1995 Dodge Neon complaints

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT YET THEY DON NOT WISH TO FIX IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

I HAVE AN APPT WITH KUHN CHRYSLER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I SAY IT IS PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT I AM RIGHT AND IT IS THE HEAD GASKET. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. T HE DEALER THAT I TALKED TO SAID THAT CHRYSLER IS OFFERING PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT ON SOME OF THE REPAIRS. PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT!! THIS IS OBVIOSLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE PAYING FOR FULL REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER THEY MAY NOT PAY ANYTHING AT ALL AND IT IS MY PROBLEM.. GET A CLUE LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS!!! I AM GETTING VERY DISGURAGED WITH EVERYONE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO AND ABOUT READY TO SELL THE CAR, CUT MY LOSSES, AND KNOW BETTER IN THE FUTURE NEVER TO BUY A DODGE AGAIN!!!*AK

ENGINE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS ON A DAILY BASIS. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE IS EVIDENT OF A HEAD GASKET LEAK. *AK *ML

THE CAR WAS TOTALLED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE REAR OF A LARGE CADILLAC. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE ESTIMATE THE SPEED AT IMPACT TO BE ABOUT 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE FRONT END OF OUR NEON APPEARED TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED (CRUMPLED HOOD; DESTROYED RADIATOR; ETC . . .). THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT "DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS LIFE SAVING DEVICE." THIS SEEMS LUDICROUS TO US, PARTICULARLY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH THE SPECIFIC INTENT OF PROVIDING IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL SAFETY PROTECTIONS FOR OUR DAUGHTER. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECIEVED SIMILAR INFORMATION FROM OTHERS AND WHAT IF ANY ACTIONS HAS BEEN OR MAY BE TAKE TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE PREMATURELY BLOWN OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONS.*AK HEAD GASKETS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, ENGINE KOCKING AND STEAM, BUBBLING/CRACKING OF COOLANT CONTAINER. A/C MALFUNCTION AND FAN MOTOR BECOMES LHOT WHEN TURNING ON. *YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL. HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED REPLACING A SECOND TIME. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP BEGINING OF MAY, THEY SAID IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET, SPENT $545 TO REPAIR. SOMETIME NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH I NOTICED OIL LEAKING AGAIN - HAD SENT NOTE SAYING CK REAR SEAL -- THEY HAD TO REPAIR MAIN REAR SEAL - $350 --- IF I HADN'T NOTICED THE OIL IN THE DIRT, AND NOT TRUSTED THAT IT WAS "FIXED" OR BRUSHED IT OFF -- I COULD HAVE FACED A CRACKED HEAD --- THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. I PUT IN 2 QTS TO GET TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IN $10 WORTH OF OIL -- PROBLEM SEEMS FIXED, BUT $1,000 IS A LOT FOR A CAR NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD YET. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, SUPPOSEDLY THEY WILL PAY FOR THE HEAD GASKET, HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY 1995 NEON OWNERS, ALL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM.... PLEASE LOOK INTO - THANK YOU!!!. *AK

JUST BOUGHT THIS USED. HEAD GASKET IS BAD - $1,300 REPAIR! *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. DON'T KNOW YET IF DAMAGE TO HEAD. CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL "GLITCHES" THAT DON'T AFFECT SAFETY. HAS ALSO FAILED TWICE BEFORE - FUEL TANK SENSOR CAUSED CAR TO NEVER REGISTER LESS THAN 1/4 TANK SO RAN OUT OF GAS. ALSO ANOTHER TYPE OF FUEL SENSOR CAUSED CAR TO LOSE POWER - GAVE IMPRESSION THAT CAR WAS LOSING INJECTORS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE, TRAVELING 15MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY AND WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

BLINKER AND HAZARD SWITCHES SHORTING AND SMOKING, LIGHTS GO OUT AND FLIP TO BRIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

FUEL PUMP - HAS EXTRA PORT THAT IS CAPPED WITH A NON-REENFORCED RUBBER CAP. THE RUBBER CAP APPEARS TO HAVE EXPLODED ON THE END OF THE CAP WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THE RUPTURE OF THE CAP ALLOWED GASOLINE TO DRIP ABOUT 1 DROP PER SECOND. ON THIS CAR THE EXHAUST PIPES ARE CLOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. GAS FUMES WERE HIGHLY NOTICEABLE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THANK GOODNESS FOR NONSMOKER, NO SPARKS, AND A GUARDIAN ANGEL...MY DAUGTHER DROVE THE CAR 7 MILES HOME. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE FORD PINTO FIRE POSSIBILITIES. MOPAR PARTS DOES NOT STOCK THE RUBBER CAP (MAYBE $1) BUT WILL SELL THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP FOR JUST UNDER $300 PLUS INSTALLATION. 2) ENGINE - ENGINE FAILED ON CYLINDER 4 WITH LOST POWER, ETC. HAD WARRANTY AND MOST OF PART/LABOR COVERED. CALLED CHRYSLER HOTLINE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ASSURED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED WITH THIS CAR (SAME STORY AT DEALER). 3) BRAKES/AIR CONDITIONER - FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER CAR 1 YR OLD, WARRANTY COVERED MOST OF COSTS 4) THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP COMPONENT IS THE MOST STARTLING OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT NO OTHER NEON OWNER EVER EXPERIENCES THIS PART FAILURE. *AK

HEAD GASKET CRACKED, LEAKING OIL. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW, NEED TO RESURFACE THE HEAD, NEEDED A NEW TIMING BELT, A NEW REAR OIL SEAL, COOLENT FLUSH AND MORE TOTALING 818.00 AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *AK

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR AND POOR ACCELERATION, INSTALL NEW TRANSAXLE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY

THIS PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS IS WIDESPREAD, AND SHOULD CLEARLY BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONSUMER IS GETTING SCREWED ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THE POWERS THAT BE SEE THIS AND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT PROTECTING US FROM DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GMC? *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AS NOTED AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE TOTAL COST WAS $641.70 AND THE WORK WAS DONE THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO UP TO 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ENGINE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO WRITTEN RECORD OF THIS SECRET WARRANTY. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. NLM

THE WIRING IN THE PASSENGER'S SUNVISOR ELECTRICAL MIRROR SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITH A NEW DESIGN WIRING HARNESS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID, TEMERATURE WAS RUNNING HIGH, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. DEALER STATED VEHICLE NEEDED NEW HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET WILL COST $600 TO REPAIR. HAD ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR IN THE 16 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED IT. IT IS APPARENT BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT SOMTHING SHOULD BE DONE. SO WHY HASN'T IT? *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK, AND VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE STALLS. *AK

THE 3RD GEAR WAS SLIPPING, VEHICLE COULD NOT GO TO NEXT GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSFER CASE HAD FAULTY SEALS. TRANSFER CASE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VECHICLE OVERHEATED , WAS TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER, REPLACED THERMOSTAT. 6 WKS LATER OVERHEATED AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET THEY REPALCED IT. SIX WKS LATER CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE AGAIN TOWED DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THIS. 3 WKS LATER SAME PROBLEM AGAIN TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID A COIL WIRE WAS LOOSE.NO OTHER PROBLEM WAS FOUND SAME DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR IT AGAIN STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID SOME IDLE STEPS WERE OUT OF SYNC THEY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY KNOWN THIS SINCE I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK THAT DAY. EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG SO THEY SAY, I LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS SO THAT A COMPUTER CO-PILOT COULD BE INSTALLED AND THE MECHANICS COULD MONITOR THE PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENS. THIS PRODUCED NO INFO . THE CAR HAS RUN ALL WINTER BUT NOW THAT WARM WEATHER IS HERE THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR HAD TO BE AGAIN TOWED ON 3/8/00 STILL NO SATISFACTION AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HAVE SPOKKEN TO SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHRYSLER WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURING DIVISIONS CONCERNING THIS AND THEY HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BEEN VERY RUDE. THE LAST STRAW OCCURRED ON APRIL 14,2000 WHILE DRIVING TO FIND THE EXACT LOCATION OF A VERY IMPORTANT JOB INTERVIEW THE CAR BROKE DOWN 2, I WAS NO WHERE NEAR A PHONE AND COULD NOT CALL FOR HELP. I SAT IN THE CAR FOR 1 HR TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT STARTED BUT I COULDN'T TRUST THE VEHICLE TO CONT

ON AUGUST 27, 1997, VEHICLE WAS IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION WHEN DEALERSHIP NOTICED OIL LEAK. SUPPOSEDLY HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPAIR AND THIS JOB WAS DONE. VEHICLE NEEDED RELAY REPAIR IN ON MARCH 23, 1999 AND $150 OF UNAUTHORIZED DIAGNOSTICS WAS PERFORMED. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. IN AUGUST 1999, VEHICLE BEGAN WITH OIL LEAK AGAIN. CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2000 WHEN PRIVATE REPAIR MAN DIAGNOSED HEAD GASKET LEAK AND VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK. CHRYSLER WAS ONCE AGAIN NOTIFIED. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US STATES THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 1995 NEONS AND WE'VE ALL READY SUNK TOO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR FOR MULTIPLE REPAIRS. CAR IS PRESENTLY PARKED AGAIN!! *AK

RADIO SPEAKER ON RIGHT PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

CAR SHAKES AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDLE. *AK

NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER FOR 2ND REPAIR OF $1,275. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON THE #4 CYLINDER BLOWING COOLANT AND OIL THROUGH THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKET BETWEEN THE WATER JACKETS. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE GOING 30MPH.BLOWN HEAD GASKETT,ANTIFREEZE TURNED BROWN BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKING INTO RADIATOR, THIS CAUSED THE THERMASTAT TO CLOG AND FAIL. MAJOR OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. A/C WILL NOT HOLD FREON, THIS WILL COST $700 TO REPAIR.

CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING HEAD GASKET REPAIRS. THEY ONLY OFFERED LESS THAN 25% REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WAS PICKING UP SPEED RAN OFF SHOULDER INTO GRAVEL, TURNED TO PULL BACK AND I COULD NOT STEER, PUT ON BRAKES AND SPUN AROUND AND AROUND ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS - I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTUER DEFECT, AS ALL NEON'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM GET A CLUE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET CAUSED MY WATER PUMP,TRANSMISSION,RADIATOR, TO BE REPLACED. IT MADE MY ENGINE OVERHEAT ALL THE TIME..I HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING..IT ALSO LEAKED OIL ALL THE TIME. I SPENT MONEY ALL THE TIME TO REPLACE THE OIL THAT LEAKED OUT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 1995. I DO NOT USE THE CAR OTHER THAN FOR VERY LIMITED DRIVING AS SEEN IN MY LOW MILEAGE. IT IS MARCH 23 OF 2000, MY CAR HAS APPROX 29,000 MILES, VERY LOW AND ALL THESE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET THAT THEY REPLACED IN 1/99 DID NOT HOLD, WHICH IN 99, THEY THOUGHT WAS ODD THAT IT WENT SO SOON. I AM ALSO HAVING THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING SWITCH SENSOR HAS FAILED. I BELIEVE THAT ON A CAR WITH LITTLE MILEAGE THAT I SHOULD BE INCURRING THIS MUCH PROBLEMS. IF THIS CAR HAS THIS MANY PROBLEMS, THEY SHOULD REDESIGN THE CAR AND NOT SELL THEM UNTIL SO. ALSO, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT FITGERALD AND THEY CAN TELL YOU OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR!!!L *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS VEHICLE WILL STALL OR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT GEARS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH VEHICLE RAPIDLY PICKS UP SPEED AS IF IN OVERDRIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOSES POWER UNEXPLICABLY DURING NORMAL CAR USAGE. POWER IS IMMEDIATLY RESTORED AFTER THE LOSS, HOWEVER IT MAKES VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT TIMES WHEN ODEMTER IS BEING RESET. EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE IN VEHICLE'S TRUNK AND DRIVER'S SIDE BACK SEAT HAS OCCURED. BOSAK TO FIX AFTER CAR WAS RECENTLY BOUGHT, HOWEVER, LEAK NOT COMPLETELY FIXED AND RE-DISCOVERED 1 YEAR LATER. A HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE DRIVERE'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AS A RESULT OF UNEXPLICABLE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT SEALS WERE BROKED ON DRIVERE'S SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW TRACK WAS GLUED IMPROPERLY CAUSING THE WINDOW AND TRACK TO COME LOOSE. OUT OF POCKET EXPENCES NOT REVOVERED BY DEALERSHIP. ALSO DISCOVERED WAS A SEVERE LEAKE FROM HEAD GASKET. CALLED SEVERAL REPAIR PLACES AND FOUND THE NEON'S HAVE HAD MUCH TROUBLE IN THE PAST.. EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS, AND REPAIRS ARE COSTLY. FRONT ENGINE MOUNT OFF; CAUSING PRESSURE IN TRANSMISSION LINES AND TRANS FLUID LEAKAGE. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP ABOUT THE CAR; NEED TO RECOVER COSTS.

HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL EVERYWHERE/DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $600 FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE GASKET. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTS. *AK

THE PAINT ON THIS VEH AND MANY OTHERS IS DEFECTIVE! CHIPPING AND PEELING ALL OVER THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK

THE ENGINE PART HAS NOT FAILED YET - I'VE BEEN TOLD THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AND CAN GO AT ANY TIME. THAT WAS TOLD TO ME ON THE DATE I WROTE AS 'FAILURE' CHRYLSE SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART WITH THEIR UPDATED PARTS FOR FREE FOR THE CONSUMER. I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AS I HAVE HEARD TOO MANY ACCOUNTS OF THE GASKET GOING AND CHRYLSER NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK

THE MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT BRAKES CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTOR WAS RUSTED AND DELAMINATED. HAD THE LAMINATION CRACKED COMPLETELY, THE FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK *ML

NOTICED LOW ON OIL. OIL WAS LEAKING OUT ON THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM