1996 Dodge Neon complaints

OIL LEAK FIRST DOCUMENTED BY DEALER AT 30404 MI. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO WORSEN UNTIL HEADGASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 3/4/02 AT 36794 MI. I HAVE HEARD AND READ ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT BLOWN HEADGASKETS ON THE NEON AND STRATUS AND FELT I SHOULD GO ON RECORD WITH MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL SERVICE DONE ON MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK IN JUNE 2001 TO THE POINT WHERE IT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK. *JB

THE HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETRS COME ON AND GO OFF ALL THE TIME. IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR HIT THE DASH THEY MIGHT START WORKIN AGIAIN. THAT INCLUDES THE GAS GAUEGE. THE CAR JERKS WHILE DRIVING. IT DIES WHEN MAKING A TURN OR AT A STOP SIGN. IT CUTS IN AND OUT. AUTO SHOP IS TRYING TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. NOT REAL SURE WHATS WRONG I REPLACED THE MGR VALVES THAT DIDN T HELP. MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, BUT NOT SURE IF THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CAR IS JUST A BAD VEHICLE T O HAVE GOTTEN. A LOT OF OTHER PEOLE ARE HAVINGTHE SAME PROBLEMS*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. PLEASE PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I'M WONDERING WHY CHRYSLER CORP HAS NOT RECALLED THE HEAD/HEAD GASKETS ON THE 1996 NEON WITH ALL THE REPLACEMENTS IT'S HAD TO DO. I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY WHOLE HEAD REPLACED AND NOW THE O2 SENCOR IS GOING OUT! *AK

DEAR SIR'S, IT WAS SOME-WHAT HARD TO BE REALLY ACURATE ON THE MILAGES IN YOUR FORM, BUT WHILE THESE THINGS WERE GOING ON, I WAS KEEPING NOTES. I COMPILED THEM ALL DOWN TO A JOURNAL TYPE DOCUMENT, DATES & TIMES. (06) PAGES. AND I CAN FURTHER EXTEND POINTS IN THERE, IN A PHONE CONVERSATION. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THIS ALSO. RESPECTFULLY, E W. MOSS. NO SAFETYD EFECT LISTED. *AK

AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS/ GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL GO HAYWIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THERE IS OIL LEAKING FROM THE DISTRIBUTER CAP AREA, CONSUMER HAS TO PUT IN A QUART OF OIL IN VEHICLE ONCE EVERY SEVEN DAYS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

3RD TIME HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED. WHITE SMOKE BURNING FROM UNDER HOOD.*AK

THIS USED VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FEW MONTHS BACK AND AFTER READING LOTS ABOUT THIS MODEL , THESE ARE THE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONED. *AK

NO SUMMARY15

PAINT TURNS CLOUDY THEN PEELS OFF. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

AT 53000 I NOTICED OIL LEAKING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAS WORKED ON SEVERAL NEONS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID THE FORMER NEON OWNERS TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT FIXED FOR $200 - $250, AS OPPOSED TO A MORE HEFTY CHARGE. I'M NOT SURE HOW A HEAD GASKET CAN MALFUNCTION ON A CAR WITH ONLY 53000 MILES......SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS STORY. ALSO, MY REAR BREAK SHOES (LINING) SUDDENLY GAVE OUT...ONLY TWO MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. LATELY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING WEEKLY. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR WIRING HARNESS/ FUEL PUMP, AND COMPUTER TWICE. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

GUAGES DIE AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING OPERATION AND ENGINE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES DURING OPERATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEATER ON, CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. TRIED TO LIFT HOOD, BUT NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO CHECK. INDICATED ENGINE LEAK CAUSED FLAMES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY STATE FARM INSURANCE AGENT.*AK *YH

AT 62,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT REGISTER SPEED LEVELS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WILL REPAIR IT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE IN PARKING LOT, ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, TRANSMISSION SIEZED AND THE CASING BLEW TO PIECES. PICTURES ARE ONLINE AT WWW.EROLS.COM/LANDSPEEDER FOR A LOOK-SEE. THE DIFF. PIN IS VISIBLE IN ONE PICTURE, IT'S BENT.*AK

HEATER WENT OUT AND VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. HEAT BLEW ONLY ON HIGH. ALSO, CONNECTOR WIRING IN DASH WAS BURNED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WIRING CONNECTOR WAS NOT AVILABLE BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

WITHIN 86,000 MILES HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWNOUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY / INTERMITTENTLY OVERHEAT AND LOSE COOLANT WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO ONE SHOULD OWN A DODGE NEON CUTE, CHEAP, BUT A PEICE OF - - - - ! YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR . NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

RECALL 96 V 026 000/ELECTRICAL: HARNESS FRONT UNDERHOOD WIRING. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS/ GAUGES/ HORN, AND TURN SIGNAL WOULD GO OUT, AND VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CUSTOMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AT TIMES, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CUSTOMER THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WORN LOW, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE MASTER CYLINER REAR PISTON SEAL ON VEHICLES WHICH MAY LEAK AND CAUSE A PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS, DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR MASTER CYLINDER RECALL STATING VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, THEREFORE CUSTOMER DECLINED TO PAY FOR SERVICE AND VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE.*JB

MASSIVE OIL LEAK AGAIN FROM LATEST HEAD GASKET VERSION USED ALL NEW CARS. *AK

I'VE NOTICED ON ALL 94-99 NEON'S THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS SRATCHES ON THE SAME SPOT OF THE WINDOW AND THAT THEY ALL LOOK IDENTICAL TO EACH OTHERE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT IS THE WINDOW TRIM THAT IS CAUSING IT. AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS ON ALL NEON'S THAT'S I'VE SEEN. 4 OF MY FRIENDS ALL HAVE THEM AND THEY ALL HAVE IT ECXEPT FOR THE 2001 NEON. THE OTHER 3 AND MINE HAVE IT AND JOURS ARE 94-99 NEONS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

OIL LEAK IS DUE TO A GASKET; TRANSMISSION WENT OUT(COULD NOT USE REVERSE UNTIL CAR WAS ON 20 MINUTES OR MORE), PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW, NUMEROUS SETS OF BRAKES REPLACED

I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM TWICE. THE FIRST ONE WAS AT 29000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED AND OXYGENE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THEN, AT 64000 MILES THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. TALKED TO EXTENEDED WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT REALATED. TALKED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE "PECULIAR". CALLED DIAMLER-CHRYSLER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE TWO SYSTEMS WERE NOT RELATED. BUT THE PROBLEMS WERE EXACTLY THE SAME BOTH TIMES.*AK

WHEN STARTING OUT WHEN CAR HAS SAT LONG ENOUGH THE BRAKES MAKE A HUGE HOWLING SOUND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS STUCK IN THE BRAKES. TAKEN TO SHOP AND THEY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BREAKS. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE DODGE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL DUE TO AMOUNT OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS REPORTED FROM OTHERS LIKE ME. *AK

ENGINE LEAKS OIL AND RUNS ROUGH. CONSUMER HAD TO ADD 2 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL TO ENGINE LESS THAN 1600 MILES. GASKET HAS FAILED TWICE ONCE AT 36,000 MILES AND 83,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 110,000 MILES WAS FAILING AGAIN.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED VEHICLE HAD 47,000 MILES, AND THE ENGINE WAS REBUILD. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT REBUILD FOR A SECOND TIME.*AK

VEHICLE SQUEALS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TWICE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 35,000 AND 80,000 MILES. SQUEALING STOPPED FOR 1 WEEK. STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN. CONSUMER'S MECHANIC REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE HEADGASKET SEAL A COUPLE OF TIMES TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CAR HAS HAD 4 HEADGASKET FAILURES (2 OUT OF WARRANTY)(CHRYSLER REPLACED FOR $100 SERVICE CHARGE) WIRING HARNESS CAUSED CAR TO STALL NUMEROUS TIMES IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. *AK

WINDOWS NOT AIR TIGHT. GET BOTH WATER AND AIR AROUND WINDOWS. WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED ONCE BY VIN DEVERS IN TOLEDO, OH. TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES EMITTS A HORRIBLE BUZZING NOISE WHICH CONTINUES UNTIL SIGNAL IS TURNED OFF. ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND NOW REPLACEMENT IS GOING OUT.

OIL LEAK DUE TO HEADGASKET PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH DODGE NEONS. CHRYSLER FINALLY PUT OUT A NEW HEADGASKET IN THE 1999 MODELS. BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL OF US WITH CARS BEFORE 1999? THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND CHRYSTLER KNOWS IT. THEY ARE REPLACING THE HEADGASKET FOR SOME OWNERS AT LITTLE COST. BUT OTHERS (LIKE ME) ARE TOLD THERE IS NO ASSISTANCE GIVEN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING NHTSA IS DOING. THANKS. *AK

THIRD HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF OIL AND ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BAD DEFECT OF HEAD GASKET SEAL AND DOOR PANEL/CONTROL PANEL. *AK

VEHICLE HAD SKIPPING IN ENGINE AND IT WOULD JERK AS IN LOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS PLUGGED TO COMPUTER, AND READING SHOWED CRANK SENSOR OR CAM SENSOR PROBLEMS. 15 MILES LATER, IT CUT SO SMOOTH THAT CONSUMER DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL ACCELERATING UP A HILL, IT HAD NO POWER. VEHICLE WOULD START UP, BUT WOULDN'T KICK OVER TO RUN. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND SENSORS TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. A PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT ENGINE WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED. A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

LOSS OF OIL AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS CHECKED WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET WAS RECALLED. *JB