1998 Dodge Neon complaints

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

HEAD GASTKET IS BLOWN, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID "THERE'S OIL AND COOLANT EVERYWHERE". THIS CAR HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES! I'VE CONTACTED 7 REPAIR SHOPS, AVERAGE COST TO FIX IS $700. THREE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON, THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. ONE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE DOES THESE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM--I ALONE HAVE FOUND NEARLY 100 REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING. AS FOR THE SUNROOF...IT BROKE AND WAS REPAIRED IN AUGUST 2000. NOW, JUST OVER A YEAR LATER (NO MORE WARRANTY) THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN TSB'S ISSUED ON BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS. A RECALL IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE COLUMN HAS SEPARATED AND THE OTHER IS LOSE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

ON 6/14/1999 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK.(35,784 MILES) BUSTED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT,, RATTLING WHEN CHANGING GEARS, WATER IN TAIL PIPE WHEN IT RAINED AND HIGH RPM, EVEN WHEN IDLING. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR MOUNT, THE HIGH RPM WAS NORMAL, THEY COULD FIND NO RATTLE AND NO PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST PIPE. I DEMANDED A REFUSAL IN WRITING ON THE MOTOR MOUNT. THEY ASKED TO KEEP THE CAR ANOTHER DAY AND RECHECK THE MOTOR MOUNT AND IT WAS NOW RAINING, THEY'D RECHECK THE EXHAUST PIPE NOISE. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNT, BUT I COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAD ACTUALLY REPLACED IT. BEING FEMALE, WE ARE REGARDED AS MECHANICALLY IGNORANT AND MECHANICS WILL NOT LISTEN TO US IN MS. HAVING OUR OWN REPAIR SHOP FOR MANY YEARS, I PROBABLY FIXED MORE ENGINES IN MY TEENAGE YEARS THAN THEY DO IN THEIR CAREER. I HAD NO EXPERIENCE WITH THESE NEW FUEL INJECTED VEHICLES. THEY REFUSED TO LISTEN AND I COULDN'T WIN AGAINST A SO-CALLED SPECIALIST. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, I FOUND THE RATTLE IN REVERSE. IT WAS A BOLT ABOVE THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT WAS UNSCREWING ITSELF AND BANGING AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT. I TIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND THEN MY FRIEND PUT SILICON ON IT AND IT HAS NEVER UNSCREWED ITSELF SINCE. THE WATER IN THE TAIL PIPE IS AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK AT THE MOTOR AND POSSIBLY A BUSTED HEAD GASKET. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS CAUSED MY REAR MAIN SEAL TO START LEAKING AND I AM NOW GETTING OIL IN 2 OF MY SPARK PLUG AND IT HAS BURNT A VAL

FRONTAL COLLISION AT 15-20 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 4000.00. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO WARPING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SECOND GEAR WAS GRINDING. *SLC

VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BEARINGS AND BLOCK WERE WORN. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES; ENGINE IS LEAKING FLUIDS AGAIN. FRONT STRUTS WERE REPACED UNDER WARRANTY; ARE BROKEN AGAIN. I NEVER GOT THE FIRST RECALL ON ANYTHING. ARE YOU FOLKS EVEN NOTICING THE NUMBER OF BAD HEAD GASKETS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. AFTER DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKETS NEDDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY GO INTO REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PASSENGER WAS INJURED.CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. PASSENGER WAS INJURED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

SUNROOF MOTOR, GUIDES, AND CABLES MALFUNCTIONED (WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE). REPLACED AT 55,000MI AND COVERED BY CHRYSLER ON 01/23/01. ON 01/18/02 DEALER DIAGNOSED SUNROOF COOMPONENTS NEEDING REPLACED (MOTOR, GUIDES, AND CABLES). CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR/12,000 MILES. ALSO, HEAD GASKET FIRST WENT AT 30,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED. REPLACED AGAIN AT 55,000 MILES. AND AGAIN NEEDS REPLACED AT 80,000. FIRST REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY CUSTOMERS EXTENDED 5YR/75,000 MI WARRENTY.*AK

THE OWNER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A WELL KNOWN "HEAD GASKET" DEFECT, THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

GOODYEAR, EAGLE GA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 37000 MILES MOUNTED ON A 1998, DODGE NEON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH PASSENGERS REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND THEN WENT FLAT. *AK TIRE SIZE P185/65 R14.*SLC

LOSS OF OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REPAIR WAS MADE PROMPTLY AT COST $105.60.. ASUMMED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROBLEM.. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS ACCORDING TO NHTS A THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT 3 SERVICE ORDERS WERE ISSUED POSSIBLY BY CHRYSLER. *AK

OIL LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE FROM HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AT FIRST, THE OIL LEAK WAS VERY LITTLE AND AS TIME WENT ON, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LOT OF OIL ON THE GROUND. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE LEAK ON THE HEAD GASKET DUE TO MANUFACTURERS BAD DESIGN. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM?*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 30MPH OVER SLIGHTLY RAISED PAVEMENT CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND REAR END STARTED FISHTAILING AS CONSUMER BEGAN TO BRAKE, THERE WAS A CRASH SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH, AND REAR END STARTED TO GO LEFT, VEHICLE WENT OVER CURB ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF STREET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE, WHEEL CAME OFF SPINDLE AND THE AXLE BROKE, AND THE WHEEL ON THE RIGHT REAR CAME OFF, CHRYSLER WAS NOT ASSISTING CONSUMER POSSIBLY BECAUSE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD PAID CONSUMER. REPRESENTATIVE THAT CHRYSLER SENT HAS NOT CONTACTED CONSUMER SINCE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED.*AK *SLC

THESE PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE INTIMATE WITH THE NEON '95 THROUGH '98. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

BAD HEAD GASKET /AND CAR LOSING OIL , I WAS EVENTUALLY PUTTING 2 QUARTS IN A WEEK. REPAIR MAN SAID THIS WAS HIS 25TH DODGE , NEON WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL.*AK

WATER LEAKS AROUND REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY THROUGH GAPING HOLES UNDERNEATH TRUNK LID. WATER HAS BEEN COLLECTING THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND COLLECTS IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL AND IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER FLOORBOARDS. THE RUG IN THE BACK IS SOAKED AFTER IT RAINS OVERNIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT TH WATER COLLECTS IN THE REAR LIGHT WELL. AND SOMEHOW TRICKLES DOWN. MUST OF HAD GALLONS IN THERE BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. *AK

HEADGASKET LEAKING OIL. *AK

TRUNK IS LEAKING AROUND TAIL LIGHTS CAUSING SERIOUS WATER DAMAGE. IT HAS LEAKED DOWN THE TRUNK INTO THE CAB, RUINING THE CARPET, PADDING AND FOAM IN THE REAR SEAT. THERE ARE LARGE GAPS BETWEEN THE TAIL LIGHTS AND THE SEAL. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING, THEN, LOST POWER(, ENGINE STALLED . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT IT WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS DODGE NEON USED WITH 23,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. FIRST THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. WE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKING AND OVERHEATING. THE AIR-CONDITIONING HAS STARTED TO WORK ONLY OCCASSIONALLY. THE SEALS ON THE WINDOWS ARE VERY POOR AND IT ALWAYS SOUNDS LIKE THE WINDOW NEEDS TO BE ROLLED UP. THE TRUNK DIDN'T HAVE ANY SEAL TO PROTECT AGAINST THE RAIN AND MY INTERIOR WAS FLOODED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WINTER, OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. I ACTUALLY HAD TO REMOVE THE BACK SEAT AND ALL INTERIOR CARPET FOR THE RAINY SEASON. NOW THE WATER PUMP AND MY HEAD GASKET HAVE GIVEN OUT. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS ON MY MANY SERVICE VISITS, BUT ALWAYS HELD OUT HOPE UNTIL NOW THAT IS. THESE REPAIRS WILL COST ME WELL OVER $1,000. AND THE CAR IS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD. VERY BIG MISTAKE I MADE PURCHASING THE DODGE NEON, NOT ONLY IS IT ALWAYS IN NEED OF REPAIR, BUT THEY HAVE THE ABSOLUTE WORSE DEALER CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH. I STOPPED GOING TO DODGE FOR SERVICE AFTER MY FIRST COUPLE OF ENCOUNTERS WITH THEM.

VEHICLE IS POURING OUT OIL ONTO THE GROUND,AND THERE IS NO OIL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT 8 CANS OF OIL INSIDE OF VEHICLE LAST WEEK. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING, LOCATED ABOVE REAR TIRE, BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE.*AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. HAD NOTICED LEAKING OF FLUID. TOOK VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS. ONE DID NOT KNOW CAUSE. THE OTHER INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED GAS BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE (150 HP DOHC ENGINE). NLM

OUR PROBLEM IS WITH THE NEONS HEADGASKET LEAKING. AS MANY NEON ARE OWNED WHY DOESN'T DODGE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CARS LEAKING. I RUN A GARAGE AND WE HAVE DONE ABOUT 25 HEAD GASKET JOBS ON THESE CARS. THIS IS CRAZY! THESE CARS HAVE LOW MILEAGE FOR A CAR BUT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNOW THAT DODGE REDESIGNED THESE GASKETS. BUT WHY DON'T THEY RECALL THEM. IT IS CRAZY TO HAVE A CAR WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT & HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THESE SAME CARS ARE THE SAME AS THE TALONS,ECLISPES, AND OTHER WITH THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS JUST DIFFERENT NAMES. PROBLEM WITH THE LIFTERS ALSO. DODGE HAS REMADE LIFTERS BECAUSE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE OLD DESIGN. TAKE A CAR WITH LESS THAN 50,000 ON IT & IT NEEDS A VALVES REPLACED. OLD VALVES WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. JUST WENT THROUGH THIS WITH A TALON. GOT VALVES FROM 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS 1 SET NEW STYLE OTHER SET OLD STYLE. THEY DO NOT INTERCHANGE IF USING NEW STYLE HAVE TO CHANGE THE CRANK AND THE CAM SHAFT SO THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER. THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO. GUESS DODGE IS TRYING TO KEEP THIS QUIET. THANK GOD FOR 1 HONEST PARTS MAN. IT SEEMS ALL 2.0 SUFFER FROM THIS. THEN THE CONSUMER OR IN OUR CASE THE GARAGE HAS TO FORK OUT 1000.00 OF $$$$$TO FIX PROBLEM THAT IS DODGES PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TURNING, A LOUD POP CAN BE HEARD FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND THE STEERING HAS A CATCH IN IT. NLM

VEHICLE RIDES REALLY ROUGH.*AK

DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER 7YR/70K WARRANTY. HAD TO PAY FOR BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS ($100) - DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT PART OF WARRANTY REPAIR

THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT BRAND NEW AND EVER SINCE I GOT IT IT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT HEADACHE. I HAD HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AS WELL AS OTHER OWNERS OF DODGE NEONS. I FIND IT VERY ODD AND SUSPICIOUS THAT THESE CARS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED TO FIX THEIR POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEMS. I MYSELF, DO NOT INTEND TO LET THIS GO AFTER THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS I HAVE INVESTED IN THIS CAR. I WILL BE A CONSTANT THORN IN THE SIDE TO CHRYSLER IF THEY DO NOT GET THESE CARS OFF THE STREETS WHERE THEY ARE ENDANGERING THE DRIVERS AS WELL AS OTHER TRAVELING IN OTHER CARS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

I REPAIRED THE WATER LEAK BY CAULKING THE TRUNK, I AM AWARE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

I KNOW SUBSTANDARD PARTS WERE USED WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ! *AK

I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL FOR THE 1998 DODGE NEON SOHC FOR THE HEAD GASKET WAS NO LONGER HONORED BY DODGE, I HAVE SINCE FOUND THIS TO BE FALSE. I JUST WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. THERE IS A RUMOR THAT CHRYSLER HAS A 5 YEAR/ 100,000 MILE WARRANTY OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR. THANKS, CLYDE AND MYHIA HUBBLE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED VEHCLE TO STALL OUT. WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FOR A SHORT WHILE BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT COMPUTER BRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORK WAS DONE , DROVE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE, AND SAME PROBLEM REAPPEARED . TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, IT'S STILL THERE.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS FAULTY, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE BLOWING.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE REPAIRED BY FARRIS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH IN JEFFERSON CITY TN. *AK

HEADGASKET FAILURE AT 3 YRS (52,000 MILES). OIL LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE AS WELL AS INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE HEADGASKETS FOR NEONS HAVE BEEN RE-DESIGNED IN LATE 1998 AS DETAILED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 090598. *AK