1998 Dodge Neon complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NEEDS NEW HEAD GASKET AT 62,000 MILES. PAINT IS FOGGING UP ON THE BACK FOR NO REASON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING OS SIMILIAR NATURE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN GOING OUT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY ALONG WITH THE HEAD GASKET. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY.*AK

WHILE I WAS GETTING MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY REAR DRUM BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC AT PRECISION TUNE IN ENCINITAS, CA, MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE DRUM BRAKE COMPONENTS. BECAUSE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED AND RUSTED THE INSIDES OF THE THE BRAKES, HE ALSO DID MENTION THAT MY RIGHT REAR TIRE DID NOT SPIN AS IT WAS SUPPOUSE TO SPIN DUE TO DAMAGE IN THE DRUM BRAKE. WHILE SHOWING ME THE INSIDES OF MY BRAKES, HE MENTIONED THAT MY CAR WAS ALSO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. SINCE MY DRUM BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, THE DRUM BRAKES DISTORT MY FRONT DISC BRAKES FROM MAKING MY CAR STOP NORMALLY. THEREFORE NOT ONLY PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER, BUT ALSO PUTTING MY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS LIFES IN DANGER.*AK

LEAKING OIL. *AK

IN THE NEARLY 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED MY NEON, IT HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES AND STILL THERE IS NO RECALL INFORMAITION AVAILABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

I WAS RECENTLY IN A FRONT OFFSET (PASSENGER SIDE)IMPACT COLLISION IN MY DODGE NEON, AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND I WAS THE PASSENGER. HE HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF US. WE LEFT 102' OF SKID MARKS BEFORE THE POI AND TRAVELLED ANOTHER 22' BEFORE THE POR. I CONTACTED DC ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE BEEN BRUSHED OFF. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION, AND THE RATE OF DECELERATION WAS NOT MET. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A CRUSHED ALUMINUM CAN ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED, AND I KNOW THAT WE WERE GOING AT LEAST 30 MPH WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD IS A HIGHWAY THAT HAS RECENTLY HAD NEW BLACKTOP LAID, AND IS VERY SLICK. I DO NOT EVEN KNOW IF THIS MATTER HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED. THE SUPPOSED INVESTIGATOR LOOKED AT THE CAR ON SEPT 19, AND THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED REGARDING THAT IS DATED SEPT 21. TWO DAYS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME TO ME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE "INVESTIGATOR" COULD NOT HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON ON THE 19TH AS I WAS AT THE SALVAGE YARD REMOVING THINGS FROM MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR THE MAN WHO TURNED IN FRONT OF US. I AM SORRY TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. SINCERELY, JAMIE EASLY. *AK

STEERING ROD FAILED, CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. PLEASE PROVDIE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. FIRST GASKET REPLACED AT 45, 000 MILES, SECOND GASKET ABOUT 98,000. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 132,000 MILES. *AK

NOTICED SMALL OIL LEAK WHILE CHANGING OIL, LOOKED OVER ENGINE BUT DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY COULD NOT LOCATE LEAK.A MONTH OR SO LATER NOTICED OIL PUDDLE UNDER WHERE CAR WAS PARKED.MADE A FEW CALLS AROUND ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT FOUND OUT NOTHING.KEPT REGULAR CHECKS ON OIL LEVEL AND AT FIRST CAR USED ABOUT 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 2 OR 3 THOUSAND MILES.BUT IT STEADILY GOT WORSE SO I GOT A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A MECHANIC TO COME BY AND CHECK IT FOR ME.HE CAME BY AND GAVE IT A GOOD LOOKING OVER.ACCORDING TO HIM THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE THE HEAD GASKET.SUGGESTED I CONTACT A DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OR NOT.WELL I DECIDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET FOR BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM.FRANKLY I WAS ASTONISHED AT THE # OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.(A BAD HEAD GASKET WAS USED)THERE IS A LOT OF THESE COMPLAINTS POSTED BUT YOU HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED.EVEN THOUGH DAIMLER/ CHRYSLER ORDERED A NEW HEAD GASKET SET MADE FOR THIS CAR THE CONSUMER HAS TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THE LABOR ON THE REPAIR.OF COURSE I REALIZE THAT UNLESS FORCED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, DAIMLER / CHRYSLER IS GOING TO STICK THE CONSUMER WITH AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.FINE,BUT I WILL NO LONGER EVEN CONSIDER THEM WHEN I PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE.THEY ARE NOW ON MY S_ _ T LIST.I WILL TRUTHFULLY TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS AND THAT THEY SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN BUYING A NEW VEHICLE.THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A SUBARU LEGACY, AND DRIVER/ PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A CAT CONSUMER STRUCK A TREE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS REALLY HOT, IT WOULD SOUND LIKE SOMEONE BLOW A BULL HORN. MECHANIC SAID THE LEFT AND RIGHT BEARINGS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE MISSED. THIS HAPPENED EVERY 8000 MILES.*AK

I NO LONGER HAVE MY CAR, AS OF AUGUST 16, 2000 I RETURNED IT TO THE BANK. THE WARRANTY HAS LONG SINCE EXPIRED AND THE COST TO MAINTAIN THE CAR WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS IT HAS PROVED TO BE MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD, AND MUCH MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH. MY MAIN OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THE PROBLEMS I HAD ARE KNOWN SO THAT MAYBE IT WILL PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BEING SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. GRANTED SOME OF THE PROBLEMS SUCH AS LEAKS AROUND THE DOORS AND TRUNK ARE NOT AS SERIOUS, OTHERS SUCH AS THE STEERING KNUCKLE WEARING OUT AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WHEN I RETURNED MY CAR LAST WEEK , TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I REALIZE THAT I WILL NEVER GET ANY OF THE MONEY BACK I HAVE SPENT ON THE CAR, BUT IF THIS KEEPS EVEN ONE PERSON FROM GETTING HURT OR KILLED IT WILL BE MORE THAN WORTHWHILE. CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING BUT GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND, I WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION, AND RETAINED A LAWYER FOR THE LEMON LAW, BUT THE DEALERSHIPS FAILURE TO DOCUMENT EACH TIME MY CAR WAS IN FOR REPAIRS, MADE IT MY WORD AGAINST THEIRS, SO THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO LEGALLY TO MAKE THEM PAY. I KNOW OF 4 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH A COPY OF ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS I HAVE, IF IT WILL HELP YOU. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT IN THESE CARS. THEY ARE A DEATH TRAP.

SUN ROOF HAD CLOSED UP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING BECAUSE TRACK OF SUN ROOF WAS OKAY. THEN, SUN ROOF JUST STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT DESIGN DOESN'T SUPPORT WINDOW BECAUSE OF HEAVY GLASS. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALERSHIP MECHANIC DIDN'T FIX VEHICLE. TRACKS OF THE THE SUN ROOF WERE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50-55MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH MINOR INJURIES. *AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SUDDENLY AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AFTER ACCIDENT DUE TO INFERIOR STRUCTURE AND BODY. THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD BY DECEPTIVE TACTICS AND TO COVER UP PRIOR ACCIDENT, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REVEAL SERVICE RECORDS. *YH

CAR BEGAN TO OVER HEAT ON MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT WAS REALIZED THAT PROBLEM WAS CRITICAL CAR WAS PULLED TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND DODGE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED. CAR WAS TOWED TO NICHOLS DODGE IN BURLINGTON, NC WHERE IT SITS AND WE ARE AWAITING DETERMINATION OF DAMAGE AND WARRANTY COVERAGE. *AK

ON 08/08/00, AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL "LOCKED" AND I WAS UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TURN. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP MY CAR FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD TO YANK THE WHEEL HARD TO GET IT TO TURN THE WHEELS. LEFT MY CAR W/ DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE REASON WHY THE STEERING WHEL LOCKED WAS BECAUSE I HAD JUST GONE THRU A PUDDLE AND IT WET THE BELT CAUSING IT TO LOSE "TRACTION". IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND NOT WHEN I GO THRU A PUDDLE. MAYBE IN THE RAIN. IF I "NEED" IT TO SWERVE AWAY FROM DANGER, I MAY FIND MYSELF A "SITTING DUCK". IS THERE SOME WAY TO COVER THIS AREA SO WATER WILL NOT MAKE THE STEERING BELT LOSE TRACTION?

AT 87,000 MILES GASKET HAVE BUSTED, CAUSING A MAJOR OIL LEAK. CHRYSLE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WOW! JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW STEERING WHEEL ON NEONS IS LOCKING MID-TURN (3 I KNOW OF) I HAVE TRADED MINE IN, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 3X IN A MONTH TO FRIEND WHO WILL BE CONTACTING YOU AND TO AQUAINTENCE, AS WELL. DEALER SAYS "NOTHING IS WRONG" AS IT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. (THE STEERING UNLOCKS AS MYSTERIOUSLY AS IT LOCKS)

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL STICKS DUE TO THROTTLE CABLE CORD CHAFING WHICH CAUSED ACCLERATOR NOT TO MOVE UNLESS DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE GAS PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DASH GAUGES FAILED DUE TO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE: HEAD GASKET FAILED AND REPLACED BY DEALER WITH MLS GASKET: FUEL PUMP FAILED REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY

WENT IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND THEY NOTICED A OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ON THE MORNING OF 06/27/00,WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. AS I ACCELERATED TO 70 FROM 65, THE DONUT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD (FLANGE GASKET) GAVE OUT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A LAWNMOWER. I TOKE IT TO MIDAS. THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH DODGE FOR FEDERAL REPAIRS FOR EXHAUST. DODGE SAID NO, IT WASN'T COVERED, ONLY CATYLITIC CONVERTERS AND BRAIN OF ELECT. I DIDN'T BELEIVE THE REP. HE PROVED NO PROOF. THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT 36244. IS THIS NORMAL? THE DRUMS HAD TO BE RECERFACED ALSO.

CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET AND HAS "SECRET WARRANTY" WHICH CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UP TO 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET DEALERS TO HONOR THIS WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THERE WAS A 4-CAR ACCIDENT, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE 4TH CAR. BOUNCED OFF, AND THE CAR BEHIND CONSUMER'S, HIT IT AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THEN CONSUMER'S CAR HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER SAID AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT 20 TO 25 MPH.*AK

HEAD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING AROUND 48,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY MYSELF AT 54,000 MILES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEALERSHIP STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL NEONS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART. MENTIONED THAT EVEN IF YOU DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY THEY WOULD STILL FIX IT BUT IT IS NOT PUBLISHED ANY WHERE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE CHECK UP, AND DEALER DID NOT SEE AN OIL LEAK, BUT WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, HE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. *AK

AT ONLY 19000 MILES THE CAR HAS BLOWN THE HEAD GASKET, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SPLIT DOWN THE SIDE IN SEVERAL PLACES,BOTH DRIVE BELTS BROKE CAUSING DEAD CELLS IN THE BATTERY,NOW TEMP GAUGE GOES TO RED WHEN IN TRAFFIC WITH A/C WORKING.DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND BELTS BUT CANT FIND THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK!!!! *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A BIG OIL PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR EXACTLY 1 WEEK BEFORE MY "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, SO I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS THAT MAY APPLY TO THIS CAR.*AK

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML

REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TENSION. THIS CAUSES THE BELTS TO MOVE TOO FREELY. CHILD SAFETY SEAT TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BELTS WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BELTS WERE OKAY. *AMK

UPON INVESTIGATION OF AN OIL LEAK UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 1998 DODGE NEON I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET AND SENDING UNIT. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, MARIETTA DODGE, INC., 701 COBB PARKWAY SOUTH, MARIETTA, GA 30062, (770-424-6601) I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SINCE MY AUTO WAS NOT OVER 80,000 MILES THE PART WOULD BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, WHEN I ARRIVED FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTEE WAS EXPIRED SO THE PART COULD NOT BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. I FEEL THAT THE PART IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTEE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT DID NOT SHOW UP UNTIL THAT PARTICULAR WARRANTEE WAS ALREADY EXPIRED. I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN SERVICE BULLETIN # 090899 AND 090997. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS SINCE THE FAILURE OF SUCH CUTS DOWN ON COMPRESSION AND GAS MILAGE MAKING THE NEON AN UNDESIRABLE AUTOMOBILE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK THAT HIS COMPANY SEES TWO TO THREE AUTOMOBILES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM PER WEEK. HE IS THE ONE THAT ADVISED ME TO CHECK ON A RECALL SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE SEALS THAT WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AFTER MY REAR FLOORBOARD WAS GETTING SOAKED EVERYTIME THERE WAS A HEAVY RAIN. AIR CONDITIONER ODOR WHICH WAS ADDRESSED AND TREATED BUT NOT DEPLEATED (SERVICE BULLETIN #241197). I ALSO AM EXPERIENCING BRAKE SQUEAL

WATER IS BACKING UP IN TAIL LIGHT, AND GETTING WATER ON FLOOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND ALSO IN TRUNK. DEALER WILL SEAL AREA AROUND TAIL LIGHT. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 3/15, ON 4/11 I HAD TO GO BACK WITH A MAJOR OIL LEAK, DEALER REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, WENT BACK 4/18 STILL LEAKING, PUT IN A TRACING DYE, WENT BACK ON 4/25 WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A HEAD AND VALVE COVER GASKET TO STOP LEAKING, CAM SENSOR MENTIONED BUT NOT REPAIRED. HEAD GASKET REPLACED ON 5/3, BY 5/6 ALMOST ALL OIL LOST MIXED W/COOLANT AND FOREIGN MATERIAL. DEALER NOW SAYS IT HAS A CRACKED HEAD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, THERE SHOULD BE AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW IT WON'T STOP HERE!!! THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED, I HAVE CHECKED OTHER WEBSITES AND NOT FOUND ANY RECALLS BY DODGE FOR THIS PROBLEM, YOUR WEBSITE HAS SHOWN ME THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FAR TOO FREQUENTLY. *AK

FOR AS MUCH AS I PAY PER MONTH ON THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT CONSTANT PROBLEMS. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY ONLY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND. IT SEEMS THAT MOST OF MY PROBLEMS ARE COMMON IN THE NEONS. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDTIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 18000 MILES. I JUST DON'T SEE THE HEAD GASKET BECOMING DAMAGED AFTER THIS AMOUNT OF DRIVING. *AK

THE VEHICLE CUTS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING, THE INSTALLING OF NEW THROTTLE AS WELL AS POWER TRAIN MODULE COULD NOT FIX THIS FAILURE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. YH

BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR O-RING IN RIGHT REAR OF ENGINE. APPEARS TO POSSIBLY BE A O-RING WHICH SECURES OIL MOVING FROM THE CRANKCASE TO THE HEAD. VERY PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK

LEAK IN TRUNK. REPLACED CARPET, RESEALED IT THREE TIMES, STILL LEAKS, FLOWING INTO INTERIOR OF CAR 1 1/2 INCH DEEP THROUGH OUT THE CAB. *AK

I WANT THE SECRET WARRANTY TO COVER THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT IN SUMMARY. *AK

DALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE INTERIOR DOME/MIRROR LIGHTS 4 TIMES.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKS WITHOUT REASON. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LANES OR MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE DRIVER HAS TO LEAN FORWARD TO VIEW PAST THE BLIND SPOTS, BUT THE SEAT BELT LOCKES IF THE VEHICLE IS ON A CURVE WITH/WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING ACTIVATED. ALSO WHEN BRAKING FOR A LIGHT OR OTHER REASON, AT NORMAL SPEED, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED WHICH CAUSED NECK BURNS, RUBS, ETC ON THE DRIVER. (BASICALLY, IF THE DRIVER MOVES IN ANY WAY, THE SEAT BELT LOCKS). *AK

THIS CAR HAS ENDLESS PROBLEMS. WITH 2 HEAD GASKETS AND 1 VALVE GASKET BLOWN, I WORRY ABOUT WHAT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO MY CAR. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T BLOW TOO. I WANT CHRYSLER TO DOUBLE MY WARRANTY! *AK

PROBLEM OF WATER LEAKING INTO BACK SEAT FLOORBOARD/ UNABLE TO LOCATE HOW. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AS WELL. *AK *ML

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WAS TRYING TO COME OUT OF COVER DUE TO WARPING, THE AIRBAG CAME OUT OF POSITION. GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM. HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN OIL LEAKAGE. PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM DUE TO MISSING DOOR AJAR SWITCH BUMPER. ALL SPEAKERS NEED REPLACING DUE TO NOISE DISTORTION. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN TO MAKE NOISE AS WELL AS FLASHING OF THE INSTRUMENT DASH LIGHTS. *AK.

CONSUMER PURCHSASED VEHICLE WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD SEALS TIGHTENED. 1-2 DAYS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON & THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ON 10-18-99 BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS SCARED TO DRIVE IT. CONSUMER FOUND OUT HEAD GASKETS WERE CRACKED. CONSUMER HAS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE & DEALER WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECTS. WILL CONTACT THE LEMON LAW. *AK