1995 Plymouth Neon complaints

A RATTLE NOISE IN SIDE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED CORROSION OF FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY DUE TO SALT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CAR ONLY HAS 84,600 MILES AND THE HEADGASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I JUST LEARNED THIS IS RECCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE NEON.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEFECTIVE HEADGASKET CAUSED EROSION AND DAMAGE TO THE HEAD, CHRYSLER DENIES TO COVER COST OF $2500. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF BROKEN HEADGASKETS IN THE NEONS AND CHRYSLER ADMITS TO THE DEFECT AND PAYS TO REPAIR SOME, BUT SAYS VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES AND CONSUMER IS A THIRD OWNER SO THEY WON'T COVER IT. *AK ON 22-FEB-2002 CONSUMERS SON WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE WINDOWS. *SLC

OIL WAS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED NEEDED HEAD GASKETS REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM BRAKE LINES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS A LOT OF CORROSION. ALSO, NEEDED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES LINES.

THE TIRE BELT BROKE ON MY CAR AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEND ALL AT ONCE WITHOUT A CLUE THE CAR STARTED MAKING STRANG SOUNDS AND SLOWED DOWN THEN SHUT OFF AND I TOOK CAR OF IT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE WITH CONSISTANT OIL CHANGES/TUNE-UPS.MY MILES ARE LOW AND I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS PAYMENTS TO MAKE.DAMAGE IS $2,050 THAT I DO NOT HAVE. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEND TO THIS VEHICAL THAT HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS. WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL REPAIRS ON A CAR IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE. PLEASE HELP ME.

VEHICLE EXPIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT A "10 MINUTUE" OIL CHANGE PLACE THE SERVICE PERSON NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. AFTER BRINGING IT TO A DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. AFTER CHECKING AROUND AT OTHER LOCAL GARAGES, WE FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER CASES OF THIS SAME INCIDENT WITH THE NEON VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM , WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE - BUT AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND LONG DISCUSSIONS, THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR PARTS, WHICH WAS HELPFUL BUT NOT ENOUGH SINCE THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE CAR DEALER HAD SAID THE PART WAS OBVIOUSLY MACHINED WRONG AND WAS DEFECTIVE- BUT THEY WERE ALSO NOT GOING TO HELP US WITH THE COST.THIS LEFT ME WITH A $ 534.26 BILL TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE - WHICH WAS ALOT OF MONEY TO SPEND WHEN THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I N MAY OF '98 I TRADED THE CAR IN- DIDN'T NEED THE HASSLES ANY MORE OR TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT. NOW I SEE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM- I'M VERY FRUSTRATED- I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN AFTER FINDING THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD ONLY $100 OR $200 DEDUCTIBLES TO PAY & I PAYED OVER $500.00 FOR THIS. NOT FAIR FOR ANYONE. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO RECALL THIS-I KNOW IT'S NOT THE LAW TO HAVE TO REIM BURSE YOU , BUT THE NOT-SO-HELPFUL CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE- SAID THAT THEY WILL REIMBURSE IF A RECALL IS DONE. TOO MANY UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THEY PROBABLY COULDN'T AFFORD, AND MANY MORE W

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF OIL AT 55,000 MILES, TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

THE LINE BETWEEN TANK AND THE FENDER IS CORRODED AND FALLEN, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

AFTER A RAIN, THE PAINT STARTED COMING OFF IN SHEETS. RECEIVED ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $895.00 FOR REPAIR AND SUBMITTED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RESPONDED AFTER ABOUT 5 MONTHS OF CONSTANT CALLING AND GOING BY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY 25% OF REPAIR BILL. PAINT REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WOULD NOT DO ANY GOOD TO SPOT PAINT BECAUSE THERE ARE SIGNS OF OTHER AREAS STARTING TO PEEL. NO, SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED WITH FUEL.*AK

SINCE MY ENGINE WENT OUT, I HAVE TALKED TO 17 MECHANICS AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE IN THE NEON IS CONSIDERED A THROW AWAY ENGINE AND THAT THEY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 100,000 MILES, A FACT THAT ISNT TOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A LOW INCOME AND THE MONEY I PUT OUT ON THAT CAR WAS A FORTUNE FOR ME. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE BE PROTECTED FROM BEING MISLEAD INTO BUYING A CAR THAT IS GOING TO GO OUT ON THEM SHORTLY AFTER THEY BUY IT ALSO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT BAD CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DEALERS MISLEADING PEOPLE WHEN SELLING USED CARS LIKE THIS. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE "THESE LITTLE CARS GO FOREVER" WHEN INDEED IT WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE DEALERS AND THE COMPANY THAT BUILDS THESE CARS THAT MY CAR, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, ONLY HAD AN ESTIMATED 5,000 MILES LEFT ON THE ENGINE AND THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIRS ARE ALMOST AS MUCH AS I PAID FOR THE CAR. ALSO IN MY TALKING WITH DIFFERENT MECHANICS, I FOUND OUT THAT CHANGING THE HEAD ON THE ENGINE, WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALER WANTS TO DO TO MY CAR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 1500 DOLLARS, WILL CAUSE THE RINGS IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE ENGINE TO FAIL IN ABOUT 2 TO 3 MONTHS LATER, WHICH WILL COST ME AROUND ANOTHER 1500 DOLLARS. THE DEALER WAS QUITE EMBARRASSED WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO THEM. CONSUMERS NEED SOME KIND OF PROTECTION FROM THIS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UNDER DASH WIRING SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

CHRYSLER HAS A SECRET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ABOUT THIS PART. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMBEROUS OF FAILURES REPORTED TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET. WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER HOT LINE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 10 YEAR / 100,000 MILES BUT BECAUSE I HAVE 97,000 MILES THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. IF IT HAD FAILED AT 50,000 THEY WOULD HELP ME. THEY FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS AT THE END OF IT LIFE SO THEY DO NOT WANT TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. I GUESS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE VERY MUCH FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT TO LAST VERY LONG. SO I AM BEING PUNISHED BECAUSE I WAS LUCKY AND MY HEAD GASKET DID NOT FAIL AT 50,000 MILES SO CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP.*AK

CAR OVERHEATING, LEAKING OIL ON ENGINE, RUNING HORRIBLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE CAR HAS A CRACK IN THE HEAD GASKET I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 1995 NEON'S. I HAVE ALSO HEARD ABOUT A "SECRET WARRANTY" BUT I CAN NEVER GET ANY HELP! THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU. *SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****749199

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

1995 NEONS, HEAD GASKETS HAVE BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM, MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX (EST. $1100), I THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES SINCE IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE FROM SPEAKER LOCATED IN DRIVER'S DOOR DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS.*AK CONSUMER STATES RADIO HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR TWO YEARS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING, AND SHUTDOWN . HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND OUT ENGINE HEAD HAD BLOWN.*AK

ON OR AROUND JUNE FIRST AIR CONDITIONG AND BLINKERS WERE INOPERABLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, AUTOMOBILE FAILED TO START, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. CONSUMER CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC , WHO STATED THAT WIRING WAS BAD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIFTING, AND NO POWER GOING UP HILLS. CONSUMER STATES GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE ONLY GOES 40 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION STICKS WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND. OIL GAKSET LEAK WAS DETECTED AFTER 25000 MILES. BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AFTER 10000 MILES. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS GOING 40-45MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAREND OTHER VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S DIDN'T. NO INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH VEHICLE WENT OVER A LARGE POTHOLE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW WAS BROKEN BY AIRBAG. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S CURRENTLY, AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. *AK

TWICE NOW THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED ON MY CAR. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE "NEW STYLE" GASKET STILL WILL ONLY LAST 70K MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPONANTS BECAUSE OF IT. DODGE/CHRYS/PLYM. IS NO HELP AT ALL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING OVERHEATIN/RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK *JB

THE PAINT ON MY NEON--AS WELL AS A FLEET OF NEONS AT MY WORK--IS COMING OFF IN LARGE CHUNKS. MY ROOF IS COMPLETELY BARE, AND MY TRUNK AND OTHER SECTIONS ARE CLOSE. THE DEALER SAID IT IS A PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY PRIMER THEY USED, BUT THEY HAVE OFFERED TO ONLY PAY HALF THE COST TO REPAINT. IT SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS SINCE IT WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEIR FAILURE.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING OVERHEAT AND COOLANT TO BUBBLE OUT OF THE OVERFLOW TANK. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED RECALL REPAIR (#741 STEERING COLUMN), ORIGINAL DEALER IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO SIX ATTEMPTS FOR SETTING APPOINTMENTS. *MJS

LEAKS OIL EVERYWHERE, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3K ON THE DOT, HEAD GASKET FAILURE RATES IN 1995 NEON'S WAY TOO HIGH!!! "A COMMON PROBLEM" SAYS DEALERSHIPS

FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR TO FAIL ON A CAR WITH ONLY 54,139 MILES IS UNHEARD OF. THIS 1995 NEON HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF SINCE NEW OVER THE LAST 5 1/2 YEARS. THIS DEALER REPAIR WILL COST ABOUT $800. THIS TYPE OF COMPONENT SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. REGARDING THE EXCESS NUMBER OF PAINT CHIPS ON THE CAR--IT HAS CHIPPED EASILY DOWN TO THE PRIMER EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IT HAS DOZENS OF CHIPS ON THE HOOD AND FRONT FENDERS AND EVEN ON THE ROOF. I HAVE 2 OTHER CARS-ONE IS 4 YEARS OLD AND THE OTHER IS 20-BOTH WITH ORIGINAL PAINT THAT DON'T EVEN CHIP AT ALL. THIS 1995 NEON'S HOOD PAINT IS SO COVERED WITH TOUCH-UP PAINT THAT THE HOOD NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED. THIS PAINT IS SO WEAK IT SEEMS LIKE THE ACTION OF RAIN HITTING IT IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CHIP ON ITS SURFACE. ONCE AGAIN, THIS CAR IS "BABIED"-WASHED AND WAXED BY HAND SINCE NEW AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHICLE. INFORMED OWNER THAT ABS BRAKES WERE WORKING JUST FINE AND WERE NORMAL. LATER, WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING POWER.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. NLM

DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE LEAK. *AK

IN AUGUST OF 2000, I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND NOTICED A FEW WEEKS LATER THAT I WAS LOW IN OIL. WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THE CAM SEAL NEEDED REPLACED AND IT WAS. ON JANUARY 4, 2001, I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AND A FEW WEEKS LATER NOTICED THAT MY OIL WAS LOW AGAIN. I REPLACED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS CONTINUOUSLY USING ABOUT A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD A BAD HEAD GASKET AND TO CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS KNOWN THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BAD ON THE NEON AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT UNDER THEIR GOODWILL POLICY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE HEAD GASKET. I THEN SPOKE TO DAVE CASPER AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF HE COULD HELP ME. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO GOOD WILL POLICY ON THE HEAD GASKET WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES I HAD. I EVEN TOLD HIM THAT THE GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THEM PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I EVEN EMAILED CHRYSLER ASKING THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT BUT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THE NEW PART. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2001, BECAUSE I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY CAR TO BLOW UP BEFORE THEY RECALL THE FAULTY PART.*AK

HEAD GASKET SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH EVERY ONE I TALKE TO AND EVERY SITE THAT I VISIT AND THE TRANS MISSION SHOULD BE LOOKED AT TO BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TWO OF THEM BLOW UP ON ME. *AK

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING THIS HAS HAPPEN SINCE I BROUGHT IT I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN IT AFTER READING RECALL NUMBERS # 94V033000. *AK

WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. CJ

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. CONSUMER SAID IT FELT "SQUISHY," AND BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO WORK, AND THEN THEY DIDN'T WORK. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE ON ANY WET SURFACE ABS DOES NOT WORK. SIMILAR TO RECALL # 94V026000. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND STAYS ON FOR A DAY OR TWO. IN SUMMER OF 2000 VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF, CONSUMER WAS ON HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST KILLED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS PREMATURELY FAILED, CAUSING BAD OIL LEAK AND ENGINE TO RUN HOT.*AK

OIL IS LEAKING OUT OF HEAD GASKET ON TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IN TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX DUE TO FAULTY COMPOSITE GASKET. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO DC, SOME PEOPLE DC WILL FIX AND SOME NOT. HAVE HEARD OF RUMORED "GOODWILL POLICY". TO ME DC IS ADMITTING GUILT BY TSB090598.