1995 Plymouth Neon complaints

HEAD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. MJS

HUGE NUMBERS OF NEON'SENGINE HEAD GASKETS NEED REPLACING, MILEAGE FROM 7000-65,000 MILES. *AK

GASKETS REPLACED 2/26/99 AFTER PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED DURING SERVICE PERFORMED ON 12/28/98. OIL LEAKS CONTINUE AND APPEARS TO HAVE WORSENED. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO REMEDY SITUATION. WAS ADVISED THAT GASKET FAILURE WAS COMMON AND PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO REPAIR AND THAT CHRYSLER MAY ISSUE RECALL OF VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM

BLOWN HEAD GASKET

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING (BOUGHT IT NEW). I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ALL RECALLS ON THIS CAR. I WAS TOLD AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, WHEN MY CAR ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THAT I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. $500 LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND SCREWS THAT COULD CAUSE STALLING OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS WHAT I HAD EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANY RECALLS TO ME.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKAGES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT AN COST OF $700,00. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER/OIL,COOLANT AND OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN WET. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN. DEALERS SAY THEY DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT BULLETIN. DEFECT COULD CAUSE CRASH. *AK

CAR OVERHEATED ONCE/ BLEW THE HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CAR OVERHEATED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHYSLER SAID THEY HAD 4000 OF THE HEAD GASKETS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAD CHANGE MANUFACTORERS. I FEEL THAT 4000 PARTS ON BACK ORDER AT ANY GIVEN TIME IS ALOT AND MAY BE INDICATIVE OF A PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS AN OIL LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIGHT REAR ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OIL LEAK CAUSED BY ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A BUBBLING UNDERNEATH HOOD, HAS NO INDICATION AS TO PROBLEM. I.E. WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, OR OIL PUMP. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS GAS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT, IN REALITY, THERE IS NO GAS. VEHICLE SHAKES/STALLS, AND DIES OUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. PROBLEM IS WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR. ALSO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, LEADING TO REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION/BRAKES WORE OUT AND REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALER AWARE OF ALL PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE STEERING LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BOLTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DURING UNDERBODY IMPACT, STEERING WHEEL DECOUPLED AS STATED IN RECALL, CAUSING FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG AND RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A DUMP TRUCK FROM THE SIDE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT, AND THE VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND DUE TO THE CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES FOR BRAKES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY LEAKS OIL. IT LEAKS FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT WOULD CONSTANTLY LEAK. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

RECALL # 97V169000 STEERING COLUMN COUPLING; OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON 11/19/98. ACCORDING TO A PRINT OUT FROM DEALERSHIP WITH A LSIT OF VIN #S, RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON 11/4/98. SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABLE TO SEE THAT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR RECALL WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER TWICE,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUALLY MAKING NOISE WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED; VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHENEVER BRAKES ARE USED IN A SUDDEN STOP. ALSO, GEAR WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. CAR HESITATES TO START AND AT TIMES THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE CAR WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. *AK *ML

I HAVE TRULY BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE COMPLAINTS ARE THE MAIN ONES. HOWEVER, THEY HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD ACTUALLY CONTEMPLATED ON CHECKING OUT THE LEMON LAW, BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT. THE CHECK ENGING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ,THIS FINALLY WAS FIXED AFTER 6 MONTHS OF REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH IT. A YEAR LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS PROBLEM I WAITED AN EXTRA MILE TO PULL OFF. MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN ! I HAD HIT A BUMP, WHICH INTURN PUNCTURED THE OIL FILTER. I AM REALLY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE.

WHEN SHIFTING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEARS AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED AT THE 2 ATTACHING POINTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT TEARING THE MOUNT FROM THE TRANMISSION ALLOWING THE TRANMISSION TO DROP AND THE LEFT AXLE SHAFT TO FALL ONTO THE MOUNTING POINT FOR THE LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WHILE THE AXLE SHAFT WAS ROTATING AT 45 MPH. BECAUSE THE DRIVESHAFT FELL ONTO THE CHASSIS, THE INNER CV BOOT TORE SPRAYING THE CHASSIS WITH ITS LUBRICANT. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED LEFT AND RIGHT AS THE FLAT SURFACES OF THE INNER CV JOINT ROTATED INTO CONTACT WITH THE CHASSIS CAUSING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY TO RISE AND FALL UNDER THE HOOD. I CALLED THE 1-800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER AND THE REPRESENTATIVE TOOK SOME INFORMATION BUT STATED THAT THE COMPANY DID NOT SHOW A HISTORY OF THIS HAPPENING AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS.

DURING COLLISION VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG BURNED ARM AND INJURED HAND.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STEERING LOCK UP AND LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN COUPLER PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.

FRONT AND REAR ABS BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND REVERSING WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED/ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE/OIL LEAK/CAM SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL TWICE.

CAMSHAFT WAS A PROBLEM, THEN HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. MOTOR COMPANY CONTACTED, AND CAN ASSIST IN REPAIRS. THE CYLINDER HEAD, PUMP SEAL AND GASKETS HAS TO BE REPLACED *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THE SWITCH WAS OFF. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET LIGHTS TO GO OFF AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS. CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEE AND SMELL SMOKE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT OR IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITION THE STEERING LOCKS UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.

RIGHT REAR WHEEL GRABS SOONER THAN THE REST. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SOUND AS IF THEY ARE GOING TO FALL APART. BRAKE SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALSO FRONT SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND CAUGHT THE CONSUMER, DEALER CONTACTED. AN INVESTIGATOR EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND RESPONSE GIVEN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY. *AK

ALARM MODULE SHORTED OUT CAUSING ELECTRICAL WIRING TO BURN AND FAILURE OF COMPONENTS.

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BLOWS OUT FUMES/STEAM.

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY (DELAY) RESULTING IN INJURIES.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE.

HEAD GASKET REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO OIL LEAKS.

THE PLASTIC HOUSINGS FOR THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT HAVE FALLEN APART, ALONG WITH THE ASSEMBLY PARTS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONNECT THE SEAT BELTS. FRONT PASSENGER HAS NO SEAT BELTS.

RECALL 97V169000.741; STEERING COUPLING. THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS DONE AND THE STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS AFFECTED IN PROCESS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER DISCOVER THE PLASTIC LEN ON HEADLIGHT WAS WEARING OUT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME TIME. *AK

EVAPORATOR CORE AND CONDENSOR COIL LEAKING. (QCAW)

A/C BLOWS OUT STEAM WITH AN ODOR FROM VENTS. (QCAW)

LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALER'S FOR OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC CALLED TO SAY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER BACKING VEHICLE OUT OF WORK STATION. IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE WENT HALFWAY DOWN STREET WHEN THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAGS EJECTED ON A SHARP TURN WHILE DRIVE UP HILL ON A PAVED MOUNTAIN ROAD.

POWER STEERING FAILS IN WET CONDITIONS.