1996 Plymouth Neon complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UPCOMING ENGINE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO WATER/ OIL MIXING. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. WHEN CHECKING ENGINE THERE WAS COOLANT ON FLOORBOARD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS.THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS TAKING A LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET. *AK CONSUMER WANTS CHRYSLER COMPANY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*YD

WHILE DRIVING, FRONT DISC BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE ALL THE WAY CAUSING THEM TO WEAR EASILY BECAUSE OF CONSTANT DRIVING WITH THEM ENGAGED, ALL BRAKES FAILED LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT BRAKES AT ALL. *JG

FROM MY MECHANIC'S DESCRIPTION, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, TO THE POINT A NEW STYLE GASKET IS AVAILABLE BUT AT A COST OF WELL OVER $800+ IN REPAIR COSTS TO THE CONSUMER, AND I UNDERSTAND A LAWSUIT IS BEING PROPOSED. *AK

WIRING HARNESS HAS BURNED OUT, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND OTHER COMPONETS TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING WATER TO GO INTO RADIATOR. IN LESS THAN A YEAR HEAD GASKET CRACKED AGAIN, SPRAYING OIL OVER THE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKETS TWICE.*AK

MY NEON HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY STALLING OUT WHEN SLOWING FOR STOPS, STARTING THE VEHICLE AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I AM AT IDLE. THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE WHEN I AM PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLS, THUS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO STOP IN TIME. NO CRASHES HAVE INCURRED YET, BUT THEY ARE POSSIBLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES NOW TO LEBANON CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH FOR REPAIR. 11-19: FUEL PUMP AND VARIOUS CABLES REPLACED. PROBLEM RETURNED. !2-31: IDLE MEMORY NEEDED TO BE RESET. 1-2-02: THROTTLE BODY AND THERMOSTAT NEED REPLACED...ALL OF THESE ITEMS WERE COMPLETED ON DIFFERENT DATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT LEBANON CHRYSLER AND HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED COMPLETELY THIS TIME, BUT IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE I DRIVE. I LEAVE SUFFICIENT DISTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES, BUT I CANNOT PREDICT HOW OTHERS WILL DRIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP. LISA BRADY. *AK

WINDOWS FOG UP DUE TO SOME KIND OF MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSING WINDOWS AND LIGHTS TO FOG UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN. ALSO, DEALER CALLED CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER STATED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW MY CAR HAS A LEAKY GASKET (WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO HAVING TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR THIS TIME AS WELL). I HAVE HEARD ENDLESS STORIES OF THIS HAPPENING TO NEONS-WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ENFORCED? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WHEN IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG MECHANICS AND OWNERS OF NEONS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

OIL LEAK DISCOVERED DECEMBER 1998 (45838 MILES ON CAR.) DIAGNOSED ENGINE HEAD GASKET BY DEALER SERVICE. WORKED DEAL WITH CHRYSLER SINCE PER INVESTIGATION THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY FIXED FOR 1/2 WARRANTY COST ($180 PAID BY ME.) FEBRUARY 1999 (47364 MILES ON CAR) THE LEAK REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. DECEMBER 2001 (93648 MILES ON CAR) OIL LEAK CHECKED BY THIRD PARTY SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND DIAGNOSED THE HEAD GASKET LEAK AGAIN (APPROXIMATE COST TO FIX $1,400) THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE ENGINE/HEAD GASKET. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE EVEN ONE HEAD GASKET ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND THIS ONE HAS NOW HAD THE ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENTS AND NOW NEEDS A THIRD REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. AGAIN, MY RESEARCH SHOWS ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN I QUESTIONED THE LAST REPLACEMENT, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS NEWLY ENGINEERED AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. NOW, NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO PAY $180 BACK THEN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKED CARE OF BY A RECALL; NOW I AM GIOING TO HAVE TO BASICALLY GIVE THE CARE AWAY SINCE I REFUSE TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN IF IT IS GOING TO COST ME ANY MONEY. CHRYSLER'S INABILITY TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW AND LACK OF ACTION TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM HAS COST THEM THIS CUSTOMER FOR LIFE AND AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN TELL ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR FROM A DEALER. MY FIANCEE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RISING FAST. SHE STARTED TO HEAR BUBBLING GURGLING SOUNDS FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I PHONED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY COULD COVER THE EXPENSE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD PRIOR OWNERS. I ENDED UP GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED AND CHRYSLER ONLY OFFERED A 15% DISCOUNT. THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID THE WHOLE BILL OF $1853.03. THERE IS SUCH A THING AS SILENT WARRANTY THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. I WANT THEM TO REIMBURSE ME AND I AM GOING TO FILE SEVERAL WRITTEN COMPLAINTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND NOW THE LIGHTS NO LONGER WARN THE CONSUMER, THE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED AS POSSIBLE CAUSE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, THE CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL SERVICE PLACES BUT NONE OF THEM COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES HE FOUND A RECALL THAT STATES THE EXACAT SYMPTONS HE WAS EXPERIENCING, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

I PURCHASED MY 1996 NEON IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND NOW IT REQUIRES MAJOR ENGINE WORK. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I TRIED TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT SMITH CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH (12300 SAN PABLO AVE. RICHMOND,CA 94805)(510-215-4712), A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE AN EMPLOYEE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO TELL ME THAT HE WOULD NEED 400 DOLLARS UP FRONT BEFORE LOOKING AT THE CAR. IF HE FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THE REPAIR WOULD BE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 800 DOLLARS PLUS ANY OTHER PARTS THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS GENTLEMAN WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO LEAVE AND THEN PRECEDED WITH THE STATEMENT "WELL, THE TRUCK LEFT YOU...WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?" I FELT THAT THIS GENTLEMAN LACKED PROFESSIONALISM, WHICH REFLECTED THE WHOLE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED BACK, THE MANAGER BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF AND TOLD ME THAT I MISUNDERSTOOD HIS EMPLOYEE, WHICH I KNOW IS INCORRECT. DAIMLERCHRYSLER KNOWS THAT 1995-1998 NEONS BLOW HEAD GASKETS QUITE FREQUENTLY, BUT THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ENTIRE WEBSITES ARE DEVOUTED TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS ON PLYMOUTH NEONS, THERE IS EVEN A RUMOR OF A "GOODWILL POLICY" ON BEHALF OF CHRYSLER, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR ERROR BY PAYING FOR PARTS OF THE REPAIR. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR SUCH COSTLY REPAIRS. I FEEL THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSH

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT/ SHUT DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AIR CONDITION BLOWS OUT HOT AIR AND MAKES A NOISE. ALSO, WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH AFTER DRIVING FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THEN, IT TOOK 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT WAS WIRING HARNESS SHORTING OUT. THERE IS RECALL, 96V026000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. VEHICLE STALLS EVERY TIME IT'S DRIVEN.*AK

I HAVE SPOKE WITH NUMEROUSE MECHANICS AND NEON OWNERS AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY COMMENT AS SAYING NEONS ARE NETORIOUS FOR FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ONE THE FACTORY INSTALLED. SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND PURCHASED ANOTHER HEAD GASKET AND REPLACED THAT ONE AND NOW 2YEARS LATER IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGIAN. THIS IF REDICULOUS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE HEAD GASGET THAT WAS ISSUED WAS FAULTY AND THEY REISSUED A HIGH PREFORMANCE ONE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE THING TO FIX. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS BASIC MAITNANCE. THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CASE IN ANY OF THE ONES I HAVE CAME ACROSS. IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO SPEAK TO NEON SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND OWNERS YOU WOULD SEE THAT IT IS AN OVERWHELMING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESED AND THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICALS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO HELP THE CONCUMER, DAMIEN MICHEL. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO INSPECTION, AND PERSONNEL TOLD HIM THAT IT WILLL NOT PASS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS 3-4 TIMES A DAY, MOSTLY AT 45 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 2-3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON, IN MARCH 17,1997 THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. STARTING WITH CAMSHAFT SEAL. OIL LEAKAGE AROUND HEAD GASKET MANY TIMES, RADIATOR RECALL, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE, BREAK REPAIRS, MASTER CYLINDER SEALS SWOLLEN, RUBBER TRANS RETURN COOLER LINE CRACKED, REBUILT TRANS AND REPLACED SEALS, FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, REPLACE REAR MAIN SEAL, REPLACE PAN GASKET, REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND RECENT TRANS FAILURE.

BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO REMAIN ON. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR DOWN INTO THE ROTORS. HEAD GASKET AT THE DRIVERS SIDE, REAR, TOWARDS TOP LEAKS OIL DOWN OVER THE ENGINE. CAM SENSOR GASKET LEAKS OIL DOWN OVER THE ENGINE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER HAD THIS REPAIRED IN 1998, AND IN MAY OF 2001 WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. HEAD GASKET HAS DEVELOPED ANOTHER CRACK AND WAS LEAKING OIL. *AK IF THE OILS SPILLS ON THE HOT ENGINE, THERE COULD BE FIRE. CHANGING HEAD GASKET EVERY 2-3 YEARS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *YH

ENIGINE POWER FAILING, CONTINOUS PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKING AFTER GASKET REPLACED, AIR CONDITIONER MAKING NOISES, BRAKES SQUEAL ESP. AFTER RUNNING

OIL IN RADIATOR FLUID. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO BE EXAMINED. BUT, CONSUMER STATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN IN ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

EXHAUST HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM IT AND THE AIR-CONDITIONER COMPRESSER WHISTLES. I CHECKED FOR AN OIL LEAK AND FOUND IT TO BE THE HEAD GASKET. WHY SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSING A FORCED RECALL IS BEYOND ME!*AK

EVERYTIME IT RAINS WATER ENTERS VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BACK. I THINK THE LEAK IS IN THE DOOR PANEL BECAUSE THE ONLY PLACE THE WATER ACCUMULATES IS ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT AND BACK DRIVER SIDE. I HAVE SEARCHED EVERYTHING - YOU CANT SEE WHERE IT COMES IN BUT EVERY TIME IT RAINS I HAVE TO BAIL WATER OUT AND THEN FOR THE NEXT WEEK THE WINDOWS FOG UP DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE CAR. IVE TRIED SPRAYING WATERON THE VEHICAL WHILE SOMEONE WAS INSIDE THE VEHICAL BUT STILL CANT DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM. THE MECHANICS ARE EVEN PERPLEXED. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

THERE WAS LEAKING IN COOLANT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED OIL FILTER / ANTI FREEZE, AND ENGINE BOLT. CAR HAS TO GO IN FOR SAME PROBLEM EVERY TWO YEARS. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S A MANUFACTURS DEFECT/ POOR DESIGN.*AK CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 90,000 MILES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPS RUNNING, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 YEARS, IT STARTED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY ENDED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WILL BARELY START AT ALL. *JB

HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES! IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE-$750!! OBVOIUSLY THE HEAD GASKETS WERE FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH, SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX CHRYSLER'S MISTAKE!?*AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS OVER $3000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT END.*AK

I HAVE HEARD TOO MANY COMPLAINT ON THESE PROBLEMS NOT ONLY FROM OTHER NEON OWNERS, BUT DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AS WELL. LAST CHRYSLER PRODUCT THAT I WILL EVER PURCHASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

I HAVE HAD REPEATED INCIDENTS OF GASKET FAILURE (BOTH) WITH THIS 1996 NEON. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYWHERE AND RELY ON IT FOR WORK. AT THIS POINT I'M SICK OF HEARING OTHER NEON OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE GASKETS CRACKING AND LEAKING OIL, SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, ETC. CHYRSLER/DAIMLER IS ENDANGERING OUR LIVES. I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED DURING A TUNE UP AND THE MECHANIC COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW SOAKED THEY WERE IN OIL. MY CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. HE SAID THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAG OF MY CAR IS SOAKED IN OIL. CHRYSLER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND SAID THEY HAD NO INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS. BUT ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND FORMER EMPLOYEES, HAVE TOLD ME IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT AND EVEN REPLACEMENT GASKETS WILL CRACK. IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER VS. THE MANIFOLD OF THE CAR (THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD). ISN'T IT FALSE ADVERTISEMENT TO SELL A CAR WITH A KNOWN DEFECT TO THE UNWITTING PUBLIC? DO WE NEED ANOTHER FIRESTONE WHERE PEOPLE DIE FROM THEIR CAR HAVING DEFECTS? I PLAN TO CONTACT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, MY CONGRESSMAN, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (MAJOR AMOUNTS OF OIL AND SMOKE LEAVE THE CAR), AND MARYLAND STATE GOVERNMENT. I WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED OR WE SHOULD BE OFFERED DEALS ON DIFFERENT MODEL CARS SO WE CAN GET RID OF THIS HAZARD. THESE REPAIRS TAKE MORE THAN ONE DAY BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS TO COME OUT. MY MOTHER IS SICK AND LIVES IN NEW YORK, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE A BUS TO

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER SAYS MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

ALL FOUR ORIGINAL ROTORS EXPERIENCING "PITTING" RELATED TO RECALL OF 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 00V136000. *AK

THE HEAD GASKETS LEAK OIL IN A REMOTE CORNER OF THE GASKET. BOTTOM OF CAR IS SOAKED IN OIL CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. HEARD THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE GASKET CHRYSLER IS USING AND HAPPENS EVERY 40,000 MILES. CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. FORD RECALLED THE SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL YEARS BACK.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A OIL CHANGE NOTICED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO NEAREST DEALER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *SLC

GOING DOWN ROAD AT CLOSE TO STOPPING, ABOUT 10MPH AND ALL THE NEEDLES STARTED GOING CRAZY IN COLUNM OF DASHBOARD WITH LIGHTS OF SEATBELT AND BATTERY GOING OFF AND ON. TOOK CAR TO GET DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ALTENATOR IS PRODUCING TOO MUCH OUTPUT FOR CAR AND IS TRYING TO BURN UP WIRING HARNESS UNIT IN CAR. SAID THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND CATCH THE CAR ON FIRE. HAVE EXTENDED WARRENTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO FIND WAYS AROUND THE WARRENTY OF THE THINGS I FIND WRONG OF SAYING IT ISS SOMETHING ELSE DOING IT. SERVICE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON TO INDECATE PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING IN ENGINE NOR DID THE OIL LIGHT COME ON TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR HAD LEAKED OUT ALL OIL. HAVE A OIL LEAK AGAIN. FIXED ONCE ALREADY. 350.00 IS TOO MUCH TO PAY OUT FOR A PROBLEM OCCURING EVERY TWO YEARS. THIS ALSO DANGEROUS ACCORDING TO MECHANIC. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL IF ALTANENATOR IS NOT CORRECT SIZE FOR CAR?

NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE IN AUGUST 2000. *AK

THE CAR IS FIVE "5" YEARS OLD WITH 45,OOO MILES ON IT. WHILE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY I THINK THE PAINT JOB SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD ANYTHING OVER THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT WAS TO BAD. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

AFTER HAVING MY ENGINE REPAIRED FOR $570.00, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FOUND IT WAS.THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, IF THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK SHE COULD BE HURT.AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION AT ALL, NOT EVEN A COMPROMISE, KNOWING THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT TECHNICALLY NOT YET RECALLED.I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE FORCED AS THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT ON ALL THESE MODEL CARS. THANK YOU.*AK

BATTERY CAME ON, AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT DIM. THEN CONSUMER HEARD A HOULING NOISE, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT HARNESS WIRING HAD MELTED. DEALER SAID IT WAS COMMON IN THESE TYPES OF CARS. THERE WAS A RECALL 96V026000 ON UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK