1996 Plymouth Neon complaints

CONSUMER HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. ENGINE VALVE/ ENGINE HEAD GASKET/AIR CONTIONER: COMPRESSOR & CAMSHAFT WERE REPLACED 2-3 TIMES FROM 1998. CONSUMER HAS BEEN MISLED EACH TIME . APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE MANIFOLD. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SOME ONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY HURT IF SITTING ON THAT SIDE, OIL LEAKS HORRIBLY AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES, ALOT OF PROBLEMS I HAVE SEEN WITH THAT ONE AS WELL. *AK

PLYMOUTH NEON STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 35000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT GASKET HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE OIL STARTED LEAKING OUT AGAIN AT 45000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT OUR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THEY MADE THE INITIAL REPAIR. THIS LEAK IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *AK

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT SEAL DID NOT WORK FOR UN KNOWN REASON AND THEREFORE CAUSED A LEAK. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PUT IN BATTERY/FUEL PUMP AND A STARTER, AND VEHICLE STILL CUT OFF. DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE WHEN TRAVELING. *AK

HORN DOES NOT WORK TO FIX IT IS LOCATED UNDER AIRBAG CHYRSLER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBAILITY TO FIX COULD BE A MAJOPR PROBLEM IN AND ACCEDENT IF ARIBAG IS DEFECTIVE ALSO BECAUSE OF ITS. *AK

SEAT LATCH DOESN'T LOCK. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SEAT FLIPS FORWARD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INSPECTED SEATS & EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OKAY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOT CONTRACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

HEAD GASKET OIL LEA. ,DEALERS ARE REPAIRING VERY LARGE NUMBERS,RECALL? *AK

FIRST THE BATTERY KEPT DRAINING DUE TO A SHORT WITHIN IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. SECOND, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. BY THE TIME ANYONE FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THIRD, THE HEAD GASKET IS CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER THINGS THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING INCLUDE THE RELASE FOR THE TRUNK AND BACK LEFT SPEAKER. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO COMPENSATE ANYONE WHO STILL HAS ONE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN. THE CAR WILL DIE WHEN STARTED SOMETIMES GOING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY CANNOT FIND IT. *AK

AFTER THIS VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR, A 5 MONTH OLD CHILD'S SAFETY SEAT BELT LET GO AND SHE CAME OUT OF HER SEAT AND STRUCK HER HEAD AND STOMACH ON THE HANDLE OF THE CAR SEAT.

AT 38,000 MILES ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GASKET HAS OIL LEAK, I HAD IT FIXED AT MOBIL GAS STATION THE MECHANICS TOULD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM HE SEES OFTEN ON THE NEON CARS. *AK

IF NOT FOR MY DAUGHTER WEARING HER SEATBELT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FOR THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE DURING A CRASH. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND CAR REQUIRES NEW ROTORS AT 38,500 MILES. OBVIOUS DEFECT. I CALLED CHRYSLERS 800 NUMBER FOR RECALL AND WARRANTIES AND WAS ADVISED THAT "CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS". IN ORDER FOR CHRYSLER TO EVEN CONSIDER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, I HAVE TO SEE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WILL DETERMINE WHAT IF ANYTHING CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR. I HAVE TO WAIT 4 DAYS BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET INTO SEE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEN IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 2-3 DAYS TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE AND I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. I CALL THIS VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR. *AK

I BOUGHT MY NEON USED, SUPPOSEDLY BY A DEALERS WIFE. I REALLY DID NOT HAVE TOO MANY PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST MARCH, WHEN MY ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. MY HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND STILL UNDER MY FACTORY WARRANTY. WELL LAST MONTH, MY ENGINE WAS PROFUSELY LEAKING OIL WHEN MY CAR WAS IDLING. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CAM SEAL AS LEAKING. I BELIEVE THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THEY REPLACED LAST YEAR WITH THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT I PUT ABOUT 6,500 MILES PER YEAR ON MY CAR, NONE OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY AND I MAINTENANCE MY CAR REGULARLY. *AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. HEAD GASKET LEAKS AGAIN. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WOULD LOCK UP AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON FEB 4, 2000. MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHANGED, ALONG WITH NEW PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

MANUFACTURER KNOWS THE OLD STYLE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED TO SEAL AND THEY CAME UP WITH NEW STYLE GASKET. BUT, OWNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IS THIS RIGHT? *AK

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY NEON BEGAN LEAKING SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL A DAY.CURRENTLY IT HAS DEVELOPED ANOTHER MAJOR OIL LEAK. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO, FOSTERS IN BARTONVILLE IL.TOOLD ME IT IS A DEFECTIVE CAR AND WILL KEEP LEAKING OIL. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. HAVE ANY OTHER NEONS HAD MAJOR OIL LEAK PROBLEMS REPORTED? *AK

SERVICE BULITEN 21-23-95 CHRYSLER PUT THE WRONG PART IN TRANSMISION FOR 3 MONTHS IN 1995 AND WON'T COVER THE CAST OF REPAIR. SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3 COULD CAUSE CRASH.

HEAD GASKET FAILED LEAKED OIL. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER COSTS FOR REPAIR. VIRTUALY EVERY NEON HAS THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL CHRYSLER PAYS FOR SOME CARS BUT NOT MINE, APPARENTLY ENOUGH NOT TO FORCE A RECALL. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET ON THE PLYMOUTH NEONS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IT ALSO IS A HAZARD TO THE ENVIORNMENT LEAKING OIL. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WILL LEAK AGAIN ON THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE DEFECT IS THE HEAD GASKET AND FIXING IT IS ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN WHICH THE HEAD GASKET WILL LEAK AGAIN. WE HAVE REPAIRED THIS FOR A SUM OF $650.00 AND WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC WHICK SAYS THE PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE DEFECT BEING THE HEAD GASKET. THE MFG. WAS CONTACTED AND WE GAINED NOTHING BUT AGGREVATION. THIS IS A DEFECT IN MY EYES SEEING THAT EVEN WHEN THIS IS FIXED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN BECAUSE OF ITS IMPROPER DESIGN. WE HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT YET THE MFG. IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT RECALL BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR COST ENVOLVED. EVEN WHEN AFFECTING OUR ENVIORNMENT. WILL NOWHICH WAS $650.00 WHICH WILL HAPPEN WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. *AK

REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER, THEY SAID CARS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGHT THE CAR WAS ONLY THREE HUNDRED MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, AND NOW AT 90,000 THE CAR NEEDS A HEAD GASKET AGAIN,. THE DEALER SELL A HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT KIT, SO THEIR MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE NEONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER. THANK YOU. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE LOCKING DEVICE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR DOES NOT WORK. THERE HAVE 2 SITUATIONS WHERE THE DEVICE HAS FAILED. I NOW HAVE A PERMANENT AND STABLE BACK INJURY BECAUSE OF THE DEVICE FAILURE. I WAS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR 3 MONTHS.

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

IN SEPT. OF 1999, ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN VERY UNCOOPERATIVE SINCE MY THREE-YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

GAS GAUGE INOPERABLE CAUSING DRIVER TO RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL OCCASIONS. YH

NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT AXEL BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DASH METERS WERE ALREADY PREVIOUSLY FIXED BUT SAID I WAS GOING TO BE CHARGED TO REPLACE THE 2ND TIME SINCE I WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THE OIL LEAK IS SAID TO BE FOUND IN ALL NEONS FROM THE MECHANICS I TOOK IT TO.

ENGINE HAS STALLED DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER SAID THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VIA INTERNET HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER

HEADGASKET FAILURE (AM I THE FIRST?)WHO'S GETTING PAID TO KEEP THIS HUSH HUSH AND NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?

THE ENGINE GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GASKETS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED ONCE DUE TO MAJOR LEAKS

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH CAR FROM ENGINE TO WIRING. NOT HAPPY WITH CAR CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM CAR!

HEAD GASKET LEAKED CAUSING ENGINE HEAD TO WARP. NLM

SEEMS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT,MANY OTHERS NOTED BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL.. CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. BUT, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL LEAKING. *AK

ALL REPAIRS WERE PAID FOR BY OWNER. ANY RECALLS ON LISTED PROBLEMS?.

NO SUMMARY

ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN CAR BEGAN TO RUN HOT.

FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK