1996 Plymouth Neon complaints

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES...CHRYSLER DOESN'T CONSIDER CAR A LEMON

WHILE DRIVING FOR LONGER THAN 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR ENGINE STALLS. VEHICLE HAS TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IN ORDER TO START BACK UP. DEALER CANT FIND A SOLUTION NOR CAN CAUSE BE DETERMINED. *AK

PART OF HUB ASSEMBLY ,WHERE AXLE GOES THROUGH, BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DOWN HWY, CAUSING DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TO LOCK AND LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

HAD TURNED VEHICLE OFF & SMELLED BURNING OIL. TOOK TO SHOP TO LOCATE ODOR. WAS INFORMED SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT HEAD GASKETS LEAKING OIL. *AK

NO SUMMARY

FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL TO RETURN HOSE CONNECTION CAUSED THE FUEL VAPORS TO IGNITE FROM THE SPARKS WHICH WERE CREATED DURING NORMAL OPERATION, RESULTING IN FIRE AND MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC

BRAKES CONTINUALLY MAKES NOISE. MJS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON 10-JUN-99, AND STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER. *AK

THE WIRING HARNESS ON MY 1996 DODGE NEON HAS BEEN RUBBING ON THE STEERING WHEEL SUPPORT MEMBER. THE MEMBER HAS SHARP EDGES. THE RESULT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED AGAINST THE STEEL MEMBER, MELTING A WIRE TO THE INSIDE AND PANEL LIGHTS, SMOKING, AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NONE OF THE FUSES DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE SYSTEM WERE BLOWN. I TRACED A MELTED WIRE FROM THE LIGHT SWITCH ALL THE WAY TO THE RADIO. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL NEON'S AND PLACE A WIRING TUBE AROUND THE HARNESS WHERE IT CONTACTS THE SUPPORT BRACE UNDER THE DASH.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

THE PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN EXPIRENCING IS THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CONTINUES TO LEAK AND YET THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AND PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET 3 TIMES/VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, AND TRANSMISSION SEALS ONCE, BUT DEFECTS HAVE REOCCURRED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *AK

CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAS LEAKED ALL THE OIL OUT OF VEHICLE, CAUSING 5 QUARTS OF OIL TO LEAK OUT IN A WEEK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WIRING HARNESS CAUSING PCM TO GIVE BAD CODES AND CAUSING ME ALOT OF MONEY

WHILE DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ENGINE RED LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. THEN SHE STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD WHERE OIL/ ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

#1 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH APPROX $3000 IN FRONT END DAMAGE. ONE INJURED #2 HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *AK

OIL LEAKS FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON THE EXAUST SYSTEM.

I HAD AN OIL LEAK TOOK VEHICLE TO GARAGE WHO DETERMINED HEAD GASKET BLEW. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS OWNED NEONS WITH SAME PROBLEM. ONE OF THE PEOPLE HAD HEAD GASKET BLOW TWICE. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS BLOWING ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK

IN THE REAR CAM SEAL THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT FOR 15 MINUTES AND SUDDENLY A FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE HOOD, BURNING ALL THE WIRES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND LEAKED.

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL AT ONLY 43000 MILES

CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ON THE ENGINE FAILURES, BOTH THE HEAD GASKET AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AT SEPARATE TIMES, RESULTING IN ALL OF THE OIL RUNNING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED BOTH PROBLEMS. REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OFTEN COMES ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. IT WILL GO OFF IF I TOUCH THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS GONE ON EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. REGARDING THE WHEEL PROBLEM, THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE STEERING/HANDLING HAS FELT LOOSE AND WOBBLY DESPITE HAVING THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, A FULL ALIGNMENT AND HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. AND, WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK AND SOAKED ITEMS IN BOTH THE TRUNK AND ON THE REAR FLOOR. THIS, I THINK, HAS BEEN FIXED BY RESEALING THE REAR LIGHTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSE TRANMISSION TO SLIP. *AK

RIGHT SIDE BRAKES FAILED. YH

FRONT BRAKES SQUEEL/CHATTER AT LOW SPEEDS, FRONT END NOISEY ON ROUGH ROADS

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

I HAVE HAD TO TWICE REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET DUE TO IT FAILING, CAUSING A MAJOR OIL LEAK. BOTH TIMES PARTS HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. WHEN CHECKING WITH CHRYSLER DEALERS IN A 5-STATE AREA, ALL OF ACKNOWLEDGED A MULTIPLICITY OF OCCURENCES OF THIS NATURE. ONE DEALER AT ONE TIME HAD 5 DIFFERENT NEONS IN HIS GARAGE AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SERVICE TECHNICIANS WITH CHRYSLER DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ORIGINAL, BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO LOOK INTO IT. THE CAR WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST FAILURE, ALTHOUGH IT DID HAVE 45, 000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSITANCE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY NUMEROUS MECHANICES, THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THAT FEW OF MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT DOES APPEAR THAT CHRYSLER HAS UPGRADED THE GASKET RECENTLY, I FEEL THAT I HAVE SPENT OVER $800 IN REPAIRS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO AT THIS POINT AND TIME WITH THE CAR. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE CAR. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN SATISFATION FROM THE DEALER WERE WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LEAKS WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES, DOOR PANELS COME OFF ON BOTH SIDES CAUSING DOOR NOT TO OPEN,TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS

NO SUMMARY

THERE IS DEFINITLY A PROBLEM WITH 1995-1997 NEONS BLOWING HEAD GASKETS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. CHYRSLER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND DOING NOTHING TO RECIFIY. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE WILL GET SERIOUSLY HURT DUE TO THIS FLAW IN DESIGN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ENDLESS AND HAVE FIRST HADN EXPERIENCE AS I OWN A 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON AND HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO....AND SOON.....

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF AND STALLING, AND SOMETIMES CONSUMER COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OVER 30 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER HAD PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE ABOUT 10 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMNER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP ON FEB 17TH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE WIRINGS, SOCKET & BULB ARE INTACT WHEN CHECKED, COULD THIS FAILURE AND SUDDEN WEARING OF THE BATTERY BE RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS RECALL? THE RECALL JOB MADE IN 1996 MAY NOT HAVE LASTED?

AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 15,000 MILES. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AGAIN LEAKING OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND I ASSUME THAT THE LEAK IS AGAIN STEMMING FROM A FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET, OR ANOTHER DEFECTIVE AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME WHEN THE VEHICLE LAST HAD A HEAD GASKET REPLACED (APPROX. 1,500 MILES AGO) THAT MOPAR HAD RECENTLY REDESIGNED THE PART DUE TO NUMEROUS FAILURES. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING, AND IF IT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, VERY EXPENSIVE.

I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR REGULARLY, BUT I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST OF ALL, I'VE ALWAYS HAD BRAKE TROUBLE, SECOND: MY TURN SIGNALS WILL SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES (OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL), MY DEFROST KEEPS BREAKING (ONLY VENT AND BI-LEVEL WILL WORK); MY HORN DIED FOR NO REASON A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY MY CAR WON'T START (I DROVE TO CHURCH, AND IT WORKED FINE, BUT WHEN I LATER TRIED STARTING MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T START. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS DEAD <EVEN THOUGH I DIN'T LEAVE ANYTHING ON. SO A FRIEND JUMP-STARTED MY CAR. IT STARTED, BUT ON MY WAY HOME, THE ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND HOT-COLD GAUGES WERE FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN, AND THE RADIO KEPT RESETTING CHANNELS. THE SEATBELT AND BATTERY LIGHTS KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF, AS DID THE CHIMES. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CHARGED MY CAR, ALTHOUGH I FELT CERTAIN IT WAS NOT ONLY THE BATTERY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. NOW, MY CAR WON'T START AT ALL, AND I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE (IF ANYTHING) WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION. THE GAUGES ON MY DASH MOVE UP AND DOWN (EVEN THE SPEDOMETER) AND YET MY CAR REMAINS STILL. THE DOME AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND THE RADIO CHANGES STATIONS, YET RECEIVES NOTHING. IT SEEMS LIKE SOME MAJOR ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEM. MY CAR WORKED FINE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BROKEN HORN AND USUAL PROBLEMS, UNTIL TODAY. ALSO, AT MY 36000 CHECK-UP, THE " ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE MECHANICS SAID IT WAS NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN. I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH TH

FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE REAR WINSDHIELD FREEZE OVERNIGHT IN THE WINTERTIME. THE EGR VALVE BUSTED OPEN, AND THE CAR STALLED CONTINUOUSLY. IT WAS UNSAFE AND UNFIT TO DRIVE. I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK AND THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

IN "O" RING GASKET THE RETAINER CAM CRACKED, CAUSING A GAS LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL EXCESSIVELY. CONTACTED DEALER AND WILL EVALUATE. REPAIRWORK AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING LEAKING OF OIL,ETC. / DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD CUT THIER LABOR RATE DOWN FROM $63.00 TO $43.00. *AK

OIL LEAKS FROM THE HEAD GASKET AT REAR OF ENGINE. APROX. 1 QUART OF OIL LEAKS IN 1-2 DAYS.

THERE IS A OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKET, AND THE OIL IS DRIPPING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. IF KEEP ON DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. ALSO, IF THE OIL GETS ONTO THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE CAN CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKING. BREAKS SQUEAL.

ENGINE STALLS/ LOOSES POWER AT RANDOM TIMES.

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT. VEHICLE STARTED ,WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SOMETHING HIT UNDERNEATH THE CAR, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE FRONT WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DASH BOARD IS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ACROSS UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND A SMALL POTHOLE, AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN INTO THE CURVE, AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 25MPH DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROAD. CHRYSLER CONTACTED AND WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 40MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE BROADSIDED THE VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK