I have already replaced the entire head gasket system less than a year and a half ago. Already it is leaking oil. That is ridiculous. Something has to be done about this problem.
1995 Dodge Neon engine complaints
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Heater no longer worked. Fluctuation in operating temperature. Emission gasses in cooling system was diagnosed as a faulty head gasket
They said if the engine overheated, this would happen, only my engine has never overheated. It doesn't leak oil, but the engine coolant seems to disappear regularly. All they could tell me was "it happens".
Engine head gasket was blown and engine has leaked oil for almost a year. The repair costs almost $600 and the dealer told me he has seen more of these than he can count, yet no recall.
Vehicle was losing oil due to a blown head gasket. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
Transmission/ engine continue to stay at high idle after foot is taken off gas; windows sometimes leak due to moulding assembly, and trunk leaks on driver's side everytime it rains!
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Vehicle was taken in for repairs engine head gaskets which were leaking due to being torn. Vehicle repaired, but gasket problems reappeared at 20,000 miles. Mechanic noticed oil leaking on garage floor & it was repaired,again.
This vehicle has been in the shop three times for it missing and back-firing and no one seems to know how to fix this. Three of its seat belts have broken also.
Engine is leaking oil due to a defective head replacement head gasket. First replaced at 44,763 miles, leaking again at 71,300 miles.
Head gasket defective, cuasing major oil leak. Local dealer said it's common problem for neons. Contacted dealer that sold it and chrysler.
This vehicle only has 34,000 miles on it! The first service station I took it to would not work on it because I was told that (95) neons are known to have this kind of problem. No one was hurt and no accident occured but I could have easily seized the engine with children in the car on the highway.
While driving at any given speed the vehicle intermittently stalls .the vehiicle has been taken to the dealer two times ,but they cannot remedy the problem.
Took to repair shop where they replaced the thermostat, flushed out cooling system replaced the antifreeze but nothing helps, still overheats.
Whenever turning the steering wheel either left or right, it would make a clunking, popping noise. The sway bar went out. Also, was informed the by the mechanic that power steering rack/ coil, and engine head gasket need replacing.
Blown engine head gasket. Dealer / manufacturer were not notified at this time. Seeking the federal safety agency help in this matter.
Engine head gaskets have cracked prematurally, resulting in oil leakage onto the engine. Dealer has inspected the vehicle, and the manufacturer has been notified.
Engine head gaskets has blown out twice, resulting in an oil leakage. Dealer has been notified. *ak timing belt was changed at 61,524 miles. Switch for oil indicator burned out causing oil leakage (5-11-98).
The car stalls intermittently while being driven. Sometimes it will restart, other times it will not. We have contacted a dealer, several mechanics and dodge/chrysler themselves. No one can determine the cause of the problem and we were told by chrysler to keep driving till it happens again. Since this has happened while driving 55mph on a major highway, we are, needless to say, currently not driving the vehicle for safety reasons.
Oil leakage is occurring due to a bad engine gasket, causing the engine to stall. Dealer has been contacted.
While driving at 35 MPH without and with no prior warning vehicle stalls and accelerates on its own. Also upon applying the brakes, pedal is soft and the vehicle overheats and shuts down.
Engine leaks oil. The brake pads wear out every 6 months & have to be changed. Have taken to dealer & informed the leaking is from cracked engine head gasket. Head gaskets needed to be replaced.
Engine head gasket does not fit properly, causing the gaskets to blow out/engine to cease. The vehicle has been towed in, and dealer had the head gasket replaced twice by the dealer.
Head gasket failed.
The head gasket is leaking and the mechanic at a local dealer has said that that is a very common problem for the neon's.
One week after purchase, all oil was gone from car. Dealer first replaced the oil pressure sending unit, kept leaking, then replaced the valve cover gasket, kept leaking, then replaced the cam seals. Dealer assured me that it was not the head gasket. Still leaking oil. Took it to personal mechanic and it is the head gasket leaking. Dealer has refused to refund purchase price or replace vehicle. This has been over a 2 month period. The vehicle also has very noisy brakes, especially when it has sat for an extended period of time (overnight). The car has a shaking and rattling in the steering column when going over bumps, especially at slow speeds. The dash board reflects on the windshield when it is sunny and the glare makes it very difficult to see at times.
Blown head gasket at 62000 miles. You would think for the money you pay for a car today this problem should not happen at this many mile and the most important thing how many cars its happening to! The internet can tell you many things when the dealer says no thats not the problem and charges you a 100 dollars and car over heats again leaving me standed and needing atow I think thier is a cover up going on because dodge does not want to pay for thier mistake and they should! Please look into this head gasket if leaked oil onto header could cause a fire. Thnk you mike casterline
The cylinder head gasket has failed at unreasonably low milage despite regular maintanance causing engine to overheat and possible damage to the head
There is a crack in the engine head gasket. The dealer has been notified.
While driving at highway speeds there was smoke coming from the vehicle due to vehicle overheating. Also, engine check light was on and won't go off.
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