Oil leaking in driveway, took for inspection immediately (same day it was noticed on a new driveway). Inspector notes head gasket leak this motor should be on a recall list with as many as they have seen on this model. Scc ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****770859****
1998 Dodge Neon engine complaints
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Consumer states his auto has been leaking oil for months. He finally took it to the dealership and was told that he had a bad head gasket. He thinks that this is a bad motor, because it only has 24,000 miles on it. Ts
Head gasket failed, water leaked into radiator. Had to replace head gasket, water pump, hoses, and flush radiator. Total repair $1600 car had 65000 miles. I never had a car do this. Dealer claims that it was my fault. Ts
My wife bought her 1998 dodge neon in august of 2000. We recently passed 60,000 miles on the car and it began to leak oil. The leak was gradual at first and I assumed that the oil pan bolt had been put in incorrectly by the servicemen at the lube shop. However, on further review, the car was found to have a head gasket leak (approx. An $800 repair). Further research has LED me to find that this problem is common to all dodge vehicles using this engine. The dealer, in conjunction with dodge, has offered to cover the repair, minus a $250 deductible and a $105 fee for a coolant flush/oil change that they say is necessary when dealing with a head gasket repair. So, in review, dodge's product is faulty and they know it. Nevertheless they will not assume full responsibility for a flawed design that they conceived. This practice of selling a product with known flaws, and subsequently refusing to assume responsibility is, at best, dishonest.
The head gasket failed which caused the vehicle to stall, the dealer replaced the head gasket, however after 2103 miles the head gasket failed again. Ph. The transmission pan was leaking fluid and the wiper blades was replaced.
My 98 neon has a failed head gasket contacted a local dealership and was told only original owner and under 70,000 miles was considered for assistance by chrysler on repair. I was told to call back on monday (I called on a saturday) to speak with the service manager for more assistance on the matter. I was also given a quote for repair and even told by the parts person that they keep the gasket package in stock due to the known issue. The quote was $124 for the gasket package (parts) and $336 labor plus tax. I would like to know why chrysler has not been required to issue a recall on this well known problem. Judy & jeremy ambrose dt
Consumer states the engine is leaking oil from the head engine gasket. Dealer has been notified. Consumer mentioned is only 19000 miles for this kind of problem. Please provide any further information. Ts
Consumer states that vehicle was losing oil. Took to dealer and dealer states' gaskets are leaking oil. Please provide any further information.
Dealer can't get me in for 6 days b/c he said that they didn't know what was wrong, even though a garage told me. If it blows in that time, I should not be liable for all additional costs, ie. Blown engine there's a tsb out on this, but there should be a recall. I also now have to pay for a rental car. Dt
Defective head gasket - 98 neon. Dt
I bought my vehicle new with less than 50 miles on it. I haven't had any major problems with the vehicle until I reached 80,000 miles. At this time I noticed a qt. Oil loss at my oil change (every 3000 miles). I called my father whom is a auto mechanic to see what the possibilities where. He advised me to inspect the drives side, after outboard portion on my engine where the head and block bolt together, for and oil leak. This is where my mothers 1996 neon is leaking oil from. And sure enough, this is the exact spot where my engine is leaking oil from. The dealership was notifed. I was told for $900.00 and some odd dollards my car could be repaired. Dt
I have contacted chrysler on 8/22/2002 and reported the problem they will not pay for the repairs. This is an ongoing problem. It may not be a vehicle safety issue but it could leave a motorist stranded. They have redesigned the headgasket but will not recall this product defect despite the numerous complaints by consumers. Please investigate.
My car overheated so I took it to a repair shop. They said I had a blown head gasket and should not drive it any further because if it gets empty it could blow my engine also could get so hot and cause a fire.
A technical service bulletin was issued on 9/08/1998 on the head gasket. I was not notified by the dealer or the dodge. I have purchased new chrysler vehicles before (1993 plymouth voyager). The outcome of this problem will determine, if I purchase another chrysler product again.
Gasket ripped and caused oil to leak out. Gasket was repaced. On july 27th, ripped again and caused motor to seize up. Please provide any further information.
Oil leak. Took vehicle to mechanic, and they stated that head gasket needed replacing. Cause unknown. Please provide any further information.
Found oil leaking from engine, when inspected it was found to have blown head gasket. Dealer performed repair for warrantie cost plus oil change charge. Wanted to report as hopefully if there is enough complaints there will be a recall ordered
While driving consumer noticed lack of power, mechanic determined headgasket was leaking and needed to be replaced.
Major oil leak at headgasket. Dealer acknowledges faulty original part on all dodge neons, but refuses to accept responsiblity. Recall or compensation by chrysler should be required immediately.
Consumer states the vehicle was leaking oil, mechanic states the head gasket was leaking oil. Nlm
The consumer states the oil is leaking onto the exhaust system. The consumer also states although it is a slow process more problem are developing. The consumer has taken the vehicle to a independent mechanic and the head gasket has blown. Nlm
Engine head gasket has been leaking oil. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
Head gastket is blown, needs to be replaced. Mechanic said "there's oil and coolant everywhere". This car has only 39,000 miles! I've contacted 7 repair shops, average cost to fix is $700. Three mechanics told me that this problem is so common, they can't believe there hasn't been a recall yet. One mechanic said that he does these at least once a week. After much research on the internet, I have found that this is a very common problem--I alone have found nearly 100 reports of the same thing happening. As for the sunroof...it broke and was repaired in august 2000. Now, just over a year later (no more warranty) the same problem has happened again. There have been tsb's issued on both of these problems. A recall is needed immediately.
On 6/14/1999 I took my car to the dealer for warranty work.(35,784 miles) busted front motor mount,, rattling when changing gears, water in tail pipe when it rained and high RPM, even when idling. They told me there was nothing wrong with the motor mount, the high RPM was normal, they could find no rattle and no problem with exhaust pipe. I demanded a refusal in writing on the motor mount. They asked to keep the car another day and recheck the motor mount and it was now raining, they'd recheck the exhaust pipe noise. They said they replaced the motor mount, but I could find no evidence that they had actually replaced it. Being female, we are regarded as mechanically ignorant and mechanics will not listen to us in ms. Having our own repair shop for many years, I probably fixed more engines in my teenage years than they do in their career. I had no experience with these new fuel injected vehicles. They refused to listen and I couldn't win against a so-called specialist. After a few months, I found the rattle in reverse. It was a bolt above the drive shaft that was unscrewing itself and banging against the drive shaft. I tightened several times over the next few months and then my friend put silicon on it and it has never unscrewed itself since. The water in the tail pipe is an exhaust manifold leak at the motor and possibly a busted head gasket. The excessive heat has caused my rear main seal to start leaking and I am now getting oil in 2 of my spark plug and it has burnt a valve in my engine. It now has 108000 miles. Paid off in 2 years. This was my first car. Dealer said I couldn't get extended warraty cause my credit wasn't good enough. I paid full price, 13000 and it already had 127 miles on it. They said they lied to chrysler about my income to get me financed and no problem I've had was fixed. I'm single mom,live in country. I'm disabled since 2/2000. The dealer took advantage of me, now my car needs 1000's in repairs caused by original complaint. I can't fix.
Head gasket failed due to warping.
Vehicle started to make noise when driving. Dealer was contacted, and technician noticed that bearings and block were worn. Engine was replaced. Please provide further information.
While driving without warning vehicle stalled out and died. Dealer replaced head gaskets. Please provide further information.
Head gasket was replaced at 35,000 miles; engine is leaking fluids again. Front struts were repaced under warranty; are broken again. I never got the first recall on anything. Are you folks even noticing the number of bad head gaskets.
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Oil was leaking from under vehicle. After dealer inspected vehicle it was determined that head gaskets nedded to be replaced. Please provide additional information.
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