While driving engine head gasket leaks. Please provide any further information.
1998 Dodge Neon engine complaints
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The owner should not be responsible for a well known "head gasket" defect, the manufacturer needs to take full responsibility.
Loss of oil. Vehicle taken to an independent repair shop, and was informed of a blown head gasket. Feel free to provide any further information.
Repair was made promptly at cost $105.60.. Asummed no responsibility for problem.. Have had numerous problems with headgaskets according to nhts a the dealer and chrysler said there was no recall issued in spite of the fact that 3 service orders were issued possibly by chrysler.
Oil light remains illuminated due to oil leakage from head gaskets. Please give any further details.
At first, the oil leak was very little and as time went on, I began to notice a lot of oil on the ground. I took it to two different repair shops and they told me that the problem is the leak on the head gasket due to manufacturers bad design. Why isn't there a recall for this problem?
These problems appear to be intimate with the neon '95 through '98. No safety defec tmentioned.
Bad head gasket /and car losing oil , I was eventually putting 2 quarts in a week. Repair man said this was his 25th dodge , neon with this problem. He called dealer to see if there was a recall.
Headgasket leaking oil.
Consumer took vehicle for repairs, and mechanic noticed that it was leaking oil. Dealership was aware of problem.
Vehicle is pouring out oil onto the ground,and there is no oil inside of vehicle. The consumer has to put 8 cans of oil inside of vehicle last week. Dealership will be notified.
Head gaskets blewout while driving. Had noticed leaking of fluid. Took vehicle to 3 different mechanics. One did not know cause. The other indicated that head gaskets needed to be replaced.*ak
Our problem is with the neons headgasket leaking. As many neon are owned why doesn't dodge do something about these cars leaking. I run a garage and we have done about 25 head gasket jobs on these cars. This is crazy! These cars have low mileage for a car but are out of warranty. I know that dodge redesigned these gaskets. But why don't they recall them. It is crazy to have a car with less than 40,000 miles on it & have to replace the head gasket. These same cars are the same as the talons,eclispes, and other with the same engine problems just different names. Problem with the lifters also. Dodge has remade lifters because so many problems with the old design. Take a car with less than 50,000 on it & it needs a valves replaced. Old valves will not close properly. Just went through this with a talon. Got valves from 2 different dealers 1 set new style other set old style. They do not interchange if using new style have to change the crank and the cam shaft so they can work together. This needs to be checked into. Guess dodge is trying to keep this quiet. Thank god for 1 honest parts man. It seems all 2.0 suffer from this. Then the consumer or in our case the garage has to fork out 1000.00 of $$$$$to fix problem that is dodges problem.
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Dealer repaired vehicle under 7yr/70k warranty. Had to pay for broken manifold bolts ($100) - dealer said they were not part of warranty repair
I repaired the water leak by caulking the trunk, I am aware this is a manufacturing defect.
I called a local dealer and they told me that the recall for the 1998 dodge neon sohc for the head gasket was no longer honored by dodge, I have since found this to be false. I just want this taken care of and feel they should fix it for free. There is a rumor that chrysler has a 5 year/ 100,000 mile warranty out for this problem in particular. Thanks, clyde and myhia hubble
Head gasket is faulty, causing premature failure which could result in engine blowing.
Headgasket failure at 3 yrs (52,000 miles). Oil leaking out of engine as well as into the cooling system. The headgaskets for neons have been re-designed in late 1998 as detailed in technical service bulletin 090598.
Oil light flickered and consumer noticed that vehicle was down 3 quarts of oil. Took to dealer, and they said it was a head gasket. Dealer replaced head gasket. In january it was still leaking in same spot. *ak
Vehicle expereincing a oil leakages due to a head gasket failure. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was out of its warranty, and not covered under a mfr's recall. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Oil leaking from head gasket. Per carmax service mechanic "gasket defective". Oil dye test performed to verify repair. *jb ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****743020
Oil leak at 42,000 took to dealership told nothing wrong it was over flow. Still leaking oil called and they have no record of bring car in. Called again to see if there was a recall on car dealership said they have no problems with this make and modle of car. I have talked with 15 other neon owners and every one of them have the same problem. Somethings need to be done I do not have 600.00 to fix the car and feel that the manf. Needs to fix my car at no cost to me. This a problem that most everyone with this veh. Has thank you
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Vehicle is leaking oil from head gaskets.
Excessive oil leaking at head gasket, too low mileage for this to be happening.
I do not know when the head gasket started leaking. I only found out about it 2/01. It turns out almost all owners of 95-98 neon's have had head gasket problems and chrysler has a case by case method of helping which is not fair. Head gaskest should last the life of the car. I contacted them three times about this and have been turned down each time.
This car has been nothing but problems since day one. I have talked to other neon owners who have also had to have the head gaskets replaced. I talked to two different mechanics who have said this ought to be recalled because of the number of problems.
Head gasket has been leaking from engine, and dealership was aware of problem.
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