Head gasket leak...was replaced twice...finally a different style that was not faulty was released...fibrous gasket leaked, whereas the multilayer metal gasket didn't.
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Head gasket failed. Ph
3 head gaskets failured in 6 years resulting in engine stalling on the side of the road. Failures were at 30k, 45k, and 70k miles respectively. Most recent failure occurred on 01/29/02. Dealer is unable to determine cause of failures. Ts
The vehicle needed major repairs on the brakes. *yh the camshaft seal failed twice, the power steering belts failed while traveling during traffic, and the radio malfunctioned.
In april 2000, head gasket blew, was informed by mechanic to call chrysler corp. Called them and they sent me to chrysler dealer. Had to pay 195 for diagnostic test. They repaired the head gasket. Aslo informed them of water entering the rear of the car thru side windows. They claimed they water tested it and found no water leak. Now 26 months later, noticed another leak, took to mechanic was told head gasket needs replacing. Contact chrysler, they said it was not under warranty. When is someone going to look into this. My complaint makes 108 on head gaskets only. That is 108 people who have spent monies on something that should be recalled. If this is not resolved chrylser/plymouth will have lost another customer. Does someone have to die in order for something to be done?
O rings on air conditioning unit replaced on 6-23-00, evaportation coil replaced on 9-12-00. Plug, senor-oxygen, exhaust, wiring pkg-postive cable replaced 10-2-00, temperature probe replaced 7-19-01. Air conditioning failed again in august, 2001. I have also replaced the inner outer left tie rods 4-9-98, head gasket 1-28-00, oil sending unit 3-3-00, rear main seal and bedplate 5-9-00.
Vehicle stalls at any speeds almost causing an accident. Vehicle loses all power and will not restart. Vehicle runs hot and rough as motor oil leaks out. A quart once a week progressed to every 2-3 days due to leaking out. Independent mechanic had to replace head gaskets. Please provide more information.
Loss of oil while driving, and oil leakages while parked. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that problem is a blown head gasket. Feel free to provide any further information.
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Upcoming engine catastrophic failure due to water/ oil mixing.
Head gasket blew out. When checking engine there was coolant on floorboard. Contacted dealer, and they were going to take a look at vehicle.
While vehicle was being serviced technician noticed an oil leak from head gasket. *ak consumer wants chrysler company to pay for the repair.
From my mechanic's description, this is a major problem with this model, to the point a new style gasket is available but at a cost of well over $800+ in repair costs to the consumer, and I understand a lawsuit is being proposed.
Head gasket cracked, causing water to go into radiator. In less than a year head gasket cracked again, spraying oil over the engine. Contacted dealer, and had to replace head gaskets twice.
My neon has been intermittently stalling out when slowing for stops, starting the vehicle and intermittently when I am at idle. This becomes an issue when I am pulling off the highway and the car stalls, thus making it difficult for vehicles behind me to stop in time. No crashes have incurred yet, but they are possible. I have taken it in 3 times now to lebanon chrysler-plymouth for repair. 11-19: fuel pump and various cables replaced. Problem returned. !2-31: idle memory needed to be reset. 1-2-02: throttle body and thermostat need replaced...all of these items were completed on different dates for the same problem. My car is currently at lebanon chrysler and hopefully the problem will be fixed completely this time, but it has been a safety issue while I drive. I leave sufficient distance between myself and other vehicles, but I cannot predict how others will drive. Thank you for your time and please let me know what you can do to help. Lisa brady.
For the second time now my car has a leaky gasket (which has contributed to having to replace the radiator this time as well). I have heard endless stories of this happening to neons-when will a recall be enforced? This is obviously not an isolated problem when it is common knowledge among mechanics and owners of neons that this could happen.
Oil leak discovered december 1998 (45838 miles on car.) diagnosed engine head gasket by dealer service. Worked deal with chrysler since per investigation this appeared to be a common problem. They fixed for 1/2 warranty cost ($180 paid by me.) february 1999 (47364 miles on car) the leak reoccurred. Dealership replaced at no charge. December 2001 (93648 miles on car) oil leak checked by third party service organization and diagnosed the head gasket leak again (approximate cost to fix $1,400) there is an obvious design/engineering flaw in the engine/head gasket. There should have been a recall and fix to this problem. I have never had to replace even one head gasket on any vehicle I have ever owned and this one has now had the original and two replacements and now needs a third replacement prior to 100,000 miles on the car. Again, my research shows me that this is a very common problem on this vehicle and when I questioned the last replacement, the dealership stated the head gasket was newly engineered and should take care of the problem. Now, not only did I have to pay $180 back then that should have been taked care of by a recall; now I am gioing to have to basically give the care away since I refuse to get it fixed again if it is going to cost me any money. Chrysler's inability to claim responsibility for an obvious design/engineering flaw and lack of action to recall and fix this problem has cost them this customer for life and as many people as I can tell about this issue.
I bought this used car from a dealer. My fiancee started to notice that the engine temperature gauge was rising fast. She started to hear bubbling gurgling sounds from the cooling system. The car started to lose power. I phoned chrysler to see if they could cover the expense since it was out of warranty and had prior owners. I ended up getting the car repaired and chrysler only offered a 15% discount. They should have paid the whole bill of $1853.03. There is such a thing as silent warranty that I have read about on the internet. I want them to reimburse me and I am going to file several written complaints.
While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle will cut off. Dealer is aware of the problem.*ak
I purchased my 1996 neon in september of 2000. I have not even had it for a year and now it requires major engine work. Daimlerchrysler should be held accountable for this problem, which is a manufacturer's error, although it has not been recalled. I tried to have my car serviced at smith chrysler plymouth (12300 san pablo ave. Richmond,ca 94805)(510‑215‑4712), a local chrysler dealership, where an employee in the service department took it upon himself to tell me that he would need 400 dollars up front before looking at the car. If he found the problem to be a blown head gasket, the repair would be a total of about 800 dollars plus any other parts that might need to be replaced. This gentleman waited for the tow truck to leave and then preceded with the statement "well, the truck left you...what are you going to do?" I felt that this gentleman lacked professionalism, which reflected the whole service department because when I called back, the manager basically blew me off and told me that I misunderstood his employee, which I know is incorrect. Daimlerchrysler knows that 1995-1998 neons blow head gaskets quite frequently, but they refuse to pay for the repairs. Entire websites are devouted to head gasket problems on plymouth neons, there is even a rumor of a "goodwill policy" on behalf of chrysler, acknowledging their error by paying for parts of the repair. As a college student, I do not have money to pay for such costly repairs. I feel that daimlerchrysler and the dealership who treated me so unfairly should follow ethical business practices and fix the problem, which is a manufacturer's error.
When driving vehicle about 70mph on highway and without prior warning vehicle stalled out/ shut down. The dealership was aware of problem.
I have spoke with numerouse mechanics and neon owners and they have all had the same problem. They comment as saying neons are netorious for faulty head gaskets. I had problems with the one the factory installed. So I went to the dealer and purchased another head gasket and replaced that one and now 2years later it need to be replaced agian. This if rediculous. I have heard that the head gasget that was issued was faulty and they reissued a high preformance one. To my knowledge there has not been a recall. This is a very expensive thing to fix. I would understand if it was basic maitnance. That does not seem to be the case in any of the ones I have came across. If you took the time to speak to neon service departments and owners you would see that it is an overwhelming issue that needs to be addresed and the owners of these vehicals should be compensated. Thank you for your time and the work that you do to help the concumer, damien michel.
Vehicle is leaking oil from underneath. Consumer took vehicle to a garage.
Consumer was traveling about 75mph on road and noticed smoke. Took vehicle to inspection, and personnel told him that it willl not pass.
Vehicle stalls 3-4 times a day, mostly at 45 MPH and when applying brakes. Vehicle taken to dealer 2-3 times for this problem, can't find anything wrong with vehicle.
Since the purchase of this 1996 plymouth neon, in march 17,1997 there has been numerous problems. Starting with camshaft seal. Oil leakage around head gasket many times, radiator recall, multiple cylinder misfire, break repairs, master cylinder seals swollen, rubber trans return cooler line cracked, rebuilt trans and replaced seals, fuel pump replacement, replace rear main seal, replace pan gasket, replace oxygen sensor, and recent trans failure.
Brake calipers froze causing the brakes to remain on. This caused the brakes to wear down into the rotors. Head gasket at the drivers side, rear, towards top leaks oil down over the engine. Cam sensor gasket leaks oil down over the engine.
Engine head gasket developed a crack which allowed oil to leak from engine. Consumer had this repaired in 1998, and in may of 2001 was having same problem with vehicle. Head gasket has developed another crack and was leaking oil. *ak if the oils spills on the hot engine, there could be fire. Changing head gasket every 2-3 years is a serious problem.
Enigine power failing, continous problem with oil leaking after gasket replaced, air conditioner making noises, brakes squeal esp. After running
Oil in radiator fluid. Vehicle has not been taken to dealership to be examined. But, consumer stated that head gasket was blown in engine. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
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