Engine head gasket keeps failing, causing oil to leak onto engine, and potential fire hazard. Dealer has replaced gasket twice, but defect keeps occurring.
1996 Plymouth Neon engine complaints
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Engine gaskets have gone bad. Consumer has had the gaskets replaced four times within four years of owning vehicle.
Major oil leak discovered at 67k miles. Head gasket, rear main seal replaced and still leaking. Dealer service dept clueless in diagnosing and fixing problem.
Supposedly there are a numerous amounts of reports about engine head gasket leaks. I am very upset that plymouth has taken no action to resolve the situation with the consumers. We put our hard working money into these cars and trust that we get a reliable product. Plymouth needs to address and take responsibilty for this problem now.
Transmission was replaced at about 35,000 miles under warranty, new transmission is beginning to slip. Headgasket has failed twice causing internal damage that the dealership won't admit to. Engine block or other part is cracked, leaking oil into cylinders 1 and 3, problem wasn't corrected last time in shop. Brakes fail regularly, especially under quick stopping attempts, even though the pads/shoes are still good. There is a gas leak that allows fumes to enter the car. Egr valve is broken and won't be fixed under warranty even though it's part of the engine. Paint is chipping on the bottom half of the car and the panels are now rusting. Car stalls in reverse. Car idles roughly even after tune-ups. Heat/AC knobs are cracked due to improper drilling.
Oil leaked on exhaust manifold , possible fire hazard, major oil leak on ground, enviromental hazard.
Another head gasket failure on chryslers neon's. What's going to be the resolution on this?
After 2 months of a small oil leak, the problem worsened. The mechanic replaced the head gasket. Recently all of the gauges on the instrument panel completely stopped working.
On 6/18/98 the head gasket was replaced and subsequently failed again on 6/15/00. On 6/17/00 my A/C compressor failed to operate; private mechanic found a break in wiring harness.
Oil leakages within coolant. Vehicle taken to independent repairs shop and informed of a blown head gasket. Dealer notified, and informed that vehicle was out of it warranty, and nothing can be done. Feel free to povide further details.
Consumer pushed the cancel button on the cruise control to slow down while approaching a stop sign, instead of slowing down the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. Nlm
Engine head gaskets were leaking oil onto engine, and causing it to smoke. Taking vehicle to dealership to check and replace the gaskets.
The car started leaking oil from the rear of the head. We replaced the head gasket with a "dealer stock only" head gasket. The car continued to leak even after the replacement. We have been notified from two different dodge/plymouth dealers that this is a known defect, but the dogde/plymouth dealers refuse to do anything about the known defect. I only want the problem corrcted before it causes more problems than is there. I have not put more than 100 miles on the car in the past year due to this problem. The car has not been registered due to it being inopperable. The only time it has been moved is when we moved.
Consumer has had nothing but problems with vehicle since purchase. Engine valve/ engine head gasket/air contioner: compressor & camshaft were replaced 2-3 times from 1998. Consumer has been misled each time . Appointments have been made for repairs.
Vehicle was leaking oil from underneath the vehicle, and vehicle was blowing white smoke coming from engine manifold.
Plymouth neon started leaking oil at 35000 miles and was repaired by dealer who informed me that the head gaskets were defective and that the replacement gasket has been corrected to fix the problem. The oil started leaking out again at 45000 miles and the dealer said they would fix the problem at our expense, even though they made the initial repair. This leak is a common problem with these cars and should be addressed. Chrysler should make a recall and correct this problem once and for all.
Air bags did not deploy in crash. Some one would have gotten really hurt if sitting on that side, oil leaks horribly after only 48,000 miles, alot of problems I have seen with that one as well.
While driving vehicle died and had to be towed. Put in battery/fuel pump and a starter, and vehicle still cut off. Dealer didn't seem to know what the problem was. Consumer felt unsafe when traveling.
Vehicle was experiencing problem with excessive loss of engine oil. Vehicle taken to independent repair shop, and informed consumer of a blown engine head gasket. Dealer was not contracted at this time.
Head gasket oil lea. ,dealers are repairing very large numbers,recall?
First the battery kept draining due to a short within in it and was replaced. Second, the transmission failed and had to be completely overhauled. By the time anyone figured out what was wrong it would not go in reverse. Third, the head gasket is causing an oil leak and needs to be replaced. Other things that just stopped working include the relase for the trunk and back left speaker. This car is a nightmare and something should be done to compensate anyone who still has one.
Head gasket blown. The car will die when started sometimes going down the road. Dealer does not know what the problem is. Car has been taken in twice for the problem and they cannot find it.
At 38,000 miles engine head gaskets are leaking oil which could cause the engine to completely shut down. Please give any further details.
Gasket has oil leak, I had it fixed at mobil gas station the mechanics tould me that this is a problem he sees often on the neon cars.
Head gasket blown and car requires new rotors at 38,500 miles. Obvious defect. I called chryslers 800 number for recall and warranties and was advised that "chrysler is aware of the problem and they are dealing with it on a case by case basis". In order for chrysler to even consider paying for the repair, I have to see an authorized dealer and they will determine what if anything chrysler will pay for. I have to wait 4 days before I can even get into see an authorized dealer and then it will take another 2-3 days to repair. The car is undrivable and I have no other transportation. Chrysler refuses to pay for a rental car. I call this very poor customer service and I would like chrysler to be held responsible for the repairs to my car.
I bought my neon used, supposedly by a dealers wife. I really did not have too many problems until last march, when my engine was leaking oil. My head gasket was replaced and still under my factory warranty. Well last month, my engine was profusely leaking oil when my car was idling. I brought it back to the dealership and they diagnosed the problem as the cam seal as leaking. I believe this was one of the things they replaced last year with the head gasket problem. I would like to note that I put about 6,500 miles per year on my car, none of which are highway and I maintenance my car regularly.
Head gasket replaced under warranty once. Head gasket leaks again.
Blown head gasket.
About a year ago my neon began leaking several quarts of oil a day.currently it has developed another major oil leak. The mechanic I took it to, fosters in bartonville il.toold me it is a defective car and will keep leaking oil. My car has always been well maintained. Have any other neons had major oil leak problems reported?
Manufacturer knows the old style head gasket has failed to seal and they came up with new style gasket. But, owners who do not have a warranty have to pay for the repair. Is this right?
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