68000 miles. Blown head gasket. Car is on 2nd head gasket already. This'll be the 3rd. Major oil & coolant leakage. This is a know issue with numerous neon owners for this make/model/year. Please compel chrysler to issue a recall for this problem.
1997 Plymouth Neon engine complaints
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Consumer states that vehicle exhibited an oil leak at the camshaft sensor beginning at 35,108 miles. The leak continued to 05/30/03, with numerous repair attempts by the dealer. Consumer believes that the egr valve is cause of problem.*ak the egr valva can not withstand the internal combustion heat in an illuminum block engine.
I have experienced a number of mechanical failures to my 1997 plymouth neon which I purchased two years ago. One month after purchasing the car began having electrical problems; radio stopped working, clock display would blackout. The most recent was experiencing a blown head gasket at the time the car was in operation. I was able to bring the car to a safe stop. However, had the gasket blown when I was on the expressway just minutes before then, the scene may have been more serious. I discovered oil in my antifreeze. My husband and I have research and located a website that informed consumers of manufacture defects that have been reported on the neons from the 1995 to 1998. A number of complains have been brought to the attention of chrysler corporation by other consumers. However, they do not see it as a problem. I have notified channel 5 target investigation news team in chicago, il and they are investigating these problems as well. Target 5 investigation made me aware of a class action law suit again the chrysler corporation and I think these manufacturer defects warrant your investigation as well, hopefully, prompting a national recall. Repairing a blown head gasket and possibly a cracked seal on the engine, is a very costly procedure. Please look into this problem. I would be interested in your findings.
Head gasket failure, reverse lights go on and off sporadically, window seals and seals to the trunk are falling off, the trunk is taking in water which is draining into the vehicle's rear floor.
1997 plymouth neon with 84,000 miles spraying oil onto exhaust. Could cause a fire and have smelled oil burning and seen some smoke.need to call dealer. Very unsafe.
Constant replacement of tires on front drivers side, excessive wear, new tire only last about 6 to 7 months, have had alignment checked several times. Misfires a lot even though I get it tuned up every 3 months, excessive oil usage. Dealer gives me no good answers for this.
Head gasket is leaking and has to be replaced. The head gasket was replaced before at 25,000 miles under warranty. Please provide details.
97 neon head gasket failure once in 2000 and 12/2002. Chrysler refuses to reimburse for second repair. Ts
1997 blown head gasket
After the consumer purchased a used vehicle, he discovered that the head gasket was leaking.
Consumer noticed oil spots under car, radiator blew two months prior, consumer feels its a defected hose, its too small and blows out headgasket. Please provide any further information. Ts
Brakes redone after 3 years, head gasket replaced after 4 years, clear coat on paint also had to be replaced, muffler almost fell off, exhaust detected in cabin of car, reverse lights come on intermittently, motor mount broken, seals on windows falling down door jam. *ph *jb **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768018
Head gasket failure. Oil leaking on back of engine. Mr
Consumer states head gasket blew 3 different times while driving causing vehicle to stall.
Cooling fan was inoperative. Dealer and manufacturer were notified, and both informed consumer that vehicle was not coverved under a recall. *ak
Vehicle in for an oil leak . Leak progressed over a month's period and was caused by a head gasket to failure. Vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and sent to dealer for repairs. Please provide more information.
Blown head gasket. It's a neon, the manufacturer is well aware of the problem but does nothing. This should be a recall!!!
The vehicle is consistantly leaking oil around the headgasket. Every three days the consumer has to add oil. Please provide any further information.
Engine detonation, driving 55 MPH normal highway, perfect road conditions. Engine blew up in a bang, parts fell off, got car to side of the road and the engine was still running (but no power)!! *****the (idiot lights) oil or check engine light didn't light up before the incident***** dodge mechanic (at schmit bros.) claims "due to lack of oil"... He says motor "wound tight". How come engine still ran after explosion?? The last/previous oil change was about 4,000 miles ago. Oil level was fine on the day of the detonation, even after engine blew up there was oil gushing out onto highway. Replaced one defective (coils) solenoid and three master brake cylindars during ownership. Contact ray at (262) 284-3100 schmit bros. Dodge, port washington for repair details. We traded the defective dodge in for a used car, we lost around $6,000 in equity/fair value. I feel dodge owes us $6,000 cash for their defective products. I really mean it!! Dodge should pay us. **** could detonation be caused by: low grade gas, those fancy engine valves and another faulty solenoid??
I bought this neon unaware that this is a problem with all dodge and plymouth neons man. Before 1998 , there are multiple reports of head gasket failure and that the company knew this and has done nothing. I have an 800.00 bill that I feel the manufacturer should pay. They refuse. It is a faulty head gasket their error and they are aware.
These cars are none for faulty head gaskets no recall made yet.
Head gasket failures on many of the dodge and plymouth neons and similar makes. Secret recall by chrysler which should be given to everyone.
Blown engine head gasket while driving, noticed loss of oil. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Oil leaking from head gasket
This is the second failure of the engine head gasket,1st at 23000 2nd at 54000.
We were driving on the highway when the oil light came on. A few seconds later, the car started sputtering, acting like it was going to die. Engine light came on and the car died. After having it towed to a shop, they told us the motor was blown. We had it towed to another shop that confirmed that was the problem. They informed us of the head gasket problem and told us to contact chrysler. Chrysler told us the car needed to be looked at at a dealership. Again the car was towed to rainier dodge. They inspected the car and told us the car had thrown a rod, that was the problem, not the head gaskets. It will cost between 2500.00 and 4000.00 to put a new motor in the car. We feel that chrysler is responsible and their dealer is only covering for them. We still owe 5900.00 on the car and can't afford to put new motor in. When we asked the service dept at rainier why a car would throw a rod without any warning, the answer we rec'd was it could happen to anyone and they can guarantee that it was not the head gasket leaking that caused the motor to seize. Can you help?
Head gasket failed (oil leak) at 40000 miles, this is premature for any car under virtually any conditions and is quite common if complaints filed with the federal safety agency are any indication at all. Chrysler became aware of the problem in 1999 and designed a new mls head gasket. As the head gasket was reengineered and there have been many failures of the original design, I think it safe to assume that this is an engineering error. My question is, if this is chrysler engineering mistake why did I have to pay $597 to repair it, why hasn't chrysler recalled these engines to fix them at their expense?
I have seen so many complaints about these head gaskets going bad. When are they going to be recalled? When they start killing people on the highways wehen they blow? This is a major problem that needs to be fixed before people get hurt. Chrysler knows there is a design flaw with the aluminum head, and the engine, and the gasket. This needs to be fixed asap! Chrysler needs to be made to recall and replace them and the heads which are being messed up due to the gaskets going, and leadking.
I own a 1997 plymouth neon the engine blew due to a head gasket failure. It is to costly for me to afford to repair it.so the car which I am still paying or, sits in my yard untill I can come up with $1,500.
Blown head gasket. Oil in cooling system. Contacted chrysler, no help there. I still owe $5000 on a car with a messed up motor. I believe chrysler knew these gaskets were defective and did nothing about it. There was a tsb put out in 1998. Why weren't owners notified of the problem. It's alot cheaper to replace the head gasket rather than replace the motor. I called the 1-800 number and they don't want to talk to me. Same with the dealership I took it to.
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