Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#720254March 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING MASSIVE OIL LEAKS! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720183March 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I SEE LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL? THIS SAME ENGINE IS USED IN A NUMBER OF CHRYSLER CARS AND THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO THOSE OWNERS ALSO. HELP US OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720137March 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILING SECOND TIME - LEAKING OIL BADLY - HAVE LOST APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF OIL INTO THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH LEAKAGE FOR EACH FAILURE - WHEN WILL AN ENVIRONMENTAL RECALL BE ISSUED FOR THESE CARS - DODGE CLAIMS NO RECORD OF FIRST REPAIR BUT I HAVE RECEIPTS, DO NOT TRUST DODGE'S REPORTING OF THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM - WWW.NEONS.ORG SHOWS UP TO 1/3 OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING HEAD GASKET FAILURES. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT 600,000 GALLONS OF OIL HAVE ALREADY BEEN LEAKED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT - WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE TO END IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720164March 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858428March 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ONGOING OIL LEAKAGE; VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719919March 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH IN THE PROCESS IT RUINED THE SHORT BLOCK, CYLINDER THREE, AND THE RADIATOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858246March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719854March 8, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS THE SECOND REPLACEMENT. HAVE OTHER ISSUES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858002March 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR . THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION. CHRYSLER HAD KNOWN OF PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS IN NEONS, AND AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS ONLY. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719756March 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD AN OIL LEAK, MECHANIC SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719509March 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
IT WOULD BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE EACH PROBLEM. ALL PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE COMPLETELY TRUE. I CAN SAY WITH COMPLETE CERTAINTY THAT THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AFTER THE 75000 MILE WARANTY I BOUGHT WAS OVER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EGR VALVE WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED JUST TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN. ALSO THE DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR WHICH AGAIN IS FAILING AGAIN. THE HORN/AIRBAG SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE DEALER. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REPAIRES BY THE DEALER WAS (A) BEFORE THE WARANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND (B) I HAD TO CALL CHRYSLER AND COMPLAIN JUST TO HAVE THOSE THINGS FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SO I KNOW THESE PROBLEMS TO EXIST. THE DEALER, INSTEAD OF FIXING MY CAR, WHICH THEY WON'T DO, THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND I COULD NOT BE MORE DISSATISFIED WITH A "NEW CAR" THAN WE ARE WITH THIS ONE. BELIEVE ME, IF WE WERE TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS CAR'S TRACK RECORD, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE PURCHASED IT. I GUESS THATS ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU.R *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P1856014 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719481February 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TWICE THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR HAS BLOWN. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS AT 35,000 MILES, JUST SHORT OF THE WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. THE SECOND TIME THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WAS JUST 1 1/2 YEARS LATER AND I WAS QUOTED BETWEEN $800-$1,500 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. CHRYSTLER CORPORATION IS FULLY AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED A NUMBER OF DEALERS WHEN TRYING TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AND EVERY DEALER SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MORE THAN HALF THE DEALERS RECOMMENDED I CALL CHRYSTLER CORPORATION TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST. AFTER RAISING ENOUGH HELL WITH CHRYSTLER AND THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. I DO NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO...THIS IS A MAJOR, EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THAT COMPANY SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PRODUCT TO WARRANTY IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719015February 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN MOTION. HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR TO MOVE CAR IN MORNING. ENGINE TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS CANNOT DETECT PROBLEM BUT CONFIRM THAT IT EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718976February 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET WAS FIRST REPLACED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I AM HAVING IT REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857209February 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE STARTS AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857216February 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 8, 000 MILES. CHRYSLER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET. BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857162February 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2.0L ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FROM MARCH OF 1996 TO PRESENT, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED REPLACEMENT OF 2 HEAD GASKETS, EGR VALVE WITH EET, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR/SWITCH, AND TRANSMISSION.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718854February 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET . AT THE TIME MINE WAS BEING REPAIRED THERE WERE 2 OTHER NEONS IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS STATED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MARK MENDEZ. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEONS THAT WERE PRODUCED BEFORE 1999 . MY CAR NEEDED WORK DONE AFTER MY 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718771February 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS MUST BE THE LEAKIEST CAR AROUND! CAN WE RECOVER SOME REPAIR COSTS? NO SEAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856789February 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN TRAVELING VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. NO LIGHTS ILLIUMANTED ON THE DASHBOARD, INDICATING VEHICLE HAD CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER 676 CONCERNS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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