NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
55 reportsClear category filter44,000 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicSuspensionCrash
I CAN NOT GIVE EXACT DATES BUT HAVE ALL SERVICE BILLS. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET CHANGED WHEN IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE AIR COMPRESSOR IS BAD AND NOW MY STRUTS ARE BAD ALL AT 44 THOUSAND MILES. ALL THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WERE REPLACED WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY. I HAD MIDAS PUT MY NEW BRAKES ON SO I DON'T HAVE TO KEE…
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I CAN NOT GIVE EXACT DATES BUT HAVE ALL SERVICE BILLS. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET CHANGED WHEN IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE AIR COMPRESSOR IS BAD AND NOW MY STRUTS ARE BAD ALL AT 44 THOUSAND MILES. ALL THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WERE REPLACED WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY. I HAD MIDAS PUT MY NEW BRAKES ON SO I DON'T HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK AND REPLACING THEM THROUGH SPIZTER DODGE. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I EVER HAD AND I HAD A YUGO THAT SAYS ALOT
NHTSA ODI #10070476
61,000 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Air BagsEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment
SINCE OWNING THIS CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM 0 TO 36,000 MILES MOST WERE MINOR AND WERE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER (ALTHOUGHI HAD TO TELL THEM WHAT WAS WRONG - THEY REPLACED THE WRONG PARTS THE FIRST TIME!). UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE PROBLEMS OCCURED AFTER 36,000 MILES WERE ON THE ODOMETER AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT B…
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SINCE OWNING THIS CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM 0 TO 36,000 MILES MOST WERE MINOR AND WERE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER (ALTHOUGHI HAD TO TELL THEM WHAT WAS WRONG - THEY REPLACED THE WRONG PARTS THE FIRST TIME!). UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE PROBLEMS OCCURED AFTER 36,000 MILES WERE ON THE ODOMETER AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN TOO RESPONSIVE TO MY REQUESTS FOR ASSISTNACE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO FIX IT BUT WHO WANTS TO PAY $75.00 SO THAT A TECHNICIAN CAN LEARN TO FIX MY CAR. IN FRUSTRATION, I HAVE PURCHASED A SHOP MANUAL AND HAVE STARTED TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF. MY SUN ROOF NEEDS A 10 CENT PLASTIC PART WHICH CHRYSLER DOES NOT STOCK SO IN ORDER TO GET IT I NEED A NEW $500 SUNROOF MECHANISM! NOW, MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY (IN ALL GEARS) AND I EITHER NEED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACE THE CLUTCH OR THE CLUTCH CABLE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATOIN ON MY SAGA PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME.
NHTSA ODI #10070371
43,660 miles · Dec 30, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REFILL THE VEHICLE WITH OIL OFTEN. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR
NHTSA ODI #10052137
66,000 miles · Nov 16, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
HEAD GASKET FAILED. CHECKED REPAIR COSTS AT 7 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING DODGE DEALER ($650-$1000); ALL SEEMED VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. MANY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK UP THE PRICE TO REPAIR, THEY KNEW IT OFF HAND. 4 DIFFERENT FAMILY/FRIENDS ALSO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY DEALER TO WATCH FOR OIL LEAKING INT…
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HEAD GASKET FAILED. CHECKED REPAIR COSTS AT 7 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING DODGE DEALER ($650-$1000); ALL SEEMED VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. MANY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK UP THE PRICE TO REPAIR, THEY KNEW IT OFF HAND. 4 DIFFERENT FAMILY/FRIENDS ALSO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY DEALER TO WATCH FOR OIL LEAKING INTO COOLANT, AS THIS IS ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM, WITH MORE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE? *LA
NHTSA ODI #10047014
53,682 miles · Oct 28, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
NOTICED OIL IN RADIATOR FLUID. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS WERE CRACKED. REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1500. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT. I NEED ANY INFO ON HOW TO RECOUP MY MONEY FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10043758
58,000 miles · Oct 2, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
HEAD GASKET: TOOK THE 1999 DODGE NEON TO A MECHANIC AFTER EXPRESS OIL NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. I ALWAYS HAVE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I HAD A WARPED HEAD GASKET AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND WONDER WHY DODGE …
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HEAD GASKET: TOOK THE 1999 DODGE NEON TO A MECHANIC AFTER EXPRESS OIL NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. I ALWAYS HAVE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I HAD A WARPED HEAD GASKET AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND WONDER WHY DODGE WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL? MY BILL ENDED UP BEING $2000 BECAUSE THEY ALSO NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT WHICH SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACED UNTIL AFTER 90K MILES. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10041104
46,000 miles · Jul 3, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
FLUID LEAKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ONLY 46000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *JB *CB *NLM
NHTSA ODI #10017891
18,000 miles · May 7, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE. MAY BE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR OTHER GASKETS. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR MANUFACTURERS SERVICE BULLETINS. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10018381
63,125 miles · Apr 30, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE.HEADGASKET FAILURE MODERATE TO SEVERE OIL LEAKAGE
NHTSA ODI #10016782
60,000 miles · Apr 8, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
OIL LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKET OF MY DODGE NEON 1999. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE ONLY NEON WITH THIS FACTORY PROBLEM; MY FAMILY MEMBERS OWN 3 NEONS ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
NHTSA ODI #10014158
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