1996 Plymouth Neon

ON THE ENGINE FAILURES, BOTH THE HEAD GASKET AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AT SEPARATE TIMES, RESULTING IN ALL OF THE OIL RUNNING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED BOTH PROBLEMS. REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OFTEN COMES ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. IT WILL GO OFF IF I TOUCH THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS GONE ON EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. REGARDING THE WHEEL PROBLEM, THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE STEERING/HANDLING HAS FELT LOOSE AND WOBBLY DESPITE HAVING THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, A FULL ALIGNMENT AND HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. AND, WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK AND SOAKED ITEMS IN BOTH THE TRUNK AND ON THE REAR FLOOR. THIS, I THINK, HAS BEEN FIXED BY RESEALING THE REAR LIGHTS. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO TWICE REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET DUE TO IT FAILING, CAUSING A MAJOR OIL LEAK. BOTH TIMES PARTS HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. WHEN CHECKING WITH CHRYSLER DEALERS IN A 5-STATE AREA, ALL OF ACKNOWLEDGED A MULTIPLICITY OF OCCURENCES OF THIS NATURE. ONE DEALER AT ONE TIME HAD 5 DIFFERENT NEONS IN HIS GARAGE AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SERVICE TECHNICIANS WITH CHRYSLER DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ORIGINAL, BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO LOOK INTO IT. THE CAR WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST FAILURE, ALTHOUGH IT DID HAVE 45, 000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSITANCE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY NUMEROUS MECHANICES, THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THAT FEW OF MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT DOES APPEAR THAT CHRYSLER HAS UPGRADED THE GASKET RECENTLY, I FEEL THAT I HAVE SPENT OVER $800 IN REPAIRS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO AT THIS POINT AND TIME WITH THE CAR. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE CAR. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN SATISFATION FROM THE DEALER WERE WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.

THERE IS DEFINITLY A PROBLEM WITH 1995-1997 NEONS BLOWING HEAD GASKETS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. CHYRSLER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND DOING NOTHING TO RECIFIY. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE WILL GET SERIOUSLY HURT DUE TO THIS FLAW IN DESIGN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ENDLESS AND HAVE FIRST HADN EXPERIENCE AS I OWN A 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON AND HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO....AND SOON.....

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF AND STALLING, AND SOMETIMES CONSUMER COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OVER 30 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER HAD PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE ABOUT 10 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMNER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP ON FEB 17TH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 15,000 MILES. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AGAIN LEAKING OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND I ASSUME THAT THE LEAK IS AGAIN STEMMING FROM A FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET, OR ANOTHER DEFECTIVE AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME WHEN THE VEHICLE LAST HAD A HEAD GASKET REPLACED (APPROX. 1,500 MILES AGO) THAT MOPAR HAD RECENTLY REDESIGNED THE PART DUE TO NUMEROUS FAILURES. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING, AND IF IT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, VERY EXPENSIVE.